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Published by The Official Charts Company in June 2012 to coincide with both the 60th anniversary of the UK Official Singles Chart and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. At the time of publication, there were twelve artists with more than ten million UK singles sales with Sir Paul McCartney the only artist to achieve this both as part of a group and as a solo artist.[1]

Many of the artists in the list below have both streaming and sales included in their totals.

  1. Eminem (30,000,000)[2]
  2. Madonna (29,345,000)
  3. Rihanna (27,100,000)
  4. Michael Jackson (26,995,000)[3]
  5. Coldplay (26,400,000)[4]
  6. Little Mix (23,000,000)[5]
  7. The Beatles (22,100,000)[6]
  8. Elton John (21,635,000)
  9. Cliff Richard (21,500,000)
  10. Beyoncé (14,500,000)[3]
  11. Ariana Grande (13,200,000)[7]
  12. Westlife (12,854,000)[8]
  13. Justin Bieber (12,800,000)[6]
  14. Elvis Presley (12,600,000)
  15. David Bowie (12,000,000)[9]
  16. ABBA (11,300,000)[6]
  17. Paul McCartney (10,200,000)
  18. Bee Gees (10,165,000)[10]
  19. Kylie Minogue (10,100,000)
  20. The Rolling Stones (10,100,000)[6]
  21. Rita Ora (9,800,000)
  22. Taylor Swift (9,600,000)[11]
  23. Rod Stewart
  24. Take That
  25. Stevie Wonder
  26. Whitney Houston (9,400,000)[6]
  27. Imagine Dragons (9,400,000)[12]
  28. Oasis (9,079,000)[6]
  29. Spice Girls (8,500,000)[6]
  30. George Michael
  31. Robbie Williams
  32. Britney Spears (7,635,000)
  33. U2 (7,500,000)[6]
  34. Shakin' Stevens
  35. Lady Gaga (7,357,000)[13]
  36. Status Quo (7,200,000)[6]
  37. Boyzone (7,100,000)[6]
  38. Blondie (7,037,000)[6]
  39. The Black Eyed Peas (7,034,000)[13]
  40. Boney M (6,859,000)[13]
  41. Slade (6,856,000)[13]
  42. Celine Dion
  43. UB40 (6,600,000)[13]
  44. Olivia Newton-John
  45. Mariah Carey
  46. Tom Jones
  47. Madness (6,150,00)[13]
  48. Police (6,100,000)[13]
  49. Wham!
  50. Phil Collins
  51. Diana Ross
  52. The Jam
  53. Bryan Adams
  54. Pet Shop Boys
  55. David Guetta
  56. Adam Ant
  57. Duran Duran
  58. Frank Sinatra
  59. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
  60. Prince
  61. Katy Perry
  62. Wet Wet Wet
  63. The Everly Brothers
  64. The Shadows (not including any with Cliff Richard)
  65. Pink

References

  1. ^ "Official Singles Charts' Biggest Selling Artists of all time revealed". UK Official Charts. 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Charts analysis: Eminem holds off Modfather from albums summit | Analysis | Music Week". Music Week. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Certified Awards Search". BPI. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Little Mix's Official Top 20 songs revealed". Official Charts.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "The Official Top 20 biggest selling groups of all time revealed!". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/chartariana/status/1195418764591935489. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ Jones, Alan (22 November 2019). "Charts analysis: Westlife reach summit with first album in nine years". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Official Charts Analysis: David Bowie's UK chart life". Music Week. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  10. ^ "BRIT Certified".
  11. ^ "BRIT Certified".
  12. ^ Imagine Dragons Charts [@dragonsonchart] (December 18, 2021). ".@Imaginedragons crossed the mark of 10.4 million sales based in certifications in the United Kingdom. – They're one of the best-selling international groups of all time in the country. 🇬🇧 https://t.co/IIacNJkE20" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "Lady Gaga's biggest songs on the Official UK Chart (Updated 2020)". Official Charts Company.
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