What is world's most sold album?

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album

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The Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) is the best-selling album of all time in the U.S.
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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.

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What is the top 10 selling albums of all time?

Top 10 Highest-Selling Albums of All Time in the US
  • Fleetwood Mac — “Rumours” ...
  • Hootie & the Blowfish — “Cracked Rear View” ...
  • Pink Floyd — “The Wall” ...
  • Led Zeppelin — “Zeppelin IV” ...
  • The Beatles — “The Beatles” ...
  • AC/DC — “Back in Black” ...
  • Eagles — “Hotel California” ...
  • Michael Jackson— “Thriller”

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What are the top 5 albums ever sold?

Top 10 Worldwide Bestselling Albums of All Time
  1. Michael Jackson – Thriller.
  2. The Eagles – The Greatest Hits 1971 – 1975 (1976) ...
  3. AC/DC – Back in Black (1980) ...
  4. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of The Moon (1973) ...
  5. Meat Loaf – Bat Out of Hell (1977) ...
  6. Whitney Houston & Various Artists – The Bodyguard (1992) ...
  7. Eagles – Hotel California. ...

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What is considered the greatest album of all time?

Here are the Top 10 Greatest Albums of All Time, according to Rolling Stone:
  1. Marvin Gaye, 'What's Going On'
  2. The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds' ...
  3. Joni Mitchell, 'Blue' ...
  4. Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life' ...
  5. The Beatles, 'Abbey Road' ...
  6. Nirvana, 'Nevermind' ...
  7. Fleetwood Mac, 'Rumours' ...
  8. Prince and the Revolution, 'Purple Rain' ...

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What is the biggest selling album of all time in the world 2022?

The top selling album of all time in the United States based on certified unit sales is currently the Eagles' Greatest Hits, with 38 million copies sold.

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Best-Selling Music Artists 1969 - 2019

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What is the current #1 album?

The #1 most popular album on iTunes right now is Midnights (3am Edition) by Taylor Swift.

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Who is the #1 selling artist of all time?

Top-selling artists worldwide as of 2022. 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.

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Who has the longest number 1 album?

Most cumulative weeks at No. 1

The Beatles (132) Elvis Presley (67)

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Which is the greatest song of all time?

The Top 50 most iconic songs of all time
  • Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana.
  • Imagine - John Lennon.
  • One - U2.
  • Billie Jean - Michael Jackson.
  • Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen.
  • Hey Jude - The Beatles.
  • Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan.
  • I Can't Get No Satisfaction - Rolling Stones.

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What is the biggest selling album of the century?

Adele's 21 is the best-selling album of the 21st century to date, with sales of over 31 million copies worldwide. Her third album 25, is also on the list with sales of over 23 million copies.

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Who has the most #1 hits?

Over the years, many artists have topped the list of the country's most popular songs at the time, but none did so more often than The Beatles. With 20 no. 1 singles on the Hot 100 charts, the iconic British rock band are just one hit ahead of Mariah Carey, who has 19 notches in her belt.

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Who has sold more than 100 million albums?

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.

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Who has the most #1 albums in one year?

The only artists to have three different albums hit number one in the same year are The Beatles and The Monkees.

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What song was #1 longest?

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks.

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What is the number 1 most viewed song?

On January 13, 2022, Baby Shark became the first (and currently only) video to surpass 10 billion views.

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What are the 5 most recorded songs of all time?

The 5 Most Covered Songs of All Time
  • 'Yesterday' by The Beatles.
  • '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' by The Rolling Stones.
  • 'Cry Me A River' by Justin Timberlake Julie London.
  • 'Imagine' by John Lennon.
  • 'Over The Rainbow' by Judy Garland // 'What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong.

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Who has the most world records in music?

Ashrita Furman (born Keith Furman, September 16, 1954) is a Guinness World Records record-breaker. As of 2017, Furman has set more than 600 official Guinness Records and currently holds 530 records, thus holding the Guinness world record for the most Guinness world records. He has been breaking records since 1979.

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Who wrote the most hit songs?

The most successful songwriters in terms of number one singles are John Lennon (1940-80) and Paul McCartney (b. 18 Jun 1942). McCartney is credited as the writer on 32 number one hits in the US to Lennons 26 (with 23 co-written), whereas Lennon authored 29 UK number ones to McCartney's 28 (25 co-written).

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What album has the most songs?

The most songs on a digital album is 1,000 and was achieved by Mark Christopher Lee and The Pocket Gods (both UK) in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, on 10 February 2022.

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Which artist has sold 1 billion records?

Elvis Presley (USA) is the best-selling solo artist, with 1 billion sales worldwide (129.5 million in the USA).

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Who has sold more than 50 million albums?

Check out the 50 best-selling music artists of all time in the US by album sales:
  1. The Beatles — 183 million units.
  2. Garth Brooks — 157 million units. ...
  3. Elvis Presley — 146.5 million units. ...
  4. Eagles — 120 million units. ...
  5. Led Zeppelin — 112.5 million units. ...
  6. Michael Jackson — 89 million units. ...
  7. Billy Joel — 85 million units. ...

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Who has the number 1 album in the world 2022?

The top albums of 2022 including Harry Styles, George Ezra, Liam Gallagher, Central Cee and more. Harry Styles pulls off an impressive Official Charts double, as Harry's House is named the Official biggest album of 2022 so far by the Official Charts Company.

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