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The Global Recording Artist of the Year is an award presented by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) to honor the year's commercially best-performing musician, based on global album-equivalent units earned, which includes music downloads, streaming and physical sales. [1]
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The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below.
These are the lists of the music artists that have the highest certified record sales in Finland (and/or sales explicitly confirmed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland in their database). The lists consist of albums and singles (vinyl, CD, digital) and music DVDs, certified or confirmed by Musiikkituottajat.
List of countries by top 10 appearances (1996–2023) Country Geographical region Top 10 appearances (number of years) Latest year in the top 10 Highest rank United States USA & Canada 25 2023 1 Japan Asia 25 2023 1 United Kingdom Europe 25 2023 3 Germany Europe 25 2023 3 France Europe 25 2023 4 Canada USA & Canada 25 2023 6 Australia ...
Previously, IFPI, Music & Media awarded album sales in the Pan-European sphera like The Bodyguard soundtrack which earned 7× platinum, equivalent to 7 million copies. They also reported sales amount in the case of several album's artists in their regular articles.
1942 10-inch 78 rpm release of the single "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby 1997 7-inch 45 rpm release of "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight", double A-side single by Elton John. This is a compendium of the best-selling music singles. The criterion for inclusion is to sell at least ten million copies worldwide.
This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of 2014. According to IFPI, the best-selling album of 2014 was Frozen (soundtrack), selling 10.0 million copies worldwide. Both physical and digital album sales are included. [1] [2] [3]