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The Official Singles Charts' biggest selling artists of all time revealed!
01 THE BEATLES 21.9m
02 ELVIS PRESLEY 21.6m 03 CLIFF RICHARD 21.5m 04 MADONNA 17.6m 05 MICHAEL JACKSON 15.3m 06 ELTON JOHN 14.8m 07 QUEEN 12.6m 08 ABBA 11.2m 09 DAVID BOWIE 10.6m 10 RIHANNA 10.4m 11 PAUL McCARTNEY 10.2m 12 KYLIE MINOGUE 10.1m I think the list answers why Madonna is called the Queen of Pop as she is the highest selling female in both albums and singles. Interesting that Rihanna has overtaken Kylie. I don't think that Kylie will close the difference with her current single. Also it shows that Elvis and Cliff are ahead of Michael Jackson in the UK. Also glad to see that six of our best selling single artists are British. |
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Queen should be higher
Wtf-Rihanna?!?!
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Thing is, Rihanna's single sales come from mainly digital releases where people have only had to pay 89p or 99p for the track, sometimes less. The totals for the other artists are mainly made up of sales of 7", Cassette and CD singles which were obviously more expensive to buy back in the day. People didn't have the choice to just download the one song back then like they do now.
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Brilliant list....not at all surprised with the top 10 really....apart from maybe Rihanna that high up already! I love her and all but i do find it rediculous that by the end of this year she may overtake Bowie D-:
But hells yeah!
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Thing is, Rihanna's single sales come from mainly digital releases where people have only had to pay 89p or 99p for the track, sometimes less. The totals for the other artists are mainly made up of sales of 7", Cassette and CD singles that were obviously more expensive to buy back in the day. People didn't have the choice to just download the one song back then like they do now.
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Cliff Richard must be so wealthy! He's sold a gazzillion records.
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The Madonna comment is unwarranted. She's been around so long she's bound to have sold the highest amount for a female. Same with Rihanna, for every single an artist puts out, Rihanna puts out 7 lol
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Several of Rihanna's Hits have not been counted. This
is because The OCC made a decision, that only the main Act on a Single can have those Sales. Any Acts who are 'Featured' on a Hit, are not allowed to have those Sales added to their Total. It has cost Rihanna over 3 Million Sales. She'd actually be 7th in the List, if the Singles that she's 'Featured' on were counted. She's been credited on Singles that have sold over 13 Million, in the UK. Here are the Hits that she cannot have the Sales frrom:, 1) If I Never See Your Face Again - Maroon 5 Featuring Rihanna. (No.28 - 2008) 2) Live Your Life - T.I. Featuring Rihanna (No.2 - 2008) 3) Run This Town - Jay-Z Featuring Rihanna & Kanye West. (No.1 - 2009) 4) Love The Way You Lie - Eminem Featuring Rihanna. (No.2 in 2010. A UK Million Seller) 5) Who's That Chick - David Guetta Featuring Rihanna (No.6 in 2011 - 2010) 6) Fly - Nicki Minaj Featuring Rihanna (No.16 - 2011) 7) Take Care - Drake Featuring Rihanna (No.9 - 2011) |
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I hate these lists because they never tell the whole story about music sales. Led Zeppelin never released singles which means they never appear on these lists despite having sold millions of albums. Singles are irrelevant to me.
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The Madonna comment is unwarranted. She's been around so long she's bound to have sold the highest amount for a female. Same with Rihanna, for every single an artist puts out, Rihanna puts out 7 lol
Regardless of how many singles Rihanna puts out she is still in the top10 because people are buying them so you can't detract from the fact she sells records. Have I hit a nerve with a Gaga brigade member don't worry she is number 28. |
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Cliff Richard must be so wealthy! He's sold a gazzillion records.
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But, if they did a Top 60 on the Best Selling UK Albums Acts,
then Led Zeppelin would do very well. As would Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, & Bob Dylan. Of course - so would The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Queen, ABBA, David Bowie, Paul McCartney & Wings, & Kylie Minogue. |
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I personally can't stand him but there must be people out there who love his music.
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I hate these lists because they never tell the whole story about music sales. Led Zeppelin never released singles which means they never appear on these lists despite having sold millions of albums. Singles are irrelevant to me.
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Not sure it is unwarranted. She has been critasized relentlessly in the media recently about her age etc. The point was she is the biggest selling female artist. How long she has been around doesn't mean she is bound to have the biggest sales. Blondie has been around longer, TinaTurner, Cher the list could go on and on. It does actually mean she has been the most popular female act consistently selling records over the past three decades and selling a lot of records.
