1960s:

1. The Beatles

2. Elvis Presley

3. The Rolling Stones

4. Bob Dylan

5. The Supremes

6. Frank Sinatra

7. Jimi Hendrix

8. Johnny Cash

9. The Beach Boys

10. Aretha Franklin

1970s:

1. Led Zeppelin

2. Elton John

3. Pink Floyd

4. ABBA

5. The Eagles

6. Queen

7. David Bowie

8. The Bee Gees

9. Rod Stewart

10. Aerosmith

1980s:

1. Michael Jackson

2. Madonna

3. U2

4. Bruce Springsteen

5. Prince

6. Dire Straits

7. Guns N’ Roses

8. George Michael/Wham!

9. Phil Collins/Genesis

10 . Bon Jovi

1990s:

1. Mariah Carey

2. Celine Dion

3.Garth Brooks

4.Nirvana

5.Whitney Houston

6.Tupac Shakur

7.Metallica

8.Guns N’ Roses (continued success from the 1980s)

9.Backstreet Boys

10.Britney Spears

2000s:

1.Eminem

2.Coldplay

3.Britney Spears (continued success from the 1990s)

4.Linkin Park

5.Beyoncé

6.U2 (continued success from earlier decades)

7.Justin Timberlake

8.Norah Jones

9.Alicia Keys

10.Kanye West

2010s:

1.Adele

2.Ed Sheeran

3.Taylor Swift

4.Drake

5.Justin Bieber

6.Bruno Mars

7.Rihanna

8.P!nk

9.Lady Gaga

10.The Weeknd

2020s (Up to Now):

Note that the decade is still ongoing and sales figures are yet to be finalized.

1.BTS

2.Ariana Grande

3.Billie Eilish

4.Taylor Swift (continued success from previous decades)

5.Dua Lipa

6.Olivia Rodrigo

7.Bad Bunny

8.Drake (continued success from previous decades)

9.Post Malone

10.Harry Styles

Sales statistics change over time and the lists are subject to updates with new data.