List of best-selling music artists
100 million to 119 million records
Columns: Artist | Country of origin | Period active | Release-year of first charted record | Genre | Claimed sales
Metallica | United States | 1981–present | 1983 | Heavy metal / Thrash metal | 110 million | Taylor Swift | United States | 2006–present | 2006 | Country / Country pop / Pop / Pop-rock | 101 million | Eminem | United States | 1996–present | 1999 | Hip hop | 100 million | Britney Spears | United States | 1998–present | 1998 | Pop / Dance / Dance-pop | 100 million | Rod Stewart | United Kingdom | 1964–present | 1969 | Rock / Pop | 100 million | Bon Jovi | United States | 1983–present | 1983 | Hard rock / Glam metal | 100 million | Fleetwood Mac | United Kingdom United States | 1967–present | 1968 | Rock / Pop | 100 million | Backstreet Boys | United States | 1993–present | 1995 | Pop | 100 million | Guns N' Roses | United States | 1985–present | 1987 | Hard rock / Heavy metal | 100 million | Prince | United States | 1976–present | 1978 | Funk / R&B / Pop / Soul / Rock | 100 million | Kenny Rogers | United States | 1958–present | 1975 | Country / Pop | 100 million | Paul McCartney | United Kingdom | 1960–present | 1970 | Rock | 100 million | Janet Jackson | United States | 1982–present | 1982 | R&B / Pop | 100 million | Chicago | United States | 1967–present | 1969 | Rock / Pop | 100 million | The Carpenters | United States | 1969–1983 | 1969 | Pop | 100 million | Bob Dylan | United States | 1959–present | 1963 | Folk / Rock | 100 million | George Michael | United Kingdom | 1981–present | 1984 | Pop | 100 million | Bryan Adams | Canada | 1979–present | 1979 | Rock | 100 million | Def Leppard | United Kingdom | 1977–present | 1979 | Hard rock / Heavy metal | 100 million | Cher | United States | 1964–present | 1965 | Pop / Rock / Dance / Folk | 100 million | Lionel Richie | United States | 1968–present | 1981 | Pop / R&B | 100 million | Olivia Newton-John | Australia | 1966–present | 1966 | Pop | 100 million | Linda Ronstadt | United States | 1967–present | 1968 | Rock / Folk / Country | 100 million | Stevie Wonder | United States | 1961–present | 1962 | Funk / R&B / Soul | 100 million | Tina Turner | United States | 1955–present | 1975 | Rock / Pop | 100 million | The Beach Boys | United States | 1961–present | 1962 | Rock / Pop / Surf Rock | 100 million | Kiss | United States | 1972–present | 1974 | Hard rock / Heavy metal | 100 million | The Who | United Kingdom | 1964–present | 1965 | Rock / Hard rock | 100 million | Johnny Hallyday | France | 1957–2007 | 1960 | Rock / Pop | 100 million | Barry White | United States | 1972–2003 | 1973 | R&B / Soul | 100 million