Volume (Total Albums and Singles)
1-49
# |
Name |
Albums |
Worldwide Sales |
Nationality |
Years Active |
Genre |
Estimate based on
|
1 |
The Beatles |
12/39 |
~500,000,000 |
UK |
60s |
Rock and roll/Rock |
*168.5 mil. albums US
|
|
Elvis Presley |
31/39 |
~500,000,000 |
USA |
50s-70s |
Rock and roll |
source
|
|
Led Zeppelin |
9/11 |
~320,000,000 |
UK |
60s-80s |
Hard rock |
*106 mil. albums US
|
|
Alla Pugacheva |
|
~260,000,000 |
Russland |
70s-00s |
Disco/Pop |
source 1997
|
|
Nana Mouskouri |
450 |
~250,000,000 |
Griechenland |
60s-00s |
Pop |
1 2
|
|
Julio Iglesias |
80 |
~250,000,000 |
Spanien |
70s-00s |
Latino Pop |
source 1 source 2
|
|
Cliff Richard |
|
~250,000,000 |
UK |
50s-00s |
Pop |
source 1 source 2
|
|
Madonna |
9/10 |
250,000,000 |
USA/UK |
80s-00s |
Pop |
WBR 2004 source 2
|
|
Mariah Carey |
13 |
230,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
R&B/Pop |
source
|
10 |
Céline Dion |
20 |
212,000,000 |
Kanada |
80s-00s |
Pop |
source
|
|
Elton John |
|
~210,000,000 |
UK |
70s-00s |
Rock,Pop |
*(70 mil. US)
|
|
Garth Brooks |
|
~210,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
Country |
(US albums. 105mil)
|
|
The Rolling Stones |
|
~210,000,000 |
UK |
60s-00s |
Rock |
*63 mil. US
|
|
Pink Floyd |
|
~210,000,000 |
UK |
60s-00s |
Rock |
180mil. albums
|
|
Michael Jackson |
14 |
~210,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
R&B/soul/Pop |
170 mil. albums
|
|
Johnny Mathis |
|
~180,000,000 |
USA |
50s-00s |
Pop |
source
|
|
Metallica |
|
~170,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
Hard Rock |
*(57 mil. US)
|
|
ABBA |
16 |
~160,000,000 |
Schweden |
70s-80s |
Disco
|
|
Whitney Houston |
10 |
~150,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
R&B/Pop |
129 mil. albums
|
|
U2 |
11 |
~150,000,000 |
Irland |
80s-00s |
Rock/Pop |
*(50mil. US)
|
|
Mireille Mathieu |
37 |
~150,000,000 |
Frankreich |
60s-00s |
Pop |
source
|
20 |
David Bowie |
|
136,000,000 |
UK |
60s-00s |
Rock |
source
|
|
E. Humperdinck |
|
~130,000,000 |
UK/USA |
50s-00s |
Rock/Pop |
source 1 source 2
|
|
Neil Diamond |
|
120,000,000 |
USA |
60s-00s |
Pop |
source
|
|
Modern Talking |
13 |
120,000,000 |
Deutschland |
80s-00s |
Disco/Dance |
BMG June 2003
|
|
AC/DC |
|
~120,000,000 |
Australien/UK |
70s-00s |
Hard Rock |
source
|
|
The Bee Gees |
|
110,000,000 |
UK/Australien |
60s-00s |
Pop/Disco |
source 1 source 2
|
|
Bon Jovi |
|
~110,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
Rock/Hard Rock |
(100mil.albums)
|
|
R.E.M. |
|
~110,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
Rock |
(106mil.albums)
|
|
Kenny Rogers |
|
105,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
1
|
|
Black Sabbath |
|
~100,000,000 |
UK |
70s-00s |
Hard Rock |
|
30 |
Ricky Nelson |
|
~100,000,000 |
USA |
50s-80s |
Pop |
source
|
|
Status Quo |
|
~100,000,000 |
UK |
60s-00s |
Rock |
source
|
|
Luciano Pavarotti |
|
~100,000,000 |
Italien |
60s-00s |
Opera |
|
|
Brenda Lee |
|
~100,000,000 |
USA |
50s-60s |
Pop |
|
|
A. R. Rahman |
|
~100,000,000 |
Indien |
90s-00s |
|
BBC news
|
|
Janet Jackson |
|
~100,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
R&B/Pop |
(76mil.albums)
|
|
Barry White |
|
~100,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
Pop |
|
|
Deep Purple |
|
~100,000,000 |
UK |
60s-00s |
