Artists by reputed sales - 100 million to 119 million records



  • Metallica
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  • Fleetwood Mac
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  • Rod Stewart
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  • Britney Spears
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  • Neil Diamond
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  • Guns 'N' Roses
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  • Prince
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  • Kenny Rogers
  • To ensure a highest level of fact checking and editorial control, this list sources sales figures to news organizations and highly regarded music industry related organizations such as MTV,VH1, Billboard and Rolling Stone.
  • The figures of total certified units within the table below are based on certified units of albums, singles (including digital downloads) and videos.
  • Markets' order within the table is based on Retail Value each market generates respectively, largest market at the top and smallest at the bottom.[3]

ArtistCountry of originPeriod activeRelease-year of first charted recordGenreTotal certified units
(from available markets)[Notes]		Claimed sales
Neil DiamondUnited States1966–present[132]1966[132]Pop / Rock[132] 120 million[133][134]
115 million[135]
MetallicaUnited States1981–present[136]1983[136]Heavy metal / Thrash metal[136] 100 million[137][138]
Fleetwood MacUnited Kingdom
United States		1967–present[139]1968[139]Pop rock[139] 100 million[140]
Rod StewartUnited Kingdom1964–present[141]1969[141]Rock / Pop[141] 100 million[142]
Britney SpearsUnited States1998–present[143]1998[143]Pop / Dance /Dance-pop[143] 100 million[145]
Guns N' RosesUnited States1985–present[146]1987[146]Hard rock / Heavy metal[146] 100 million[147]
PrinceUnited States1976–present[148]1978[148]Funk / R&B / Pop / Soul / Rock[148] 100 million[149]
80 million[150]
Kenny RogersUnited States1958–present[151]1975[151]Country / Pop[151] 100 million[152]
Julio IglesiasSpain1968–present[153]1968[153]Latin[153] 100 million[155]
Janet JacksonUnited States1982–present[156]1982[156]R&B / Pop[156] 100 million[157][158]
George MichaelUnited Kingdom1981–present[159]1984[159]Pop[159] 100 million[160]
The CarpentersUnited States1969–1983[161]1969[161]Pop[161] 100 million[162][163]
Bryan AdamsCanada1979–present[164]1979[164]Rock[164] 100 million[165]
65 Million[166][167]
CherUnited States1964–present[168]1965[168]Pop / Dance[168] 100 million[169][170]
Lionel RichieUnited States1968–present[171]1981[171]Pop / R&B[171] 100 million[172][173]
Olivia Newton-JohnAustralia1966–present[174]1966[174]Pop[174] 100 million[175][176]
Tina TurnerUnited States1955–present[177]1975[177]Rock and roll, Pop[177] 100 million[178]
KissUnited States1972–present[179]1974[179]Hard rock / Heavy metal[179] 100 million[180]
Depeche ModeUnited Kingdom1980–present[181]1981[181]Synth rock /Electronic[181] 100 million[182]
The WhoUnited Kingdom1964–present[183]1965[183]Rock / Hard rock[183] 100 million[184]
Johnny HallydayFrance1957–2007[185]1960[185]Rock / Pop[185] 100 million[186][187]
80 million[188]
Paul McCartneyUnited Kingdom1957–present[189]1970[189]Rock[189] 100 million[190]
Barry WhiteUnited States1972–2003[191]1973[191]R&B / Soul[191] 100 million[192]
Luciano PavarottiItaly1961–2006[193]1961[193]Opera[193] 100 million[194]
ScorpionsGermany1969–present[195]1979[195]Hard rock[195] 100 million[196]
Dolly PartonUnited States1959–present[197]1965[197]Country / Pop[197] 100 million[198]

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