Imho gente come Toto cutugno potrebbe stare in chart, ma credo che prendano i dati de i mercati usa media latam.. Toto è più emea

Se parliamo di mercato statunitense, c'è la classifica RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) che dovrebbe essere sufficientemente affidabile:

https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists

Primi venti:

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[TD=align: left]BEATLES, THE[/TD]

[TD=align: left]178[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]BROOKS, GARTH[/TD]

[TD=align: left]136[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]PRESLEY, ELVIS[/TD]

[TD=align: left]135.5[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]LED ZEPPELIN[/TD]

[TD=align: left]111.5[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]EAGLES[/TD]

[TD=align: left]101[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]JOEL, BILLY[/TD]

[TD=align: left]81.5[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]JACKSON, MICHAEL[/TD]

[TD=align: left]76[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]PINK FLOYD[/TD]

[TD=align: left]75[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]JOHN, ELTON[/TD]

[TD=align: left]73.5[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]STREISAND, BARBRA[/TD]

[TD=align: left]72.5[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]AC/DC[/TD]

[TD=align: left]72[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]STRAIT, GEORGE[/TD]

[TD=align: left]69[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]ROLLING STONES, THE[/TD]

[TD=align: left]66.5[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]AEROSMITH[/TD]

[TD=align: left]66.5[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE[/TD]

[TD=align: left]64.5[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]MADONNA[/TD]

[TD=align: left]64.5[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]CAREY, MARIAH[/TD]

[TD=align: left]64[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]METALLICA[/TD]

[TD=align: left]62[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]HOUSTON, WHITNEY[/TD]

[TD=align: left]57[/TD]

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[TD=align: left]VAN HALEN[/TD]

[TD=align: left]56.5[/TD]

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Notare la posizione del mitico (per gli americani of course) Garth Brooks