ok..thought you guys would like to know who are the 100 best selling artists , the following is the artists name and besides is the number of albums sold (in millions):

BEATLES, THE 164.50
LED ZEPPELIN 105.00
BROOKS, GARTH 104.00
PRESLEY, ELVIS 86.50
EAGLES 83.50
JOEL, BILLY 76.50
PINK FLOYD 73.50
STREISAND, BARBRA 68.00
JOHN, ELTON 64.50
AC/DC 63.00
AEROSMITH 61.50
MADONNA 59.00
JACKSON, MICHAEL 58.00
SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE 56.50
ROLLING STONES, THE 53.50
CAREY, MARIAH 53.00
HOUSTON, WHITNEY 52.00
VAN HALEN 50.50
STRAIT, GEORGE 50.50
ROGERS, KENNY 50.50
DIAMOND, NEIL 49.00
METALLICA 48.00
FLEETWOOD MAC 46.00
KENNY G 45.50
U2 45.00
ALABAMA 44.50
DION, CELINE 40.50
SANTANA 40.50
JOURNEY 40.00
CLAPTON, ERIC 38.50
CHICAGO 36.00
FOREIGNER 36.00
NELSON, WILLIE 36.00
PRINCE 36.00
GUNS 'N ROSES 35.50
BACKSTREET BOYS 35.00
SIMON & GARFUNKEL 35.00
MC ENTIRE, REBA 34.50
2 PAC 33.50
BON JOVI 33.00
DYLAN, BOB 32.50
DENVER, JOHN 32.50
DEF LEPPARD 32.00
COLLINS, PHIL 32.00
RONSTADT, LINDA 31.50
TWAIN, SHANIA 31.00
SEGER, BOB/SILVER BULLET BAND 30.50
DOORS, THE 29.50
BOSTON 29.00
STEWART, ROD 28.50
TAYLOR, JAMES 28.50
'N SYNC 28.00
BOLTON, MICHAEL 28.00
JACKSON, ALAN 28.00
PETTY, TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS 27.00
OSBOURNE, OZZY 26.75
BOYZ II MEN 26.50
PEARL JAM 26.00
SPEARS, BRITNEY 26.00
ZZ TOP 25.00
MATTHEWS, DAVE BAND 24.50
BEE GEES 24.50
JACKSON, JANET 24.00
CARPENTERS 24.00
RUSH 24.00
MELLENCAMP, JOHN 24.00
LYNYRD SKYNYRD 23.50
CARS, THE 23.50
EARTH, WIND & FIRE 23.00
NIRVANA 23.00
MC CARTNEY, PAUL 22.50
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER 22.50
MOTLEY CRUE 22.50
POLICE, THE 22.00
SADE 22.00
ESTEFAN, GLORIA 22.00
DOOBIE BROTHERS 22.00
ENYA 22.00
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 22.00
KELLY, R. 22.00
GILL, VINCE 21.50
R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON 21.50
GENESIS 21.50
MANILOW, BARRY 21.00
BEASTIE BOYS 21.00
SINATRA, FRANK 21.00
TLC 21.00
VANDROSS, LUTHER 20.50
HEART 20.50
MEAT LOAF 20.50
DIXIE CHICKS 20.00
RICHIE, LIONEL 20.00
CREED 20.00
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH 20.00
BROOKS & DUNN 20.00
HENDRIX, JIMI 20.00
MORISSETTE, ALANIS 19.50
R.E.M. 19.00
KISS 19.00
BUFFETT, JIMMY 18.50
BRAXTON, TONI 18.50
SMASHING PUMPKINS 18.25
MILLER, STEVE, BAND 18.00
WHO, THE 18.00
WILLIAMS, HANK, JR. 18.00
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG 18.00
MONKEES, THE 17.50
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS 17.50
TRAVIS, RANDY 17.00
MC GRAW, TIM 17.00
MATHIS, JOHNNY 17.00
HILL, FAITH 17.00
JEWEL 17.00
ADAMS, BRYAN 17.00
STYX 16.50
GRATEFUL DEAD 16.50
RAITT, BONNIE 16.50
YOUNG, NEIL 16.50
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK 16.50
MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS 16.50
GRANT, AMY 16.50
BROWNE, JACKSON 16.00
NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 16.00
HAMMER 16.00
MATCHBOX TWENTY 16.00
BAD COMPANY 15.50
KANSAS 15.50
STEVENS, CAT 15.50
DIRE STRAITS 15.50
MC LACHLAN, SARAH 15.50
GREEN DAY 15.50
JOPLIN, JANIS 15.50
BLACK SABBATH 15.00
STING 15.00
BEACH BOYS, THE 15.00
FOGELBERG, DAN 15.00
MICHAEL, GEORGE 15.00
ISLEY BROTHERS 15.00 [b[/COLOR]

