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| # |
Ime |
Albumov/singlov |
Prodanih izvodov |
Narodnost |
Obdobje |
Žanr |
Ocena
|
| 1 |
The Beatles |
12/39 |
~1 milijarda+ |
Združeno kraljestvo |
60. |
Rock |
EMI estimate
|
|
Michael Jackson |
14 |
~1 milijarda+ |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
R&B/soul/Rock/Pop |
vir
|
|
Bing Crosby |
|
~500-900,000,000 |
ZDA |
26.-77. |
Jazz/Pop/Dixieland |
[1]
|
|
Frank Sinatra |
|
~500,000,000+ |
ZDA |
35.-95. |
Pop/Swing/Bossa Nova |
|
|
Elvis Presley |
31/39 |
~350,000,000 |
ZDA |
50.-70. |
Rock |
vir
|
|
Elton John |
30 |
~410,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
70.-00. |
Rock,Pop |
*(110 mil. US)
|
|
ABBA |
16 |
~370,000,000 |
Švedska |
70.-80. |
Disco, Pop
|
|
Led Zeppelin |
9/11 |
~320,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
60.-70. |
Hard rock |
*106 mil. albums US
|
|
Ala Pugačova |
|
~260,000,000 |
Rusija |
70.-00. |
Disco/Pop |
vir 1997
|
|
Julio Iglesias |
80 |
~250,000,000 |
Španija |
70.-00. |
Latino Pop |
vir 1 vir 2
|
| 10 |
Cliff Richard |
|
~250,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
50.-00. |
Pop |
vir 1 Arhivirano 2005-04-08 na Wayback Machine. vir 2
|
|
Nana Mouskouri |
450 |
~250,000,000 |
Grčija |
60.-00. |
Pop |
1 Arhivirano 2005-11-23 na Wayback Machine. 2 Arhivirano 2005-11-20 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Madonna |
16 |
275,000,000 |
ZDA/Združeno kraljestvo |
80.-00. |
Pop |
WBR 2004 vir 2
|
|
Mariah Carey |
14 |
230,000,000 |
ZDA |
90.-00. |
R&B/Pop |
vir
|
|
Céline Dion |
20 |
210,000,000 |
Kanada |
80.-00. |
Pop |
vir
|
|
Garth Brooks |
|
~210,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
Country |
(US albums. 105mil)
|
|
The Rolling Stones |
|
~210,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
60.-00. |
Rock |
*63 mil. US
|
|
Pink Floyd |
|
~210,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
60.-00. |
Rock |
180mil. albums
|
|
Cher |
26 |
200,000,000 |
ZDA/Združeno kraljestvo |
60.-00. |
Pop / Rock / Dance |
[2]
|
| 20 |
Whitney Houston |
10 |
183,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
R&B/Pop |
vir
|
|
Johnny Mathis |
|
~180,000,000 |
ZDA |
50.-00. |
Pop |
vir
|
|
Metallica |
|
~170,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
Thrash metal / Hard Rock |
*(57 mil. US)
|
|
Queen |
|
~160,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
70.-90. |
Rock |
*(30 mil. US)
|
|
U2 |
11 |
~150,000,000 |
Irska |
80.-00. |
Rock/Pop |
*(50mil. US)
|
|
Mireille Mathieu |
37 |
~150,000,000 |
Francija |
60.-00. |
Pop |
vir
|
|
AC/DC |
|
~140,000,000 |
Avstralija/Združeno kraljestvo |
70.-00. |
Hard Rock |
vir1 vir2 Arhivirano 2007-09-04 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
David Bowie |
|
136,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
60.-00. |
Rock |
vir
|
|
Engelbert Humperdinck |
|
~130,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo/ZDA |
50.-00. |
Rock/Pop |
vir 1 Arhivirano 2005-07-04 na Wayback Machine. vir 2
|
|
Dalida |
|
~125,000,000 |
Francija |
50.-80. |
|
[3] Arhivirano 2008-12-10 na Wayback Machine.
|
| 30 |
Janet Jackson |
9 |
~125,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00'S |
R&B/pop/soul |
77mill albums ww
|
|
Phil Collins |
|
~125,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
|
|
|
|
Neil Diamond |
|
120,000,000 |
ZDA |
60.-00. |
Pop |
vir
|
|
Modern Talking |
13 |
120,000,000 |
Nemčija |
80.-00. |
Disco/Dance |
BMG June 2003
|
|
The Bee Gees |
|
110,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo/Avstralija |
60.-00. |
Pop/Disco |
vir 1 vir 2
|
|
Bon Jovi |
|
~110,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
Rock/Hard Rock |
(100mil.albums)
|
|
R.E.M. |
|
~110,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
Rock |
(106mil.albums)
|
|
Genesis |
|
160,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
|
|
|
Kenny Rogers |
|
105,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
1 Arhivirano 2005-04-06 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Barbra Streisand |
|
102,000,000 |
ZDA |
60.-00. |
Standards/Pop |
71mil. albums US
|
| 40 |
Adamo |
|
~100,000,000 |
Italija |
60.-00. |
Pop |
[4]
|
|
Black Sabbath |
|
~100,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
70.-00. |
Hard Rock |
15 mil. albums US.
|
|
Ricky Nelson |
|
~100,000,000 |
ZDA |
50.-80. |
Pop |
vir Arhivirano 2005-11-05 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Status Quo |
|
~100,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
60.-00. |
Rock |
vir Arhivirano 2005-06-25 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Luciano Pavarotti |
|
~100,000,000 |
Italija |
60.-00. |
Opera |
|
|
Brenda Lee |
|
~100,000,000 |
ZDA |
50.-60. |
Pop |
|
|
A. R. Rahman |
|
~100,000,000 |
Indija |
90.-00. |
|
BBC news
|
|
Barry White |
|
~100,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
Pop |
|
|
Deep Purple |
|
~100,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
60.-00. |
Hard Rock |
vir Arhivirano 2005-03-05 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Lionel Richie |
|
~100,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
Pop |
vir Arhivirano 2007-09-27 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Dolly Parton |
|
~100,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
Country |
CBS news
|
| 50 |
Donna Summer |
|
~100,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-90. |
Disco |
vir
|
|
The Jackson 5 |
|
~170,000,000 |
ZDA |
60.-90. |
Soul/Disco/R&B |
vir
|
|
Vicky Leandros |
|
~100,000,000 |
Grčija |
60.-00. |
|
vir
|
|
Rod Stewart |
|
~100,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
60.-00. |
Rock/Standards |
[5] Arhivirano 2005-04-08 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Aerosmith |
|
~100,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
Hard Rock |
vir Arhivirano 2008-07-09 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Billy Joel |
|
~100,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
Pop \ Rock |
(78 mil. albums US)
|
| # |
Ime |
Albumov/singlov |
Prodanih izvodov |
Narodnost |
Obdobje |
Žanr |
Ocena
|
|
Fleetwood Mac |
|
~100,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo/ZDA |
|
|
2
|
|
Bruce Springsteen |
|
96,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
Rock/Country/Pop |
*(61 mil. albums US)
|
|
Shania Twain |
4 |
~95,000,000 |
Kanada |
90.-00. |
Country/Rock/Pop |
(82mil. albums)
|
|
Britney Spears |
5 |
~95,000,000 |
ZDA |
90.-00. |
Pop |
65mil. albums
|
| 60 |
Eagles |
|
~90,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
Country/Rock |
*(80 mil. US)
|
|
B'z |
14 |
~86,000,000 |
Japonska |
90.-00. |
Rock |
|
|
Eddy Arnold |
|
85,000,000 |
ZDA |
40s-90. |
Country |
vir
|
|
Bjork |
|
~80,000,000 |
Islandija |
80's-00's
|
|
Eurythmics |
|
~80,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
80.-90. |
Pop |
vir 1 vir 2
|
|
KISS |
30 |
~80,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
Hard Rock |
vir Arhivirano 2005-11-24 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Santana |
|
~80,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
vir
|
|
Prince |
24 |
~80,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
Pop/Funk/Rock |
*(40 mil. US)
|
|
Fairouz |
|
~80,000,000 |
Libanon |
60.-00. |
Traditional Arab, Modern, Pop |
*(35 mil. US)
|
|
Eric Clapton |
|
~80,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
80.-00. |
Rock, Blues |
*(38 mil. US)
|
| 70 |
Stevie Wonder |
|
~80,000,000 |
ZDA |
60.-00. |
Soul/R&B/Pop,Disco
|
|
Spice Girls |
3 |
76,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
90.-00. |
Pop |
vir
|
|
Backstreet Boys |
|
75,000,000 |
ZDA |
90.-00. |
Pop |
vir
|
|
Bobby Vinton |
|
75,000,000 |
ZDA |
60.-90. |
Pop |
vir
|
|
Sade |
|
75,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
80.-00. |
Jazz/Soul/Pop |
*(22mil.US)
|
|
Paul McCartney |
|
~75,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
60.-00. |
Rock |
*(25mil.US)
|
|
Dire Straits |
|
74,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
|
|
|
|
Depeche Mode |
|
~73,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
80.-00. |
|
|
|
Jean-Michel Jarre |
19 |
~72,000,000 |
Francija |
70.-00. |
Synth Pop |
*Francis Dreyfus / Sony BMG
|
|
Andrea Bocelli |
|
~70,000,000 |
Italija |
90.-00. |
Pop/Classic/Opera |
*(20mil.US)
|
|
The Carpenters |
|
70,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
| 80 |
Gloria Estefan |
|
~70,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
Latino Pop |
vir
|
|
Duran Duran |
16 |
~70,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
80.-00. |
Pop |
