Rusty Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Here is a compiled list of the best-selling albums artists in the UK up until the end of 2015 (except for Adele). An asterisk means that artists/act are in the Top 10 best-selling singles artist in UK history, too. 01)... THE BEATLES -- 31,500,000* 02)... QUEEN -- 23,800,000* 03)... MICHAEL JACKSON -- 23,500,000* 04)... ELVIS PRESLEY -- 22,000,000* 05)... MADONNA -- 19,800,000* 06)... ROBBIE WILLIAMS -- 19,400,000 07)... ROD STEWART -- 19,300,000 08)... ABBA -- 18,400,000* 09)... U2 -- 17,800,000 10)... ELTON JOHN -- 16,500,000* 11)... OASIS -- 16,300,000 12)... DAVID BOWIE -- 15,700,000* 13)... PINK FLOYD -- 15,400,000 14)... TAKE THAT -- 15,100,000 15)... THE ROLLING STONES -- 15,000,000 16)... SIMPLY RED -- 13,300,000 17)... PHIL COLLINS -- 13,000,000 18)... DIRE STRAITS -- 12,850,000 19)... FLEETWOOD MAC -- 12,800,000 20)... BOB DYLAN -- 12,700,000 21)... COLDPLAY -- 12,650,000 22)... WESTLIFE -- 12,600,000 23)... CLIFF RICHARD -- 11,600,000* 24)... LED ZEPPELIN -- 11,300,000 25)... CELINE DION -- 10,900,000 26)... SIMON & GARFUNKEL -- 10,800,000 27)… ADELE – 10,690,000 -- (To W/E 9th February 2017) 28)... MICHAEL BUBLE -- 10,500,000 29)... R.E.M. -- 10,450,000 30)... MEAT LOAF -- 10,400,000 31)... EMINEM -- 10,200,000 32)... GENESIS -- 10,100,000 33)... KYLIE MINOGUE -- 9,500,000 34)... BON JOVI -- 9,300,000 35)... BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN -- 9,000,000 36)... NEIL DIAMOND -- 8,850,000 37)... GEORGE MICHAEL -- 8,800,000 38)... FRANK SINATRA -- 8,500,000 39)... WHITNEY HOUSTON -- 8,450,000 40)... THE CARPENTERS -- 8,350,000 41)... BARBRA STREISAND -- 8,300,000 42)... UB40 -- 8,200,000 43)... PAUL McCartney // WINGS -- 8,100,000 44)... THE STEREOPHONICS -- 8,000,000 45)... THE EAGLES -- 7,850,000 46)... RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS -- 7,700,000 47)... LIONEL RICHIE -- 7,650,000 48)... PINK -- 7,550,000 49)... THE EURYTHMICS -- 7,500,000 50)... POLICE -- 7,400,000 51)... ERIC CLAPTON -- 7,300,000 52)... RIHANNA -- 7,250,000* 53)... BEAUTIFUL SOUTH -- 7,200,000 54)... BOB MARLEY // BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS -- 7,150,000 55)... GUNS 'N' ROSES -- 7,100,000 56)... BEE GEES -- 7,000,000 57)... KINGS OF LEON -- 6,900,000 58)... MARIAH CAREY -- 6,800,000 59)... TINA TURNER -- 6,800,000 60)... AC/DC -- 6,700,000 61)... THE CORRS -- 6,600,000 62)... KATE BUSH -- 6,550,000 63)... GREEN DAY -- 6,500,000 64)... PRINCE -- 6,500,000 65)... STATUS QUO -- 6,450,000 66)... THE BEACH BOYS -- 6,350,000 67)... ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -- 6,300,000 68)... SNOW PATROL -- 6,250,000 69)... DIDO -- 6,200,000 70)... TOM JONES -- 6,150,000 71)... THE KILLERS -- 6,100,000 72)... CHRIS REA -- 6,100,000 73)... BOYZONE -- 6,000,000 74)... BRYAN ADAMS -- 6,000,000 75)... THE SHADOWS -- 5,950,000 76)... ENYA -- 5,900,000 77)... DIANA ROSS -- 5,600,000 78)... NIRVANA -- 5,900,000 79)... FOO FIGHTERS -- 5,900,000 80)... MIKE OLDFIELD -- 5,750,000 81)... DAVID GRAY -- 5,700,000 82)... ROXY MUSIC -- 5,700,000 83)... PAUL WELLER -- 5,650,000 84)... BLONDIE -- 5,650,000 85)... AMY WINEHOUSE -- 5,600,000 86)... JOHNNY CASH -- 5,550,000 87)... STING -- 5,550,000 88)... WET WET WET -- 5,500,000 89)... VAN MORRISON -- 5,500,000 90)... ANDREA BOCELLI -- 5,400,000 91)... PAUL SIMON -- 5,400,000 92)... DANIEL O'DONNELL -- 5,400,000 93)... TEXAS -- 5,350,000 94)... MADNESS -- 5,350,000 95)... STEVIE WONDER -- 5,300,000 96)... SHANIA TWAIN -- 5,300,000 97)... BLUR -- 5,300,000 98)... LUCIANO PAVAROTTI -- 5,300,000 99)... WILL YOUNG -- 5,250,000 100)... PET SHOP BOYS -- 5,250,000 Both Britney Spears and Ed Sheeran just miss the Top 100 at around 5M albums each, though Ed should move up this year. Credit: Zeus555 at UKMIX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternium Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Justice 4 Britney. Rihanna is an album monster in the U.