Best Selling Music Artists of All Time

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  • čas přidán 2. 03. 2023
  • This video shows the top 100 best selling music artists of all time using the below ratios:
    Total sales included:
    sales of the original album, compilations generated thanks to the album, physical singles from the album, digital singles from the album, streaming (equivalent album sales of all the album tracks).
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Komentáře • 566

  • @beatlebrian4404
    @beatlebrian4404 Před 8 měsíci +90

    What people need to remember is that the Beatles only recorded music for 7 years!

    • @sobhanamini3776
      @sobhanamini3776 Před 6 měsíci +8

      I didn't kbow that،thats wild

    • @humphreybogart6663
      @humphreybogart6663 Před 6 měsíci +3

      One thing that is never considered with Elvis is that during his first run he was more popular than the Beatles because he dominated with a higher percentage of population that had eyes on him. The viewership may have been higher for the Beatles but they had the advantage of the baby boom. However in the first 5 years Elvis had 13#1 singles (starting 1956 where he hit #1 to 1960) compared to the Beatles 11 (starting 1962 to 1966).
      But the real catch is Elvis wasn't recording for two of those years in his prime because he was in the frickin' army! Kinda nice to rack up records in the same time spread that Elvis couldn't compete. Kinda like claiming victory over a dude that had to come to a complete stop for 2 years out of a 5 year race! After 1960 Elvis went into Hollywood and became a different performer he only only did 4 shows from 1958 (when he went into the army) all the way to 1969. Meanwhile the Beatles continued to tour in their peak. Ya think thst could change those stats just a bit???!!! Elvis had uncle sam drafting his ass ruining his career at a pivotal time in America. No wonder the 60's boomed. You had Little Richard becoming a Preacher. Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens killed. Chuck Berry going to prison. Jerry Lee Lewis destroyed fir marrying his 13 year old cousin (which yeah is screwed up). And yes the King robbed of his prime.
      Yes amazing that the Beatles had such a great 7 years...uh meanwhile most of them were done with all previous competition neutered. The Beach Boys were also managed by an abusive idiot.

    • @beatlebrian4404
      @beatlebrian4404 Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@humphreybogart6663 yes a interesting post, but your last point it's just not true! The Beatles had many many rivals, far more than Elvis ever had!

    • @beatlebrian4404
      @beatlebrian4404 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@humphreybogart6663 just done a quick Google search it seems Elvis, ( his record companie ) actually released 5 singles while he was in the army, now you have stated the first 5 years of Elvis's career, to that of the Beatles first 5 years, I can only think you have mentioned that to somehow, discredit The Beatles? Now If you compare the first 7 years of The Beatles, to Elvis's first 7 you will see that the Beatles had 17 number ones! (UK)

    • @humphreybogart6663
      @humphreybogart6663 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@beatlebrian4404 You are missing the point. Elvis didn't release new singles. Do you foolishly think he was doing studio work while he was serving his country? Elvis was showing that he wasn't getting special treatment hence him not recording. Also of note, I picked 1960 because it was the only year you could get a glimpse of him not being affected by hollywood.
      As for competition of the Beatles in the early years ..who was ever as consistent as the ones I mentioned? Roy Orbison is the only one left over from the 50's that comes to mind and even Elvis missed out on Only the Lonely because of new release from Army distractions and Roy deciding to recird the hit himself. He wanted Elvis to record it!
      The point about UK hits is redic. Elvis was during the birth of RnR and people were clamoring while Elvis essentially retired. Also the Beatles had presence in both countries. It is also foolish to not understand how Elvis fever was causing the rise of the movement in the UK. Elvis made the Beatles, but it wasn't the other way around.
      I am still laughing about you making some point over a few pre-recorded singles as opposed to a living breathing recording/touring career in two years such as the Beatles had without Elvis as competition because his prime was screwed!
      After 1964 so many things changed and a big part is Elvis retiring from non-soundtrack/non secular releasing for 3 years after being out for 2 years. Meanwhile in the middle of Beatlemania Crying in the Chapel hit #3 becuase Elvis fans were that desperate to get anything worth a crap from Elvis and that gospel song was also a left over track! The Beatles had no competition anywhere near Elvis and that is why Elvis chart success was firmly at #2 in the 60's despite being retired for the key years and being a movie star. Chartwise Elvis smashed all the others and that is a fact....and yet he never set foot outside the United States.

  • @ra0146
    @ra0146 Před 7 měsíci +22

    Beatles, Queen, LZ, Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones. 5 best (british) bands of all time

    • @javierfermani3606
      @javierfermani3606 Před 5 měsíci +2

      You mean the 5 best bands of all time...

    • @ra0146
      @ra0146 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@javierfermani3606 yeah that's why I put British in brackets

  • @swapniljanoriya3077
    @swapniljanoriya3077 Před 8 měsíci +58

    So Michael Jackson is the best solo - selling musical artist of all time .

