Toto je zoznam vrcholnej stovky napredávanejších umelcov v USA. Zoznam je založený na základe certifikácií albumov ktoré boli udelené americkou asociáciou RIAA.^[1] Recording Industry Association of America sa nezaoberá priamo predajom nosičov, prideľuje iba certifikácie k ich vydaným edíciám. Preto vo výsledkoch predaja tohto zoznamu sú dané čísla k certifikáciám a skutočný (fyzický) predaj, ktorý umelci dosiahli môže byť vďaka akumulácii vyšší.

S prideľovaním certifikácii RIAA začala v roku 1958. Pre túto skutočnosť sa v tomto zozname nenachádzajú umelci ako Bing Crosby, ktorého predaj nosičov nebol v 30. až 50. rokoch 20. storočia certifikovaný. Zoznam tiež vylučuje certifikáciu albumov zaznamenaných v spolupráci s inými jedinečnými umelcami alebo ak umelci spolupracovali v rámci skupiny.

Číslo	Meno	Národnosť	Aktívny v dekádach	Žáner(-re)	Certifikácie v miliónoch
1	The Beatles	UK	1960s–70s	Rock[2]	178
2	Garth Brooks	US	1980s–2010s	Country[3]	135
3	Elvis Presley	US	1950s–70s	Rock & roll / Pop / Country / R&B[4]	134.5
4	Led Zeppelin	UK	1960s–80s	Rock / Heavy metal / Blues[5]	111.5
5	The Eagles	US	1970s–2010s	Rock[6]	101
6	Billy Joel	US	1970s–2000s	Rock[7]	81.5
7	Michael Jackson	US	1970s–2000s	Pop / R&B[8]	76
8	Pink Floyd	UK	1960s–2010s	Rock[9]	75
9	Elton John	UK	1960s–2010s	Pop / Rock[10]	73.5
10	Barbra Streisand	US	1960s–2010s	Pop	72.5
11	AC/DC	UK/Aus.	1970s–2010s	Hard rock[11]	72
12	George Strait	US	1980s–2010s	Country	69
13	Aerosmith	US	1970s–2010s	Hard rock[12]	66.5
	The Rolling Stones	UK	1960s–2010s	Rock[13]	66.5
15	Bruce Springsteen	US	1970s–2010s	Rock / Folk	64.5
	Madonna	US	1980s–2010s	Pop / Dance[14]	64.5
17	Mariah Carey	US	1990s–2010s	R&B / Pop[15]	63.5
18	Metallica	US	1980s–2010s	Heavy metal / Rock[16]	62
19	Whitney Houston	US	1980s–2010s	R&B / Pop[17]	57
20	Van Halen	US	1970s–2010s	Hard rock	56.5
21	U2	Ire.	1970s–2010s	Rock	51.5
22	Kenny Rogers	US	1950s–2000s	Pop / Country[18]	51
23	Celine Dion	Canada	1980s–2010s	Pop	50
24	Fleetwood Mac	UK/US	1960s–2010s	Rock	49.5
25	Neil Diamond	US	1960s–2010s	Pop	48.5
26	Shania Twain	Canada	1990s–2010s	Pop country	48
	Kenny G	US	1980s–2010s	Smooth Jazz	48
28	Journey	US	1970s–2010s	Pop / Rock	47
29	Alabama	US	1970s–2010s	Country rock	46
30	Guns N' Roses	US	1980s–2010s	Hard rock / Heavy Metal	44.5
31	Santana	Mex./US	1960s–2010s	Latin / Rock	43.5
	Bob Seger	US	1960s–2010s	Rock	43.5
	Alan Jackson	US	1980s–2010s	Country	43.5
34	Eric Clapton	UK	1960s–2010s	Blues / Rock[19]	42.5
35	2Pac	US	1990s	Hip-hop	41.5
36	Reba McEntire	US	1970s–2010s	Country	41
37	Prince	US	1970s–2010s	R&B / Rock / Pop[20]	39.5
38	Chicago	US	1960s–2010s	Rock	38.5
	Simon and Garfunkel	US	1960s–70s	Folk rock[21]	38.5
