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The following is an independently verified list of best-selling music artists those with claims of 75 million or more record sales from the second half of the 20th century to the presentOnly artists whose claimed sales figures can be cross-referenced with music recording certification systems the first of which appeared in the late 1950s are included.

Highest selling albums ever. 13 rows This is a list of the best-selling albums in the United States based on RIAA certification and. Michael Jackson Quincy Jones Thriller is the highest selling album of all-time with numerous songs on the album going to 1. 11 rows This is a list of the fastest-selling albums pure sales in the United States since Nielsen.

Greatest Hits by ABBA is the best-selling compilation album ever while Madonna s The Immaculate Collection is the best-selling compilation album in solo artist category. Worldwide Thriller is still the best-selling album of all time with a whopping 47 million certified copies sold six million ahead of Their Greatest Hits. All of these records except for the second-best-selling album of all time are held by foreign artists.