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Artists claimed to have sold 100 million records or moreArtist Country Period Genre Source
AC/DC Australia 70s-00s Hard Rock [24][25]
Aerosmith U.S. 70s-00s Hard Rock [26]
A. R. Rahman India 90s-00s Film score/Soundtrack/World Music [27]
Backstreet Boys U.S. 90s-00s Pop [28][29]
Barbra Streisand U.S. 60s-00s Pop [30]
Barry White U.S. 70s-00s Pop / R&B [31]
The Beach Boys U.S. 60s-00s Rock / Pop [32]
The Bee Gees Australia/Isle of Man 60s-00s Pop / Disco [33]
Billy Joel U.S. 70s-00s Pop / Rock [34][35]
Bob Dylan U.S. 60s-00s Folk / Rock [36]
Bon Jovi U.S. 80s-00s Hard Rock [37]
Boney M Germany 70s-90s Pop/Disco [38] [39][40]
Brenda Lee U.S. 50s-00s Country / Pop [41]
Bruce Springsteen U.S. 70s-00s Rock [73]
The Carpenters U.S. 60s-80s Pop [42][43][44]
Celine Dion Canada 80s-00s Pop / Rock [45]
Charles Aznavour France 30s-00s Pop [46]
Cher U.S. 60s-00s Pop / Rock / Disco / Country [47]
Chicago U.S. 60s-00s Rock / Pop / Jazz [48]
Creedence Clearwater Revival U.S. 60s-70s Rock [49]
David Bowie UK 60s-00s Avante-Garde Rock [50][51][52]
Deep Purple UK 60s-00s Hard Rock / Heavy Metal [53]
Diana Ross U.S. 60s-00s Pop / R & B / Soul [54]
Dionne Warwick U.S. 60s-00s Pop / R&B /Soul [55]
Dire Straits UK 70s-90s Rock / Classic Rock [56]
Dolly Parton U.S. 50s-00s Country / Pop / Folk [57][58]
Donna Summer U.S. 70s-00s Disco / Pop / R&B / Rock [59]
Duane Eddy U.S. 50s-80s Rock [60]
The Eagles U.S. 70s-00s Rock / Country [61]
Engelbert Humperdinck UK/U.S. 50s-00s Pop [62]
Fats Domino U.S. 40s-00s Rock / R&B [63]
Fleetwood Mac UK/U.S. 60s-00s Rock / Blues [64]
Frankie Laine U.S. 40s-00s Jazz / Pop / Gospel / Country [65]
Garth Brooks U.S. 80s-00s Country [66]
Gene Autry U.S. 30s-70s Country [67]
Genesis UK 60s-90s Rock / Pop [68]
Gheorghe Zamfir Romania 70s-00s Instrumental [69][70]
The Jackson 5 U.S. 60s-90s Pop /Disco /Funk / R&B [71]
Janet Jackson U.S. 80s-00s Pop/R&B [72]
Johnny Hallyday France/Belgium 50s-00s Pop [73]
Johnny Mathis U.S. 50s-00s Pop [74]
Joni James U.S. 50s-60s Pop [75]
Kenny Rogers U.S. 50s-00s Country / Pop [76][77]
Lionel Richie U.S. 60s-00s Pop / R&B [78]
Luciano Pavarotti Italy 60s-00s Opera [79][80]
Mariah Carey U.S. 90s-00s Pop / R&B [81][82]
Mireille Mathieu France 60s-00s Pop [83]
Modern Talking Germany 80s-00s Pop [84]
Patti Page U.S. 40s-00s Country / Pop [85][86]
Perry Como U.S. 30s-00s Pop / Swing [87]
Phil Collins UK 60s-00s Pop / Rock [88]
Prince U.S. 70s-00s R&B / Rock / Pop [89]
Ricky Nelson U.S. 50s-80s Pop [90]
Roberto Carlos Brazil 60s-00s Pop / Latin [91]
The Rolling Stones UK 60s-00s Rock / Hard Rock [92]
Tina Turner U.S. 60s-00s R&B / Rock / Pop / Soul [93]
Status Quo UK 60s-00s Rock [94]
Stevie Wonder U.S. 60s-00s R&B / Pop [95][96]
Tommy James U.S. 60s-00s Pop / Rock [97]
U2 Ireland 70s-00s Rock [98]
Wei Wei China 80s-00s Pop [99]
Whitney Houston U.S. 80s-00s Pop [100]
The Who UK 60s-00s Rock [101]
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Artists claimed to have sold 50 million records or moreThis song or music-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Artist Country Period Genre Source
a-ha Norway 80s-00s Pop / New Wave [111]
Alanis Morissette Canada 90s-00s Alternative / Folk Rock [112]
Alice Cooper U.S. 60s-00s Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Shock Rock / Glam Rock [113]
Andre Kostelanetz U.S. 40s-70s Easy Listening [114]
Andrea Bocelli Italy 90s-00s Opera / Classical [115]
