Samsara Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) This represents the actual best-selling artists of all time, distinct from the earlier Guinness list that indiscriminately equates singles sales with album sales, resulting in rankings that wrongfully place singles artists like Rihanna and Beyoncé above sales giants like Celine Dion and Mariah Carey. Notably, Taylor Swift is the sole artist from the 2000s era rightfully securing a spot on this all-time list. Source Edited January 25 by Samsara 2 1
Sheep Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Samsara said: Notably, Taylor Swift is the sole artist from the 2000s era rightfully securing a spot on this all-time list. This is why comparing album sales cross-era is stupid. Music consumption is at its all time peak but only one artist from this era is on the list. Equivalent units are a great idea when comparing artists from the SAME era but falls apart when you realize the only way to consume The Beatles was by buying their multiple times a year album releases vs Beyonce who puts out an album every few years and at every point in her solo career has had other ways to listen that were more popular than going out and buying an album. Edited January 25 by Sheep 1 1 1
suburbannature Posted January 25 Posted January 25 9 minutes ago, Samsara said: This represents the actual best-selling artists of all time, distinct from the earlier Guinness list that indiscriminately equates singles sales with album sales, resulting in rankings that wrongfully place singles artists like Rihanna and Beyoncé above sales giants like Celine Dion and Mariah Carey. Notably, Taylor Swift is the sole artist from the 2000s era rightfully securing a spot on this all-time list. Source You talk about wrongful placings and inaccurate numbers and then cite Chartmasters 1 2
Cruel Summer Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Oh wow, so happy for Taylor - she’ll cross 200m units in a few months! 4
airplane Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) had to stop reading at “singles artist like rihanna and beyoncé” Nice try, swiftie. Edited January 25 by airplane 1 1 1 7
Taylena Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) Taylor just needs 2 more years like 2023 to become the best selling female artist. I wonder how high could she go after that. Edited January 25 by Taylena 1 1
Gorjesspazze9 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Eminem Passing Elton John to become the 9th best selling artist of all time Rap God
FolkLover1989 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) 1 hour ago, rihannafan said: Chartmasters? Ijbol 1 hour ago, suburbannature said: You talk about wrongful placings and inaccurate numbers and then cite Chartmasters You mean more reliable and accurate source that matches with IFPI every year than fraudulent "records" sold(album+single as same) Edited January 25 by FolkLover1989 2 1
MatiRod Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Taylor will be #2 within a decade. #1 by the end of her career. 1 2 3
RobynYoBank Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sheep said: This is why comparing album sales cross-era is stupid. Music consumption is at its all time peak but only one artist from this era is on the list. Equivalent units are a great idea when comparing artists from the SAME era but falls apart when you realize the only way to consume The Beatles was by buying their multiple times a year album releases vs Beyonce who puts out an album every few years and at every point in her solo career has had other ways to listen that were more popular than going out and buying an album. To be fair, the primary reason that most of the successful modern artists aren’t in the upper tiers of the list has more to do with the limited amount of time they’ve had to accumulate sales. If artists like Drake, Bad Bunny, BTS, Rihanna continue to remain relevant in consumption for another decade, they’ll all start to creep into this list. The Beatles are actually a great example. You attribute their high sales to fans in the 1960s buying their multiple releases a year, but in reality the vast majority of The Beatles lifetime sales are catalogue sales after they were no longer active. They are the second best selling artists of the Soundscan/Luminate Era 1991-present and they also have one of the strongest pre-2000 streaming catalogs. Almost all of the top artists shown have had enduring catalog consumption spanning multiple eras of media. Edited January 25 by RobynYoBank 9
Gagaqueen Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) Chartmaster is not an Official Chart Pagemaster is better Edited January 25 by Gagaqueen 1
WildHeart Posted January 25 Posted January 25 5 hours ago, Devin said: legends + Eric and Taylor 3 hours ago, JoAddams said: Chartmasters... 1 hour ago, QueenBeyoncé said: “Chartmasters” Not like Beyonce is top 20 in any other list
Soda Pop Queen Posted January 25 Posted January 25 (edited) I came in expecting a cited article/list from an official and sanctioned records source but instead got a bar graph from Chartmasters Since when are we allowed to put stuff like this in 'Celebria News'?? Edited January 25 by Soda Pop Queen 1
Arrows Posted January 25 Posted January 25 There’s never gonna be a perfect way to compare all-time artist sales. Say what you want, but Chartmasters is the closest thing we have. Also, it’s just fun to discuss and not that deep. 3
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