Who has the most album sales ever?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 257.7 million certified sales.
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What singer has sold the most albums in the world?

As of 2017, based on both sales claims and certified units, the Beatles are considered the highest-selling band. 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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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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What's the most listened to song ever?

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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Who is #1 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. With 84.31 million monthly listeners, Sheeran is just shy of 5 million ahead of Justin Bieber, who has 79.66 million.
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Best-Selling Music Artists 1969 - 2019



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 world's richest singer?

20 Richest Singers of 2021, Ranked by Net Worth
  1. Paul McCartney (net worth: $1.2 billion)
  2. Madonna (net worth: $850 million) ...
  3. Celine Dion (net worth: $800 million) ...
  4. Bono (net worth: $700 million) ...
  5. Dolly Parton (net worth: $650 million) ...
  6. Elton John (net worth: $500 million) ...
  7. Mick Jagger (net worth: $500 million) ...
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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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Who recorded the most songs?

Most recorded artist in music history - Asha Bhosle

In 1974, the Guinness Book of Records had older sister Mangeshkar (now 87) down as recording the most songs in history - a staggering 25,000.
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Who has recorded the most albums?

It's Nana Mouskouri, a Greek songstress who's still active at the ripe old age of 80. She's sold over 300 million albums worldwide. She's also possibly the most prolific musician of all time. Although it's hard to find an actual figure, it's estimated she's made 450 albums in total.
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Who is the richest male artist?

1. Kanye West- $2 BILLION. Kanye West is the richest musician in the world.
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Who is the richest Youtuber in the world?

MrBeast is the new No.
  • with record earnings, and Jake Paul ranks second despite past scandals. Here's how much these celebs raked in. ...
  • Jake Paul ($45 million) and No.
  • Markiplier ($38 million)–also would have made that Celebrity 100, which had a $35 million cutoff.
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What song spent longest at number 1?

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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Who has the most Hot 100 entries?

Additionally, Drake now holds the record for the most top 10, top 20, top 40 and overall Hot 100 entries. In total, Drake has appeared on the Hot 100 chart 276 times.
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How is Jay-Z so rich?

Jay-Z's extensive musical catalog was estimated to be worth close to $100 million, and he's made more money from album and single sales than most artists: According to Forbes, Jay-Z owns both his masters and publishing rights to his work as of 2014, meaning he makes bank whenever his music is licensed for use in ...
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Who is the most successful band of all time?

The 10 Best-Selling Bands in History
  1. THE BEATLES. ~ 290 million record sales worldwide.
  2. EAGLES. ~ 160 million record sales worldwide.
  3. QUEEN. ~ 150 million record sales worldwide.
  4. LED ZEPPELIN. ~ 140 million record sales worldwide.
  5. PINK FLOYD. ~ 130 million record sales worldwide.
  6. AC/DC. ...
  7. MAROON 5. ...
  8. U2.
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Who sold more records Prince or Michael Jackson?

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.
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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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