Who is the most successful musician?

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 most successful musician 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 No 1 musician in the world?

1. Michael Jackson. Michael Joseph Jackson (with the initials MJ) was born on the 29th of August, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, and died on the 25th of June, 2009.
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Who is No 1 singer in World 2021?

1 — Taylor Swift. With big award wins, chart-topping albums and industry-shifting reimaginations of her back catalog, Swift once again remade popular music in her own image in 2021.
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Is BTS bigger than the Beatles?

Many lifelong Beatles fans would reject the comparison, but for the millions of members of BTS' Army fan club, the K-pop group are even bigger than the Fab Four, despite their decades-long legacy.
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Who's The Most SUCCESSFUL Musician Of All Time?



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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What is the most popular song of all time?

The Billboard Hot 100: All-time top songs
  • #1: "The Twist" by Chubby Checker.
  • #2: "Smooth" by Santana (featuring Rob Thomas) (1999)
  • #3: "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin (1959)
  • #4: "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) (2015)
  • #5: "How Do I Live" by Leann Rimes (1997)
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What's the fastest selling album of all time?

This is a list of the fastest-selling albums (pure sales) in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began on March 1, 1991. 25 by Adele is the fastest-selling album of all time in the US with 3,378,000 copies sold in its first seven days.
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Who is the richest singer alive?

20 Richest Singers of 2021, Ranked by Net Worth
  • Barbra Streisand (net worth: $400 million)
  • Jennifer Lopez (net worth: $400 million) ...
  • Toby Keith (net worth: $365 million) ...
  • Ringo Starr (net worth: $350 million) ...
  • Katy Perry (net worth: $330 million) ...
  • Mariah Carey (net worth: $320 million) ...
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Who is the richest male rapper?

Top 10 Richest Rappers in the World & Their Net Worths
  • # 8. Lil Wayne - $158 Million Net Worth. ...
  • # 7. Drake - $190 Million Net Worth. ...
  • # 6. Eminem- $220 Million Net Worth. ...
  • # 5. Master P- $245 Million Net Worth. ...
  • # 4. Dr. ...
  • # 3. Diddy- $895 Million Net Worth. ...
  • # 2. Jay Z- $1.05 Billion Net Worth. ...
  • # 1. Kanye West- $2.9 Billion Net Worth.
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Who is the Richest singer songwriter?

1. Andrew Lloyd Webber — $1.2 billion. Besides being one of the wealthiest songwriters in the world, Webber is also one of only 15 people to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony — an EGOT winner if you will. He always loved music, even as a child.
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Who is the strongest fandom?

BTS' worldwide number of fans of millions of adoring fans, dubbed ARMY (Adorable Representative MC for Youth), is strong enough to make significant waves — and help members break music business benchmarks. Yes, the answer is BTS, they have the most powerful fandom in the world in 2020.
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Is BTS more popular than 1D?

While both groups have sizable Instagram followings, BTS's 28.3 million followers outrank One Direction's 21 million followers giving the K-pop group bragging rights!
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Who is the best boy band in the world?

Without further ado, here's our list of Top 10 Boy Bands!
  1. *NSYNC. All hail the asterisk, the puppet strings, and Justin Timberlake's dreamy blonde curls!
  2. Backstreet Boys. What better boy band to have us rockin' our bodies in the 90s? ...
  3. One Direction. ...
  4. BTS. ...
  5. The Jackson 5. ...
  6. Jonas Brothers. ...
  7. New Kids on the Block. ...
  8. Boyz II Men. ...
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What rapper is a billionaire?

Billionaire rapper Kanye “Ye” West was topped by Jay-Z in first place, who raked in US$470 million in 2021, according to the list. While most of them get their sweet earnings from savvy businesses or endorsements, Eminem has maintained his position just from his music.
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Who is richer Nicki or Cardi?

Who is the richest female rapper in the world? The richest female rapper in the world as of 2021 is Nicki Minaj, with an estimated net worth of a whopping $100 million. That said, Cardi has time on her side and may well catch up to Minaj soon enough!
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Who is the youngest richest singer?

Most of us have not made a million before we're 30, but the news that Ed Sheeran is the richest young musician on the planet will come as no surprise.
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How is Jay Z so rich?

Year over year, Jay-Z earns between $70 million and $80 million without ever going on tour or recording a note of music. His biggest financial windfall to date was in February 2021, when he sold 50 percent of Armand de Brignac to LVMH at a $640 million valuation, and sold TIDAL to Square for $300 million.
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What song was #1 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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Who has sold a million records in one week?

"Reputation" by Taylor Swift was the most recent album to achieve this feat in 2017.
  • "The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album" by Whitney Houston and various artists. ...
  • "Millennium" by Backstreet Boys. ...
  • "Oops!… ...
  • "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" by Limp Bizkit. ...
  • "1" by The Beatles. ...
  • "The Eminem Show" by Eminem.
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