Hector Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) Aired on MTV Hits in the UK: Best-selling (singles) Artists of the Century Official Top 50. We use exclusive official sales and streaming figures to bring you the definitive countdown of the best-selling artists of the century so far. 50 Justin Timberlake - 11.6m 49 Michael Buble - 11.6m 48 James Arthur - 11.7m 47 Black Eyed Peas - 11.7m 46 Nicki Minaj - 12.0m 45 The Killers - 12.0m 44 Sia - 12.3m 43 Ellie Goulding - 12.6m 42 Elton John - 12.6m 41 Shawn Mendes - 14.0m 40 Dave - 14.2m 39 Avicii - 14.5m 38 Fleetwood Mac - 14.5m 37 Clean Bandit - 14.8m 36 Imagine Dragons - 14.9m 35 Michael Jackson - 14.9m 34 Stormzy - 14.9m 33 The Beatles - 15.1m 32 Lewis Capaldi - 15.8m 31 George Ezra 16.3m 30 Jason Derulo - 16.4m 29 Billie Eilish - 17.5m 28 Chris Brown - 17.5m 27 Bruno Mars - 18.0m 26 Maroon 5 - 18.1m 25 Dua Lipa - 18.8m 24 One Direction - 18.8m 23 Lady Gaga - 19.2m 22 Pink - 19.2m 21 Katy Perry - 19.3m 20 Queen - 19.4m 19 Sam Smith - 20.1m 18 Oasis - 20.6m 17 David Guetta - 22.0m 16 Arctic Monkeys - 23.6m 15 Calvin Harris - 24.5m 14 Little Mix - 25.0m 13 Post Malone - 25.5m 12 The Weeknd - 25.8m 11 Kanye West - 26.3m 10 Beyoncé - 26.3m combined sales since 2000 9 Adele - 26.8m 8 Coldplay - 27.6m 7 Justin Bieber - 29.4m 6 Ariana Grande - 30.1m 5 Taylor Swift - 31.4 m 4 Rihanna - 35.4m 3 Eminem - 42.0m 2 Drake - 55.7m 1 Ed Sheeran - 68.9m Very interesting to see certain girls above the "greatest and most successful artist of all time" according to ATRL. Edited June 12, 2022 by Hector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patient Zero Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Dua Lipa so high with only two albums out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prézli Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, Hector said: 10 Beyoncé - 26.3m combined sales since 2000 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuanyu Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Eminem Greatness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter_13 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdogs Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Taylor so close to Rihanna? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirious Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Ellie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Volcano Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 32 minutes ago, Patient Zero said: Dua Lipa so high with only two albums out Both of those albums have at least 4 extra singles from different artists tacked on, the nerve to say "only two albums" when her eras cannot be compared to any other female Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnusualBoy Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Didn’t that Drake was that far ahead of Rihanna. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istan4badgalriri Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 42 minutes ago, Hector said: 6 Ariana Grande - 30.1m 5 Taylor Swift - 31.4 m 4 Rihanna - 35.4m what is thissss UK certified song units: Rihanna - 40m Ariana - 22m Taylor - 17m they might wanna revise the list they aired on MTV nn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGuyGoneGhetto Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 LMFAO! What is this list, and why is it so different than what the BPI has actually released in terms of certified units? Why are we using MTV Hits U.K. as a source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feanor Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Oh wow @ Taylor being at 31M singles units And with only Drake and Ed Sheeran currently outstreaming her from this list, she should get even higher in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael196 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 why does this look like a billboard list the lack of power in the last decade is apparent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yog Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) Adele & Sam Edited June 12, 2022 by Yog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridayteenage Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 yes taylor yes winning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeM Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 The local Taylor smashing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yog Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Hector said: 41 Shawn Mendes - 14.0m “prince of pop” according to some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byzantium Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Hector said: 5 Taylor Swift - 31.4 m 4 Rihanna - 35.4m My girls smashing per usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k4rmabutterfly Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hot Volcano said: Both of those albums have at least 4 extra singles from different artists tacked on, the nerve to say "only two albums" when her eras cannot be compared to any other female They’d still count for Dua anyways, since she’s the lead artist in all of them. Edited June 12, 2022 by k4rmabutterfly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustavothehuman Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) #5. Taylor Swift - 31.4M #8. Coldplay - 27.6M It's serving modern day legends Edited June 12, 2022 by gustavothehuman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istan4badgalriri Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Underdogs said: Taylor so close to Rihanna? she's 23,000,000 units behind Rih in certified song units and UK certifications are updated automatically sooo that MTV UK list is obviously incorrect (or partially incorrect) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirious Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Hot Volcano said: Both of those albums have at least 4 extra singles from different artists tacked on, the nerve to say "only two albums" when her eras cannot be compared to any other female It doesnt matter, waht dua has achieved is extremely impressive either way. Shell be top 5 soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirious Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 minute ago, istan4badgalriri said: she's 23,000,000 units behind Rih in certified song units and UK certifications are updated automatically sooo that MTV UK list is obviously incorrect (or partially incorrect) Ya same for ellie. She has 14.3m certififed units in the uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Music Industry Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Kinda surprised to see Taylor in the top 5 considering she's more of an albums artist than a singles artist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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