Best selling artists, albums and singles of all-time

Artists Ranking – ASR – Per type

The ASR (Artist Success Rating) represents the cumulative success of an artist, regardless of how the value of the discography has been exploited. Each figure is a key indicator, without any unit. For a better readability, it is given in base 1000.

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.

ASR – Bands
1. The Beatles – 928 (as of Mar 2017)
2. Queen – 843 (as of Jan 2020)
3. Eagles – 639 (as of Dec 2017)
4. Led Zeppelin – 583 (as of Aug 2016)
5. ABBA – 582 (as of Nov 2016)
6. Pink Floyd – 551 (as of Jun 2017)
7. The Rolling Stones – 551 (as of Dec 2016)
8. Simon & Garfunkel – 542 (as of May 2018)
9. AC/DC – 507 (as of Feb 2018)
10. Bee Gees – 501 (as of Apr 2017)
11. U2 – 497 (as of Aug 2016)
12. Fleetwood Mac – 463 (as of Oct 2016)
13. Bon Jovi – 444 (as of Nov 2016)
14. The Police – 419 (as of Jun 2020)
15. Guns N’ Roses – 403 (as of Mar 2018)
16. The Doors – 396 (as of Mar 2019)
17. Metallica – 382 (as of Feb 2019)
18. Santana – 376 (as of Aug 2020)
19. Dire Straits – 375 (as of Mar 2018)
20. Aerosmith – 365 (as of Jun 2018)
21. Nirvana – 349 (as of Jul 2017)
22. Creedence Clearwater Revival – 343 (as of Jan 2019)
23. Journey – 322 (as of Sep 2019)
24. Backstreet Boys – 318 (as of Feb 2017)
25. Deep Purple – 283 (as of Aug 2021)
26. Van Halen – 270 (as of Dec 2020)
27. Coldplay – 269 (as of Jun 2021)
28. Genesis – 264 (as of May 2022)
29. Red Hot Chili Peppers – 257 (as of Mar 2018)
30. Sade – 250 (as of Jul 2020)
31. Black Sabbath – 247 (as of Mar 2020)
32. Supertramp – 242 (as of Aug 2019)
33. R.E.M. – 241 (as of Sep 2021)
34. BTS – 240 (as of Jun 2022)
35. Linkin Park – 233 (as of Jun 2017)
36. Iron Maiden – 230 (as of Nov 2021)
37. Cream – 230 (as of Oct 2022)
38. Green Day – 228 (as of Mar 2017)
39. Crosby Stills & Nash – 214 (as of May 2021)
40. Jackson 5 & The Jacksons – 211 (as of Sep 2017)
41. Boston – 204 (as of Jun 2019)
42. Spice Girls – 203 (as of Mar 2017)
43. Maroon 5 – 201 (as of Dec 2019)
44. Destiny’s Child – 193 (as of Jul 2022)
45. Oasis – 190 (as of Dec 2017)
46. No Doubt – 172 (as of Mar 2020)
47. Black Eyed Peas – 170 (as of Aug 2017)
48. TLC – 169 (as of Apr 2019)
49. Cranberries – 162 (as of Jan 2018)
50. Nickelback – 153 (as of Jun 2017)
51. Evanescence – 147 (as of Jun 2019)
52. NSYNC – 146 (as of Feb 2018)
53. Fugees – 141 (as of Feb 2021)
54. Take That – 137 (as of Dec 2019)
55. One Direction – 123 (as of May 2017)
56. Foo Fighters – 110 (as of Oct 2017)
57. Imagine Dragons – 107 (as of Sep 2018)
58. Mannheim Steamroller – 95 (as of Dec 2020)
59. Arctic Monkeys – 93 (as of Oct 2022)
60. Gorillaz – 81 (as of May 2017)
61. Blackpink – 72 (as of Sep 2021)
62. Buffalo Springfield – 71 (as of May 2021)
63. Blind Faith – 66 (as of Oct 2022)
64. The Yardbirds – 66 (as of Oct 2022)
65. Little Mix – 34 (as of Feb 2020)

