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 – 915 (as of Mar 2017)
2. Queen – 843 (as of Jan 2020)
3. Eagles – 639 (as of Dec 2017)
4. Led Zeppelin – 577 (as of Aug 2016)
5. ABBA – 575 (as of Nov 2016)
6. Pink Floyd – 551 (as of Jun 2017)
7. The Rolling Stones – 546 (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 – 492 (as of Aug 2016)
12. Fleetwood Mac – 456 (as of Oct 2016)
13. Bon Jovi – 438 (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 – 312 (as of Feb 2017)
25. Van Halen – 270 (as of Dec 2020)
26. Red Hot Chili Peppers – 257 (as of Mar 2018)
27. Coldplay – 250 (as of Nov 2019)
28. Sade – 250 (as of Jul 2020)
29. Black Sabbath – 247 (as of Mar 2020)
30. Supertramp – 242 (as of Aug 2019)
31. Linkin Park – 233 (as of Jun 2017)
32. Green Day – 228 (as of Mar 2017)
33. Jackson 5 & The Jacksons – 211 (as of Sep 2017)
34. Boston – 204 (as of Jun 2019)
35. Spice Girls – 203 (as of Mar 2017)
36. Maroon 5 – 201 (as of Dec 2019)
37. Oasis – 190 (as of Dec 2017)
38. No Doubt – 172 (as of Mar 2020)
39. Black Eyed Peas – 170 (as of Aug 2017)
40. TLC – 169 (as of Apr 2019)
41. Destiny’s Child – 165 (as of May 2018)
42. The Cranberries – 162 (as of Jan 2018)
43. Nickelback – 153 (as of Jun 2017)
44. Evanescence – 147 (as of Jun 2019)
45. NSYNC – 146 (as of Feb 2018)
46. Fugees – 141 (as of Feb 2021)
47. Take That – 137 (as of Dec 2019)
48. One Direction – 123 (as of May 2017)
49. BTS – 122 (as of Sep 2020)
50. Foo Fighters – 110 (as of Oct 2017)
51. Imagine Dragons – 107 (as of Sep 2018)
52. Mannheim Steamroller – 95 (as of Dec 2020)
53. Gorillaz – 81 (as of May 2017)
54. Arctic Monkeys – 50 (as of May 2018)
55. Little Mix – 34 (as of Feb 2020)
ASR – Females
1. Madonna – 552 (as of Aug 2017)
2. Céline Dion – 486 (as of Sep 2016)
3. Whitney Houston – 463 (as of May 2017)
4. Mariah Carey – 426 (as of Apr 2017)
5. Adele – 338 (as of Jun 2019)
6. Barbra Streisand – 333 (as of Mar 2018)
7. Britney Spears – 314 (as of Apr 2019)
8. Shania Twain – 302 (as of Dec 2016)
9. Alanis Morissette – 244 (as of Jun 2018)
10. Enya – 242 (as of Feb 2018)
11. Lady Gaga – 225 (as of Dec 2020)
12. Cher – 213 (as of Aug 2017)
13. Taylor Swift – 205 (as of Oct 2020)
14. Janet Jackson – 205 (as of Apr 2017)
15. Rihanna – 205 (as of Jul 2019)
16. Tracy Chapman – 194 (as of Jun 2019)
17. Beyoncé – 191 (as of May 2018)
18. P!nk – 177 (as of Oct 2017)
19. Norah Jones – 173 (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. Christina Aguilera – 145 (as of Mar 2017)
24. Alicia Keys – 142 (as of Nov 2016)
25. Avril Lavigne – 141 (as of Feb 2018)
26. Amy Winehouse – 134 (as of Jul 2019)
27. Dido – 123 (as of Feb 2019)
28. Jennifer Lopez – 123 (as of Jun 2018)
29. Kelly Clarkson – 117 (as of May 2018)
30. Miley Cyrus – 107 (as of Dec 2020)
31. Lauryn Hill – 107 (as of Feb 2021)
32. Kylie Minogue – 105 (as of Apr 2018)
33. Ariana Grande – 99 (as of Oct 2019)
34. Carrie Underwood – 90 (as of Sep 2018)
35. Gwen Stefani – 86 (as of Apr 2020)
36. Billie Eilish – 74 (as of Jul 2020)
37. Dua Lipa – 73 (as of Jan 2021)
38. Fergie – 71 (as of Jul 2017)
39. Björk – 68 (as of Dec 2018)
40. Aaliyah – 61 (as of Feb 2017)
41. Lana Del Rey – 60 (as of Aug 2017)
42. Selena Gomez – 54 (as of Nov 2017)
43. Lorde – 51 (as of Jun 2017)
44. 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. Rod Stewart – 458 (as of Nov 2019)
5. Phil Collins – 455 (as of Apr 2018)
6. Bob Marley – 440 (as of Nov 2017)
7. Garth Brooks – 409 (as of Jan 2019)
8. Billy Joel – 405 (as of Oct 2016)
9. Bruce Springsteen – 402 (as of Jul 2017)
10. Eminem – 395 (as of Jul 2019)
11. Bryan Adams – 339 (as of Mar 2019)
12. Prince – 304 (as of Oct 2018)
13. George Michael & Wham! – 302 (as of May 2017)
14. Bob Dylan – 292 (as of Oct 2016)
15. David Bowie – 288 (as of Jan 2017)
16. John Lennon – 260 (as of Oct 2018)
17. Meat Loaf – 234 (as of Jun 2018)
18. Sting – 227 (as of Jun 2020)
19. Paul McCartney – 223 (as of Dec 2018)
20. Robbie Williams – 217 (as of Dec 2019)
21. Ed Sheeran – 211 (as of Oct 2019)
22. Justin Bieber – 200 (as of Nov 2020)
23. Bruno Mars – 185 (as of Jun 2019)
24. Paul Simon – 182 (as of May 2018)
25. Usher – 159 (as of Sep 2017)
26. Ozzy Osbourne – 157 (as of Mar 2020)
27. Michael Bublé – 146 (as of Dec 2016)
28. Justin Timberlake – 137 (as of Feb 2018)
29. Johnny Hallyday – 127 (as of Jan 2018)
30. Enrique Iglesias – 122 (as of Sep 2016)
31. James Blunt – 121 (as of Feb 2019)
32. The Weeknd – 106 (as of Sep 2020)
33. Drake – 106 (as of Aug 2017)
34. Post Malone – 102 (as of Nov 2020)
35. Sam Smith – 89 (as of Oct 2017)
36. Shawn Mendes – 73 (as of Oct 2019)
37. Macklemore (& Ryan Lewis) – 72 (as of Nov 2017)
38. Kendrick Lamar – 71 (as of Apr 2019)
39. Avicii – 65 (as of Apr 2018)
40. Renaud – 48 (as of Nov 2017)
41. Will.i.am – 46 (as of Jul 2017)
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)