All-Time Top Selling Recording Artists In the US
ARTIST CERTIFIED UNITS
(In Millions)		 ARTIST CERTIFIED UNITS
(In Millions)
1 Beatles, The 164.50 51 Doors, The 29.50
2 Led Zeppelin 105.00 52 Boston 29.00
3 Brooks, Garth 105.00 53 N Sync 28.00
4 Presley, Elvis 102.00 54 Bolton, Michael 28.00
5 Eagles 86.00 55 Petty, Tom & the Heartbreakers 27.00
6 Joel, Billy 77.00 56 Matthews, Dave Band 27.00
7 Pink Floyd 73.50 57 Osbourne, Ozzy 26.75
8 Streisand, Barbra 68.50 58 Pearl Jam 26.50
9 John, Elton 64.50 59 Mellencamp, John 26.50
10 Aerosmith 63.50 60 Boyz II Men 26.50
11 AC/DC 63.00 61 Spears, Britney 26.00
12 Rolling Stones, The 62.50 62 Bee Gees 25.50
13 Madonna 59.00 63 ZZ Top 25.00
14 Springsteen, Bruce 58.50 64 Queen 24.50
15 Jackson, Michael 58.00 65 Jackson, Janet 24.00
16 Carey, Mariah 53.00 66 Carpenters 24.00
17 Houston, Whitney 53.00 67 Rush 24.00
18 Rogers, Kenny 50.50 68 Kelly, R. 24.00
19 Strait, George 50.50 69 Dixie Chicks 24.00
20 Van Halen 50.50 70 Lynyrd Skynyrd 23.50
21 Diamond, Neil 49.50 71 Cars, The 23.50
22 Metallica 48.00 72 Manilow, Barry 23.50
23 Kenny G 47.50 73 Earth, Wind & Fire 23.00
24 Fleetwood Mac 46.50 74 Nirvana 23.00
25 U2 46.00 75 Mc Cartney, Paul 23.00
26 Alabama 45.00 76 Mannheim Steamroller 22.50
27 Dion, Celine 42.50 77 Motley Crue 22.50
28 Santana 42.50 78 Sade 22.50
29 Journey 40.00 79 Brooks & Dunn 22.50
30 Nelson, Willie 39.00 80 Doobie Brothers, The 22.00
31 Clapton, Eric 38.50 81 Police, The 22.00
32 Chicago 36.50 82 Creedence Clearwater Revival 22.00
33 Prince 36.50 83 Estefan, Gloria 22.00
34 Backstreet Boys 36.00 84 Enya 22.00
35 Simon & Garfunkel 36.00 85 Sinatra, Frank 22.00
36 Foreigner 36.00 86 R.E.O. Speedwagon 21.50
37 Guns 'N Roses 35.50 87 Genesis 21.50
38 Mc Entire, Reba 34.50 88 Gill, Vince 21.50
39 2 Pac 33.50 89 Vandross, Luther 21.50
40 Bon Jovi 33.00 90 TLC 21.00
41 Dylan, Bob 32.50 91 Beatie Boys 21.00
42 Denver, John 32.50 92 Creed 21.00
43 Def Leppard 32.00 93 Morissette, Alanis 20.50
44 Collins, Phil 32.00 94 Meat Loaf 20.50
45 Twain, Shania 32.00 95 Heart 20.50
46 Ronstadt, Linda 31.50 96 Richie, Lionel 20.50
47 Jackson, Alan 31.00 97 Hootie & the Blowfish 20.00
48 Seger, Bob / Silver Bullet Band 30.50 98 Hendrix, Jimi 20.00
49 Stewart, Rod 30.00 99 Hill, Faith 20.00
50 Taylor, James 29.50
Source: RIAA

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