Top artists – Digital singles sales
Want to know who are the best-selling artists in terms of digital singles? Here you are!
Figures here include both downloads and ringtones
Please keep in mind that 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.
Top artists – Digital singles sales
# | Artist | Units sold | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rihanna | 257,560,000 | |
2 | Eminem | 204,920,000 | |
3 | Drake | 169,530,000 | |
4 | Kanye West | 165,825,000 | |
5 | Beyoncé | 164,000,000 | |
6 | Taylor Swift | 160,450,000 | |
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 | P!nk | 85,620,000 | |
18 | Ed Sheeran | 84,500,000 | |
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 | |
51 | 2pac | 38,060,000 | |
52 | Elvis Presley | 37,467,000 | |
53 | Guns N' Roses | 37,213,000 | |
54 | Fergie | 36,900,000 | |
55 | Jennifer Lopez | 36,807,000 | |
56 | Avicii | 36,700,000 | |
57 | Demi Lovato | 35,887,000 | |
58 | Michael Bublé | 35,400,000 | |
59 | The Beatles | 35,233,000 | |
60 | Stevie Wonder | 34,490,000 | |
61 | Whitney Houston | 34,253,000 | |
62 | Bob Marley | 33,693,000 | |
63 | AC/DC | 33,447,000 | |
64 | Fleetwood Mac | 32,033,000 | |
65 | Led Zeppelin | 32,027,000 | |
66 | Eric Clapton | 31,975,000 | |
67 | Carly Rae Jepsen | 31,940,000 | |
68 | Bob Dylan | 30,413,000 | |
69 | Meghan Trainor | 29,855,000 | |
70 | Journey | 29,767,000 | |
71 | Prince | 29,587,000 | |
72 | Gwen Stefani | 29,040,000 | |
73 | Charlie Puth | 27,140,000 | |
74 | Celine Dion | 26,660,000 | |
75 | Foo Fighters | 26,607,000 | |
76 | Elton John | 26,253,000 | |
77 | Frank Sinatra | 26,210,000 | |
78 | Aerosmith | 25,547,000 | |
79 | Bruce Springsteen | 25,420,000 | |
80 | Lana Del Rey | 24,455,000 | |
81 | Destiny's Child | 24,080,000 | |
82 | Pink Floyd | 23,360,000 | |
83 | Nirvana | 23,253,000 | |
84 | James Blunt | 23,093,000 | |
85 | Phil Collins | 22,693,000 | |
86 | Backstreet Boys | 22,553,000 | |
87 | Amy Winehouse | 21,660,000 | |
88 | Shawn Mendes | 21,585,000 | |
89 | Billy Joel | 21,000,000 | |
90 | Eagles | 20,440,000 | |
91 | David Bowie | 19,833,000 | |
92 | Gorillaz | 19,370,000 | |
93 | Lorde | 19,250,000 | |
94 | Oasis | 18,800,000 | |
95 | Norah Jones | 18,600,000 | |
96 | Evanescence | 18,387,000 | |
97 | ABBA | 17,867,000 | |
98 | Aretha Franklin | 17,490,000 | |
99 | Rod Stewart | 17,420,000 | |
100 | Bryan Adams | 17,247,000 | |
101 | Bee Gees | 17,233,000 | |
102 | Van Halen | 16,810,000 | |
103 | George Michael | 16,767,000 | |
104 | Santana | 16,560,000 | |
105 | Post Malone | 16,220,000 | |
106 | Jimi Hendrix | 15,270,000 | |
107 | Ozzy Osbourne | 15,180,000 | |
108 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 14,600,000 | |
109 | Simon & Garfunkel | 14,347,000 | |
110 | Sting | 14,160,000 | |
111 | Robbie Williams | 13,860,000 | |
112 | Jackson 5 & The Jacksons | 13,720,000 | |
113 | Janet Jackson | 13,347,000 | |
114 | Arctic Monkeys | 13,265,000 | |
115 | Blackpink | 12,875,000 | |
116 | Tracy Chapman | 12,493,000 | |
117 | John Lennon | 12,160,000 | |
118 | Kylie Minogue | 12,153,000 | |
119 | Cardi B | 12,140,000 | |
120 | Little Mix | 12,020,000 | |
121 | R.E.M. | 11,920,000 | |
122 | Neil Young | 11,870,000 | |
123 | The Police | 11,300,000 | |
124 | Black Sabbath | 11,280,000 | |
125 | Paul McCartney | 11,247,000 | |
126 | Sade | 11,140,000 | |
127 | The Doors | 11,100,000 | |
128 | Dire Straits | 10,900,000 | |
129 | Shania Twain | 10,700,000 | |
130 | Dua Lipa | 10,370,000 | |
131 | Take That | 10,240,000 | |
132 | Genesis | 10,010,000 |