vir Arhivirano 2007-06-20 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Enya |
5 |
70,000,000 |
Irska |
80.-00. |
Classic |
*(22mil.US)
|
|
Kenny G |
5 |
~70,000,000 |
ZDA |
90.-00. |
Jazz |
*(50mil. US)
|
|
Roberto Carlos |
|
~70,000,000 |
Brazilija |
60.-00. |
|
vir1 vir2 Arhivirano 2005-11-02 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Charley Pride |
|
~70,000,000 |
ZDA |
60.-00. |
Country |
vir
|
|
Ray Conniff |
|
~70,000,000 |
ZDA |
60.-00. |
|
vir1 vir2 Arhivirano 2004-12-29 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Kylie Minogue |
|
65,000,000 |
Avstralija |
80.-00. |
Synth Pop |
vir
|
|
Bryan Adams |
|
~60,000,000 |
Kanada |
80.-00. |
Pop |
1
|
|
George Strait |
|
~60,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
Country |
*(54 mil. US)
|
| 90 |
The Doors |
|
~60,000,000 |
ZDA |
60.-70. |
Rock |
*(30 mil. US)
|
|
Tina Turner |
|
~60,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
Rock/Pop |
|
|
Boney M |
|
~60,000,000 |
Nemčija |
70.-80. |
Disco |
|
|
Perry Como |
|
~60,000,000 |
ZDA |
30s-00. |
Standards |
vir
|
|
Van Halen |
|
~60,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
Hard Rock |
*(50 mil. US)
|
|
Frank Sinatra |
|
~60,000,000 |
ZDA |
40s-90. |
Standards |
*(25 mil.US)
|
|
Iron Maiden |
22 |
~60,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
70.-00. |
|
vir
|
|
Def Leppard |
|
65,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
70.-00. |
|
*(32 mil. US)
|
|
Eminem |
|
65,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
*(22 mil. US)
|
|
Guns N' Roses |
|
64,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
| 100 |
Simon and Garfunkel |
|
~60,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
*(36mil.US)
|
|
Pearl Jam |
|
~60,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
*(29 mil. US)
|
|
*NSYNC |
|
42,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
*(30 mil. US)
|
|
Enrique Iglesias |
|
~60,000,000 |
Španija |
|
|
51 mil. albums
|
|
Tom Jones |
|
~60,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
60.-00. |
Pop |
|
|
Chicago |
|
58,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
*(37mil.US)
|
|
Alanis Morissette |
|
~55,000,000 |
Kanada |
90.-00. |
Rock/Pop |
vir
|
|
Ozzy Osbourne |
|
~55,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
|
|
*(27mil.US)
|
|
Boyz II Men |
|
~55,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
|
*(27mil.US)
|
|
Tony Bennett |
|
~51,000,000 |
ZDA |
50.-00. |
Standards/Jazz |
vir Arhivirano 2005-04-29 na Wayback Machine.
|
| # |
Ime |
Albumov/singlov |
Prodanih izvodov |
Narodnost |
Obdobje |
Žanr |
Ocena Estimation on
|
| 110 |
Rush |
|
~50,000,000 |
Kanada |
70.-00. |
|
*(25 mil.US)
|
|
Alabama |
|
~50,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
|
*(46mil. US)
|
|
The Police |
|
53,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
70.-80. |
|
*(22mil.US)
|
|
Nirvana |
|
52,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
*(24mil.US)
|
|
Mötley Crüe |
|
~50,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
|
*(22mil.US)
|
|
Foreigner |
|
~50,000,000 |
ZDA/Združeno kraljestvo |
|
|
*(36mil.US)
|
|
Oasis |
|
~50,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
|
|
(46mil albums)
|
|
UB40 |
|
~50,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
80.-00. |
|
BBC
|
|
Meat Loaf |
|
~50,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
|
vir 1 vir 2
|
|
Simply Red |
|
~50,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
80.-00. |
Pop |
vir 1 Arhivirano 2005-09-03 na Wayback Machine. vir 2
|
| 120 |
Willie Nelson |
|
46,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
George Michael |
|
45,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
80.-00. |
|
vir
|
|
Ace of Base |
|
>45,000,000 |
Švedska |
90.-00. |
Pop/Dance |
vir Arhivirano 2006-01-07 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
2 Pac |
|
~45,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
*(36mil.US)
|
|
Bananarama |
|
~45,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
80.-00. |
|
40mil albums
|
|
Chris de Burgh |
|
45,000,000 |
Irska |
70.-00. |
|
vir
|
|
John Denver |
|
45,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
|
44,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
Destiny's Child |
4 |
43,000,000 |
ZDA |
90.-00.