    • @TopX594
      @TopX594 Před 8 měsíci

      This video is misinformation..the best selling solo artist of all time is Elvis Presley 1 Billion+ records sold as verified by Guinness world records...Michael Jackson only 350 million records sold.

    • @DayTripperrr
      @DayTripperrr Před 2 dny +1

      It’s Elvis

    • @ykjdob
      @ykjdob Před 2 dny

      ​@@DayTripperrr are you dumb?

  • @LeeRenthlei
    @LeeRenthlei Před 2 měsíci +6

    As a solo: MJ 🐐
    As a band: The Beatles 🐐

  • @alfredbalurandavocol5769
    @alfredbalurandavocol5769 Před 7 měsíci +30

    The Beatles were untouchable. Period.

  • @SheVa.AloMar_99
    @SheVa.AloMar_99 Před rokem +29

    Celine Dion ❤ Queen of the power Ballad

  • @AnnetteCampbell962
    @AnnetteCampbell962 Před rokem +41

    The Voice Trinity .
    Celine in position 14
    Mariah in position 16
    Whitney in position 23

  • @Sharp_teeth.
    @Sharp_teeth. Před rokem +20

    Céline Dion and Madonna ❤

  • @jozefvandenbreen5530
    @jozefvandenbreen5530 Před 4 měsíci +9

    ABBA has currently sold more than 300 million albums

    • @MarioDruet
      @MarioDruet Před 5 dny +2

      Universal announced last week that Abba has sold 386 million records (not albums, there's a difference between the two).

  • @keithchegwin1222
    @keithchegwin1222 Před rokem +39

    Half of the top 10 biggest artists of all time, all come from London. 6 out of 10 come from England as a whole.

    • @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek
      @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek Před rokem

      Pop nob in fanny

    • @XXXTENTAClON227
      @XXXTENTAClON227 Před 7 měsíci

      @@rangers94ismdid it? Perhaps that was during the Opera era, Spain also didn’t enjoy it. Only France and Italy. I’ve never heard that phrase elsewhere

    • @ronaldshank7589
      @ronaldshank7589 Před 5 měsíci

      Think for a moment about Black Sabbath. If it hadn't been for all that stupid partying and such, they could've had more Album Sales! They were the proverbial "House afire", when they first started, but then, thinking that their fans would just blindly accept whatever tripe they put out, later on, they got the shock of their lives, when former fans refused to buy their records, and began leaving in droves!
      I was working with someone, years ago, that told me that Black Sabbath came to Roanoke, Virginia, to put on a concert, but that Ozzy was so drunk, he couldn't even sing! At least, not properly. His account was that Ozzy talked almost incessantly, throughout the entire concert, and that Ozzy couldn't even walk straight! The guy I worked with told me that, after that, he never went to another Black Sabbath concert again! He almost completely quit listening to Black Sabbath, after that!

    • @keithchegwin1222
      @keithchegwin1222 Před 5 měsíci

      @@ronaldshank7589 I guess a few bands were like that back then

    • @ARkhan-xw8ud
      @ARkhan-xw8ud Před měsícem +1

      True

  • @saqssaqs5840
    @saqssaqs5840 Před 6 měsíci +15

    Madonna at the top where she belongs ❤

  • @andy-ic2gf
    @andy-ic2gf Před rokem +36

    Staggering when you think Elvis and MJ had recording careers of 22 and 40 years respectively whilst The Beatles were only around for 6 ??

    • @tyroneanderson5619
      @tyroneanderson5619 Před 8 měsíci +9

      Yea but You're comparing a band to solo artists, the beatles were 4 people, MJ and ELvis were alone.

    • @LannieLord
      @LannieLord Před 8 měsíci +1

      You're forgetting that newer / younger generation don't care about Elvis. They do the Beatles . @@tyroneanderson5619

    • @TopX594
      @TopX594 Před 8 měsíci +2

      ​@@LannieLord Yawn.."without Elvis, there would've been no Beatles" - John Lennon....Elvis more popular nowadays than The Beatles.

    • @TopX594
      @TopX594 Před 8 měsíci +10

      ​@@tyroneanderson5619Doesn't matter Band or Solo...as a musical act Beatles are untouchable...the only act comparable with Beatles is Elvis.

    • @LannieLord
      @LannieLord Před 8 měsíci

      Not with the record buying public 18 to 30. Elvis for OLDER people only. @@TopX594

  • @KuTaruh_MieNaMie
    @KuTaruh_MieNaMie Před rokem +13

    Celine dion

  • @paalray4440
    @paalray4440 Před 10 měsíci +18

    And micheal Jackson own they asses

    • @DarthUr-zd2hp
      @DarthUr-zd2hp Před 2 měsíci

      I’m sure that freakshow would have loved their asses but they were far too old for his taste

    • @DayTripperrr
      @DayTripperrr Před 2 dny

      MJ was so jealous and karma got him in the end😂😂😂

    • @sandramjinnocent
      @sandramjinnocent Před 14 hodinami

      ​​@@DayTripperrrclearly you're the jealous one of a dead guy. Btw he outsold Elvis so stay pressed 😂😂😂

    • @DayTripperrr
      @DayTripperrr Před 11 hodinami

      @@sandramjinnocent keep being jealous of Elvis, selling more without the Internet, MTV, or anything else

  • @jhenuariehayes2715
    @jhenuariehayes2715 Před 4 měsíci +6

    ...my mj is the greatest solo ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @mistahmistahh3613
    @mistahmistahh3613 Před rokem +38

    hands down always to the beatles

    • @kelvinart8480
      @kelvinart8480 Před 9 měsíci +12

      The bealtes are the best, Ever.....