Here are the best selling albums of all time:


27.0 EAGLES/THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975 -EAGLES
26.0 THRILLER- JACKSON, MICHAEL
23.0 THE WALL -PINK FLOYD
22.0 LED ZEPPELIN IV -LED ZEPPELIN
21.0 GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II -JOEL, BILLY
19.0 BACK IN BLACK -AC/DC
19.0 THE BEATLES -BEATLES, THE
19.0 COME ON OVER -TWAIN, SHANIA
18.0 RUMOURS -FLEETWOOD MAC
17.0 THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK)- HOUSTON, WHITNEY
16.0 BOSTON -BOSTON
16.0 CRACKED REAR VIEW -HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH
16.0 HOTEL CALIFORNIA -EAGLES
16.0 JAGGED LITTLE PILL -MORISSETTE, ALANIS
16.0 NO FENCES -BROOKS, GARTH
16.0 THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970 -BEATLES, THE
15.0 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION -GUNS 'N ROSES
15.0 BORN IN THE U.S.A. -SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE
15.0 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON -PINK FLOYD
15.0 GREATEST HITS- JOHN, ELTON
15.0 PHYSICAL GRAFFITI -LED ZEPPELIN
15.0 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK) -BEE GEES
15.0 THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966 -BEATLES, THE
14.0 BACKSTREET BOYS -BACKSTREET BOYS
14.0 BAT OUT OF HELL -MEAT LOAF
14.0 DOUBLE LIVE -BROOKS, GARTH
14.0 ROPIN' THE WIND -BROOKS, GARTH
14.0 SUPERNATURAL -SANTANA
13.0 ...BABY ONE MORE TIME -SPEARS, BRITNEY
13.0 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND LIVE 1975 - '85 -SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE
13.0 MILLENNIUM -BACKSTREET BOYS
13.0 PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK) -PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
13.0 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS -SIMON & GARFUNKEL
13.0 WHITNEY HOUSTON -HOUSTON, WHITNEY
12.0 ABBEY ROAD -BEATLES, THE
12.0 BREATHLESS -KENNY G
12.0 FORREST GUMP -SOUNDTRACK
12.0 HYSTERIA -DEF LEPPARD
12.0 II- BOYZ II MEN
12.0 KENNY ROGERS' GREATEST HITS -ROGERS, KENNY
12.0 LED ZEPPELIN II -LED ZEPPELIN
12.0 METALLICA -METALLICA
12.0 NO JACKET REQUIRED -COLLINS, PHIL
12.0 SLIPPERY WHEN WET -BON JOVI
12.0 THE WOMAN IN ME -TWAIN, SHANIA
12.0 YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU -MATCHBOX TWENTY
11.0 CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997/SOMETHING.YOU LOOK TONIGHT -JOHN, ELTON -SINGLE
11.0 CRAZYSEXYCOOL -TLC
11.0 DIRTY DANCING -SOUNDTRACK
11.0 HOUSES OF THE HOLY- LED ZEPPELIN
11.0 JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS -TAYLOR, JAMES
11.0 NO STRINGS ATTACHED- 'N SYNC
11.0 PIECES OF YOU -JEWEL
11.0 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND -BEATLES, THE
11.0 TEN -PEARL JAM
11.0 TITANIC -SOUNDTRACK
11.0 WIDE OPEN SPACES -DIXIE CHICKS
10.0 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) -VAN HALEN
10.0 AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS -AEROSMITH
10.0 BEST OF THE DOOBIES -DOOBIE BROTHERS
10.0 CAN'T SLOW DOWN -RICHIE, LIONEL
10.0 DAYDREAM- CAREY, MARIAH
10.0 DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE -KID ROCK
10.0 DOOKIE -GREEN DAY
10.0 EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME II -EAGLES
10.0 ELIMINATOR -ZZ TOP
10.0 FAITH -MICHAEL, GEORGE
10.0 FALLING INTO YOU- DION, CELINE
10.0 HUMAN CLAY -CREED
10.0 LED ZEPPELIN LED -ZEPPELIN
10.0 LEGEND- MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS
10.0 LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE -DION, CELINE
10.0 LIFE AFTER DEATH -NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
10.0 LIKE A VIRGIN- MADONNA
10.0 MUSIC BOX- CAREY, MARIAH
10.0 'N SYNC -'N SYNC
10.0 NEVERMIND -NIRVANA
10.0 PLEASE HAMMER DON'T HURT 'EM -MC HAMMER
10.0 TAPESTRY- KING, CAROLE
10.0 THE HITS- BROOKS, GARTH
10.0 THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION- MADONNA
10.0 THE JOSHUA TREE -U2
10.0 THE LION KING -SOUNDTRACK
10.0 TRAGIC KINGDOM -NO DOUBT
10.0 UNPLUGGED -CLAPTON, ERIC
10.0 VAN HALEN- VAN HALEN
9.0 ALL EYEZ ON ME -2 PAC
9.0 BIG WILLIE STYLE -SMITH, WILL
9.0 BROTHERS IN ARMS -DIRE STRAITS
9.0 COOLEYHIGHHARMONY -BOYZ II MEN
9.0 ESCAPE -JOURNEY
9.0 FLY -DIXIE CHICKS
9.0 FOOTLOOSE -SOUNDTRACK
9.0 GARTH BROOKS -BROOKS, GARTH
9.0 GREAT BAND ERA -VARIOUS
9.0 HI INFIDELITY -R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON
9.0 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS -DENVER, JOHN
9.0 LICENSED TO ILL- BEASTIE BOYS
9.0 MARIAH CAREY -CAREY, MARIAH
9.0 MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS- SMASHING PUMPKINS

