500 milyon veya daha üstü kayıt satan sanatçılar
Alfabetik sırayla
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! Sanatçı !! Ülkey !! Dönemd !! Tür !! Kaynak
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| Bing Crosby || A.B.D || 20s-70s || Jazz / Pop || The Elvis Presley-Bing Crosby Comparison Page Schmidt, Wayne; accessed December 2006; ``estimates`` 900 million, based on 500 million in 1977 Der Bingle Technology Schoenherr, Steve; accessed March 2007; States the 1977 sales figure of 500 million records
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| Elvis Presley || U.S. || 50s-70s || Rock and Roll / Pop / Gospel / || Elvis Presley Biography. Comprehensive history of Elvis Presley`s dynamic life Elvis Presley Australia; January 2004; accessed December 2006; claims 1 billion Singer who sold 1 billion records and defined an era died August 16, 1977 The Student Operated Press; 16 August, 2006; accessed December 2006; claims 1 billion
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| Frank Sinatra || U.S. || 30s-90s || Pop / Swing || Frank Sinatra tele.at; accessed December 2006; claims 600 million; in German
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| Michael Jackson || U.S. || 60s-00s || R&B / Pop / New jack swing / Soul / Gospel / Disco / Rock || Michael To Give Away 200 FREE Tickets To Fans, And Discounted Rates ExclusiveMJ; March 20 2007; accessed March 2007; claims 750 million
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| The Beatles || UK || 60s-70s || Rock and Roll / Rock / Pop || 1968-1970 Records beatlemoney.com; accessed December 2006; claims 500 million records by 1970 First there was Beatlemania, now there`s Googlemania Maney, Kevin; USA Today; 10 May, 2004; accessed December 2006; claims 1 billion records
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Artists claimed to have sold 250 million records or more
In alphabetical order
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! Artist !! Country !! Period !! Genre !! Source
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| ABBA || Sweden || 70s-80s || Pop || Abba, The Book Potiez, Jean-Marie; 15 August 2005; accessed December 2006; claims 350 million records sold as of 2000 It`s Abba on the phone making a lot more money, money, money Sherwin, Adam; The Times; April 19 2006; accessed December 2006; claims 370 million
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| |Alla Pugacheva || Russia || 60s-00s || Pop / Rock / Folk || Pugacheva, Alla Borisovna Enyclopedia Britannica Online; accessed December 2006; claims 250 million records in 1997
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| Cliff Richard || UK || 50s-00s || Pop / Rock || Life and Times; Cliff Richard.com; accessed December 2006; claims 250 million; (Primary source)
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| Elton John || UK || 60s-00s || Rock / Pop || Sanctuary for Elton Yahoo Music; accessed December 2006; claims 250 million
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| Julio Iglesias || Spain || 60s-00s || Pop / Latin || The Iglesias dynasty Hello!; accessed December 2006; claims 250 million records
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| Led Zeppelin || UK || 60s-80s || Hard rock / Blues rock / Folk rock || Led Zeppelin wins Polar Prize The Local; 7 November 2005; accessed December 2006; claims more than 300 million
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|Madonna || U.S. || 80s-00s || Pop / Dance / Electronica || How Madonna Got Her Groove Back Rolling Stone; accessed December 2005; claims 250 million records Some of Madonna`s Achievements AbsoluteMadonna.com; accessed December 2006; claims 250 million; (fan-site)
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| Nana Mouskouri || Greece || 50s-00s || Pop/Folk/Jazz || 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Nana Mouskouri CD Yahoo Shopping; accessed December 2006; claims 300 million UNICEF Biography on Nana Mouskouri UNICEF website; accessed June 2007; claim 300 million
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| Pink Floyd || UK || 60s-90s || Psychedelic rock / Progressive rock / Space rock || Pink Floyd American Royal Arts Corp.; accessed December 2006; claims 250 million
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| Queen || UK || 70s-90s || Arena rock / Hard rock / Glam rock / Pop rock || Queen Proves There`s Life After Freddie Ohmy News; January 25 2006; accessed December 2006; claims 300 million
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| Tino Rossi || France || 30s-80s || Pop/Swing || Tino Rossi Ajaccio Tourist Information; accessed December 2006; claims 300 million
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Artists claimed to have sold 100 million records or more
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! Artist !! Country !! Period !! Genre !! Source
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| AC/DC || Australia || 70s-00s || Hard Rock / Heavy Metal || [1][2]
