Name↕ | Genre↕ | Country↕ | Active Since↕ | Albums Sold (M)↕ | Top Hit↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Beatles | Rock / Pop | United Kingdom | 1,960 | 600 | Hey Jude |
Elvis Presley | Rock and Roll | United States | 1,953 | 500 | Suspicious Minds |
Michael Jackson | Pop / R&B | United States | 1,964 | 400 | Thriller |
Elton John | Pop / Rock | United Kingdom | 1,962 | 300 | Rocket Man |
Madonna | Pop / Dance | United States | 1,979 | 300 | Like a Virgin |
Led Zeppelin | Hard Rock / Blues Rock | United Kingdom | 1,968 | 300 | Stairway to Heaven |
Rihanna | Pop / R&B | Barbados | 2,003 | 250 | Umbrella |
Pink Floyd | Progressive Rock | United Kingdom | 1,965 | 250 | Comfortably Numb |
Eminem | Hip Hop / Rap | United States | 1,988 | 220 | Lose Yourself |
Beyonce | Pop / R&B | United States | 1,997 | 200 | Crazy in Love |
Taylor Swift | Pop / Country | United States | 2,004 | 200 | Shake It Off |
Ed Sheeran | Pop / Folk | United Kingdom | 2,004 | 150 | Shape of You |
Drake | Hip Hop / R&B | Canada | 2,006 | 170 | God's Plan |
Adele | Pop / Soul | United Kingdom | 2,006 | 120 | Rolling in the Deep |
Queen | Rock | United Kingdom | 1,970 | 300 | Bohemian Rhapsody |
Whitney Houston | Pop / R&B | United States | 1,977 | 200 | I Will Always Love You |
The Rolling Stones | Rock / Blues | United Kingdom | 1,962 | 240 | Satisfaction |
AC/DC | Hard Rock | Australia | 1,973 | 200 | Back in Black |
Bob Marley | Reggae | Jamaica | 1,963 | 75 | One Love |
BTS | K-Pop | South Korea | 2,013 | 40 | Dynamite |
Kanye West | Hip Hop | United States | 1,996 | 160 | Stronger |
Bruno Mars | Pop / R&B / Funk | United States | 2,004 | 130 | Just the Way You Are |
David Bowie | Rock / Art Rock | United Kingdom | 1,962 | 140 | Heroes |
Billie Eilish | Pop / Alternative | United States | 2,015 | 45 | Bad Guy |
U2 | Rock / Alternative | Ireland | 1,976 | 170 | With or Without You |
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