List of best-selling music artists

Table columns:
Artist
Country / Market
Period active
Release-year of first charted record
Genre
Total certified units (from available markets)[b]
Claimed sales

Table rows:
cells: Rihanna
Barbados United States
2005–present[97]
2005[97]
R&B / Pop / Dance / Hip-hop[97]
Total available certified units: 229.5 million [show] US: 168.55 million[11] JPN: 1.4 million[12][52] UK: 30.7 million[13] GER: 4.675 million[14] FRA: 1.525 million[16] CAN: 2.840 million[17] AUS: 9.290 million[18] ITA: 1.5 million[b][20] BRA: 555,000[21] SWE: 2.480 million[22][57] SPA: 1.450 million[23] MEX: 410,000[42][98] SWI: 840,000[25] BEL: 660,000[27] DEN: 1.117[59][60][61][69][77][99][100][101] AUT: 135,000[32] POL: 500,000[33] IRE: 240,000[102] NZ: 667,500[34][35]
230 million[103][104]
cells: Mariah Carey
United States
1988–present[105]
1990[105]
R&B / Pop / Soul / Hip-hop[105]
Total available certified units: 137.1 million [show] US: 92.6 million[11] JPN: 14.5 million [b][12][52][106] UK: 10.020 million[13] GER: 3.750 million[14] FRA: 4.690 million[15][16][53] CAN: 4.1 million[17] AUS: 3.515 million[b][18][107] ITA: 200,000[b][20] BRA: 835,000[21] SWE: 425,000[22] SPA: 1 million[23][24][41][58] SWI: 515,000[25] BEL: 175,000[b][26][27] DEN: 280,000[61][108] AUT: 200,000[32] POL: 100,000[b][33] NZ: 240,000[b][34]
200 million[109][110] 175 million[111][112]
cells: Celine Dion
Canada
1981–present[113]
1981[113]
Pop[113]
Total available certified units: 125.1 million [show] US: 56.550 million[11] JPN: 7.150 million[b][12][114][115] UK: 13.555 million[13] GER: 8 million[14] FRA: 15.785 million[15][16][53][83] CAN: 12.245 million[17] AUS: 3.302 million[b][18][19] BRA: 505,000[b][21] SWE: 1.105 million[b][22] SPA: 1 million[41][58] SWI: 1.685 million[b][25] BEL: 1.885 million[b][26][27] ARG: 340,000[28] DEN: 370,000[b][45][116][117][118] AUT: 440,000[b][32] POL: 680,000[b][33] FIN: 356,183[47] NZ: 192,500[34][35]
200 million[119][120] 175 million[121][122]
cells: Queen
United Kingdom
1971–present[123]
1973[123]
Rock[123]
Total available certified units: 120.9 million [show] US: 61 million[11] JPN: 2.850 million[b][12][52][124] UK: 28.815 million[b][13] GER: 11.525 million[b][14] FRA: 4.495 million[b][15][16][53] CAN: 1.870 million[b][17] AUS: 2.167 million[b][18][19] ITA: 505,000[b][20] BRA: 970,000[b][21] SWE: 190,000[b][22] SPA: 1.720 million[b][23][24][40][41] SWI: 1.256 million[b][25] BEL: 100,000[b][26][27] DEN: 160,000[61] ARG: 1.080 million[b][28][29] AUT: 900,000[b][32] POL: 810,000[b][33] FIN: 366,152[47] NZ: 275,000[b][34][35]
200 million[125][126] 170 million[127]
cells: Whitney Houston
United States
1977–2012[128]
1984[128]
R&B / Soul / Pop[128]
Total available certified units: 114.1 million [show] US: 76.775 million[11] JPN: 4.3 million[b][12][129] UK: 14.605 million[13] GER: 5.6 million[b][14] FRA: 2.275 million[15][16][53] CAN: 3.430 million[17] AUS: 1.580 million[b][18][19][130] ITA: 140,000[b][20] BRA: 1.025[b][21] SWE: 1.035 million[b][22] SPA: 1.260 million[23][24][40][41] SWI: 845,000[b][25] BEL: 215,000[b][26][27] DEN: 140,000[60][61] AUT: 535,000[b][32] POL: 180,000[b][33] FIN: 247,222[47]
200 million[131][132] 170 million[133][134]
cells: AC/DC
Australia
1973–present[135]
1975[135]
Hard rock / Blues rock / Rock and roll[135]
Total available certified units: 113.6 million [show] US: 79.7 million[11] UK: 4.4 million[13] GER: 10.3 million[b][14] FRA: 4.180 million[15][16] CAN: 2.490 million[b][17] AUS: 7.540 million[b][18] ITA: 775,000[b][20] SWE: 350,000[b][22][57] SPA: 1.355 million[b][23][24][40][41][58] SWI: 894,000[b][25] BEL: 100,000[b][27] ARG: 594,000[b][28][29] DEN: 130,000[60][61][136] AUT: 380,000[b][32] FIN: 321,169[47] NZ: 140,000[b][34][35]
200 million[137][138] 150 million[139][140]
cells: The Rolling Stones
United Kingdom
1962–present[141]
1963[141]
Rock / Blues rock [141]
Total available certified units: 97.2 million [show] US: 74.750 million[11] JPN: 950,000[b][12] UK: 8.510 million[b][13] GER: 3.2 million[b][14] FRA: 3.370 million[b][15][16][53] AUS: 417,500[b][18] CAN: 3.025 million[b][17] ITA: 205,000[b][20] BRA: 100,000[b][21] SWE: 310,000[b][22] SPA: 690,000[b][23][24][40][41][58] SWI: 238,000[b][25] BEL: 120,000[b][26][27] ARG: 718,000[b][28][29] AUT: 300,000[b][32] POL: 140,000[b][33] NZ: 190,000[b][34][35]
200 million[142][143]
cells: ABBA
Sweden
1972–1982[144]
1972[144]
Pop / Disco[144]
Total available certified units: 60.7 million [show] US: 12.7 million[11] JPN: 1.5 million[b][52][145][146] UK: 18.970 million[b][13] GER: 10.450 million[b][14] FRA: 2.750 million[b][15][16][53] CAN: 2.785 million[b][17] AUS: 6.127 million[b][18][147] BRA: 275,000[b][21][57] SWE: 800,000[b][22] SPA: 1.005 million[b][23][40] MEX: 260,000[b][42] SWI: 600,000[b][25] BEL: 380,000[b][26][27] ARG: 238,000[b][28][29] DEN: 600,000[b][148][149][150] AUT: 175,000[b][32] POL: 150,000[b][33] FIN: 656,319[47] NZ: 297,500[b][35][151][152]
200 million[153][154] 100 million[155]

Questions about this table:
originalText: who is the best selling canadian artist of all time
answer: answerTexts: Celine Dion