Best selling artists, albums and singles of all-time
Tracks Ranking – CSPC – Overall sales
This list is about the most successful songs of all time (understand “which have generated the most sales”). 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.
1. 1997 – Céline Dion – My Heart Will Go On [Titanic / Let’s Talk About Love] – 63,040,000
2. 1976 – Eagles – Hotel California [Hotel California] – 51,840,000
3. 1982 – Michael Jackson – Billie Jean [Thriller] – 41,890,000
4. 1970 – Derek and the Dominos – Layla [Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs] – 37,070,000
5. 1992 – Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You [The Bodyguard] – 33,620,000
6. 1983 – The Police – Every Breath You Take [Synchronicity] – 32,690,000
7. 1975 – Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody [A Night at the Opera] – 32,240,000
8. 1977 – Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive [Saturday Night Fever] – 31,660,000
9. 1964 – Simon & Garfunkel – The Sound of Silence [Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. / Sounds of Silence] – 28,800,000
10. 1961 – Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling in Love [Blue Hawaii] – 27,580,000
11. 1981 – Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ [Escape] – 27,230,000
12. 1982 – Michael Jackson – Beat It [Thriller] – 27,160,000
13. 1971 – Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven [Led Zeppelin IV] – 26,870,000
14. 1971 – Rod Stewart – Maggie May [Every Picture Tells a Story] – 26,510,000
15. 1976 – ABBA – Dancing Queen [Arrival] – 25,090,000
16. 1981 – Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight [Face Value] – 25,090,000
17. 1986 – Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a Prayer [Slippery When Wet] – 24,250,000
18. 1987 – U2 – With Or Without You [The Joshua Tree] – 23,910,000
19. 1972 – Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water [Machine Head] – 23,630,000
20. 1982 – Michael Jackson – Thriller [Thriller] – 23,430,000
21. 1981 – Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure [Hot Space] – 23,080,000
22. 1975 – Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here [Wish You Were Here] – 22,260,000
23. 1980 – Queen – Another One Bites the Dust [The Game] – 22,170,000
24. 1970 – Santana – Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen [Abraxas] – 22,070,000
25. 1980 – AC/DC – Back in Black [Back in Black] – 21,680,000
26. 1978 – Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing [Dire Straits] – 20,880,000
27. 1991 – Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It for You [Waking Up the Neighbours / Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves] – 20,820,000
28. 1971 – John Lennon – Imagine [Imagine] – 20,770,000
29. 1984 – Bryan Adams – Summer of ’69 [Reckless] – 20,670,000
30. 1996 – Spice Girls – Wannabe [Spice] – 20,670,000
31. 1976 – Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way [Rumours] – 19,980,000
32. 1987 – Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) [Whitney] – 19,630,000
33. 1989 – Phil Collins – Another Day in Paradise […But Seriously] – 19,230,000
34. 1999 – Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way [Millennium] – 19,200,000
35. 1987 – Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine [Appetite for Destruction] – 19,070,000
36. 1968 – Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson [Bookends] – 18,990,000
37. 1970 – Elton John – Your Song [Elton John] – 18,940,000
38. 1991 – Michael Jackson – Black or White [Dangerous] – 18,860,000
39. 1991 – R.E.M. – Losing My Religion [Out of Time] – 18,770,000
40. 1972 – Eagles – Take It Easy [Eagles] – 18,700,000
41. 1957 – Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock [Jailhouse Rock] – 18,700,000
42. 1980 – AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long [Back in Black] – 18,560,000
43. 1989 – Madonna – Like A Prayer [Like A Prayer] – 18,550,000
44. 1998 – Britney Spears – …Baby One More Time […Baby One More Time] – 18,370,000
45. 1990 – Garth Brooks – Friends In Low Places [No Fences] – 18,260,000
46. 1978 – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – You’re the One That I Want [Grease] – 17,980,000
47. 1979 – AC/DC – Highway to Hell [Highway to Hell] – 17,950,000
48. 1976 – Boston – More Than a Feeling [Boston] – 17,890,000
49. 1991 – Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit [Nevermind] – 17,650,000
