Question: biggest selling british female artist of all time
Answer: Artist Biggest selling album Period Genre Claimed Sales Coldplay A Rush of Blood to the Head 1997 -- present Alternative rock 100 million The Dave Clark Five -- 1964 -- 1970 Pop rock / Beat 100 million David Bowie Let 's Dance 1964 -- 2016 Rock 140 million Deep Purple Machine Head 1968 -- present Hard rock 100 million Shirley Bassey The Shirley Bassey Singles Album 1957 -- present Pop 135 million Adele 21 2006 -- present Pop / Soul 100 million Depeche Mode Violator 1980 -- present Electro Rock 100 million Dire Straits Brothers in Arms 1977 -- 1995 Rock / Pop 103 million Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1967 -- present Pop rock 100 million Genesis Invisible Touch 1967 -- present Progressive rock / Pop rock 150 million George Michael Faith 1981 -- 2016 Pop 100 million Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast 1975 -- present Heavy metal 100 million Paul