Best Selling Music Artists of All Time

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  • Опубликовано: 2 мар 2023
  • This video shows the top 100 best selling music artists of all time using the below ratios:
    Total sales included:
    sales of the original album, compilations generated thanks to the album, physical singles from the album, digital singles from the album, streaming (equivalent album sales of all the album tracks).
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  • @beatlebrian4404
    @beatlebrian4404 8 месяцев назад +82

    What people need to remember is that the Beatles only recorded music for 7 years!

    • @sobhanamini3776
      @sobhanamini3776 6 месяцев назад +8

      I didn't kbow that،thats wild

    • @humphreybogart6663
      @humphreybogart6663 6 месяцев назад +3

      One thing that is never considered with Elvis is that during his first run he was more popular than the Beatles because he dominated with a higher percentage of population that had eyes on him. The viewership may have been higher for the Beatles but they had the advantage of the baby boom. However in the first 5 years Elvis had 13#1 singles (starting 1956 where he hit #1 to 1960) compared to the Beatles 11 (starting 1962 to 1966).
      But the real catch is Elvis wasn't recording for two of those years in his prime because he was in the frickin' army! Kinda nice to rack up records in the same time spread that Elvis couldn't compete. Kinda like claiming victory over a dude that had to come to a complete stop for 2 years out of a 5 year race! After 1960 Elvis went into Hollywood and became a different performer he only only did 4 shows from 1958 (when he went into the army) all the way to 1969. Meanwhile the Beatles continued to tour in their peak. Ya think thst could change those stats just a bit???!!! Elvis had uncle sam drafting his ass ruining his career at a pivotal time in America. No wonder the 60's boomed. You had Little Richard becoming a Preacher. Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens killed. Chuck Berry going to prison. Jerry Lee Lewis destroyed fir marrying his 13 year old cousin (which yeah is screwed up). And yes the King robbed of his prime.
      Yes amazing that the Beatles had such a great 7 years...uh meanwhile most of them were done with all previous competition neutered. The Beach Boys were also managed by an abusive idiot.

    • @beatlebrian4404
      @beatlebrian4404 6 месяцев назад +5

      @@humphreybogart6663 yes a interesting post, but your last point it's just not true! The Beatles had many many rivals, far more than Elvis ever had!

    • @beatlebrian4404
      @beatlebrian4404 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@humphreybogart6663 just done a quick Google search it seems Elvis, ( his record companie ) actually released 5 singles while he was in the army, now you have stated the first 5 years of Elvis's career, to that of the Beatles first 5 years, I can only think you have mentioned that to somehow, discredit The Beatles? Now If you compare the first 7 years of The Beatles, to Elvis's first 7 you will see that the Beatles had 17 number ones! (UK)

    • @humphreybogart6663
      @humphreybogart6663 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@beatlebrian4404 You are missing the point. Elvis didn't release new singles. Do you foolishly think he was doing studio work while he was serving his country? Elvis was showing that he wasn't getting special treatment hence him not recording. Also of note, I picked 1960 because it was the only year you could get a glimpse of him not being affected by hollywood.
      As for competition of the Beatles in the early years ..who was ever as consistent as the ones I mentioned? Roy Orbison is the only one left over from the 50's that comes to mind and even Elvis missed out on Only the Lonely because of new release from Army distractions and Roy deciding to recird the hit himself. He wanted Elvis to record it!
      The point about UK hits is redic. Elvis was during the birth of RnR and people were clamoring while Elvis essentially retired. Also the Beatles had presence in both countries. It is also foolish to not understand how Elvis fever was causing the rise of the movement in the UK. Elvis made the Beatles, but it wasn't the other way around.
      I am still laughing about you making some point over a few pre-recorded singles as opposed to a living breathing recording/touring career in two years such as the Beatles had without Elvis as competition because his prime was screwed!
      After 1964 so many things changed and a big part is Elvis retiring from non-soundtrack/non secular releasing for 3 years after being out for 2 years. Meanwhile in the middle of Beatlemania Crying in the Chapel hit #3 becuase Elvis fans were that desperate to get anything worth a crap from Elvis and that gospel song was also a left over track! The Beatles had no competition anywhere near Elvis and that is why Elvis chart success was firmly at #2 in the 60's despite being retired for the key years and being a movie star. Chartwise Elvis smashed all the others and that is a fact....and yet he never set foot outside the United States.

  • @swapniljanoriya3077
    @swapniljanoriya3077 8 месяцев назад +44

    So Michael Jackson is the best solo - selling musical artist of all time .

    • @TopX594
      @TopX594 8 месяцев назад

      This video is misinformation..the best selling solo artist of all time is Elvis Presley 1 Billion+ records sold as verified by Guinness world records...Michael Jackson only 350 million records sold.

  • @ra0146
    @ra0146 7 месяцев назад +20

    Beatles, Queen, LZ, Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones. 5 best (british) bands of all time

    • @javierfermani3606
      @javierfermani3606 5 месяцев назад +2

      You mean the 5 best bands of all time...

