Statistics for Most Successful Music Artists

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Claimed Sales ($)	Years Active	Artist/Band	% Correct
600 million to 500 million	1960–1970	The Beatles	100%
400 million to 350 million	1964–2009	Michael Jackson	85%
500 million to 360 million	1954–1977	Elvis Presley	83%
200 million to 150 million	1962–present	The Rolling Stones	78%
300 million to 250 million	1979–present	Madonna	72%
200 million	2006–present	Taylor Swift	59%
300 million to 200 million	1968–1980	Led Zeppelin	54%
300 million to 250 million	1964–present	Elton John	46%
200 million	1988–present	Mariah Carey	46%
250 million to 200 million	1965–1996, 2005, 2012–2014	Pink Floyd	46%
200 million	1977–2012	Whitney Houston	43%
220 million	1996–present	Eminem	41%
200 million	1971–1980, 1994–present	Eagles	39%
250 million	2005–present	Rihanna	39%
200 million to 175 million	1973–present	AC/DC	33%
170 million	2001–present	Drake	30%
200 million	1971–present	Queen	30%
200 million to 170 million	1981–present	Celine Dion	28%
160 million	1996–present	Kanye West	28%
170 milliom	1989–present	Garth Brooks	17%