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 the only artist to achieve this both 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. Coldplay (30,200,000)[2][3]
  2. Eminem (30,000,000) [4]
  3. Madonna (29,345,000)
  4. Justin Bieber (28,625,000)[5]
  5. Rihanna (27,100,000)
  6. Michael Jackson (26,995,000)[6]
  7. Little Mix (23,000,000) [7]
  8. The Beatles (22,100,000)[8]
  9. Elton John (21,635,000)
  10. Cliff Richard (21,500,000)
  11. Beyoncé (14,500,000)[6]
  12. Ariana Grande (13,200,000)[9]
  13. Queen (12,800,000) [8]
  14. Elvis Presley (12,600,000)
  15. David Bowie (12,000,000)[10]
  16. ABBA (11,300,000) [8]
  17. Paul McCartney (10,200,000)
  18. Bee Gees (10,165,000) [11]
  19. Kylie Minogue (10,100,000)
  20. The Rolling Stones (10,100,000) [8]
  21. Westlife (9,800,000)[12]
  22. Rita Ora (9,800,000)
  23. Taylor Swift (9,600,000) [13]
  24. Rod Stewart
  25. Take That
  26. Stevie Wonder
  27. Oasis (9,079,000) [8]
  28. Whitney Houston
  29. Spice Girls (8,500,000) [8]
  30. George Michael
  31. Robbie Williams
  32. Britney Spears (7,635,000)
  33. U2 (7,500,000) [8]
  34. Shakin' Stevens
  35. Lady Gaga (7,357,000)[14]
  36. Status Quo (7,200,000) [8]
  37. Boyzone (7,100,000) [8]
  38. Blondie (7,037,000) [8]
  39. The Black Eyed Peas (7,034,000) [14]
  40. Boney M (6,859,000) [14]
  41. Slade (6,856,000) [14]
  42. Celine Dion
  43. UB40 (6,600,000) [14]
  44. Olivia Newton-John
  45. Mariah Carey
  46. Tom Jones
  47. Madness (6,150,00) [14]
  48. Police (6,100,000) [14]
  49. Wham!
  50. Phil Collins
  51. Diana Ross
  52. The Jam
  53. Bryan Adams
  54. Pet Shop Boys
  55. David Guetta
  56. Adam Ant
  57. Duran Duran
  58. Frank Sinatra
  59. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
  60. Prince
  61. Katy Perry
  62. Wet Wet Wet
  63. The Everly Brothers
  64. The Shadows (not including any with Cliff Richard)
  65. Pink

References
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  2. "BRIT Certified - bpi". British Phonographic Industry. Enter search value "Coldplay". Retrieved 12 April 2021.CS1 maint: others (link)
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  10. "Official Charts Analysis: David Bowie's UK chart life". Music Week. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
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  12. Jones, Alan (22 November 2019). "Charts analysis: Westlife reach summit with first album in nine years". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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  14. "Lady Gaga's biggest songs on the Official UK Chart (Updated 2020)". Official Charts Company.
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