woow such a review!....very intresting!!!
am sure the numbers r still changing till now as some albums and some singers still go up up high up!

that is really surprising, but i also realise somethin else about myself, either i am wierd, or the world is..
i mean i cant see the talent in BEATLES for instance.. and much more.

and i always thought whitney houston, was much better than mariah carey.
its pretty hard to admit that i am the odd one out, so lets put it this way..:the rest of the world has not taste:P

Oh yeah and anouther thing..about the beatles being Crap...i totaly agree with you!! i hate their music, no offense to beatles fans!! :)

Note:this post shouldve been after the next one but obviously there's a problem with the sabla.:confused:

lol seniora, well..mariah is only successful in the U.S, Whitney Houston has much more success Worldwide!! personaly i think that neither two deserve it, for instance Whitney only released 5 studio albums, and mariah only released 8 studio albums, but madonna released 14 studio albums and she's only 7 million ahead of whitney!!! that's so unfair!!
oh well...to make it short Whitney didn't deserve to be credited for the body guard soundtrack as she only had five songs on that one, without that she'd have nothing to her name!! mariah got all of hers from her studio albums!!so..does mariah deserver it? no!! lol, does whitney deserve it? No!!! Does Madonna deserve it?? hell yeah!! lol (don't forget that madonna has been around for 20 years now!) ;)

hehhe u r crazy about madona! :D

i reallly disagree. madonna was'nt totally popular for the good songs, what really made her famous was that SHE introduced the "mini" skirts and the so ahem clothes of the 80's.
so u cant totally say its her music which made her known.

