Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide, with 44 million sold in the United States alone.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.

The Beatles 250 million or more records

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It is estimated that more than one billion Elvis records have been sold worldwide, more than anyone in record industry history. Elvis starred in 31 feature films as an actor and two theatrically released concert documentary films, all of which enjoyed financial success.

Queen Queen have made UK chart history by becoming the first act to sell seven million copies of an individual album. Their first Greatest Hits collection, from 1981, is now owned by one in every four households in the UK, said the Official Charts Company.

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1. 1 Taylor Swift97%
2. 2 Beyoncé97%
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4. 4 Lady Gaga97%
5. 5 Justin Bieber96%
6. 6 Justin Timberlake95%
7. 7 Kanye West95%
8. 8 Rihanna95%

Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and Phil Collins are the only musicians to have sold over 100 million albums as a solo artist and member of a group.

250 million or more records

In Michael Jackson's New York Times obituary, the singer is credited with selling a hundred million copies of his most popular album, “Thriller” - and with selling an “estimated” seven hundred and fifty million records worldwide over his career.

Only 22 albums in history have sold 1 million copies in a single week - here they all are. Nielsen Music started tracking point-of-sales data for US music releases in 1991. In the 30+ years since, only 22 albums have sold at least 1 million copies in one week.

1. Michael Jackson. What is this? The unequivocal King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is and the most decorated singer in history, with 13 Grammys and 40 Billboard Music Awards, to name a few.