List of best-selling music artists
Artist Country / Market Period active Release-year of first charted record Genre Total certified units ( from available markets ) Claimed sales
Eminem United States 1996-present 1999 Hip-hop Total available certified units : 233.3 million US : 166.7 million JPN : 2.9 million GER : 8.1 million UK : 33.785 million FRA : 3.388 million CAN : 4.290 million AUS : 6.822 million BRA : 240,000 NLD : 250,000 ITA : 965,000 SPA : 290,000 SWE : 910,000 DEN : 1.271 million SWI : 805,000 MEX : 365,000 BEL : 505,000 AUT : 362,500 POL : 250,000 FIN : 124,547 IRE : 285,000 NZ : 705,000 220 million
Taylor Swift United States 2006-present 2006 Pop / Synth-pop / Country / Country pop / Total available certified units : 206.7 million US : 174.5 million JPN : 3.150 million GER : 1.850 million UK : 12.4 million FRA : 450,000 CAN : 5.060 million AUS : 6.605 million BRA : 670,000 ITA : 315,000 SWE : 280,000 DEN : 295,000 > MEX : 510,000 AUT : 115,000 NZ : 502,500 200 million 175 million
Mariah Carey United States 1988-present 1990 R & B / Pop / Soul / Hip-hop Total available certified units : 173.8 million US : 122.9 million JPN : 14.5 million GER : 4.250 million UK : 12.920 million FRA : 4.690 million CAN : 4.1 million AUS : 5.020 million BRA : 835,000 NLD : 1.425 million ITA : 200,000 SPA : 1.050 million SWE : 425,000 DEN : 330,000 SWI : 515,000 BEL : 175,000 AUT : 200,000 POL : 100,000 NZ : 250,000 200 million
Eagles United States 1971-1980 , 1994-present 1972 Rock Total available certified units : 149.7 million US : 127.9 million JPN : 600,000 GER : 925,000 UK : 8.235 million FRA : 2.040 million CAN : 4.2 million AUS : 3.395 million NLD : 540,000 ITA : 230,000 SPA : 500,000 SWE : 140,000 DEN : 230,000 SWI : 290,000 FIN : 124,749 NZ : 367,500 200 million
Queen United Kingdom 1971-present 1973 Rock Total available certified units : 146.1 million US : 73 million JPN : 3.4 million GER : 12.525 million UK : 34.750 million FRA : 4.920 million CAN : 2.470 million AUS : 2.812 million BRA : 970,000 NLD : 1.990 million ITA : 1.410 million SPA : 1.920 million SWE : 190,000 DEN : 600,000 SWI : 1.256 million ARG : 1.080 million BEL : 190,000 AUT : 900,000 POL : 940,000 FIN : 366,152 NZ : 500,000 200 million 170 million
Whitney Houston United States 1977-2012 1984 R & B / Soul / Pop Total available certified units : 134 million US : 93.275 million JPN : 4.3 million GER : 5.6 million UK : 16.605 million FRA : 2.375 million CAN : 3.430 million AUS : 1.825 million BRA : 1.025 NLD : 780,000 ITA : 170,000 SPA : 1.260 million SWE : 1.035 million DEN : 300,000 SWI : 845,000 BEL : 235,000 AUT : 535,000 POL : 190,000 FIN : 247,222 200 million 170 million
Celine Dion Canada 1981-present 1981 Pop Total available certified units : 130.7 million US : 56.550 million JPN : 7.150 million GER : 8 million UK : 16.375 million FRA : 15.818 million CAN : 12.245 million AUS : 3.302 million BRA : 505,000 NLD : 2.180 million SPA : 1 million SWE : 1.105 million DEN : 650,000 SWI : 1.685 million ARG : 340,000 BEL : 2.160 million AUT : 440,000 POL : 680,000 FIN : 356,183 NZ : 192,500 200 million 175 million
AC/DC Australia 1973-present 1975 Hard rock / Blues rock / Rock and roll Total available certified units : 123.7 million US : 87.2 million GER : 10.3 million UK : 6.5 million FRA : 4.180 million CAN : 2.490 million AUS : 7.740 million ITA : 975,000 SPA : 1.355 million SWE : 350,000 DEN : 260,000 SWI : 894,000 ARG : 594,000 BEL : 100,000 AUT : 380,000 FIN : 321,169 NZ : 140,000 200 million 150 million
The Rolling Stones United Kingdom 1962-present 1963 Rock / Blues rock Total available certified units : 99.6 million US : 74.750 million JPN : 950,000 GER : 3.8 million UK : 9.630 million FRA : 3.380 million CAN : 3.025 million AUS : 417,500 BRA : 100,000 NLD : 610,000 ITA : 330,000 SPA : 690,000 SWE : 310,000 SWI : 238,000 ARG : 718,000 BEL : 120,000 AUT : 300,000 POL : 140,000 NZ : 190,000 200 million
Artists by reputed sales -- 200 million to 249 million records
Eminem Taylor Swift Mariah Carey Eagles Queen Whitney Houston Celine Dion
This list includes music artists with claims of 75 million or more record sales. The artists in the following tables are listed with both their claimed sales figure along with their total of certified units and are ranked in descending order, with the artist with the highest amount of claimed sales at the top. If two or more artists have the same claimed sales, they are then ranked by certified units. The claimed sales figure and the total of certified units (for each country) within the provided sources include sales of albums, singles, compilation-albums, music videos as well as downloads of singles and full-length albums. Sales figures, such as those from Soundscan, which are sometimes published by Billboard magazine, have not been included in the certified units column. , based on both sales claims and certified units, The Beatles are considered the highest-selling band. Elvis Presley is considered the highest-selling individual artist based on sales claims and Drake is the highest-selling individual artist based on certified units.