Anne Murray Canada 60s-00s Pop / Country [116]
Annie Lennox UK 90s-00s Pop / Rock / Soul [117]
B.J. Thomas U.S. 60s-00s Country / Pop [118]
Blondie U.S. 70s-00s Pop / New Wave [119]
Bob Marley Jamaica 60s-80s Reggae [120]
Bob Seger U.S. 60s-00s Rock / Pop [121]
Boyz II Men U.S. 80s-00s R&B / Pop / Soul [122]
Cat Stevens UK 60s-00s Pop / Folk [123]
Charlie Daniels U.S. 70s-00s Country / Rock [124]
The Corrs Ireland 90s-00s Pop [125]
Def Leppard UK 70s-00s Hard Rock / Heavy Metal [126]
Depeche Mode UK 80s-00s New Wave / Synth / Rock / Pop [127] [128]
Destiny's Child U.S. 97-02,04-05 R&B, pop, dance, pop rock [105]
The Diamonds Canada 50s-70s Pop / R&B [129]
The Doobie Brothers U.S. 70s-00s Rock [130]
The Doors U.S. 60s-70s Psychedelic Rock / Hard Rock [131]
Don Cornell U.S. 50s-90s Pop [132]
Duran Duran UK 80s-00s New Wave / Rock / Pop [133]
Eminem U.S. 90s-00s Rap [134] [135]
Enya Ireland 80s-00s New Age / Celtic [106]
Foreigner U.S./UK 70s-00s Rock / Pop [136]
Four Tops U.S. 50s-00s R&B [137]
George Strait U.S. 70s-00s Country [138]
Gloria Estefan U.S. 80s-00s Pop / Latin [139]
Green Day U.S. 80s-00s Pop / Punk / Rock [140]
Hank Thompson U.S. 40s-00s Country [141]
Herb Alpert U.S. 50s-90s Instrumental Pop / Easy Listening [142]
James Last Germany 60s-00s Instrumental / Classical / Pop [143]
Jethro Tull UK 60s-00s Rock [144]
John Denver U.S. 60s-90s Folk / Pop [145] [146]
Johnny Cash U.S. 50s-00s Country [147]
Kylie Minogue Australia 80s-00s Dance / Pop [148]
Luis Miguel Mexico 80s-00s Pop / Latin [149]
Meat Loaf U.S. 70s-00s Rock / Hard Rock / Heavy Metal [150]
Michael Bolton U.S. 80s-00s Pop [151]
Mills Brothers U.S. 30s-70s Pop [152]
Mina Italy 50s-00s Pop [153]
The Monkees U.S. 60s-90s Pop / Rock [154]
Mr. Children Japan 80s-00s Pop / Rock [155]
Nat King Cole U.S. 30s-60s Jazz / Pop [156]
Nelson Gonçalves Brazil 40s-90s [157]
New Kids on the Block U.S. 80s-90s Pop [citation needed]
Nirvana U.S. 80s-90s Grunge / Rock / Hard Rock [158]
Oasis UK 90s-00s Pop / Rock [159]
Olivia Newton-John Australia 70s-00s Country / Pop [160]
Orhan Gencebay Turkey 60s-00s (1967-) Arabesque / Folk [161]
Ozzy Osbourne UK 70s-00s Heavy Metal / Hard Rock [162]
Paul Anka Canada 50s-00s Pop [163]
Pearl Jam U.S. 90s-00s Grunge / Rock / Hard Rock [164]
Petula Clark UK 50s-00s Pop [165]
Pet Shop Boys UK 80s-00s Dance / Pop [166]
The Police UK/US 70s-80s New Wave / Rock / Pop [167] [168]
Ray Conniff U.S. 50s-00s Pop / Easy Listening [169]
Reba McEntire U.S. 70s-00s Country [170]
Red Hot Chili Peppers U.S. 80s-00s Funk Rock [171]
Richard Clayderman France 60s-00s Easy Listening / Instrumental Pop [172]
Ricky Martin Puerto Rico 90s-00s Pop / Latin [173]
Robbie Williams UK 90s-00s Pop / Rock [174]
Sade UK 80s-00s Pop / R&B [175]
The Seekers Australia 60s, 90s-00s Pop / Folk / Rock [176]
Scorpions Germany 70s-00s Rock [177]
Shakira Colombia 90s-00s Latin / Pop [178]
Shania Twain Canada 90s-00s Country / Pop [179]
Simon & Garfunkel US 60s-70s Folk / Pop [180] [181]
Simply Red UK 80s-00s Pop [182]
Spice Girls UK 90s-00s Pop [183]
Supertramp UK 60s-00s Pop/Rock [184]
Three Dog Night U.S. 60s-70s Pop / Rock [185]
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers U.S. 70s-00s Rock / Pop [186]
Tony Bennett U.S. 50s-00s Pop [187]
The Turtles U.S. 60s Pop / Rock [188]
UB40 UK 80s-00s Reggae [189]
Vernon Dalhart U.S. 10s-40s Country [190]
Vicky Leandros Greece 60s-00s Pop [191]
ZZ Top U.S. 70s-00s Hard Rock / Blues-Rock [192]
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