    • @ra0146
      @ra0146 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@javierfermani3606 yeah that's why I put British in brackets

  • @alfredbalurandavocol5769
    @alfredbalurandavocol5769 7 месяцев назад +29

    The Beatles were untouchable. Period.

  • @keithchegwin1222
    @keithchegwin1222 Год назад +38

    Half of the top 10 biggest artists of all time, all come from London. 6 out of 10 come from England as a whole.

    • @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek
      @DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek Год назад

      Pop nob in fanny

    • @XXXTENTAClON227
      @XXXTENTAClON227 7 месяцев назад

      @@rangers94ismdid it? Perhaps that was during the Opera era, Spain also didn’t enjoy it. Only France and Italy. I’ve never heard that phrase elsewhere

    • @ronaldshank7589
      @ronaldshank7589 5 месяцев назад

      Think for a moment about Black Sabbath. If it hadn't been for all that stupid partying and such, they could've had more Album Sales! They were the proverbial "House afire", when they first started, but then, thinking that their fans would just blindly accept whatever tripe they put out, later on, they got the shock of their lives, when former fans refused to buy their records, and began leaving in droves!
      I was working with someone, years ago, that told me that Black Sabbath came to Roanoke, Virginia, to put on a concert, but that Ozzy was so drunk, he couldn't even sing! At least, not properly. His account was that Ozzy talked almost incessantly, throughout the entire concert, and that Ozzy couldn't even walk straight! The guy I worked with told me that, after that, he never went to another Black Sabbath concert again! He almost completely quit listening to Black Sabbath, after that!

    • @keithchegwin1222
      @keithchegwin1222 5 месяцев назад

      @@ronaldshank7589 I guess a few bands were like that back then

    • @ARkhan-xw8ud
      @ARkhan-xw8ud Месяц назад +1

      True

  • @Sharp_teeth.
    @Sharp_teeth. 11 месяцев назад +18

    Céline Dion and Madonna ❤

  • @SheVa.AloMar_99
    @SheVa.AloMar_99 11 месяцев назад +25

    Celine Dion ❤ Queen of the power Ballad

  • @AnnetteCampbell962
    @AnnetteCampbell962 11 месяцев назад +35

    The Voice Trinity .
    Celine in position 14
    Mariah in position 16
    Whitney in position 23

  • @saqssaqs5840
    @saqssaqs5840 6 месяцев назад +11

    Madonna at the top where she belongs ❤

  • @andy-ic2gf
    @andy-ic2gf Год назад +35

    Staggering when you think Elvis and MJ had recording careers of 22 and 40 years respectively whilst The Beatles were only around for 6 ??

    • @tyroneanderson5619
      @tyroneanderson5619 8 месяцев назад +9

      Yea but You're comparing a band to solo artists, the beatles were 4 people, MJ and ELvis were alone.

    • @LannieLord
      @LannieLord 8 месяцев назад +1

      You're forgetting that newer / younger generation don't care about Elvis. They do the Beatles . @@tyroneanderson5619

    • @TopX594
      @TopX594 8 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@LannieLord Yawn.."without Elvis, there would've been no Beatles" - John Lennon....Elvis more popular nowadays than The Beatles.

    • @TopX594
      @TopX594 8 месяцев назад +10

      ​@@tyroneanderson5619Doesn't matter Band or Solo...as a musical act Beatles are untouchable...the only act comparable with Beatles is Elvis.

    • @LannieLord
      @LannieLord 8 месяцев назад

      Not with the record buying public 18 to 30. Elvis for OLDER people only. @@TopX594

  • @paalray4440
    @paalray4440 10 месяцев назад +15

    And micheal Jackson own they asses

    • @DarthUr-zd2hp
      @DarthUr-zd2hp 2 месяца назад

      I’m sure that freakshow would have loved their asses but they were far too old for his taste

  • @jozefvandenbreen5530
    @jozefvandenbreen5530 3 месяца назад +6

    ABBA has currently sold more than 300 million albums

    • @MarioDruet
      @MarioDruet 2 дня назад

      Universal announced last week that Abba has sold 386 million records (not albums, there's a difference between the two).

  • @LeeRenthlei
    @LeeRenthlei 2 месяца назад +3

    As a solo: MJ 🐐
    As a band: The Beatles 🐐

  • @EverlyJk-oy2mh
    @EverlyJk-oy2mh Год назад +22

    I'm so proud of BTS, the only asian act on top 50 and the youngest artist on the list. They still have a long way to go, wishing the best and more success for the boys.

    • @thehope8669
      @thehope8669 Год назад +6

      Our boys are Killing it and more to come 💅

    • @marclapuz5753
      @marclapuz5753 11 месяцев назад +2

      Hoping to be number 1 but never gonna happen as long as the Beatles music is present

    • @fancytracy
      @fancytracy 10 месяцев назад

      @@marclapuz5753 never gonna happen beacause their music is ass lmao

    • @oppaya3675
      @oppaya3675 9 месяцев назад +13

      @@marclapuz5753 😝 Beatles songs is timeless, while BTS gonna forget after 10 years... 🤓

    • @mohamadfirdausbinmat2577
      @mohamadfirdausbinmat2577 8 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@oppaya3675All this negativity for what lol

  • @mistahmistahh3613
    @mistahmistahh3613 Год назад +37

    hands down always to the beatles

    • @kelvinart8480
      @kelvinart8480 9 месяцев назад +12

      The bealtes are the best, Ever.....

