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Old 22nd January 2006, 03:12 PM
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The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) just released their updated figures.

1 The Beatles 40+ 400,000,000 UK 60s (1962-1970) Rock/Pop Guinness/EMI

2. Michael Jackson 14 350,000,000 US 70s-00s (1979-) Pop/R&B MJ Stats

3 Elvis Presley 150+ 300,000,000 US 50s-70s (1956-1977) Country/Rock

4. Madonna 16 275,000,000 US 80s-00s (1984-) Pop WBR [1]

5. Nana Mouskouri 450 250,000,000 Greece 60s-00s (1959-) Pop [2][3]

6. Cliff Richard 60+ 250,000,000 UK 50s-00s (1959-1969,1977-1979,1986-1999) Rock/Pop [4]

7.The Rolling Stones 54 ~250,000,000 UK 60s-00s (1964-1981) Rock 60.5 million in the US [5]

8. Mariah Carey 14 230,000,000 US 90s-00s (1990-) Pop/R&B

9. Elton John 43 ~220,000,000 UK 70s-00s (1972-1976,1989-1991,1997-) Pop [6]

10.Celine Dion 21 220,000,000 Canada 80s-00s (1990-) Pop Music/Pop Discography

11. Pink Floyd 21 ~210,000,000 UK 60s-00s (1970-1983,1994-1995) Prog Rock 73 Mil US

12. Led Zeppelin 9/12 200,000,000+ UK 60s-70s (1969-1979) Rock/Blues MSNBC

13. Metallica 10 ~200,000,000 US 80's-00's (1991-1997) Hard Rock 57 mil US

14. Julio Iglesias 80 ~200,000,000 Spain 70s-00s (1969-) Latino Pop [7] [8]

15. Queen 22 180,000,000 UK 70s-00s (1975-1995) Rock R&R

16 AC/DC ~180,000,000 Australia/UK 70s-00s (1980-1992) Hard Rock AC/DC

17 Whitney Houston 10 ~180,000,000 US 80s-00s (1985-2000) R&B/Pop Discography

18. ABBA 160,000,000 Sweden 70s-80s (1974-1982) Disco/Pop ABBA discography

19. U2 ~150,000,000 Ireland 80s-00s (1983-) Rock/Pop 50m.US

20.The Jacksons 150,000,000 US 60s-80s (1969-1980) R&B 71m.US

21. Garth Brooks ~145,000,000 US 80s-00s (1989-2001) Country 105m.US

22. Janet Jackson 11 130,000,000 US 80s-00s (1986-) R&B/pop

23. The Eagles ~120,000,000 US 70s-00s (1974-1979) Country/Rock 89 million in US

24. Wei Wei ~120,000,000 China 80s-00s (1986-) Pop [12] [13]

25. The Bee Gees 110,000,000 UK/Australia 60s-00s (1975-1979) Pop/Disco src.1

26. Bon Jovi ~110,000,000 US 80s-00s (1986-2000) Rock/Hard Rock (100m.alb.)

27. R.E.M. ~110,000,000 US 80s-00s (1991-) Rock [(106m.alb.)

28. Kenny Rogers 105,000,000+ US 60s-00s Country/Pop/Rock [15]

29. Black Sabbath 100,000,000+ US 70s-00s Hard Rock/Metal [17]

30. Barbra Streisand 100,000,000+ US 60s-00s popular 70.5 million in US [18]

31. Mireille Mathieu 37 ~100,000,000 France 60s-00s Pop src.

32.Alla Pugacheva 15 ~100,000,000 Russia 70s-00s Rock/Pop *(10m.US) [19]

33. Prince ~100,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock/Pop src.

34. Ricky Nelson ~100,000,000 US 50s-80s Pop/Country/Rock

35. Luciano Pavarotti ~100,000,000 Italy 60s-00s Opera [20] [21]

36.Brenda Lee ~100,000,000 US 50s-60s Pop/Country [22]

37.OmPrakash ~100,000,000 India 90s-00s [23]

38.Illayaraja ~100,000,000 India 70s-00s [24]

