Who has sold more records Metallica or Guns N Roses?

"According to the Recording Industry of America (RIAA),whose data encompasses the bands' entire careers, METALLICA leads GUNS N' ROSES, 59 to 43.5 million. Among all artists, METALLICA ranks 18th, GUNS N' ROSES 30th."
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Who was more popular Metallica or Guns N Roses?

In that span, Metallica has sold 52,271,000 albums in the U.S., led by 1991's “Metallica” with sales to date of 15,525,000. According to the Recording Industry of America (RIAA), whose data encompasses the bands' entire careers, Metallica leads Guns N' Roses, 59 to 43.5 million.
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How many records has Guns N Roses sold?

Guns N' Roses have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including 45 million in the United States, making them one of the best-selling acts in history.
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How many records has Metallica sold?

Metallica has sold more than 125 million albums worldwide, with over 65 million records in the United States alone (56.3 million albums since 1991 when SoundScan started tracking actual sales figure).
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Who sold more albums Kiss or Metallica?

At press time, the band has released 20 studio albums in total. Preparing itself to call its quit in rock, KISS has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, which was way lower than Metallica because they have over 130 million sales.
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Who is the best-selling metal band of all time?

Metallica, the heavy metal band from Los Angeles, circa 1981, has grossed over $1.4 billion touring over their almost 40-year career, according to Pollster, making them arguably the world's biggest, most profitable heavy metal band of all time.
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Who is the biggest selling rock band of all time?

As of 2017, based on both sales claims and certified units, the Beatles are considered the highest-selling band.
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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 Metallica's biggest hit?

The 20 greatest Metallica songs – ranked
  • 7Whiplash (Kill 'Em All, 1983) ...
  • 6Nothing Else Matters (Metallica, 1991) ...
  • 5Battery (Master Of Puppets, 1986) ...
  • 4For Whom The Bell Tolls (Ride The Lightning, 1984) ...
  • 3One (… ...
  • 2Master Of Puppets (Master Of Puppets, 1986) ...
  • 1Creeping Death (Ride The Lightning, 1984)
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What is Metallica's most sold album?

Metallica's self-titled The Black album is the highest-selling album of the band. As of 2022, it has sold more than 28.3 million copies worldwide, which means it is the best-selling album of Metallica.
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How many copies has Metallica Black album sold?

With over 20 million copies sold worldwide, Metallica's eponymous fifth album, better known as the 'Black' album, is one of the biggest-selling metal albums ever. Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, Sad But True.
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How is Axl Rose so rich?

Between June 2017 and June 2018, Rose earned $20 million from his various endeavors. The majority of his earnings came from touring after the band reunited for the "Not In This Lifetime Tour". The tour went on to generate more than $430 million worldwide.
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Did Guns N Roses sell out?

The Irish, European and Canadian dates of the upcoming Guns N' Roses tour have sold a staggering one million tickets over just 24 hours, MCD has revealed. It took less than one day for Axl, Slash and co. to sell out the 80,000 capacity Slane Castle.
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Has Metallica ever had a Number 1?

1 song in four different decades — the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. Metallica's No. 1 Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs are: Until it Sleeps (1996); Hero of the Day (1996); Turn the Page (1998); No Leaf Clover (2000); I Disappear (2000); The Day That Never Comes (2008); Cyanide (2009); Hardwired (2016); Atlas, Rise!
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Has Metallica had a number 1?

In total, Metallica has 10 number-one singles on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart, which began in 1981. That ties them for fifth-most in the history of the 39-year-old list, alongside Disturbed and Tom Petty. Shinedown has the most number-ones, with 16.
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Is Metallica the greatest band ever?

But a new report has run the numbers of Metallica's ticket sales and financial earnings since 1982, and it's official: Metallica are the biggest metal band in the world, hands down. According to Pollstar, Metallica have sold approximately 22.1 million tickets since 1982, bringing in around $1.4 billion.
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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 rock hits?

With a total of 17 songs, Shinedown hold the record for the most number-ones songs.
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Which band made the most money?

1. The Beatles — 183 million units.
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What metal band has sold the most albums?

Metallica is officially the Biggest Band in the world for Heavy Metal based on sheer revenue, longevity and popularity. With a Net Worth of over $900 million dollars Metallica has sold over 125 million albums worldwide and has sold upwards of 22 million tickets equaling 1.5 Billion dollars in sales.
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