Music Artists That Sold Over 300 Million Albums World Wide
Michael Jackson (Michael Joseph Jackson; August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, dancer, and songwriter. He passed away from cardiac arrest caused by a propofol and benzodiazepine overdose on June 25, 2009. He donated (at least) a remarkable 500,000,000 dollars to charity. Michael is also known as The King of Pop (a title given to him by Elizabeth Taylor) or under the initials MJ. Dubbed the King of Pop, he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. ...read more. A lot of people love to say Elvis and Beatles outsold mj. Which is true... in the usa! Worldwide, mj outsells them. The industry lover to hype up sales with the 1 billion mark. Mj has the greatest selling albums of all time.
WHAT IS A NEED FOR SUCH A LIST? EVERYBODY KNOWS HE IS ONE OF THE BEST SELLING ARTIST EVER. NOT ONLY THAT THE MOST DOWNLOADED AND AWARDED AND AN ARTIST WITH MAXIMUM RECORDS
Probably the one of the greatest entertainer the world ever had.
Only Michael Jackson, and you gotta know that's for all time!
The Beatles were an English pop rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The members consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They were soon known as the foremost and most influential act of rock era. Rooted in skiffle, beat, and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later ...read more. Fact: The Beatles are BY FAR the biggest selling music artists of all time.
It is questionable if MJ even deserves to be on this list at all, as the huge total sales figures often attributed to him were proven to be a total lie, nothing but a PR stunt by the agency in charge of hyping up "This Is It".
Even with the false figures, the agency knew not to make the number anywhere close to The Beatles, and its also a FACT that Elvis Presley is the second-biggest seller of all time.
Nobody is even close to those two for total sales, not even MJ.
Fact: the beatles sold 600million albums by 1970 by 1985 they sold 1billion albums and michael jackson sold 850million albums since he joined the jackson 5 so the beatles deserve to be number 1.
The Beatles are a band, you can't compare them to solo artists like Michael Jackson.
# Michael is the best, forever!
The Beatles sold by far the most of any artist, EVER.
Elvis Presley sold the second most
Nobody else is even close in total sales, not even MJ.
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and initial controversy. ...read more. Second-biggest seller of all time, far ahead of MJ, and behind only The Beatles.
Madonna Louise Ciccone, known professionally as Madonna, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. She influenced a lot of singers such as: Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Beyonce Knowles and Britney Spears. She is known as Queen of Pop and at modern pop culture specifically in 2012 "Madge" or MDNA. She has 14 studio albums (Madonna, Like a Virgin, True Blue, Like a Prayer, Erotica, Bedtime Stories, Ray of Light, Music, American Life, Confessions on a Dance Floor, Hard Candy, MDNA, Rebel Heart, and Madame X), 3 soundtrack albums (Who's That Girl, I'm Breathless, and Evita), 4 compilation albums (The Immaculate Collection, Something to Remember, GHV2, and Celebration), ...read more. 4th million worldwide artist, biggest albums like Hard Candy, Celebration, True Blue, MDNA and Rebel Heart and in platinum hits like 4 Minutes, Like a Virgin, Gimme all your luvin and the others
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold over 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has ...read more.
Eminem, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, is an American rapper, actor and music producer born on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Eminem has sold over 300 million records making him the bestselling hip-hop artist of all time. In addition to his solo career, he is a member of D12 and (with Royce da 5'9") half of the hip-hop duo Bad Meets Evil.
Rolling Stone ranked him 83rd on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, calling him the King of Hip Hop. Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has had ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and 5 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and 13 worldwide. A rapper to sell over 300 million album is unheard of. Just shows the talent and class of the man. One of the best seller in the planet.
Slim Shady sold 172 million albums. That's it.
Eminem sold 172 million records only
Led Zeppelin was an English hard rock band formed in London in 1968 as the New Yardbirds. The group consisted of Robert Plant (Vocal), Jimmy Page (Guitar), John Paul Jones (Bass, Keyboard) and John Bonham (Drums) and was very much the child of Jimmy Page who even financed their first tour. He had tasted some previous success with The [original] Yardbirds and was friendly with some big names in rock. Page states it was Keith Moon of The Who that claimed the band could only go down, like a lead balloon -- thus prompting the iconic name of Led Zeppelin. The band's heavy, guitar-driven sound, rooted in blues and psychedelia on their early albums, has earned them recognition as one of the progenitors ...read more.
ABBA are a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972 by members Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
Queen are an English rock band formed in London in 1970. The original lineup was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar, vocals). Before forming into Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor had played together in a band ...read more.