Artists Ranking – ASR – Overall
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.
1. Michael Jackson – 1000 (as of Sep 2017)
2. The Beatles – 915 (as of Mar 2017)
3. Queen – 843 (as of Jan 2020)
4. Elvis Presley – 696 (as of Sep 2018)
5. Eagles – 639 (as of Dec 2017)
6. Led Zeppelin – 577 (as of Aug 2016)
7. ABBA – 575 (as of Nov 2016)
8. Madonna – 552 (as of Aug 2017)
9. Pink Floyd – 551 (as of Jun 2017)
10. The Rolling Stones – 546 (as of Dec 2016)
11. Simon & Garfunkel – 542 (as of May 2018)
12. Elton John – 542 (as of Feb 2018)
13. AC/DC – 507 (as of Feb 2018)
14. Bee Gees – 501 (as of Apr 2017)
15. U2 – 492 (as of Aug 2016)
16. Céline Dion – 486 (as of Sep 2016)
17. Whitney Houston – 463 (as of May 2017)
18. Rod Stewart – 458 (as of Nov 2019)
19. Fleetwood Mac – 456 (as of Oct 2016)
20. Phil Collins – 455 (as of Apr 2018)
21. Bob Marley – 440 (as of Nov 2017)
22. Bon Jovi – 438 (as of Nov 2016)
23. Mariah Carey – 426 (as of Apr 2017)
24. The Police – 419 (as of Jun 2020)
25. Garth Brooks – 409 (as of Jan 2019)
26. Billy Joel – 405 (as of Oct 2016)
27. Guns N’ Roses – 403 (as of Mar 2018)
28. Bruce Springsteen – 402 (as of Jul 2017)
29. The Doors – 396 (as of Mar 2019)
30. Eminem – 395 (as of Jul 2019)
31. Metallica – 382 (as of Feb 2019)
32. Santana – 376 (as of Aug 2020)
33. Dire Straits – 375 (as of Mar 2018)
34. Aerosmith – 365 (as of Jun 2018)
35. Nirvana – 349 (as of Jul 2017)
36. Creedence Clearwater Revival – 343 (as of Jan 2019)
37. Bryan Adams – 339 (as of Mar 2019)
38. Adele – 338 (as of Jun 2019)
39. Barbra Streisand – 333 (as of Mar 2018)
40. Journey – 322 (as of Sep 2019)
41. Britney Spears – 314 (as of Apr 2019)
42. Backstreet Boys – 312 (as of Feb 2017)
43. Prince – 304 (as of Oct 2018)
44. Shania Twain – 302 (as of Dec 2016)
45. George Michael & Wham! – 302 (as of May 2017)
46. Bob Dylan – 292 (as of Oct 2016)
47. David Bowie – 288 (as of Jan 2017)
48. Van Halen – 270 (as of Dec 2020)
49. John Lennon – 260 (as of Oct 2018)
50. Red Hot Chili Peppers – 257 (as of Mar 2018)
51. Coldplay – 250 (as of Nov 2019)
52. Sade – 250 (as of Jul 2020)
53. Black Sabbath – 247 (as of Mar 2020)
54. Alanis Morissette – 244 (as of Jun 2018)
55. Supertramp – 242 (as of Aug 2019)
56. Enya – 242 (as of Feb 2018)
57. Meat Loaf – 234 (as of Jun 2018)
58. Linkin Park – 233 (as of Jun 2017)
59. Green Day – 228 (as of Mar 2017)
60. Sting – 227 (as of Jun 2020)
61. Lady Gaga – 225 (as of Dec 2020)
62. Paul McCartney – 223 (as of Dec 2018)
63. Robbie Williams – 217 (as of Dec 2019)
64. Cher – 213 (as of Aug 2017)
65. Ed Sheeran – 211 (as of Oct 2019)
66. Jackson 5 & The Jacksons – 211 (as of Sep 2017)
67. Taylor Swift – 205 (as of Oct 2020)
68. Janet Jackson – 205 (as of Apr 2017)
69. Rihanna – 205 (as of Jul 2019)
70. Boston – 204 (as of Jun 2019)
