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: Taylor Swift
United States
2006–present[156]
2006[156]
Country / Country pop / Pop / Pop-rock[156]
Total available certified units: 181.6 million [show] US: 157 million[11] JPN: 2.850 million[12][52] UK: 8.9 million[13] GER: 950,000[14] FRA: 250,000[16] CAN: 4.580 million[17] AUS: 5.495 million[18] ITA: 285,000[b][20] BRA: 170,000[21] SWE: 180,000[57] MEX: 450,000[42][43][98] DEN: 140,000>[61] NZ: 375,000[34][35]
175 million[157]
cells: Garth Brooks
United States
1989–present[158]
1989[158]
Country[158]
Total available certified units: 156 million [show] US: 149.4 million[11] UK: 520,000[13] CAN: 5.730 million[17] AUS: 280,000[b][18] IRE: 120,000[b][102]
160 million[159]
cells: Eminem
United States
1996–present[160]
1999[160]
Hip-hop[160]
Total available certified units: 133.3 million [show] US: 86.1 million[11] JPN: 2.9 million [12][52] UK: 22.425 million[13] GER: 3.450 million[14] FRA: 3.220 million[16][83] CAN: 3.850 million[17] AUS: 5.737 million[18] ITA: 615,000[b][20] BRA: 200,000[21] SWE: 850,000[22][57] SPA: 290,000[23][58] MEX: 365,000[42] SWI: 805,000[25] BEL: 475,000[26][27] DEN: 556,000[b][59][161]>[61] AUT: 325,000[32] POL: 250,000[33] FIN: 124,547[47] IRE: 285,000[b][102] NZ: 562,500[34][35]
155 million[162]
cells: Eagles
United States
1971–1980, 1994–present[163]
1972[163]
Rock[163]
Total available certified units: 129.4 million [show] US: 108.9 million[11] JPN: 600,000[b][12] UK: 7.835 million[b][13] GER: 925,000[b][14] FRA: 2.040 million[b][15][16][53] CAN: 4.2 million[b][17] AUS: 3.395 million[b][18][164] SWE: 140,000[b][22] SPA: 500,000[b][23][24] SWI: 290,000[b][25] DEN: 185,000[b][60]>[61] FIN: 124,749[47] NZ: 352,500[b][34][35]
150 million[165]
cells: U2
Ireland
1976–present[166]
1980[166]
Rock[166]
Total available certified units: 107 million [show] US: 53.1 million[11] JPN: 1.450 million[b][12] UK: 18.680 million[13] GER: 5.125 million[14] FRA: 5.125 million[15][16] CAN: 7.115 million[17] AUS: 4.412 million[b][18][19][167] ITA: 855,000[b][20] BRA: 2.675 million[b][21] SWE: 515,000[b][22] SPA: 2.295 million[23][24][40][41][58] MEX: 835,000[b][42] SWI: 696,000[b][25] BEL: 750,000[b][26][27] ARG: 806,000[28][29] DEN: 473,000[b][59][60][61][77][168] AUT: 515,000[b][32] POL: 360,000[b][33] FIN: 235,460[47] IRE: 316,000[b][102] NZ: 765,000[34][35]
150 million[169]
cells: Billy Joel
United States
1964–present[170]
1971[170]
Pop / Rock[170]
Total available certified units: 102.6 million [show] US: 87.950 million[11] JPN: 2 million[b][12][171] UK: 5.655 million[b][13] GER: 1.250 million[b][14] FRA: 925,000[b][15][16][53] CAN: 3.275 million[b][17] AUS: 1.267[b][18][19] AUT: 125,000[b][32] NZ: 162,500[b][34]
150 million[172]
cells: Phil Collins
United Kingdom
1980–2011, 2015–present[173]
1981[173]
Rock / Progressive rock / Adult contemporary[173]
Total available certified units: 87.8 million [show] US: 39.850 million[11] JPN: 800,000[b][12] UK: 15.250 million[13] GER: 13.8 million[14] FRA: 6.410 million[15][16][53] CAN: 3.375 million[17] AUS: 1.522[b][18][19] BRA: 1.370 million[b][21] SWE: 245,000[b][22] SPA: 2.150 million[23][24][41][58] SWI: 973,000[b][25] BEL: 305,000[b][26][27] ARG: 1.044 million[28][29] AUT: 440,000[b][32] FIN: 182,581[47] NZ: 122,500[34][35]
150 million[174]
cells: Aerosmith
