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Who is the highest selling artist of all time?
The Beatles
Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 257.7 million certified sales. Second is Elvis Presley with almost 207 million sales, followed by Michael Jackson with 169.7 million.
Who is the most famous songwriter in the world?
1. Bob Dylan. Last weekend we asked our readers to vote for the best songwriter of all time. The winner, in an absolute blow-out, is Bob Dylan.
Who has written and recorded the most songs?
Most recorded artist in music history – Asha Bhosle In 1974, the Guinness Book of Records had older sister Mangeshkar (now 87) down as recording the most songs in history – a staggering 25,000.
Which songwriter has the most hits?
Paul McCartney (32) and John Lennon (26), of The Beatles, rank first and second, respectively, for having written the most Hot 100 No. 1s, thanks to their respective group and solo outputs.
Who is the number 1 solo artist of all time?
Elvis Presley (USA) is the best-selling solo artist, with 1 billion sales worldwide (129.5 million in the USA).
Who is the greatest solo artist of all time?
Michael Jackson is now the Greatest Solo Selling Artist of All Time!
| # | ARTIST | TOTAL CSPC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beatles | 415,436,000 |
| 2 | Michael Jackson | 330,271,000 |
| 3 | Elvis Presley | 316,475,000 |
| 4 | Queen | 269,118,000 |
Who are the most successful songwriters of all time?
An error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later. The most successful songwriters in terms of number one singles are John Lennon (1940-80) and Paul McCartney (b. 18 Jun 1942).
How are music artists ranked in the world?
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.
Which is the best selling album of all time?
British-American pop-rock band Fleetwood Mac can lay claim to one of the bestselling albums of all time, “Rumours,” which has sold well over 45 million copies to date—more than some musical groups sell in a lifetime. The album reappeared on the Billboard 200 top 10 in 2020 after a TikTok video featuring the song “Dreams” went viral.
Elvis Presley is considered the highest-selling individual artist based on sales claims and Rihanna is the highest-selling individual artist based on certified units.