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Most successful artists by decade

This article will tell you which artists are among the most successful ones for each decade since the 50s to the 20s. Who are the winners?
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Since the summer of 2016 dozens of artists have been analyzed using the CSPC method.

Some of them destroyed the competition during a short time thanks to only one album, while others have proven longevity through the years.

In the end though, who has really dominated each of the last six decades? Is it the former or the latter kind of artists? You will find the answer in the list below!


The figures written here are not the equivalent album sales during the decade, but the equivalent album sales up to date from all the material released during that decade by an artist.

Please keep in mind some artists with strong results in several decades haven’t been studied so far, e.g. Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys or Nicki Minaj. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles. The list of studied artists is available here.

A lot of lists like this one are available inside the Data Collector, so feel free to read them to gauge how your favorite artist charts within it!

Most successful artists by decade (as of May 2021)​

1950s
1. Elvis Presley – 127,149,000

1960s
1. The Beatles – 376,924,000
2. Elvis Presley – 131,658,000
3. The Rolling Stones – 110,801,000
4. Simon & Garfunkel – 89,796,000
5. Bob Dylan – 72,934,000
6. The Doors – 72,455,000
7. Led Zeppelin – 57,592,000
8. Creedence Clearwater Revival – 52,246,000
9. Barbra Streisand – 31,384,000
10. Johnny Hallyday – 29,793,000
11. Bee Gees – 27,358,000
12. Pink Floyd – 21,773,000
13. Stevie Wonder – 17,580,000
14. Santana – 16,834,000
15. Cher – 14,854,000
16. Cher – 14,854,000
17. Fleetwood Mac – 14,807,000
18. Jackson 5 & The Jacksons – 13,281,000
19. Buffalo Springfield – 11,061,000
20. David Bowie – 8,481,000

1970s
1. Pink Floyd – 171,695,000
2. Eagles – 163,422,000
3. Led Zeppelin – 138,828,000
4. Queen – 129,623,000
5. Elton John – 129,344,000
6. Abba – 125,972,000
7. Rod Stewart & Faces – 108,674,000
8. Bob Marley – 107,997,000
9. Bee Gees – 104,914,000
10. Fleetwood Mac – 95,398,000
11. Santana – 75,660,000
12. The Rolling Stones – 73,368,000
13. Billy Joel – 72,103,000
14. David Bowie – 68,914,000
15. AC/DC – 67,824,000
16. Paul McCartney – 65,482,000
17. Stevie Wonder – 63,036,000
18. Black Sabbath – 62,946,000
19. Aerosmith – 60,765,000
20. Supertramp – 58,979,000
21. Barbra Streisand – 57,359,000
22. Elvis Presley – 54,499,000
23. Neil Young – 53,662,000
24. John Lennon – 47,679,000
25. Michael Jackson – 46,469,000

1980s
1. Michael Jackson – 181,681,000
2. Madonna – 131,613,000
3. Phil Collins – 119,105,000
4. U2 – 111,861,000
5. Queen – 107,789,000
6. Prince – 93,149,000
7. AC/DC – 84,857,000
8. Bruce Springsteen – 82,382,000
9. Bon Jovi – 79,146,000
10. George Michael & Wham! – 69,617,000
11. Dire Straits – 67,720,000
12. The Police – 64,978,000
13. Metallica – 64,948,000
14. Billy Joel – 62,280,000
15. Journey – 61,102,000
16. Van Halen – 60,076,000
17. Guns N’ Roses – 58,419,000
18. Whitney Houston – 56,494,000
19. Sade – 46,991,000
20. Bryan Adams – 46,495,000
21. Barbra Streisand – 43,186,000
22. The Rolling Stones – 37,912,000
23. Elton John – 37,330,000
24. Stevie Wonder – 36,782,000
25. David Bowie – 35,564,000

1990s
1. Céline Dion – 160,090,000
2. Mariah Carey – 144,462,000
3. Garth Brooks – 108,309,000
4. Whitney Houston – 88,381,000
5. Nirvana – 80,179,000
6. Michael Jackson – 78,755,000
7. Metallica – 75,261,000
8. Backstreet Boys – 74,905,000
9. Madonna – 66,562,000
10. Shania Twain – 65,863,000
11. Guns N’ Roses – 56,524,000
12. Red Hot Chili Peppers – 55,552,000
13. Alanis Morissette – 50,237,000
14. Oasis – 47,347,000
15. Spice Girls – 47,339,000
16. Green Day – 44,616,000
17. The Cranberries – 42,810,000
18. U2 – 42,021,000
19. TLC – 38,447,000
20. Sting – 37,855,000
21. Bon Jovi – 37,185,000
22. Bryan Adams – 36,037,000
23. Aerosmith – 35,248,000
24. Santana – 33,069,000
25. Enya – 31,849,000