and is it whitney's fault that she's been around for less than 20yrs? remember its not the time that counts but the quality of music produced during that time.

i seriosly do not think madonna desereves to be ahead of mariah carey let alone whitney houston.
and the only reason shes been around for as long as 20 yrs is because she doesnt know when to quit.
her very first hits were not bad at all, but when u come to " beautiful stranger ". no comment.

so all in all, whitney houston rules.:P

well seniora..looks like you don't like madonna!! ok..i agree about beautiful stranger being crap!! but don't just look at one song which was for the soundtrack of one of the dumbest movies ever created (Austen powers-the spy who shgged me)!! look at her other hits (Frozen(#2), Power of goodbye(#11), Ray of light(#5 and won grammy for best song), music(#1 in every country it was released), Don't tell me(#4), Take a bow (#1 for 7 weeks)..and the list goes on!!
oh ..and about the quality of music!! maraih and whitney don' t even get close to the quality of music madonna releases (a new sound with every album she releases), maraih and whitney always stuck with their formula and look what happened to mariah her last album was just a flop!!! and look at what happened to whitney ..i don't think she'll ever be the same way she was b4 (not that she's on drugs!!). it's true that madonna did some things that aren't really nice but who can judge her!!
over all ..madonna has the most gold/platinum singles (24 -tied with the beatles), along with 4 gramy awards (mariah having only 2)!!
finally i'd have to disagree that it was madonna's clothes that got her famous , as she charted in the top ten every year since she first started out 20 years ago !!
so..in the end madonna rules again!! :p ;) :) :D :cool: :rolleyes:

lets leave personal lives of theirs outta this, so whitney is on drugs, and madonna married someone whose like waaaaaaaayyy younger. ( no point in the above i know., jus felt like mentioning that abt madonna(':P') )

have u listened to that album of whitney "best hits"? that shows u how good she is.

so i agree with u half way, madonna did make it big, but according to me , what goes for beatles goes for her too , WHERE is the talent in "ray of light" and a whole lot of her other hits?

so this whole discussion comes down to the same thing, we have different tastes of music. and we are talkin about 2 artists which create different type of music. ( with whitney's r$b\soul type being the best(':o')

god!!! you're so hard to convince!!!
you talked about whitney's hits album!! that only sold 3 million in the U.S (and that was a double CD) so that means it only sold 1.5 million!! on the other hand madonna's immaculate collection sold 10 million!!!

anyways..everyone is entitled to his own opinion...ans if you see that whitney is better then that's your own personal reveiw!

and talking about talent!! madonna has plenty..and whatever you say about ray of light..that was her best album and was one of the most successful albums of the 1990's selling around 18 million worldwide!! :p

p.s: i love whiney too..and own all her albums, she and mariah and Celine!! :D

oh yeah and one more thing..you can't really say that madonna and whitney houston have different styles of music..as for they used the same producers (baby face, jellybean, David Foster)..maybe now!! but then, they were the same and equally popular!!

" p.s: i love whiney too..and own all her albums, she and mariah and Celine!! "

i know wat ur trying to imply up there, and i say again, Whitney isn't mentioned in the same line with Celine.

ok ok... so i like Whitney and u like Madonna, lets settle at that.


thanx for associating babyface and the whole lot with Whitney, coming from u, its an honor. (';)')

one thing though, do u really think that just because madonna sold more albums , so it makes her the one with better music? I dont think so.

selling more albums=> more fans=> much more popular than Whitney!! :D

http://madonnasashram.com/unseendwt/dwt13.jpg

ok THAT, leaves me with the impression that i 'm being mocked at, and speechless, so i am saying nothing. ':rolleyes:'

but mind u , it might leave me speechless but, not convinced.