50. 1970 – Black Sabbath – Paranoid [Paranoid] – 17,330,000
51. 1968 – Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along the Watchtower [Electric Ladyland] – 17,330,000
52. 1957 – Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas [Elvis’ Christmas Album] – 17,310,000
53. 1975 – Aerosmith – Walk This Way [Toys in the Attic] – 17,270,000
54. 1986 – Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name [Slippery When Wet] – 17,050,000
55. 1983 – U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday [War] – 16,990,000
56. 1979 – Pink Floyd – Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) [The Wall] – 16,700,000
57. 1977 – Queen – We Will Rock You [News of the World] – 16,650,000
58. 1988 – Tracy Chapman – Fast Car [Tracy Chapman] – 16,650,000
59. 1996 – Céline Dion – Because You Loved Me [Falling Into You] – 16,540,000
60. 1991 – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under the Bridge [Blood Sugar Sex Magik] – 16,160,000
61. 1966 – The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black [Aftermath] – 16,120,000
62. 2002 – Eminem – Lose Yourself [8 Mile] – 16,090,000
63. 1995 – Alanis Morissette – Ironic [Jagged Little Pill] – 16,060,000
64. 1963 – The Beatles – I Want to Hold Your Hand [Meet The Beatles!] – 15,980,000
65. 1970 – The Beatles – Let It Be [Let It Be] – 15,940,000
66. 1983 – Van Halen – Jump [1984] – 15,670,000
67. 1978 – Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now [Jazz] – 15,660,000
68. 1977 – Bee Gees – How Deep Is Your Love [Saturday Night Fever] – 15,600,000
69. 1984 – Prince and the Revolutions – Purple Rain [Purple Rain] – 15,570,000
70. 1977 – Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight [Slowhand] – 15,500,000
71. 1995 – No Doubt – Don’t Speak [Tragic Kingdom] – 15,490,000
72. 1978 – Bob Marley – Is This Love [Kaya] – 15,470,000
73. 1990 – AC/DC – Thunderstruck [The Razors Edge] – 15,460,000
74. 1973 – Billy Joel – Piano Man [Piano Man] – 15,460,000
75. 1967 – Cream – Sunshine of Your Love [Disraeli Gears] – 15,390,000
76. 1994 – The Cranberries – Zombie [No Need to Argue] – 15,370,000
77. 2011 – Adele – Someone Like You [21] – 15,360,000
78. 1977 – Fleetwood Mac – Dreams [Rumours] – 15,350,000
79. 1973 – Aerosmith – Dream On [Aerosmith] – 15,240,000
80. 1984 – Madonna – Like A Virgin [Like A Virgin] – 15,210,000
81. 1976 – Queen – Somebody to Love [A Day at Races] – 15,140,000
82. 1975 – ABBA – Mamma Mia [ABBA] – 15,140,000
83. 1965 – The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction [Out Of Our Heads] – 15,140,000
84. 1997 – Backstreet Boys – Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) [Backstreet’s Back] – 15,130,000
85. 1991 – U2 – One [Achtung Baby] – 15,100,000
86. 1985 – Dire Straits – Money for Nothing [Brothers in Arms] – 15,080,000
87. 1969 – Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love [Led Zeppelin II] – 15,000,000
88. 2000 – U2 – Beautiful Day [All That You Can’t Leave Behind] – 14,980,000
89. 1972 – Elton John – Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) [Honky Château] – 14,970,000
90. 1995 – Oasis – Wonderwall [(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?] – 14,920,000
91. 1998 – Cher – Believe [Believe] – 14,850,000
92. 1978 – Rod Stewart – Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? [Blondes Have More Fun] – 14,810,000
93. 1984 – Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. [Born in the U.S.A.] – 14,800,000
94. 1991 – Metallica – Nothing Else Matters [Metallica] – 14,620,000
95. 1992 – Eric Clapton – Tears in Heaven [Rush] – 14,590,000
96. 1991 – Metallica – Enter Sandman [Metallica] – 14,510,000
97. 1987 – Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror [Bad] – 14,390,000
98. 1983 – Billy Joel – Uptown Girl [An Innocent Man] – 14,350,000
99. 1982 – Phil Collins – You Can’t Hurry Love [Hello, I Must Be Going!] – 14,310,000
100. 1974 – Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were [The Way We Were] – 14,230,000
101. 1965 – Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling Stone [Highway 61 Revisited] – 14,220,000
102. 1994 – Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You [Merry Christmas] – 14,190,000
103. 1986 – Madonna – La Isla Bonita [True Blue] – 14,160,000
104. 1967 – The Doors – Light My Fire [The Doors] – 14,150,000
105. 1973 – Pink Floyd – Money [The Dark Side of the Moon] – 14,130,000
