Top 40 best-selling UK singles acts

[Wayne]

Top 40 all-time singles sales acts, updated from new Virgin book (out ~Oct 2010).

In brackets positions on last March 27th 2010 list, +increase since.

1. (1) Cliff Richard – 21,400,000 (+50k)
2. (3) Elvis Presley – 21,000,000 (+160k)
3. (2) Beatles – 20,800,000 (+0)
4. (4) Madonna – 17,200,000 (+200k)
5. (5) Elton John – 14,800,000 (+75k)
6. (6) Michael Jackson – 14,300,000 (270k)
7. (7) Queen – 11,900,000 (+0)
8. (8) ABBA – 10,900,000 (+860k)
9. (10) David Bowie – 10,200,000 (+290k)
10. (9) Paul McCartney/Wings – 10,200,000 (+290k)

11. (11) Rod Stewart – 9,600,000 (+100k)
12. (13) Rolling Stones – 9,400,000 (+410k)
13. (12) Kylie Minogue – 9,300,000 (+100k)
14. (14) Stevie Wonder – 8,500,000 (+210k)
15. (17) Oasis – 8,200,000 (+555k)
16. (15) Whitney Houston – 7,900,000 (+100k)
17. (16) Spice Girls – 7,800,000 (+20k)
18. (18) George Michael – 7,500,000 (+25k)
19. (20) Take That – 7,400,000 (+150k)
20. (19) Shakin’ Stevens – 7,300,000 (+40k)

21. (21) Bee Gees – 7,200,000 (+0)
22. (22) Status Quo – 7,000,000 (+0)
23. (28) Robbie Williams – 6,900,000 (+340k)
24. (23) Boyzone – 6,900,000 (+150k)
25. (24) Blondie – 6,800,000 (+55k)
26. (31) U2 – 6,800,000 (+455k)
27. (27) Boney M – 6,700,000 (+140k)
28. (25) Slade – 6,700,000 (+20k)
29. (26) Olivia Newton-John – 6,600,000 (+30k)
30. (29) Britney Spears – 6,600,000 (+180K)

31. (33) Westlife – 6,600,000 (+280k)
32. (30) Tom Jones – 6,500,000 (+225k)
33. (32) UB40 – 6,400,000 (+55k)
34. (34) Celine Dion – 6,300,000 (+160k)
35. (41) Eminem – 6,100,000 (+560k)
36. (35) Mariah Carey – 6,000,000 (+140k)
37. (36) Police – 6,000,000 (+60k)
38. (37) Madness – 5,900,000 (+50k)
39. (38) Diana Ross – 5,700,000 (+25k)
40. (39) Wham! – 5,700,000 (+40k)

[HeatSeeker]

Yay for Mariah making it. Half of that increase is probably from AIWFCIY alone though :tehe:

[James]

Yay for Whitney inside the top 20