    • @humphreybogart6663
      @humphreybogart6663 Před 6 měsíci

      ​​@@kelvinart8480Elvis outsold all of them but unfortunately partial sales are not counted for certification. i.e. 499,999 units is counted as zero. Elvis has so many sales not counted because his extended plays didn't pass the $3 threshhold. These numbers are bunk. They don't take into account percentage of population/inflation. It is just stupid. Matter of fact Bing Crosby was more dominant then all of them. 40+ #1's and way more successful recordings in an extremely short time. Thats real, but people will believe in fairy tales.
      I will always be an Elvis man because unlike all the others, he was not a one trick pony. He had the voice, hit with R&B, Country, Rock, Easy Listening etc...
      Elvis got triple crowns multiple times, no other artist can claim that. Elvis wasn't just the King of Rock, he was the king of music because of the multiple success. The measure of greatness is not just setting records, but how long they stand.
      If Elvis had of been better managed there was no telling how far he would have gone. No single individual in entertainment reached that height, and even the Beatles have to share that fame.
      Most records are based on album sales because they are tracked better lately. Pitiful when you are measuring an artist who most popularity is based on singles!
      The R.I.A.A didn't come to start certifying until 2 years after Elvis explosion and the multi Platinum record was introduced until after Elvis career was over. The Beatles having a much more aggressive record company with record keeping sure helped.
      Whatever. At least I know the truth. Elvis voice and versatility and output was unmatched.
      ...and yes Elvis created art in so many other ways than putting words to music.

    • @sobhanamini3776
      @sobhanamini3776 Před 6 měsíci +1

      By the taylor swift is done with music،she will prob pass them،the woman is releasing 3 albums a year،she will have 60،70 in the end 😂

    • @humphreybogart6663
      @humphreybogart6663 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@sobhanamini3776 Taylor Swift has done 10 studio albums in her 17 year career. Elvis had over 40 in 21. She better get to working. All this why he was doing Vegas shows that were often 4 shows a day (thats right at times he did over a hundred shows in a one month period). Taylor Swift is nowhere near as prolific and her charted sales in the entirety are way behind. Lets see if she ever tops an R&B chart. Lol How about her Gospel influence? Hey ya never know, but internationaly Elvis and the Beatles were much bigger. I give Talor props for having albums sustain popularity and her charted hits in America are impressive, but influence on percentage of population in her time...not even close. I could statistic beat her into submission, and that isn't even starting on Bing Crisby who was more prolific than all of them. Elvis had 600 plus recordings. Taylor has less than 200 hundred. Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra had close to a thousand in the same amount of time. People are just so unaware of how big they were for their time.
      Is Taylor Swift big...absolutely. but having a billion streams is not the same as selling millions of records in a time where there was far less disposable income (like Bing during the depression). Elvis hit 500 million in 2 years at a time when there was far less population. He had a nielson rating that was 42% of the television population. That level of domination will never be seen again. Taylor has to compete with Marvel to Viral tik tok toilet explosions to sex vids.
      Btw if we are going to count streams what about radio listens or jukebox hits? Lets go farther, what about sheet music sales when people couldn't afford albums? You think Taylor merchandising compares to Elvis in the long run? His dead corpse to this day still has more allure because that image is so engrained as a worldwide phenomenon.
      Btw as a side note....while she has popular songs, I never thought her voice was very strong. She might be a George Harrison at best, but she has nowhere near the pipes of McCartney, Bing, Frank, or the unstoppable Elvis.
      Taylor may in the end have more number 1 albums than the Beatles or more singles than Elvis in America, but world domination...yeah right. Ok so she beats an American top 40 track record with what...200, 000 records sold? Elvis was selling 500,000 units and beyond in a much shorter time.
      The facts are that her worldwide impact is not as large. She will never have 10 of the top 10 spots at one time. She might get a blip here and there, but in the grand scheme she will never be the pioneer like that. They all bow to Elvis and that is why he will always be the King.

    • @sobhanamini3776
      @sobhanamini3776 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@humphreybogart6663 first of all that was supposed to be a joke،and i compared her with the beatles،i don't think she can ever sell as much as them،i don't even think she is that great to be top 10،most of her succes is bc of the anount of albums she released،it took her 14 albums to get 11 no1s while so many more artists get even more with less albums،i always took her as above average quality،but she is very hard working and passionate about her career she will prob get more than 20 no1 after 30 albums

  • @EverlyJk-oy2mh
    @EverlyJk-oy2mh Před rokem +23

    I'm so proud of BTS, the only asian act on top 50 and the youngest artist on the list. They still have a long way to go, wishing the best and more success for the boys.

