What is the most sold album of all time?

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album 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 are the 10 best-selling albums of all time?

Has any album sold 100 million copies?

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.

Has any album sold $1 million first week?

"The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album" by Whitney Houston and various artists. "The Bodyguard" soundtrack — co-executive produced by Clive Davis and Whitney Houston, who starred in the film — became the first album verified by Nielsen to move more than 1 million units in the US in a single week.

What was the 1st album to sell 1 million copies?

The first CD to sell a million copies world-wide was Dire Straits' Brother in Arms in 1986. It subsequently topped a million sales in Europe alone, including over 250,000 in Britain.

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Who has most #1 hits in all music?

The Beatles, unsurprisingly, lead the way with a record 20 No. 1s, all earned between 1964 and 1970.

Who has the most #1 hits in history?

What song has sold the most ever?

Guinness World Records also states that double A-side charity single "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) by Elton John (rewritten as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, rather than Marilyn Monroe in the original 1973 version), is "the biggest-selling single since UK and US ...

Who has the most diamond albums?

Garth Brooks is the artist with the most diamond albums.

What are the top 5 songs of all time?

What song was #1 the longest?

"You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone. "You Light Up My Life" was the first song in history to chart at No.

Who has more #1 hits than The Beatles?

Presley placed 102 titles in Billboard's top 40, while The Beatles had 50 entries that made it that far up the chart. In the top 20, Elvis had 61 songs and The Beatles 37. Near the top of the chart, however, the Fab Four closed the gap and overtook Elvis.

What was the times biggest hit?

This spawned their highest selling single, "Jerk Out" and the album featured more input from the band than any other Time album.

Who is best selling artist of all time?

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.

Which singer gave most hit songs?

Asha Bhosle

Bhosle made such a huge mark on the Indian music industry, earning her a Guinness Record for having the most studio recordings. She has sung over a whopping 12,00 songs, in more than 20 Indian dialects, including foreign languages.

Who had 7 consecutive #1 hits?

1's. With the release of her single "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in early '88, Whitney Houston set the record as the only artist ever to reach the milestone of seven consecutive No. 1 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Who has the most #1 hits on one album?

Coincidentally, Michael Jackson's Bad and Katy's Teenage Dream are the only albums in US chart history to each score five Number 1s on the Billboard Hot 100.

Who has the most number 1 albums?

As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most No. 1 albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles, three solo albums and five albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings.

What is 10 million albums sold called?

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What is the first best-selling album?

Taking the top spot of the original studio record with the highest number of albums sold in the U.S. is Michael Jackson's “Thriller” at 33 million. From the titular “Thriller” to other singles like “Billie Jean” and “Beat It,” this 1982 release is jam-packed with hits and deserves every ounce of recognition.

Who is the youngest person to have a number 1 single?

The youngest person ever to top the US charts is Stevie Wonder, who was 13 when he hit Number One with 'Fingertips Pt 2' in 1963.