106. 1993 – Mariah Carey – Hero [Music Box] – 14,130,000
107. 2000 – Britney Spears – Oops!… I Did It Again [Oops!… I Did It Again] – 14,090,000
108. 1991 – Nirvana – Come As You Are [Nevermind] – 14,070,000
109. 1981 – The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up [Tattoo You] – 13,990,000
110. 1967 – Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze [Are You Experienced] – 13,950,000
111. 1969 – Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds [Orphan] – 13,880,000
112. 2010 – Adele – Rolling In The Deep [21] – 13,810,000
113. 1987 – U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For [The Joshua Tree] – 13,740,000
114. 1979 – Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough [Off the Wall] – 13,630,000
115. 1997 – Shania Twain – Man! I Feel Like a Woman! [Come On Over] – 13,600,000
116. 1991 – Guns N’ Roses – November Rain [Use Your Illusion I] – 13,580,000
117. 1970 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Have You Ever Seen The Rain [Pendulum] – 13,560,000
118. 1984 – Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark [Born in the U.S.A.] – 13,530,000
119. 1980 – Barbra Streisand – Woman in Love [Guilty] – 13,440,000
120. 1969 – The Beatles – Come Together [Abbey Road] – 13,340,000
121. 1965 – The Beatles – Yesterday [Help!] – 13,320,000
122. 1969 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son [Willy And The Poor Boys] – 13,240,000
123. 1993 – Céline Dion – The Power of Love [The Colour Of My Love] – 13,230,000
124. 1993 – Meat Loaf ft. Lorraine Crosby – I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) [Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell] – 13,140,000
125. 1984 – George Michael – Careless Whisper [Make It Big] – 13,110,000
126. 1973 – Elton John – Bennie and the Jets [Goodbye Yellow Brick Road] – 13,020,000
127. 1984 – Queen – I Want to Break Free [The Works] – 12,960,000
128. 1994 – Green Day – Basket Case [Dookie] – 12,960,000
129. 1985 – Dire Straits – Walk of Life [Brothers in Arms] – 12,880,000
130. 1987 – Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal [Bad] – 12,800,000
131. 1971 – The Doors – Riders on the Storm [L.A. Woman] – 12,710,000
132. 1968 – The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil [Beggars Banquet] – 12,700,000
133. 1968 – The Beatles – Hey Jude [Orphan] – 12,600,000
134. 1977 – Queen – We Are the Champions [News of the World] – 12,570,000
135. 1984 – Madonna – Material Girl [Like A Virgin] – 12,550,000
136. 1967 – The Doors – Break On Through (To the Other Side) [The Doors] – 12,460,000
137. 1972 – Stevie Wonder – Superstition [Talking Book] – 12,440,000
138. 1996 – Céline Dion – It’s All Coming Back to Me Now [Falling Into You] – 12,420,000
139. 1999 – Santana ft. Rob Thomas – Smooth [Supernatural] – 12,410,000
140. 1969 – The Beatles – Here Comes the Sun [Abbey Road] – 12,220,000
141. 1995 – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby [Daydream] – 12,220,000
142. 1969 – Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer [Bridge over Troubled Water] – 12,140,000
143. 1979 – Supertramp – The Logical Song [Breakfast in America] – 12,140,000
144. 1987 – Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel [Bad] – 12,100,000
145. 1969 – The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back [Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5] – 12,100,000
146. 1978 – The Rolling Stones – Beast Of Burden [Some Girls] – 12,080,000
147. 2000 – Linkin Park – In The End [Hybrid Theory] – 12,040,000
148. 1987 – George Michael – Faith [Faith] – 11,890,000
149. 1976 – Barbra Streisand – Evergreen [A Star Is Born] – 11,890,000
150. 1970 – Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water [Bridge over Troubled Water] – 11,800,000
151. 1990 – Madonna – Vogue [I’m Breathless] – 11,790,000
152. 1977 – Meat Loaf – Paradise by the Dashboard Light [Bat Out of Hell] – 11,600,000
153. 2000 – Eminem – The Real Slim Shady [The Marshall Mathers LP] – 11,590,000
154. 1989 – Garth Brooks – The Dance [Garth Brooks] – 11,580,000
155. 1992 – Whitney Houston – I Have Nothing [The Bodyguard] – 11,570,000
156. 1987 – Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle [Appetite for Destruction] – 11,530,000
157. 1978 – The Police – Roxanne [Outlandos d’Amour] – 11,510,000
158. 2000 – Bon Jovi – It’s My Life [Crush] – 11,490,000
