List of best-selling music artists in the United States
 

The Beatles U.K. 60s-70s Rock'N'Roll/Pop/Psychedelic Rock 170


2 Garth Brooks U.S. 80s-00s Country 128


3 Elvis Presley U.S. 50s-70s Rock'N'Roll/Pop/Country/Gospel 118.5

4 Led Zeppelin U.K. 60s-80s Hard Rock/Blues Rock 111.5

5 The Eagles U.S. 70s-00s Rock/Country/Folk Rock 100

6 Billy Joel U.S. 60s-00s Piano Rock 79.5

7 Pink Floyd U.K. 60s-00s Rock 74.5

8 Barbra Streisand U.S. 60s-00s Pop 71

9 Elton John U.K. 70s-00s Piano Rock 70

10 AC/DC AUS / U.K. 70s-00s Hard Rock 69

11 George Strait U.S. 80s-00s Country 67.5

12 Aerosmith U.S. 70s-00s Rock 66.5

13 Rolling Stones U.K. 60s-00s Rock 66

14 Madonna U.S. 80s-00s Dance Pop 63.5

15 Bruce Springsteen U.S. 70s-00s Rock 63.5

16 Mariah Carey U.S. 90s-00s Pop/R&B 62.5

17 Michael Jackson U.S. 60s-00s Pop/R&B/Rock/Soul 60.5

18 Metallica U.S. 80s-00s Thrash Metal/Heavy Metal 57

19 Van Halen U.S. 70s-00s Rock 56.5

20 Whitney Houston U.S. 80s-00s Pop/R&B 54

21 Kenny Rogers U.S. 50s-00s Country 51

22 U2 Ireland 80s-00s Rock 50.5

23 Celine Dion Canada 80s-00s Pop 50

24 Fleetwood Mac U.K./U.S. 60s-00s Rock 48.5

25 Neil Diamond U.S. 60s-80s Pop 48.5

26 Kenny G U.S. 80s-00s Jazz 48

27 Shania Twain Canada 90s-00s Country/Pop 48

28 Alabama U.S. 70s-00s Country/Country Rock 46

29 Journey U.S. 70s-00s Rock/Pop 46

30 Santana Mexico 60s-00s Rock/Blues 43

31 Eric Clapton U.K. 60s-00s Blues/Blues Rock/Rock 42.5

32 Alan Jackson U.S. 80s-00s Country 42.5

33 Guns N' Roses US 80s-00s Hard rock 42.5

34 Bob Seger U.S. 60s-00s Rock 41

35 Reba McEntire U.S. 80s-00s Country 40.5

36 Prince U.S. 70s-00s Pop/R&B/Funk 39.5

37 Simon and Garfunkel U.S. 50s-80s Pop/Rock 38.5

38 Chicago U.S. 60s-00s Pop 38

39 Foreigner U.S./U.K. 70s-00s Rock/Pop 37.5

40 Rod Stewart U.K. 60s-00s Pop/Rock/Disco 37

41 Bob Dylan U.S. 60s-00s Folk/Rock 37

42 Backstreet Boys U.S. 90s-00s Pop 37

43 2Pac U.S. 90s-00s Rap 36.5

44 Def Leppard U.K. 70s-00s Hard Rock 35

45 Willie Nelson U.S. 50s-00s Country 35

46 Tim McGraw U.S. 90s-00s Country 35

47 Bon Jovi U.S. 80s-00s Hair Metal 34

48 Phil Collins U.K. 80s-00s Soft Rock/Progressive Rock 33.5

49 R. Kelly U.S. 90s-00s R&B 33

50 James Taylor U.S. 70s-00s Folk/Rock 33

51 John Denver U.S. 60s-00s Folk/Rock 32.5

52 Queen U.K. 70s-00s Arena/Glam/Heavy Metal/Progressive Rock 32.5

53 The Doors U.S. 60s-70s Psychedelic Rock 32

54 Dave Matthews Band U.S. 90s-00s Rock 31

55 Britney Spears U.S 90s-00s Pop 31

56 Boston U.S. 70s-00s Rock 31

57 Dixie Chicks U.S. 80s-00s Country 30.5

58 Pearl Jam U.S. 90s-00s Rock (Grunge) 30

59 Linda Ronstadt U.S. 60s-00s Country/Pop 30

60 Ozzy Osbourne U.K. 60s-00s Heavy metal 28.75

61 Tom Petty U.S. 60s-00s Rock 28.5

62 Mannheim Steamroller U.S. 70s-00s Classical Rock 28

63 Lynyrd Skynyrd U.S. 60s-00s Southern Rock 28

64 'N Sync U.S. 90s-00s Pop 28

65 Michael Bolton U.S. 80s-00s Pop 28

66 Barry Manilow U.S. 70s-00s Pop 27.5

67 John Mellencamp U.S. 70s-00s Rock 27.5

68 Boyz II Men U.S. 90s-00s R&B 27

69 Eminem U.S. 90s-00s Rap 27

70 Brooks & Dunn U.S. 90s-00s Country 26.5

71 Creedence Clearwater Revival U.S. 50s-70s Rock 26

72 The Bee Gees U.K. 60s-00s Pop/Disco 26

73 Janet Jackson U.S. 80s-00s Pop/R&B 26

74 Jay-Z U.S. 80s-00s Rap 26

75 Enya Ireland 80s-00s New Age (Celtic) 26

76 Frank Sinatra U.S. 30s-90s Pop (Traditional) 25.5

77 Faith Hill U.S. 90s-00s Country 25

78 ZZ Top U.S. 70s-00s Rock 25

79 Nirvana U.S. 80s-90s Rock (Grunge) 25

80 Rush Canada 60s-00s Rock 25

81 Luther Vandross U.S. 60s-80s R&B 24.5

82 The Carpenters U.S. 60s-80s Pop 24.5

83 Steve Miller U.S. 60s-90s Rock 24.5

84 Vince Gill U.S. 70s-00s Country 24

85 Creed U.S. 90s-00s Rock 24

86 Earth, Wind & Fire U.S. 70s-00s R&B/Disco/Pop 23.5

87 Mötley Crüe U.S. 80s-00s Rock 23.5

88 The Cars U.S. 70s-80s Rock 23.5

89 Toby Keith U.S. 90s-00s Country 23.5

90 Jimmy Buffett U.S. 60s-00s Country 23

91 Sade U.K. 80s-00s Soul/R&B/Jazz 22.5

92 Kenny Chesney U.S. 90s-00s Country 22.5

93 Jimi Hendrix U.S. 60s-70s Blues Rock/Rock 22.5

94 The Police U.K. 70s-80s Rock 22.5

95 TLC U.S. 90s-00s R&B/Hip-Hop/Pop/Dance 22

96 Outkast U.S. 90s-00s R&B/Hip-Hop/Pop/Dance 22

97 Green Day U.S. 80s-00s Punk rock, Alternative rock 22

98 Beastie Boys U.S. 80s-00s Punk/Rap 22

99 Lionel Richie U.S. 80s-00s R&B, Soul, Soft Rock 22

100 The Doobie Brothers U.S. 60s-90s Rock 22



source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._United_States


i was looking at This on wiki and it suprised me how far up some acts are like the eagle's???
and led zeppelin???

49. R Kelly :spin2:

43. 2pac :)