Hard Rock |
source
|
|
Lionel Richie |
|
~100,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
Pop |
source
|
|
Dolly Parton |
|
~100,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
Country |
CBS news
|
40 |
Donna Summer |
|
~100,000,000 |
USA |
70s-90s |
Disco |
source
|
|
Queen |
|
~100,000,000 |
UK |
70s-90s |
Rock |
*(30 mil. US)
|
|
The Jackson 5 |
|
~100,000,000 |
USA |
60s-90s |
Soul/Disco/R&B |
source
|
|
Vicky Leandros |
|
~100,000,000 |
Griecheland |
60s-00s |
|
source
|
|
Rod Stewart |
|
~100,000,000 |
UK |
60s-00s |
Rock/Standards |
[1]
|
|
Aerosmith |
|
~100,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
Hard Rock |
source
|
|
Billy Joel |
|
~100,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
Pop \ Rock |
(78 mil. albums US)
|
|
Fleetwood Mac |
|
~100,000,000 |
UK/USA |
|
|
2
|
|
Shania Twain |
4 |
~95,000,000 |
Kanada |
90s-00s |
Country/Rock/Pop |
(82mil. albums)
|
49 |
The Eagles |
|
~90,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
Country/Rock |
*(80 mil. US)
|
50-99
# |
Name |
Albums |
Worldwide Sales |
Nationality |
Years Active |
Genre |
Estimation on
|
50 |
Eddy Arnold |
|
85,000,000 |
USA |
40s-90s |
Country |
source
|
|
Eurythmics |
|
~80,000,000 |
UK |
80s-90s |
Pop |
source 1 source 2
|
|
KISS |
30 |
~80,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
Hard Rock |
source
|
|
Britney Spears |
5 |
~80,000,000 |
USA |
90s-00s |
Pop |
65mil. albums
|
|
Santana |
|
~80,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
source
|
|
Dalida |
|
~80,000,000 |
Frankreich |
50s-80s |
|
as of 1981
|
|
Prince |
24 |
~80,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
Pop/Funk/Rock |
*(40 mil. US)
|
|
Phil Collins |
|
~80,000,000 |
UK |
|
|
|
|
Barbra Streisand |
|
~80,000,000 |
USA |
60s-00s |
Standards/Pop |
71mil. albums US
|
|
Bruce Springsteen |
|
~80,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
Rock/Pop |
*(61 mil. albums US)
|
|
Fairouz |
|
~80,000,000 |
Libanon |
60s-00s |
Traditional Arab, Modern, Pop |
*(35 mil. US)
|
|
Eric Clapton |
|
~80,000,000 |
UK |
80s-00s |
Rock, Blues |
*(38 mil. US)
|
|
Stevie Wonder |
|
~80,000,000 |
USA |
60s-00s |
Soul/R&B/Pop,Disco
|
|
Spice Girls |
3 |
76,000,000 |
UK |
90s-00s |
Pop |
source
|
60 |
Backstreet Boys |
|
75,000,000 |
USA |
90s-00s |
Pop |
source
|
|
Bobby Vinton |
|
75,000,000 |
USA |
60's |
Pop |
source
|
|
Sade |
|
75,000,000 |
UK |
80s-00s |
Jazz/Soul/Pop |
*(22mil.US)
|
|
Paul McCartney |
|
~75,000,000 |
UK |
60s-00s |
Rock |
*(25mil.US)
|
|
Jean Michel Jarre |
19 |
~72,000,000 |
Frankreich |
70s-00s |
Synth Pop |
*Francis Dreyfus / Sony BMG
|
|
Gloria Estefan |
|
~70,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
Latino Pop |
source
|
|
Duran Duran |
16 |
~70,000,000 |
UK |
80s-00s |
Pop |
source
|
|
Enya |
5 |
70,000,000 |
Irland |
80s-00s |
Classic |
*(22mil.US)
|
|
Kenny G |
5 |
~70,000,000 |
USA |
90s-00s |
Jazz |
*(50mil. US)
|
|
Roberto Carlos |
|
~70,000,000 |
Brasilien |
60s-00s |
|
source1 source2
|
|
Charley Pride |
|
~70,000,000 |
USA |
60s-00s |
Country |
source
|
|
Ray Conniff |
|
~70,000,000 |
USA |
60s-00s |
|
source1 source2
|
|
Kylie Minogue |
|
65,000,000 |
Australien |
80s-00s |
Synth Pop |
source
|
70 |
Bryan Adams |
|
~60,000,000 |
Kanada |
80s-00s |
Pop |
1
|
|
George Strait |
|
