Top artists - Physical singles sales

Top artists – Physical singles sales

Want to know who are the best-selling artists in terms of physical singles? Here you are!

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.

#	Artist	Units sold
1	Elvis Presley	135,207,000
2	The Beatles	116,077,000
3	Frank Sinatra	95,253,000
4	Michael Jackson	79,350,000
5	Madonna	75,210,000
6	Bee Gees	72,790,000
7	The Rolling Stones	72,773,000
8	Elton John	65,340,000
9	Stevie Wonder	65,317,500
10	Paul McCartney	57,973,000
11	Rod Stewart	55,217,000
12	ABBA	54,400,000
13	Aretha Franklin	51,323,000
14	Queen	49,960,000
15	George Michael	49,880,000
16	Whitney Houston	49,523,000
17	Cher	46,220,000
18	David Bowie	44,203,000
19	Johnny Hallyday	43,737,000
20	Prince	42,910,000
21	Janet Jackson	40,637,000
22	Celine Dion	39,290,000
23	Billy Joel	36,900,000
24	Mariah Carey	36,890,000
25	Barbra Streisand	35,253,000
26	Bryan Adams	32,090,000
27	Jackson 5 & The Jacksons	31,160,000
28	Eric Clapton	29,940,000
29	Phil Collins	29,907,000
30	Bon Jovi	27,980,000
31	John Lennon	26,780,000
32	Fleetwood Mac	26,057,000
33	Ayumi Hamasaki	25,984,000
34	Simon & Garfunkel	23,830,000
35	The Police	23,807,000
36	Creedence Clearwater Revival	22,567,000
37	U2	22,550,000
38	Bruce Springsteen	21,007,000
39	Spice Girls	20,020,000
40	Kylie Minogue	19,723,000
41	Britney Spears	18,600,000
42	Backstreet Boys	18,010,000
43	Bob Dylan	17,677,000
44	Eagles	16,627,000
45	Sting	16,013,000
46	Aerosmith	15,503,000
47	Metallica	15,483,000
48	Santana	15,383,000
49	Ace of Base	14,503,000
50	Eminem	14,319,000
51	Genesis	13,906,000
52	The Doors	13,860,000
53	Shania Twain	13,130,000
54	TLC	13,120,000
55	Paul Simon	12,817,000
56	Christina Aguilera	12,740,000
57	Deep Purple	12,176,000
58	Usher	12,043,000
59	Robbie Williams	11,957,000
60	2pac	11,923,000
61	Guns N' Roses	11,900,000
62	Oasis	11,417,000
63	Destiny's Child	11,315,000
64	Meat Loaf	10,847,000
65	Jennifer Lopez	10,760,000
66	Van Halen	10,446,000
67	Supertramp	10,070,000
68	Bob Marley	9,980,000
69	Take That	9,209,000
70	Enrique Iglesias	8,900,000
71	Pink Floyd	8,800,000
72	Shakira	8,457,000
73	Dire Straits	8,380,000
74	Crosby, Stills & Nash	8,375,000
75	R.E.M.	8,275,000
76	Journey	8,087,000
77	P!nk	7,703,000
78	BTS	7,291,000
79	AC/DC	7,203,000
80	Fugees	7,160,000
81	Neil Young	7,104,000
82	NSYNC	6,980,000
83	Black Eyed Peas	6,590,000
84	Aaliyah	6,353,000
85	Led Zeppelin	6,350,000
86	Sade	6,265,000
87	Jimi Hendrix	6,212,000
88	Boston	5,637,000
89	The Yardbirds	5,336,000
90	Justin Timberlake	5,330,000
91	Dido	5,320,000
92	Enya	5,253,000
93	No Doubt	4,905,000
94	Red Hot Chili Peppers	4,797,000
95	Iron Maiden	4,638,000
96	Cream	4,257,000
97	Nirvana	4,190,000
98	Cranberries	4,120,000
99	Beyoncé	3,973,000
100	Ozzy Osbourne	3,764,000
101	Alicia Keys	3,690,000
102	Ms. Lauryn Hill	3,657,000
103	Rihanna	3,595,000
104	Avril Lavigne	3,507,000
105	Tracy Chapman	3,483,000
106	Alanis Morissette	3,340,000
107	Black Sabbath	3,303,000
108	Linkin Park	3,210,000
109	Gwen Stefani	3,130,000
110	Green Day	3,047,000
111	Nickelback	3,020,000
112	Renaud	2,660,000
113	Björk	2,620,000
114	Kelly Clarkson	2,203,000
115	Gorillaz	2,199,000
116	Evanescence	2,170,000
117	James Blunt	2,133,000
118	Coldplay	2,062,000
119	Buffalo Springfield	1,980,000
120	Maroon 5	1,603,000
121	Lady Gaga	1,570,000
122	Foo Fighters	1,430,000
123	Kanye West	1,277,000
124	Garth Brooks	953,000
125	Katy Perry	870,000
126	Michael Bublé	770,000
127	Arctic Monkeys	765,000
128	Fergie	750,000
129	Will.i.am	747,000
130	Justin Bieber	729,000
131	Amy Winehouse	580,000
132	Adele	572,500
133	Carrie Underwood	500,000

Top artists – Physical singles sales

Top artists – Physical singles sales

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