Who sold 1 billion records?

There are different types of music and the list of singers who have become celebrities is long. If you want to know which artists have sold over a billion records worldwide, you've come to the right place. In any case, you don't need to take a note to memorize these artists because there aren't many of them to have exceeded half a billion copies.

In effect, 3 artists are at the top of the list of those who have sold over 400 million records. In first place are Beatles, si on tient compte de la vente des singles suivi d’Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson, the King of Pop.

If we take the following method: one 45 rpm (two songs) equals one unit, one EP or "super 45 rpm (quatre chansons) équivaut à deux unités et un album égale six unités, seuls The Beatles et Elvis Presley enregistrent plus d’un milliard d’unité de disques vendus.

1 The Beatles: over 1 billion records sold

The Beatles are a group of four artists from Liverpool, England. These four talented singers are John Lennon, the band's creator, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and the latest to join the team, Ringo Starr.

The Beatles happen to be the most popular and influential group of artists in rock history. In the ten long years of their existence, they spent 7 years recording, from 1962 to 1969. During the band's career, they recorded 12 albums which make up some 200 songs. With their timeless songs and completely convincing styles, the Beatles are a real gem in the music world.

Voici les 5 chiffres clés qui a marqué l’histoire du groupe The Beatles :

• 600 millions : c’est l’estimation du nombre de ventes annoncées par le groupe The Beatles.
• 73 millions : c’est le nombre de personnes qui ont assisté à la première représentation télévisée des Beatles aux États-Unis, le 9 février 1964.
• 75 000 dollars : c’est la somme que le groupe a dépensé pour la production de l’album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” en 1967.
• 3 000 : c’est le nombre de “reprises en français” (cover), que des artistes du monde entier ont fait de la célèbre chanson “Yesterday”.
• 25 : c’est le nombre d’albums du groupes ayant atteint la première place des charts aux États Unis.

2 The King: Elvis Presley

The famous Elvis Presley singer and musician from America. Our celebrity was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was nicknamed "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply "The King". He got this pseudonym because of his international success, and also because he developed this musical style all over the world.

It's a Rock and Roll music giant of the '60s. Ses fans l’apprécie pour son talent incomparable de chanteur et surtout sa gestuelle provocante. Cet artiste s’est bien illustré dans plusieurs genres de musique comme le country, le pop, le gospel, le rock et bien d’autres encore. C’est peut-être en ces raisons qu’il a pu être l’un des plus gros vendeurs de disques qui n’a jamais existé.

Elvis launched his career well, but sadly suffered cardiac arrest in 1977 at the age of 42. Since his launch, Elvis' record sales to date have totalled 500 million.

3.Le Roi du Pop : Michael Jackson (n’a pas fait le milliard de vente)

Nicknamed "The King of Pop", Michael Jackson is singer-songwriter. Apart from that, he was also an American dancer-choreographer and actor. He was born in Gary on August 29, 1958, and died in Los Angeles in June 2009. He was his parents' eighth child, and sang with his brothers despite his young age.

He began his professional career at the age of 11 with his older brothers in the Jackson Five. It wasn't until 1971 that he went solo. You're no doubt familiar with his five landmark albums:

• Off the Wall (in 1979);
• Thriller (in 1982) ;
• Bad (in 1987);
• Dangerous (in 1991) ;
• History (in 1995).

Throughout his famous career, not to mention his signature dances such as "moonwalk", he had won over many fans with his style of music and, above all, with his "moonwalks". vocal styles. Today, the number of sales of his albums has risen to 500 million.

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