many would say Michael Jackson but surprisingly he's 3rd all time. The Eagles have the record for selling the most copies of 1 album -Elektra with about 29 million sales.
the highest selling singer/band of all time are The Beatles with an estimated 1.2 billion albums sold. Elvis Presley comes in at 2nd with and estimated 1 billion.
The band with the highest album sales would be The Beatles with around 1.6 billion. They are apart of an elite group of eight bands/artists that have sold over 300 million albums. The other seven are Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, ABBA, Madonna, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, and Queen. They have sold about 1.6 billion, 1.1 billion, 760 million, 575 million, 550 million, 500 million, and 450 million respectively
According to RIAA Certification
List of best-selling albums worldwide:
Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) 1976 Feb 17 29 million
Michael Jackson Thriller 1982 Dec 01 28 million
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 1971 Nov 08 23 million
Pink Floyd The Wall 1979 Nov 28 23 million
AC/DC Back in Black 1980 Jul 21 22 million
List of best-selling album artists:
The Beatles United Kingdom 1960 - 1970 Rock, Pop 350 million
Michael Jackson USA 1964 - 2009 R&B, Rock, Pop, Dance 205.5 million
Pink Floyd United Kingdom 1965 - 1995 Progressive Rock, Rock 200 million
Led Zeppelin United Kingdom 1968 - 1980 Hard Rock, Rock 200 million
Elvis Presley USA 1954 - 1977 Rock & Roll, Pop, Blues 187 million
The Beatles have sold the most records for a band, Metalica have sold just about 100 million which is alot less then bands like Guns N Roses a hell of alot less then Bon Jovi and an insane amount less then ACDC and Aerosmith counting them out as the most famous band in the world.
The group that has sold the most albums of all time is The Beatles. Elvis Presley is the individual who has sold the most albums of all time.
The Beatles have sold more albums, Cd's, records, etc. than any other band in the world, selling over 1.3 billion and counting.
QUEEN
Garth Brooks, Oklahoma
Shady the greatest of all time? That's ridiculous. But yes, 2pac has sold the most records ever. Even when 2Pac was alive, he was the best selling rapper. Eminem is second.
insane clown possr Not a chance....ever heard of KISS?
Frank Sinatra has sold more records than the Who ever could.
The Canadian band Rush has sold over 40 million of copies worldwide, and has 37 Gold/Platinum certifications on their albums.
Beatles at somewhere around 110,000,000 albums.
forget 50 but i think he did
Boyz 2 Men
Garth Brooks, Oklahoma
Shady the greatest of all time? That's ridiculous. But yes, 2pac has sold the most records ever. Even when 2Pac was alive, he was the best selling rapper. Eminem is second.
insane clown possr Not a chance....ever heard of KISS?
over 150 million worldwide
Frank Sinatra has sold more records than the Who ever could.
The Canadian band Rush has sold over 40 million of copies worldwide, and has 37 Gold/Platinum certifications on their albums.
Metallica is the most succsesful thrash metal band of all times.They have sold over 100 million records worldwide and their selftitled album Metallica is the best selled metall album ever. Hope i helped you
Queen has sold more records than Pearl Jam ever could.
As of April, 2012, the group East 17 has sold over 18 million records worldwide. They are an English boy band specializing in pop music. The members are Tony Mortimer, John Hendy, and Terry Coldwell.