Data Collector – Biggest Physical Singles Sellers

Yesterday, a list of the Biggest Digital Single Sellers has been published. We saw that Rihanna easily dominates this ranking but there is no suspense, she does not appear among Best Physical Single Sellers. It is becausethe physical single market was dead a long time before she has released her first record. So, who leads this category? Are there well ranked artists in the two formats? You will find the answer in the list below!

Please keep in mind some artists with strong results in this format haven’t been studied so far, e.g. Elton John, Elvis Presley or Diana Ross. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles.

A lot of lists like this one are available in the Data Collector, so feel free to read them to gauge how your favorite artist ranked in it.

Reminder of the formula:

Equivalent Albums Sales (EAS) = 0.3 * Physical Single Sales

Artists Ranking – Physical Singles SAles

1. Beatles – 116,080,000 units (34,823,000 EAS)
2. Michael Jackson – 79,350,000 units (23,805,000 EAS)
3. Madonna – 75,210,000 units (22,563,000 EAS)
4. Bee Gees – 72,790,000 units (21,837,000 EAS)
5. Rolling Stones – 72,770,000 units (21,832,000 EAS)
6. ABBA – 54,400,000 units (16,320,000 EAS)
7. George Michael & Wham! – 49,880,000 units (14,964,000 EAS)
8. Whitney Houston – 49,520,000 units (14,857,000 EAS)
9. Queen – 47,100,000 units (14,131,000 EAS)
10. Cher – 46,220,000 units (13,866,000 EAS)
11. David Bowie – 44,200,000 units (13,261,000 EAS)
12. Johnny Hallyday – 43,740,000 units (13,121,000 EAS)
13. Janet Jackson – 40,640,000 units (12,191,000 EAS)
14. Céline Dion – 39,290,000 units (11,787,000 EAS)
15. Billy Joel – 36,900,000 units (11,070,000 EAS)
16. Mariah Carey – 36,890,000 units (11,067,000 EAS)
17. Jackson 5 & The Jacksons – 31,160,000 units (9,348,000 EAS)
18. Bon Jovi – 27,980,000 units (8,394,000 EAS)
19. Fleetwood Mac – 26,060,000 units (7,817,000 EAS)
20. U2 – 22,550,000 units (6,765,000 EAS)
21. Bruce Springsteen – 21,010,000 units (6,302,000 EAS)
22. Spice Girls – 20,020,000 units (6,006,000 EAS)
23. Britney Spears – 18,600,000 units (5,580,000 EAS)
24. Backstreet Boys – 18,010,000 units (5,403,000 EAS)
25. Eminem – 17,970,000 units (5,391,000 EAS)