This is the list of best selling music artists (including groups) worldwide, alltime. Albums and singles.

Disclaimer: You may notice there are no such links. That is because there is no organisation that certifies worldwide record sales (such as the RIAA does for U.S. record sales). Thus, there are few if any reliable figures to go into this list. Moreover, fans of some of these artists use their creative imagination to introduce numbers that benefit their favourites. Thus, the entire list must be viewed with a large grain of salt. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a special interest group representing the U.S. recording industry, and the body responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums and singles in the USA. For more information about sales data see list of best selling albums and list of best selling... (With) a grain of salt is a literal translation of an ancient Latin phrase, (cum) grano salis. ...

Volume (Total Albums and Singles)

• Notes: sign "~" means that there is no even nearly exact data (it can be 60 milion or it can be 40 milion , its unknown).

The Beatles (L-R, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon), in 1964, performing on The Ed Sullivan Show during their first United States tour, promoting their first U.S. hit song, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... ABBA on the cover of their album The Definitive Collection (2001) ABBA were a Swedish pop music group; the most successful to date from that country. ... Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The king of Rock and Roll, or as just simply The King, was an American singer who had an effect on world culture rivaled only by The Beatles and Chuck Berry. ... Nana Mouskouri (born Ioanna Mouskouri on October 13, 1934 in Crete, Greece) is a Greek singer and politician. ... Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva aka Julio Iglesias (born September 23, 1943) in Madrid is Spains best selling singer in history and one of the best selling Hispanic singers of all time. ... Madonna Ciccone Ritchie Madonna Ciccone Ritchie (born Madonna Louise Ciccone in Bay City, Michigan, August 16, 1958), simply known by the stage name Madonna, is an American singer frequently referred to as the Queen of Pop music. ... Mariah Carey on the cover of her album Butterfly Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970 in Huntington, New York) is an American popular music singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, and actress, who rose to prominence in the 1990s. ... Céline Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion OC (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian vocalist. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963, Newark, New Jersey) is an American pop, R&B and soul singer and actress. ... Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana), is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... Engelbert Humperdinck, born May 2, 1936 in what was then known as Madras, India as Arnold George Dorsey, is a well-known pop singer. ... Mireille Mathieu (album) Mireille Mathieu (born July 22, 1946) is a French singer. ... Modern Talkings poster Modern Talking was a German pop music duo consisting of composer/producer/guitarist Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders. ... Garth Brooks Garth Brooks (born Troyal Garth Brooks on February 7, 1962 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American singer/songwriter who performs country music. ... Janet Jackson (born Janet Damita Jo Jackson May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana) is an African-American pop, R&B and soul singer-songwriter and the baby of the hugely successful Jackson music family. ... Shania Twain Shania Twain (born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. ... Billy Joel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. ... Barbra Streisand on the cover of her album Higher Ground Barbra Streisand (born April 24, American singer and film actress, producer, and director. ... Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, is a highly successful British pop singer, pianist, and songwriter. ... Bruce Springsteen on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. ... The Spice Girls were a British vocal girl band. ... Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American pop music singer. ... Kylie Minogue in the music video for Slow (2003) Kylie Ann Minogue (pronounced: , to rhyme with vogue) (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian singer and actress. ... George Michael George Michael (born June 25, 1963) is a Greek-British pop singer/songwriter born in East Finchley, London. ... Michael Bolton, American singer-songwriter, was born Michael Bolotin in New Haven, Connecticut, on February 26, 1954. ... Destinys Child featured on the cover of their latest album, Destiny Fulfilled. ... Prince changed his stage name into an unpronounceable symbol in 1993, but took up the name Prince again in 1999. ...

See also

• Best selling music artists in US
• List of best-selling albums in the United States
• List of best-selling singles in the United States