Business Insider turned to the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) list to find out who tops the list of best-selling musicians of all time. The list is based on total certified album units sold in the US and includes streaming figures.
Artists from multiple different genres — pop, country, instrumental jazz, rap, metal — have earned their spots on this list.
Keep scrolling to see the 50 best-selling music artists of all time in the US by album sales.
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This post has been updated with the most recent data from RIAA. John Lynch, Travis Clark, and Will Gendron contributed to a previous version of this post.