Who is the best-selling singer of all time?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on statista.com


Who is the number 1 selling solo artist of all time?

Elvis Presley, recognised as the best-selling solo music artist of all time by Guinness World Records, sold over 400.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on instagram.com


Who is the #1 artist in the world?

Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on Spotify, while Ariana Grande is the most-followed female artist. Drake is the most-streamed artist of all time on Spotify, while Taylor Swift is the most-streamed female artist.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Who sold more records Elvis or Michael Jackson?

Elvis Presley – 146.5 million units. Eagles – 101 million units. Billy Joel – 82.5 million units. Michael Jackson – 81 million units.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on decluttr.com


Who is the biggest selling male artist of all time?

The man, the myth, the legend, Elvis Presley is officially the number-one best-selling male artist of all time.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on telltalesonline.com


Best Selling Music Artists of All Time



Which artist has sold 1 billion records?

Who sold 1 billion records?
  • The Beatles: over 1 billion records sold.
  • The King: Elvis Presley.
  • The King of Pop: Michael Jackson (didn't sell a billion)
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on alucare.fr


Who is considered the biggest artist of all time?

Leonardo da Vinci, probably the most important Renaissance artist, is widely recognized as the most famous artist of all time. He's the genius behind the iconic Mona Lisa painting masterpiece, after all.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on weloveart.com


What artist has the most gold records?

With 146.5 million cumulative Album Awards, spanning 101 separate Gold (or higher) albums, Elvis has earned the most Gold Album Awards of any artist in RIAA history.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on riaa.com


Who had more hits than Elvis?

The Beatles have the edge in this category. They put 62 titles in the “Hot 100” between 1964-1970, while Elvis charted 57 sides between 1956-1962.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on elvis-history-blog.com


What is the most played song ever?

But just how popular is "Blinding Lights"? According to Spotify, it is currently the most listened to song on the platform, with over 3.3 billion streams. That's right, 3.3 billion streams! It's no wonder that it has become the most streamed song in Spotify history, credited to none other than The Weeknd himself.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on freeyourmusic.com


What is the most streamed song ever?

"Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd is the most streamed song on Spotify with over 3.4 billion streams.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Who is the greatest male singer of all time?

Check out this list of ten of the greatest male vocalists of our time!
  • David Bowie. ...
  • John Lennon. ...
  • Freddie Mercury. ...
  • Prince. ...
  • Axl Rose. ...
  • Frank Sinatra. ...
  • Marvin Gaye. ...
  • Elvis Presley. Sometimes being cited as one of the world's first famous rock artists, Elvis was no stranger to exploring different genres.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on lansingstatejournal.com


Who has the most number 1 album?

  • As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most No. 1 albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles, three solo albums and five albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings. ...
  • Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have No. 1 albums in six different decades.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Which artist spent longest at number 1?

Elvis Presley (67 weeks)

Notes: Presley spent more weeks at No. 1 than any other solo artist and more than any other American artist.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on billboard.com


Who has the most platinum of all time?

Since the RIAA introduced its awards on 14 March 1958, Elvis Presley holds the record for the most platinum certificates for both albums and singles with 82.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on guinnessworldrecords.com


Which artist has gone platinum the most?

Michael Jackson leads the way with the biggest success of his career (of anyone's career, actually), Thriller, which is millions ahead of any other title. The RIAA has certified the title 33-times platinum for equivalent sales of at least 33 million copies, making it the only collection to go three-times diamond.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on forbes.com


What are the 5 most recorded songs of all time?

Here's 5 of the most covered songs in history
  • “Yesterday” by The Beatles. ...
  • “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen. ...
  • “(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones: ...
  • “My Way” by Frank Sinatra. ...
  • “Over the Rainbow” by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, sung by Judy Garland.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on thepostathens.com


Who has the most top 10 hits?

With 40 top 10 hits in the Hot 100 over her career, Swift surpassed Madonna as the woman with the most top 10s in the chart's history. (Madonna has 38 top 10 singles.) Swift is only surpassed by Drake, who counts 59 top 10 hits.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on latimes.com


Who sold 500 million albums?

Report: Bruce Springsteen to Sell Catalog for $500 Million in Biggest Transaction for an Artist Ever.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on entrepreneur.com


Who sold the first million records?

It was recorded in November 1902 and released by GT. Caruso released two further recordings of 'Vesti la giubba' in February 1904 and March 1907 for the Victor Talking Machine Company (predecessor of the RCA Red Seal label).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on guinnessworldrecords.com


What is the top 10 selling albums of all time?

Top 10 Highest-Selling Albums of All Time in the US
  • Fleetwood Mac — “Rumours” ...
  • Hootie & the Blowfish — “Cracked Rear View” ...
  • Pink Floyd — “The Wall” ...
  • Led Zeppelin — “Zeppelin IV” ...
  • The Beatles — “The Beatles” ...
  • AC/DC — “Back in Black” ...
  • Eagles — “Hotel California” ...
  • Michael Jackson— “Thriller”
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on recordhead.biz