The Five Artists Who’ve Sold More Than A Half Billion Records
By Marvin Marks on May 6, 2008 in Music Trivia
According to this Wikipedia page there are five artists who have sold over a half billion records.
They are The Beatles, Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, & Michael Jackson.
One thing that I find interesting to note is that except for The Beatles who were only recording music for about 8 years (’62 to ‘70) the others on the list all had very long recording careers. For example, Michael Jackson is working on a new album this year and recorded his first music in 1967 as a member of the Jackson 5. That’s over 40 years of recording.
How about a little sampling of each half billion selling artist?
The Beatles - “Hey Jude” (1968)
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Introducing The Beatles Lp VEEJAY Oval Orig VG+ US $26.00 (10 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Oct-07-2008 23:51:53 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
Bing Crosby - “White Christmas” (1942)
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BING CROSBY - SILENT NIGHT - 7" 45 PIC SLEEVE US $5.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Oct-08-2008 7:50:33 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
Elvis Presley - “Hound Dog” (1956)
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philippines 10" ELVIS PRESLEY 78 rpm gi blues/what she US $63.55 (8 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Oct-08-2008 2:20:42 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
Frank Sinatra - “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” (1956)
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FRANK SINATRA - CHRISTMAS DREAMING - 7" 45 EP US $5.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Oct-08-2008 7:51:04 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
Michael Jackson - “Billy Jean” (1982)
(live version from 2001 as the video was disabled for embedding.)
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MICHAEL JACKSON: "THRILLER" - EPIC 1982 STEREO US $1.98 (1 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Oct-08-2008 8:44:40 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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