159. 1969 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising [Green River] – 11,460,000
160. 1993 – Mariah Carey – Without You [Music Box] – 11,440,000
161. 1985 – Whitney Houston – How Will I Know [Whitney Houston] – 11,350,000
162. 1973 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Band on the Run [Band on the Run] – 11,320,000
163. 1977 – Eric Clapton – Cocaine [Slowhand] – 11,310,000
164. 1987 – Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere [Tango In The Night] – 11,310,000
165. 1987 – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life [Dirty Dancing] – 11,270,000
166. 1988 – Metallica – One […And Justice For All] – 11,210,000
167. 1962 – The Beatles – Love Me Do [Please Please Me] – 11,180,000
168. 1999 – TLC – No Scrubs [FanMail] – 11,130,000
169. 1999 – Santana ft. The Product G&B – Maria Maria [Supernatural] – 11,120,000
170. 1975 – Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run [Born to Run] – 11,100,000
171. 2001 – Nickelback – How You Remind Me [Silver Side Up] – 11,080,000
172. 1987 – Guns N’ Roses – Paradise City [Appetite for Destruction] – 11,050,000
173. 1979 – The Police – Message in a Bottle [Reggatta de Blanc] – 11,020,000
174. 1984 – Sade – Smooth Operator [Diamond Life] – 11,020,000
175. 1987 – Sting – Englishman in New York […Nothing Like the Sun] – 10,990,000
176. 1972 – Neil Young – Heart of Gold [Harvest] – 10,950,000
177. 1973 – The Rolling Stones – Angie [Goats Head Soup] – 10,950,000
178. 1984 – Stevie Wonder – I Just Called to Say I Love You [The Woman in Red] – 10,810,000
179. 1999 – Destiny’s Child – Say My Name [The Writing’s on the Wall] – 10,790,000
180. 1973 – Eagles – Desperado [Desperado] – 10,760,000
181. 1985 – Phil Collins – Sussudio [No Jacket Required] – 10,760,000
182. 1991 – Guns N’ Roses – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door [Use Your Illusion II] – 10,740,000
183. 1979 – Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb [The Wall] – 10,740,000
184. 1984 – Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go [Make It Big] – 10,670,000
185. 2015 – Adele – Hello [25] – 10,650,000
186. 1970 – Simon & Garfunkel – Cecilia [Bridge over Troubled Water] – 10,630,000
187. 1997 – Shania Twain – You’re Still the One [Come On Over] – 10,620,000
188. 1991 – Enya – Caribbean Blue [Shepherd Moons] – 10,590,000
189. 2002 – Eminem – Without Me [The Eminem Show] – 10,560,000
190. 2008 – Coldplay – Viva La Vida [Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends] – 10,380,000
191. 1993 – Janet Jackson – That’s the Way Love Goes [Janet] – 10,360,000
192. 1956 – Elvis Presley – Hound Dog [Orphan] – 10,300,000
193. 1995 – Mariah Carey – Fantasy [Daydream] – 10,280,000
194. 1971 – Led Zeppelin – Black Dog [Led Zeppelin IV] – 10,260,000
195. 1994 – TLC – Waterfalls [CrazySexyCool] – 10,210,000
196. 1981 – The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic [Ghost in the Machine] – 10,170,000
197. 2004 – James Blunt – You’re Beautiful [Back to Bedlam] – 10,170,000
198. 1997 – Robbie Williams – Angels [Life thru a Lens] – 10,160,000
199. 1970 – Santana – Oye Como Va [Abraxas] – 10,150,000
200. 1975 – Elton John & Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart [Rock of the Westies] – 10,100,000
201. 1963 – The Beatles – Twist and Shout [Please Please Me] – 10,080,000
202. 1986 – Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al [Graceland] – 10,070,000
203. 1980 – Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train [Blizzard of Ozz] – 10,040,000
204. 2001 – Alicia Keys – Fallin’ [Songs in A Minor] – 9,990,000
205. 1996 – Fugees – Killing Me Softly [The Score] – 9,980,000
206. 1964 – The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night [A Hard Day’s Night] – 9,960,000
207. 1995 – Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us [HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I] – 9,940,000
208. 1993 – Aerosmith – Crazy [Get a Grip] – 9,940,000
209. 1977 – ABBA – Take a Chance on Me [The Album] – 9,940,000
210. 1966 – Jimi Hendrix Experience – Hey Joe [Are You Experienced] – 9,900,000
211. 1975 – Eagles – One Of These Nights [One Of These Nights] – 9,840,000
212. 1977 – Bee Gees – Night Fever [Saturday Night Fever] – 9,840,000
213. 1990 – Garth Brooks – The Thunder Rolls [No Fences] – 9,840,000
214. 2002 – Eminem ft. Nate Dogg – ‘Till I Collapse [The Eminem Show] – 9,830,000
