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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. At the time of publication, there were twelve artists with more than ten million UK singles sales with Paul McCartney the only artist to achieve this both as part of a group and as a solo artist.[1]

Many of the artists in the list below have both streaming and sales included in their totals.

  1. Coldplay (30,400,000)[2]
  2. Eminem (30,000,000)[3]
  3. Madonna (29,345,000)
  4. Rihanna (27,100,000)[citation needed]
  5. Michael Jackson (26,995,000)[4]
  6. Little Mix (23,000,000)[5]
  7. The Beatles (22,100,000)[6]
  8. Elton John (21,635,000)[citation needed]
  9. Cliff Richard (21,500,000)[citation needed]
  10. Beyoncé (14,500,000)[4]
  11. Ariana Grande (13,200,000)[7][better source needed]
  12. Westlife (12,854,000)[8]
  13. Justin Bieber (12,800,000)[6]
  14. Elvis Presley (12,600,000)[citation needed]
  15. David Bowie (12,000,000)[9]
  16. ABBA (11,300,000)[6]
  17. Paul McCartney (10,200,000)[citation needed]
  18. Bee Gees (10,165,000)[10]
  19. Kylie Minogue (10,100,000)[citation needed]
  20. The Rolling Stones (10,100,000)[6]
  21. Rita Ora (9,800,000)[citation needed]
  22. Taylor Swift (9,600,000)[11]
  23. Rod Stewart[citation needed]
  24. Take That[citation needed]
  25. Stevie Wonder[citation needed]
  26. Whitney Houston (9,400,000)[6]
  27. Imagine Dragons (9,400,000)[12]
  28. Oasis (9,079,000)[6]
  29. Spice Girls (8,500,000)[6]
  30. George Michael[citation needed]
  31. Robbie Williams[citation needed]
  32. Britney Spears (7,635,000)
  33. U2 (7,500,000)[6]
  34. Shakin' Stevens[citation needed]
  35. Lady Gaga (7,357,000)[13]
  36. Status Quo (7,200,000)[6]
  37. Boyzone (7,100,000)[6]
  38. Blondie (7,037,000)[6]
  39. The Black Eyed Peas (7,034,000)[13]
  40. Boney M (6,859,000)[13]
  41. Slade (6,856,000)[13]
  42. Celine Dion[citation needed]
  43. UB40 (6,600,000)[13]
  44. Olivia Newton-John[citation needed]
  45. Mariah Carey[citation needed]
  46. Tom Jones[citation needed]
  47. Madness (6,150,00)[13]
  48. Police (6,100,000)[13]
  49. Wham![citation needed]
  50. Phil Collins[citation needed]
  51. Diana Ross[citation needed]
  52. The Jam[citation needed]
  53. Bryan Adams[citation needed]
  54. Pet Shop Boys[citation needed]
  55. David Guetta[citation needed]
  56. Adam Ant[citation needed]
  57. Duran Duran[citation needed]
  58. Frank Sinatra[citation needed]
  59. Frankie Goes To Hollywood[citation needed]
  60. Prince[citation needed]
  61. Katy Perry[citation needed]
  62. Wet Wet Wet[citation needed]
  63. The Everly Brothers[citation needed]
  64. The Shadows (not including any with Cliff Richard)[citation needed]
  65. Pink[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Official Singles Charts' Biggest Selling Artists of all time revealed". UK Official Charts. 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Certified Awards Search". BPI. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Charts analysis: Eminem holds off Modfather from albums summit | Analysis | Music Week". Music Week. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "Little Mix's Official Top 20 songs revealed". Official Charts.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "The Official Top 20 biggest selling groups of all time revealed!". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ @chartariana (November 15, 2019). "Highest certified female artists of All Time in the UK — Singles:

    #1. Rihanna — 30,200,000
    #2. Beyoncé — 14,200,000
    #3. Ariana Grande — 13,200,000
    #4. Katy Perry — 13,000,000
    #5. Nicki Minaj — 12,400,000"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  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. ^ "Official Charts Analysis: David Bowie's UK chart life". Music Week. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  10. ^ "BRIT Certified".
  11. ^ "BRIT Certified".
  12. ^ Imagine Dragons Charts [@dragonsonchart] (18 December 2021). ".@Imaginedragons crossed the mark of 10.4 million sales based in certifications in the United Kingdom. – They're one of the best-selling international groups of all time in the country. 🇬🇧 https://t.co/IIacNJkE20" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "Lady Gaga's biggest songs on the Official UK Chart (Updated 2020)". Official Charts Company.
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