Top artists – Digital singles sales
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Figures here include both downloads and ringtones.
Top artists – Digital singles sales
| # | Artist | Units sold | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Rihanna | 257,560,000 |
| 2 |  |
Eminem | 204,920,000 |
| 3 |  |
Drake | 172,065,000 |
| 4 |  |
Kanye West | 165,825,000 |
| 5 |  |
Beyoncé | 164,000,000 |
| 6 |  |
Taylor Swift | 162,000,000 |
| 7 |  |
Bruno Mars | 149,580,000 |
| 8 |  |
Maroon 5 | 149,190,000 |
| 9 |  |
Katy Perry | 135,427,000 |
| 10 |  |
Lady Gaga | 128,860,000 |
| 11 |  |
Justin Bieber | 113,570,000 |
| 12 |  |
Black Eyed Peas | 103,960,000 |
| 13 |  |
Justin Timberlake | 102,093,000 |
| 14 |  |
Adele | 100,380,000 |
| 15 |  |
Coldplay | 95,110,000 |
| 16 |  |
Usher | 93,607,000 |
| 17 |  |
Ed Sheeran | 88,675,000 |
| 18 |  |
P!nk | 85,620,000 |
| 19 |  |
Britney Spears | 83,027,000 |
| 20 |  |
Michael Jackson | 79,933,000 |
| 21 |  |
Linkin Park | 73,707,000 |
| 22 |  |
Miley Cyrus | 70,530,000 |
| 23 |  |
Christina Aguilera | 69,953,000 |
| 24 |  |
Kelly Clarkson | 62,013,000 |
| 25 |  |
Queen | 59,650,000 |
| 26 |  |
Alicia Keys | 57,753,000 |
| 27 |  |
Nickelback | 57,280,000 |
| 28 |  |
One Direction | 57,000,000 |
| 29 |  |
Shakira | 56,347,000 |
| 30 |  |
Ariana Grande | 55,135,000 |
| 31 |  |
Carrie Underwood | 54,407,000 |
| 32 |  |
Will.i.am | 53,300,000 |
| 33 |  |
Mariah Carey | 50,127,000 |
| 34 |  |
Enrique Iglesias | 50,113,000 |
| 35 |  |
The Weeknd | 48,710,000 |
| 36 |  |
Ayumi Hamasaki | 46,480,000 |
| 37 |  |
The Rolling Stones | 46,200,000 |
| 38 |  |
Avril Lavigne | 46,160,000 |
| 39 |  |
Imagine Dragons | 45,413,000 |
| 40 |  |
Green Day | 44,600,000 |
| 41 |  |
Red Hot Chili Peppers | 44,400,000 |
| 42 |  |
Sam Smith | 42,685,000 |
| 43 |  |
Madonna | 42,100,000 |
| 44 |  |
Kendrick Lamar | 42,020,000 |
| 45 |  |
Selena Gomez | 41,610,000 |
| 46 |  |
Metallica | 40,767,000 |
| 47 |  |
U2 | 40,500,000 |
| 48 |  |
Macklemore | 39,273,000 |
| 49 |  |
BTS | 38,875,000 |
| 50 |  |
Bon Jovi | 38,453,000 |
Some artists are missing because their analysis has not been done yet. Here is the complete list of covered artists. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles.
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