<Table> List of artists with the highest - certified albums <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Th> Decades active </Th> <Th> Certified units in millions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> The Beatles </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 70s </Td> <Td> 178 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Garth Brooks </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 148 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Elvis Presley </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1950s -- 70s </Td> <Td> 146.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Led Zeppelin </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 80s </Td> <Td> 111.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> Eagles </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 101 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Billy Joel </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s - 2010s </Td> <Td> 82.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> Michael Jackson </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2000s </Td> <Td> 81 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Elton John </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 78 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> Pink Floyd </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> AC / DC </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 72 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> George Strait </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> Barbra Streisand </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 68.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> Aerosmith </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 66.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Rolling Stones </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 66.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> Bruce Springsteen </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 65.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> Madonna </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 64.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> Mariah Carey </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1990s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 64 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> Metallica </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> Whitney Houston </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 58.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> Van Halen </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 56.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> U2 </Td> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 </Th> <Td> Celine Dion </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> Fleetwood Mac </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 49.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Neil Diamond </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 49.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 </Th> <Td> Shania Twain </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 1990s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenny G </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Journey </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 28 </Th> <Td> Kenny Rogers </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1950s -- 2000s </Td> <Td> 47.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 29 </Th> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 46.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 30 </Th> <Td> Guns N ' Roses </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 44.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 44.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eminem </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1990s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 44.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 33 </Th> <Td> Santana </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 43.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alan Jackson </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 43.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 35 </Th> <Td> Taylor Swift </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 2000s - 2010s </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 36 </Th> <Td> Reba McEntire </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 37 </Th> <Td> Eric Clapton </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 38 </Th> <Td> Chicago </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 38.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Simon and Garfunkel </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 70s </Td> <Td> 38.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 40 </Th> <Td> Rod Stewart </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s
<Table> List of artists with the highest - certified albums <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Th> Decades active </Th> <Th> Certified units in millions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> The Beatles </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 70s </Td> <Td> 178 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Garth Brooks </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 148 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Elvis Presley </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1950s -- 70s </Td> <Td> 146.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Led Zeppelin </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 80s </Td> <Td> 111.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> Eagles </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 101 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Billy Joel </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s - 2010s </Td> <Td> 82.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> Michael Jackson </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2000s </Td> <Td> 81 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Elton John </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 78 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> Pink Floyd </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> AC / DC </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 72 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> George Strait </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> Barbra Streisand </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 68.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> Aerosmith </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 66.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Rolling Stones </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 66.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> Bruce Springsteen </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 65.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> Madonna </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 64.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> Mariah Carey </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1990s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 64 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> Metallica </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> Whitney Houston </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 58.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> Van Halen </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 56.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> U2 </Td> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 </Th> <Td> Celine Dion </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> Fleetwood Mac </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 49.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Neil Diamond </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 49.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 </Th> <Td> Shania Twain </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 1990s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenny G </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Journey </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 28 </Th> <Td> Kenny Rogers </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1950s -- 2000s </Td> <Td> 47.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 29 </Th> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 46.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 30 </Th> <Td> Guns N ' Roses </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 44.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 44.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eminem </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1990s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 44.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 33 </Th> <Td> Santana </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 43.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alan Jackson </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1980s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 43.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 35 </Th> <Td> Taylor Swift </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 2000s - 2010s </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 36 </Th> <Td> Reba McEntire </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1970s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 37 </Th> <Td> Eric Clapton </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 38 </Th> <Td> Chicago </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s </Td> <Td> 38.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Simon and Garfunkel </Td> <Td> US </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 70s </Td> <Td> 38.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 40 </Th> <Td> Rod Stewart </Td> <Td> UK </Td> <Td> 1960s -- 2010s
who is the first highest certified music artist in the us
who is the first highest certified music artist in the us
The Beatles
The Beatles