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movimento Perpétuo Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 04)... ELVIS PRESLEY -- 22,000,000*05)... MADONNA -- 19,800,000*08)... ABBA -- 18,400,000*31)... EMINEM -- 10,200,00048)... PINK -- 7,550,00049)... THE EURYTHMICS -- 7,500,00052)... RIHANNA -- 7,250,000*63)... GREEN DAY -- 6,500,000 71)... THE KILLERS -- 6,100,00085)... AMY WINEHOUSE -- 5,600,000 Legends only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchyisback Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 #52 Rihanna Real global superstar #NoLocalsAllowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParallelLines Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 (edited) Rihanna truly was a phenomenon in the U.K between 2007 - 2013 and it all started with the longest-running #1 single of the 2000's decade, "Umbrella". The "Good Girl Bad" truly did place her on a platform in the UK that no other international female has replicated since. The "LOUD" and "Talk That Talk" eras were humongous too. 8 #1 singles; 9 #2 singles; 29 top 10's; 256 weeks in the top 10 alongside 4 #1 albums, 106 weeks in the top 10; 25M+ records sold overall... Edited February 10, 2017 by ParallelLines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StonedSoulPicnic Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 32)... GENESIS -- 10,100,000 66)... THE BEACH BOYS -- 6,350,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeatxx Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Adele #27 with a career since 2008 and 3 albums only! Legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Charles Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Robbie Williams really is a legend. Look at his name up there with so many from the 80's and 60's. People really underestimate just how huge of a peak he had in Europe and the U.K. Truly groundbreaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gengar Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 R9 will push her into the top 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevyy Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Mariah has sold 7,5m albums not 6,8m Year :: Certification :: sales info :: album 1990 - 1xP - 400,000 - Mariah Carey 1991 - 1xP - 436,000 - Emotions 1992 - 1xG - 243,000 - MTV Unplugged 1993 - 5xP - 1,650,000 - Music Box (1,504,000 / 1996) 1994 - 1xP - 335,000 - Merry Christmas (289,000 / 2014) 1995 - 2xP - 850,000 - Daydream (585,000 / 1995) 1997 - 1xG - 290,000 - Butterfly 1998 - 1xP - 770,000 - #1's (706,204 / 2010) 1999 - 1xG - 250,000 - Rainbow (210,000 / 2001) 2001 - U/C - 65,000 - Glitter (54,645 / 2008) 2001 - 2xP - 810,000 - Greatest Hits 2002 - 1xG - 130,000 - Charmbracelet (122,010 /2008) 2003 - U/C - 45,000 - The Remixes (39,487 / 2006) 2005 - 2xP - 675,000 - The Emancipation of Mimi (621,352 / 2008) 2008 - 1xG - 160,000 - E=MC² (136,986 / 2009) 2008 - 1xG - 250,000 - The Ballads (200,209 / 2012) 2009 - 1xS - 100,000 - Memoir of an Imperfect Angel (80,308 / 2010) 2010 - U/C - 26,482 - Merry Christmas II You 2014 - U/C - 21,221 - Me. I am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse 2015 - U/C - 46,739 - #1 to Infinity = 7,552,000 Edited February 18, 2017 by stevyy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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