Best-Selling Musical Acts in the United States

Whoooo 100 percent on my first go, I love music :) x

Go outdoors and smell the roses.

I'm so happy that this douche Frank Sinatra isn't on the list!

Whoa...

I think this is the first time that I scored both below the average but above 50th percentile.

Please accept "Reba." In the world of country music she is as much a one-name celebrity as Madonna

I'm calling BS on these sales figures. The Beatles have sold at least twice what triple what's listed, likewise with Elvis. Doubtless it's true a bunch of others on the list too.

"Based on US album sales".

I am talking about US album sales. Unless an authoritative source is posted for the figures used, I dispute the accuracy of this quiz.

Authoritative enough for you?

This needs an update I think

A couple of more minutes would be very helpful.

Alabama is a country band, although they have elements of southern rock, bluegrass, and gospel. Their original name was Young Country and then Wildcountry. They were awarded vocal group of the year by both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. They also won Grammies for best country performance by a vocal group, and Billboard named them Country Artist of the '80s. Randy Owen said, "We're country first, and crossover second." Sorry, they just aren't a rock band, no matter how loosely you define the genres.

Beach Boys? Beyoncé? Aguilera? The Who? Taylor Swift? Shocked these aren't on here

https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists

Quizmaster: Beyoncé or Christina aren't even on this list anywhere, which is just ludicrous. Tom Petty is listed 3 separate times. I realize you're just using the data from this website, but it's clearly flawed

^^^ This. People just don't buy albums anymore.

They download the songs they like and stream, etc. It's not like it was prior to 2000 where there were a few "must have" albums every year.

I had never ever heard of Garth Brooks...

He grew a soul patch and pretended to be a bad rock musician for a while.

Absolutely unbelievable. He's one of the greatest country singers ever, and has one of the most iconic voices. Friends in Low Places, Unanswered Prayers, The Dance...nobody can listen to Callin' Baton Rouge without their feet just gettin' up and dancin' even if the rest of them stays in the chair. Sheesh, people!

The Backdoor Boys sold 37 million records!?! Somebody kill me now.

this is a very different list to international sales. maybe the quizzes should not just be centred on America a little more, as people from other countries are disadvantaged in the quiz.

Wikipedia does but I can see your point of view as acts such as Diana Ross, Gloria Estefan, Shakira, Black Sabbath and Bing Cosby are not included because of some technicality with units.

What?! No Slim Whitman?!!!

Why is it only U.S. sales? The list is very different on international sales.

Country isn't as big outside the US as at is inside. As a European I almost knew none of the country artists (with exception of Brooks and Twain)

I'm honestly surprised Alan Jackson isn't guessed more often, if only because he's a freebie if you guess Michael Jackson by his last name.

I had never heard this artist. Maybe, everybody isn't american?

I think Marlowe's point was that if you just type in "Jackson" (which most people seem likely to do, as Michael Jackson is the most obvious answer to choose), you should get Alan Jackson too, even if you don't know who he is.

Would have done better, but I spent way too much time trying to figure out if I was just spelling Prince wrong.

One of the top five is the Bee Gees who are just behind the Beatles, Elvis, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. Not sure how they aren't on this list.

IDK how only 40 got Rolling Stones.

Surprised Green Day isn't on here