Numbers don’t lie. It’s crazy to see how many albums artist have sold/haven’t sold. Granted these numbers are for America only. On a world scale. Michael Jackson crushes everyone. Peep the list after the break.
BEATLES, THE—————- 177
BROOKS, GARTH————— 128
PRESLEY, ELVIS———— 123.5
LED ZEPPELIN————– 111.5
EAGLES————— 100
JOEL, BILLY—————- 79.5
PINK FLOYD——————- 74.5
STREISAND, BARBRA—————- 71.5
AC/DC————– 71
JOHN, ELTON————- 70
JACKSON, MICHAEL———— 69.5
STRAIT, GEORGE————— 68.5
AEROSMITH————— 66.5
ROLLING STONES, THE————– 66
MADONNA—————— 64
SPRINGSTEEN, BR
CAREY, MARIAH—– 63
UCE————— 64
METALLICA—————— 60
VAN HALEN—————- 56.5
HOUSTON, WHITNEY——- 55 “Crack is wack”
U2————— 51.5
ROGERS, KENNY———- 51
DION, CELINE——————– 50
FLEETWOOD MAC————- 48.5
DIAMOND, NEIL————– 48.5
TWAIN, SHANIA————– 48
KENNY G——————— 48 Without singing a fucking lyric
JOURNEY —————— 47
ALABAMA —————- 46
GUNS ‘N ROSES————- 43.5
SANTANA———————– 43.5
JACKSON, ALAN —————-43
CLAPTON, ERIC ————- 42.5
SEGER, BOB & THE S.B.B———– 41
MC ENTIRE, REBA———————– 41
PRINCE —- ——– 39.5
CHICAGO ————— -38.5
SIMON & GARFUNKEL ——————— 38.5
2 PAC ————- 37.5
FOREIGNER —————- 37.5
STEWART, ROD —————– 37
DYLAN, BOB ——– ——– 37
BACKSTREET BOYS——– ——– 37
MC GRAW, TIM——— ——– 35.5
DEF LEPPARD——– ——– 35
NELSON, WILLIE—– ——– 35
BON JOVI——- ——– 34.5
COLLINS, PHIL——— ——– 33.5
KELLY, R. ——– 33
TAYLOR, JAMES ——– 33
QUEEN ——– 32.5
DENVER, JOHN —— 32.5
DOORS, THE —– 32.5
MATTHEWS, DAVE BAND—– 32
SPEARS, BRITNEY ——– 32
PEARL JAM ——– 31.5
BOSTON ——– 31
DIXIE CHICKS ——– 30.5
RONSTADT, LINDA ——— 30
PETTY, TOM ——– 29
EMINEM ——– 29
OSBOURNE, OZZY ——– 28.75
PETTY, TOM & HRTBKRS —– 28.5
‘N SYNC ——– 28
LYNYRD SKYNYRD ——–28
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER—- 28
BOLTON, MICHAEL ——– 28
MELLENCAMP, JOHN ——– 27.5
MANILOW, BARRY ——– 27.5
BOYZ II MEN ——– 27
JAY-Z ——– 27
SINATRA, FRANK ——– 27
BROOKS & DUNN ——– 26.5
ENYA ——– 26.5 Who?
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER —— 26
JACKSON, JANET ——– 26
BEE GEES ——– 26
HILL, FAITH ——– 25.5
VANDROSS, LUTHER ——- 25
RUSH ——– 25
ZZ TOP ——– 25
NIRVANA ——— 25
CREED ——– 25
MILLER, STEVE BAND —– 24.5
CARPENTERS, THE ——– 24.5
KEITH, TOBY ——– 24
GILL, VINCE —– 24
CHESNEY, KENNY ——– 23.5
SADE ——– 23.5
CARS, THE ——– 23.5
MOTLEY CRUE ——– 23.5
EARTH, WIND & FIRE———- 23.5
BUFFETT, JIMMY ——– 23
USHER ——– 22.5
POLICE, THE ——– 22.5
GREEN DAY ——– 22.5
HENDRIX, JIMI ——– 22.5
RICHIE, LIONEL — 22
R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON —— 22
DOOBIE BROTHERS ——– 22
OUTKAST —————- 22
TLC ————————22
KID ROCK —————-22
BEASTIE BOYS —————-22
GENESIS —————- 21.5
BEACH BOYS, THE ——–21.5
HEART ————————21.5
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS ——–21.5
NICKELBACK —————-21
MEAT LOAF—————— 21
NELLY ————————21
WHO, THE —————-21
CASH, JOHNNY —————-21
MORISSETTE, ALANIS ——–20.5
R.E.M.—————– 20
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH—– 20
BRAXTON, TONI———- 19.5
WILLIAMS, HANK, JR.—— 19.5
WONDER, STEVIE —————-19.5
LINKIN PARK —————– 19
KISS ————————19
SMASHING PUMPKINS ——–18.75
STING ————————18.5
BROWNE, JACKSON——— 18.5
JEWEL ————————18.5
MC LACHLAN, SARAH——- 18.5
MATCHBOX TWENTY————- 18.5
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG– 18
TRAVIS, RANDY —————-18
BLIGE, MARY J.——— 18
STYX——————- 17.5
DESTINY’S CHILD——– 17.5
GROBAN, JOSH———— 17.5
MONKEES, THE———– 17.5
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS——- 17.5
GRATEFUL DEAD————- 17.5
YOUNG, NEIL———— 17.5
NOTORIOUS B.I.G.———— 17
GRANT, AMY————- 17
ADAMS, BRYAN———– 17
RAITT, BONNIE———- 17
RASCAL FLATTS———— 17
JONES, NORAH———– 17
MATHIS, JOHNNY——— 17
KORN——————- 16.5
LIMP BIZKIT———— 16.5
MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS 16.5
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK——- 16.5