|
|
Bob Seger |
|
43,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00.
|
| 130 |
Alan Jackson |
|
43,000,000 |
ZDA |
90.-00. |
Country |
vir
|
|
Michael Bolton |
|
42,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
Vicente Fernandez |
|
40,000,000 |
Mehika |
|
|
|
Journey |
|
(US)~40,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Judas Priest |
15 |
~40,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
70.-00. |
Hard Rock |
vir
|
|
The Who |
|
~40,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
|
|
*(20mil.US)
|
|
The Beach Boys |
|
40,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
The Cars |
|
~40,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
*(23mil.US)
|
|
James Last |
|
~40,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
|
R. Kelly |
|
~40,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
*(28mil.US)
|
| 140 |
Christina Aguilera |
4 |
~40,000,000 |
ZDA |
90.-00. |
|
34mil. albums
|
|
Foreigners |
|
38,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
New Kids On The Block |
|
38,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
Bob Marley |
|
39,000,000 |
Jamajka |
|
|
Sting |
|
37,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
|
|
Reba McEntire |
|
~36,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-80. |
|
|
Bob Dylan |
|
~100,000,000 |
ZDA |
60.-00. |
|
|
Dixie Chicks |
|
~35,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
Country |
*28 mil US
|
|
Linda Ronstadt |
|
35,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
| 150 |
Richard Clayderman |
|
35,000,000 |
Francija |
|
klasična glasba
|
|
Ansambel bratov Avsenik |
|
34,000,000 |
Slovenija |
|
narodnozabavna glasba
|
|
Cranberries |
|
34,000,000 |
Irska |
90.-00. |
vir
|
|
James Taylor |
|
34,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Diana Ross |
|
~33,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
|
|
Jennifer Lopez |
|
33,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Roxette |
|
32,000,000 |
Švedska |
80.-00. |
Pop
|
|
Cher |
|
32,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Peter Gabriel |
|
31,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
|
|
|
Conway Twitty |
|
~30,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
| 160 |
Boston |
|
~30,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Dave Matthews Band |
|
~30,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
John Mellencamp |
|
~30,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Lynyrd Skynyrd |
|
~30,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
ZZ Top |
|
~30,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Steve Miller Band |
|
~30,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Earth, Wind & Fire |
|
~30,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
*(23 mil.US)
|
|
Sarah McLachlan |
|
30,000,000 |
Kanada |
80.-00. |
|
vir
|
|
Barry Manilow |
|
~30,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Robbie Williams |
|
~30,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
90.-00. |
Pop |
vir
|
| 170 |
Ricky Martin |
|
~30,000,000 |
ZDA |
90.-00. |
Pop |
|
|
The Cure |
12 |
27,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
70.-00. |
Rock |
vir[mrtva povezava]
|
|
Karel Gott |
100+ |
27,000,000 |
Češka |
50.-00. |
|
vir
|
|
Melissa Etheridge |
8 |
27,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
Rock |
vir
|
|
Amy Grant |
19 |
26,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
Gospel/Christian |
*(25mil.US)
|
|
Toto |
15 |
25,000,000 |
ZDA |
70.-00. |
Pop |
vir Arhivirano 2005-10-26 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Norah Jones |
3 |
25,000,000 |
ZDA |
00. |
Jazz |
vir
|
|
A-ha |
8 |
~25,000,000 |
Norveška |
80.-00. |
Pop |
vir Arhivirano 2005-05-15 na Wayback Machine.
|
|
Avril Lavigne |
2 |
24,000,000 |
Kanada |
00. |
Pop/Rock |
vir
|
|
Ronnie Milsap |
|
~23,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
| 180 |
Brooks & Dunn |
|
(US)23,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Creed |
|
(US)23,000,000 |
ZDA |
90's-00's |
Rock |
|
|
Faith Hill |
|
(US)23,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Vince Gill |
|
(US)23,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Luther Vandross |
|
(US)23,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Mannheim Steamroller |
|
(US)23,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
TLC |
|
(US)22,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
The Doobie Brothers |
|
(US)22,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
|
(US)22,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Randy Travis |
11 |
21,000,000 |
ZDA |
80.-00. |
Country |
vir 1 vir2
|
| 190 |
Jimi Hendrix |
|
(US)20,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Jay-Z |
|
(US)20,000,000 |
ZDA |
|
|
|
Eros Ramazzotti |
|
~20,000,000 |
Italija |
80.-00. |
|
vir
|
|
Kim Wilde |
|
20,000,000 |
Združeno kraljestvo |
80.-00. |
Rock/Pop |
vir
|
