The 50 Best Selling Musicians Of All Time
We put together a list of the most successful acts in music based on their total album sales in the U.S., including streaming. Did your favorite band make the cut? There are a lot of surprises in this list, so enjoy! #50. Phil Collins – 33.5 million #49. Britney Spears – 34 million #48. Bon Jovi – 34.5 million #47. Queen – 34.5 million #46. Def Leppard – 35 million #45. Bob Dylan – 36 million #44. Tupac Shakur – 36.5 million #43. Prince – 36.5 million #42. Backstreet Boys – 37 million #41. Tim McGraw – 37.5 million #40. Foreigner – 37.5 million #39. Rod Stewart – 38.5 million #38. Simon & Garfunkel – 38.5 million #37. Chicago – 38.5 million #36. Eric Clapton – 40 million #35. Reba McEntire – 41 million #34. Santana – 43.5 million #33. Alan Jackson – 43.5 million #32. Eminem – 44.5 million #31. Guns N’ Roses – 44.5 million #30. Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band – 44.5 million #29. Alabama – 45.5 million #28. Kenny Rogers – 47.5 million #27. Shania Twain – 48 million #26. Kenny G – 48 million #25. Journey – 48 million #24. Neil Diamond – 48.5 million #23. Fleetwood Mac – 49.5 million #22. Celine Dion – 50 million #21. U2 – 52 million #20. Van Halen – 56.5 million #19. Whitney Houston – 57 million #18. Metallica – 63 million #17. Mariah Carey – 64 million #16. Madonna – 64.5 million #15. Bruce Springsteen – 65.5 million #14. Aerosmith – 66.5 million #13. The Rolling Stones – 66.5 million #12. Barbra Streisand – 68.5 million #11. George Strait – 69 million #10. AC/DC – 72 million #9. Pink Floyd – 75 million #8. Elton John – 78 million #7. Michael Jackson – 81 million #6. Billy Joel – 82.5 million #5. Eagles – 101 million #4. Led Zeppelin – 111.5 million #3. Elvis Presley – 136 million #2. Tie – Garth Brooks / Abba 150 million #1. The Beatles – 178 million