71. Spice Girls – 203 (as of Mar 2017)
72. Maroon 5 – 201 (as of Dec 2019)
73. Justin Bieber – 200 (as of Nov 2020)
74. Tracy Chapman – 194 (as of Jun 2019)
75. Beyoncé – 191 (as of May 2018)
76. Oasis – 190 (as of Dec 2017)
77. Bruno Mars – 185 (as of Jun 2019)
78. Paul Simon – 182 (as of May 2018)
79. P!nk – 177 (as of Oct 2017)
80. Norah Jones – 173 (as of Nov 2016)
81. No Doubt – 172 (as of Mar 2020)
82. Black Eyed Peas – 170 (as of Aug 2017)
83. TLC – 169 (as of Apr 2019)
84. Destiny’s Child – 165 (as of May 2018)
85. The Cranberries – 162 (as of Jan 2018)
86. Shakira – 161 (as of Jun 2018)
87. Usher – 159 (as of Sep 2017)
88. Ozzy Osbourne – 157 (as of Mar 2020)
89. Katy Perry – 156 (as of Jun 2019)
90. Nickelback – 153 (as of Jun 2017)
91. Ayumi Hamasaki – 150 (as of Sep 2019)
92. Evanescence – 147 (as of Jun 2019)
93. Michael Bublé – 146 (as of Dec 2016)
94. NSYNC – 146 (as of Feb 2018)
95. Christina Aguilera – 145 (as of Mar 2017)
96. Alicia Keys – 142 (as of Nov 2016)
97. Fugees – 141 (as of Feb 2021)
98. Avril Lavigne – 141 (as of Feb 2018)
99. Justin Timberlake – 137 (as of Feb 2018)
100. Take That – 137 (as of Dec 2019)
101. Amy Winehouse – 134 (as of Jul 2019)
102. Johnny Hallyday – 127 (as of Jan 2018)
103. Dido – 123 (as of Feb 2019)
104. One Direction – 123 (as of May 2017)
105. Jennifer Lopez – 123 (as of Jun 2018)
106. Enrique Iglesias – 122 (as of Sep 2016)
107. BTS – 122 (as of Sep 2020)
108. James Blunt – 121 (as of Feb 2019)
109. Kelly Clarkson – 117 (as of May 2018)
110. Foo Fighters – 110 (as of Oct 2017)
111. Imagine Dragons – 107 (as of Sep 2018)
112. Miley Cyrus – 107 (as of Dec 2020)
113. Lauryn Hill – 107 (as of Feb 2021)
114. The Weeknd – 106 (as of Sep 2020)
115. Drake – 106 (as of Aug 2017)
116. Kylie Minogue – 105 (as of Apr 2018)
117. Post Malone – 102 (as of Nov 2020)
118. Ariana Grande – 99 (as of Oct 2019)
119. Mannheim Steamroller – 95 (as of Dec 2020)
120. Carrie Underwood – 90 (as of Sep 2018)
121. Sam Smith – 89 (as of Oct 2017)
122. Gwen Stefani – 86 (as of Apr 2020)
123. Gorillaz – 81 (as of May 2017)
124. Billie Eilish – 74 (as of Jul 2020)
125. Dua Lipa – 73 (as of Jan 2021)
126. Shawn Mendes – 73 (as of Oct 2019)
127. Macklemore (& Ryan Lewis) – 72 (as of Nov 2017)
128. Kendrick Lamar – 71 (as of Apr 2019)
129. Fergie – 71 (as of Jul 2017)
130. Björk – 68 (as of Dec 2018)
131. Avicii – 65 (as of Apr 2018)
132. Aaliyah – 61 (as of Feb 2017)
133. Lana Del Rey – 60 (as of Aug 2017)
134. Selena Gomez – 54 (as of Nov 2017)
135. Lorde – 51 (as of Jun 2017)
136. Arctic Monkeys – 50 (as of May 2018)
137. Renaud – 48 (as of Nov 2017)
138. Will.i.am – 46 (as of Jul 2017)
139. Demi Lovato – 43 (as of Oct 2018)
140. Little Mix – 34 (as of Feb 2020)
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)