United States
1970–present[175]
1973[175]
Hard rock[175]
Total available certified units: 84.7 million [show] US: 70.250 million[11] JPN: 2.7 million[b][12][52] UK: 3.230 million[13] GER: 2 million[b][14] FRA: 225,000[15][16][53] CAN: 3.950 million[b][17] AUS: 225,000[b][18][176] ITA: 100,000[b][20] BRA: 600,000[b][21] SWE: 260,000[b][22] SPA: 200,000[b][23][41] MEX: 230,000[b][42] SWI: 145,000[b][25] ARG: 338,000[b][28][29] AUT: 125,000[b][32] POL: 100,000[b][33] FIN: 101,722[47]
150 million[177]
cells: Frank Sinatra
United States
1935–1995[178]
1939[178]
Pop / Swing[178]
Total available certified units: 37.3 million [show] US: 28.2 million[b][11] UK: 5.445 million[b][13] GER: 1 million[b][14] FRA: 600,000[b][15] CAN: 650,000[b][17] AUS: 245,000[b][18] BRA: 350,000[b][21] SWE: 130,000[b][22] SPA: 500,000[b][24][41][58] ARG: 188,000[b][28][29]
150 million[179]
cells: Barbra Streisand
United States
1960–present[180]
1963[180]
Pop / Adult contemporary[180]
Total available certified units: 97.4 million [show] US: 82.450 million[11] UK: 5.765 million[b][13] GER: 750,000[b][14] FRA: 3.150 million[b][15][16][53] CAN: 2.650 million[b][17] AUS: 2.047 million[b][18] SWE: 120,000[22][57] SPA: 150,000[b][58] FIN: 186,501[b][47] NZ: 137,500[b][34]
145 million[181]
cells: Bruno Mars
United States
2004–present[182]
2010[182]
Pop rock / R&B[182]
Total available certified units: 121.2 million [show] US: 86.5 million[11] JPN: 1.2 million[12][52] UK: 13.5 million[13] GER: 3.4 million[14] FRA: 1.850 million[16] CAN: 5.240 million[17] AUS: 5.050 million[18] ITA: 710,000[b][20] SWE: 440,000[22][57] SPA: 470,000[23] MEX: 780,000[42][43] SWI: 405,000[25] BEL: 345,000[27] DEN: 365,000[b][61][183] AUT: 180,000[32] NZ: 532,500[34] PHL: 330,000[184]
130 million[185]
cells: Kanye West
United States
1996–present[186]
2004[186]
Hip-hop / Electronic / Pop rock[186]
Total available certified units: 103.4 million [show] US: 87.750 million[11] JPN: 100,000[187] UK: 11.280 million[13] GER: 300,000[14] CAN: 1.180 million[17] AUS: 2.135 million[18] ITA: 145,000[b][20] SWE: 160,000[57] DEN: 424,000[60][61][69][188]
121 million[189]
cells: Bruce Springsteen
United States
1972–present[190]
1973[190]
Rock[190]
Total available certified units: 101.5 million [show] US: 76.150 million[11] JPN: 400,000[b][12] UK: 7.145 million[13] GER: 4.325 million[b][14] FRA: 1.887 million[15][16][53] CAN: 3.2 million[b][17] AUS: 3.362 million[b][18] ITA: 575,000[b][20] BRA: 100,000[b][21] SWE: 810,000[b][22][57] SPA: 1.730 million[b][23][24][40][41][58] SWI: 400,000[b][25] DEN: 155,000[b][59][61][69][191] AUT: 290,000[b][32] FIN: 449,800[47] IRE: 189,500[b][102] NZ: 375,000[34][35]
120 million[192]
cells: Bee Gees
United Kingdom Australia[193][194]
1963–2003 2009–2012[195]
1963[195]
Pop / Disco[195]
Total available certified units: 68.3 million [show] US: 42.5 million[11] JPN: 300,000[b][12][196][197] UK: 9.065 million[b][13] GER: 6.675 million[b][14] FRA: 3.4 million[b][15][16][53] CAN: 3.215 million[b][17] AUS: 1.187 million[b][18] BRA: 350,000[b][21] SPA: 450,000[b][24][40][58] SWI: 415,000[b][25] ARG: 188,000[b][28][29] AUT: 125,000[b][32] POL: 100,000[b][33] NZ: 380,000[b][34][35]
120 million[198]

Questions about this table:
originalText: who sold more albums kanye or taylor swift
answer: answerTexts: Kanye West