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 – 583 (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 – 497 (as of Aug 2016)
16. Céline Dion – 490 (as of Sep 2016)
17. Whitney Houston – 463 (as of May 2017)
18. Fleetwood Mac – 463 (as of Oct 2016)
19. Rod Stewart & Faces – 458 (as of Nov 2019)
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. Eminem – 416 (as of Jun 2021)
26. Garth Brooks – 409 (as of Jan 2019)
27. Billy Joel – 408 (as of Oct 2016)
28. Guns N’ Roses – 403 (as of Mar 2018)
29. Bruce Springsteen – 402 (as of Jul 2017)
30. The Doors – 396 (as of Mar 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. Adele – 357 (as of Oct 2021)
36. Nirvana – 349 (as of Jul 2017)
37. Creedence Clearwater Revival – 343 (as of Jan 2019)
38. Bryan Adams – 339 (as of Mar 2019)
39. Barbra Streisand – 333 (as of Mar 2018)
40. Journey – 322 (as of Sep 2019)
41. Stevie Wonder – 316 (as of Mar 2021)
42. Britney Spears – 314 (as of Apr 2019)
43. Backstreet Boys – 312 (as of Feb 2017)
44. Prince – 304 (as of Oct 2018)
45. Shania Twain – 302 (as of Dec 2016)
46. George Michael & Wham! – 302 (as of May 2017)
47. Bob Dylan – 292 (as of Oct 2016)
48. David Bowie – 288 (as of Jan 2017)
49. Deep Purple – 283 (as of Aug 2021)
50. Van Halen – 270 (as of Dec 2020)
51. Coldplay – 269 (as of Jun 2021)
52. John Lennon – 260 (as of Oct 2018)
53. Red Hot Chili Peppers – 257 (as of Mar 2018)
54. Ed Sheeran – 251 (as of Oct 2021)
55. Sade – 250 (as of Jul 2020)
56. Black Sabbath – 247 (as of Mar 2020)
57. Alanis Morissette – 244 (as of Jun 2018)
58. Supertramp – 242 (as of Aug 2019)
59. Enya – 242 (as of Feb 2018)
60. R.E.M. – 241 (as of Sep 2021)
61. Meat Loaf – 234 (as of Jun 2018)
62. Linkin Park – 233 (as of Jun 2017)
63. Iron Maiden – 230 (as of Nov 2021)
64. Green Day – 228 (as of Mar 2017)
65. Sting – 227 (as of Jun 2020)
66. Rihanna – 227 (as of Jun 2021)
67. Lady Gaga – 225 (as of Dec 2020)
68. Paul McCartney – 223 (as of Dec 2018)
69. Robbie Williams – 217 (as of Dec 2019)
70. Taylor Swift – 216 (as of May 2021)
71. Crosby Stills & Nash – 214 (as of May 2021)
72. Cher – 213 (as of Aug 2017)
73. Jackson 5 & The Jacksons – 211 (as of Sep 2017)
74. Janet Jackson – 205 (as of Apr 2017)
75. Boston – 204 (as of Jun 2019)
76. Neil Young – 203 (as of May 2021)
77. Spice Girls – 203 (as of Mar 2017)
78. Maroon 5 – 201 (as of Dec 2019)
79. Justin Bieber – 200 (as of Nov 2020)
80. Tracy Chapman – 194 (as of Jun 2019)
81. Beyonce – 191 (as of May 2018)
82. Oasis – 190 (as of Dec 2017)
83. Bruno Mars – 185 (as of Jun 2019)
84. Paul Simon – 182 (as of May 2018)
85. P!nk – 177 (as of Oct 2017)
86. Norah Jones – 173 (as of Nov 2016)
87. No Doubt – 172 (as of Mar 2020)
88. Black Eyed Peas – 170 (as of Aug 2017)
89. TLC – 169 (as of Apr 2019)
90. Destiny’s Child – 165 (as of May 2018)
91. Cranberries – 162 (as of Jan 2018)
92. Shakira – 161 (as of Jun 2018)
93. Drake – 159 (as of Jul 2021)
94. Usher – 159 (as of Sep 2017)
95. Ozzy Osbourne – 157 (as of Mar 2020)
96. Katy Perry – 156 (as of Jun 2019)
97. BTS – 155 (as of May 2021)
98. Nickelback – 153 (as of Jun 2017)
99. Ayumi Hamasaki – 150 (as of Sep 2019)
100. Evanescence – 147 (as of Jun 2019)
101. Michael Buble – 146 (as of Dec 2016)
102. NSYNC – 146 (as of Feb 2018)
103. Christina Aguilera – 145 (as of Mar 2017)
104. Alicia Keys – 142 (as of Nov 2016)
105. Fugees – 141 (as of Feb 2021)
106. Avril Lavigne – 141 (as of Feb 2018)
107. Justin Timberlake – 137 (as of Feb 2018)
108. Take That – 137 (as of Dec 2019)
109. Amy Winehouse – 134 (as of Jul 2019)
110. Johnny Hallyday – 127 (as of Jan 2018)
111. Enrique Iglesias – 127 (as of Sep 2016)
112. Ariana Grande – 127 (as of Sep 2021)
113. Dido – 123 (as of Feb 2019)
114. One Direction – 123 (as of May 2017)
115. Jennifer Lopez – 123 (as of Jun 2018)
116. James Blunt – 121 (as of Feb 2019)