39. Johnny Mathis ~100,000,000 UK 60s-00s Rock/Pop [25]

40. Lionel Richie ~100,000,000 US 80s-00s Pop/R&B [26] 21.0 mililion in US
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41. Dolly Parton ~100,000,000 US 60s-00s Country [28]

42. Donna Summer ~100,000,000 US 70s-90s Disco

43. Aerosmith ~100,000,000 US 70s-00s Hard Rock [30] [31]

44. Billy Joel ~100,000,000 US 70s-00s Pop / Rock 78 mil.US, [32] [33]

45. Fleetwood Mac ~100,000,000 UK/US 60s-00s Pop/Rock 2

46. Johnny Hallyday ~100,000,000 France 50s-00s Pop src.1 [34]

47. Charles Aznavour ~100,000,000 France 50s-00s Pop [35]

48. Bruce Springsteen ~90,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock/Pop *(61 mil. albums US)

49. Def Leppard ~90,000,000 UK 80s-00s Hard Rock 55.5mil.US

50. Bob Dylan ~90,000,000 US 60s-00s Folk-Rock *35m.US,

51. Earth, Wind & Fire 90,000,000 US 70s-00s R&B/Funk/Disco/Pop *(23 mil.US)

52. KISS 30 ~90,000,000 US 70s-00s Hard Rock source

53.B'z 14 ~86,000,000 Japan 90s-00s Rock See also: discussion #22

54. Eddy Arnold 85,000,000 US 40s-90s Country source

55. Britney Spears ~85,000,000 US 90s-00s Pop *(32 mil. US), src.

56. Modern Talking ~80,000,000 Germany 80s-00s Eurodance

57. Jean-Michel Jarre 19 ~80,000,000 France 70s-00s Synth Pop sourceSee also: discussion #19

58. Santana ~80,000,000 US 60s-00s Rock src.1 *[37mil. US]

59. Dalida ~80,000,000 France 50s-80s as of 1981 See also: discussion #19

60. Salvatore Adamo ~80,000,000 Italy 60s-00s [38]

61. Fairouz ~80,000,000 Lebanon 60s-00s Traditional Arab, Modern, Pop *(35 mil. US)

62. Eric Clapton ~80,000,000 UK 80s-00s Rock, Blues *(38 mil. US)

63. Stevie Wonder ~80,000,000 US 60s-00s Soul/R&B/Pop,Disco [39]

64. Hank Snow ~80,000,000 Canada 30's-90's Folk [40]

65. Spice Girls 3 ~76,000,000 UK 90s-00s Pop source

66. Backstreet Boys ~75,000,000 US 90s-00s Pop src.1 [41]

67. Journey ~75,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock/Pop 40mil.US, [42]

68. Paul McCartney ~75,000,000+ UK 60s-00s Rock

69. Dire Straits 74,000,000 UK 70s-90s Rock

70. Shania Twain 4 ~73,000,000 Canada 90s-00s Country/Rock/Pop

71. Depeche Mode ~70,000,000 UK 80s-00s Pop/Rock

72. A-ha 10 70,000,000 Norway 80s-00s Pop [43] [44]

73. The Carpenters 70,000,000 US 60s-80s Pop

74. Gloria Estefan ~70,000,000 US 80s-00s Latino Pop src.1, [45]

75. Enya 5 70,000,000 Ireland 80s-00s New Age/Celtic

76. Roberto Carlos ~70,000,000 Brazil 60s-00s [46] [47]

77. Charley Pride ~70,000,000 US 60s-00s Country source

78. Bay City Rollers ~70,000,000 UK 70s-00s Rock [48]

79. Van Halen ~70,000,000 US 70s-00s Hard Rock [49]

80. Kylie Minogue 65,000,000 Australia 80s-00s Synth Pop source

81. George Strait ~65,000,000 US 70s-00s Country *54 mil. US

82. Iron Maiden 65,000,000 UK 70s-00s Metal [51]

83. Eminem 65,000,000 US 90s-00s Rap *(22 mil. US)

84. Tupac 60,000,000+ US 90s-00s Rap [52]

85. Genesis 60,000,000 UK Rock/Pop src.

86. Phil Collins ~60,000,000 UK Rock/Pop src.

87. Guns N' Roses ~60,000,000 US 80s-90s Hard Rock 71mil. albums

88. Chicago ~60,000,000 US 60s-80s Jazz/Rock [53]

89. Vicky Leandros 400+ ~60,000,000+ Greece 60s-00s Pop No reference given

