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Stats: Best-selling male artists of the Soundscan era.
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Best-selling male artists of the Soundscan era.
This is a list of the best-selling male artists of the Soundscan era. I basically included any male artist who sold over 10 million copies in the Soundscan era (1991-present) and whose sales were recently reported by Billboard or Chart Watch.
Most of these numbers were reported by Billboard or Chart Watch in 2013 and 2014, which can be considered to be recent. The ones in blue are from late 2011.
1) Garth Brooks 69,544,000
2) Beatles 65,730,000
3) Metallica 54,365,000
4) Eminem 45,160,000
5) George Strait 44,890,000
6) Tim McGraw 41,844,000
7) Alan Jackson 40,361,000
8) Pink Floyd 38,508,000
9) Elvis Presley (35,555,000)
10) U2 (34,715,000)
11) Kenny G (34,248,000)*
12) Michael Jackson (34,723,000)
13) AC/DC (31,901,000)
14) Pearl Jam (31,785,000)
15) Aerosmith (31,702,000)
16) Dave Matthews Band (31,151,000)
17) Backstreet Boys (31,039,000)
18) Eagles (30,836,000)
19) Eric Clapton (30,832,000)
20) Rod Stewart (30,000,000)
21) Toby Keith (30,000,000)
22) 2pac (29,235,000)
23) Jay Z (29,179,000)
24) Frank Sinatra (28,737,000)
25) NSYNC (28,100,000)
26) Elton John (27,256,000)
27) Creed (27,079,000)
28) Kenny Chesney (26,600,000)
29) Nirvana (26,410,000)
30) Santana (26,331,000)
31) Jimmy Buffett (26,141,000)
32) Guns N' Roses (25,453,000)
33) Led Zeppelin (25,000,000) (December 2012)
34) Johnny Cash (25,000,000) (July 2013)
35) Kid Rock (25,000,000) (December 2013)
36) Linkin Park (24,712,000)
37) Nickelback (23,057,000)
38) Rascal Flatts (22,790,000)
39) Josh Groban (22,313,000)
40) Usher (22,167,503)
41) Nelly (21,817,000)
42) Beastie Boys (20,384,000)
43) Queen (20,000,000) (June 2011)
44) Lynyrd Skynyrd (20,000,000) (December 2013)
45) Bob Marley & the Wailers (20,000,000) (January 2014)
46) Prince (18,500,000)
47) Michael Bublé (18,055,000)
48) Coldplay (17,834,000)
49) 50 Cent (16,774,000)
50) John Mayer (14,799,000)
51) Ludacris (14,273,000)
52) 3 Doors Down (13,336,000)
53) Kanye West (12,800,000)
54) Justin Timberlake (11,993,000)
55) Maroon 5 (11,576,000)
56) Jack Johnson (11,432,000)
57) Justin Bieber (10,630,000)
58) Disturbed (10,624,000)
* The MJ/Shania/Kenny G rank confusionMJ ranks at #14 on the list between Kenny G and Shania Twain, according to Chart Watch. However, you probably have noticed that Kenny G is ranked above MJ and Shania with sales less than the other two. That's because Kenny G's number is outdated as there hasn't been a sales update for him since late 2011, unlike MJ and Shania who got more recent sales updates. I can't rank him below MJ and Shania when it was just confirmed by Chart Watch that he ranks higher than MJ, so I ranked him above them, but with lower sales. Artists that should be on the list, but are not due to extremely outdated receipts
There are some artists that should rank in the top 50, but, due to their very outdated receipts, I did not know in which spot to rank them and with what number. They have surely sold much more than their latest, but outdated, receipts indicate, by now.
- The Rolling Stones' most recent receipt: 25,700,000 (December 2010)
- Brooks & Dunn's most recent receipt: 23,000,000 (December 2010).
- Bruce Springsteen: 21,219,000 (outdated and inaccurate receipt, he has sold more than this).
- Red Hot Chilli Peppers: 20,700,000 (December 2007)
- Bon Jovi's most recent receipt: 19,991,000 (April 2009)
You can also see the list of best-selling artists of the Soundscan era and the list of the best-selling female artists of the Soundscan era.
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Good job once again 
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55) Maroon 5 (11,576,000)
The kings will hit the 12 million mark (maybe 13) with V 
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Are these album sales or singles or both? 
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Quote:
Originally posted by ForeverNow90
Are these album sales or singles or both? |
Just albums.
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Eminem 
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Eminem
He's the only one I listen to in the top 10 
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Who released their first album in the new century :
36) Linkin Park (24,590,000)
41) Nelly (21,817,000)
47) Michael Bublé (18,055,000)
48) Coldplay (17,834,000)
49) 50 Cent (16,774,000)
50) John Mayer (14,799,000)
52) 3 Doors Down (13,336,000)
53) Kanye West (12,800,000)
54) Justin Timberlake (11,993,000)
55) Maroon 5 (11,576,000)
57) Justin Bieber (10,630,000)
Congrats, this is really impressive.
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Quote:
Originally posted by umichgrad07
Good job once again |
Thanks
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Member Since: 12/22/2011
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Wow at both Justin's being 1m away from one another...both slaying somewhat.
Its interesting to see the doubled sales in comparison to women...but both genders buy male albums.
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King Mathers  . #1 Hip hop Artist, #2 solo male, the youngest in the top 10 (?) and with least time, 15 years. Thanks for the list 
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^You're welcome
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Member Since: 1/9/2011
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I never hear talk about Garth Brooks 
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^He retired a long time ago.
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Where would Bryan Adams be?
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Member Since: 9/17/2012
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Quote:
Originally posted by family.guy123
Where would Bryan Adams be?
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Idk, Soundscan hasn't updated his sales in a long time.
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Member Since: 9/1/2013
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I'm surprised that neither George Michael, Bryan Adams, or the Notorious B.I.G. are not on this list. Poor them 
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the real kii is that the beatles outsold all our faves post breakup. undeniable kings of music tbh
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