| albums sold (in millions) | artist/band | Rank |
| 170 | |
| 128 | |
| 120 | |
| 111.5 | |
| 100 | |
| 79.5 | |
| 74.5 | |
| 71 | |
| 71 | |
| 70 | |
| 68 | |
| 66.5 | |
| 66 | |
| 64 | |
| 63.5 | |
| 62.5 | |
| 61.5 | |
| 58 | |
| 56.5 | |
| 54 | |
| 51 | |
| 50.5 | |
| 50 | |
| 48.5 | |
| 48.5 | |
| 48 | |
| 48 | |
| 47 | |
| 46 | |
| 43.5 | |
| 43 | |
| 42.5 | |
| 42.5 | |
| 41 | |
| | albums sold (in millions) | artist/band | Rank |
| 40.5 | |
| 39.5 | |
| 38.5 | |
| 38 | |
| 37.5 | |
| 37.5 | |
| 37 | |
| 37 | |
| 37 | |
| 35 | |
| 35 | |
| 35 | |
| 34 | |
| 33.5 | |
| 33 | |
| 33 | |
| 32.5 | |
| 32.5 | |
| 32.5 | |
| 32 | |
| 31 | |
| 31 | |
| 31 | |
| 30.5 | |
| 30 | |
| 29 | |
| 28.75 | |
| 28.5 | |
| 28 | |
| 28 | |
| 28 | |
| 28 | |
| 27.5 | |
| 27.5 | |
| | albums sold (in millions) | artist/band | Rank |
| 27 | |
| 27 | |
| 27 | |
| 26.5 | |
| 26.5 | |
| 26 | |
| 26 | |
| 26 | |
| 26 | |
| 25.5 | |
| 25 | |
| 25 | |
| 25 | |
| 25 | |
| 25 | |
| 24.5 | |
| 24.5 | |
| 24 | |
| 24 | |
| 23.5 | |
| 23.5 | |
| 23.5 | |
| 23 | |
| 22.5 | |
| 22.5 | |
| 22.5 | |
| 22.5 | |
| 22.5 | |
| 22 | |
| 22 | |
| 22 | |
| 22 | |
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