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| Aerosmith || U.S. || 70s-00s || Hard Rock || Aerosmith News
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| A. R. Rahman || India || 90s-00s || Film score/Soundtrack/World Music || Indian film composer for Rings
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| Backstreet Boys || U.S. || 90s-00s || Pop || [3][4]
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| Barbra Streisand || U.S. || 60s-00s || Pop || Biography - Barbra Streisand
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| Barry White || U.S. || 70s-00s || Pop / R&B || Obituary: Barry White
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| The Beach Boys || U.S. || 60s-00s || Rock / Pop ||[5]
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| The Bee Gees || Australia/Isle of Man || 60s-00s || Pop / Disco || BeeGees - Sales
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| Billy Joel || U.S. || 70s-00s || Pop / Rock || [6][7]
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| Bob Dylan || U.S. || 60s-00s || Folk / Rock ||[8]
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| Bon Jovi || U.S. || 80s-00s || Hard Rock||[9]
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| Boney M || Germany || 70s-90s || Pop/Disco ||[10] [11][12]
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| Brenda Lee || U.S. || 50s-00s || Country / Pop ||[13]
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|-Bruce Springsteen United States ||70s 80s 90s 00s|| rock/ rock pop e altri||
| Bruce Springsteen || U.S. || 70s-00s || Rock || [14]
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| The Carpenters || U.S. || 60s-80s || Pop || [15][16][17]
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| Celine Dion || Canada || 80s-00s || Pop / Rock ||[18]
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| Charles Aznavour || France || 30s-00s || Pop ||[19]
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| Cher || U.S. || 60s-00s || Pop / Rock / Disco / Country ||[20]
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| Chicago || U.S. || 60s-00s || Rock / Pop / Jazz || [21]
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| Creedence Clearwater Revival || U.S. || 60s-70s || Rock || [22]
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| David Bowie || UK || 60s-00s || Avante-Garde Rock || [23][24][25]
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| Deep Purple || UK || 60s-00s || Hard Rock / Heavy Metal || [26]
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| Diana Ross || U.S. || 60s-00s || Pop / R & B / Soul || [27]
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| Dionne Warwick || U.S. || 60s-00s || Pop / R&B /Soul || [28]
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| Dire Straits || UK || 70s-90s || Rock / Classic Rock|| [29]
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| Dolly Parton || U.S. || 50s-00s || Country / Pop / Folk || [30][31]
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| Donna Summer || U.S. || 70s-00s || Disco / Pop / R&B / Rock || [32]
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| Duane Eddy || U.S. || 50s-80s || Rock || [33]
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| The Eagles || U.S. || 70s-00s || Rock / Country || [34]
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| Engelbert Humperdinck || UK/U.S. || 50s-00s || Pop || [35]
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| Fats Domino || U.S. || 40s-00s || Rock / R&B || [36]
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| Fleetwood Mac || UK/U.S. || 60s-00s || Rock / Blues ||[37]
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| Frankie Laine || U.S. || 40s-00s || Jazz / Pop / Gospel / Country ||[38]
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| Garth Brooks || U.S. || 80s-00s || Country || [39]
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| Gene Autry || U.S. || 30s-70s || Country || [40]
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| Genesis || UK ||60s-90s || Rock / Pop || [41]
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| Gheorghe Zamfir || Romania || 70s-00s || Instrumental || [42][43]
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| The Jackson 5 || U.S. || 60s-90s || Pop /Disco /Funk / R&B ||[44]
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| Janet Jackson || U.S. || 80s-00s || Pop/R&B ||[45]
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| Johnny Hallyday || France/Belgium || 50s-00s || Pop || [46]
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| Johnny Mathis || U.S. || 50s-00s || Pop || [47]
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| Joni James || U.S. || 50s-60s || Pop || [48]
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| Kenny Rogers || U.S. ||50s-00s || Country / Pop || [49][50]
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| Lionel Richie || U.S. || 60s-00s || Pop / R&B || [51]
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| Luciano Pavarotti || Italy || 60s-00s || Opera || [52][53]
