UK Best selling singles artists of all time
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The Best Selling Singles Artists in the UK were revealed in a Channel 4 documentary in February 2004. Sir Cliff Richard was shown to have sold more singles than any other artist. Not only were the featured artists surprised by this, but so too was Sir Cliff. This was followed by The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
Madonna, at number 4, was the top female artist, followed by Kylie Minogue and The Spice Girls, who were the top female group.
Comedians Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse (as their characters Smashie and Nicey) presented the television show, which took its figures from the UK Charts Company. These figures should only be taken as being accurate as of February 2004.
- Cliff Richard (20,969,006)
- The Beatles (20,799,632)
- Elvis Presley (19,293,118)
- Madonna (14,562,856)
- Elton John (13,475,063)
- Michael Jackson (11,310,958)
- Queen (10,334,713)
- ABBA (10,004,039)
- Paul McCartney (9,781,603)
- David Bowie (9,392,410)
- Rod Stewart (9,046,492)
- The Rolling Stones (8,348,470)
- Kylie Minogue (7,994,130)
- Stevie Wonder (7,614,227)
- Spice Girls (7,507,213)
- Shakin' Stevens (7,108,330)
- Whitney Houston (6,993,105)
- Bee Gees (6,943,851)
- George Michael (6,819,419)
- Status Quo (6,727,822)
- Boney M (6,587,01)
- Slade (6,520,171)
- Olivia Newton-John (6,493,006)
- Blondie (6,456,881)
- Boyzone (6,435,711)
- Oasis (6,225,785)
- UB40 (5,997,222)
- Tom Jones (5,892,220)
- Celine Dion (5,683,264)
- The Police (5,617,175)
- Madness (5,564,459)
- Diana Ross (5,326,780)
- Wham! (5,298,431)
- Adam Ant (5,296,965)
- The Jam (5,094,055)
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood (5,008,067)
- Robbie Williams (4,973,227)
- Pet Shop Boys (4,913,655)
- Phil Collins (4,889,059)
- Wet Wet Wet (4,877,320)
- Duran Duran (4,846,531)
- The Everly Brothers (4,827,957)
- The Shadows (4,793,537)
- Westlife (4,726,116)
- Gary Glitter (4,717,834)
- Engelbert Humperdinck (4,710,320)
- U2 (4,663,427)
- Bryan Adams (4,614,135)
- Frank Sinatra (4,597,630)
- The Hollies (4,597,450)