~60,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
Country |
*(54 mil. US)
|
|
The Doors |
|
~60,000,000 |
USA |
60s-70s |
Rock |
*(30 mil. US)
|
|
Tina Turner |
|
~60,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
Rock/Pop |
|
|
Boney M |
|
~60,000,000 |
Deutschland |
70s-80s |
Disco |
|
|
Perry Como |
|
~60,000,000 |
USA |
30s-00s |
Standards |
Source
|
|
Van Halen |
|
~60,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
Hard Rock |
*(50 mil. US)
|
|
Frank Sinatra |
|
~60,000,000 |
USA |
40s-90s |
Standards |
*(25 mil.US)
|
|
Iron Maiden |
22 |
~60,000,000 |
UK |
70s-00s |
|
source
|
|
Def Leppard |
|
~60,000,000 |
UK |
|
|
*(32 mil. US)
|
|
Eminem |
|
~60,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
*(22 mil. US)
|
|
Pearl Jam |
|
~60,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
*(29 mil. US)
|
80 |
N*SYNC |
|
~60,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
*(30 mil. US)
|
|
Enrique Iglesias |
|
~60,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
51 mil. albums
|
|
Tom Jones |
|
~60,000,000 |
UK |
60s-00s |
Pop |
|
|
Alanis Morissette |
|
~55,000,000 |
Kanada |
90s-00s |
Rock/Pop |
source
|
|
Ozzy Osbourne |
|
~55,000,000 |
UK |
|
|
*(27mil.US)
|
|
Boyz II Men |
|
~55,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
|
*(27mil.US)
|
|
Tony Bennett |
|
~51,000,000 |
USA |
50s-00s |
Standards/Jazz |
source
|
|
George Michael |
|
~50,000,000 |
UK |
80s-00s |
|
source
|
|
Depeche Mode |
|
~50,000,000 |
UK |
80s-00s |
|
Abbey Music
|
|
Rush |
|
~50,000,000 |
Kanada |
70s-00s |
|
*(25 mil.US)
|
|
Alabama |
|
~50,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
|
*(46mil. US)
|
|
Michael Bolton |
|
50,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
The Police |
|
~50,000,000 |
UK |
70s-80s |
|
*(22mil.US)
|
|
Nirvana |
|
~50,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
*(24mil.US)
|
90 |
Mötley Crüe |
|
~50,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
*(22mil.US)
|
|
Chicago |
|
~50,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
*(37mil.US)
|
|
Foreigner |
|
~50,000,000 |
USA/UK |
|
|
*(36mil.US)
|
|
Guns N’ Roses |
|
50,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Dire Straits |
|
~50,000,000 |
UK |
|
|
*(15.5mil US)
|
|
Oasis |
|
~50,000,000 |
UK |
|
|
(46mil albums)
|
|
UB40 |
|
~50,000,000 |
UK |
80s-00s |
|
BBC
|
|
Meat Loaf |
|
~50,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
|
source 1 source 2
|
|
Simply Red |
|
~50,000,000 |
UK |
80s-00s |
Pop |
source 1 source 2
|
|
Ace of Base |
|
>45,000,000 |
Schweden |
90s-00s |
Pop/Dance |
source
|
|
2 Pac |
|
~45,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
*(36mil.US)
|
|
Bananarama |
|
~45,000,000 |
UK |
80s-00s |
|
40mil albums
|
|
Destiny's Child |
4 |
43,000,000 |
USA |
90s-00s
|
|
Alan Jackson |
|
43,000,000 |
USA |
90s-00s |
Country |
source
|
|
Journey |
|
(US)~40,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
99 |
Judas Priest |
15 |
~40,000,000 |
UK |
70s-00s |
Hard Rock |
source
|
100-140
# |
Name |
Albums |
Worldwide Sales |
Nationality |
Years Active |
Genre |
Estimation on
|
100 |
The Who |
|
~40,000,000 |
UK |
|
|
*(20mil.US)
|
|
Willie Nelson |
|
~40,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
The Cars |
|
~40,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
