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.

Available Lists

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

If you are on mobile, be aware that detailed sales by format are displayed on larger devices.

#	Cover	Album	Sales*				Streams		Total CSPC
			Studio Albums	Other LPs	Physical Singles	Digital Singles	EAS	Daily Increase
1		Doo-Wops & Hooligans Bruno Mars	8,000,000 (06/27/19)	40,000	291,000 (125,000)	7,802,000 (52,020,000)	9,162,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 4,280 LD: 6,060	25,295,000
2		Teenage Dream Katy Perry	6,910,000 (06/16/19)	80,000	419,000 (293,000)	9,548,000 (63,650,000)	7,220,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 3,240 LD: 5,700	24,176,000
3		My Worlds Justin Bieber	9,385,000 (04/27/22)	4,195,000	433,000 (273,000)	4,134,000 (27,560,000)	4,937,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 3,090 LD: 3,360	23,084,000
4		Recovery Eminem	8,340,000 (06/22/21)	10,000	626,000 (130,000)	5,658,000 (37,720,000)	5,224,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 2,160 LD: 2,540	19,858,000
5		Loud Rihanna	6,630,000 (06/02/21)	115,000	299,000 (245,000)	5,034,000 (33,560,000)	4,239,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 2,220 LD: 3,320	16,317,000
6		Speak Now Taylor Swift	6,355,000 (11/01/22)	324,000	434,000 (45,000)	2,357,000 (15,720,000)	3,237,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 3,560 LD: 5,540	12,707,000
7		Hands All Over Maroon 5	2,690,000 (12/02/19)	79,000	1,066,000 (90,000)	3,615,000 (24,100,000)	2,523,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 1,040 LD: 1,590	9,973,000
8		Raymond v. Raymond Usher	2,100,000 (09/04/17)	338,000	1,569,000 (60,000)	2,550,000 (17,000,000)	1,439,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 530 LD: 770	7,996,000
9		The Beginning Black Eyed Peas	3,100,000 (08/03/17)	0	328,000 (190,000)	2,633,000 (17,550,000)	1,113,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 400 LD: 670	7,173,000
10		Sale el Sol Shakira	2,610,000 (06/21/18)	220,000	-765,000 (510,000)	1,601,000 (10,670,000)	2,759,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 1,080 LD: 2,340	6,425,000
11		Thank Me Later Drake	2,475,000 (07/02/21)	0	547,000 (8,000)	968,000 (6,450,000)	1,158,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 460 LD: 690	5,147,000
12		Euphoria Enrique Iglesias	1,350,000 (10/11/21)	0	668,000 (79,000)	1,800,000 (12,000,000)	1,260,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 600 LD: 750	5,078,000
13		A Thousand Suns Linkin Park	2,700,000 (06/04/17)	16,000	0 (0)	570,000 (3,800,000)	779,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 280 LD: 400	4,380,000
14		Progress Take That	3,290,000 (12/15/19)	73,000	128,000 (40,000)	167,000 (1,110,000)	95,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 30 LD: 30	3,752,000
15		My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	0 (N/A)	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	3,532,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	3,532,000
16		Plastic Beach Gorillaz	1,450,000 (05/08/17)	75,000	224,000 (11,000)	113,000 (750,000)	1,587,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 620 LD: 1,140	3,448,000
17		Soldier of Love Sade	2,760,000 (07/02/20)	145,000	57,000 (10,000)	117,000 (780,000)	168,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 50 LD: 60	3,247,000
18		Michael Michael Jackson	2,300,000 (09/27/17)	0	226,000 (1,130,000)	215,000 (1,430,000)	215,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 60 LD: 50	2,955,000
19		Animal + Cannibal (Deluxe Edition) Kesha	0 (N/A)	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	2,572,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	2,572,000
20		Valleys of Neptune Jimi Hendrix	765,000 (12/21/21)	1,466,000	35,000 (50,000)	17,000 (110,000)	33,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 10 LD: 10	2,316,000
21		Burlesque Christina Aguilera & Cher	1,375,000 (08/30/17)	0	0 (0)	360,000 (2,400,000)	569,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 200 LD: 240	2,304,000
22		A Year Without Rain Selena Gomez & The Scene	1,295,000 (03/22/21)	40,000	11,000 (35,000)	429,000 (2,860,000)	273,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 120 LD: 210	2,048,000
23		Some Kind of Trouble James Blunt	1,530,000 (02/05/19)	40,000	79,000 (40,000)	182,000 (1,210,000)	210,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 60 LD: 80	2,040,000
24		Pink Friday (Complete Edition) Nicki Minaj	0 (N/A)	0	0 (0)	0 (0)	2,024,000 (03/21/23)	Av.: 0 LD: 0	2,024,000
*Pure sales figures updated on date below studio album sales. 'Av.' stands for Average, 'LD' for Last Day.