RIMES, LEANN———– 16.5
CONNICK, HARRY, JR.———- 16
CROW, SHERYL————— 16
HAMMER—————– 16
KANSAS—————– 15.5
ISLEY BROTHERS——— 15.5
MC CARTNEY, PAUL——- 15.5
DIRE STRAITS———– 15.5
BAD COMPANY———— 15.5
JOPLIN, JANIS———– 15.5
ESTEFAN, GLORIA——– 15.5
STEVENS, CAT———– 15.5
INXS——————- 15
BLACK SABBATH———- 15
KEYS, ALICIA———– 15
CLINE, PATSY———– 15
NO DOUBT————— 15
FOGELBERG, DAN——— 15
MICHAEL, GEORGE————– 15
KING, CAROLE———– 14.5
OFFSPRING————– 14.5
AGUILERA, CHRISTINA—– 14.5
POISON—————– 14.5
MURRAY, ANNE————— 14.5
CRANBERRIES, THE———– 14.5
DMX——————— 14
MCBRIDE, MARTINA———— 14
MONTGOMERY, JOHN MICHAEL—— 14
LENNON, JOHN———– 14
NEWTON-JOHN, OLIVIA———– 14
NUGENT, TED———— 14
BOCELLI, ANDREA——— 14
YES——————— 13.5
DANIELS, CHARLIE BAND——— 13.5
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE/STARSHIP— 13.5
COLE, NATALIE———— 13.5
SIMON, PAUL———— 13.5
TEMPTATIONS, THE——– 13.5
ETHERIDGE, MELISSA———- 13
CHAPMAN, TRACY———- 13
SWEAT, KEITH————- 13
HALL & OATES—————— 13
BENATAR, PAT———– 12.5
BLACK, CLINT————- 12.5
WHITESNAKE————- 12.5
YEARWOOD, TRISHA——– 12.5
BONE THUGS ‘N HARMONY——- 12.5
L.L. COOL J ————- 12.5
CHER———————– 12.5
SNOOP DOGG————- 12.5
LUDACRIS—————- 12.5
DURAN DURAN————- 12
LEWIS, HUEY & THE NEWS—– 12
LIVE——————- 12
3 DOORS DOWN———— 12
MIDLER, BETTE———- 12
COLE, NAT KING——— 12
TRITT, TRAVIS————– 12
WEBBER, ANDREW LLOYD——— 12
COUNTING CROWS——— 12
SMITH, WILL———— 12
BAKER, ANITA———— 12
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA—— 12
ALICE IN CHAINS—————— 12
50 CENT———————— 11.5
ABDUL, PAULA——————- 11.5
COLDPLAY————————— 11.5
HENLEY, DON———————– 11.5
VAUGHAN, S.R. & DOUBLE TROUBLE—— 11.5
JENNINGS, WAYLON—————- 11.5
SPICE GIRLS————————– 11
STEELY DAN————————- 11
JETHRO TULL——————– 11
YANNI—————————— 11
LOVERBOY———————– 11
WHITE, BARRY——————– 11
UNDERWOOD, CARRIE—————- 11
LOPEZ, JENNIFER —————- 11
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD————– 11
YOAKAM, DWIGHT—————– 11
NINE INCH NAILS—————- 10.5
NICKS, STEVIE——————– 10.5
CYRUS, BILLY RAY——————— 10.5
DEPECHE MODE——————- 10.5
MAYER, JOHN——————– 10.5
MARTIN, RICKY —————— 10.5
SMITH, MICHAEL W.————— 10.5
KRAVITZ, LENNY—————– 10.5
HARRISON, GEORGE————— 10.5
SCORPIONS———————— 10.5
BUSH————————– 10.5
JUDDS, THE—————— 10.5
BRANDY————- 10.5
URBAN, KEITH——————– 10.5
WILLIAMS, ANDY—————– 10.5
ABBA————————- 10.5
LAVIGNE, AVRIL—————– 10.25


Sorry to say you are mistaken. On a world scale Michael Jackson is the third biggest selling artist trailing behind Elvis (2nd) and The Beates (1st). Both Elvis and The Beatles have shifted in excess of 1 bilion units, while MJ is around 250-300 milion behind on 750 milion. (source Guinness Book of World Records, Wikipedia, also see Billboard charts)
The beatles reign supreme in both albums and singles.The rest is speculation
its true MJ doesnt come close to the Beatles on any level. But as far as most albums sold no one beats the fab four or eve will have you seen those numbers world wide
The world population was much smaller and much less connected when Elvis and the Beatles were in their prime. Just imagine what they would do today!
Um there was no YouTube, Napster, music sharing back during Elvis and Beatles too. So no one stole or listened free either. So the logic that they would do better than mj due to less connection is silly lol. Btw, in all countries I’ve performed in that is not part of western society, only mj and a bit of Elvis is known. The numbers reported do not count many countries that is not at least 2nd world in economy.
Don’t lie . Worldwide elvis surpasses him . Facts don’t lie . Check riaa and iscap . That’s why mj awards are bs . He won a Chopin diamond award which clearly should have been for elvis . Facts don’t lie