    • @humphreybogart6663
      @humphreybogart6663 6 месяцев назад

      ​​@@kelvinart8480Elvis outsold all of them but unfortunately partial sales are not counted for certification. i.e. 499,999 units is counted as zero. Elvis has so many sales not counted because his extended plays didn't pass the $3 threshhold. These numbers are bunk. They don't take into account percentage of population/inflation. It is just stupid. Matter of fact Bing Crosby was more dominant then all of them. 40+ #1's and way more successful recordings in an extremely short time. Thats real, but people will believe in fairy tales.
      I will always be an Elvis man because unlike all the others, he was not a one trick pony. He had the voice, hit with R&B, Country, Rock, Easy Listening etc...
      Elvis got triple crowns multiple times, no other artist can claim that. Elvis wasn't just the King of Rock, he was the king of music because of the multiple success. The measure of greatness is not just setting records, but how long they stand.
      If Elvis had of been better managed there was no telling how far he would have gone. No single individual in entertainment reached that height, and even the Beatles have to share that fame.
      Most records are based on album sales because they are tracked better lately. Pitiful when you are measuring an artist who most popularity is based on singles!
      The R.I.A.A didn't come to start certifying until 2 years after Elvis explosion and the multi Platinum record was introduced until after Elvis career was over. The Beatles having a much more aggressive record company with record keeping sure helped.
      Whatever. At least I know the truth. Elvis voice and versatility and output was unmatched.
      ...and yes Elvis created art in so many other ways than putting words to music.

    • @sobhanamini3776
      @sobhanamini3776 6 месяцев назад +1

      By the taylor swift is done with music،she will prob pass them،the woman is releasing 3 albums a year،she will have 60،70 in the end 😂

    • @humphreybogart6663
      @humphreybogart6663 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@sobhanamini3776 Taylor Swift has done 10 studio albums in her 17 year career. Elvis had over 40 in 21. She better get to working. All this why he was doing Vegas shows that were often 4 shows a day (thats right at times he did over a hundred shows in a one month period). Taylor Swift is nowhere near as prolific and her charted sales in the entirety are way behind. Lets see if she ever tops an R&B chart. Lol How about her Gospel influence? Hey ya never know, but internationaly Elvis and the Beatles were much bigger. I give Talor props for having albums sustain popularity and her charted hits in America are impressive, but influence on percentage of population in her time...not even close. I could statistic beat her into submission, and that isn't even starting on Bing Crisby who was more prolific than all of them. Elvis had 600 plus recordings. Taylor has less than 200 hundred. Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra had close to a thousand in the same amount of time. People are just so unaware of how big they were for their time.
      Is Taylor Swift big...absolutely. but having a billion streams is not the same as selling millions of records in a time where there was far less disposable income (like Bing during the depression). Elvis hit 500 million in 2 years at a time when there was far less population. He had a nielson rating that was 42% of the television population. That level of domination will never be seen again. Taylor has to compete with Marvel to Viral tik tok toilet explosions to sex vids.
      Btw if we are going to count streams what about radio listens or jukebox hits? Lets go farther, what about sheet music sales when people couldn't afford albums? You think Taylor merchandising compares to Elvis in the long run? His dead corpse to this day still has more allure because that image is so engrained as a worldwide phenomenon.
      Btw as a side note....while she has popular songs, I never thought her voice was very strong. She might be a George Harrison at best, but she has nowhere near the pipes of McCartney, Bing, Frank, or the unstoppable Elvis.
      Taylor may in the end have more number 1 albums than the Beatles or more singles than Elvis in America, but world domination...yeah right. Ok so she beats an American top 40 track record with what...200, 000 records sold? Elvis was selling 500,000 units and beyond in a much shorter time.
      The facts are that her worldwide impact is not as large. She will never have 10 of the top 10 spots at one time. She might get a blip here and there, but in the grand scheme she will never be the pioneer like that. They all bow to Elvis and that is why he will always be the King.

    • @sobhanamini3776
      @sobhanamini3776 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@humphreybogart6663 first of all that was supposed to be a joke،and i compared her with the beatles،i don't think she can ever sell as much as them،i don't even think she is that great to be top 10،most of her succes is bc of the anount of albums she released،it took her 14 albums to get 11 no1s while so many more artists get even more with less albums،i always took her as above average quality،but she is very hard working and passionate about her career she will prob get more than 20 no1 after 30 albums

  • @KuTaruh_MieNaMie
    @KuTaruh_MieNaMie 11 месяцев назад +11

    Celine dion

  • @jhenuariehayes2715
    @jhenuariehayes2715 4 месяца назад +5

    ...my mj is the greatest solo ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @marclapuz5753
    @marclapuz5753 11 месяцев назад +29

    When it comes to music, one thing is sure and that is the Beatles is number 1

  • @ADIAZ-sy9vw
    @ADIAZ-sy9vw 5 месяцев назад +4

    the Beatles
    Available certified sales: 271 million
    Estimated sales: 500 million.

