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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.
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.
- Madonna (28,345,000)
- Queen (28,215,000)
- Rihanna (27,100,000)
- Michael Jackson (26,995,000)
- Elton John (21,635,000)
- Cliff Richard (21,500,000)
- The Beatles (17,145,000)
- Elvis Presley (12,205,000)
- David Bowie (12,000,000)
- ABBA (11,200,000)
- Paul McCartney (10,200,000)
- Kylie Minogue (10,100,000)
- The Rolling Stones
- Rod Stewart
- Take That
- Stevie Wonder
- Oasis
- Eminem
- Whitney Houston
- Spice Girls
- George Michael
- Robbie Williams
- Bee Gees
- U2
- Shakin' Stevens
- Britney Spears
- Status Quo
- Lady Gaga (7,357,000)
- Boyzone
- Blondie
- Slade
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Boney M
- Westlife
- Celine Dion
- Beyoncé
- UB40
- Olivia Newton-John
- Mariah Carey
- Tom Jones
- Madness
- Police
- Wham!
- Phil Collins
- Diana Ross
- The Jam
- Bryan Adams
- Pet Shop Boys
- David Guetta
- Adam Ant
- Duran Duran
- Frank Sinatra
- Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- Prince
- Katy Perry
- Wet Wet Wet
- The Everly Brothers
- The Shadows (not including any with Cliff Richard)
- Pink
- Coldplay (4,918,500)
References
List of best-selling music artists in the United Kingdom in singles sales Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA