Who sold more albums Elvis or Michael Jackson?

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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Who sold more albums than Michael Jackson?

Elvis Presley – 146.5 million units. Eagles – 101 million units. Michael Jackson – 89 million units. Billy Joel – 85 million units.
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Who has sold more records than Elvis?

Stephen L.

Brooks' tally, certified units of 135 million sold, bests Presley's current figure of 134.5 million units — figures that only take into consideration sales in the U.S.
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Who has more #1 hits Elvis or Michael Jackson?

1 Hits in the Hot 100 era. Including Pre- Hot 100, Jackson follows Elvis Presley for the most number ones by a male artist and ranks fifth overall. Jackson has 30 top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100, with Drake, Madonna, the Beatles, and Rihanna having more.
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Is Michael Jackson the best selling artist of all time?

As announced today by MJ Chart Data, Chartmasters has updated sales from streaming and Michael Jackson is now officially the best-selling solo artist of all time. Top of the list is still held by the Beatles but for a long time, Elvis Presley was the top solo artist of the Best Selling Artists of all time.
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Michael Jackson Vs Elvis Presley (Comparison Based On Statistics 2021)



Who is the #1 solo artist of all time?

Garth Brooks Regains Title of Best-Selling Solo Artist in U.S. History. It's definitely good to be Garth Brooks these days. Thanks to recent album sales, the singer has regained the title of best-selling solo artist in the history of the United States.
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Who makes more money Elvis or Michael Jackson?

In 2019, Elvis earned $39 million (£30.5million), which is around the amount he makes every year. This is nothing compared to Michael Jackson, however, who only earned $60million (£47million) in 2019, but huge numbers like $400million (£313million) in 2018.
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Who has the most #1 hits of all time?

The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20.
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Who has the most #1 albums?

  • As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most number-one albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles, 3 solo albums, and 5 albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings. ...
  • Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have number 1 albums in six different decades.
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Who was more famous Elvis or Michael Jackson?

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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How many albums has Michael Jackson sold?

(Sources for this article include Jackson's Web site, the RIAA and Billboard, among others.) Jackson sold more than 750 million records worldwide. He notched eight platinum or multiplatinum albums and 13 #1 singles, and had 47 tracks crack the Billboard Hot 100.
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Who has sold a billion records?

Elvis has sold a billion records.
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Is Elvis the best-selling artist ever?

Top-selling artists worldwide from 1954 to 2016. 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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Did Elvis sell the most records?

Over the course of Elvis' life, he achieved some of the highest accolades in music and film. It is estimated that more than one billion Elvis records have been sold worldwide, more than anyone in record industry history.
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How many albums has Elvis Presley sold?

According to RIAA, Presley has sold 146.5 million certified albums in the US, making him the 3rd top-selling album artist in the country.
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What is considered the greatest song of all time?

Here's the list's top 10:
  • Aretha Franklin — “Respect”
  • Public Enemy — “Fight The Power”
  • Sam Cooke — “A Change is Gonna Come”
  • Bob Dylan — “Like A Rolling Stone”
  • Nirvana — “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
  • Marvin Gaye — “What's Going On”
  • The Beatles — “Strawberry Fields Forever”
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What song stayed number 1 the longest?

"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 most played song of all time?

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 was the highest paid Jackson?

Michael Jackson has been ousted as the top-earning dead celebrity this year, according to an annual list. Forbes has released its list of celebrities who made the most money in 2021, with Jackson—who topped the annual list 8 years in a row from 2013 to 2020—falling two places to third.
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Does Elvis still get royalties?

That meant Elvis no longer got (EPE today does not get) his artist's royalties for the ongoing sales of any recordings created before the March 1973 deal. However, Elvis did continue (EPE today continues) to get his artist's royalties on sales of recordings created after the March 1973 deal.
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Is Michael Jackson the most famous musician ever?

MJ is hailed as the most well known musician of all time, his life was put on full display in 1993 and 2005 and he left a legacy of love and peace, I'm not surprised he is the number 1 on that list. There are many lists he is number 1 on in which other people simply cannot compete with him in.
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Who is the highest 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.
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