List of best-selling music artists in the United Kingdom in singles sales

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Published by The Official Charts Company in June 2012 to coincide with both the 60th anniversary of the UK Official Singles Chart and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. There were twelve artists with more than ten million UK singles sales with Sir Paul McCartney the only artist to achieve this both as part of a group and as a solo artist.[1]

Many of the artists in the list below have both streaming and sales included in their totals.

  1. Justin Bieber (30,225,000)[2]
  2. Coldplay (30,200,000)[3][4]
  3. Eminem (30,000,000)[5]
  4. Madonna (29,345,000)
  5. Rihanna (27,100,000)
  6. Michael Jackson (26,995,000)[6][better source needed][verification needed]
  7. Little Mix (23,000,000)[7]
  8. The Beatles (22,100,000)[8]
  9. Elton John (21,635,000)
  10. Cliff Richard (21,500,000)
  11. Beyoncé (14,500,000)[6]
  12. Ariana Grande (13,200,000)[9]
  13. Queen (12,800,000)[8]
  14. Elvis Presley (12,600,000)
  15. David Bowie (12,000,000)[10]
  16. ABBA (11,300,000)[8]
  17. Paul McCartney (10,200,000)
  18. Bee Gees (10,165,000)[11]
  19. Kylie Minogue (10,100,000)
  20. The Rolling Stones (10,100,000)[8]
  21. Westlife (9,800,000)[12]
  22. Rita Ora (9,800,000)
  23. Taylor Swift (9,600,000)[13]
  24. Rod Stewart
  25. Take That
  26. Stevie Wonder
  27. Imagine Dragons (9,400,000)[14]
  28. Oasis (9,079,000)[8]
  29. Whitney Houston
  30. Spice Girls (8,500,000)[8]
  31. George Michael
  32. Robbie Williams
  33. Britney Spears (7,635,000)
  34. U2 (7,500,000)[8]
  35. Shakin' Stevens
  36. Lady Gaga (7,357,000)[15]
  37. Status Quo (7,200,000)[8]
  38. Boyzone (7,100,000)[8]
  39. Blondie (7,037,000)[8]
  40. The Black Eyed Peas (7,034,000)[15]
  41. Boney M (6,859,000)[15]
  42. Slade (6,856,000)[15]
  43. Celine Dion
  44. UB40 (6,600,000)[15]
  45. Olivia Newton-John
  46. Mariah Carey
  47. Tom Jones
  48. Madness (6,150,00)[15]
  49. Police (6,100,000)[15]
  50. Wham!
  51. Phil Collins
  52. Diana Ross
  53. The Jam
  54. Bryan Adams
  55. Pet Shop Boys
  56. David Guetta
  57. Adam Ant
  58. Duran Duran
  59. Frank Sinatra
  60. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
  61. Prince
  62. Katy Perry
  63. Wet Wet Wet
  64. The Everly Brothers
  65. The Shadows (not including any with Cliff Richard)
  66. Pink

References

  1. ^ "Official Singles Charts' Biggest Selling Artists of all time revealed". UK Official Charts. 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ "BRIT Certified - bpi". British Phonographic Industry. Enter search value "Coldplay". Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Coldplay Charts [@cponcharts] (11 April 2021). ".@coldplay has now over 30 MILLION records sold with certificates in the United Kingdom. — They're one of the few artists in HISTORY to achieve this mark. t.co/EHCYdwFahK" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Charts analysis: Eminem holds off Modfather from albums summit | Analysis | Music Week". Music Week. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  7. ^ "Little Mix's Official Top 20 songs revealed". Official Charts.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Official Top 20 biggest selling groups of all time revealed!". Official Charts Company.
  9. ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/chartariana/status/1195418764591935489. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ "Official Charts Analysis: David Bowie's UK chart life". Music Week. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  11. ^ "BRIT Certified".
  12. ^ Jones, Alan (22 November 2019). "Charts analysis: Westlife reach summit with first album in nine years". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  13. ^ "BRIT Certified".
  14. ^ Imagine Dragons Charts [@dragonsonchart] (18 December 2021). ".@Imaginedragons crossed the mark of 10.4 million sales based in certifications in the United Kingdom. – They're one of the best-selling international groups of all time in the country. 🇬🇧 t.co/IIacNJkE20" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g "Lady Gaga's biggest songs on the Official UK Chart (Updated 2020)". Official Charts Company.

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