The 50 best-selling music artists of all time

49. Phil Collins — 33.5 million units

48. Britney Spears — 34 million units

47. Bon Jovi — 34.5 million units

46. Queen — 34.5 million units

45. Def Leppard — 35 million units

44. Bob Dylan — 36 million units

43. Tupac Shakur — 36.5 million units

42. Foreigner — 37 million units

41. Backstreet Boys — 37 million units

40. Eminem — 37.5 million units

39. Tim McGraw — 37.5 million units

38. Rod Stewart — 38 million units

37. Simon & Garfunkel — 38.5 million units

36. Chicago — 38.5 million units

35. Eric Clapton — 40 million units

34. Reba McEntire — 41 million units

33. Santana — 43.5 million units

32. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band — 43.5 million units

31. Alan Jackson — 43.5 million units

30. Guns N’ Roses — 44.5 million units

29. Alabama — 46.5 million units

28. Kenny Rogers — 47.5 million units

27. Shania Twain — 48 million units

26. Kenny G — 48 million units

25. Journey — 48 million units

24. Neil Diamond — 49.5 million units

23. Fleetwood Mac — 49.5 million units

22. Celine Dion — 50 million units

21. U2 — 52 million units

20. Van Halen — 56.5 million units

19. Whitney Houston — 57 million units

18. Metallica — 62 million units

17. Mariah Carey — 64 million units

16. Madonna — 64.5 million units

15. Bruce Springsteen — 65.5 million units

14. Aerosmith — 66.5 million units

13. The Rolling Stones — 66.5 million units

12. Barbara Streisand — 68.5 million units

11. George Strait — 69 million units

10. AC/DC — 72 million units

9. Pink Floyd — 75 million units

8. Elton John — 166.9 million units

7. Michael Jackson — 79 million units

6. Billy Joel — 82.5 million units

5. Eagles — 101 million units

4. Led Zeppelin — 111.5 million units

3. Elvis Presley — 136 million units

2. Garth Brooks — 136 million units

1. The Beatles — 178 million units