117. Kelly Clarkson – 117 (as of May 2018)
118. Foo Fighters – 110 (as of Oct 2017)
119. Imagine Dragons – 107 (as of Sep 2018)
120. Miley Cyrus – 107 (as of Dec 2020)
121. Ms. Lauryn Hill – 107 (as of Feb 2021)
122. The Weeknd – 106 (as of Sep 2020)
123. Kylie Minogue – 105 (as of Apr 2018)
124. Post Malone – 102 (as of Nov 2020)
125. Mannheim Steamroller – 95 (as of Dec 2020)
126. Carrie Underwood – 90 (as of Sep 2018)
127. Sam Smith – 89 (as of Oct 2017)
128. Gwen Stefani – 86 (as of Apr 2020)
129. Selena Gomez – 84 (as of Mar 2021)
130. Gorillaz – 81 (as of May 2017)
131. Billie Eilish – 74 (as of Jul 2020)
132. Dua Lipa – 73 (as of Jan 2021)
133. Shawn Mendes – 73 (as of Oct 2019)
134. Blackpink – 72 (as of Sep 2021)
135. Macklemore – 72 (as of Nov 2017)
136. Buffalo Springfield – 71 (as of May 2021)
137. Kendrick Lamar – 71 (as of Apr 2019)
138. Fergie – 71 (as of Jul 2017)
139. Bad Bunny – 71 (as of Jul 2021)
140. Cardi B – 70 (as of Sep 2021)
141. Björk – 68 (as of Dec 2018)
142. Avicii – 65 (as of Apr 2018)
143. Aaliyah – 61 (as of Feb 2017)
144. Juice Wrld – 60 (as of Aug 2021)
145. Lana Del Rey – 60 (as of Aug 2017)
146. Lil Nas X – 59 (as of Sep 2021)
147. Lewis Capaldi – 58 (as of Sep 2021)
148. Harry Styles – 55 (as of Jul 2021)
149. Lorde – 51 (as of Jun 2017)
150. Arctic Monkeys – 50 (as of May 2018)
151. Renaud – 48 (as of Nov 2017)
152. Will.i.am – 46 (as of Jul 2017)
153. Demi Lovato – 43 (as of Oct 2018)
154. Doja Cat – 34 (as of Aug 2021)
155. Little Mix – 34 (as of Feb 2020)
156. Olivia Rodrigo – 33 (as of Aug 2021)
hey MJD, i saw some rumors on Twitter that Tidal will start making their streamind data available for users circa January 2022. if that would be true will you incorporate them into the CSPC formula ?
Tidal to me seems way too irrelevant for 99% of artists as it only got 4m users or so (even that is disputed). The exceptions being Jay-Z or Beyoncé possibly.
Hi Padilla!
We’ll have to wait & see, but as Al stated they will be mainly useful for specific artists, we will no doubt look at the nummbers for Beyoncé, Kanye, Jay-Z, Rihanna, etc. It would be important to cross-check former Billboard/RIAA numbers to make sure they aren’t inflated though as there have been some claims regarding this.
Why have 7 million been removed from bts? It was at 79 million and they have sold millions this year, over 7 million in albums alone this year as well as their single sales???
When we will see the new artist in the list ? Please tell us if you can ! Thanks anyway !
Madonna and David Bowie made deal with Warner.
Madonna returned to Warner. It has hardly any talking about. Cold truth is Madonna’s music sells very little. But they have a planes.
One month later David Bowie sold copyrights to his music. $ 200 million is stated a amount. Bowie seems to endure time.
where are sales something to remenber ‘s madonna?
It’s not a studio album ! It is compilation !
Chartmasters, how true is this? “Beatles sales are about 80% totally accounted for. Elvis is higher at 88%. Michael only has about 50% of his sales calculated in their primary markets(English speaking markets). This has a few meanings. 1) it means the claimed sales of Elvis and the Beatles numbers ranging from 500 million to a billion records is WAY inflated. The problem is there was no certification system in 50’s or 60’s so their claimed sales then become unrealistic when you realized that they managed to calculate 80%-88% of their sales in their main markets. At max, that puts… Read more »
I hope MJD or other cm staff will answer me huhhuhu
I agree with you
I think this is fake. I didn’t make that piece
Well, The Beatles already got over 500 million records.
All albums + all singles.
It’s not inflated.
Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley is around 450 million.
https://youtu.be/mId9o95Jzf8
Adele is about to be #1 2021