What are the top 3 best-selling albums of all time?

The Eagles have the first and third best-selling albums of all time, with the band's "Hotel California" following "Thriller." Other notable artists on the list include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Garth Brooks, who are all featured three times in the top 50.
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What is the #1 best-selling album of all time?

1. “Thriller” Michael Jackson's “Thriller” album is the best-selling album in music history. Jackson, who is also the second best-selling solo music artist of all time, has sold around 67 million copies of the hit album.
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What are the top 5 most sold albums of all time?

Top 10 Worldwide Bestselling Albums of All Time
  1. Michael Jackson – Thriller.
  2. The Eagles – The Greatest Hits 1971 – 1975 (1976) ...
  3. AC/DC – Back in Black (1980) ...
  4. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of The Moon (1973) ...
  5. Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (1977) ...
  6. Whitney Houston & Various Artists – The Bodyguard (1992) ...
  7. Eagles – Hotel California. ...
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What is the #1 album of all time?

Worldwide, Thriller is still the best-selling album of all time with a whopping 47 million certified copies sold, six million ahead of Their Greatest Hits.
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Who sold most albums ever?

1. The Beatles — 183 million units.
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Top 10 Greatest Best-Selling Albums of All Time



Who is the #1 selling artist of all time?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 257.7 million certified sales. Second is Elvis Presley with almost 207 million sales, followed by Michael Jackson with 169.7 million.
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What is considered the greatest song of all time?

Aretha Franklin's 'Respect' named Greatest Song of All Time by Rolling Stone. (WTRF) – Rolling Stone has released its latest list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and the Queen of Soul is at the top. Aretha Franklin's “Respect” topped the list as the No. 1 song, according to the entertainment magazine and website ...
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Which singer has the most number one hits?

The Beatles, unsurprisingly, lead the way with a record 20 No. 1s, all earned between 1964 and 1970. The Fab Four also scored 34 top 10s (second only to Madonna's 38), hitting No. 1 in over half their visits to the top 10.
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What is the most streamed album of all time?

The popularity of XXXTentacion is just as big as ever. The late rap superstar's ? album is officially the most streamed album in the history of Spotify. XXX's effort passed Drake's Scorpion for the honor.
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What song stayed number 1 the longest?

The songs that spent the longest at Number 1
  • Frankie Laine – I Believe (18 weeks) ...
  • Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (16 weeks) ...
  • Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around (15 weeks) ...
  • Drake – One Dance (15 weeks) ...
  • Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (14 weeks) ...
  • Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (14 weeks)
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What song has made the most money?

Estimated earnings: $50 million

Fast forward 120 years and "Happy Birthday" is by far the richest and most profitable song of all time. The Ownership of "Happy Birthday" has changed hands a few times in the last 100 years. Music holding company Warner Chappell bought the rights for $15 million in 1990.
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Which music album sold the most?

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album.
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Who is the richest one hit wonder?

Lead singer of the band A-ha, Morten Harket is the richest one-hit-wonder artist with a net worth of $60 million.
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Which singer has the best voice?

The greatest singing voices of all time
  • 1 of 31. Barbra Streisand. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BSB. ...
  • 2 of 31. Etta James. Charles Paul Harris/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. ...
  • 3 of 31. Aretha Franklin. ...
  • 4 of 31. Whitney Houston. ...
  • 5 of 31. Mariah Carey. ...
  • 6 of 31. Elton John. ...
  • 7 of 31. Freddie Mercury. ...
  • 8 of 31. Adele.
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Who has the most Top 10 hits of all time?

Throughout his career, Drake has now charted 54 top 10 hits, by far the most among all artists.
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Who is the most streamed artist of all time?

Since 2013, Spotify has published a yearly list of its most-streamed artists, which has been topped by Drake a record three times (2015, 2016 and 2018).
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What song receives the most royalties?

All figures are in American dollars.
  • Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Haven Gillespie and Fred Coots (1934), $45 million.
  • Every Breath You Take, Sting (1983): $35 million (Sting makes about $2,000/day from the song)
  • Oh Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison and Bill Dees (1964): $30 million.
  • Christmas Song, Mel Torme (1944): $35 million.
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Who has more #1 hits than the Beatles?

Over the years, many artists have topped the list of the country's most popular songs at the time, but none did so more often than The Beatles. With 20 no. 1 singles on the Hot 100 charts, the iconic British rock band are just one hit ahead of Mariah Carey, who has 19 notches in her belt.
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Who has the most #1 hits on one album?

Coincidentally, Michael Jackson's Bad and Katy's Teenage Dream are the only albums in US chart history to each score five Number 1s on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Who wrote the most number one songs?

The most successful songwriters in terms of number one singles are John Lennon (1940-80) and Paul McCartney (b. 18 Jun 1942). McCartney is credited as the writer on 32 number one hits in the US to Lennons 26 (with 23 co-written), whereas Lennon authored 29 UK number ones to McCartney's 28 (25 co-written).
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Who is the #1 artist on Spotify?

As you can see below, with just over 84 million monthly listeners, Ed Sheeran remains comfortably in the lead, despite having not released a new studio album since = in October 2021.
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What is the most played song on Apple Music ever?

Here's what you need to do to find your most played Apple Music songs on your Android device: Open the Apple Music app on your Android device. Proceed to the Listen Now tab at the bottom of the screen. Go to Replay: Your Top Songs by Year folder.
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What's the most played song on Spotify?

Top 10 most-streamed songs on Spotify – the all-time most popular tracks
  • Ed Sheeran – Shape of You. ...
  • The Weeknd – Blinding Lights. ...
  • Tones And I – Dance Monkey. ...
  • Post Malone – rockstar (feat. ...
  • Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved. ...
  • Drake, WizKid & Kyla – One Dance. ...
  • The Chainsmokers & Halsey – Closer.
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What song has the most curse words?

Psychostick currently now holds the record with their song N.S.F.W. with over 500 expletives.
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