    • @thehope8669
      @thehope8669 Před rokem +6

      Our boys are Killing it and more to come 💅

    • @marclapuz5753
      @marclapuz5753 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Hoping to be number 1 but never gonna happen as long as the Beatles music is present

    • @fancytracy
      @fancytracy Před 10 měsíci

      @@marclapuz5753 never gonna happen beacause their music is ass lmao

    • @oppaya3675
      @oppaya3675 Před 9 měsíci +14

      @@marclapuz5753 😝 Beatles songs is timeless, while BTS gonna forget after 10 years... 🤓

    • @mohamadfirdausbinmat2577
      @mohamadfirdausbinmat2577 Před 9 měsíci +5

      ​@@oppaya3675All this negativity for what lol

  • @martakozak8547
    @martakozak8547 Před 3 měsíci +4

    the asian artists are managed to be here at 42nd place singing in korean.That's dope actually...

  • @marclapuz5753
    @marclapuz5753 Před 11 měsíci +30

    When it comes to music, one thing is sure and that is the Beatles is number 1

  • @ADIAZ-sy9vw
    @ADIAZ-sy9vw Před 5 měsíci +5

    the Beatles
    Available certified sales: 271 million
    Estimated sales: 500 million.

  • @avkashmenon7281
    @avkashmenon7281 Před 24 dny +2

    Guys Mj the solo best seller owned all of these catalogs you saw at the age of 26

    • @parmismj
      @parmismj Před 11 dny

      You know...they always try to keeping MJ❤ down bro

  • @adilove2310
    @adilove2310 Před měsícem +1

    Madonna still killing it and in the top 5 of all time what a legend . This way of presenting it was so fun loved it . Also starting with the Beatles . So many artists who were only a Tito e for short amount of periods to still be on top is amazing and groups like abba that are active again but made most of their sales in a decade it’s crazy . Whitney , Celine Barbara Cher , and all the young divas Like my mother monster , Beyoncé . Riri . Knew it was good when we started with Alamis . Divas represent

  • @user-zf4td2do3b
    @user-zf4td2do3b Před 9 měsíci +4

    My best led zeppelin❤❤

  • @IIIIIIIII563
    @IIIIIIIII563 Před 7 měsíci +1

    what's the music sales?
    Is it different from album sales??
    there are something different that I've known related to sales figure.

  • @nianfiedler5291
    @nianfiedler5291 Před 8 měsíci +13

    Problem is that album sales for artists back in the 50’s and 60’s, even into the 70’s were calculated very differently than the 80’s moving forward.
    They would count any sale even if it were a single or short EP as an album sale, which is why you see these much higher numbers for Sinatra, Elvis, etc…

    • @greenlantern9577
      @greenlantern9577 Před 7 měsíci +4

      Yes
      If they include the sold singles and dvds of madonna
      Madonna now reach 450 millions copies total
      And madonna was still gaining more
      Then madonna surpassing beatles now if they include the sold singles and dvds

    • @dewnakayasodara5142
      @dewnakayasodara5142 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@greenlantern9577 no, beatles still sell better than madonna today. And also you forgot michael jackson. He sells better than these guys today

    • @humphreybogart6663
      @humphreybogart6663 Před 4 měsíci

      Uh no, that isn't true at all. If anything, they actually disqualified based on pricing parameters $2.98. Also keep in mind that there wasn't even a Platinum Award until 1976 or multi-platinum until 1984. Hence Bing Crosby only having 3 certified alums or singles. I wish people would stop spreading misinformation. They promoted as they always did...total "Recording" sales. The same as they do now. They include everything....well not exactly the same, because now they include streaming and disqualify radio airplay (since the 90's). Sinatra, Elvis etc... have high numbers because they sold the units. Of course those two and so many more were screwed out of certifications because of the RIAA not even being a true thing until most of them were dead or so far past prime that it didn't matter.

    • @willweatherbie7994
      @willweatherbie7994 Před 3 měsíci

      Elvis Presley out sold all of them put together and that includes the Beatles

  • @user-oe9fh5ei3f
    @user-oe9fh5ei3f Před 2 hodinami

    Love . Enrique iglesias ♥️♥️♥️🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @cristianonascimentodasilva9773
    @cristianonascimentodasilva9773 Před 5 měsíci +6

    Mj o maior de todos os tempos

    • @antoniocasaca7606
      @antoniocasaca7606 Před 3 měsíci

      yes, the most overrated of all time

    • @abdull1574
      @abdull1574 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@antoniocasaca7606he made like 7 albums Beatles and Elvis made 20-30

  • @dbazanco
    @dbazanco Před 2 dny +1

    Im shocked that Britney Spears is in the 44 position, she is a legend

  • @marcoalvarenga8291
    @marcoalvarenga8291 Před 15 dny +1

    How amazing is seeing Madonna in the top 5. The only one female there, and she is the only remain alive and still counting. BRAVO MAD'O'NNA!!!!

