List of best-selling music artists
250 million or more records
To ensure the highest level of fact checking and editorial control, this list sources sales figures to news organizations and highly regarded music industry related organizations such as MTV, VH1, Billboard and Rolling Stone.

List of best-selling music artists

Section Title: 250 million or more records
Table Section Text: To ensure the highest level of fact checking and editorial control, this list sources sales figures to news organizations and highly regarded music industry related organizations such as MTV, VH1, Billboard and Rolling Stone.

Artist	Country / Market	Period active	Release year of first charted record	Genre	Total certified units (from available markets)	Claimed sales

The Beatles	United Kingdom	1960–1970	1962	Rock / Pop	Total available certified units: 277.4 million US: 217.250 million JPN: 4.950 million GER: 8 million UK: 18.745 million FRA: 3.890 million CAN: 14.455 million AUS: 3.060 million BRA: 550,000 NLD: 295,000 ITA: 480,000 SPA: 1.250 million SWE 485,000 DEN: 315,000 SWI: 350,000 ARG: 1.606 million BEL: 390,000 AUT: 500,000 POL: 175,000 NZ: 660,000	600 million 500 million

Elvis Presley	United States	1954–1977	1954	Rock and roll / Pop / Country	Total available certified units: 224.6 million US: 199.150 million JPN: 300,000 GER: 1.2 million UK: 14.055 million FRA: 2.590 million CAN: 2.925 million AUS: 1.797 million BRA: 125,000 NLD: 555,000 ITA: 105,000 SPA: 300,000 SWE 380,000 DEN: 120,000 SWI: 185,000 MEX: 105,000 ARG: 110,000 BEL: 115,000 AUT: 205,000 FIN: 213,945 NZ: 117,500	600 million 500 million

Michael Jackson	United States	1964–2009	1971	Pop / Rock / Dance / Soul / R&B	Total available certified units: 231 million US: 145.3 million JPN: 4.650 million GER: 11.275 million UK: 30.245 million FRA: 11.375 million CAN: 4.670 million AUS: 6.775 million BRA: 280,000 NLD: 2.105 million ITA: 1.220 million SPA: 1.995 million SWE: 1.310 million DEN: 1.409 million SWI: 910,000 MEX: 3.670 million ARG: 124,000 BEL: 665,000 AUT: 1.197 million POL: 530,000 FIN: 384,127 NZ: 912,500	350 million 300 million

Madonna	United States	1979–present	1982	Pop / Dance / Electronica	Total available certified units: 173.5 million US: 85.675 million JPN: 6.450 million GER: 12.4 million UK: 29.845 million FRA: 12.81 million CAN: 6.030 million AUS: 4.787 million BRA: 3.440 million NLD: 1.735 million ITA: 475,000 SPA: 2.815 million SWE: 1.070 million DEN: 407,000 SWI: 1.080 million MEX: 510,000 ARG: 1.098 BEL: 740,000 AUT: 602,500 POL: 530,000 FIN: 652,686 NZ: 417,500	300 million 275 million

Elton John	United Kingdom	1964–present	1969	Pop / Rock	Total available certified units: 184.4 million US: 129.850 million JPN: 1.1 million GER: 7.9 million UK: 24.395 million FRA: 4.825 million CAN: 5.975 million AUS: 2.947 million BRA: 835,000 NLD: 975,000 ITA: 100,000 SPA: 1.2 million SWE: 740,000 DEN: 195,000 SWI: 1.313 million MEX: 100,000 ARG: 128,000 BEL: 565,000 AUT: 765,000 POL: 150,000 FIN: 163,481 NZ: 270,000	300 million 250 million

Led Zeppelin	United Kingdom	1968–1980	1969	Hard rock / Blues rock / Folk rock	Total available certified units: 140 million US: 114.1 million JPN: 400,000 GER: 3.775 million UK: 9.530 million FRA: 2.310 million CAN: 4.710 million AUS: 2.8 million BRA: 820,000 ITA: 495,000 SPA: 450,000 SWI: 211,000 ARG: 360,000 POL: 120,000	300 million 200 million

Rihanna	Barbados United States	2005–present	2005	R&B / Pop / Dance / Hip-hop	Total available certified units: 267.5 million US: 195.55 million JPN: 1.4 million GER: 10.075 million UK: 35.3 million FRA: 1.465 million CAN: 3.120 million AUS: 9.395 million BRA: 705,000 ITA: 1.645 million SPA: 1.470 million SWE: 2.480 million DEN: 1.432 SWI: 860,000 MEX: 410,000 BEL: 660,000 AUT: 135,000 POL: 520,000 IRE: 240,000 NZ: 682,500	250 million 230 million

Pink Floyd	United Kingdom	1965–1996, 2014	1967	Progressive rock / Psychedelic rock	Total available certified units: 120.6 million US: 78 million JPN: 100,000 GER: 7.5 million UK: 12.120 million FRA: 6.360 million CAN: 6.790 million AUS: 2.962 million BRA: 515,000 NLD: 435,000 ITA: 2.095 million SPA: 625,000 SWE: 220,000 SWI: 390,000 ARG: 582,000 BEL: 115,000 AUT: 460,000 POL: 600,000 NZ: 787,500	250 million 200 million

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John has sold 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world.

final_sentence: John has sold 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world.