  • @martakozak8547
    @martakozak8547 3 месяца назад +3

    the asian artists are managed to be here at 42nd place singing in korean.That's dope actually...

  • @nianfiedler5291
    @nianfiedler5291 8 месяцев назад +13

    Problem is that album sales for artists back in the 50’s and 60’s, even into the 70’s were calculated very differently than the 80’s moving forward.
    They would count any sale even if it were a single or short EP as an album sale, which is why you see these much higher numbers for Sinatra, Elvis, etc…

    • @greenlantern9577
      @greenlantern9577 7 месяцев назад +4

      Yes
      If they include the sold singles and dvds of madonna
      Madonna now reach 450 millions copies total
      And madonna was still gaining more
      Then madonna surpassing beatles now if they include the sold singles and dvds

    • @dewnakayasodara5142
      @dewnakayasodara5142 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@greenlantern9577 no, beatles still sell better than madonna today. And also you forgot michael jackson. He sells better than these guys today

    • @humphreybogart6663
      @humphreybogart6663 3 месяца назад

      Uh no, that isn't true at all. If anything, they actually disqualified based on pricing parameters $2.98. Also keep in mind that there wasn't even a Platinum Award until 1976 or multi-platinum until 1984. Hence Bing Crosby only having 3 certified alums or singles. I wish people would stop spreading misinformation. They promoted as they always did...total "Recording" sales. The same as they do now. They include everything....well not exactly the same, because now they include streaming and disqualify radio airplay (since the 90's). Sinatra, Elvis etc... have high numbers because they sold the units. Of course those two and so many more were screwed out of certifications because of the RIAA not even being a true thing until most of them were dead or so far past prime that it didn't matter.

    • @willweatherbie7994
      @willweatherbie7994 3 месяца назад

      Elvis Presley out sold all of them put together and that includes the Beatles

  • @user-zf4td2do3b
    @user-zf4td2do3b 9 месяцев назад +4

    My best led zeppelin❤❤

  • @IIIIIIIII563
    @IIIIIIIII563 7 месяцев назад +1

    what's the music sales?
    Is it different from album sales??
    there are something different that I've known related to sales figure.

  • @marcoalvarenga8291
    @marcoalvarenga8291 12 дней назад

    How amazing is seeing Madonna in the top 5. The only one female there, and she is the only remain alive and still counting. BRAVO MAD'O'NNA!!!!

  • @avkashmenon7281
    @avkashmenon7281 21 день назад +1

    Guys Mj the solo best seller owned all of these catalogs you saw at the age of 26

    • @parmismj
      @parmismj 8 дней назад

      You know...they always try to keeping MJ❤ down bro

  • @adilove2310
    @adilove2310 Месяц назад

    Madonna still killing it and in the top 5 of all time what a legend . This way of presenting it was so fun loved it . Also starting with the Beatles . So many artists who were only a Tito e for short amount of periods to still be on top is amazing and groups like abba that are active again but made most of their sales in a decade it’s crazy . Whitney , Celine Barbara Cher , and all the young divas Like my mother monster , Beyoncé . Riri . Knew it was good when we started with Alamis . Divas represent

  • @cristianonascimentodasilva9773
    @cristianonascimentodasilva9773 5 месяцев назад +5

    Mj o maior de todos os tempos

    • @antoniocasaca7606
      @antoniocasaca7606 3 месяца назад

      yes, the most overrated of all time

    • @abdull1574
      @abdull1574 3 месяца назад +2

      @@antoniocasaca7606he made like 7 albums Beatles and Elvis made 20-30

  • @GabrielDavidVerastegui
    @GabrielDavidVerastegui 7 дней назад

    Very proud that the Backstreet Boys are present here.

  • @luizitosilva7251
    @luizitosilva7251 Год назад +15

    something I always had doubts about, why do people say that Michael Jackson sold 1 billion?

    • @TheChelas69
      @TheChelas69 Год назад +4

      americans count different, dont know why. 100,000,000 One hundred million (also known a milliard in all of the world and different languages), americans call "a billion". While a billion for the rest of the world would be 1,000,000,000

    • @slavaukraini404
      @slavaukraini404 Год назад +6

      Unofficial sales. If you measure by that method the Beatles hit 2 billion with 1.6 billion singles sales and 400 million album sales.

    • @gxdoi7778
      @gxdoi7778 Год назад +6

      unnoficially saying... in Brazil 99% of people buy the "pirate" and cheap Thriller album in the 80's

    • @nicholaibengtson8040
      @nicholaibengtson8040 Год назад +1

      In Denmark EU 1000 million is= 1 Bill to

    • @matrix5000100
      @matrix5000100 9 месяцев назад +1

      @luizitosilva7251: Who says that? Michael Jackson had never sold a billion. Look on the internet: 90% of the sites say 400-500 million sales. The alleged one billion was a lie by the Jackson family. Only Elvis Presley (two billion album sales) and The Beatles (one billion) have sold that much.

