One of the classic music arguments is who sold the most albums. Is it The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, the Eagles or someone else?
Business Insider has put a slight twist on it, listing the 30 best-selling music artists of all time, ranked by platinum albums.
Top 10:
- Elvis Presley: 53; Multi-platinum 25; Diamond (10-million) 1; Best-selling Elvis' Christmas Album (10 million)
- The Beatles: 42; Multi-platinum 26; Diamond 6; Best-selling The Beatles (The White Album) (19 million)
- George Strait: 33; Multi-platinum 13; Best-selling Strait Out of the Box (8 million)
- Garth Brooks: 30; Multi-platinum 16; Diamond 7; Best-selling Double Live (21 million)
- Barbra Streisand: 30; Multi-platinum 12; Best-selling Greatest Hits Volume 2 (5 million)
- The Rolling Stones: 28; Multi-platinum 11; Diamond: 1; Best-selling Four Flicks (19 million)
- Elton John: 27; Multi-platinum 14; Diamond 1; Best-selling Greatest Hits (17 million)
- Neil Diamond: 21; Multi-platinum 12; Best-selling The Jazz Singer (5 million)
- AC/DC: 20; Multi-platinum 12; Diamond 1; Best-selling Back in Black (22 million)
- Alabama: 20; Multi-platinum 10; Best-selling Mountain Music (5 million)
And the rest, in order:
- Rod Stewart — 19
- Reba McEntire — 19
- Led Zeppelin — 18
- Aerosmith — 18
- Chicago — 18
- Madonna — 17
- Billy Joel — 17
- Bruce Springsteen — 17
- Kenny Rogers — 17
- U2 — 16
- Luther Vandross — 16
- Pink Floyd — 15
- Alan Jackson — 15
- Willie Nelson — 15
- Bob Dylan — 15
- The Doors — 14
- James Taylor — 14
- Dave Matthews Band — 14
- Rush — 14
- Linda Ronstadt — 13