Statistics for Best Selling Artists by Decade

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Sales	2010s	% Correct
378 m	The Beatles	96%
182 m \| 79 m	Michael Jackson	88%
111 m \| 73 m	The Rolling Stones	78%
51 m	Beyoncé	77%
132 m	Elvis Presley	74%
132 m \| 38 m \| 67 m	Madonna	73%
124 m \| 39 m	Eminem	68%
66 m	Justin Bieber	68%
64 m	Taylor Swift	67%
129 m	Elton John	64%
108 m \| 130 m	Queen	61%
80 m	Nirvana	59%
56 m	Rihanna	59%
62 m	Britney Spears	58%
139 m \| 58 m	Led Zeppelin	57%
48 m	Pink	57%
73 m	Adele	56%
35 m	Katy Perry	56%
68 m \| 85 m	AC/DC	53%
61 m	Ed Sheeran	53%
30 m	Lady Gaga	53%
75 m	Backstreet Boys	52%
52 m	Drake	52%
70 m	George Michael / Wham	52%
65 m \| 75 m	Metallica	51%
144 m	Mariah Carey	50%
172 m \| 22 m	Pink Floyd	50%
93 m	Prince	50%
112 m \| 38 m	U2	49%
88 m	Whitney Houston	49%
126 m	ABBA	48%
33 m	Ariana Grande	44%
163 m	Eagles	43%
57 m	Guns N’ Roses	43%
44 m	One Direction	42%
105 m \| 27 m	Bee Gees	41%
160 m	Celine Dion	40%
79 m	Bon Jovi	39%
82 m	Bruce Springsteen	39%
66 m	Coldplay	38%
69 m	David Bowie	37%
95 m	Fleetwood Mac	35%
65 m	The Police	34%
73 m	Bob Dylan	33%
47 m	Oasis	33%
47 m	Spice Girls	33%
62 m \| 72 m	Billy Joel	32%
52 m	Bruno Mars	32%
38 m	Maroon 5	31%
18 m	Stevie Wonder	31%
72 m	The Doors	31%
119 m	Phil Collins	29%
56 m	Red Hot Chili Peppers	28%
15 m	Cher	27%
46 m	Black Eyed Peas	26%
90 m	Simon & Garfunkel	26%
108 m	Garth Brooks	25%
35 m	The Weeknd	25%
48 m	Robbie Williams	24%
61 m	Journey	22%
56 m	BTS	21%
52 m	Creedence Clearwater Revival	21%
48 m	Norah Jones	20%
109 m	Rod Stewart	20%
66 m	Shania Twain	20%
108 m	Bob Marley	18%
68 m	Linkin Park	18%
50 m	Alanis Morissette	17%
31 m	Barbra Streisand	17%
46 m	Nickelback	17%
68 m	Dire Straits	15%
17 m \| 76 m	Santana	15%
43 m	Alicia Keys	14%
42 m	Michael Bublé	10%
40 m	Ayumi Hamasaki	2%
30 m	Johnny Hallyday	2%