Republish under a Creative Commons License, and we encourage you to To that end, most Stacker stories are freely available to Stacker believes in making the world’s data more accessible through You may also like: 50 ways music has changed in the last 50 years Read on to find out whether your favorite musicians made the cut. Some artists found on the list are predictable, like Michael Jackson and The Beatles, while others might be more surprising, like Eminem and Kenny G. Additionally, to be considered for this story, artists must have sold 10 million RIAA certified units. Stacker then came up with an index to rank each artist that takes into account the total number of RIAA certified units (70%), Grammy wins (20%), and Grammy nominations (10%). Gold albums have sold 500,000 copies platinum albums have sold 1,000,000 copies multi-platinum have sold 2,000,000 (with increments of 1,000,000 thereafter), and diamond albums have sold 10,000,000 copies. The RIAA gives out certifications based on the number of albums and singles an artist has sold. In order to come up with this list, Stacker looked at data from both the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Grammy Awards.
They've sold millions of albums and singles, performed countless live shows, and even invented new genres. These folks have been trailblazers and icons. Stacker has rounded up the 50 most successful musical artists of all time. Most will have a hit or two, and many may even achieve a string of successful albums, but few will change the course of popular music or pave a new path for those who follow.īut of course, there have been a handful of modern musicians who have done that. And while there are hundreds of talented and successful artists out there, very few will end up doing all of that. No matter how they come to music or what genre they fall into, almost every recording artist privately shares the same dream: to become an icon in the industry, transforming the face of music along the way.
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