  • @GabrielDavidVerastegui

    Very proud that the Backstreet Boys are present here.

  • @cristianonascimentocrhis7093
    @cristianonascimentocrhis7093 Před 4 měsíci +1

    mj omelhor pra sempre o maior vendedor de disco

  • @user-ff8fp8zp6z
    @user-ff8fp8zp6z Před měsícem +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤MARIAH

  • @M1CHAELJACKSON.
    @M1CHAELJACKSON. Před 2 měsíci +4

    Se contassem os albuns dos Jackson five, Michael Jackson ultrapasaria Beatles

  • @javierfermani3606
    @javierfermani3606 Před 5 měsíci +2

    This is the real list. Queen is the second highest selling bad ever, just behing Beatles. I saw so many "Usa only" lists that excludes Queen this days...

  • @goodvibe47
    @goodvibe47 Před 21 minutou +1

    Thank you Madonna for supporting Palestine 😊❤

  • @matrix5000100
    @matrix5000100 Před 9 měsíci +11

    Elvis Presley sold two billion albums (according to the record industry). Elvis was until recently the highest paid entertainer in the world. In 1967 and 1977 Elvis Presley was named the richest artist in the world. I still have original reports of this somewhere (there are also online).

    • @LannieLord
      @LannieLord Před 8 měsíci +4

      You will see his stats DROP greatly sooner than later. New generations of people ALWAYS seek out the Beatles . Elvis is "too old fashioned" for them. Elvis is more like a "movie star" to them.

    • @michaelrochester48
      @michaelrochester48 Před 7 měsíci

      @@LannieLord Elvis is still on the Public eye significantly thanks to the new movie which pulled in a lot of new fans so you never know

    • @MartinSmith156
      @MartinSmith156 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Nope Elvis has officially sold over 500 million records, 145 million in the US ALONE. No one has sold 2 billion anywhere, even The Beatles, the #1 selling act ever is at 600 million. Madonna the #1 female is at 400 million now

    • @matrix5000100
      @matrix5000100 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@LannieLord How do you come up with this nonsense? take a look on the internet. Elvis receives countless gold and platinum awards every year. they are re-exhibited every year at Graceland. Of the one million visitors (Graceland) every year, 60% are under 35 years old. Take a look on CZcams: many, many young people from all over the world listen to Elvis music and talk about Elvis. there are an incredible number of videos of it. According to the last major global survey from 2018 (or 2014?) by BBC, Elvis Presley is the most famous person in the world (Elvis Presley has always won these surveys since the early 90s with 90%). You can read all of this.

    • @matrix5000100
      @matrix5000100 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@MartinSmith156 The fact is that there are no real exact figures for a single artist or musician. This is because 1. some artists and record companies play with the numbers and 2. the sales system for music sales is very complicated and has changed often. When Elvis Presley died in 1977, it was reported that Elvis had sold 500-600 million albums by the time of his death. In 1996, Elvis Presley told then-record label RCA/Sony that Elvis Presley had sold over 1.6 billion albums by 1996. The fact is that the record industry said in 1978 that Elvis Presley sold 200 million albums in the first 12 months after his death (August 1977 to August 1978). This number is pretty sure that at that time Elvis' record company rented 90% of all the pressing plants (I think worldwide) in order to secure the gigantic demand for Elvis records. this was confirmed by the bosses of the pressing plants in 1978.

  • @seb9484
    @seb9484 Před měsícem +1

    Didn't know who was Garth Brooks until today, I went on Spotify and I understand why...😂😂😂😂

  • @theadi8936
    @theadi8936 Před 6 měsíci +6

    MADONNA 400 MILLIONS COPY

  • @luizitosilva7251
    @luizitosilva7251 Před rokem +15

    something I always had doubts about, why do people say that Michael Jackson sold 1 billion?

    • @TheChelas69
      @TheChelas69 Před rokem +4

      americans count different, dont know why. 100,000,000 One hundred million (also known a milliard in all of the world and different languages), americans call "a billion". While a billion for the rest of the world would be 1,000,000,000

    • @slavaukraini404
      @slavaukraini404 Před rokem +6

      Unofficial sales. If you measure by that method the Beatles hit 2 billion with 1.6 billion singles sales and 400 million album sales.

    • @gxdoi7778
      @gxdoi7778 Před rokem +6

      unnoficially saying... in Brazil 99% of people buy the "pirate" and cheap Thriller album in the 80's

    • @nicholaibengtson8040
      @nicholaibengtson8040 Před rokem +1

      In Denmark EU 1000 million is= 1 Bill to

    • @matrix5000100
      @matrix5000100 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @luizitosilva7251: Who says that? Michael Jackson had never sold a billion. Look on the internet: 90% of the sites say 400-500 million sales. The alleged one billion was a lie by the Jackson family. Only Elvis Presley (two billion album sales) and The Beatles (one billion) have sold that much.