  • @javierfermani3606
    @javierfermani3606 5 месяцев назад +1

    This is the real list. Queen is the second highest selling bad ever, just behing Beatles. I saw so many "Usa only" lists that excludes Queen this days...

  • @theadi8936
    @theadi8936 6 месяцев назад +5

    MADONNA 400 MILLIONS COPY

  • @inodesnet
    @inodesnet 6 дней назад

    For consistency you should change all of the English flags to Union Jack as England is also part of the United Kingdom.
    Bee Gees could technically be an Australia/United Kingdom combination. They started their career in Australia and moved back to UK to expand it. But they were dual nationalities at the time.

  • @M1CHAELJACKSON.
    @M1CHAELJACKSON. 2 месяца назад +3

    Se contassem os albuns dos Jackson five, Michael Jackson ultrapasaria Beatles

  • @pretty-ic6ln
    @pretty-ic6ln Месяц назад

    Bts ~ the pride of south korea.

  • @willweatherbie7994
    @willweatherbie7994 3 месяца назад +1

    ACCORDING to the 1973 Guinness book of records elvis preseley sold well over 500 million records . that was in 1973, worlwide he is well over the 2 billion mARK TODAY

  • @user-ff8fp8zp6z
    @user-ff8fp8zp6z Месяц назад +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤MARIAH

  • @zdvxr
    @zdvxr Год назад +15

    People who are saying it’s wrong are counting different statistics or counting unofficial sales.
    Which would still mean the Beatles hold #1.

    • @ADIAZ-sy9vw
      @ADIAZ-sy9vw 6 месяцев назад +1

      The Beatles Estimated sales: 500-600 million. Available certified sales: 271.1 million

  • @matrix5000100
    @matrix5000100 9 месяцев назад +11

    Elvis Presley sold two billion albums (according to the record industry). Elvis was until recently the highest paid entertainer in the world. In 1967 and 1977 Elvis Presley was named the richest artist in the world. I still have original reports of this somewhere (there are also online).

    • @LannieLord
      @LannieLord 8 месяцев назад +4

      You will see his stats DROP greatly sooner than later. New generations of people ALWAYS seek out the Beatles . Elvis is "too old fashioned" for them. Elvis is more like a "movie star" to them.

    • @michaelrochester48
      @michaelrochester48 7 месяцев назад

      @@LannieLord Elvis is still on the Public eye significantly thanks to the new movie which pulled in a lot of new fans so you never know

    • @MartinSmith156
      @MartinSmith156 7 месяцев назад +1

      Nope Elvis has officially sold over 500 million records, 145 million in the US ALONE. No one has sold 2 billion anywhere, even The Beatles, the #1 selling act ever is at 600 million. Madonna the #1 female is at 400 million now

    • @matrix5000100
      @matrix5000100 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@LannieLord How do you come up with this nonsense? take a look on the internet. Elvis receives countless gold and platinum awards every year. they are re-exhibited every year at Graceland. Of the one million visitors (Graceland) every year, 60% are under 35 years old. Take a look on RUclips: many, many young people from all over the world listen to Elvis music and talk about Elvis. there are an incredible number of videos of it. According to the last major global survey from 2018 (or 2014?) by BBC, Elvis Presley is the most famous person in the world (Elvis Presley has always won these surveys since the early 90s with 90%). You can read all of this.

    • @matrix5000100
      @matrix5000100 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@MartinSmith156 The fact is that there are no real exact figures for a single artist or musician. This is because 1. some artists and record companies play with the numbers and 2. the sales system for music sales is very complicated and has changed often. When Elvis Presley died in 1977, it was reported that Elvis had sold 500-600 million albums by the time of his death. In 1996, Elvis Presley told then-record label RCA/Sony that Elvis Presley had sold over 1.6 billion albums by 1996. The fact is that the record industry said in 1978 that Elvis Presley sold 200 million albums in the first 12 months after his death (August 1977 to August 1978). This number is pretty sure that at that time Elvis' record company rented 90% of all the pressing plants (I think worldwide) in order to secure the gigantic demand for Elvis records. this was confirmed by the bosses of the pressing plants in 1978.

  • @nicholaibengtson8040
    @nicholaibengtson8040 Год назад +14

    This comfirms Eminem is the greates rapper of all time. YaY

    • @mohamadfirdausbinmat2577
      @mohamadfirdausbinmat2577 8 месяцев назад +4

      Uhm no? This list means Eminem is the best selling rapper of all time. He's undoubtedly one of the G.O.A.T.S but it depends on how an individual perceives his position in the rap scene.

    • @mohamadfirdausbinmat2577
      @mohamadfirdausbinmat2577 8 месяцев назад

      Uhm no? This list means Eminem is the best selling rapper of all time. He's undoubtedly one of the G.O.A.T.S but it depends on how an individual perceives his position in the rap scene.

