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Best-selling music artists

Name the top 5 best-selling musical bands or artists in the world, by claimed sales of albums, singles, compilation-albums, music videos as well as downloads of singles and full-length albums.

You may give your answers in any order.

Results and stats
      • Claimed sales
      • Artist/Band
      • Years active
      • 600m - 1b
      •  
      • 1960–1970
      • 600m - 1b
      •  
      • 1954–1977
      • 300m - 750m
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      • 1964–2009
      • Claimed sales
      • Artist/Band
      • Years active
      • 300m - 370m
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      • 1972–1982
      • 150m - 300m
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      • 1971–present

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