90. Bryan Adams ~60,000,000 Canada 80s-00s Pop/Rock 1

91. The Doors ~60,000,000 US 60s-70s Rock *(30 mil. US)

92. Tina Turner ~60,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock/Pop [54]

93. Perry Como ~60,000,000 US 30s-00s Standards [55] [56]

94. Frank Sinatra ~60,000,000 US 40s-90s Standards *(25 mil.US)

95. Simon and Garfunkel ~60,000,000 US 60s Folk-Rock *(36mil.US)

96. Pearl Jam ~60,000,000 US 90s-00s Alternative *(29 mil. US)

97. John Denver ~60,000,000 US 60s-00s Folk/Rock/Country [57]

98. The Monkees ~60,000,000 US 60s-90s Rock [58]

99. Hank Thompson ~60,000,000 US 40s-00s Country

100. Barry Manilow 60,000,000+ US 70s-00s Pop/Standards [59]

101. Boyz II Men ~60,000,000 US 80s-00s R&B/Pop *(27mil.US), [60]

102. Paul Anka ~60,000,000 Canada 50s-00s Pop [61]

103. Alanis Morissette ~55,000,000 Canada 90s-00s Rock/Pop src.1 [62]

104. TLC 55,000,000+ USA 90s-00s *(28 mil.US)R&B BMG

105. The Police *53,000,000 UK 70s-80s Rock/Pop 22m.US, [63]

106. Nirvana *52,000,000 US 80s-90s Alternative 24m.US

107. Michael Bolton 52,000,000 US 80s-00s Pop [64]

108. Luis Miguel 55,000,000 Mexico 80s-00s Latin Pop [65]

109. Andre Kostelanetz 52,000,000 US 70s-00s Classic src.1 [66]

110. Tony Bennett ~51,000,000 US 50s-00s Standards/Jazz [67]

111. Alabama *~50,000,000 US 70s-00s Country 46m.US

112. Johnny Cash 4 ~50,000,000 US Country [68]

113. Motley Crue *~50,000,000 US 80s-00s Hard Rock 22m.US, [69]

114. Foreigner *~50,000,000 US/UK 70s-90s Rock/Pop 36m.US

115. Oasis ~57,000,000 UK 90s-00s Rock ~50m.albums

116. Meat Loaf ~50,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock [70] src.2

117. Olivia Newton-John ~50,000,000 Australia 70s-00s Country/Pop [71]

118. Bjork ~50,000,000 Iceland 80s-00s Alternative [72]

119. Gene Autry ~50,000,000 US Country [73]

120. Nat King Cole ~50,000,000 US 30s-60s Jazz [74]

121. The Seekers ~50,000,000 Australia 60s, 90s-00s Rock/Pop/Folk [75]

122.The Doobie Brothers ~50,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock 50mil.US

123. Three Dog Night ~50,000,000 US 60s-70s Rock [76] [77] src.3

124. Bob Seger ~50,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock [78]

125. Roger Whittaker ~50,000,000 UK 70s-90s src.1 [79]

127. Annie Lennox ~50,000,000 UK 90s-00s src.1 [80]

128. Ace Of Base ~50,000,000 Sweden 90s-00s Pop/Dance source

129. David Bowie ~50,000,000 UK 60s-00s Rock src.

130. Reba McEntire 48,000,000 US 70s-00s Country [81]

131. Andy Lau (??‰Ø 48,000,000 Hong Kong 80s-00s Country [82] [83]

132. Ayumi Hamasaki 46,000,000 Japan 90s-00s J-Pop src.

133. Willie Nelson 46,000,000 US 50s-00s IRS

134. George Michael 45,000,000 UK 80s-00s Pop [84]

135. Biggie Smalls ~48,000,000 US 90s Rap *(38mil.US)

136. Bananarama ~45,000,000 UK 80s-00s Pop/Rock/Dance 40mil albums

137. Chris de Burgh 45,000,000 Ireland 70s-00s Pop/Rock src.1 [85]

138. Red Hot Chili Peppers 44,000,000 US 80s-00s Alternative

139. Milli Vanilli 44,000,000 Germany 80s-90s Pop [86]

140. Alan Jackson 43,000,000 US 90s-00s Country source

141. *NSYNC 42,000,000 US 90s-00s Pop *(30 mil. US)