  • @Matuteilcapo
    @Matuteilcapo 2 месяца назад +1

    This is inaccurate, according Guinnes Récords' Book Madonna is the fourth best selling musical act in music history, so far. The only woman in the top five behind MJ, Elvis and The Beatles. God Save The Queen!
    Pd: She has sold more than 400 million albums

  • @C1aud3
    @C1aud3 9 месяцев назад +2

    I Didn't know who #1 is untill John Lennon pop-up on the list 🙂

  • @antoniocasaca7606
    @antoniocasaca7606 3 месяца назад

    This list is indeed a "real" list, which includes everything that matters: sales of physical and digital singles and albums of all time. Practically all the truly great artists are present here. Only 13 artists over 200 million, all of them synonymous with great musical quality. Compared to this, the vast majority (90% or more) of the artists that appear in the multiple lists that only include Spotify streameds, in which only artists (sure they're really artists?) from recent years appear, do not even appear here in this top 100. And if it was a top 200 or top 300, they wouldn't appear either.

  • @iamtharagai
    @iamtharagai 4 месяца назад +1

    4:01 💜

  • @BoynamedMagnus183
    @BoynamedMagnus183 9 месяцев назад +3

    You forgot A-ha and Scorpions

  • @doityourway3857
    @doityourway3857 4 месяца назад +1

    Bob Marley 🇯🇲

  • @DA-ui4uc
    @DA-ui4uc 7 месяцев назад +2

    Depeche mode, over 100 million sales. Where are they on this list?

  • @DayTripperrr
    @DayTripperrr 3 месяца назад +1

    Elvis sold more than Michael Jackson

  • @cristianonascimentocrhis7093
    @cristianonascimentocrhis7093 4 месяца назад

    mj omelhor pra sempre o maior vendedor de disco

  • @seb9484
    @seb9484 Месяц назад

    Didn't know who was Garth Brooks until today, I went on Spotify and I understand why...😂😂😂😂

  • @COIN_zockt
    @COIN_zockt Месяц назад

    where did you get the numbers? Oasis have sold more than 80 million. and where are the Pet Shop Boys (over 100 million)? the list is incorrect.

  • @LannieLord
    @LannieLord 8 месяцев назад +4

    I am extremely UNCOMFORTABLE with about 67% of the names up there being either flat out NO TALENT or "of questionable talent".

    • @zichbold
      @zichbold 8 месяцев назад +1

      Madonna

  • @ronaldshank7589
    @ronaldshank7589 5 месяцев назад +1

    Iron Maiden has sold more copies of their music, than that! According to Wapedia, they've sold over 100,000,000+ copies of their music...and had very little help from either Radio or TV!
    Also: You missed KISS! They've sold at least 75,000,000 copies of their music, too! They may even be past the 100,000,000+ mark, in terms of Album Sales!

    • @mrjallo9912
      @mrjallo9912 28 дней назад

      Concerning physical albums, Maiden is also by far the best-selling foreign musical act ever in Finland, ahead of Madonna, Abba and AC/DC (but Queen’s Greatest Hits II and Abba Gold are the most successful non-Finnish albums over there).

  • @max-es7iu
    @max-es7iu 4 месяца назад +3

    Actually, Madonna has achieved 400M Sales

  • @hayal-iask7996
    @hayal-iask7996 2 месяца назад

    My late dad has every album of Beatles

  • @stephanie2120
    @stephanie2120 4 месяца назад +1

    #BackstreetArmy
    #3:07 - #55 - They quoted 99.2 Million, which we all know is actually 130 million. But, at least they didn't skip them.

    • @pitbullfan52
      @pitbullfan52 3 месяца назад

      Backstreet Boys fans found in the wild

  • @Sanddreams33
    @Sanddreams33 2 месяца назад

    Yeah add Paul + John + George + Ringo's Solo Albums, and the Beatles go higher by another 250M. Nobody can ever catch them. Ever.

  • @randyrogers8568
    @randyrogers8568 3 месяца назад

    Bing Crosby is said to have sold over a billion records.

  • @michellima6069
    @michellima6069 8 месяцев назад +4

    Remembering that these are pure sales, digital sales are not included. This means that most artists are well above the number positioned. For example: Mariah Carey has already sold over 250 Millions of albums worldwide - in the USA alone, 150 albums and singles were certified. In Japan, more than 20 million and so on.

    • @ADIAZ-sy9vw
      @ADIAZ-sy9vw 6 месяцев назад +4

      Certified sales available: 182 million
      Estimated sales:
      205 million

    • @ADIAZ-sy9vw
      @ADIAZ-sy9vw 6 месяцев назад +5

      the Beatles Estimated sales: 500-600 million. Available certified sales: 271.1 million

    • @antoniocasaca7606
      @antoniocasaca7606 3 месяца назад

      Wrong, digital sales are included, read the top comment explanation

    • @mrjallo9912
      @mrjallo9912 28 дней назад

      Yes, only the pure physical album sales for Mariah Carey in Japan are 18,5 million, making her number two behind The Beatles in terms of foreign musical acts. She’s clearly ahead of Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna and Eric Clapton (9-10 million). Deep Purple, Simon & Garfunkel and Abba also belong to the top. As far as I know, in addition to Mariah and Madonna, only seven non-Japanese female solo artists have sold over a million physical copies of particular albums in Japan (all in all, five Americans, two Canadians, one Irish and one Swedish girl): Whitney Houston, Enya, Avril Lavigne, Céline Dion, Lauryn Hill, Lady Gaga and Meja.

