Best-selling music artists in the US

Every album unit the American recording industry has certified for the artist, all their releases added up.

Source RIAA certified album units, as of 30 November 2025 · RIAA-certified album units (millions)

(via Wikipedia's compilation of RIAA Gold & Platinum data — RIAA publishes no ranked table past 30)

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Rank	Entry	RIAA-certified album units (millions)
#1	Garth Brooks	200
#2	The Beatles	183
#3	Elvis Presley	146.5
#4	Eagles	120
#5	Led Zeppelin	112.5
#6	Taylor Swift	110
#7	Michael Jackson	90
#8	Billy Joel	89
#9	AC/DC	84
#10	Elton John	81
#11	Mariah Carey	76
#12	Pink Floyd	75
#13	Bruce Springsteen	71
#14	Metallica	71
#15	Aerosmith	69.5
#16	George Strait	69.5
#17	Barbra Streisand	68.5
#18	The Rolling Stones	66.5
#19	Madonna	65.5
#20	Whitney Houston	62
#21	Eminem	61.5
#22	Fleetwood Mac	57.5
#23	Van Halen	56.5
#24	Celine Dion	53
#25	Journey	52.5
#26	U2	52
#27	Neil Diamond	49.5
#28	Alabama	49
#29	Kenny G	48
#30	Shania Twain	48
#31	Drake	47.5
#32	Kenny Rogers	47.5
#33	Alan Jackson	44.5
#34	Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band	44.5
#35	Guns N' Roses	44.5
#36	Santana	43.5
#37	Queen	43
#38	Reba McEntire	41
#39	Bon Jovi	41
#40	Eric Clapton	—
#41	Tim McGraw	40
#42	Chicago	39
#43	Britney Spears	38.5
#44	Simon & Garfunkel	38.5
#45	Foreigner	38
#46	Rod Stewart	38
#47	Backstreet Boys	37
#48	Beyoncé	37
#49	Tupac Shakur	36.5
#50	Bob Dylan	36
#51	Def Leppard	35.5
#52	Kenny Chesney	35
#53	Dave Matthews Band	34.5
#54	Green Day	34
#55	The Doors	34
#56	Jay-Z	33.5
#57	John Denver	33.5
#58	Phil Collins	33.5
#59	James Taylor	33
#60	The Chicks	33
#61	Usher	33
#62	R. Kelly	32
#63	Pearl Jam	31.5
#64	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	31.5
#65	Willie Nelson	31.5
#66	Boston	31
#67	Linkin Park	30.5
#68	Creedence Clearwater Revival	30
#69	Linda Ronstadt	30
#70	Ozzy Osbourne	29.75
#71	Kanye West	29.5
#72	Rihanna	29
#73	Lynyrd Skynyrd	28.5
#74	Adele	28
#75	Bee Gees	28
#76	Mannheim Steamroller	28
#77	Michael Bolton	28
#78	NSYNC	28
#79	Nirvana	28
#80	Barry Manilow	27.5
#81	Brooks & Dunn	27.5
#82	John Mellencamp	27.5
#83	Red Hot Chili Peppers	27.5
#84	Boyz II Men	27
#85	Frank Sinatra	27
#86	Luther Vandross	27
#87	Enya	26.5
#88	Steve Miller Band	26.5
#89	Janet Jackson	26
#90	Outkast	26
#91	Rush	26
#92	Faith Hill	25.5
#93	Creed	25
#94	Lil Wayne	25
#95	Mötley Crüe	25
#96	Toby Keith	25
#97	ZZ Top	25
#98	REO Speedwagon	24.5
#99	The Carpenters	24.5
#100	Justin Bieber	24

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