142. Christina Aguilera 4 ~40,000,000 US 90s-00s Pop 34m.albums

143. Vicente Fernandez 40,000,000 Mexico 70s-00s Mexican

144. Waylon Jennings +40,000,000 US Country [87]

145. Jose Feliciano 40,000,000 Puerto Rico 60s-00s Pop

146. Judas Priest 15 ~40,000,000 UK 70s-00s Hard Rock

147. The Who ~40,000,000 UK 60s-00s Rock *(20mil.US)

148. Ozzy Osbourne ~40,000,000 UK 60s-00s Hard Rock *(27mil.US)

149. John Lennon ~40,000,000 UK 60s-70s Rock *13.5mil.US

150. The Beach Boys 40,000,000 US 60s-90s (1961-1996) Pop/Rock

I only found two japanese acts in that list, and that means a lot.

BTW I got this from another forum, I tried to search for the list on the official IFPI site, but couldn't find it, so if anyone finds the source, please post it, thanks.
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Old 22nd January 2006, 03:15 PM
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Yay Ayu! B'z at #53 <3 Southern All Stars and Mr.Children should be higher than Ayu but they aren't on that list... They sold just a couple of millions more than Ayu.
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Woah excellent. Ayu's the only female Japanese artist who has gotten in the top list. Guess this indeed make her the indisputable queen of J-Pop indeed
I must say that it's impressive to see how much The Beatles sold in just 12 years. It's really breath-taking.
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Old 22nd January 2006, 03:37 PM
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PLUS. Ayu has been around for 7 or 8 years.... bands like B'z have been around forever =) I think it's awesome for a SOLO, FEMALE, JAPANESE artists that has just debuted not even 10 years ago to be in this list
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Yes you're right indeed. Many of the artists listed here have been around forever, some even for over twenty years. Who knows Ayu might enter in the top 100 in 5 years or so!
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i think i saw this from wikipedia.....im not sure, lemme check again

edit: i cant find it yet, but the chart still is (to me) trangely familiar to wikipedia's. neways, i dun think andy lau could've sold more than ayu
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46 MILLION COPIES?

WOW! XD XD Hurray for Ayu! I'm happy to see that her numbers are so high
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i think i saw this from wikipedia.....im not sure, lemme check again

edit: i cant find it yet, but the chart still is (to me) trangely familiar to wikipedia's. neways, i dun think andy lau could've sold more than ayu
please post here if you find it, I still haven't found a source so it still seems a bit fishy
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Well to anybody who wants to check, the official site seems to be here so if anyone wants to try figuring out where the charts are can go here.
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wow.. ayu beat christina aguilera!! i love ayu to death!!
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Wow, that's an impressive list. O_O; Thanks for sharing =)
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that's impresive! but... what does it means?
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131. Andy Lau (??‰Ø 48,000,000 Hong Kong 80s-00s Country [82] [83]

I don't know whether all of you know this guy
but I can tell you it is impossible to see him in the list
he is a popular Hong Kong singer
but his sales could not have 48,000,000
other Hong Kong singer like Jacky Cheung must be higher than him
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Not too bad for only being around for almost 8 years. Go Ayu!
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131. Andy Lau (??‰Ø 48,000,000 Hong Kong 80s-00s Country [82] [83]

I don't know whether all of you know this guy
but I can tell you it is impossible to see him in the list
he is a popular Hong Kong singer
but his sales could not have 48,000,000
other Hong Kong singer like Jacky Cheung must be higher than him
yea...me 2. i think its nearly impossible for him to sell more than ayu...
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wow this is awesome

but Beatles sold 400.000.000 copies????!?!?!?! WTF?????? O_o
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wow this is awesome

but Beatles sold 400.000.000 copies????!?!?!?! WTF?????? O_o
Yes, they were that popular back in the day
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Yes, they were that popular back in the day
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