The Beatles scored 22 number-one hits in Australia, more than any other artist.
Kylie Minogue is the highest-selling Australian artist of all time, and an unsuspecting gay icon. She rose to fame on the Australian soap opera, Neighbours. Her wedding on the show to Jason Donovan's character was viewed by 20 million people in the UK alone.
1. Kylie Minogue. Born in Melbourne, Australia with her parents of Irish and British descent, Kylie Ann Minogue, known as simply Kylie, is a pop singer-songwriter and actress.
BTS currently holds the record for most consecutive weeks at number one with 180. Justin Bieber has spent 163 weeks at number one on the Billboard Social 50. Taylor Swift have spent 28 weeks at number one, the most by any female artist.
Music historians cite Whitney's record-setting achievements: the only artist to have seven consecutive number one Billboard Hot 100 hits ("Saving All My Love for You," "How Will I Know," "Greatest Love of All," "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "Didn't We Almost Have It All," "So Emotional" and "Where Do ...
The Weeknd is the world's most popular artist, Guinness World Records says. The Weeknd, who recently became the first artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify, is statistically the world's most popular musician, Guinness World Records said Monday.
"Hey Ya!" "Party in the U.S.A."
An elite 12 artists have achieved top 10 placements on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in four or more decades, led by Andy Williams and Michael Jackson, with top 10 ranks in five decades each.
Gold: Greatest Hits by ABBA is the best-selling compilation album ever, while Madonna's The Immaculate Collection is the best-selling compilation album in solo artist category. All of these records (except for the second-best-selling album of all time) are held by foreign artists.
Vale Judith Durham, First Aussie Female Musician To Sell 50 Million Records.
Jimmy Barnes holds the record for the most number-one albums by a male artist with 15.
Frankie Laine – I Believe (18 weeks)
Famous composer Mantovani then claimed the Number 1 spot, before Frankie gave him a nudge and racked up an additional three weeks. Only five songs in history have scored three separate stints at the top!
Elvis Presley has the longest time span of number one singles, with over 47 years between his first number one "All Shook Up" in June 1957 and his most recent, the reissue of "It's Now or Never" in January 2005.
Whitney Houston Achieved Seven Consecutive #1 Singles 32 Years Ago Today.
Michael Hutchence (INXS)
This Australian band rose to fame after their studio LP, Kick, made headlines. INXS is one of the highest record-selling artists the continent has ever seen.
AC/DC are perhaps the most well-known rock group from Australia, despite the fact that only one of the current band members is actually Australian-born.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales.
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.
Kylie Minogue
She has sold over 80 million records across the globe, making her the best-selling female Australian artist ever. She's received several awards for her music, including 17 ARIA Music Awards and a Grammy Award.
Aretha Franklin
The Queen of Soul was unrivalled for decades when it came to having the best singing voice on the planet.
1. Aretha Franklin. Aretha Franklin is often credited as one of the greatest female vocalists of all time. Her ability to transcend genres and styles, such as rock, gospel, soul and jazz, has earned her the title of “Queen of Soul” and the number one spot on this list.