List of best-selling music artists in the United Kingdom in singles sales

Published by The Official Charts Company in June 2012 to coincide with both the 60th anniversary of the UK Official Singles Chart and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. There were twelve artists with more than ten million UK singles sales with Sir Paul McCartney the only artist to achieve this both as part of a group and as a solo artist.[1] Artists with references have been updated since the 2012 list was published based on more recent information sources. This means that positions in the list may not be accurately reflected.

  1. Eminem (30,000,000) [2]
  2. Madonna (29,345,000)
  3. Rihanna (27,100,000)
  4. Michael Jackson (26,995,000)[3]
  5. The Beatles (22,100,000)[4]
  6. Elton John (21,635,000)
  7. Cliff Richard (21,500,000)
  8. Coldplay (28,740,000)[5]
  9. Beyoncé (14,500,000)[3]
  10. Ariana Grande (13,200,000)[6]
  11. Queen (12,800,000) [4]
  12. Elvis Presley (12,600,000)
  13. David Bowie (12,000,000)[7]
  14. ABBA (11,300,000) [4]
  15. Paul McCartney (10,200,000)
  16. Kylie Minogue (10,100,000)
  17. The Rolling Stones (10,100,000) [4]
  18. Westlife (9,800,000)[8]
  19. Rita Ora (9,800,000)
  20. Taylor Swift (9,600,000) [9]
  21. Rod Stewart
  22. Take That
  23. Stevie Wonder
  24. Oasis (9,079,000) [4]
  25. Whitney Houston
  26. Spice Girls (8,500,000) [4]
  27. George Michael
  28. Robbie Williams
  29. Britney Spears (7,635,000)
  30. Bee Gees (7,600,000) [4]
  31. U2 (7,500,000) [4]
  32. Shakin' Stevens
  33. Lady Gaga (7,357,000)[10]
  34. Status Quo (7,200,000) [4]
  35. Boyzone (7,100,000) [4]
  36. Blondie (7,037,000) [4]
  37. The Black Eyed Peas (7,034,000) [10]
  38. Boney M (6,859,000) [10]
  39. Slade (6,856,000) [10]
  40. Celine Dion
  41. UB40 (6,600,000) [10]
  42. Olivia Newton-John
  43. Mariah Carey
  44. Tom Jones
  45. Madness (6,150,00) [10]
  46. Police (6,100,000) [10]
  47. Wham!
  48. Phil Collins
  49. Diana Ross
  50. The Jam
  51. Bryan Adams
  52. Pet Shop Boys
  53. David Guetta
  54. Adam Ant
  55. Duran Duran
  56. Frank Sinatra
  57. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
  58. Prince
  59. Katy Perry
  60. Wet Wet Wet
  61. The Everly Brothers
  62. The Shadows (not including any with Cliff Richard)
  63. Pink

References
  1. "Official Singles Charts' Biggest Selling Artists of all time revealed". UK Official Charts. 4 June 2012.
  2. . Music Week http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-eminem-holds-off-modfather-from-albums-summit/073899. Retrieved September 21, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  4. . Official Charts Company http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-20-biggest-selling-groups-of-all-time-revealed-__2515/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  6. https://mobile.twitter.com/chartariana/status/1195418764591935489. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Official Charts Analysis: David Bowie's UK chart life". Music Week. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  8. Jones, Alan (22 November 2019). "Charts analysis: Westlife reach summit with first album in nine years". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  9. https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. . Official Charts Company http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/lady-gagas-official-top-10-biggest-selling-uk-singles-revealed-__3338/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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