The Top 10 Best Selling Artists of All Time

1. The Beatles 1 billion records: They are the Fab Four that changed the course of music history. They came in at the right time as the world
was then undergoing a socio-cultural revolution. Formed in 1960 in Liverpool, the lineup consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George
Harrison and Ringo Starr [] The Beatles will always be considered as one of the greatest acts of all time.
2. Elvis Presley 1 billion records: He is the cultural icon that everyone refers to as The King. He popularized rockabilly, an *uptempo version
of country and rhythm and blues. He popularized rock and roll and became its face in the late 1950s. He is one of the most important figures
of 20th century pop culture.
3. Michael Jackson 750 million records: He started out as a member of the family group called Jackson Five. They popularized songs under
Motown Record like Ben, Ill be There, One Day in Your Life and ABC. He then broke free and released several solo albums, including
the monster records Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad. Thriller eventually went on to become the biggest selling album of all time. He
was considered as the Prince of Pop that changed the way we look and listen to music with his breakthrough music videos in the 1980s,
particularly Billie Jean, Beat It and Thriller.
4. Madonna 300 million records: Back in the 1980s, she was Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Beyonc Knowles all rolled into one. She had the
naughty sex appeal of Perry, the edginess of Lady Gaga and the moves of Beyonc. As a matter of fact, she even had the pop sensibilities of
Taylor Swift. She sang her way to the top with songs like Like a Virgin, Material Girl and Papa Dont Preach. She also sang popular movie
theme songs like the title track of Live to Tell, This Used to be My Playground from A League of Their Own and Ill Remember from
With Honors. Everyone was mad about Madonna.
5. Elton John 300 million records: He owns the best selling single in the history of the Billboard Charts with Candle in the Wind1997, Johns
tribute song to Princess Diana. He has had 56 top 40 hits, 16 top 10 songs, four number two songs and nine consecutive number one albums.
6. Led Zeppelin 300 million records
7. Queen 300 million records
8. Pink Floyd 250 million records
9. Mariah Carey 200 million records
10. Celine Dion 200 million records
* played with a fast or increased tempo
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