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by iwnit on October 20th, 2008
1) According to "The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists ", it would be Mariah Carey:
"Marvin Gaye
20
Aretha Franklin
19
Olivia Newton-John
18
Rod Stewart
17
Prince
16
Daryl Hall & John Oates
15
The Supremes
14
Chicago
13
Bee Gees
12
Paul McCartney/Wings
11
The Rolling Stones
10
Whitney Houston
9
Michael Jackson
8
Janet Jackson
7
Mariah Carey
6
Stevie Wonder
5
Elvis Presley
4
Elton John
3
Madonna
2
The Beatles
1"
Source and further information:
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml
2) According to this list for the US:
1 Barbra Streisand
2 Madonna
3 Mariah Carey
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists_in_the_United_States
3) According to this list for the world:
1 Alla Pugacheva (Russia)
2 Celine Dion (Canada)
3 Cher (U.S.)
4 Madonna (U.S.)
5 Nana Mouskouri (Greece - France)
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists
Na Tikhoretskuyu - Alla Pugacheva
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ABTP9ohfUM
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