Artists Ranking – Physical Singles Sales

The figures given here are units sold.

Please keep in mind that some artists are missing, because their analysis has not been done yet. The complete list is available here. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles.

1. Elvis Presley – 135,210,000 units (as of Sep 2018)
2. The Beatles – 116,080,000 units (as of Mar 2017)
3. Michael Jackson – 79,350,000 units (as of Sep 2017)
4. Madonna – 75,210,000 units (as of Aug 2017)
5. Bee Gees – 72,790,000 units (as of Apr 2017)
6. The Rolling Stones – 72,770,000 units (as of Dec 2016)
7. Elton John – 65,340,000 units (as of Feb 2018)
8. Stevie Wonder – 65,320,000 units (as of Mar 2021)
9. Paul McCartney – 57,970,000 units (as of Dec 2018)
10. Rod Stewart & Faces – 55,220,000 units (as of Nov 2019)
11. ABBA – 54,400,000 units (as of Nov 2016)
12. Queen – 49,960,000 units (as of Jan 2020)
13. George Michael & Wham! – 49,880,000 units (as of May 2017)
14. Whitney Houston – 49,520,000 units (as of May 2017)
15. Cher – 46,220,000 units (as of Aug 2017)
16. David Bowie – 44,200,000 units (as of Jan 2017)
17. Johnny Hallyday – 43,740,000 units (as of Jan 2018)
18. Prince – 42,910,000 units (as of Oct 2018)
19. Janet Jackson – 40,640,000 units (as of Apr 2017)
20. Céline Dion – 39,290,000 units (as of Sep 2016)
21. Billy Joel – 36,900,000 units (as of Oct 2016)
22. Mariah Carey – 36,890,000 units (as of Apr 2017)
23. Barbra Streisand – 35,250,000 units (as of Mar 2018)
24. Bryan Adams – 32,090,000 units (as of Mar 2019)
25. Jackson 5 & The Jacksons – 31,160,000 units (as of Sep 2017)
26. Phil Collins – 29,910,000 units (as of Apr 2018)
27. Bon Jovi – 27,980,000 units (as of Nov 2016)
28. John Lennon – 26,780,000 units (as of Oct 2018)
29. Fleetwood Mac – 26,060,000 units (as of Oct 2016)
30. Ayumi Hamasaki – 25,980,000 units (as of Sep 2019)
31. Simon & Garfunkel – 23,830,000 units (as of May 2018)
32. The Police – 23,810,000 units (as of Jun 2020)
33. Creedence Clearwater Revival – 22,570,000 units (as of Jan 2019)
34. U2 – 22,550,000 units (as of Aug 2016)
35. Bruce Springsteen – 21,010,000 units (as of Jul 2017)
36. Spice Girls – 20,020,000 units (as of Mar 2017)
37. Kylie Minogue – 19,720,000 units (as of Apr 2018)
38. Britney Spears – 18,600,000 units (as of Apr 2019)
39. Backstreet Boys – 18,010,000 units (as of Feb 2017)
40. Bob Dylan – 17,680,000 units (as of Oct 2016)
41. Eagles – 16,630,000 units (as of Dec 2017)
42. Sting – 16,010,000 units (as of Jun 2020)
43. Aerosmith – 15,500,000 units (as of Jun 2018)
44. Metallica – 15,480,000 units (as of Feb 2019)
45. Santana – 15,380,000 units (as of Aug 2020)
46. Eminem – 14,320,000 units (as of Jun 2021)
47. The Doors – 13,860,000 units (as of Mar 2019)
48. Shania Twain – 13,130,000 units (as of Dec 2016)
49. TLC – 13,120,000 units (as of Apr 2019)
50. Paul Simon – 12,820,000 units (as of May 2018)