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| Mariah Carey || U.S. || 90s-00s || Pop / R&B || [54] Mariah Carey Receives six prestigious BMI awards and see success with tour
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| Mireille Mathieu || France || 60s-00s || Pop || [55]
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| Modern Talking || Germany || 80s-00s || Pop || [56]
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| Neil Diamond || U.S. || 60s-00s || Pop || [57]
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| Patti Page || U.S. || 40s-00s || Country / Pop ||[58][59]
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| Perry Como || U.S. || 30s-00s || Pop / Swing ||[60]
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| Phil Collins || UK || 60s-00s || Pop / Rock || [61]
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| Prince || U.S. || 70s-00s || R&B / Rock / Pop || [62]
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| Ricky Nelson || U.S. || 50s-80s || Pop || [63]
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| Roberto Carlos || Brazil || 60s-00s || Pop / Latin || [64]
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| The Rolling Stones || UK || 60s-00s || Rock / Hard Rock || [65]
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| Tina Turner || U.S. || 60s-00s || R&B / Rock / Pop / Soul || enote: Contempory Artists - Tina Turner biography(Claims over 180 million records sold by the year 2000)
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| Status Quo || UK || 60s-00s || Rock || [66]
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| Stevie Wonder || U.S. || 60s-00s || R&B / Pop || [67][68]
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| Tommy James || U.S. || 60s-00s || Pop / Rock || [69]
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| U2 || Ireland || 70s-00s || Rock || [70]
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| Wei Wei || China || 80s-00s || Pop || [71]
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| Whitney Houston || U.S. || 80s-00s || Pop || [72]
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| The Who || UK || 60s-00s || Rock || [73]
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Artists claimed to have sold 75 million records or more
inc-musong{| class="wikitable sortable" width=98%
! Artist !! Country !! Period !! Genre !! Source
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| Adamo || Belgium || 60s-00s || Pop || [74] [75]
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| Adriano Celentano || Italy || 60s-00s || Pop ||[76]
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| Alabama || U.S. || 70s-00s || Country || [77]
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| The Andrews Sisters || U.S. || 30s-50s || Pop / Swing || [78]
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| B`z || Japan || 80s-00s || Hard rock / Pop rock || [79]
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| Barry Manilow || U.S. || 70s-00s || Pop || [80]
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| Bobby Vinton || U.S. || 60s-90s || Pop || [81]
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| Bonnie Tyler || UK ||70s-00s || Pop/Rock ||[82]
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| Britney Spears || U.S. || 90s-00s || Pop || [83]
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| Bryan Adams || Canada || 80s-00s || Rock / Soft Rock || [84]
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| 2Pac || U.S. || 90s-00s || Rap || [85]
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| Dalida || France/Italy || 50s-80s || Pop / Disco || [86][87]
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| Donny Osmond || U.S. || 70s-00s || Pop || [88]
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| Earth, Wind & Fire || U.S. || 70s-00s || R&B / Disco / Pop / Funk || [89]
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| Eddy Arnold || U.S. || 40s-00s || Country / Pop || [90]
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| Eurythmics || UK || 80s-00s || Pop / Rock / New Wave || [91]
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| Gene Austin || U.S. || 20s-30s || Country / Pop || [92]
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| George Michael || UK || 80s-00s || Pop ||[93]
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| Guns N` Roses || U.S. || 80s-00s || Hard Rock / Heavy Metal || [94]
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| Hank Snow || Canada || 30s-90s || Country || [95]
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| Iron Maiden || UK || 70s-00s || Classic Metal / Heavy Metal || Iron Maiden BBC News Official Website; accessed February 24, 2007; claims 80 million records sold
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| Jean Michel Jarre || France || 70s-00s || New Age || [96]
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| Journey || U.S. || 70s-00s || Rock / Pop || [97]