  • @preesi1403
    @preesi1403 Месяц назад

    Elton John is now at 350 million

  • @JohnnyLovesMariah1990
    @JohnnyLovesMariah1990 Месяц назад

    Why the heck are there VHS on top? 😂

  • @nunocarvalheiras4511
    @nunocarvalheiras4511 6 дней назад

    Modern Talking sold over 120 million.

  • @lain9732
    @lain9732 10 дней назад

    from japan. where is B'z? they are the best selling artist in japan. 3:22 not ayumi hamasaki.

  • @zyxel616
    @zyxel616 6 месяцев назад +1

    eminem❤❤❤

  • @kevinhegney3813
    @kevinhegney3813 8 дней назад

    What are some English bans under the English flag and some under the Union Jack

  • @amsinthemitten
    @amsinthemitten 8 месяцев назад +1

    No Duran Duran? They had over 100 mil records.

  • @Rising_Star11
    @Rising_Star11 4 дня назад

    Only ❤MICHAEL 🇮🇳JACKSOM❤

  • @barry0709
    @barry0709 2 месяца назад

    Beegees 220 million sales worldwide

  • @MarioDruet
    @MarioDruet 2 дня назад

    So many errors in there! Van Halen is from the USA not the Netherlands, Jimy Hendrix never sold 100 million records, Universal announced last week that Abba sold 386 million not 162 million as you mention. In short, start your research again! For everyone. There is a difference between "album sales" and "overall sales".

  • @arekkrolak6320
    @arekkrolak6320 2 месяца назад

    Why Lennon is from UK and Robbie Williams from England? How is this decided? :)

  • @frjnr2368
    @frjnr2368 6 дней назад

    Britney 🎉❤

  • @jgorgchav3553
    @jgorgchav3553 8 месяцев назад +2

    Why Gloria Estefan is not here? 😡 She has sold more than 90mill

  • @darrenma116
    @darrenma116 3 месяца назад

    Abba

  • @maulanaardan5384
    @maulanaardan5384 Месяц назад

    My Britney spears

  • @northernavenue6426
    @northernavenue6426 6 месяцев назад +2

    Queen is the biggest band of all time and they're still popular right now.

    • @ricardo_miguel13
      @ricardo_miguel13 6 месяцев назад +4

      lol Beatles? watch the video again..also 20 number one hits in the US vs 2 by Queen.. Yes on spotify they have more monthly listeners but not that different. The Beatles have double more songs over 100m stream although they recorded in only 7 years!

    • @javierfermani3606
      @javierfermani3606 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@ricardo_miguel13 That´s just in terms of sales

  • @EaEnkiSumer
    @EaEnkiSumer 4 месяца назад

    Tu ne peux pas comparer avec les époques la technologie fait beaucoup de différence le nombre d'habitants sur terre, la génération ect....

  • @stefankundrat1845
    @stefankundrat1845 10 месяцев назад +1

    Where is the Def Leppard ?

  • @EveofPyrite
    @EveofPyrite 6 месяцев назад +4

    I can’t think of one Beatles song they must have been famous a very long time ago. I’m not surprised that Michael is the best solo artist. He was so talented. Also where was Taylor Swift on this list?

    • @metjovi
      @metjovi 6 месяцев назад +4

      I bet you know at least three Beatles songs without knowing it's them.

    • @ADIAZ-sy9vw
      @ADIAZ-sy9vw 6 месяцев назад +1

      This is not very accurate, for example the Beatles Estimated sales: 500-600 million. Available certified sales: 271.1 million
      Singles are also counted, but not digital album sales.
      Taylor Swift
      Available Certified sales: 267 million
      Estimated sales: 220 million
      Not updated to date
      And to date it may vary

    • @EveofPyrite
      @EveofPyrite 6 месяцев назад

      @@metjovi probably so .

    • @ricardo_miguel13
      @ricardo_miguel13 6 месяцев назад +2

      even nowadays on spotify they have double more songs over 100m streams than MJ or Queen.. Shows their amount of hits I think..in only 7 years recording! Also like 15 songs over 100m after their breakup

    • @FellDownTheCornHole
      @FellDownTheCornHole 4 месяца назад +1

      The Beatles had like 20 hits every year so only a few really stuck.

  • @lucifersapphire8412
    @lucifersapphire8412 6 месяцев назад

    Lmafo I can’t believe Pink out sold Lady GaGa and Black Sabbath 😭💀

  • @lonelinessone
    @lonelinessone Год назад +1

    Mariah carey has 19 #1 on billboard but she always under celine's sales album and tour. Sadly.