  • @willweatherbie7994
    @willweatherbie7994 Před 3 měsíci +1

    ACCORDING to the 1973 Guinness book of records elvis preseley sold well over 500 million records . that was in 1973, worlwide he is well over the 2 billion mARK TODAY

  • @C1aud3
    @C1aud3 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I Didn't know who #1 is untill John Lennon pop-up on the list 🙂

  • @gordonpi8674
    @gordonpi8674 Před dnem

    ABBA is number 2 at 360 million sales.

  • @inodesnet
    @inodesnet Před 9 dny

    For consistency you should change all of the English flags to Union Jack as England is also part of the United Kingdom.
    Bee Gees could technically be an Australia/United Kingdom combination. They started their career in Australia and moved back to UK to expand it. But they were dual nationalities at the time.

  • @BoynamedMagnus183
    @BoynamedMagnus183 Před 9 měsíci +3

    You forgot A-ha and Scorpions

  • @max-es7iu
    @max-es7iu Před 4 měsíci +4

    Actually, Madonna has achieved 400M Sales

  • @zdvxr
    @zdvxr Před rokem +15

    People who are saying it’s wrong are counting different statistics or counting unofficial sales.
    Which would still mean the Beatles hold #1.

    • @ADIAZ-sy9vw
      @ADIAZ-sy9vw Před 6 měsíci +1

      The Beatles Estimated sales: 500-600 million. Available certified sales: 271.1 million

  • @Rising_Star11
    @Rising_Star11 Před 7 dny +1

    Only ❤MICHAEL 🇮🇳JACKSOM❤

  • @doityourway3857
    @doityourway3857 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Bob Marley 🇯🇲

  • @nicholaibengtson8040
    @nicholaibengtson8040 Před rokem +14

    This comfirms Eminem is the greates rapper of all time. YaY

    • @mohamadfirdausbinmat2577
      @mohamadfirdausbinmat2577 Před 9 měsíci +5

      Uhm no? This list means Eminem is the best selling rapper of all time. He's undoubtedly one of the G.O.A.T.S but it depends on how an individual perceives his position in the rap scene.

    • @mohamadfirdausbinmat2577
      @mohamadfirdausbinmat2577 Před 9 měsíci

      Uhm no? This list means Eminem is the best selling rapper of all time. He's undoubtedly one of the G.O.A.T.S but it depends on how an individual perceives his position in the rap scene.

  • @iamtharagai
    @iamtharagai Před 4 měsíci +1

    4:01 💜

  • @rubencanuela9758
    @rubencanuela9758 Před dnem

    Madonna ❤

  • @hayal-iask7996
    @hayal-iask7996 Před 3 měsíci

    My late dad has every album of Beatles

  • @antoniocasaca7606
    @antoniocasaca7606 Před 3 měsíci

    This list is indeed a "real" list, which includes everything that matters: sales of physical and digital singles and albums of all time. Practically all the truly great artists are present here. Only 13 artists over 200 million, all of them synonymous with great musical quality. Compared to this, the vast majority (90% or more) of the artists that appear in the multiple lists that only include Spotify streameds, in which only artists (sure they're really artists?) from recent years appear, do not even appear here in this top 100. And if it was a top 200 or top 300, they wouldn't appear either.

  • @gimitgimit
    @gimitgimit Před dnem

    Nana Mouskouri has sold over 380 million albums, where she is in the list?

  • @JohnnyLovesMariah1990
    @JohnnyLovesMariah1990 Před měsícem

    Why the heck are there VHS on top? 😂

  • @LannieLord
    @LannieLord Před 8 měsíci +5

    I am extremely UNCOMFORTABLE with about 67% of the names up there being either flat out NO TALENT or "of questionable talent".

  • @stephanie2120
    @stephanie2120 Před 4 měsíci +1

    #BackstreetArmy
    #3:07 - #55 - They quoted 99.2 Million, which we all know is actually 130 million. But, at least they didn't skip them.

    • @pitbullfan52
      @pitbullfan52 Před 3 měsíci

      Backstreet Boys fans found in the wild

  • @randyrogers8568
    @randyrogers8568 Před 3 měsíci

    Bing Crosby is said to have sold over a billion records.

  • @user-kh4zr9ds3i
    @user-kh4zr9ds3i Před 17 hodinami

    All made in US😎💥

  • @parmismj
    @parmismj Před 11 dny +1

    Just compare" COME TO GETHER" song. MJ version and BEATLS version to gether .. and then come here and say who's the biggest

  • @darrenma116
    @darrenma116 Před 4 měsíci

    Abba

  • @kevinhegney3813
    @kevinhegney3813 Před 11 dny

    What are some English bans under the English flag and some under the Union Jack

  • @DA-ui4uc
    @DA-ui4uc Před 7 měsíci +2

    Depeche mode, over 100 million sales. Where are they on this list?

