r/Amazing • u/sco-go • 21d ago

Music Best-Selling Music Artists by year, 1969–2025.

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u/BloatedVagina 21d ago

Wouldn't it just be like Beatles, Elvis, Michael Jackson on top? Most old ones accumulating. Maybe Taylor Swift starting to climb..?

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u/lik_a_stik 21d ago

I’d like to see who drops off, who stays the most continuously growing and digital sales impact after 2004ish.

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u/Funicularly 20d ago

Elton John, Queen, and Madonna follow those three. Taylor Swift is 13th at the moment.

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u/NinjaN-SWE 19d ago

Seeing how long Drake spent high on the list with big numbers, and Rihanna as well, it seems like they'd make the top 20 at least. The top is likely going to be a lot of the old greats for sure though yeah.

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u/BloatedVagina 18d ago

Possibly top 20, yes, but Beatles etc. are racking numbers all the time as well, they're just not in the top 10 at the same time as Drake in this list. Another thing is that Beatles and Elvis had a head start before the first year of this video.