| All-Time Top Selling Recording Artists In the US | ||||||
| ARTIST | CERTIFIED UNITS (In Millions) |
ARTIST | CERTIFIED UNITS (In Millions) |
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| 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 | ||||||