ASR – Females
1. Madonna – 552 (as of Aug 2017)
2. Céline Dion – 490 (as of Sep 2016)
3. Whitney Houston – 463 (as of May 2017)
4. Mariah Carey – 426 (as of Apr 2017)
5. Adele – 383 (as of Jun 2022)
6. Barbra Streisand – 333 (as of Mar 2018)
7. Britney Spears – 314 (as of Apr 2019)
8. Shania Twain – 305 (as of Dec 2016)
9. Taylor Swift – 268 (as of Nov 2022)
10. Alanis Morissette – 244 (as of Jun 2018)
11. Enya – 242 (as of Feb 2018)
12. Beyonce – 229 (as of Jul 2022)
13. Rihanna – 225 (as of Jun 2021)
14. Lady Gaga – 225 (as of Dec 2020)
15. P!nk – 214 (as of Jun 2022)
16. Cher – 213 (as of Aug 2017)
17. Janet Jackson – 205 (as of Apr 2017)
18. Tracy Chapman – 194 (as of Jun 2019)
19. Norah Jones – 176 (as of Nov 2016)
20. Shakira – 161 (as of Jun 2018)
21. Katy Perry – 156 (as of Jun 2019)
22. Ayumi Hamasaki – 150 (as of Sep 2019)
23. Alicia Keys – 148 (as of Nov 2016)
24. Christina Aguilera – 145 (as of Mar 2017)
25. Avril Lavigne – 141 (as of Feb 2018)
26. Amy Winehouse – 134 (as of Jul 2019)
27. Ariana Grande – 127 (as of Sep 2021)
28. Billie Eilish – 126 (as of Jul 2022)
29. Dido – 123 (as of Feb 2019)
30. Jennifer Lopez – 123 (as of Jun 2018)
31. Kelly Clarkson – 117 (as of May 2018)
32. Dua Lipa – 115 (as of May 2022)
33. Miley Cyrus – 107 (as of Dec 2020)
34. Ms. Lauryn Hill – 107 (as of Feb 2021)
35. Kylie Minogue – 105 (as of Apr 2018)
36. Lana Del Rey – 93 (as of Aug 2022)
37. Carrie Underwood – 90 (as of Sep 2018)
38. Gwen Stefani – 86 (as of Apr 2020)
39. Selena Gomez – 84 (as of Mar 2021)
40. Meghan Trainor – 76 (as of Oct 2022)
41. Fergie – 71 (as of Jul 2017)
42. Cardi B – 70 (as of Sep 2021)
43. Björk – 68 (as of Dec 2018)
44. Xuxa – 67 (as of Oct 2022)
45. Olivia Rodrigo – 66 (as of Aug 2022)
46. Doja Cat – 63 (as of Aug 2022)
47. Aaliyah – 61 (as of Feb 2017)
48. Lorde – 51 (as of Jun 2017)
49. Demi Lovato – 43 (as of Oct 2018)

ASR – Males
1. Michael Jackson – 1000 (as of Sep 2017)
2. Elvis Presley – 696 (as of Sep 2018)
3. Elton John – 542 (as of Feb 2018)
4. Eric Clapton – 497 (as of Oct 2022)
5. Rod Stewart & Faces – 458 (as of Nov 2019)
6. Phil Collins – 455 (as of Apr 2018)
7. Bob Marley – 440 (as of Nov 2017)
8. Eminem – 424 (as of Jun 2021)
9. Garth Brooks – 409 (as of Jan 2019)
10. Billy Joel – 408 (as of Oct 2016)
11. Bruce Springsteen – 402 (as of Jul 2017)
12. Jimi Hendrix – 341 (as of Dec 2021)
13. Bryan Adams – 339 (as of Mar 2019)
14. Stevie Wonder – 316 (as of Mar 2021)
15. Prince – 304 (as of Oct 2018)
16. George Michael & Wham! – 302 (as of May 2017)
17. Bob Dylan – 294 (as of Oct 2016)
18. David Bowie – 292 (as of Jan 2017)
19. John Lennon – 260 (as of Oct 2018)
20. Ed Sheeran – 251 (as of Oct 2021)
21. Meat Loaf – 234 (as of Jun 2018)
22. Justin Bieber – 233 (as of May 2022)
23. Sting – 227 (as of Jun 2020)
24. Paul McCartney – 223 (as of Dec 2018)
25. Robbie Williams – 217 (as of Dec 2019)
26. Neil Young – 203 (as of May 2021)
27. 2Pac – 203 (as of Jan 2022)
28. Bruno Mars – 185 (as of Jun 2019)
29. Paul Simon – 182 (as of May 2018)
30. The Weeknd – 165 (as of Jul 2022)
31. Usher – 159 (as of Sep 2017)
32. Ozzy Osbourne – 157 (as of Mar 2020)
33. Michael Buble – 152 (as of Dec 2016)
34. Drake – 151 (as of Jul 2021)
35. Justin Timberlake – 137 (as of Feb 2018)
36. Johnny Hallyday – 127 (as of Jan 2018)
37. Enrique Iglesias – 127 (as of Sep 2016)
38. James Blunt – 121 (as of Feb 2019)
39. Post Malone – 102 (as of Nov 2020)
40. Kendrick Lamar – 97 (as of May 2022)
41. Bad Bunny – 92 (as of Jun 2022)
42. Sam Smith – 89 (as of Oct 2017)
43. Travis Scott – 86 (as of Apr 2022)
44. Lil Nas X – 85 (as of Aug 2022)
45. Harry Styles – 75 (as of May 2022)
46. Shawn Mendes – 73 (as of Oct 2019)
47. Macklemore – 72 (as of Nov 2017)
48. Avicii – 65 (as of Apr 2018)
49. Juice Wrld – 60 (as of Aug 2021)
50. Lin-Manuel Miranda – 59 (as of Jan 2022)
51. Lewis Capaldi – 58 (as of Sep 2021)
52. Renaud – 48 (as of Nov 2017)
53. Will.i.am – 46 (as of Jul 2017)