*(23mil.US)
|
|
Simon and Garfunkel |
|
~40,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
*(36mil.US)
|
|
R. Kelly |
|
~40,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
*(28mil.US)
|
|
Christina Aguilera |
4 |
~40,000,000 |
USA |
90s-00s |
|
34mil. albums
|
|
Reba McEntire |
|
~36,000,000 |
USA |
|
Country
|
|
Bob Dylan |
|
~36,000,000 |
USA |
60s-00s |
|
|
Dixie Chicks |
|
~35,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
Country |
*28 mil US
|
|
John Denver |
|
~35,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Linda Ronstadt |
|
~30,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Boston |
|
~30,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
James Taylor |
|
~30,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Dave Matthews Band |
|
~30,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
John Mellencamp |
|
~30,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Lynyrd Skynyrd |
|
~30,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
ZZ Top |
|
~30,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Steve Miller Band |
|
~30,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Earth, Wind & Fire |
|
~30,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
*(23 mil.US)
|
120 |
Sarah McLachlan |
|
30,000,000 |
Kanada |
80s-00s |
|
source
|
|
Barry Manilow |
|
~30,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Robbie Williams |
|
~30,000,000 |
UK |
90s-00s |
Pop |
source
|
|
The Cure |
12 |
27,000,000 |
UK |
70s-00s |
Rock |
source
|
|
Karel Gott |
100+ |
27,000,000 |
Tschechische Republik |
50s-00s |
|
source
|
|
Melissa Etheridge |
8 |
27,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
Rock |
source
|
|
Amy Grant |
19 |
26,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
Gospel/Christian |
*(25mil.US)
|
|
Toto |
15 |
25,000,000 |
USA |
70s-00s |
Pop |
source
|
|
Norah Jones |
3 |
25,000,000 |
USA |
00s |
Jazz |
source
|
|
A-ha |
8 |
~25,000,000 |
Norwegen |
80s-00s |
Pop |
source
|
|
Avril Lavigne |
2 |
24,000,000 |
Kanada |
00s |
Pop/Rock |
source
|
|
The Carpenters |
|
(US)24,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Brooks & Dunn |
|
(US)23,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Creed |
|
(US)23,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Faith Hill |
|
(US)23,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
130 |
Vince Gill |
|
(US)23,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Luther Vandross |
|
(US)23,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Mannheim Steamroller |
|
(US)23,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
TLC |
|
(US)22,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
The Doobie Brothers |
|
(US)22,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
|
(US)22,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Genesis |
|
(US)22,000,000 |
UK |
|
|
|
Randy Travis |
11 |
21,000,000 |
USA |
80s-00s |
Country |
source 1 source2
|
|
Jimi Hendrix |
|
(US)20,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
The Beach Boys |
|
(US)20,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Jay-Z |
|
(US)20,000,000 |
USA |
|
|
|
Eros Ramazzotti |
|
~20,000,000 |
Italien |
80s-00s |
|
source
|
140 |
Kim Wilde |
|
20,000,000 |
UK |
80s-00s |
Rock/Synth Pop |
source
|