Artists by reputed sales - 120 million to 149 million records



  • Garth Brooks
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  • Eagles
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  • Barbra Streisand
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  • Bruce Springsteen
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  • Backstreet Boys
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  • Bon Jovi
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  • Chicago
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  • Dire Straits
  • 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
Barbra StreisandUnited States1960–present[111]1963[111]Pop / Adult contemporary[111] 140 million[112][113]
David BowieUnited Kingdom1964–present[114]1967[114]Rock[114] 140 million[115]
Backstreet BoysUnited States1993–present[116]1995[116]Pop[116] 130 million[118]
Bon JoviUnited States1983–present[119]1983[119]Hard rock / Glam metal[119] 130 million[120]
Garth BrooksUnited States1989–present[121]1989[121]Country[121] 128 million[122]
ChicagoUnited States1967–present[123]1969[123]Pop rock[123] 122 million[124]
EaglesUnited States1971–present[125]1972[125]Soft rock / Country rock[125] 120 million[126]
Bruce SpringsteenUnited States1972–present[127]1973[127]Rock[127] 120 million[128][129]
Dire StraitsUnited Kingdom1977–1995[130]1978[130]Rock / Pop[130] 120 million[131]

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