<Table> <Tr> <Th> Artist </Th> <Th> Biggest selling album </Th> <Th> Period </Th> <Th> Genre </Th> <Th> Claimed Sales </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coldplay </Td> <Td> A Rush of Blood to the Head </Td> <Td> 1997 -- present </Td> <Td> Alternative rock </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Dave Clark Five </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 1964 -- 1970 </Td> <Td> Pop rock / Beat </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Bowie </Td> <Td> Let 's Dance </Td> <Td> 1964 -- 2016 </Td> <Td> Rock </Td> <Td> 140 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deep Purple </Td> <Td> Machine Head </Td> <Td> 1968 -- present </Td> <Td> Hard rock </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shirley Bassey </Td> <Td> The Shirley Bassey Singles Album </Td> <Td> 1957 -- present </Td> <Td> Pop </Td> <Td> 135 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Adele </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 2006 -- present </Td> <Td> Pop / Soul </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Depeche Mode </Td> <Td> Violator </Td> <Td> 1980 -- present </Td> <Td> Electro Rock </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dire Straits </Td> <Td> Brothers in Arms </Td> <Td> 1977 -- 1995 </Td> <Td> Rock / Pop </Td> <Td> 103 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fleetwood Mac </Td> <Td> Rumours </Td> <Td> 1967 -- present </Td> <Td> Pop rock </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Genesis </Td> <Td> Invisible Touch </Td> <Td> 1967 -- present </Td> <Td> Progressive rock / Pop rock </Td> <Td> 150 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Michael </Td> <Td> Faith </Td> <Td> 1981 -- 2016 </Td> <Td> Pop </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iron Maiden </Td> <Td> The Number of the Beast </Td> <Td> 1975 -- present </Td> <Td> Heavy metal </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul McCartney </Td> <Td> Pipes of Peace </Td> <Td> 1957 -- present </Td> <Td> Pop rock </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pet Shop Boys </Td> <Td> Actually </Td> <Td> 1981 -- present </Td> <Td> Synthpop </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Phil Collins </Td> <Td> No Jacket Required </Td> <Td> 1980 -- present </Td> <Td> Adult contemporary </Td> <Td> 150 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Status Quo </Td> <Td> 12 Gold Bars </Td> <Td> 1967 -- present </Td> <Td> Rock </Td> <Td> 130 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Who </Td> <Td> Who 's Next </Td> <Td> 1964 -- present </Td> <Td> Rock / Hard rock </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Artist </Th> <Th> Biggest selling album </Th> <Th> Period </Th> <Th> Genre </Th> <Th> Claimed Sales </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coldplay </Td> <Td> A Rush of Blood to the Head </Td> <Td> 1997 -- present </Td> <Td> Alternative rock </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Dave Clark Five </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> 1964 -- 1970 </Td> <Td> Pop rock / Beat </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Bowie </Td> <Td> Let 's Dance </Td> <Td> 1964 -- 2016 </Td> <Td> Rock </Td> <Td> 140 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deep Purple </Td> <Td> Machine Head </Td> <Td> 1968 -- present </Td> <Td> Hard rock </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shirley Bassey </Td> <Td> The Shirley Bassey Singles Album </Td> <Td> 1957 -- present </Td> <Td> Pop </Td> <Td> 135 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Adele </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 2006 -- present </Td> <Td> Pop / Soul </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Depeche Mode </Td> <Td> Violator </Td> <Td> 1980 -- present </Td> <Td> Electro Rock </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dire Straits </Td> <Td> Brothers in Arms </Td> <Td> 1977 -- 1995 </Td> <Td> Rock / Pop </Td> <Td> 103 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fleetwood Mac </Td> <Td> Rumours </Td> <Td> 1967 -- present </Td> <Td> Pop rock </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Genesis </Td> <Td> Invisible Touch </Td> <Td> 1967 -- present </Td> <Td> Progressive rock / Pop rock </Td> <Td> 150 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Michael </Td> <Td> Faith </Td> <Td> 1981 -- 2016 </Td> <Td> Pop </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iron Maiden </Td> <Td> The Number of the Beast </Td> <Td> 1975 -- present </Td> <Td> Heavy metal </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paul McCartney </Td> <Td> Pipes of Peace </Td> <Td> 1957 -- present </Td> <Td> Pop rock </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pet Shop Boys </Td> <Td> Actually </Td> <Td> 1981 -- present </Td> <Td> Synthpop </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Phil Collins </Td> <Td> No Jacket Required </Td> <Td> 1980 -- present </Td> <Td> Adult contemporary </Td> <Td> 150 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Status Quo </Td> <Td> 12 Gold Bars </Td> <Td> 1967 -- present </Td> <Td> Rock </Td> <Td> 130 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Who </Td> <Td> Who 's Next </Td> <Td> 1964 -- present </Td> <Td> Rock / Hard rock </Td> <Td> 100 million </Td> </Tr> </Table>
biggest selling british female artist of all time
biggest selling british female artist of all time
Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey