List of best-selling music artists in the United Kingdom in singles sales

Published by The Official Charts Company in June 2012 to coincide with both the 60th anniversary of the UK Official Singles Chart and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. There were twelve artists with more than ten million UK singles sales with Sir Paul McCartney the only artist to achieve this both as part of a group and as a solo artist.[1] Artists with references have been updated since the 2012 list was published based on more recent information sources. This means that positions in the list may not be accurately reflected.

  1. Eminem (30,000,000) [2]
  2. Madonna (29,345,000)
  3. Rihanna (27,100,000)
  4. Michael Jackson (26,995,000)[3]
  5. The Beatles (22,100,000)[4]
  6. Elton John (21,635,000)
  7. Cliff Richard (21,500,000)
  8. Coldplay (15,926,000)[5]
  9. Beyoncé (14,500,000)[3]
  10. Ariana Grande (13,200,000)[6]
  11. Queen (12,800,000) [4]
  12. Elvis Presley (12,600,000)
  13. David Bowie (12,000,000)[7]
  14. ABBA (11,300,000) [4]
  15. Paul McCartney (10,200,000)
  16. Kylie Minogue (10,100,000)
  17. The Rolling Stones (10,100,000) [4]
  18. Rita Ora (9,800,000)
  19. Taylor Swift (9,600,000) [8]
  20. Rod Stewart
  21. Take That
  22. Stevie Wonder
  23. Oasis (9,079,000) [4]
  24. Whitney Houston
  1. Spice Girls (8,500,000) [4]
  2. George Michael
  3. Robbie Williams
  4. Britney Spears (7,635,000)
  5. Bee Gees (7,600,000) [4]
  6. U2 (7,500,000) [4]
  7. Shakin' Stevens
  8. Lady Gaga (7,357,000)[9]
  9. Status Quo (7,200,000) [4]
  10. Boyzone (7,100,000) [4]
  11. Blondie (7,037,000) [4]
  12. The Black Eyed Peas (7,034,000) [9]
  13. Boney M (6,859,000) [9]
  14. Slade (6,856,000) [9]
  15. Westlife (9,800,000)[10]
  16. Celine Dion
  17. UB40 (6,600,000) [9]
  18. Olivia Newton-John
  19. Mariah Carey
  20. Tom Jones
  21. Madness (6,150,00) [9]
  22. Police (6,100,000) [9]
  23. Wham!
  24. Phil Collins
  25. Diana Ross
  26. The Jam
  27. Bryan Adams
  28. Pet Shop Boys
  29. David Guetta
  30. Adam Ant
  31. Duran Duran
  32. Frank Sinatra
  33. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
  34. Prince
  35. Katy Perry
  36. Wet Wet Wet
  37. The Everly Brothers
  38. The Shadows (not including any with Cliff Richard)
  39. Pink

References
  1. "Official Singles Charts' Biggest Selling Artists of all time revealed". UK Official Charts. 4 June 2012.
  2. . Music Week http://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/charts-analysis-eminem-holds-off-modfather-from-albums-summit/073899. Retrieved September 21, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  4. . Official Charts Company http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-20-biggest-selling-groups-of-all-time-revealed-__2515/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  6. https://mobile.twitter.com/chartariana/status/1195418764591935489. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Official Charts Analysis: David Bowie's UK chart life". Music Week. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  8. https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. . Official Charts Company http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/lady-gagas-official-top-10-biggest-selling-uk-singles-revealed-__3338/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. Jones, Alan (22 November 2019). "Charts analysis: Westlife reach summit with first album in nine years". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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