List of best-selling music artists

==Artists by reputed sales==
===250 million or more records===
Artist 	Country 	Period active 	Release year of first charted record	Genre 	Claimed sales
Celestial Sphere	United Kingdom	1989–present 	1989 	Symphonic metal 	700 million600 million
The Beatles 	United Kingdom	1960–1970 	1962 	Rock / Pop 	600 million500 million
Elvis Presley 	United States 	1954–1977 	1954 	Rock and roll / Pop / Country 	600 million500 million
Michael Jackson 	United States 	1964–2009 	1971 	Pop / Rock / Dance / Soul / R&B 	350 million300 million
Elton John 	United Kingdom	1964–present 	1969 	Pop / Rock 	300 million250 million
Madonna 	United States 	1979–present 	1982 	Pop / Dance / Electronica 	300 million275 million
Led Zeppelin 	United Kingdom	1968–1980 	1969 	Hard rock / Blues rock / Folk rock 	300 million200 million
Rihanna 	Barbados 	2005–present 	2005 	R&B / Pop / Dance / Hip-hop 	250 million
Pink Floyd 	United Kingdom	1965–1996, 2005, 2012–2014	1967 	Progressive rock / Psychedelic rock	250 million200 million