Artists Ranking – CSPC – Total per decade
Here is the sum of all the value released by the artists during each decade. 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. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles.
1950s
1. Elvis Presley – 127,149,000
1960s
1. The Beatles – 376,924,000
2. Elvis Presley – 131,658,000
3. The Rolling Stones – 110,801,000
4. Simon & Garfunkel – 89,796,000
5. Jimi Hendrix – 81,562,000
6. Bob Dylan – 72,934,000
7. The Doors – 72,455,000
8. Led Zeppelin – 57,592,000
9. Creedence Clearwater Revival – 52,246,000
10. Barbra Streisand – 31,384,000
11. Johnny Hallyday – 29,793,000
12. Bee Gees – 27,358,000
13. Pink Floyd – 21,773,000
14. Stevie Wonder – 17,580,000
15. Santana – 16,834,000
16. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – 15,461,000
17. Cher – 14,854,000
18. Fleetwood Mac – 14,807,000
19. Jackson 5 & The Jacksons – 13,281,000
20. Buffalo Springfield – 11,061,000
1970s
1. Pink Floyd – 171,695,000
2. Eagles – 163,422,000
3. Led Zeppelin – 138,828,000
4. Queen – 129,623,000
5. Elton John – 129,344,000
6. Abba – 125,972,000
7. Rod Stewart & Faces – 108,674,000
8. Bob Marley – 107,997,000
9. Bee Gees – 104,914,000
10. Fleetwood Mac – 95,398,000
11. Santana – 75,660,000
12. The Rolling Stones – 73,368,000
13. Billy Joel – 72,103,000
14. Deep Purple – 70,557,000
15. David Bowie – 68,914,000
16. AC/DC – 67,824,000
17. Paul McCartney – 65,482,000
18. Stevie Wonder – 63,036,000
19. Black Sabbath – 62,946,000
20. Aerosmith – 60,765,000
21. Supertramp – 58,979,000
22. Barbra Streisand – 57,359,000
23. Elvis Presley – 54,499,000
24. Neil Young – 53,662,000
25. John Lennon – 47,679,000
1980s
1. Michael Jackson – 181,681,000
2. Madonna – 131,613,000
3. Phil Collins – 119,105,000
4. U2 – 111,861,000
5. Queen – 107,789,000
6. Prince – 93,149,000
7. AC/DC – 84,857,000
8. Bruce Springsteen – 82,382,000
9. Bon Jovi – 79,146,000
10. George Michael & Wham! – 69,617,000
11. Dire Straits – 67,720,000
12. The Police – 64,978,000
13. Metallica – 64,948,000
14. Iron Maiden – 62,620,000
15. Billy Joel – 62,280,000
16. Journey – 61,102,000
17. Van Halen – 60,076,000
18. Guns N’ Roses – 58,419,000
19. Whitney Houston – 56,494,000
20. Sade – 46,991,000
21. Bryan Adams – 46,495,000
22. Barbra Streisand – 43,186,000
23. The Rolling Stones – 37,912,000
24. Elton John – 37,330,000
25. Stevie Wonder – 36,782,000
1990s
1. Céline Dion – 160,090,000
2. Mariah Carey – 144,462,000
3. Garth Brooks – 108,309,000
4. Whitney Houston – 88,381,000
5. Nirvana – 80,179,000
6. Michael Jackson – 78,755,000
7. Metallica – 75,261,000
8. Backstreet Boys – 74,905,000
9. Madonna – 66,562,000
10. Shania Twain – 65,863,000
11. 2Pac – 63,581,000
12. R.E.M. – 57,546,000
13. Guns N’ Roses – 56,524,000
14. Red Hot Chili Peppers – 55,552,000
15. Alanis Morissette – 50,237,000
16. Oasis – 47,347,000
17. Spice Girls – 47,339,000
18. Green Day – 44,616,000
19. The Cranberries – 42,810,000
20. U2 – 42,021,000
21. TLC – 38,447,000
22. Sting – 37,855,000
23. Bon Jovi – 37,185,000
24. Bryan Adams – 36,037,000
25. Aerosmith – 35,248,000
2000s
1. Eminem – 128,253,000
2. Linkin Park – 67,608,000
3. Coldplay – 67,474,000
4. Britney Spears – 62,135,000
5. Beyoncé – 50,503,000
6. P!nk – 48,326,000
7. Norah Jones – 48,153,000
8. Robbie Williams – 47,775,000
9. Nickelback – 46,375,000
10. Black Eyed Peas – 45,631,000
11. Alicia Keys – 43,142,000
12. Michael Bublé – 42,346,000
13. Ayumi Hamasaki – 40,263,000
14. Rihanna – 40,163,000
15. U2 – 38,338,000
16. Madonna – 37,931,000
17. Avril Lavigne – 36,931,000
18. Lady Gaga – 35,949,000
19. Usher – 34,775,000
20. Shakira – 34,227,000
21. Justin Timberlake – 33,379,000
22. Green Day – 32,386,000
23. Taylor Swift – 29,445,000
24. Miley Cyrus – 28,856,000
25. Evanescence – 28,339,000
2010s
1. Drake – 87,409,000
2. Adele – 76,991,000
3. Ed Sheeran – 74,469,000
4. Justin Bieber – 66,066,000
5. Taylor Swift – 64,282,000
6. Rihanna – 60,916,000
7. BTS – 55,749,000
8. Bruno Mars – 52,339,000
9. One Direction – 44,466,000
10. Eminem – 44,008,000
11. Ariana Grande – 43,206,000
12. Maroon 5 – 37,803,000
13. Katy Perry – 35,012,000
14. The Weeknd – 34,942,000
15. Coldplay – 32,644,000
16. Lady Gaga – 30,122,000
17. Post Malone – 28,844,000
18. Kendrick Lamar – 26,660,000
19. Imagine Dragons – 24,676,000
20. Selena Gomez – 23,749,000
21. Bad Bunny – 23,336,000
22. Beyoncé – 23,194,000
23. Michael Bublé – 19,821,000
24. Shawn Mendes – 17,365,000
25. Billie Eilish – 16,709,000
2020s
1. BTS – 16,701,000
2. Bad Bunny – 9,112,000
3. Taylor Swift – 7,851,000
4. Juice Wrld – 6,546,000
5. Blackpink – 6,373,000
6. Drake – 6,009,000
7. Ariana Grande – 5,999,000
8. Olivia Rodrigo – 4,831,000
9. The Weeknd – 4,070,000
10. Doja Cat – 3,690,000
11. Justin Bieber – 3,462,000
12. Eminem – 3,313,000
13. Dua Lipa – 2,884,000
14. Lil Nas X – 2,334,000
15. Lady Gaga – 2,249,000
16. Cardi B – 1,991,000
17. Selena Gomez – 1,958,000
18. Ed Sheeran – 1,740,000
What is going on with Justin Bieber’s numbers on the “Top CSPC – the best
selling artists of all-time” page ? From 88 mil to 94 mil within a few days .
his total is always glitching I don’t get it
thats why I think they should update his streaming master page bcz his Spotify streams are not clear
I’m not sure on how these numbers compare to this site but according to chartsinfrance, these are the top selling female albums artists in USA. (Special thanks to Choley from UKMix) • Barbra Streisand – 95 million • Mariah Carey – 72.65 million • Madonna – 72.3 million • Celine Dion – 62.3 million • Whitney Houston – 60.3 million • Reba Mcentire – 55.2 million • Linda Ronstadt – 45.5 million • Shania Twain – 45.5 million • Janet Jackson – 43.5 million • Britney Spears – 40.7 million • Taylor Swift – 38 million • Dixie Chicks –… Read more »
Hi! U can update Madonna´s figure? Thank u!
Where’s cheek to cheek on the bestseller list in pure sales of 2014? Sold +1.3 million copies worldwide!
the cutoff is 2m
This is the best time to update Mariah Carey’s figures. Hoping you give her time and thank you in advance!! I can’t waitttt!!! Happy New Year <3
Earlier on the week David Bowie sold catalogue rights to Warner company. He did not own his master recordings . Surpise. Bowie got 250$ million +. Artist has three types rights for sale. The publishing rights and master recordings + artists rights. Maybe by the end of week the Sting will complete its own business. Startin price, 250 $ million. Sting own his publishing rights and the master recordings. He sales not all. Annually he get 12-13 $ dollars. I quess that Sting worth is lot more. 300-400 dollar i believe. Usually artist want to keep the master tapes. Prince… Read more »