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The TOP TWENTY Best-Selling Music Artists of All Time
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Totals are derived from cumulative album sales totals (U.S. only).
Artists - Units (in millions)
THE BEATLES - 169.0
ELVIS PRESLEY - 118.5
GARTH BROOKS - 116.0
LED ZEPPELIN - 109.5
EAGLES - 91.0
BILLY JOEL - 79.5
PINK FLOYD - 73.5
BARBRA STREISAND - 71.0
ELTON JOHN - 69.0
AC/DC - 68.0
THE ROLLING STONES - 65.5
AEROSMITH - 65.5
MADONNA - 63.0
GEORGE STRAIT - 62.5
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - 62.5
MARIAH CAREY - 61.5
MICHAEL JACKSON - 60.5
METALLICA - 57.0
VAN HALEN - 56.5
WHITNEY HOUSTON - 54.0
The TOP TEN Best Selling Record Albums of All Time
 
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