  • @himster22
    @himster22 Před 4 dny +2

    I thought Justin Bieber was Canadian 🇨🇦

    • @MayISpeak
      @MayISpeak Před 2 hodinami

      He is lol. He got his us citizenship but he’s still technically Canadian-American.

  • @Matuteilcapo
    @Matuteilcapo Před 2 měsíci +1

    This is inaccurate, according Guinnes Récords' Book Madonna is the fourth best selling musical act in music history, so far. The only woman in the top five behind MJ, Elvis and The Beatles. God Save The Queen!
    Pd: She has sold more than 400 million albums

  • @DayTripperrr
    @DayTripperrr Před 3 měsíci +1

    Elvis sold more than Michael Jackson

  • @michellima6069
    @michellima6069 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Remembering that these are pure sales, digital sales are not included. This means that most artists are well above the number positioned. For example: Mariah Carey has already sold over 250 Millions of albums worldwide - in the USA alone, 150 albums and singles were certified. In Japan, more than 20 million and so on.

    • @ADIAZ-sy9vw
      @ADIAZ-sy9vw Před 6 měsíci +4

      Certified sales available: 182 million
      Estimated sales:
      205 million

    • @ADIAZ-sy9vw
      @ADIAZ-sy9vw Před 6 měsíci +5

      the Beatles Estimated sales: 500-600 million. Available certified sales: 271.1 million

    • @antoniocasaca7606
      @antoniocasaca7606 Před 3 měsíci

      Wrong, digital sales are included, read the top comment explanation

    • @mrjallo9912
      @mrjallo9912 Před měsícem

      Yes, only the pure physical album sales for Mariah Carey in Japan are 18,5 million, making her number two behind The Beatles in terms of foreign musical acts. She’s clearly ahead of Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna and Eric Clapton (9-10 million). Deep Purple, Simon & Garfunkel and Abba also belong to the top. As far as I know, in addition to Mariah and Madonna, only seven non-Japanese female solo artists have sold over a million physical copies of particular albums in Japan (all in all, five Americans, two Canadians, one Irish and one Swedish girl): Whitney Houston, Enya, Avril Lavigne, Céline Dion, Lauryn Hill, Lady Gaga and Meja.

  • @amsinthemitten
    @amsinthemitten Před 8 měsíci +1

    No Duran Duran? They had over 100 mil records.

  • @ronaldshank7589
    @ronaldshank7589 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Iron Maiden has sold more copies of their music, than that! According to Wapedia, they've sold over 100,000,000+ copies of their music...and had very little help from either Radio or TV!
    Also: You missed KISS! They've sold at least 75,000,000 copies of their music, too! They may even be past the 100,000,000+ mark, in terms of Album Sales!

    • @mrjallo9912
      @mrjallo9912 Před měsícem

      Concerning physical albums, Maiden is also by far the best-selling foreign musical act ever in Finland, ahead of Madonna, Abba and AC/DC (but Queen’s Greatest Hits II and Abba Gold are the most successful non-Finnish albums over there).

  • @preesi1403
    @preesi1403 Před měsícem

    Elton John is now at 350 million

  • @pretty-ic6ln
    @pretty-ic6ln Před měsícem

    Bts ~ the pride of south korea.

  • @boymickeyboy
    @boymickeyboy Před 2 dny

    Madonna 400 million, updates from december 2023

  • @barry0709
    @barry0709 Před 3 měsíci

    Beegees 220 million sales worldwide

  • @EaEnkiSumer
    @EaEnkiSumer Před 4 měsíci

    Tu ne peux pas comparer avec les époques la technologie fait beaucoup de différence le nombre d'habitants sur terre, la génération ect....

  • @alexmufti-ql1vn
    @alexmufti-ql1vn Před 3 měsíci

    Yo

  • @stefankundrat1845
    @stefankundrat1845 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Where is the Def Leppard ?

  • @zyxel616
    @zyxel616 Před 6 měsíci +1

    eminem❤❤❤

  • @Sanddreams33
    @Sanddreams33 Před 2 měsíci

    Yeah add Paul + John + George + Ringo's Solo Albums, and the Beatles go higher by another 250M. Nobody can ever catch them. Ever.

  • @frjnr2368
    @frjnr2368 Před 10 dny

    Britney 🎉❤

  • @COIN_zockt
    @COIN_zockt Před měsícem

    where did you get the numbers? Oasis have sold more than 80 million. and where are the Pet Shop Boys (over 100 million)? the list is incorrect.

  • @EveofPyrite
    @EveofPyrite Před 6 měsíci +5

    I can’t think of one Beatles song they must have been famous a very long time ago. I’m not surprised that Michael is the best solo artist. He was so talented. Also where was Taylor Swift on this list?

    • @metjovi
      @metjovi Před 6 měsíci +4

      I bet you know at least three Beatles songs without knowing it's them.

