Best selling artists, albums and singles of all-time

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. Drake – 73,209,000 (as of Jul 2021)
2. Taylor Swift – 69,980,000 (as of Nov 2022)
3. Eminem – 64,020,000 (as of Jun 2021)
4. Justin Bieber – 63,020,000 (as of May 2022)
5. Rihanna – 62,261,000 (as of Jun 2021)
6. BTS – 56,251,000 (as of Jun 2022)
7. The Beatles – 53,753,000 (as of Apr 2022)
8. Ed Sheeran – 51,710,000 (as of Oct 2021)
9. The Weeknd – 49,258,000 (as of Jul 2022)
10. Elvis Presley – 48,585,000 (as of Sep 2018)
11. Beyoncé – 45,785,000 (as of Jul 2022)
12. Bad Bunny – 44,284,000 (as of Jun 2022)
13. Ariana Grande – 42,489,000 (as of Sep 2021)
14. Michael Jackson – 41,698,000 (as of Jan 2019)
15. Maroon 5 – 37,537,000 (as of Dec 2019)
16. Bruno Mars – 36,391,000 (as of Jun 2019)
17. The Rolling Stones – 35,085,000 (as of Feb 2022)
18. Queen – 34,691,000 (as of Jan 2020)
19. Coldplay – 34,068,000 (as of Jun 2021)
20. Adele – 33,901,000 (as of Jun 2022)
21. Lady Gaga – 32,318,000 (as of Dec 2020)
22. Travis Scott – 31,409,000 (as of Apr 2022)
23. Madonna – 30,264,000 (as of Aug 2017)
24. Katy Perry – 29,213,000 (as of Jun 2019)
25. Billie Eilish – 29,202,000 (as of Jul 2022)
26. Stevie Wonder – 28,390,000 (as of Mar 2021)
27. Kendrick Lamar – 28,065,000 (as of May 2022)
28. Post Malone – 27,573,000 (as of Nov 2020)
29. P!nk – 26,674,000 (as of Jun 2022)
30. Dua Lipa – 26,251,000 (as of May 2022)
31. Elton John – 25,100,000 (as of Feb 2018)
32. Bee Gees – 24,872,000 (as of Apr 2017)
33. ABBA – 23,435,000 (as of Nov 2016)
34. Selena Gomez – 22,440,000 (as of Mar 2021)
35. Britney Spears – 22,156,000 (as of Apr 2019)
36. David Bowie – 21,990,000 (as of Mar 2022)
37. Justin Timberlake – 21,501,000 (as of Feb 2018)
38. Usher – 21,132,000 (as of Sep 2017)
39. Juice Wrld – 21,107,000 (as of Aug 2021)
40. Whitney Houston – 20,918,000 (as of May 2017)
41. Rod Stewart & Faces – 20,900,000 (as of Nov 2019)
42. Paul McCartney – 20,798,000 (as of Dec 2018)
43. Mariah Carey – 19,821,000 (as of Apr 2017)
44. Ayumi Hamasaki – 19,792,000 (as of Sep 2019)
45. Céline Dion – 19,691,000 (as of Oct 2021)
46. Bon Jovi – 19,523,000 (as of Feb 2022)
47. Miley Cyrus – 19,164,000 (as of Dec 2020)
48. Black Eyed Peas – 19,120,000 (as of Aug 2017)
49. Lana Del Rey – 18,487,000 (as of Aug 2022)
50. George Michael & Wham! – 18,393,000 (as of May 2017)