Regardless of how many singles Rihanna puts out she is still in the top10 because people are buying them so you can't detract from the fact she sells records. |
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Several of Rihanna's Hits have not been counted. This
is because The OCC made a decision, that only the main Act on a Single can have those Sales. Any Acts who are 'Featured' on a Hit, are not allowed to have those Sales added to their Total. It has cost Rihanna over 3 Million Sales. She'd actually be 7th in the List, if the Singles that she's 'Featured' on were counted. She's been credited on Singles that have sold over 13 Million, in the UK. Here are the Hits that she cannot have the Sales frrom:, 1) If I Never See Your Face Again - Maroon 5 Featuring Rihanna. (No.28 - 2008) 2) Live Your Life - T.I. Featuring Rihanna (No.2 - 2008) 3) Run This Town - Jay-Z Featuring Rihanna & Kanye West. (No.1 - 2009) 4) Love The Way You Lie - Eminem Featuring Rihanna. (No.2 in 2010. A UK Million Seller) 5) Who's That Chick - David Guetta Featuring Rihanna (No.6 in 2011 - 2010) 6) Fly - Nicki Minaj Featuring Rihanna (No.16 - 2011) 7) Take Care - Drake Featuring Rihanna (No.9 - 2011) |
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I never mentioned 'Princess Of China', as that is credited
to Coldplay & Rihanna. She can have the Sales from that. The '&'/'And' means that both Acts have equal credit. So both Kylie & Jason can have Sales from 'Especially For You', & both John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John can have Sales from 'You're The One That I Want', & 'Summer Nights'. Personally I credit 'All Of The Lights' as Kanye West, Feat. Rihanna & Various Artists, as that is how it was sent to Radio. But, other sources have it as just Kanye West & Various Artists, & others credit it to Kanye West Feat. Drake, Rihanna & Various Artists. (Drake was not even on the Hit - his vocals were removed at the last minute). So, it is tricky who 'All Of The Lights' should be credited to. The only Act who can definitely have its Sales, is Kanye West. (It was a No.15 Hit, in 2011 - 20 Chart Weeks). |
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Surprised Britney isn't on the list tbh
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Surprised Britney isn't on the list tbh
The full Official Singles Artists Top 60 Of All Timeis as follows: 1 THE BEATLES 2 ELVIS PRESLEY 3 CLIFF RICHARD 4 MADONNA 5 MICHAEL JACKSON 6 ELTON JOHN 7 QUEEN 8 ABBA 9 DAVID BOWIE 10 RIHANNA 11 PAUL McCARTNEY 12 KYLIE MINOGUE 13 ROLLING STONES 14 ROD STEWART 15 TAKE THAT 16 STEVIE WONDER 17 OASIS 18 EMINEM 19 WHITNEY HOUSTON 20 SPICE GIRLS 21 GEORGE MICHAEL 22 ROBBIE WILLIAMS 23 THE BEE GEES 24 U2 25 SHAKIN' STEVENS 26 BRITNEY SPEARS 27 STATUS QUO 28 LADY GAGA 29 BOYZONE 30 BLONDIE 31 SLADE 32 THE BLACK EYED PEAS 33 BONEY M 34 WESTLIFE 35 CELINE DION 36 BEYONCE 37 UB40 38 OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN 39 MARIAH CAREY 40 TOM JONES 41 MADNESS 42 THE POLICE 43 WHAM! 44 PHIL COLLINS 45 DIANA ROSS 46 THE JAM 47 BRYAN ADAMS 48 PET SHOP BOYS 49 DAVID GUETTA 50 ADAM ANT 51 DURAN DURAN 52 FRANK SINATRA 53 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 54 PRINCE 55 KATY PERRY 56 WET WET WET 57 EVERLY BROTHERS 58 SHADOWS 59 PINK 60. COLDPLAY |
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Britney is on the List - No.26.
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Bit shocked that P!nk only came in at 59 but it's still a real achievement to even make the list!
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Blimey Tom Jones only at no 40...thought he would have been higher.
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No Christina?
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Good to see Oasis high.
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The Madonna comment is unwarranted. She's been around so long she's bound to have sold the highest amount for a female. Same with Rihanna, for every single an artist puts out, Rihanna puts out 7 lol
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