Artists Ranking – Digital 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. Rihanna – 257,560,000 units (as of Jun 2021)
2. Eminem – 206,090,000 units (as of Jun 2021)
3. Drake – 169,530,000 units (as of Jul 2021)
4. Beyoncé – 166,890,000 units (as of May 2018)
5. Taylor Swift – 159,420,000 units (as of May 2021)
6. Bruno Mars – 149,580,000 units (as of Oct 2017)
7. Maroon 5 – 149,190,000 units (as of Dec 2019)
8. Katy Perry – 135,430,000 units (as of Mar 2018)
9. Lady Gaga – 128,860,000 units (as of Dec 2020)
10. Justin Bieber – 119,480,000 units (as of Nov 2020)
11. Black Eyed Peas – 103,960,000 units (as of Aug 2017)
12. Justin Timberlake – 102,090,000 units (as of Feb 2018)
13. Adele – 100,240,000 units (as of Mar 2018)
14. Coldplay – 95,110,000 units (as of Jun 2021)
15. Usher – 93,610,000 units (as of Sep 2017)
16. Britney Spears – 83,030,000 units (as of Apr 2019)
17. P!nk – 81,150,000 units (as of Oct 2017)
18. Michael Jackson – 79,930,000 units (as of Sep 2017)
19. Ed Sheeran – 79,640,000 units (as of Oct 2019)
20. Linkin Park – 73,710,000 units (as of Jun 2017)
21. Miley Cyrus – 70,520,000 units (as of Dec 2020)
22. Christina Aguilera – 69,950,000 units (as of Mar 2017)
23. Kelly Clarkson – 62,010,000 units (as of May 2018)
24. Queen – 59,650,000 units (as of Jan 2020)
25. Alicia Keys – 57,750,000 units (as of Nov 2016)
26. Nickelback – 57,280,000 units (as of Jun 2017)
27. One Direction – 57,000,000 units (as of May 2017)
28. Shakira – 56,350,000 units (as of Jun 2018)
29. Carrie Underwood – 54,410,000 units (as of Sep 2018)
30. Will.i.am – 53,300,000 units (as of Jul 2017)
31. Ariana Grande – 50,360,000 units (as of Jan 2019)
32. Mariah Carey – 50,130,000 units (as of Apr 2017)
33. Enrique Iglesias – 50,110,000 units (as of Sep 2016)
34. Ayumi Hamasaki – 46,480,000 units (as of Sep 2019)
35. The Rolling Stones – 46,200,000 units (as of Dec 2016)
36. Avril Lavigne – 46,160,000 units (as of Feb 2018)
37. Imagine Dragons – 45,410,000 units (as of Sep 2018)
38. Green Day – 44,600,000 units (as of Mar 2017)
39. Red Hot Chili Peppers – 44,400,000 units (as of Mar 2018)
40. The Weeknd – 42,430,000 units (as of Sep 2020)
41. Madonna – 42,100,000 units (as of Aug 2017)
42. Selena Gomez – 41,610,000 units (as of Mar 2021)
43. Metallica – 40,770,000 units (as of Feb 2019)
44. U2 – 40,500,000 units (as of Aug 2016)
45. Macklemore – 39,270,000 units (as of Nov 2017)
46. Bon Jovi – 38,450,000 units (as of Nov 2016)
47. Elvis Presley – 37,470,000 units (as of Sep 2018)
48. Guns N’ Roses – 37,210,000 units (as of Mar 2018)
49. Fergie – 36,900,000 units (as of Jul 2017)
50. Jennifer Lopez – 36,810,000 units (as of Jun 2018)