215. 1997 – Shania Twain – That Don’t Impress Me Much [Come On Over] – 9,830,000
216. 1970 – Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song [Led Zeppelin III] – 9,830,000
217. 2002 – Robbie Williams – Feel [Escapology] – 9,820,000
218. 2003 – Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z – Crazy in Love [Dangerously In Love] – 9,780,000
219. 1969 – The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter [Let It Bleed] – 9,780,000
220. 1974 – Bob Marley – No Woman, No Cry [Natty Dread] – 9,770,000
221. 1968 – Cream – White Room [Wheels of Fire] – 9,690,000
222. 1983 – Iron Maiden – The Trooper [Piece of Mind] – 9,660,000
223. 1971 – The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar [Sticky Fingers] – 9,640,000
224. 1997 – Backstreet Boys – As Long as You Love Me [Backstreet’s Back] – 9,600,000
225. 1985 – Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms [Brothers in Arms] – 9,600,000
226. 1969 – Led Zeppelin – Good Times Bad Times [Led Zeppelin I] – 9,600,000
227. 1984 – Bryan Adams – Heaven [Reckless] – 9,590,000
228. 1979 – Michael Jackson – Rock with You [Off the Wall] – 9,580,000
229. 2002 – Coldplay – The Scientist [A Rush Of Blood To The Head] – 9,560,000
230. 1984 – Prince and the Revolutions – When Doves Cry [Purple Rain] – 9,510,000
231. 2005 – Coldplay – Fix You [X&Y] – 9,500,000
232. 1969 – Led Zeppelin – Ramble On [Led Zeppelin II] – 9,490,000
233. 1995 – Take That – Back for Good [Nobody Else] – 9,430,000
234. 1983 – Irene Cara – Flashdance… What a Feeling [Flashdance / What a Feelin’] – 9,420,000
235. 2003 – Evanescence – Bring Me to Life [Fallen] – 9,380,000
236. 1988 – Enya – Orinoco Flow [Watermark] – 9,340,000
237. 1964 – The Beatles – Can’t Buy Me Love [A Hard Day’s Night] – 9,340,000
238. 1975 – Rod Stewart – I Don’t Want to Talk About It [Atlantic Crossing] – 9,320,000
239. 2001 – Shakira – Whenever, Wherever / Suerte [Laundry Service] – 9,320,000
240. 1983 – Madonna – Holiday [Madonna] – 9,310,000
241. 1986 – Genesis – Invisible Touch [Invisible Touch] – 9,260,000
242. 1965 – The Beatles – Help! [Help!] – 9,250,000
243. 1964 – Bob Dylan – The Times They Are a-Changin’ [The Times They Are a-Changin’] – 9,210,000
244. 1974 – ABBA – Waterloo [Waterloo] – 9,210,000
245. 1984 – Phil Collins – One More Night [No Jacket Required] – 9,190,000
246. 1973 – Pink Floyd – Time [The Dark Side of the Moon] – 9,170,000
247. 1999 – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication [Californication] – 9,160,000
248. 2000 – Coldplay – Yellow [Parachutes] – 9,150,000
249. 1986 – Metallica – Master Of Puppets [Master Of Puppets] – 9,140,000
250. 1986 – Bon Jovi – Wanted Dead or Alive [Slippery When Wet] – 9,130,000
251. 1981 – AC/DC – For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) [For Those About to Rock We Salute You] – 9,120,000
252. 1984 – Queen – Radio Ga Ga [The Works] – 9,090,000
253. 1977 – Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell [Bat Out of Hell] – 9,070,000
254. 2013 – Various Artists – Let It Go [Frozen] – 9,010,000
255. 1992 – R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts [Automatic for the People] – 8,970,000
256. 1988 – Guns N’ Roses – Patience [GNR Lies] – 8,920,000
257. 1997 – Elton John for The Diana Foundation – Candle in the Wind [Orphan] – 8,920,000
258. 1976 – Eagles – Life In The Fast Lane [Hotel California] – 8,920,000
259. 2000 – Eminem ft. Dido – Stan [The Marshall Mathers LP] – 8,900,000
260. 1980 – Bob Marley – Could You Be Loved [Uprising] – 8,870,000
261. 1984 – Madonna – Into The Groove [Like A Virgin] – 8,860,000
262. 1979 – Bee Gees – Tragedy [Spirits Having Flown] – 8,850,000
263. 1989 – Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start the Fire [Storm Front] – 8,830,000
264. 1977 – Bob Marley – Three Little Birds [Exodus] – 8,820,000
265. 2000 – Enya – Only Time [A Day Without Rain] – 8,800,000
266. 1976 – AC/DC – Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap [Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap] – 8,770,000
267. 2000 – NSYNC – Bye Bye Bye [No Strings Attached] – 8,760,000
268. 1992 – Bon Jovi – Bed of Roses [Keep the Faith] – 8,740,000
269. 1980 – AC/DC – Hells Bells [Back in Black] – 8,720,000
270. 1972 – Deep Purple – Highway Star [Machine Head] – 8,690,000
271. 1986 – Prince and the Revolutions – Kiss [Parade] – 8,660,000
272. 2017 – Ed Sheeran – Shape of You [÷ (Divide)] – 8,620,000
