Best selling artists, albums and singles of all-time
Albums Ranking – CSPC – Overall sales
This list is about the most successful albums of all time (understand “which have generated the most sales”). The figures are given in EAS (equivalent album sales).
Please keep in mind that some artists are missing, because their analysis has not been done yet. The complete list is available here. Sales figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles while streams are updated daily. Albums from unstudied artists which gained significant streams are listed but miss the sales component.
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In the following results table, all categories display figures in equivalent album sales. If different, pure sales are listed between parentheses.
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| # | Cover | Album | Sales* | Streams | Total CSPC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio Albums | Other LPs | Physical Singles | Digital Singles | EAS | Daily Increase | |||||
| 1 |  | x (Multiply)Ed Sheeran | 9,055,000(10/29/21) | 200,000 | 11,000(38,000) | 5,048,000(33,660,000) | 10,931,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 2,750LD: 2,590 | 25,245,000 | |
| 2 |  | 1989Taylor Swift | 10,545,000(11/01/22) | 1,021,000 | 9,000(30,000) | 4,880,000(32,540,000) | 7,754,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 7,550LD: 7,290 | 24,209,000 | |
| 3 |  | In The Lonely HourSam Smith | 6,525,000(10/11/17) | 24,000 | 9,000(30,000) | 3,383,000(22,550,000) | 8,075,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 2,080LD: 3,710 | 18,015,000 | |
| 4 |  | VMaroon 5 | 2,400,000(12/02/19) | 199,000 | 5,000(18,000) | 4,530,000(30,200,000) | 7,279,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 2,620LD: 3,270 | 14,413,000 | |
| 5 |  | My EverythingAriana Grande | 1,960,000(09/27/21) | 83,000 | 7,000(20,000) | 3,995,000(26,630,000) | 6,869,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 2,190LD: 2,650 | 12,913,000 | |
| 6 |  | FourOne Direction | 3,400,000(05/14/17) | 0 | 3,000(10,000) | 1,170,000(7,800,000) | 4,097,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 1,510LD: 2,830 | 8,670,000 | |
| 7 |  | Ghost StoriesColdplay | 3,480,000(06/07/21) | 354,000 | 6,000(13,000) | 1,149,000(7,660,000) | 2,812,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 1,010LD: 1,200 | 7,801,000 | |
| 8 |  | Sex And LoveEnrique Iglesias | 1,500,000(10/11/21) | 0 | 0(0) | 1,710,000(11,400,000) | 2,299,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 620LD: 750 | 5,516,000 | |
| 9 |  | Hozier (Special Edition)Hozier | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 5,155,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 5,155,000 | |
| 10 |  | 2014 Forest Hills DriveJ. Cole | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 4,959,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 4,959,000 | |
| 11 |  | MotionCalvin Harris | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 4,210,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 4,210,000 | |
| 12 |  | UltraviolenceLana Del Rey | 1,560,000(08/05/22) | 0 | 1,000(4,000) | 355,000(2,370,000) | 2,118,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 2,490LD: 2,870 | 4,034,000 | |
| 13 |  | Listen AgainDavid Guetta | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 3,652,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 3,652,000 | |
| 14 |  | Dream Your Life Away (Deluxe Edition)Vance Joy | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 3,539,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 3,539,000 | |
| 15 |  | Skool Luv AffairBTS | 1,380,000(06/16/22) | 351,000 | 30,000(75,000) | 269,000(1,790,000) | 1,349,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 830LD: 840 | 3,378,000 | |
| 16 |  | 1000 Forms Of Fear (Deluxe Version)Sia | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 3,342,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 3,342,000 | |
| 17 |  | Rock or BustAC/DC | 3,010,000(02/20/18) | 0 | 3,000(10,000) | 59,000(390,000) | 265,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 100LD: 90 | 3,337,000 | |
| 18 |  | XscapeMichael Jackson | 1,750,000(09/27/17) | 0 | 0(0) | 644,000(4,290,000) | 861,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 270LD: 930 | 3,255,000 | |
| 19 |  | The Pinkprint (Deluxe Edition)Nicki Minaj | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 3,232,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 3,232,000 | |
| 20 |  | Queen Of The Clouds (Blueprint Edition)Tove Lo | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 3,080,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 3,080,000 | |
| 21 |  | Fórmula, Vol. 2 (Deluxe Edition) [Clean Version]Romeo Santos | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 3,038,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 3,038,000 | |
| 22 |  | The Endless RiverPink Floyd | 2,650,000(06/18/17) | 0 | 0(0) | 90,000(600,000) | 230,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 60LD: 30 | 2,970,000 | |
| 23 |  | Chaos And The Calm (Deluxe Edition)James Bay | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2,852,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 2,852,000 | |
| 24 |  | ShakiraShakira | 860,000(06/21/18) | 0 | 6,000(20,000) | 549,000(3,660,000) | 1,209,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 340LD: 610 | 2,624,000 | |
| 25 |  | PrayerRobin Schulz | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2,557,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 2,557,000 | |
| 26 |  | GlobalizationPitbull | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2,282,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 2,282,000 | |
| 27 |  | Dark & WildBTS | 655,000(06/16/22) | 207,000 | 35,000(88,000) | 214,000(1,430,000) | 1,088,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 670LD: 640 | 2,199,000 | |
| 28 |  | Sonic HighwaysFoo Fighters | 1,550,000(10/10/17) | 100,000 | 0(0) | 158,000(1,050,000) | 287,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 70LD: 40 | 2,095,000 | |
| 29 |  | 5 Seconds Of Summer (Deluxe)5 Seconds of Summer | 0(N/A) | 0 | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2,070,000 (11/28/22) | Av.: 0LD: 0 | 2,070,000 | |
| *Pure sales figures updated on date below studio album sales. 'Av.' stands for Average, 'LD' for Last Day. | ||||||||||
In Page 5, in Digital Singles Sales
The likes of Maroon 5 and Eminem numbers are increasing while Lady Gaga and Adele are still the same. Taking note that they which are supposed to be top 2 in the first place. The update supposed to be all of such lists.
Can the admins answer this question?
Adele and Lady Gaga are both increasing. A few years back Adele was at 80 million, Gaga was at 60 million. Now Adele at 102 and Gaga 77. Eminem and Maroon 5 just have better streaming figures.
Why is Adele’s 30 not among the albums with the most pure sales? if they have even given it a Guinness World Record for selling 5M of pure units in 2021
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