    • @ADIAZ-sy9vw
      @ADIAZ-sy9vw Před 6 měsíci +1

      This is not very accurate, for example the Beatles Estimated sales: 500-600 million. Available certified sales: 271.1 million
      Singles are also counted, but not digital album sales.
      Taylor Swift
      Available Certified sales: 267 million
      Estimated sales: 220 million
      Not updated to date
      And to date it may vary

    • @EveofPyrite
      @EveofPyrite Před 6 měsíci

      @@metjovi probably so .

    • @ricardo_miguel13
      @ricardo_miguel13 Před 6 měsíci +2

      even nowadays on spotify they have double more songs over 100m streams than MJ or Queen.. Shows their amount of hits I think..in only 7 years recording! Also like 15 songs over 100m after their breakup

    • @FellDownTheCornHole
      @FellDownTheCornHole Před 4 měsíci +1

      The Beatles had like 20 hits every year so only a few really stuck.

  • @paulfructuoso6914
    @paulfructuoso6914 Před 6 měsíci

    Shakira's Album sales are off by at minimum of 20million in this video. 🧐🧐🧐

  • @lalskdjfhg
    @lalskdjfhg Před 18 hodinami

    Madonna has sold 400mil as of 2024

  • @nunocarvalheiras4511
    @nunocarvalheiras4511 Před 9 dny

    Modern Talking sold over 120 million.

  • @maddoxseudenjean
    @maddoxseudenjean Před 20 hodinami

    Madonna have 400 million albums sells certificated by Guinness records so... check that

  • @lucifersapphire8412
    @lucifersapphire8412 Před 6 měsíci

    Lmafo I can’t believe Pink out sold Lady GaGa and Black Sabbath 😭💀

  • @manoro9268
    @manoro9268 Před 2 dny

    Y donde queda KYLIE MINOGUE??? Es la artista femenina más vendida de Australia. Tiene 100 millones de discos vendidos!!!!

  • @maulanaardan5384
    @maulanaardan5384 Před měsícem

    My Britney spears

  • @lonelinessone
    @lonelinessone Před rokem +1

    Mariah carey has 19 #1 on billboard but she always under celine's sales album and tour. Sadly.

  • @arekkrolak6320
    @arekkrolak6320 Před 2 měsíci

    Why Lennon is from UK and Robbie Williams from England? How is this decided? :)

  • @babavoss2699
    @babavoss2699 Před 9 měsíci

    And Cliff Richard?

    • @LannieLord
      @LannieLord Před 8 měsíci

      In the USA ; he's ONLY known for "Devil Woman" and those couple of sucky "soft rock" songs from the early 1980s.But Johnny Hallyday is on the list and if you asked 100 Americans; "Who is Johnny Hallyday?" ; 99% of them would be like "An actor on an old western TV show?"

  • @northernavenue6426
    @northernavenue6426 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Queen is the biggest band of all time and they're still popular right now.

    • @ricardo_miguel13
      @ricardo_miguel13 Před 6 měsíci +4

      lol Beatles? watch the video again..also 20 number one hits in the US vs 2 by Queen.. Yes on spotify they have more monthly listeners but not that different. The Beatles have double more songs over 100m stream although they recorded in only 7 years!

    • @javierfermani3606
      @javierfermani3606 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@ricardo_miguel13 That´s just in terms of sales

  • @Andrea-xs4ks
    @Andrea-xs4ks Před 7 měsíci +2

    Madonna sold more than 300 milions

  • @noonetime8478
    @noonetime8478 Před 7 měsíci +1

    why not just use 1 flag for u.k artists? Isnt england part of the u.k?

  • @jgorgchav3553
    @jgorgchav3553 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Why Gloria Estefan is not here? 😡 She has sold more than 90mill

  • @lilbopnliltop9178
    @lilbopnliltop9178 Před rokem +5

    Very little research went into this

    • @zdvxr
      @zdvxr Před rokem +2

      How? It’s correct?

    • @remyroland8016
      @remyroland8016 Před rokem +1

      @@zdvxr No

    • @zdvxr
      @zdvxr Před rokem +2

      @@remyroland8016 the last few answers are correct at least, I haven’t done the research for the others.

    • @death2denemy
      @death2denemy Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@zdvxrpearl jam sold around a hundred mil.. yet they're not on the list.. and i think motley crue also sold around 80 mil.. yet theyre also not on the list..🤷

    • @zdvxr
      @zdvxr Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@death2denemy it got the numbers right on the ones I know of, it’s just missing people.

  • @drstrange6563
    @drstrange6563 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I dont see cardi flop b

  • @lain9732
    @lain9732 Před 13 dny

    from japan. where is B'z? they are the best selling artist in japan. 3:22 not ayumi hamasaki.

  • @kaungsetthu6739
    @kaungsetthu6739 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Madonna ⚡

  • @marvinphoenix5202
    @marvinphoenix5202 Před 7 hodinami

    This is no way updated