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Published by The Official Charts Company in June 2012 to coincide with both the 60th anniversary of the UK Official Singles Chart and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. At the time of publication, there were twelve artists with more than ten million UK singles sales with Paul McCartney the only artist to achieve this both as part of a group and as a solo artist.

Many of the artists in the list below have both streaming and sales included in their totals.

1. Coldplay (33,400,000)
2. Eminem (30,000,000)
3. Madonna (29,345,000)
4. Rihanna (27,100,000)
5. Michael Jackson (26,995,000)
6. Little Mix (23,000,000)
7. The Beatles (22,100,000)
8. Elton John (21,635,000)
9. Cliff Richard (21,500,000)
10. Beyoncé (14,500,000)
11. Ariana Grande (13,200,000)
12. Westlife (12,854,000)
13. Justin Bieber (12,800,000)
14. Elvis Presley (12,600,000)
15. David Bowie (12,000,000)
16. ABBA (11,300,000)
17. Paul McCartney (10,200,000)
18. Bee Gees (10,165,000)
19. Kylie Minogue (10,100,000)
20. The Rolling Stones (10,100,000)
21. Rita Ora (9,800,000)
22. Taylor Swift (9,600,000)
23. Rod Stewart
24. Take That
25. Stevie Wonder
26. Whitney Houston (9,400,000)
27. Imagine Dragons (9,400,000)
28. Oasis (9,079,000)
29. Spice Girls (8,500,000)
30. George Michael
31. Robbie Williams
32. Britney Spears (7,635,000)
33. U2 (7,500,000)
34. Shakin' Stevens
35. Lady Gaga (7,357,000)
36. Status Quo (7,200,000)
37. Boyzone (7,100,000)
38. Blondie (7,037,000)
39. The Black Eyed Peas (7,034,000)
40. Boney M (6,859,000)
41. Slade (6,856,000)
42. Celine Dion
43. UB40 (6,600,000)
44. Olivia Newton-John
45. Mariah Carey
46. Tom Jones
47. Madness (6,150,00)
48. Police (6,100,000)
49. Wham!
50. Phil Collins
51. Diana Ross
52. The Jam
53. Bryan Adams
54. Pet Shop Boys
55. David Guetta
56. Adam Ant
57. Duran Duran
58. Frank Sinatra
59. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
60. Prince
61. Katy Perry
62. Wet Wet Wet
63. The Everly Brothers
64. The Shadows (not including any with Cliff Richard)
65. Pink

References

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2. "Certified Awards Search". BPI. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
3. "Charts analysis: Eminem holds off Modfather from albums summit | Analysis | Music Week". Music Week. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
4. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
5. "Little Mix's Official Top 20 songs revealed". Official Charts.
6. ^ "The Official Top 20 biggest selling groups of all time revealed!". Official Charts Company.
7. @chartariana (November 15, 2019). "Highest certified female artists of All Time in the UK — Singles:
   
   #1. Rihanna — 30,200,000
   #2. Beyoncé — 14,200,000
   #3. Ariana Grande — 13,200,000
   #4. Katy Perry — 13,000,000
   #5. Nicki Minaj — 12,400,000" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. Jones, Alan (22 November 2019). "Charts analysis: Westlife reach summit with first album in nine years". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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12. Imagine Dragons Charts (18 December 2021). ".@Imaginedragons crossed the mark of 10.4 million sales based in certifications in the United Kingdom. – They're one of the best-selling international groups of all time in the country. 🇬🇧 https://t.co/IIacNJkE20" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022 – via Twitter.
13. ^ "Lady Gaga's biggest songs on the Official UK Chart (Updated 2020)". Official Charts Company.

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