What is the most played album ever?

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album
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The Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) is the best-selling album of all time in the U.S.
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ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.


What's the top 10 selling albums of all time?

Top 10 Highest-Selling Albums of All Time in the US
  • Fleetwood Mac — “Rumours” ...
  • Hootie & the Blowfish — “Cracked Rear View” ...
  • Pink Floyd — “The Wall” ...
  • Led Zeppelin — “Zeppelin IV” ...
  • The Beatles — “The Beatles” ...
  • AC/DC — “Back in Black” ...
  • Eagles — “Hotel California” ...
  • Michael Jackson— “Thriller”


What is the #1 top selling album of all time worldwide?

Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' of 1982 has sold more than 120 million copies, making it the best-selling album of all time in the world.


What are the top 5 albums ever sold?

Top 10 Worldwide Bestselling Albums of All Time
  1. Michael Jackson – Thriller.
  2. The Eagles – The Greatest Hits 1971 – 1975 (1976) ...
  3. AC/DC – Back in Black (1980) ...
  4. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of The Moon (1973) ...
  5. Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (1977) ...
  6. Whitney Houston & Various Artists – The Bodyguard (1992) ...
  7. Eagles – Hotel California. ...


Who is the #1 selling artist of all time?

Top-selling artists worldwide as of 2022. Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.


Best-Selling Music Artists 1969 - 2019



What artist has the most 1 billion views?

The billion-view mark was first passed by Gangnam Style in December 2012. On January 13, 2022, Pinkfong's "Baby Shark" became the first video to hit 10,000,000,000 views.

Which artist has sold 1 billion records?

Elvis Presley (USA) is the best-selling solo artist, with 1 billion sales worldwide (129.5 million in the USA).

What's America's biggest selling album of all time?

The top selling album of all time in the United States based on certified unit sales is currently the Eagles' Greatest Hits, with 38 million copies sold.


Who has the longest number 1 album?

Michael Jackson (51 weeks)

It had a longer run at No. 1 than any other non-soundtrack album in the entire 1956-2022 period. MJ spent more weeks at No. 1 than any other Black artist.

What is the most covered song of all time?

According to Guinness World Records, “Yesterday” has the most cover versions of any song ever written. The song remains popular today with more than 1,600 recorded cover versions. Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) asserts that it was performed over seven million times in the 20th century alone.

What's the number 1 song in the world ever?

According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.


Who has sold 100 million albums solo and group?

Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and Phil Collins are the only musicians to have sold over 100 million albums as a solo artist and member of a group.

Who has the most #1 hits?

1 singles by a solo artist. Mariah Carey (USA) has topped the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 19 different occasions.

Who has the most #1 albums in one year?

The only artists to have three different albums hit number one in the same year are The Beatles and The Monkees.


What album has the most songs?

The most songs on a digital album is 1,000 and was achieved by Mark Christopher Lee and The Pocket Gods (both UK) in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, on 10 February 2022.

Who has diamond records?

Bruno Mars has the most with six, followed by Post Malone and Drake with five apiece.
  1. Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber has three diamond-certified songs. ...
  2. Eminem. Eminem has three diamond-certified songs. ...
  3. Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga has two diamond-certified songs. ...
  4. Imagine Dragons. ...
  5. Bruno Mars. ...
  6. Katy Perry. ...
  7. Pharrell. ...
  8. Florida Georgia Line.


What records have gone diamond?

"Billie Jean" was certified diamond on August 29, 2022. "Thriller" was certified diamond on August 29, 2022. "Drip Too Hard" was certified diamond on September 12, 2022. "Locked Out of Heaven" was certified diamond on October 1, 2022, extending Mars' record as the artist with the most diamond-certified songs (six).


Who is considered the best band of all time?

The 10 best rock bands ever
  1. The Beatles. The Beatles are unquestionably the best and most important band in rock history, as well as the most compelling story. ...
  2. The Rolling Stones. ...
  3. U2. ...
  4. The Grateful Dead. ...
  5. Velvet Underground. ...
  6. Led Zeppelin. ...
  7. Ramones. ...
  8. Pink Floyd.


Who was the first singer to sell a million records?

The first record to sell over a million copies was 'Vesti la giubba' from Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci, sung by the Italian opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873–1921).

Who just sold their music for 500 million?

Bruce Springsteen sold the rights to his music in a $500 million deal.


What is the most viewed song?

“Despacito” by Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee (8.03 billion views)

What song has the fastest 1 billion views?

Fastest viral videos based on days needed to reach 1 billion views 2022. Despite having long been surpassed by Luis Fonsi's global smash hit "Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee" in terms of total views, Adele's record for fastest video release to generate one billion views still stands as of September2022.