    • @mariabop
      @mariabop 11 месяцев назад

      Because Celine Dion is better

    • @zahrasaleem1066
      @zahrasaleem1066 10 месяцев назад +2

      Sorry but mariah better now

    • @petercena9497
      @petercena9497 9 месяцев назад

      Mariah has lost some clout as a concert attraction.

    • @leejohnson8364
      @leejohnson8364 6 месяцев назад

      Cause she's shite live

  • @himster22
    @himster22 День назад

    I thought Justin Bieber was Canadian 🇨🇦

  • @andyallan2909
    @andyallan2909 10 месяцев назад +5

    What's with the flags? You have Fleetwood Mac as American, despite having more English members than American, you have English acts listed as English and others (where they are all English) listed as UK/British, You have UK bands which include non-English members and should be listed as UK, listed as English, you have Scots listed as English and you have a Union flag (for your UK acts) which is incomplete (missing the red diagonal cross). You wouldn't put the US flag without the stars! If you're going to post stuff try to be professional and do it properly and accurately.

  • @parmismj
    @parmismj 8 дней назад

    Just compare" COME TO GETHER" song. MJ version and BEATLS version to gether .. and then come here and say who's the biggest

  • @Andrea-xs4ks
    @Andrea-xs4ks 7 месяцев назад +2

    Madonna sold more than 300 milions

  • @paulfructuoso6914
    @paulfructuoso6914 6 месяцев назад

    Shakira's Album sales are off by at minimum of 20million in this video. 🧐🧐🧐

  • @noonetime8478
    @noonetime8478 7 месяцев назад +1

    why not just use 1 flag for u.k artists? Isnt england part of the u.k?

  • @45BradB
    @45BradB 4 месяца назад

    You put George Michael and Wham songs sales together. Why didn’t you do that with Phil Collins and Genesis? Or Paul McCartney and the Beatles? If you’re going to combine some singers with their band projects but not others your list and numbers are meaningless

  • @antoniocasaca7606
    @antoniocasaca7606 3 месяца назад

    To complement my previous comment, I would add that in my opinion this century has great artists (Kanye West, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Marron 5, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Adele, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga , Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Amy Winehouse, Green Day and a few others). However, the amount of "musical trash" of recent years has never reached such worrying levels of mediocrity.

  • @710LL59
    @710LL59 8 месяцев назад +2

    Where is ABBA? top 3 AT LEAST

    • @JOHN-bz7le
      @JOHN-bz7le 6 месяцев назад

      Этот список бред. Его в серьез воспринимать не стоит.

  • @MrDAVIDGBJONES
    @MrDAVIDGBJONES 19 дней назад

    I'm wondering if whoever done this knows, England is United Kingdom

  • @kaungsetthu6739
    @kaungsetthu6739 11 месяцев назад +3

    Madonna ⚡

  • @ethanang8099
    @ethanang8099 4 месяца назад +4

    Please note that Michael Jackson owned Beatles, Elvis Presley records. So MJ is the biggest winner here.

  • @mariotato8345
    @mariotato8345 День назад

    that is not correct , at least with Abba , they should be the 3 ones, more than 400 millions sales

  • @drstrange6563
    @drstrange6563 10 месяцев назад +1

    I dont see cardi flop b

  • @lilbopnliltop9178
    @lilbopnliltop9178 Год назад +5

    Very little research went into this

    • @zdvxr
      @zdvxr Год назад +2

      How? It’s correct?

    • @remyroland8016
      @remyroland8016 Год назад +1

      @@zdvxr No

    • @zdvxr
      @zdvxr Год назад +2

      @@remyroland8016 the last few answers are correct at least, I haven’t done the research for the others.

    • @death2denemy
      @death2denemy 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@zdvxrpearl jam sold around a hundred mil.. yet they're not on the list.. and i think motley crue also sold around 80 mil.. yet theyre also not on the list..🤷

    • @zdvxr
      @zdvxr 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@death2denemy it got the numbers right on the ones I know of, it’s just missing people.

  • @boriskokoubekale9511
    @boriskokoubekale9511 2 месяца назад +1

    Absolutely false like list!because Mj's selling approximatively 750 millions

  • @bradrhuskers
    @bradrhuskers 3 месяца назад

    the list is bogus because they combined michael jackson the solo aertist with the group the jackson five and that of course is illegal

  • @christopherglover4784
    @christopherglover4784 6 дней назад

    Where are the Carpenters? 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @p-u-t-n-e-y
    @p-u-t-n-e-y 7 месяцев назад

    This list can't be right. Where's JEAN-MICHEL JARRE? In the mid 80's his sales were already over 80 million copies. And he must be above 100 million copies. And where's BONEY M.? They sold over 100 millions of copies. Sorry, but I can't take that list serious!

  • @leejohnson8364
    @leejohnson8364 6 месяцев назад +2

    Madonna only woman in the top 10 an placed 5th ...QUEEN OFF THE WORLD.👑..AN DON'T GET THE CREDIT SHE DESEVERS ..💙👑

  • @tinatalksback1650
    @tinatalksback1650 9 месяцев назад +1

    56?? really??