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| Kenny G || U.S. ||80s-00s || Instrumental / Pop Jazz || [98]
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| Kiss || U.S. || 70s-00s || Hard Rock / Heavy Metal || [99]
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| Linda Ronstadt || U.S. || 60s-00s || Country / Pop || [100]
|-|Madonna || U.S. || 80s-00s || Pop / Dance / Electronica || How Madonna Got Her Groove Back Rolling Stone; accessed December 2005; claims 75 million records Some of Madonna`s Achievements AbsoluteMadonna.com; accessed December 2006; claims 75 million; (fan-site)
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| Metallica || U.S. || 80s-00s || Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal / Hard Rock || [101]
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| The Osmonds || U.S. || 70s-00s || Pop || [102]
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| R.E.M. || U.S. || 80s-00s || Rock / Pop || [103]
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| Roxette || Sweden || 80s-00s || Pop / Rock || [104]
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| Santana || Mexico/U.S. || 60s-00s || Rock / Blues / Pop ||[105]
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| Sonny & Cher || U.S. || 60s-70s || Pop ||[106]
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| Van Halen || U.S. || 70s-00s || Hard Rock / Heavy Metal || [107] [108]
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| The Ventures || U.S. || 50s-00s || Instrumental Rock || [109]
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| Victor Silvester || UK || 30s-80s || Dance / Pop || [110]
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| Willie Nelson || U.S. || 50s-00s || Country / Pop || [111]
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Artists claimed to have sold 50 million records or more
inc-musong{| class="wikitable sortable" width=98%
! Artist !! Country !! Period !! Genre !! Source
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| a-ha || Norway || 80s-00s || Pop / New Wave || [112]
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| Alanis Morissette || Canada || 90s-00s || Alternative / Folk Rock || [113]
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| Alice Cooper || U.S. || 60s-00s || Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Shock Rock / Glam Rock || [114]
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| Andre Kostelanetz || U.S. || 40s-70s || Easy Listening || [115]
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| Andrea Bocelli|| Italy || 90s-00s || Opera / Classical || [116]
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| Anne Murray || Canada || 60s-00s || Pop / Country || [117]
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| Annie Lennox || UK || 90s-00s || Pop / Rock / Soul ||[118]
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| B.J. Thomas || U.S. || 60s-00s || Country / Pop || [119]
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| Blondie|| U.S. || 70s-00s || Pop / New Wave || [120]
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| Bob Marley || Jamaica || 60s-80s || Reggae || [121]
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| Bob Seger || U.S. || 60s-00s || Rock / Pop || [122]
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| Boyz II Men || U.S. || 80s-00s || R&B / Pop / Soul || [123]
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| Cat Stevens || UK || 60s-00s || Pop / Folk || [124]
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| Charlie Daniels || U.S. || 70s-00s || Country / Rock || [125]
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| The Corrs || Ireland || 90s-00s || Pop ||[126]
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| Def Leppard || UK || 70s-00s || Hard Rock / Heavy Metal || [127]
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| Depeche Mode || UK || 80s-00s || New Wave / Synth / Rock / Pop ||[128] [129]
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| Destiny`s Child || U.S. || 97-02,04-05 || R&B, pop, dance, pop rock || BBC: Biography on Destiny`s Child
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| The Diamonds || Canada || 50s-70s || Pop / R&B || [130]
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| The Doobie Brothers || U.S. || 70s-00s || Rock || [131]
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| The Doors || U.S. || 60s-70s || Psychedelic Rock / Hard Rock || [132]
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| Don Cornell || U.S. || 50s-90s || Pop || [133]
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| Duran Duran || UK || 80s-00s || New Wave / Rock / Pop || [134]
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| Eminem || U.S. || 90s-00s || Rap || [135] [136]
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| Enya || Ireland || 80s-00s || New Age / Celtic || Enya.com Enya`s official Web Site, from the FAQ. Accessed on May 8, 2007. Claims more than 70 million sold.
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| Foreigner || U.S./UK || 70s-00s || Rock / Pop || [137]
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| Four Tops || U.S. || 50s-00s || R&B || [138]
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| George Strait || U.S. || 70s-00s || Country || [139]
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| Gloria Estefan || U.S. || 80s-00s || Pop / Latin ||[140]
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| Green Day || U.S. || 80s-00s || Pop / Punk / Rock ||[141]
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| Hank Thompson || U.S. || 40s-00s || Country || [142]
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| Herb Alpert || U.S. || 50s-90s || Instrumental Pop / Easy Listening || [143]
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| James Last || Germany || 60s-00s || Instrumental / Classical / Pop || [144]
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| Jethro Tull || UK || 60s-00s || Rock || [145]
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| John Denver || U.S. || 60s-90s || Folk / Pop || [146] [147]
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| Johnny Cash || U.S. || 50s-00s || Country || [148]
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| Kylie Minogue || Australia || 80s-00s || Dance / Pop || [149]
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| Luis Miguel || Mexico || 80s-00s || Pop / Latin || [150]
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| Meat Loaf || U.S. || 70s-00s || Rock / Hard Rock / Heavy Metal || [151]
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| Michael Bolton || U.S. || 80s-00s || Pop || [152]
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| Mills Brothers || U.S. || 30s-70s || Pop || [153]
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| Mina || Italy || 50s-00s || Pop || [154]
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| The Monkees || U.S. || 60s-90s || Pop / Rock || [155]
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| Mr. Children || Japan || 80s-00s || Pop / Rock || [156]
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| Nat King Cole || U.S. || 30s-60s || Jazz / Pop || [157]
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| Nelson Gonçalves || Brazil || 40s-90s || || [158]
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| New Kids on the Block || U.S. || 80s-90s || Pop || fact|date=June 2007
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| Nirvana || U.S. || 80s-90s || Grunge / Rock / Hard Rock || [159]
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| Oasis || UK || 90s-00s || Pop / Rock || [160]
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| Olivia Newton-John || Australia || 70s-00s || Country / Pop || [161]
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| Orhan Gencebay || Turkey || 60s-00s (1967-) || Arabesque / Folk || [162]
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| Ozzy Osbourne || UK || 70s-00s || Heavy Metal / Hard Rock || [163]
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| Paul Anka || Canada || 50s-00s || Pop || [164]
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| Pearl Jam || U.S. || 90s-00s || Grunge / Rock / Hard Rock || [165]
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| Petula Clark || UK || 50s-00s || Pop || [166]
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| Pet Shop Boys || UK || 80s-00s || Dance / Pop || [167]
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| The Police || UK/US || 70s-80s || New Wave / Rock / Pop || [168] [169]
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| Ray Conniff || U.S. || 50s-00s || Pop / Easy Listening || [170]
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| Reba McEntire || U.S. || 70s-00s || Country || [171]
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| Red Hot Chili Peppers || U.S. || 80s-00s || Funk Rock || [172]
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| Richard Clayderman || France || 60s-00s || Easy Listening / Instrumental Pop || [173]
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| Ricky Martin || Puerto Rico || 90s-00s || Pop / Latin || [174]
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| Robbie Williams || UK || 90s-00s || Pop / Rock || [175]
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| Sade || UK || 80s-00s || Pop / R&B || [176]
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| The Seekers || Australia || 60s, 90s-00s || Pop / Folk / Rock || [177]
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| Scorpions || Germany || 70s-00s || Rock || [178]
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| Shakira || Colombia || 90s-00s || Latin / Pop || [179]
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| Shania Twain || Canada || 90s-00s || Country / Pop || [180]
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| Simon & Garfunkel || US || 60s-70s || Folk / Pop || [181] [182]
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| Simply Red || UK || 80s-00s || Pop || [183]
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| Spice Girls || UK || 90s-00s || Pop || [184]
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| Supertramp || UK || 60s-00s || Pop/Rock || [185]
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| Three Dog Night || U.S. || 60s-70s || Pop / Rock || [186]
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| Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers || U.S. || 70s-00s || Rock / Pop || [187]
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| Tony Bennett || U.S. || 50s-00s || Pop || [188]
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| The Turtles || U.S. || 60s || Pop / Rock || [189]
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| UB40 || UK || 80s-00s || Reggae || [190]
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| Vernon Dalhart || U.S. || 10s-40s || Country || [191]
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| Vicky Leandros || Greece || 60s-00s || Pop || [192]
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| ZZ Top || U.S. || 70s-00s || Hard Rock / Blues-Rock || [193]
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