Friday, October 19, 2007

Lists in the Music Industry. Part 1

Top 20 Best Selling Artists of All Time - Worldwide Figures. (Just records, not tapes)

Results are different from Best Selling Artists in the US...these are worldwide figures.

1. Elvis Presley - 1.3 Billion records sold

2. Bing Crosby - 900 million

3. Michael Jackson - 750 million

4. The Beatles - 550 million

5. ABBA - 370 million

6. Johnny Mathis - 350 million

7 - 10. Led Zeppelin, Nana Mouskouri, Queen, Tino Rossi - 300 million

11. Madonna - 290 million

12. - 16. Elton John, Cliff Richard, Julio Iglesias, Rod Stewart, Frankie Lane - 250 million

17. Bee Gees - 220 million

18. - 23. Celine Dion, Wei Wei, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, The Rolling Stones - 200 million


Top 20 Best Selling Female Artists of All Time

1. Nana Mouskouri - 300 million records sold

2. Madonna - 290 million

3. Celine Dion - 230 million

4. Wei Wei - 200 million

5 - 6. Tina Turner, Cher - 180 million

7. Alla Pugacheva - 175 million

8 - 9. Dalida, Whitney Houston - 170 million

10. Mireille Mathieu - 150 million

11 - 19. Brenda Lee, Bonnie Tyler, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Dolly Parton, Donna Summers, Janet Jackson, Joni James, Mariah Carey - 100 million

20. Gloria Estefan - 90 million




2 comments:

Arun said...

Those numbers are scary, when looked at like that. 1.3 billion.

Wow

rueyduey said...

yeah, i know! And they make about $1 per album...so, they've made 1.3 billion...but I don't really like them la

Maybe if I was a teen back when they were popular I would have