How many records did the beatles make

This list includes music artists with claims of 75 million or more record sales. The artists in the following tables are listed with both their claimed sales figure along with their total of certified units and are ranked in descending order, with the artist with the highest amount of claimed sales at the top.

If two or more artists have the same claimed sales, they are then ranked by certified units. The claimed sales figure and the total of certified units for each country within the provided sources include sales of albums, singles, compilation-albums, music videos as well as downloads of singles and full-length albums. Sales figures, such as those from Soundscan , which are sometimes published by Billboard magazine, have not been included in the certified units column.

As of [update] , based on both sales claims and certified units, The Beatles are considered the highest-selling band. Elvis Presley is considered the highest-selling individual artist based on sales claims and Rihanna is the highest-selling individual artist based on certified units. That is why Cliff Richard , Diana Ross , Scorpions , Charles Aznavour , Bing Crosby , Gloria Estefan , Deep Purple , Iron Maiden , Tom Jones , The Jackson 5 , Dionne Warwick , the Spice Girls , Luciano Pavarotti , Dolly Parton , Ozzy Osbourne , Andrea Bocelli and others have not been included on this list.

The certified units are sourced from available online databases of local music industry associations. The certified sales percentage varies according to the first year that an artist appeared in the charts. The requirements of certified sales are designed to avoid inflated sales figures, which are frequently practiced by record companies for promotional purposes.

For clarity, the sources used, say the term "records" singles, albums, videos and not "albums". However, if all available sources for an artist or band say "albums", such sources are only used if the certified album units of the said artist meet the required percentage amount. This list uses claimed figures that are closest to artists' available certified units: The claimed figures are upgraded only when there is a significant progress in artists' certified sales. In other words, the available certified sales for each artist should get relatively closer to already listed claimed figure in order for higher figures to replace the listed ones.

The certified sales of the newer artists may sometimes be higher than their listed claimed figures. This is because Recording Industry Association of America and almost all other certifying bodies count streaming towards Gold and Platinum thresholds required for Digital Single Award certification. The over certified figures, however, are often in millions of units for RIAA certifications, one such example is Rihanna's single " We Found Love ", which is certified at nine times Platinum by the RIAA, yet during the time of the certification, it had sold 5.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Total available certified units: The Black Eyed Peas. Some or all records released and sold prior to a certification system's establishment year may not be found within the available searchable certification databases. Year of establishment from largest market to smallest based on Retail Value each market generates respectively: Certifications; however, existed in Australia since the s Canada: Certifications; however, have existed in Italy since the s Netherlands: Certifications; however, existed in Denmark since the early s [] Poland: July [33] Certified sales might sometimes be larger than actual sales, if stores order more albums than they are able to sell, due to certifications generally being determined by shipments and not actual sales.

Often, however, actual sales are larger than certified sales, since record labels must pay a fee to obtain certifications. Record companies often apply for certifications only when a record reaches a multiple certification-levels, meaning certifications might not be visible in the databases for more than a short period of time after an album reached a certification level. United States [] Note, U.

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