beh...credo si Elton. Le vendite totali sarebbero circa 280 milioni anche se mancano aggiornamenti di circa 10 anni di alcuni album pubblicati in USA e poi nessuno ha la certezza matematica.
Se tu sai le vendite globali di Elvis potremmo fare qualche confronto
ciao qui vi do la classifica americana riaa,escluso Elvis e poco la Streisand,e dato che Garth Brooks ha solo mercato in Usa e Canada e Billy Joel quasi solo Usa,e Madonna potrebbe essere un'incognita, dovremmo essere lì lì con Elvis
Artist Certified Units
(in Millions)
BEATLES, THE 164.50
LED ZEPPELIN 105.00
BROOKS, GARTH 105.00
PRESLEY, ELVIS 102.00
EAGLES 86.00
JOEL, BILLY 77.00
PINK FLOYD 73.50
STREISAND, BARBRA 68.50
JOHN, ELTON 64.50 66,5 con Ght 1970/2002
AEROSMITH 63.50
AC/DC 63.00
ROLLING STONES, THE 62.50
MADONNA 59.00
SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE 58.50
JACKSON, MICHAEL 58.00
CAREY, MARIAH 53.00
HOUSTON, WHITNEY 53.00
ROGERS, KENNY 50.50
STRAIT, GEORGE 50.50
VAN HALEN 50.50
DIAMOND, NEIL 49.50
METALLICA 48.00
KENNY G 47.50
FLEETWOOD MAC 46.50
U2 46.00
ALABAMA 45.00
DION, CELINE 42.50
SANTANA 42.50
JOURNEY 40.00
NELSON, WILLIE 39.00
CLAPTON, ERIC 38.50
CHICAGO 36.50
PRINCE 36.50
BACKSTREET BOYS 36.00
SIMON & GARFUNKEL 36.00
FOREIGNER 36.00
GUNS 'N ROSES 35.50
MC ENTIRE, REBA 34.50
2 PAC 33.50
BON JOVI 33.00
DYLAN, BOB 32.50
DENVER, JOHN 32.50
DEF LEPPARD 32.00
COLLINS, PHIL 32.00
TWAIN, SHANIA 32.00
RONSTADT, LINDA 31.50
JACKSON, ALAN 31.00
SEGER, BOB/SILVER BULLET BAND 30.50
STEWART, ROD 30.00
TAYLOR, JAMES 29.50
DOORS, THE 29.50
BOSTON 29.00
'N SYNC 28.00
BOLTON, MICHAEL 28.00
PETTY, TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS 27.00
MATTHEWS, DAVE BAND 27.00
OSBOURNE, OZZY 26.75
PEARL JAM 26.50
MELLENCAMP, JOHN 26.50
BOYZ II MEN 26.50
SPEARS, BRITNEY 26.00
BEE GEES 25.50
ZZ TOP 25.00
QUEEN 24.50
JACKSON, JANET 24.00
CARPENTERS 24.00
RUSH 24.00
KELLY, R. 24.00
DIXIE CHICKS 24.00
LYNYRD SKYNYRD 23.50
CARS, THE 23.50
MANILOW, BARRY 23.50
EARTH, WIND & FIRE 23.00
NIRVANA 23.00
MC CARTNEY, PAUL 23.00
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER 22.50
MOTLEY CRUE 22.50
SADE 22.50
BROOKS & DUNN 22.50
DOOBIE BROTHERS 22.00
POLICE, THE 22.00
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 22.00
ESTEFAN, GLORIA 22.00
ENYA 22.00
SINATRA, FRANK 22.00
R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON 21.50
GENESIS 21.50
GILL, VINCE 21.50
VANDROSS, LUTHER 21.50
TLC 21.00
BEASTIE BOYS 21.00
CREED 21.00
MORISSETTE, ALANIS 20.50
MEAT LOAF 20.50
HEART 20.50
RICHIE, LIONEL 20.50
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH 20.00
HENDRIX, JIMI 20.00
HILL, FAITH 20.00
This chart was generated on 11/01/2002
Billy Joel ha vendite globali sicuramente inferiori a Elton, però non ha solo il mercato USA come Garth Brooks, vende un po' d'ovunque, però ormai da Rivers Of Dreams in avanti non ha più pubblicato un vero e proprio album da studio.
Visti questi dati USA, penso che Elvis sia il cantante singolo più venduto in assoluto, ha un mercato globale e ha prodotto decine di album.
In assoluto penso che i Beatles doppino ampliamente il secondo!
