- 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]
| Artist | Country of origin | Period active | Release-year of first charted record | Genre | Total certified units (from available markets)[Notes] | Claimed sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Floyd | United Kingdom | 1965–1996[65] | 1967[65] | Progressive rock[65] | 250 million[66][67] | |
| Mariah Carey | United States | 1990–present[68] | 1990[68] | Pop / Contemporary R&B[68] | 200 million[73][74] | |
| Celine Dion | Canada | 1981–present[75] | 1981[75] | Pop[75] | 200 million[78][79] | |
| AC/DC | Australia | 1973–present[80] | 1975[80] | Hard rock/Heavy metal[80] | 200 million[81] | |
| The Rolling Stones | United Kingdom | 1962–present[82] | 1963[82] | Rock / Blues rock[82] | 200 million[83] | |
| Bee Gees | United Kingdom | 1963–2003 2009–2012[84] | 1963[84] | Pop / Disco[84] | 200 million[85] 120 million[86] |
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