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)[c]
Claimed sales

Table rows:
cells: Rihanna
BarbadosUnited States
2005–present[96]
2005[96]
R&B / Pop / Dance / Hip-hop[96]
showTotal available certified units: 261.6 million US: 192.55 million[11] JPN: 1.4 million[12][53] GER: 10.075 million[13] UK: 32.9 million[14] FRA: 1.465 million[16] CAN: 3.120 million[17] AUS: 9.325 million[18] BRA: 705,000[20] ITA: 1.550 million[c][21] SPA: 1.470 million[22] SWE: 2.480 million[24][59] DEN: 1.127[60][61][27][69][77][97][98][99] SWI: 860,000[28] MEX: 410,000[47][100] BEL: 660,000[32] AUT: 135,000[33] POL: 520,000[34] IRE: 240,000[101] NZ: 682,500[35][36]
230 million[102][103]
cells: Eminem
United States
1996–present[104]
1999[104]
Hip-hop[104]
showTotal available certified units: 216.9 million US: 163.2 million[11] JPN: 2.9 million [12][53] GER: 6.7 million[13] UK: 24.825 million[14] FRA: 3.288 million[16][83] CAN: 4.010 million[17] AUS: 5.947 million[18] BRA: 220,000[20] ITA: 700,000[c][21] SPA: 290,000[22][58] SWE: 910,000[24][59] DEN: 656,000[c][60][27] SWI: 805,000[28] MEX: 365,000[47] BEL: 505,000[31][32] AUT: 362,500[33] POL: 250,000[34] FIN: 124,547[48] IRE: 285,000[c][101] NZ: 600,000[35][36]
220 million[105]200 million[106]
cells: Mariah Carey
United States
1988–present[107]
1990[107]
R&B / Pop / Soul / Hip-hop[107]
showTotal available certified units: 137.3 million US: 92.6 million[11] JPN: 14.5 million [c][12][53][108] GER: 3.750 million[13] UK: 10.220 million[14] FRA: 4.690 million[15][16][54] CAN: 4.1 million[17] AUS: 3.515 million[c][18][109] BRA: 835,000[20] ITA: 200,000[c][21] SPA: 1 million[22][23][43][58] SWE: 425,000[24] DEN: 280,000[27][110] SWI: 515,000[28] BEL: 175,000[c][31][32] AUT: 200,000[33] POL: 100,000[c][34] NZ: 240,000[c][35]
200 million[111][112]175 million[113][114]
cells: Queen
United Kingdom
1971–present[115]
1973[115]
Rock[115]
showTotal available certified units: 126.3 million US: 65 million[11] JPN: 2.850 million[c][12][53][116] GER: 12.375 million[c][13] UK: 29.075 million[c][14] FRA: 4.495 million[c][15][16][54] CAN: 1.870 million[c][17] AUS: 2.167 million[c][18][19] BRA: 970,000[c][20] ITA: 545,000[c][21] SPA: 1.720 million[c][22][23][42][43] SWE: 190,000[c][24] DEN: 205,000[27] SWI: 1.256 million[c][28] ARG: 1.080 million[c][29][30] BEL: 175,000[c][31][32] AUT: 900,000[c][33] POL: 810,000[c][34] FIN: 366,152[48] NZ: 275,000[c][35][36]
200 million[117]170 million[118]
cells: Celine Dion
Canada
1981–present[119]
1981[119]
Pop[119]
showTotal available certified units: 125.7 million US: 56.550 million[11] JPN: 7.150 million[c][12][120][121] GER: 8 million[13] UK: 13.915 million[14] FRA: 15.768 million[15][16][54][83] CAN: 12.245 million[17] AUS: 3.302 million[c][18][19] BRA: 505,000[c][20] SPA: 1 million[43][58] SWE: 1.105 million[c][24] DEN: 370,000[c][45][122][123][27] SWI: 1.685 million[c][28] ARG: 340,000[29] BEL: 2.160 million[c][31][32] AUT: 440,000[c][33] POL: 680,000[c][34] FIN: 356,183[48] NZ: 192,500[35][36]
200 million[124][125]175 million[126][127]
cells: Whitney Houston
United States
1977–2012[128]
1984[128]
R&B / Soul / Pop[128]
showTotal available certified units: 114.9 million US: 76.775 million[11] JPN: 4.3 million[c][12][129] GER: 5.6 million[c][13] UK: 15.205 million[14] FRA: 2.275 million[15][16][54] CAN: 3.430 million[17] AUS: 1.755 million[c][18][19][130] BRA: 1.025[c][20] ITA: 140,000[c][21] SPA: 1.260 million[22][23][42][43] SWE: 1.035 million[c][24] DEN: 140,000[61][27] SWI: 845,000[c][28] BEL: 215,000[c][31][32] AUT: 535,000[c][33] POL: 180,000[c][34] FIN: 247,222[48]
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]
showTotal available certified units: 114.9 million US: 79.7 million[11] GER: 10.3 million[c][13] UK: 5.5 million[14] FRA: 4.180 million[15][16] CAN: 2.490 million[c][17] AUS: 7.740 million[c][18] ITA: 775,000[c][21] SPA: 1.355 million[c][22][23][42][43][58] SWE: 350,000[c][24][59] DEN: 175,000[61][27][136] SWI: 894,000[c][28] ARG: 594,000[c][29][30] BEL: 100,000[c][32] AUT: 380,000[c][33] FIN: 321,169[48] NZ: 140,000[c][35][36]
200 million[137][138]150 million[139][140]
cells: The Rolling Stones
United Kingdom
1962–present[141]
1963[141]
Rock / Blues rock [141]
showTotal available certified units: 98.5 million US: 74.750 million[11] JPN: 950,000[c][12] GER: 3.8 million[c][13] UK: 9.170 million[c][14] FRA: 3.377 million[c][15][16][54] CAN: 3.025 million[c][17] AUS: 417,500[c][18] BRA: 100,000[c][20] ITA: 205,000[c][21] SPA: 690,000[c][22][23][42][43][58] SWE: 310,000[c][24] SWI: 238,000[c][28] ARG: 718,000[c][29][30] BEL: 120,000[c][31][32] AUT: 300,000[c][33] POL: 140,000[c][34] NZ: 190,000[c][35][36]
200 million[142][143]
cells: ABBA
Sweden
1972–1982[144]
1972[144]
Pop / Disco[144]
showTotal available certified units: 61 million US: 12.7 million[11] JPN: 1.5 million[c][53][145][146] GER: 10.450 million[c][13] UK: 19.170 million[c][14] FRA: 2.750 million[c][15][16][54] CAN: 2.785 million[c][17] AUS: 6.127 million[c][18][147] BRA: 275,000[c][20][59] ITA: 120,000[c][21] SPA: 1.005 million[c][22][42] SWE: 800,000[c][24] DEN: 600,000[c][148][149][150] SWI: 600,000[c][28] MEX: 260,000[c][47] ARG: 238,000[c][29][30] BEL: 380,000[c][31][32] AUT: 175,000[c][33] POL: 150,000[c][34] FIN: 656,319[48] NZ: 297,500[c][36][151][152]
200 million[153][154]100 million[155]

Questions about this table:
originalText: who has sold the most hip hop albums of all time
answer: answerTexts: Rihanna