The 50 best-selling music artists of all time
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Your support makes all the difference.England's greatest rock band holds the top spot on the all-time ranking of best-selling artists by album sales, and it looks untouchable on a bizarre list filled with a number of surprising appearances.
It's somewhat shocking to find out, for instance, that smooth-jazz saxophonist Kenny G has sold more albums than Eminem, and that Garth Brooks has sold more than Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.
We compiled this list by ranking the most successful acts in music history according to their total certified album units sold in the US, as provided by the RIAA.
Check out the 50 best-selling music artists of all time by album sales:
50. Dave Matthews Band -- 33.5 million units
49. Phil Collins -- 33.5 million units
48. Britney Spears -- 34 million units
47. Bon Jovi -- 34.5 million units
46. Queen -- 34.5 million units
45. Def Leppard -- 35 million units
44. Bob Dylan -- 36 million units
43. Tupac Shakur -- 36.5 million units
41. Backstreet Boys -- 37 million units
T39. Tim McGraw -- 37.5 million units
T39. Foreigner -- 37.5 million units
38. Rod Stewart -- 38 million units
37. Simon & Garfunkel -- 38.5 million units
36. Chicago -- 38.5 million units
35. Eric Clapton -- 40 million units
34. Reba McEntire -- 41 million units
33. Santana -- 43.5 million units
32. Alan Jackson -- 43.5 million units
T30. Eminem -- 44.5 million units
T30. Guns N' Roses -- 44.5 million units
T30. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band -- 44.5 million units
29. Alabama -- 46.5 million units
28. Kenny Rogers -- 47.5 million units
T25. Shania Twain -- 48 million units
T25. Kenny G -- 48 million units
T25. Journey -- 48 million units
T23. Neil Diamond -- 49.5 million units
T23. Fleetwood Mac -- 49.5 million units
22. Celine Dion -- 50 million units
21. U2 -- 52 million units
20. Van Halen -- 56.5 million units
19. Whitney Houston -- 57 million units
18. Metallica -- 63 million units
17. Mariah Carey -- 64 million units
16. Madonna -- 64.5 million units
T13. Bruce Springsteen -- 65.5 million units
T13. Aerosmith -- 66.5 million units
T13. The Rolling Stones -- 66.5 million units
12. Barbara Streisand -- 68.5 million units
11. George Strait -- 69 million units
10. AC/DC -- 72 million units
9. Pink Floyd -- 75 million units
8. Elton John -- 78 million units
7. Michael Jackson -- 81 million units
6. Billy Joel -- 82.5 million units
5. Eagles -- 101 million units
4. Led Zeppelin -- 111.5 million units
3. Elvis Presley -- 136 million units
2. Garth Brooks -- 148 million units
1. The Beatles -- 178 million units
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