DesiredConsternation Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 1. The Beatles 2. Michael Jackson 3. Elvis Presley 4. Queen 5. Madonna 6. The Rolling Stones 7. Pink Floyd 8. Led Zeppelin 9. Elton John 10. U2 11. Céline Dion 12. AC/DC 13. Rod Stewart 14. Eminem 15. Eagles 16. Mariah Carey 17. Metallica 18. ABBA 19. Bruce Springsteen 20. Bee Gees 21. Whitney Houston 22. Barbra Streisand 23. Frank Sinatra 24. Phil Collins 25. Billy Joel 26. Fleetwood Mac 27. Bon Jovi 28. Santana 29. Garth Brooks 30. Bob Dylan 31. Bob Marley 32. Prince 33. Aerosmith 34. David Bowie 35. Simon & Garfunkel 36. Stevie Wonder 37. Guns N' Roses 38. The Doors 39. Paul McCartney 40. Dire Straits This is the list of the 40 biggest recording artists in terms of album equivalents according to chartmasters. All artists here have sold over 110m albums. I'm curious to see who here wouldn't be considered a legend by ATRL, considering the influx of new artists who debuted in the 2000s who will be joining the list. Link to post Share on other sites
LanaDelSex Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 3 minutes ago, DesiredConsternation said: 1. The Beatles 2. Michael Jackson 3. Elvis Presley 4. Queen 5. Madonna 6. The Rolling Stones 7. Pink Floyd 8. Led Zeppelin 9. Elton John 10. U2 11. Céline Dion 12. AC/DC 13. Rod Stewart 14. Eminem 15. Eagles 16. Mariah Carey 17. Metallica 18. ABBA 19. Bruce Springsteen 20. Bee Gees 21. Whitney Houston 22. Barbra Streisand 23. Frank Sinatra 24. Phil Collins 25. Billy Joel 26. Fleetwood Mac 27. Bon Jovi 28. Santana 29. Garth Brooks 30. Bob Dylan 31. Bob Marley 32. Prince 33. Aerosmith 34. David Bowie 35. Simon & Garfunkel 36. Stevie Wonder 37. Guns N' Roses 38. The Doors 39. Paul McCartney 40. Dire Straits Link to post Share on other sites
Ryuuchan_X Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 They’re all legends. Link to post Share on other sites
Mania Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Elvis Presley U2 Simon & Garfunkel Eminem Dire Straits Link to post Share on other sites
Dephira Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) Most are legends imo, except Rod Stewart, Bee Gees, Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses, Dire Straits Edited April 2 by Dephira Link to post Share on other sites
GoodGuyGoneGhetto Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) I don’t see Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Louis Armstrong or Nat King Cole on this list and all three are BONAFIDE cultural headstones and legendary entertainment figures. List... CANCELLED. Edited April 2 by GoodGuyGoneGhetto Link to post Share on other sites
DesiredConsternation Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 3 minutes ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said: I don’t see Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Louis Armstrong or Nat King Cole on this list and all three are BONAFIDE cultural headstones and legendary entertainment figures. List... CANCELLED. It's not a list of legends. It's a list of best selling artists. I'm just trying to see if there's anyone who has sold 110m that wouldn't be considered a legend Link to post Share on other sites
KetysandGagsSon Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 All Legends, the list is serving Taste. Link to post Share on other sites
Katamari Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 12 minutes ago, Dephira said: Most are legends imo, except Rod Stewart, Bee Gees, Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses, Dire Straits How are these not legends especially Guns N’ Roses and The Bee Gees and dire straits Link to post Share on other sites
Katamari Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 3 minutes ago, KetysandGagsSon said: All Legends, the list is serving Taste. Have to agree. Atrl wouldn’t know anything about that Link to post Share on other sites
Marry Illusion Glory Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and Aerosmith are undoubtedly all legends and rock gods. I mean c'mon now -- Honestly, they all are. The only one name I haven't heard from these is Dire Straits, but they must be big if they're on this list. Link to post Share on other sites
Katamari Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 14 minutes ago, Mania said: Elvis Presley U2 Simon & Garfunkel Eminem Dire Straits Link to post Share on other sites
Marry Illusion Glory Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 You can't question Led Zeppelin's legend status because of these alone Link to post Share on other sites
BeautifulTwistedBabe Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) 32 minutes ago, DesiredConsternation said: 40. Dire Straits This is the only one I don't think I've ever heard of. But who knows? Maybe they are legendary. The rest are undoubtedly legendary Edited April 2 by BeautifulTwistedBabe Link to post Share on other sites
Cheers Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) Never heard of The Doors or Dire Straights in my life. I’ve heard of everyone else but if you hold a gun to my head I wouldn’t be able to name a single song from most of them. Edited April 2 by Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
shookspeare Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 i don't think this is a question to be asking a forum that stans a little girl whose name no one knew 2 months ago just because she released a mediocre pop hit They're all legends really Link to post Share on other sites
Truth Teller Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 The younger generation(s) are not checking for Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand or Garth Brooks, I can say that with near certainty. I don't know if they can be legends despite that though. Maybe Link to post Share on other sites
BeautifulTwistedBabe Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) I had to look them up. This is their most viewed video and I still don't know who they are. Maybe they're mega successful and known in their own country? Edited April 2 by BeautifulTwistedBabe Link to post Share on other sites
Almighty Gaga Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 14. Eminem 38. The Doors 40. Dire Straits Link to post Share on other sites
BeautifulTwistedBabe Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 3 minutes ago, Truth Teller said: Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand or Garth Brooks Well, they still sell a lot of albums to their older fans so they don't really care if a bunch of 20 years old aren't playing their music on Spotify on a regular basis. Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal_ac Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 From that list Mariah Carey. She’s an icon tho so just a tier below legend. Link to post Share on other sites
sickening Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Yall Eminem is a legend as much as I dont like him I dont know who some of these people are Link to post Share on other sites
sickening Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 8 minutes ago, Marshal_ac said: From that list Mariah Carey. She’s an icon tho so just a tier below legend. delusion Link to post Share on other sites
UnanimousBB16 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 45 minutes ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said: I don’t see Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Louis Armstrong or Nat King Cole on this list and all three are BONAFIDE cultural headstones and legendary entertainment figures. List... CANCELLED. Chartmasters hasn't tallied their sales yet. Aretha, and Diana/Supremes probably make it on the list either way. Link to post Share on other sites
kishi Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Eminem is not a legend yet. Link to post Share on other sites
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