here's a few stats from the us sales figures:
Number Artist Sales 1 The Beatles 106,530,000 2 Garth Brooks 92,000,000 3 Led Zeppelin 83,620,000 4 Elvis Presley 77,280,000 5 Eagles 65,000,000 6 Billy Joel 63,250,000 7 Barbra Streisand 62,750,000 8 Elton John 61,620,000 9 Aerosmith 54,370,000 10 Pink Floyd 52,600,000
just look at which band occours over and over again in this list counting down album sales in all categories.
Millions Sold Title Artist's Name 28 Their Greatest Hits (vol. 1) The Eagles 26 Thriller Michael Jackson 23 The Wall Pink Floyd 22 Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin 21 Greatest Hits VOL I & II Billy Joel 19 The Beatles The Beatles 19 Come On Over Shania Twain 19 Back In Black AC/DC 19 Rumours Fleetwood Mac 17 Boston Boston 17 The Bodyguard (soundtrack) Whitney Houston 16 The Beatles 1967 - 1970 The Beatles 16 Hotel California Eagles 16 Greatest Hits Elton John 16 Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette 16 No Fences Garth Brooks 16 Cracked Rear View Hootie & The Blowfish 15 Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin 15 The Beatles 1962 - 1966 The Beatles 15 Saturday Night Fever The Bee Gees 15 Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen 15 Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd 15 Appetite For Destruction Guns 'n Roses 15 Double Live Garth Brooks 14 Supernatural Santana 14 Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf 14 Ropin' The Wind Garth Brooks 14 Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys 13 Frampton Comes Alive Peter Frampton 13 Greatest Hits Simon & Garfunkel 13 Purple Rain (soundtrack) Prince & The Revolution 13 Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 13 Baby One More Time Britney Spears 13 Millennium Backstreet Boys 13 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live Bruce Springsteen 13 Metallica Metallica 13 Greatest Hits 1974 - 1978 Steve Miller Band 12 Abbey Road The Beatles 12 Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin 12 Hot Rocks The Rolling Stones 12 Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi 12 II Boyz II Men 12 Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits Kenny Rogers 12 Breathless Kenny G 12 Hysteria Def Leppard 12 The Woman In Me Shania Twain 12 No Jacket Required Phil Collins 12 Yourself Or Someone Like You Matchbox Twenty 12 Forrest Gump Soundtrack Various Artists 12 Wide Open Spaces Dixie Chicks 12 Ten Pearl Jam 11 Dirty Dancing Soundtrack Various Artists 11 James Taylor's Greatest Hits James Taylor 11 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 11 Crazysexycool TLC 11 Pieces Of You Jewel 11 Houses Of The Holy Led Zeppelin 11 Titanic Soundtrack Various Artists 11 No Strings Attached 'N Sync 11 Falling Into You Celine Dion 11 Eagles Greatest Hits Volume II Eagles 11 Devil Without A Cause Kid Rock 10 The Stranger Billy Joel 10 1984 Van Halen 10 Aerosmith's Greatest Hits Aerosmith 10 Best Of The Doobies The Doobie Brothers 10 Can't Slow Down Lionel Richie 10 Daydream Mariah Carey 10 Dookie Green Day 10 Eliminator ZZ Top 10 Faith George Michael 10 Fly Dixie Chicks 10 Greatest Hits Journey 10 Human Clay Creed 10 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin