25 by Adele is the fastest-selling album of all time in the US with 3,378,000 copies sold in its first seven days.
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.
With FML crossing 3.9 million sales, SEVENTEEN has also surpassed Adele's hit 2015 studio album, 25, to become the fastest-selling music album of the century. Adele's album, 25, recorded 3.4 million sales in a single week, which was considered a historic record.
Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" Is the Fastest-Selling Diamond Record of All Time.
INXS sold 55 million albums worldwide and had hits like Need You Tonight and Never Tear Us Apart.
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.
Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' becomes the fastest record to reach a billion Spotify streams.
1. "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
Brooks' seven diamond albums are his self-titled debut, No Fences, Ropin' The Wind, The Hits, Double-Live, The Ultimate Hits and, coincidentally, Sevens.
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.
The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20.
Since the RIAA introduced its awards on 14 March 1958, Elvis Presley holds the record for the most platinum certificates for both albums and singles with 82.
Garth Brooks is the artist with the most diamond albums.
Post Malone holds the record for the most diamond-certified songs in history with eight to his name.
According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
"Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd is the most-streamed song on Spotify, with over 3.6 billion streams.
Seven years ago, Drake became the first artist to have a song reach one billion plays on Spotify with his smash "One Dance," from the 2016 album "Views." As the streaming service has grown, songs can generate huge streaming numbers quickly.
Over the course of Elvis' life, he achieved some of the highest accolades in music and film. It is estimated that more than one billion Elvis records have been sold worldwide, more than anyone in record industry history.
Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul who won 18 Grammys, sold 75 million records – and drew a tear from Obama.
Asha Bhosle – Most recorded artist in music history
Asha Bhosle has recorded up to 11000 solo, duets and chorus backed songs and several others in over 20 Indian languages since 1947.