Which male singer has sold the most records?

Elvis Presley tops the chart with combined sales of over 21.7 million singles.
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What male singer sold the most records?

Elvis Presley is considered the highest-selling individual artist based on sales claims and Drake is the highest-selling individual artist based on certified units.
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Which singer has the most records?

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Elvis Presley is still the best-selling artist in music history with more than 1 billion album and song sales worldwide. He's also still breaking records from beyond the grave.
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Who is the #1 artist in the world?

Justin Bieber takes the top spot, with millions of followers across socials and billions of plays on streaming services. The most popular female artist currently goes to Taylor Swift, while BTS are unsurprisingly the most popular band. Any surprises here amongst the most popular artists in 2022?
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Who has the most #1 hits?

The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20. Though unclear for how long, the Beatles still reign supreme as the artist with the most No.
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Who is the best-selling male solo artist of all time?

The man, the myth, the legend, Elvis Presley is officially the number-one best-selling male artist of all time.
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Who is the most famous male singer?

1. Justin Bieber. Without a doubt, Justin Bieber owns 2022, if you ask us who are the best male pop singers of today? Definitely, Justin tops the Billboard charts in many countries.
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Who sold more Michael or Elvis?

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Elvis Presley sold 146.5 million albums, which is 62.5 more than Michael Jackson, who sold 84 million albums.
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Who is the #1 solo artist of all time?

Elvis Presley (USA) is the best-selling solo artist, with 1 billion sales worldwide (129.5 million in the USA).
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Who was bigger Beatles or Michael Jackson?

In an 8 year span, The Beatles managed to acquire 1 billion record sales, meanwhile Michael Jackson still had a high number of sales (750 million) yet he did not overcome them.
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Who was the best entertainer of all time?

Michael Jackson Named Most Successful Entertainer Of All Time | CityNews Toronto.
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Who has sold more Drake or Michael Jackson?

However, Michael Jackson still reigns supreme over Drake when it comes to the most consecutive No. 1 singles (5 to Drake's 2). Thriller, meanwhile, remains the best-selling album of all time with a reported 100 million copies sold worldwide.
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Who sold most albums ever?

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 the most played song of all time?

Yet “It's a Small World,” also known as “It's a Small, Small World” and “It's a Small World (After All),” is very likely the most played song in music history — nearly 50 million times.
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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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Who got more hits Michael Jackson or R Kelly?

Kelly Has More Hits Than Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder.
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Who is popular than Michael Jackson?

NEW YORK, USA - Justin Bieber has surpassed the 1 billion views mark on youtube, becoming the first musician in history to reach a 6th of the world's population using the website.
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Who is the King of Pop of all time?

Michael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer who was the most popular entertainer in the world in the early and mid-1980s. Even today he is widely regarded as the “King of Pop.”
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Who is more famous than The Beatles?

Drake just officially surpassed The Beatles in Top-10 Billboard Hot 100 Hits.
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Was Elvis more popular than Beatles?

​However, The Beatles outrank Elvis in terms of “fame”: The Beatles scored 4.423 vs. Elvis at 3.592. In terms of achievement (referred to as “gravitas”), ​Presley​ ranks at 3.523 vs. The Beatles at 2.284.
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Who had more hits Michael Jackson or Prince?

Yes, Jackson does reign with the top-selling album (“Thriller,” 32 million copies sold in America) and ranks seventh among artists for all-times sales (79 million). Prince, meanwhile, languishes far down the list (20.5 million) — below lesser fads such as Meat Loaf, Nelly and Nickelback. I shouldn't care so much.
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What singer has the most gold records?

The artist with the most Gold Records is Elvis Presley with 101 awards.
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Who has diamond records?

So far, only seven hip hop records have reached the Diamond status that signifies 10 million certified album units sold in the US. Such artists as Jay Z, Kanye West, Drake, and Dr. Dre, while having many other accolades imaginable, are yet to reach this milestone in their careers.
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