Entertainment

The Top 10 Best Selling Music Artists

List Description:


This is a list of the best selling music artists of all time. The list is ranked based on the "Claimed Sales" of each artist, sourcing sales figures from news channels and music related organizations. Sales figures include sales of singles, albums and music videos, both physically and via downloads.


Listed Created - April 2013


Rank



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8


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10

Artist

 


The Beatles

 

Elvis Presley

 

Michael Jackson

 

Madonna

 

Led Zepplin

 

Elton John

 

Pink Floyd

 

Mariah Carey

 

Celine Dion

 

AC/DC

Total Claimed Sales
(Unit Record Sales)


600 million


600 million


400 million


300 million


300 million


250 million


250 million


200 million


200 million


200 million

Total Certified Sales


250 million


203.3 million


157.5 million


160.1 million


135.5 million


155 million


111 million


120 million


114.6 million


105.9 million

Suggested Scoring:



1 point


1 point


1 point


Naming a correct artist (take it in turns to guess)


Nearest to the total claimed sales (start with the person who named the brand)

 

Nearest to the total certified sales (start with the person who guessed the costs)

 


MOST POINTS WINS!

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Source:wikipedia