List of highest-certified music artists in the United States
Top 100 certified music artists (albums)

List of highest-certified music artists in the United States

Section Title: Top 100 certified music artists (albums)
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No.	Name	Nat.	Active	Units (millions)

1	The Beatles	UK	1960s–1970s	183

2	Garth Brooks	US	1980s–2010s	148

3	Elvis Presley	US	1950s–1970s	146.5

4	Eagles	US	1970s–2010s	120

5	Led Zeppelin	UK	1960s–1980s	111.5

6	Billy Joel	US	1970s–2010s	84.5

7	Michael Jackson	US	1960s–2000s	84

8	Elton John	UK	1960s–2010s	78.5

9	Pink Floyd	UK	1960s–2010s	75

10	AC/DC	Australia	1970s–2010s	72

11	George Strait	US	1980s–2010s	69

12	Barbra Streisand	US	1960s–2010s	68.5

13	Aerosmith	US	1970s–2010s	66.5

The Rolling Stones	UK	1960s–2010s

15	Bruce Springsteen	US	1970s–2010s	65.5

16	Madonna	US	1980s–2010s	64.5

17	Mariah Carey	US	1990s–2010s	64

18	Metallica	US	1980s–2010s	63

19	Whitney Houston	US	1980s–2010s	58.5

20	Van Halen	US	1970s–2010s	56.5

21	Fleetwood Mac	UK	1960s–2010s	54.5

22	U2	Ireland	1970s–2010s	52

23	Celine Dion	Canada	1980s–2010s	50

24	Neil Diamond	US	1960s–2010s	49.5

25	Journey	US	1970s–2010s	48

Kenny G	US	1980s–2010s

Shania Twain	Canada	1990s–2010s

28	Kenny Rogers	US	1950s–2000s	47.5

29	Alabama	US	1970s–2010s	46.5

30	Eminem	US	1990s–2010s	46

31	Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band	US	1960s–2010s	44.5

Guns N' Roses	US	1980s–2010s

33	Alan Jackson	US	1980s–2010s	43.5

Santana	US	1960s–2010s

35	Taylor Swift	US	2000s–2010s	43

36	Reba McEntire	US	1970s–2010s	41

37	Eric Clapton	UK	1960s–2010s	40

38	Chicago	US	1960s–2010s	38.5

Simon & Garfunkel	US	1960s–1970s

40	Foreigner	US	1970s–2010s	38

Rod Stewart	UK	1960s–2010s

42	Tim McGraw	US	1990s–2010s	37.5

43	Backstreet Boys	US	1990s–2010s	37

44	Tupac Shakur	US	1990s	36.5

45	Bob Dylan	US	1960s–2010s	36

46	Def Leppard	UK	1970s–2010s	35.5

47	Queen	UK	1970s–2000s	35

48	Bon Jovi	US	1980s–2010s	34.5

Dave Matthews Band	US	1990s–2010s

Britney Spears	US	1990s–2010s

51	Phil Collins	UK	1970s–2010s	33.5

John Denver	US	1960s–1990s

53	The Doors	US	1960s–1970s	33

James Taylor	US	1960s–2010s

55	R. Kelly	US	1990s–2010s	32

56	Willie Nelson	US	1950s–2010s	31.5

Pearl Jam	US	1990s–2010s

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	US	1970s–2010s

59	Boston	US	1970s–2010s	31

60	Kenny Chesney	US	1990s–2010s	30.5

Dixie Chicks	US	1980s–2000s

62	Linda Ronstadt	US	1960s–2000s	30

63	Ozzy Osbourne	UK	1960s–2010s	29.25

64	Lynyrd Skynyrd	US	1960s–2000s	28.5

65	Adele	UK	2000s–2010s	28

Bee Gees	UK	1960s–2000s

Michael Bolton	US	1980s–2010s

Creedence Clearwater Revival	US	1960s–1970s

Mannheim Steamroller	US	1970s–2010s

NSYNC	US	1990s–2000s

71	Brooks & Dunn	US	1990s–2000s	27.5

Jay Z	US	1990s–2010s

Linkin Park	US	1990s–2010s

Barry Manilow	US	1970s–2010s

John Mellencamp	US	1970s–2010s

76	Boyz II Men	US	1990s–2010s	27

Frank Sinatra	US	1930s–1990s

78	Enya	Ireland	1980s–2010s	26.5

79	Janet Jackson	US	1980s–2010s	26

80	Faith Hill	US	1990s–2010s	25.5

Steve Miller Band	US	1960s–2010s

Luther Vandross	US	1960s–2000s

83	Creed	US	1990s–2000s	25

Hootie & the Blowfish	US	1980s–2010s

Toby Keith	US	1990s–2010s

Mötley Crüe	US	1980s–2010s

Nirvana	US	1980s–1990s

Red Hot Chili Peppers	US	1980s–2010s

Rush	Canada	1970s–2010s

ZZ Top	US	1970s–2010s

91	The Carpenters	US	1960s–1980s	24.5

REO Speedwagon	US	1970s–2010s

93	Vince Gill	US	1970s–2010s	24

Green Day	US	1980s–2010s

Nickelback	Canada	1990s–2010s

96	The Cars	US	1970s–2010s	23.5

Johnny Cash	US	1970s–2000s

Earth, Wind & Fire	US	1970s–2010s

Kid Rock	US	1990s–2010s

Sade	UK	1980s–2010s

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