Artists Ranking – Singles (all formats)
The figures below are the sum of physical singles, digital singles and streaming, with each one converted 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. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles.
1. Rihanna – 59,110,000 (as of Jul 2019)
2. Drake – 56,240,000 (as of Oct 2018)
3. Eminem – 53,714,000 (as of Jul 2019)
4. Elvis Presley – 48,585,000 (as of Sep 2018)
5. Justin Bieber – 48,544,000 (as of Nov 2020)
6. The Beatles – 44,998,000 (as of Nov 2018)
7. Taylor Swift – 41,729,000 (as of Oct 2020)
8. Michael Jackson – 41,698,000 (as of Jan 2019)
9. Ed Sheeran – 38,633,000 (as of Oct 2019)
10. Maroon 5 – 37,537,000 (as of Dec 2019)
11. Bruno Mars – 36,391,000 (as of Jun 2019)
12. Beyoncé – 36,191,000 (as of May 2018)
13. Queen – 34,691,000 (as of Jan 2020)
14. Lady Gaga – 32,318,000 (as of Dec 2020)
15. The Rolling Stones – 30,840,000 (as of Dec 2016)
16. The Weeknd – 30,770,000 (as of Sep 2020)
17. Madonna – 30,264,000 (as of Aug 2017)
18. Coldplay – 29,432,000 (as of Nov 2019)
19. Katy Perry – 29,213,000 (as of Jun 2019)
20. Post Malone – 27,573,000 (as of Nov 2020)
21. Ariana Grande – 27,389,000 (as of Jan 2019)
22. BTS – 27,008,000 (as of Sep 2020)
23. Elton John – 25,100,000 (as of Feb 2018)
24. Bee Gees – 24,872,000 (as of Apr 2017)
25. Adele – 23,468,000 (as of Jun 2019)
26. Britney Spears – 22,156,000 (as of Apr 2019)
27. Justin Timberlake – 21,501,000 (as of Feb 2018)
28. Usher – 21,132,000 (as of Sep 2017)
29. Kendrick Lamar – 21,044,000 (as of Apr 2019)
30. Whitney Houston – 20,918,000 (as of May 2017)
31. Rod Stewart & Faces – 20,900,000 (as of Nov 2019)
32. Paul McCartney – 20,798,000 (as of Dec 2018)
33. ABBA – 19,832,000 (as of Nov 2016)
34. Mariah Carey – 19,821,000 (as of Apr 2017)
35. Ayumi Hamasaki – 19,792,000 (as of Sep 2019)
36. Miley Cyrus – 19,164,000 (as of Dec 2020)
37. Black Eyed Peas – 19,120,000 (as of Aug 2017)
38. George Michael & Wham! – 18,393,000 (as of May 2017)
39. David Bowie – 18,262,000 (as of Jan 2017)
40. Prince – 18,196,000 (as of Oct 2018)
41. Shakira – 17,221,000 (as of Jun 2018)
42. P!nk – 16,941,000 (as of Oct 2017)
43. Céline Dion – 16,798,000 (as of Sep 2016)
44. Imagine Dragons – 16,385,000 (as of Sep 2018)
45. Christina Aguilera – 15,957,000 (as of Mar 2017)
46. Cher – 15,640,000 (as of Aug 2017)
47. Bon Jovi – 15,469,000 (as of Nov 2016)
48. Metallica – 15,328,000 (as of Feb 2019)
49. Linkin Park – 15,306,000 (as of Jun 2017)
50. Dua Lipa – 15,102,000 (as of Jan 2021)
what bracket do you think Marvin Gaye would have achieved. 50-80 million? he has some monster tunes and has pretty decent streams
also I’m very excited for Stevie Wonder’s study because I grew up with his music and I’ve recently gotten into the iconic Motown acts (hence why I’m curious about Marvin Gaye’s sales)