but hey, wait a min, doesnt that photo kinda resemble madoona? WOW, it does, ALOT.':)'

lol seniora..i'm not mocking you!! i respect your taste (not that i like it) !! anyways,,we cool !!:D
oh yeah..and by the way..that is madonna(the photo above)!!!
you should check out her Drowned world tour (last year)..it's available on DvD!! that picture is from the screen behind her during the tour!!
http://homepage.mac.com/beth_p/avatars/mer/9.gif

ok thanx for the respect, i respect urs too ( DO U know how hard that is? LOL,, (kidding))

i ll check that out, i maybe able to appreciate her. but u know, i went through my dads really old albums of madonna, and she was good ( past tense), "papa dont preach" is amazing.

your dad's CD's...wow...that makes her look really old!! wait a sec..she is old!! but who cares...she's the best!!
"papa don't preach " is amazing
wow...comming from you!! that's a big step!! :P

u know i was wondering....do they keep on tracing the top best selling albums till now....what i mean is...On which basis..american or Uk or combined!???? or world wide!?

Is there any updates!?

the two lists mentioned above are for the american market which is the biggest market in the world!!!

dunno if i can find the u.k's version of the lists as it will be interesting!! but i do know one thing..madonna holds the title for best selling album by a female artist over there with "The immaculate collection" 11 time platinum!! (3.3 million copies). :D

about the update...well not really..except for shania twain's album "Come on Over" it is now 19 times platinum!


anyways...updates are in red text!!

*bump*

for the new members to see. :D and comment of course. ;)

It's weird how there isn't a readily available list of the world-wide best selling albums of all time. I searched the web but couldn't get anything. The closest thing I got was a top ten list on www.everyhit.com which doesn't list the sales except for no. 1. According to them:

The Global Top 10 Best Selling Albums of All Time:

"Thriller" - Michael Jackson (47 million)

"Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" - The Eagles

"Dark Side Of The Moon" - Pink Floyd

"Rumours" - Fleetwood Mac

"Come On Over" - Shania Twain

"Jagged Little Pill" - Alanis Morissette

"The Bodyguard" - (Soundtrack)

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - The Beatles

"Led Zeppelin IV" - Led Zeppelin

"Bat Out Of Hell" - Meatloaf

yeah..i know!! i looked everywhere..but nothing.

i wanted the U.K version..but couldnt find anything. :sorry:

man that's an amazing list which i've never seen before. i guessed that those figures are for sales within the US only.
MJ's "Thriller" is the best selling album in history with over 45million copies sold world wide. "Bad" sold about 30 million copies world wide.

here are some facts from the guinness book of records:

1. longest stay on UK album charts:
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac released 26 Feb 1977. it stayed in the charts for 477 weeks.

2. longest time spent at US rap No.1 spot:
"Hot boys" by Missy Elliot spent 18 weeks at the top of US rap singles chart in 99/2000

3. longest time spent at UK singles chart:
"My way" by Frank Sinatra spent 124 weeks on the UK charts.

4. youngest No 1 solo artist on US album chart:
Stevie Wonder, he was 13 years 3 months old when he released "Little Stevie Wonder" in 1963.

5. longest wait for a US No.1 single:
Santana (viva Mexico) holds the record for the longest gap between their first chart entry "Jingle" in October 1969 and their first No.1 "smooth" in October 1999.

6. Most consuctive No.1 singles on US charts:
seven. Whitney Houston, 1. saving all my love 2. how will i know 3. greatest love of all 4. i want to dance with somebody 5. didn't we almost have it all 6. so emotional 7. where do broken hearts go

7. most US No.1 singles:
The Beatles. 20 No.1s

8. best selling music viedo:
"Thriller", MJ 1983

9. Best selling album in Australia:
Best of ABBA sold 1.2 million copies in 1976 (weird ppl Aussies, this just proves it)

10. best selling album on Uk charts:
"Sgt Peppers's Lonely" by The Beatles sold 4.5 million since it's release in June 1967

11. best selling rap/hip hop album:
CrazySexyCool by TLC sold 11 million copies.

Wait, B-I, Can you get the amount of sales for Natorious B.I.G?
I heard that he had sold the best in Rap albums...
After him comes Tupac :D

Originally posted by mf_alkhalili
Wait, B-I, Can you get the amount of sales for Natorious B.I.G?
I heard that he had sold the best in Rap albums...
After him comes Tupac :D

hey man those figures came straight from the Guinness book of records so they have to be right. i have the book for 2002 right here with me.

hey man those figures came straight from the Guinness book of records so they have to be right. i have the book for 2002 right here with me.

I got that book too, that's why the idea of Natorious B.I.G came to my mind...

B-I, is the information correct?

indeed TlC's album "Crazy sexy Cool " is the best sellin album by a rap/hip hop..act.

Notorious B.I.G's album "Life after death" is still certified 10 times platinum for shipment and sales of 10 million copies in the U.S. :)

WoW, then my information was correct! :D

BIG best selling!!! spare me that!!!!
even if true cant believe it :D

yah but it's not true. Biggie doesn't have the best selling rap album. he's 1 million short.
best selling albums (combined) maybe not an album.

well still 2pac is the King of rap!

well still 2pac is the King of rap!

Yup, I do agree with Thug4life...

hey i like mr shakur too but that doesn't make any of albums as the best selling rap albums.
talented yes but he leaves alot to be desire as a person. never liked him as a person. as an artist he was awsome.

well. 2 pac isnt far away.. if ya'll noticed his album "all eyez on me" is already certified 9 times platinum for shipment and sales of 9 million copies. a few years and he'll be up there.

well. 2 pac isnt far away.. if ya'll noticed his album "all eyez on me" is already certified 9 times platinum for shipment and sales of 9 million copies. a few years and he'll be up there.

Yup, I agree with B-I

Anyway, he has this new album called "Better Dayz" it's pretty cool and selling alot!:)

well I must say
Better DAyz is More than Perfect 2 me
just loved it! and i have it now since December ...till now didnt stop listenting to it!
The Magical part of Pacs songs that his lyrics lives with us till now like he is with us now!! how strange

Originally posted by Thug4Life
well I must say
Better DAyz is More than Perfect 2 me
just loved it! and i have it now since December ...till now didnt stop listenting to it!
The Magical part of Pacs songs that his lyrics lives with us till now like he is with us now!! how strange

oh spare me !! what's so great about his new album, almost everyone i know say how much of a dissapointment it is. it didnt even do well on the charts. he's already forgotten , and you're just blinded with the fact that he's 2 pac..and therefore anything by him should be great. even i a huge madonna fan admit when she does wrong !!:rolleyes: ;)

Originally posted by BoY-iNterrupted
even i a huge madonna fan admit when she does wrong !!:rolleyes: ;)

yah but she never did anything good!!!!!!!!



no no i'm only kidding. i couldn't help put that comment. i like some of her stuff too.

madonna is da bomb!!! she's working with missy elliott for a remix hip hop version of her new single American life. ;) ..now how exciting is that. :D

just loved it! and i have it now since December ...till now didnt stop listenting to it!

Hey Same here,I really like it...

oh spare me !! what's so great about his new album, almost everyone i know say how much of a dissapointment it is. it didnt even do well on the charts. he's already forgotten , and you're just blinded with the fact that he's 2 pac..and therefore anything by him should be great. even i a huge madonna fan admit when she does wrong !!

Alright B-I, some people doon't like Tupac, but thats their problem, but since I do like him, then I don't really care what others think!
The same with me on madonna's song... I Don't wanna say that she sucks, but I think that she isn't that much special! But trust me, FOR SOME PEOPLE, Tupac is special, the same with you and madonna...

Originally posted by BoY-iNterrupted
madonna is da bomb!!! she's working with missy elliott for a remix hip hop version of her new single American life. ;) ..now how exciting is that. :D

madonna is da bomb or was da bomb. i don't know which one u mean.

madonna and missy is a weird combination but hey she's always been weird (i mean does things different). smile BI.

IS DA BOMB!! :angre: ... lol :D

well..i dont think it's a werid combination at all.. in fact i think it would be rather interesting, and at least this way american life is gonna get more airplay from Urban radio stations. ;) thus chances for a 13th #1 hit is stronger! :gap: