Who is the biggest 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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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 record sold the most in history?

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 is the #1 album of all time?

In 2018, The Eagles' greatest hits album, released in 1976, surpassed Michael Jackson's 1982 album "Thriller" to take the top spot on the Record Industry Association of America's (RIAA) list of the top selling albums of all time in the US.
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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 most streamed artist ever?

First up is Drake, with a whopping 46 billion streams.
  • Drake. Lead streams: 46,697,543,955. ...
  • Bad Bunny. Lead streams: 35,843,162,498. ...
  • Ed Sheeran. Lead streams: 35,801,925,406. ...
  • The Weeknd. Lead streams: 31,588,739,684. ...
  • Ariana Grande. Lead streams: 30,689,233,907. ...
  • Justin Bieber. Lead streams: 30,250,265,777. ...
  • Taylor Swift. ...
  • Eminem.
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Who has a billion streams?

It's official: Justin Bieber is the first artist to accrue one billion streams on different songs on the popular (though perhaps less popular these days) streaming platform, Spotify. Chart data broke the news to its 1.3 million Twitter followers on Wednesday (January 26), writing, “.
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What artist is #1 Spotify?

The Grammy winner is now the No. 1 artist on Spotify. The Weeknd had a triumphant weekend.
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Who is the most downloaded artist?

Most Streamed Artists in the U.S.
  • Drake.
  • Taylor Swift.
  • Juice WRLD.
  • Kanye West.
  • Bad Bunny.
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Who wrote the most #1 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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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 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 #1 selling solo artist?

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 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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Which song has been number one the longest?

"Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.
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What is the longest song ever?

As of 2019, Guinness World Records states that the longest officially released song was The Rise and Fall of Bossanova,” by PC III, which lasts 13 hours, 23 minutes, and 32 seconds. The longest recorded pop song is “Apparente Libertà,” by Giancarlo Ferrari, which is 76 minutes, 44 seconds long.
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Who has produced the most hit songs?

Musical career

Martin is the songwriter with the third-most number-one singles on the chart, behind only Paul McCartney (32) and John Lennon (26). In addition, he is tied with George Martin for the most Hot 100 number-one songs as a producer, with 25 as of 2021.
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Who is Billboard #1 artist?

Justin Bieber has spent 163 weeks at number one on the Billboard Social 50. Taylor Swift have spent 28 weeks at number one, the most by any female artist.
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Who has the most billion streams on Spotify?

Justin Bieber has broken a record — again. Last year, the artist from Stratford, Ontario became the first to have seven songs surpass a billion streams on Spotify, edging past Post Malone. Now, he's the first to have 10.
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Has anyone had 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify?

Justin Bieber has become the first artist in Spotify history to cross 90 million monthly listeners on the streaming service. Ed Sheeran sits in the number two position with 80.5million listeners, while The Weeknd (78.1million), Ariana Grande (73.4million) and Dua Lipa (66.7million) round out the rest of the Top Five.
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Who is the most streamed person in the world?

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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