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This lists documents the world's best-selling music artists categorically and alphabetically. This information cannot be listed officially, as there is no organization that has recorded global music sales. This page lists those artists who have had claims made to be among the top sellers.
Within their sales brackets, artists are listed in alphabetical order , rather than by number of records sold. Equal weight is given to album and single sales, as well as paid downloads . Sources are record labels, newspaper articles or manual addition of figures from various official sources. This means that these figures should be considered claims , not facts .
Constraints
Although the criteria for the following list are intended to be expansive (including comparisons for total sales for all recording artists) there are certain limitations and constraints that may limit the conclusions that can be derived from this data.
Such constraints include:
Bias towards acts who have had success in a specific country or region.
Bias towards older artists. There is now a broader genre spectrum of music to listen to now which limits the number of listeners.
Bias towards modern artists. Comparatively fewer successful modern artists will have sold more records, as both global spending power and population have increased. In 1950, the world's population was 2.5 billion; by 2000 it had risen to 6 billion. Also, older artists suffer from bias as their record sales are less likely to have been accurately tracked, and estimates of their early sales are likely to be more vague.
Bias towards older artists. Particularly, those artists who began their recording careers since 1990 may have experienced some loss in sales from illegal downloading of tracks.
Fan sites, press articles, certification authorities and record companies have been known to inflate record sales claims.
Inflated claims for artists who performed in different acts during their careers. Sometimes all of the sales data is attributed to an individual artist. For the purposes of this list, an effort is made to separate the individual acts (e.g., the sales figures for The Beatles and Paul McCartney & Wings are mutually exclusive).
Inconsistencies between the sources of the various statistics. For example in some cases world sales are compared to US (RIAA certifies US sales only).
Artists by reputed sales
500 million records or more
200 million to 499 million records
100 million to 199 million records
75 million to 99 million records
50 million to 74 million records
References
Beatles Timeline - The End of The Beatles and Beyond 1969-present
Billboard.com - Biography - Bing Crosby
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"Back to roots for AC/DC" . Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 2008-05-02.
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Former ABBA drummer found dead in garden Amol Rajan; msnbc ; accessed 18 July 2008; claims 370 million
ABBA, The Book Potiez, Jean-Marie; 15 August 2005 ; accessed December 2006; claims 410 million records sold as of 2000
It's ABBA on the phone making a lot more money, money, money Sherwin, Adam; The Times ; April 19 , 2006 ; accessed December 2006; claims over 750 million
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The Times on Cliff Richard
The Times on The Drifters
The Telegraph on Elton John
HELLO! The Iglesias dynasty
"Led Zeppelin brings down the house" . CNN. December 10, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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The Telegraph
The Mail & Guardian
Bowman, Edith (2007-05-26). "BBC World Visionaries: Madonna Vs. Mozart" . BBC News . Retrieved 2008-05-12. In 2000, Guinness World Records listed Madonna as the most successful female recording artist of all time.
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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Billy Joel in Walk of Fame honour
Ozzy Osbourne, Prince of Darkness, Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, Amy Osbourne
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Brenda Lee
BBC News | MUSIC | Aznavour leaves on high note
CNN.com - Review: Chicago box set captures band - Aug. 22, 2003
Une voix en or - Paris.fr
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David Bowie profile - biography of David Bowie
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To The Troops, From Dolly, Parton Pushes Patriotism To The Fore With Songs Old And New - CBS News
Hour on Donna Summer
Duane Eddy
The Eagles : Rolling Stone
The Times on Engelbert Humperdinck
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Domino 'shaken' by storm ordeal
Fleetwood Mac: Biography : Rolling Stone
AFP on Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons
RIAA
Songwriters Hall of Fame
BBC.com Michael seeking 'a quieter life'
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Profile: Johnny Hallyday
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The Times on Lionel Richie
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Mon Credo - The Israeli Mireille Mathieu fansite
DSDS Neues ''Modern Talking'' mit Medlock und Bohlen - Panorama - sueddeutsche.de
Billboard.com - Biography - Neil Diamond
The Malaysia Star on The Osmonds
At 71, Patti Page still is a 'Singing Rage': 2/17/99
BBC News | AMERICAS | Crooner Perry Como dies
Songwriters Hall of Fame
CNN.com - Transcripts
The Times on Status Quo
The LA Times on Stevie Wonder
SOHU.com May 6, 2003
Cher and Tina Turner to Tape a Special Oprah Show in Las Vegas
Nyet! The Madonna of Moscow says our pop stars are rubbish - Europe, News - Independent.co.uk
Seattle Times on The Ventures
Watertown Daily Times on Village People
The New York Times on The Who
M, Peter (2008-04-27). "Morten Harket - new album by the a-ha singer" . Berlinista. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
The Scotsman on Annie Lennox
The Andrews Sisters - Inductees - The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation
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Barry Manilow News on Yahoo! Music
Bobby Vinton Blue Velvet Theatre: About Bobby
Zomba Label Group - Jive Records - LaFace Records - News
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Latin honours for Carlos Santana
The Doors Target Digital Generation - Technology News by TechWeb
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The Independent on Eurythmics
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Axl Rose shoots for a Guns N' Roses comeback
Country Music Roots: Hank Snow
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What Records - Sales
Dreyfus Records - News - The Jean Michel Jarre Collection
Smooth Jazz News Cover Story
Tarabu Music Store México, EsMas.com property of Televisa
Metallica
Mina la camaleontica, Mina la solitaria Arcobaleno
Peter Wolf
"75 million sold copies" . popmatters.com. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
Cher's biography
Alanis Morisette Sales Number
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The Times on Andrea Bocelli
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RIAA
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Richard Move :: Move-It Productions
Bob Dylan - Britannica Online Encyclopedia
GRANHOLM - Bob Seger Day
Boston Biography
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Bryan Adams
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Yahoo! Japan
About the Diamonds 50's and 60's Golden Oldies from Little Darlin's Music Works
The Doobie Brothers - Greatest Hits - Release Date: 19th July 2004
Duran Duran To Get Brit Award Honor
Eminem Strikes Worldwide Publishing Deal Article Date: 11/16/2007
Payton, Lawrence - Britannica Online Encyclopedia
SPURS: It's "True": George Strait To Perform First Concert At New SBC Center
The Times on Jay-Z
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Cash musical heading for Broadway
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The Times on Kylie Minogue
Meatloaf
The Ledger Independent on Michael Bolton
Piqua's Mills Brothers sold 50 million records
MSNBC on Mötley Crüe
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BBC - Radio 2 - Sold On Song - Song Library - Let There Be Love
Dictionary Cravo Albin of the Brazilian Popular Music
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Nirvana News on Yahoo! Music
Pearlman's Money Woes Follow Him Downtown
Self-Titled Pearl Jam Album Gets Release Date
ABS CBN News on Petula Clark
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"Red Hot Chili Peppers Release Double Album Stadium Arcadium " . Contact Music. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
"Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Stadium Arcadium," a 28-Song Double CD, to Be Released May 9" . News Blaze. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
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Reba McEntire
"Ricky Martin: Artist Bio" . myplay.com.
Th Times on Robbie Williams
Shakira’s Songs Are the Heart of Her Success
BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Radio star Whale recovering
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Spice Girls announce reunion tour
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The death of a glam rock idol, Sep 15 2007
The Times on UB40
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