Best selling artists, albums and singles of all-time

Albums Ranking – CSPC – Overall sales

This list is about the most successful albums 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. Sales figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles while streams are updated daily. Albums from unstudied artists which gained significant streams are listed but miss the sales component.

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In the following results table, all categories display figures in equivalent album sales. If different, pure sales are listed between parentheses.

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#	Cover	Album	Sales*				Streams		Total CSPC
			Studio Albums	Other LPs	Physical Singles	Digital Singles	EAS	Daily Increase
1		The Fame / The Fame Monster Lady Gaga	15,745,000 (12/22/20)	4,141,000	1,215,000 (1,180,000)	11,178,000 (74,520,000)	6,033,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 3,320 LD: 4,740	38,312,000
2		Fearless Taylor Swift	9,970,000 (11/01/22)	1,543,000	454,000 (71,000)	4,519,000 (30,130,000)	5,584,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 5,150 LD: 8,100	22,070,000
3		I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé	7,595,000 (07/16/22)	1,123,000	107,000 (330,000)	7,152,000 (47,680,000)	4,679,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 1,720 LD: 2,840	20,656,000
4		Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Coldplay	9,985,000 (06/07/21)	841,000	175,000 (183,000)	2,963,000 (19,760,000)	2,535,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 1,180 LD: 2,080	16,499,000
5		19 Adele	8,685,000 (06/21/22)	935,000	303,000 (63,000)	1,781,000 (11,870,000)	2,906,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 1,170 LD: 1,430	14,610,000
6		Funhouse P!nk	6,900,000 (06/23/22)	2,413,000	287,000 (385,000)	2,987,000 (19,910,000)	1,362,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 590 LD: 690	13,948,000
7		One Of The Boys Katy Perry	4,140,000 (06/16/19)	143,000	384,000 (480,000)	4,403,000 (29,350,000)	2,188,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 1,070 LD: 1,870	11,258,000
8		Dark Horse Nickelback	5,700,000 (06/28/17)	218,000	159,000 (79,000)	2,340,000 (15,600,000)	1,246,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 410 LD: 860	9,663,000
9		Circus Britney Spears	3,755,000 (04/28/19)	284,000	291,000 (200,000)	2,462,000 (16,410,000)	1,248,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 600 LD: 780	8,039,000
10		Black Ice AC/DC	7,000,000 (02/20/18)	263,000	13,000 (13,000)	47,000 (310,000)	477,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 200 LD: 280	7,800,000
11		Death Magnetic Metallica	5,330,000 (02/13/19)	71,000	190,000 (43,000)	386,000 (2,570,000)	492,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 200 LD: 240	6,468,000
12		Hard Candy Madonna	3,650,000 (08/20/17)	592,000	385,000 (520,000)	1,088,000 (7,250,000)	399,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 140 LD: 320	6,113,000
13		High School Musical 3 High School Musical	4,025,000 (09/06/17)	100,000	6,000 (20,000)	420,000 (2,800,000)	892,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 340 LD: 340	5,443,000
14		Here I Stand Usher	2,200,000 (09/04/17)	12,000	203,000 (122,000)	1,740,000 (11,600,000)	544,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 190 LD: 310	4,699,000
15		Breakout Miley Cyrus	2,950,000 (12/07/20)	2,000	227,000 (60,000)	491,000 (3,270,000)	295,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 120 LD: 150	3,964,000
16		Camp Rock Various Artists	2,640,000 (10/09/18)	0	9,000 (30,000)	659,000 (4,390,000)	535,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 220 LD: 320	3,843,000
17		E=MC² Mariah Carey	2,150,000 (04/28/17)	15,000	303,000 (50,000)	480,000 (3,200,000)	310,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 120 LD: 210	3,258,000
18		The Circus Take That	2,610,000 (12/15/19)	256,000	119,000 (40,000)	122,000 (810,000)	94,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 40 LD: 30	3,200,000
19		Chinese Democracy Guns N' Roses	2,740,000 (03/01/18)	3,000	9,000 (30,000)	165,000 (1,100,000)	234,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 90 LD: 140	3,151,000
20		And Winter Came... Enya	2,710,000 (02/25/18)	66,000	2,000 (5,000)	203,000 (1,350,000)	153,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 40 LD: 30	3,134,000
21		We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (Deluxe Edition) Jason Mraz	0 (N/A)	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	2,786,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	2,786,000
22		Only By The Night Kings of Leon	0 (N/A)	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	2,752,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	2,752,000
*Pure sales figures updated on date below studio album sales. 'Av.' stands for Average, 'LD' for Last Day.