Ciao su riaa.com si trova tutto il necessario,purtroppo si vedono solo i gold ,i platino e i multi,non le spezzature,li trovi il database con tutti gli artisti elton manca per ora il gh1970/02:http://www.riaa.com/Gold-Search_Results.cfm?start=1
Artist Title Cert. Date Label Award Description Level Format Category Type
JOHN, ELTON 21 AT 33 09/22/80 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON A SINGLE MAN 10/24/78 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON A SINGLE MAN 11/15/78 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON BENNIE & THE JETS 04/08/74 MCA Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON BENNIE & THE JETS 09/13/95 ROCKET Platinum SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON BITCH IS BACK 09/13/95 ROCKET Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON BLUE MOVES 10/29/76 ROCKET Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON BLUE MOVES 12/09/76 ROCKET Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON BREAKING HEARTS 09/12/84 GEFFEN Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON BREAKING HEARTS 08/28/98 GEFFEN Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT 08/17/94 HOLLYWOOD Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997/SOMETHING.YOU LOOK TONIGHT 09/23/97 ROCKET Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997/SOMETHING.YOU LOOK TONIGHT 09/23/97 ROCKET Platinum SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997/SOMETHING.YOU LOOK TONIGHT 09/23/97 ROCKET Multi Platinum 8.0 SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997/SOMETHING.YOU LOOK TONIGHT 10/09/97 ROCKET Multi Platinum 11.0 SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997/SOMETHING.YOU LOOK TONIGHT 10/01/97 ROCKET Multi Platinum 9.0 SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY 03/23/93 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY 05/21/75 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY 03/23/93 MCA Multi Platinum 3.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CARIBOU 07/05/74 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CARIBOU 03/23/93 MCA Multi Platinum 2.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CARIBOU 03/23/93 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CROCODILE ROCK 02/05/73 MCA Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON CROCODILE ROCK 09/13/95 ROCKET Platinum SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON DANIEL 09/13/95 ROCKET Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
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JOHN, ELTON DECADE - ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 1976-1986 01/13/94 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON DECADE - ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 1976-1986 10/13/95 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON DECADE - ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS 1976-1986 08/26/98 MCA Multi Platinum 2.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME 09/06/74 MCA Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER 10/11/95 ROCKET Multi Platinum 3.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER 02/12/73 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER 03/23/93 MCA Multi Platinum 2.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER 03/23/93 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON DUETS 01/26/94 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON DUETS 01/26/94 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON ELTON JOHN 02/17/71 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON ELTON JOHN LIVE IN AUSTRALIA 01/05/88 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON ELTON JOHN LIVE IN AUSTRALIA 10/13/95 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON FRIENDS 04/06/71 PARAMOUNT Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 03/23/93 MCA Multi Platinum 5.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 09/13/95 ROCKET Platinum SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 01/04/74 MCA Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 08/26/98 ROCKET Multi Platinum 7.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 03/23/93 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 09/11/95 ROCKET Multi Platinum 6.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD 10/12/73 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS 11/08/74 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS 10/11/95 ROCKET Multi Platinum 13.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS 08/21/98 ROCKET Multi Platinum 15.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS 02/07/95 ROCKET Multi Platinum 11.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
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Artist Title Cert. Date Label Award Description Level Format Category Type
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS 03/23/93 MCA Multi Platinum 10.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS 09/11/95 ROCKET Multi Platinum 12.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS 03/23/93 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS VOL. III 1979-1987 10/13/95 GEFFEN Multi Platinum 2.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS VOL. III 1979-1987 11/08/91 GEFFEN Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS VOL. III 1979-1987 02/14/89 GEFFEN Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II 09/30/77 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II 11/09/77 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II 03/23/93 MCA Multi Platinum 3.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II 09/11/95 ROCKET Multi Platinum 4.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON GREATEST HITS, VOLUME II 08/25/98 ROCKET Multi Platinum 5.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON HERE & THERE 05/06/76 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON HERE & THERE 08/25/98 ROCKET Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON HONKY CHATEAU 07/24/72 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON HONKY CHATEAU 10/11/95 ROCKET Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON ICE ON FIRE 06/26/86 GEFFEN Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON ISLAND GIRL 12/04/75 MCA Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON ISLAND GIRL 09/13/95 ROCKET Platinum SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON JUMP UP 11/22/82 GEFFEN Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON LITTLE JEANNIE 08/12/80 MCA Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON LIVE WORLD TOUR 1992 03/24/93 A*VISION ENTERTAINMENT Gold VIDEO SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON LOVE SONGS 03/28/97 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON LOVE SONGS 08/24/00 MCA Multi Platinum 3.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON LOVE SONGS 12/11/98 MCA Multi Platinum 2.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON LOVE SONGS 12/01/96 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
