Pop sensations like Taylor Swift have ignited their stardom in recent years, but Swift still isn’t the best-selling artist of all time.
The insider turned to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) list to find out who it is. The list is based on the total number of certified album units sold in the United States (including streaming figures).
Swift has, however, been ahead of Bob Seger and Guns n ‘Roses since last year after dropping the hit albums “Folklore” and “Evermore”.
England’s biggest rock band sit number one in this all-time chart of top-selling artists by album sales, and they look untouchable on a roster filled with a number of surprising appearances.
It might be somewhat shocking to find out, for example, that gentle jazz saxophonist Kenny G has sold more albums than Eminem, and country star Garth Brooks has sold more than Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.
John Lynch contributed to a previous version of this article.