Seznam najbolje prodajanih glasbenikov
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Seznam najbolje prodajanih glasbenikov je seznam glasbenikov in skupin, ki so prodali največ nosilcev zvoka.
Albumi in singli
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uredi| # | 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) |
50-99
uredi| # | 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. |
100-170
uredi| # | 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. | ||||
| 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 |