2000s
1. Eminem – 123,624,000
2. Linkin Park – 67,608,000
3. Coldplay – 66,326,000
4. Britney Spears – 62,135,000
5. Beyoncé – 50,503,000
6. P!nk – 48,326,000
7. Norah Jones – 48,153,000
8. Robbie Williams – 47,775,000
9. Nickelback – 46,375,000
10. Black Eyed Peas – 45,631,000
11. Alicia Keys – 43,142,000
12. Michael Bublé – 42,346,000
13. Ayumi Hamasaki – 40,263,000
14. U2 – 38,338,000
15. Madonna – 37,931,000
16. Avril Lavigne – 36,931,000
17. Rihanna – 36,818,000
18. Lady Gaga – 35,949,000
19. Usher – 34,775,000
20. Shakira – 34,227,000
21. Justin Timberlake – 33,379,000
22. Green Day – 32,386,000
23. Taylor Swift – 29,445,000
24. Miley Cyrus – 28,856,000
25. Evanescence – 28,339,000

2010s
1. Adele – 73,356,000
2. Justin Bieber – 66,066,000
3. Taylor Swift – 64,282,000
4. Ed Sheeran – 61,066,000
5. Rihanna – 55,886,000
6. BTS – 55,749,000
7. Bruno Mars – 52,339,000
8. Drake – 52,256,000
9. One Direction – 44,466,000
10. Eminem – 38,691,000
11. Maroon 5 – 37,803,000
12. Katy Perry – 35,012,000
13. The Weeknd – 34,942,000
14. Ariana Grande – 33,108,000
15. Lady Gaga – 30,122,000
16. Post Malone – 28,844,000
17. Coldplay – 28,500,000
18. Kendrick Lamar – 26,660,000
19. Imagine Dragons – 24,676,000
20. Selena Gomez – 23,749,000
21. Beyoncé – 23,194,000
22. Michael Bublé – 19,821,000
23. Shawn Mendes – 17,365,000
24. Billie Eilish – 16,709,000
25. Sam Smith – 16,045,000

2020s
1. BTS – 16,701,000
2. Taylor Swift – 7,851,000
3. The Weeknd – 4,070,000
4. Justin Bieber – 3,462,000
5. Dua Lipa – 2,884,000
6. Lady Gaga – 2,249,000
7. Selena Gomez – 1,958,000
 
Poor invincible, statistically it is his least popular album as the Michael album has just 7 tracks compared to Invincible’s 16. You have to up your game @Richard76 😛
 
Spotify Peak :2023

GITM :50M
DANG :50M
SOOML :50M
WDAN : 50M
LMA : 100M
IJCSLY : 150M
LNFSG : 150M
CHIC: 200M
DD : 200M
BOW : 200M
TDCAU : 300M
BAD : 300M
LNFSG : 300M
TWYMMF : 400M
RWY : 400M
TH: 500M
BI :1B
BJ : 1,5B

YOUTUBE-PEAK 2023

PYT-AUDIO : 50M
SD : 100M
MITM : 150M
ES : 400M
BI : 1B
BJ : 1,5B
 
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July 24, 2023




Smooth Radio in the UK are again doing their ultimate poll to find out which artist is the Smooth Icons of all time!
All you need to do is pick up to 10 of your favourite music icons, and we’ll then count down the full top 100 on Monday, August 28. Perfect as this is Michael’s Birthday!
Michael has been #1 of the Smooth Icon for now 3 years in the row including last year.
Let’s do it again MJ fans! Time to vote HERE
 
Bogdan said:
“According to numbers” seems like the obvious legit source!
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I did wonder about that, lol. I was hoping someone would come in with more info. Maybe KoPSpotify was getting a bit overexcited this time around. Maybe I was, also. :D
 
Spotify J5 top-10 songs :
july 27

i want you back : 783,161,081
abc : 359,049,690
santa claus is coming to town:244,734,931
i saw mommy kissing santa claus :156,093,743
i'll be there :128,128,179
who's loving you :108,014,871
never can say goodbye :39,135,428
the love you save :32,975,210
Dancing machine :29,697,930
frosty the snowman :19,409,527
 
Spotify-the jacksons top-10 songs
july 26

blame it on the boogie :268,182,781
Can you feel it-7"version :75,589,143
shake your body-7"version :69,152,711
this place hotel :37,099,038
Can you feel it :28,669,366
torture :26,141,503
shake your body :17,908,148
enjoy yourself :16,128,207
show you the way to go :8,712,426
state of shock : 5,484,747
 
Do we know total plays J5 vs The Jacksons on spotify?
 
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