List of best-selling music artists in the United Kingdom in singles sales

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, Robbie Williams and George Michael the only artists to feature twice as part of a group and as a solo artist.^[1]

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.

1. The Beatles (21,900,000)
2. Elvis Presley (21,600,000)
3. Cliff Richard (21,500,000)
4. Madonna (17,600,000)
5. Michael Jackson (15,300,000)
6. Elton John (14,800,000)
7. Queen (12,600,000)
8. David Bowie (12,000,000)^[2]
9. ABBA (11,200,000)
10. Rihanna (10,400,000)
11. Paul McCartney (10,200,000)
12. Kylie Minogue (10,100,000)
13. The Rolling Stones
14. Rod Stewart
15. Take That
16. Stevie Wonder
17. Oasis
18. Eminem
19. Whitney Houston
20. Spice Girls
21. George Michael
22. Robbie Williams
23. Bee Gees
24. U2
25. Shakin' Stevens
26. Britney Spears
27. Status Quo
28. Lady Gaga (7,357,000)^[3]
29. Boyzone
30. Blondie
31. Slade
32. The Black Eyed Peas
33. Boney M
34. Westlife
35. Celine Dion
36. Beyoncé
37. UB40
38. Olivia Newton-John
39. Mariah Carey
40. Tom Jones
41. Madness
42. Police
43. Wham!
44. Phil Collins
45. Diana Ross
46. The Jam
47. Bryan Adams
48. Pet Shop Boys
49. David Guetta
50. Adam Ant
51. Duran Duran
52. Frank Sinatra
53. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
54. Prince
55. Katy Perry
56. Wet Wet Wet
57. The Everly Brothers
58. The Shadows (not including any with Cliff Richard)
59. Pink
60. Coldplay (4,918,500) ^[4]

References

1. "Official Singles Charts' Biggest Selling Artists of all time revealed". UK Official Charts. 4 June 2012.
2. "Official Charts Analysis: David Bowie's UK chart life". Music Week. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
3. . Official Charts Company http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/lady-gagas-official-top-10-biggest-selling-uk-singles-revealed-__3338/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. . Official Charts Company http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/coldplay-s-official-top-20-best-selling-singles-revealed-__4117/. Missing or empty |title= (help)