elvis presley has sold the most albums all time.
who has sold the most albums all time?
elvis presley
"the joshua tree" debuted on the uk albums chart on 21 march 1987 at number one with 235,000 copies sold in its opening week, making it the fastest-selling album in uk history to that point. it received a platinum certification in the uk within 48 hours of being released. the album spent two weeks atop the uk albums chart and spent its first 28 weeks within the top ten. in total, it charted in the uk for 201 weeks, ranking it among the longest-charting albums in the nation's history. on the us "billboard" top pop albums chart, the album debuted on 4 april 1987 at number seven, the highest debut for a studio album in the us in almost seven years. within three weeks, it reached number one, becoming the group's first album to top the charts in the us. it remained at that position for nine consecutive weeks, the band's longest number-one reign on the chart and the second-longest reign in the us that year. the album spent a total of 120 weeks on the "billboard" top pop albums, 35 of them in the top ten. on 13 may 1987, the recording industry association of america (riaa) certified the album double-platinum. all of the group's previous albums re-entered the "billboard" top pop albums chart in 1987. in canada, the album debuted at number 51 on the "rpm" top 100 albums chart on 21 march 1987, and climbed to number one just two weeks later. within 14 days of release, it sold 300,000 units in canada and was certified triple-platinum. "the joshua tree" also topped the charts in austria, switzerland, new zealand, and sweden. in total, the album reached number one in over 20 countries. "rolling stone" said that the album increased the band's stature "from heroes to superstars". it was the first album by any artist to sell one million copies on cd in the us. u2 were featured on the cover of the 27 april 1987 issue of "time", which declared them "rock's hottest ticket"; they were just the fourth rock band to appear on the magazine's cover, following the beatles, the band, and the who.
the joshua tree
moving into 2010, "before i self destruct" sold 8,800 in its eighth week, placing it at number 57. in its ninth week it sold 7,300 moving down to number 68. in its tenth week it sold 6,800 placing it at number 73 on the "billboard" 200. in its eleventh week it sold 6,600 copies to land at number 89 on the "billboard" 200. the album saw an increase in sales in its twelfth week with 8,500 copies sold, to land at number 73. it sold 8,100 copies in its 13th week to land at number 99 on the "billboard" 200. in its 14th week the album sold 7,000 copies to land at number 87 on the billboard 200 chart. in its 15th week the album sold 8,400 copies to land at number 64 on the "billboard" 200 chart. in its 16th week the album sold 5,800 copies to land at number 106 on the billboard 200 chart. in its 17th week the album sold 5,000 copies to land at number 129 on the billboard 200 albums chart. in its 18th week the album sold 4,300 copies to land at number 132 on the billboard 200 chart. in its 19th week the album sold 3,700 copies to land at number 154 on the billboard 200 albums chart. in its 20th week the album sold 3,600 copies to land at number 182 on the "billboard" 200 albums chart. in its 21st week the album sold 2,500 copies, which was not enough to land in the "billboard" top 200 albums chart. however, it landed at number 188 in the top 200 current albums chart. this was the last week the album would chart on the billboard 200 or billboard top current albums chart.
before i self destruct