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Artist Title Cert. Date Label Award Description Level Format Category Type
JOHN, ELTON LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS 01/29/75 MCA Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON MADE IN ENGLAND 05/23/95 ROCKET Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON MADE IN ENGLAND 05/23/95 ROCKET Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER 08/26/98 ROCKET Multi Platinum 2.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER 02/19/72 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER 03/23/93 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE 08/17/79 MCA Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON ONE NIGHT ONLY 07/27/01 UNIVERSAL RECORDS Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON ONE NIGHT ONLY 07/23/02 UNIVERSAL RECORDS Platinum VIDEO SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON ONE NIGHT ONLY 01/16/02 UNIVERSAL RECORDS Gold VIDEO SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM 04/23/75 MCA Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM 09/13/95 ROCKET Platinum SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON REG STRIKES BACK 08/19/88 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON ROCK OF THE WESTIES 03/23/93 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON ROCK OF THE WESTIES 10/21/75 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON SLEEPING WITH THE PAST 04/02/90 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON SLEEPING WITH THE PAST 10/30/89 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT 09/10/75 MCA Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON SONGS FROM THE WEST COAST 11/05/01 ROCKET Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD 01/25/77 MCA Gold SINGLE SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON THE BIG PICTURE 08/19/98 ROCKET Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON THE BIG PICTURE 08/19/98 ROCKET Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON THE ONE 05/18/93 MCA Multi Platinum 2.0 ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON THE ONE 09/17/92 MCA Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON THE ONE 08/27/92 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
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JOHN, ELTON TO BE CONTINUED 06/23/92 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON TOO LOW FOR ZERO 10/13/95 GEFFEN Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON TOO LOW FOR ZERO 01/18/84 GEFFEN Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION 08/26/98 ROCKET Platinum ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION 03/22/71 UNI Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON YOUR SONGS 10/13/95 MCA Gold ALBUM SOLO Standard
JOHN, ELTON & KIKI DEE DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART 08/17/76 ROCKET Gold SINGLE DUO Standard
JOHN, ELTON & LEANN RIMES WRITTEN IN THE STARS 04/27/99 ROCKET Gold SINGLE DUO Standard
JOHN, ELTON & TIM RICE AIDA 04/26/99 ROCKET Gold ALBUM DUO Standard
Per SFWC certificato gold e non platino dovremmo essere attorno ai 650k 700k per UK il sito è bpi.co.uk per quanto riguarda elton:
JOHN ELTON , GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD , Silver , Mon Oct 1 1973
JOHN ELTON , GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD , Gold , Mon Oct 1 1973
JOHN ELTON , CARIBOU , Silver , Mon Jul 1 1974
JOHN ELTON , CARIBOU , Gold , Mon Jul 1 1974
JOHN ELTON , ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS , Gold , Fri Nov 1 1974
JOHN ELTON , ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS , Silver , Fri Nov 1 1974
JOHN ELTON , GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD , Platinum , Sat Feb 1 1975
JOHN ELTON , ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS , Platinum , Sat Feb 1 1975
JOHN ELTON , CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY , Gold , Fri May 23 1975
JOHN ELTON , CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY , Silver , Fri May 23 1975
JOHN ELTON , ROCK OF THE WESTIES , Silver , Thu Oct 30 1975
JOHN ELTON , ROCK OF THE WESTIES , Gold , Thu Oct 30 1975
JOHN ELTON , HERE AND THERE , Silver , Tue Jun 1 1976
JOHN ELTON , BLUE MOVES , Gold , Mon Nov 1 1976
JOHN ELTON , BLUE MOVES , Silver , Mon Nov 1 1976
JOHN ELTON , GREATEST HITS VOL 2 , Gold , Fri Oct 28 1977
JOHN ELTON , GREATEST HITS VOL 2 , Silver , Fri Oct 28 1977
JOHN ELTON , A SINGLE MAN , Gold , Tue Nov 14 1978
JOHN ELTON , A SINGLE MAN , Silver , Tue Nov 14 1978
JOHN ELTON , SONG FOR GUY , Silver , Mon Jan 1 1979
JOHN ELTON , PART TIME LOVE , Silver , Mon Jan 1 1979
JOHN ELTON , ELTON JOHN LIVE , Silver , Thu Mar 1 1979
JOHN ELTON , THE VERY BEST OF ELTON JOHN , Silver , Mon Oct 20 1980
JOHN ELTON , THE VERY BEST OF ELTON JOHN , Gold , Mon Nov 3 1980
JOHN ELTON , JUMP UP , Silver , Thu Oct 14 1982
JOHN ELTON , TOO LOW FOR ZERO , Silver , Wed Jul 6 1983
JOHN ELTON , I'M STILL STANDING , Silver , Mon Aug 1 1983
JOHN ELTON , TOO LOW FOR ZERO , Gold , Tue Aug 2 1983
JOHN ELTON , TOO LOW FOR ZERO , Platinum , Fri Dec 2 1983
Ma nel considerare le vendite totali di G-Hits ,dobbiamo considerare le vendite USA doppie e quindi 2 milioni se la certificazione sarà doppio platino oppure dobbiamo considerare le copie effettivamente vendute .
Es. considerando 1 milione di copie vendute in USA il totale delle vendite mondiali è di 3 milioni.
Mentre se le consideriamo doppie (come fanno gli Americani) sarebbero 4 milioni.
E' da considerarsi doppio,così come lo sono stati in precedenza as esempio The Wall dei Pink floyd e il Gh di Billy Joel,almeno così sono contate da Riaa