The 50 BEST SELLING MUSIC ARTISTS OF ALL TIME, WITH THREE HARD ROCK AND METAL BANDS, LANDING IN THE TOP 25, AND ONE IN THE TOP 10

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lists the best-selling musicians of all time, based on total certified album units sold in the US. It also includes streaming figures.

Artists from multiple different genres — pop, country, instrumental jazz, rap, metal — have earned their spots on this list.

Here are the top 25:

1. The Beatles

2. Garth Brooks

3. Elvis Presley

4. Eagles

5. Led Zeppelin

6. Billy Joel

7. Michael Jackson

8. AC/DC

9. Elton John

10. Mariah Carey

11. Pink Floyd

12. Bruce Springsteen

13. Metallica

14. Aerosmith

15. George Strait

16. Barbra Streiand

17. The Rolling Stones

18. Madonna

19. Whitney Houston

20. Eminem

21. Fleetwood Mac

22. Taylor Swift

23. Van Halen

24. Celine Dion

25. Journey

To see the entire list, please click here. Additionally, to view the 50 best-selling music artists of all time in the US by album sales, go here.

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