273. 1996 – Backstreet Boys – Quit Playin’ Games (with My Heart) [Backstreet Boys] – 8,620,000
274. 1997 – Barbra Streisand & Céline Dion – Tell Him [Higher Ground / Let’s Talk About Love] – 8,600,000
275. 1975 – Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion [Toys in the Attic] – 8,600,000
276. 1972 – Elvis Presley – Burning Love [Orphan] – 8,560,000
277. 1999 – Dido – Thank You [No Angel] – 8,550,000
278. 1963 – The Beatles – She Loves You [Orphan] – 8,540,000
279. 1969 – Santana – Evil Ways [Santana] – 8,530,000
280. 2003 – Britney Spears – Toxic [In The Zone] – 8,510,000
281. 1983 – David Bowie – Let’s Dance [Let’s Dance] – 8,500,000
282. 1991 – Genesis – I Can’t Dance [We Can’t Dance] – 8,490,000
283. 1971 – Led Zeppelin – Rock and Roll [Led Zeppelin IV] – 8,480,000
284. 1983 – Michael Sembello – Maniac [Flashdance / Bossa Nova Hotel] – 8,470,000
285. 1986 – Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach [True Blue] – 8,460,000
286. 1980 – ABBA – The Winner Takes It All [Super Trouper] – 8,450,000
287. 1971 – The Rolling Stones – Wild Horses [Sticky Fingers] – 8,380,000
288. 1991 – Mariah Carey – Emotions [Emotions] – 8,380,000
289. 1993 – Aerosmith – Cryin’ [Get a Grip] – 8,360,000
290. 1998 – Madonna – Frozen [Ray Of Light] – 8,340,000
291. 1979 – Supertramp – Breakfast in America [Breakfast in America] – 8,300,000
292. 2011 – Adele – Set Fire To The Rain [21] – 8,290,000
293. 1970 – The Doors – Roadhouse Blues [Morrison Hotel] – 8,270,000
294. 1969 – The Beatles – Get Back [Let It Be] – 8,260,000
295. 1980 – Billy Joel – It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me [Glass Houses] – 8,250,000
296. 1995 – Shania Twain – Any Man of Mine [The Woman In Me] – 8,220,000
297. 1990 – Mariah Carey – Vision of Love [Mariah Carey] – 8,180,000
298. 1989 – Elton John – Sacrifice [Sleeping with the Past] – 8,160,000
299. 1970 – Black Sabbath – Iron Man [Paranoid] – 8,080,000
300. 1967 – The Beatles – All You Need Is Love [Magical Mystery Tour] – 8,040,000
301. 1966 – The Beatles – Yellow Submarine [Revolver] – 8,040,000
302. 2003 – Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You [The Diary of Alicia Keys] – 8,000,000
303. 1999 – Christina Aguilera – Genie in a Bottle [Christina Aguilera] – 7,990,000
304. 1975 – AC/DC – T.N.T. [High Voltage] – 7,990,000
305. 1991 – Queen – The Show Must Go On [Innuendo] – 7,980,000
306. 1977 – David Bowie – Heroes [Heroes] – 7,960,000
307. 1989 – Cher – If I Could Turn Back Time [Heart of Stone] – 7,950,000
308. 1984 – Bruce Springsteen – I’m on Fire [Born in the U.S.A.] – 7,920,000
309. 1995 – Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know [Jagged Little Pill] – 7,910,000
310. 1977 – Bob Marley – Jamming [Exodus] – 7,900,000
311. 1987 – Michael Jackson – Bad [Bad] – 7,880,000
312. 1993 – Billy Joel – The River of Dreams [River Of Dreams] – 7,880,000
313. 1974 – Queen – Killer Queen [Sheer Heart Attack] – 7,870,000
314. 1984 – U2 – Pride (in The Name Of Love) [The Unforgettable Fire] – 7,860,000
315. 1980 – Bruce Springsteen – The River [The River] – 7,850,000
316. 1989 – Garth Brooks – If Tomorrow Never Comes [Garth Brooks] – 7,850,000
317. 2002 – Maroon 5 – She Will Be Loved [Songs About Jane] – 7,850,000
318. 1973 – Elton John – Candle in the Wind [Goodbye Yellow Brick Road] – 7,800,000
319. 1969 – Blind Faith – Can’t Find My Way Home [Blind Faith] – 7,800,000
320. 1975 – Bob Dylan – Hurricane [Desire] – 7,790,000
321. 1970 – Deep Purple – Child in Time [Deep Purple In Rock] – 7,760,000
322. 1969 – Elvis Presley – In the Ghetto [From Elvis in Memphis] – 7,750,000
323. 1991 – Michael Jackson – Remember the Time [Dangerous] – 7,730,000
324. 1985 – Whitney Houston – Greatest Love of All [Whitney Houston] – 7,730,000
325. 1980 – John Lennon – Woman [Double Fantasy] – 7,720,000
326. 1982 – Iron Maiden – Run to the Hills [The Number of the Beast] – 7,690,000
327. 1967 – The Doors – People Are Strange [Strange Days] – 7,680,000
328. 1975 – Rod Stewart – Sailing [Atlantic Crossing] – 7,680,000
329. 1970 – The Jackson 5 – ABC [ABC] – 7,660,000
330. 2004 – Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris – Yeah! [Confessions] – 7,660,000
331. 2002 – Avril Lavigne – Complicated [Let Go] – 7,620,000
332. 1977 – Supertramp – Give a Little Bit [Even in the Quietest Moments…] – 7,620,000
333. 1978 – Billy Joel – My Life [52nd Street] – 7,580,000
334. 2005 – Madonna – Hung Up [Confessions On A Dance Floor] – 7,470,000
335. 1969 – David Bowie – Space Oddity [David Bowie (1969)] – 7,470,000
336. 1974 – Elton John – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me [Caribou] – 7,430,000
337. 1980 – Dire Straits – Romeo and Juliet [Making Movies] – 7,410,000
338. 1977 – Billy Joel – She’s Always a Woman [The Stranger] – 7,410,000
339. 2003 – Dido – White Flag [Life for Rent] – 7,400,000
340. 1978 – John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights [Grease] – 7,400,000
341. 1970 – Santana – Samba Pa Ti [Abraxas] – 7,380,000
342. 2005 – Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean – Hips Don’t Lie / Sera Sera [Oral Fixation, Vol. 2] – 7,370,000
343. 1974 – Eric Clapton – I Shot the Sheriff [461 Ocean Boulevard] – 7,370,000
344. 1975 – Fleetwood Mac – Landslide [Fleetwood Mac (White Album)] – 7,310,000
345. 1995 – Michael Jackson – You Are Not Alone [HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I] – 7,310,000
346. 2001 – Norah Jones – Come Away with Me [Come Away with Me] – 7,310,000
347. 2001 – Enrique Iglesias – Hero [Escape] – 7,310,000
348. 1975 – Led Zeppelin – Kashmir [Physical Graffiti] – 7,310,000
349. 2010 – Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris – Baby [My Worlds] – 7,300,000
350. 2001 – Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out of My Head [Fever] – 7,300,000
351. 1980 – Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love [The Game] – 7,290,000
352. 2008 – Taylor Swift – Love Story [Fearless] – 7,230,000
353. 1982 – Michael Jackson – P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) [Thriller] – 7,230,000
354. 2003 – Linkin Park – Numb [Meteora] – 7,220,000
355. 1991 – Guns N’ Roses – Don’t Cry [Use Your Illusion I] – 7,190,000
356. 1970 – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Our House [Déjà Vu] – 7,180,000
357. 1997 – NSYNC – Tearin’ Up My Heart [NSYNC] – 7,180,000
358. 2008 – Lady Gaga – Poker Face [The Fame] – 7,140,000
359. 1980 – The Police – Don’t Stand So Close to Me [Zenyatta Mondatta] – 7,130,000
360. 1991 – Rod Stewart – Have I Told You Lately [Vagabond Heart] – 7,120,000
361. 2009 – Lady Gaga – Bad Romance [The Fame Monster] – 7,100,000
362. 1995 – Michael Jackson – Earth Song [HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I] – 7,100,000
363. 1977 – Fleetwood Mac – The Chain [Rumours] – 7,080,000
364. 2003 – Black Eyed Peas ft. Justin Timberlake – Where Is the Love? [Elephunk] – 7,020,000
365. 1982 – Journey – Faithfully [Frontiers] – 7,000,000
366. 1969 – Crosby, Stills & Nash – Suite: Judy Blue Eyes [Crosby, Stills & Nash] – 6,990,000
367. 2008 – Beyoncé – Halo [I Am… Sasha Fierce] – 6,990,000
368. 2010 – Eminem ft. Rihanna – Love the Way You Lie [Recovery] – 6,980,000
369. 2001 – Norah Jones – Don’t Know Why [Come Away with Me] – 6,970,000
370. 1956 – Elvis Presley – Love Me Tender [Love Me Tender] – 6,970,000
371. 1965 – Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe [Look at Us] – 6,960,000
372. 1991 – Garth Brooks – Rodeo [Ropin’ the Wind] – 6,950,000
373. 1983 – Genesis – That’s All [Genesis] – 6,930,000
374. 1984 – Wham! – Last Christmas [Music from the Edge of Heaven] – 6,920,000
375. 1964 – The Beatles – Eight Days a Week [Beatles for Sale] – 6,910,000
376. 1979 – ABBA – Chiquitita [Voulez-Vous] – 6,900,000
377. 1977 – Bob Marley – One Love / People Get Ready [Exodus] – 6,880,000
378. 2020 – BTS – Dynamite [BE] – 6,870,000
379. 1972 – Elton John – Crocodile Rock [Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player] – 6,860,000
380. 1992 – Céline Dion & Peabo Bryson – Beauty and the Beast [Celine Dion] – 6,840,000
381. 1976 – Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke [Songs in the Key of Life] – 6,820,000
382. 1995 – Tracy Chapman – Give Me One Reason [New Beginning] – 6,800,000
383. 1972 – Paul Simon – Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard [Paul Simon] – 6,740,000
384. 1973 – Bob Dylan – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door [Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid] – 6,730,000
385. 1966 – Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth [Buffalo Springfield] – 6,720,000
386. 1997 – Green Day – Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) [Nimrod] – 6,690,000
387. 1975 – Fleetwood Mac – Rhiannon [Fleetwood Mac (White Album)] – 6,690,000
388. 1976 – Bee Gees – You Should Be Dancing [Children of the World] – 6,680,000
389. 1998 – Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing) [The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill] – 6,680,000
390. 1969 – The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women [Let It Bleed] – 6,660,000
391. 1996 – Céline Dion – All by Myself [Falling Into You] – 6,650,000
392. 1969 – The Beatles – Something [Abbey Road] – 6,640,000
393. 2004 – Kelly Clarkson – Because of You [Breakaway] – 6,630,000
394. 1977 – Meat Loaf – Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad [Bat Out of Hell] – 6,630,000
395. 1993 – Sting – Fields of Gold [Ten Summoner’s Tales] – 6,590,000
396. 1969 – Bob Dylan – Lay Lady Lay [Nashville Skyline] – 6,580,000
397. 1956 – Elvis Presley – Heartbreak Hotel [Orphan] – 6,570,000
398. 1991 – Michael Jackson – Heal the World [Dangerous] – 6,550,000
399. 2014 – Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud [x (Multiply)] – 6,530,000
400. 1985 – Sade – The Sweetest Taboo [Promise] – 6,520,000
Sandy & Júnior is a brasilian duo, sold more than 2,5 million Records with “As quatro estações “ in 1999. In 2000 sold more than 3 million with “as quatro estações ao vivo”..
If the daily gains (Av and LD) are an indicator, and I extrapolate them with rounded figures for the top albums EAS, the top 20 would look something like this in 10 years: 1. Thriller 130 2. Hotel California 76 3. SNF 75 4. Rumours 72 5. Bad 71 6. Nevermind 69 7. Back in Black 68 8. 21 66 9. DSOTM 63 10. IV 62 11. Bodyguard 58 11. Grease 58 11. The Wall 58 11. SWW 58 15. AfD 57 15. Metallica 57 17. Eminem Show 54 18. Joshua Tree 53 18. The Fame / Monster 53 20.… Read more »
It’s nice to see some “newer” albums possibly entering the top spots. Adele top 10, and Lady Gaga and Eminem top 20. The top of the lists are finally changing!
And who knows how close 1989 and Divide will be by then!
1989 will be around 50m or probably higher given tht its doing 8000 daily right now and its rerecording is coming soon
That’s definitely possible, but the LD’S of newer albums are changing more than older albums, so it’s even more speculating to predict their future numbers.
I believe that today there is an error for the daily streaming for The Joshua Tree (U2), yesterday it reported 2,011,000 streams with a daily stream of 1,160 strams and today instead always 2,011,000 streams with a daily stream of only 140, therefore still less than War, The Unforgettable Fire, Rattle And Hum, Achtung Baby and All That You Can’t Leave Behind.
There is an error in today’s stream numbers for …And Justice for All (Metallica)
Hello.
Can you check the sales for singer Anastacia? Her self-titled album seems to have sold circa 10 M in Europe in 2004, being allegedly the second most successful album behind Usher’s confession.
Thank you!
It’s only 3x platinum in Europe… Her best selling album sold maybe 5 million worldwide, she had zero success in the US which is kinda weird considering she’s American!
In a few hours Nevermind replaces in eighth place current album The Dark side of the moon.
i noticed that maybe there are some errors for physical singles of some artists like Sting & Police, Metallica, U2, so maybe their total of their physical singles in their CSPC articles where there is also streaming might change, check it out I await your reply.
Of the artists studied so far, how many have sold more than 100 million albums (all types) outside the United States?
Off the top of my head there are the obvious candidates like The Beatles, Queen, MJ, Pink Floyd, Madonna, The Stones etc. U2 might sneak it?
Are there any others I’ve missed?
Cheers!
Maybe Celine Dion and Abba have also managed?
Approximately :
The Beatles 170m
MJ 155m
Queen 145m
Madonna 130m
Pink Floyd 125m
ABBA 110m
Céline Dion 110m
Rolling Stones 110m
U2 105m
Cheers! Quite a select group…
When will Melanie Martinez be on the list? She definitely has enough sales and streams…
She has sold about 6-7M albums. I doubt she even has enough for a light article.
I’m sorry, but there is an article about Zara Larsson who is in the same league as Melanie Martinez. I doubt I deserved the dislike for what I was saying. She deserves to be on the list.
its obvious that Paramore have at least +15million albums sales worldwide….they have like 60 million singles too, why not update??? 😓