40	Rod Stewart	UK	1960s–2010s	Rock	38
41	Foreigner	US/UK	1970s–2010s	Rock	37.5
	Tim McGraw	US	1990s–2010s	Country	37.5
	Eminem	US	1990s–2010s	Hip-hop	37.5
44	Bob Dylan	US	1960s–2010s	Folk / Rock	37
	Backstreet Boys	US	1990s–2010s	Pop / Dance	37
46	Def Leppard	UK	1970s–2010s	Hard rock	35
	Willie Nelson	US	1950s–2010s	Country	35
48	Queen	UK	1970s–2000s	Rock	34.5
	Bon Jovi	US	1980s–2010s	Rock[22]	34.5
50	Britney Spears	US	1990s–2010s	Pop / Dance	34
51	Phil Collins	UK	1970s–2010s	Rock / Pop[23]	33.5
	R. Kelly	US	1990s–2010s	R&B[24]	33.5
	Dave Matthews Band	US	1990s–2010s	Rock	33.5
54	James Taylor	US	1960s–2010s	Folk / Pop	33
	John Denver	US	1960s–90s	Pop / Country	33
	The Doors	US	1960s–70s	Rock[25]	33
57	Pearl Jam	US	1990s–2010s	Alternatívny rock[26]	31.5
58	Boston	US	1970s–2010s	Rock	31
59	Dixie Chicks	US	1980s–2000s	Country / Pop[27]	30.5
60	Linda Ronstadt	US	1960s–2000s	Rock / Pop / Country[28]	30
	Tom Petty	US	1970s–2010s	Rock	29
62	Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers	US	1970s–2010s	Rock	29.5
63	Jay-Z	US	1990s–2010s	Hip-Hop / Rap	29
64	Ozzy Osbourne	UK	1960s–2010s	Hard rock	28.75
65	Mannheim Steamroller	US	1970s–2010s	New age	28.5
66	’N Sync	US	1990s–2000s	Pop	28
	Michael Bolton	US	1980s–2010s	Pop	28
	Lynyrd Skynyrd	US	1960s–2000s	Southern rock	28
69	John Mellencamp	US	1970s–2010s	Rock	27.5
	Brooks & Dunn	US	1990s–2000s	Country	27.5
	Barry Manilow	US	1970s–2010s	Pop	27.5
72	Boyz II Men	US	1990s–2000s	R&B	27
	Frank Sinatra	US	1930s–90s	Pop / Jazz	27
	Bee Gees	UK	1960s–2000s	Pop / Rock / R&B / Dance	27
75	Enya	Ire.	1980s–2000s	New age / Celtic	26.5
76	Janet Jackson	US	1980s–2010s	R&B / Pop	26
	Creedence Clearwater Revival	US	1960s–70s	Rock	26
78	Faith Hill	US	1990s–2010s	Country	25.5
	Kenny Chesney	US	1990s–2010s	Country	25.5
80	Rush	Canada	1970s–2010s	Progresívny rock[29]	25
	Mötley Crüe	US	1980s–2010s	Rock	25
	Nirvana	US	1980s–90s	Alternative rock	25
	ZZ Top	US	1970s–2010s	Rock	25
	Luther Vandross	US	1960s–2000s	R&B	25
	Creed	US	1990s–2000s	Rock	25
	Toby Keith	US	1990s–2010s	Country	25
87	The Carpenters	US	1960s–80s	Pop	24.5
	Steve Miller Band	US	1960s–2010s	Rock	24.5
	Taylor Swift	US	2000s-2010s	Country / Pop[30]	24.5
90	Vince Gill	US	1970s–2010s	Country	24
	Green Day	US	1980s–2010s	Rock / Pop punk	24
92	Earth, Wind & Fire	US	1970s–2010s	R&B[31]	23.5
	The Cars	US	1970s–2010s	Rock	23.5
	Kid Rock	US	1990s–2010s	Rock / Hip-hop / Country	23.5
	Sade	UK	1980s–2010s	R&B / Pop	23.5
	Jimi Hendrix	US	1960s–70s	Rock	23.5
97	Jimmy Buffett	US	1960s–2010s	Rock[32]	23
	Lionel Richie	US	1960s–2010s	R&B / Pop[33]	23
	Red Hot Chili Peppers	US	1980s–2010s	Rock[34]	23
	Beastie Boys	US	1980s–2010s	Hip-hop	23

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