All-Time Top 40 Best Selling Singles Acts in the UK

The Top 50 UK Singles Acts were originally revealed
on Channel 4, on Sunday 22nd February 2004.

Here is VH1's up-date - shown today - Saturday 27th March 2010.

key:
2010 rank [2004 rank] :: artist -- total sales ä change since 2004 {rank in best sellers of the 00s}

1 [1] :: Cliff Richard -- 21,350k ä +381k
2 [3] :: Elvis Presley -- 20,840k ä +1,547k {27}
3 [2] :: Beatles -- 20,800k ä +0k
4 [4] :: Madonna -- 17,000k ä +2,437k {6}
5 [5] :: Elton John -- 14,725k ä +1,250k
6 [6] :: Michael Jackson -- 14,030k ä +2,719k {17}
7 [7] :: Queen -- 11,900k ä +1,565k
8 [8] :: Abba -- 10,040k ä +36k
9 [9] :: Paul McCartney / Wings -- 9,910k ä +128k
10 [10] :: David Bowie -- 9,910k ä +518k
11 [11] :: Rod Stewart -- 9,500k ä +454k
12 [13] :: Kylie Minogue -- 9,200k ä +1,206k {14}
13 [12] :: Rolling Stones -- 8,990k ä +642k
14 [14] :: Stevie Wonder -- 8,290k ä +676k
15 [17] :: Whitney Houston -- 7,800k ä +807k
16 [15] :: Spice Girls -- 7,780k ä +273k
17 [26] :: Oasis -- 7,645k ä +1,419k {18}
18 [19] :: George Michael -- 7,475k ä +656k
19 [16] :: Shakin' Stevens -- 7,260k ä +152k
20 [18] :: BeeGees -- 7,200k ä +256k
21 [20] :: Status Quo -- 7,000k ä +272k
22 [25] :: Boyzone -- 6,750k ä +314k
23 [24] :: Blondie -- 6,745k ä +288k
24 [22] :: Slade -- 6,720k ä +200k
26 [23] :: Olivia Newton-John -- 6,630k ä +137k
25 [21] :: Boney M -- 6,560k ä -27k
27 [37] :: Robbie Williams -- 6,560k ä +1,587k {12}
29 new :: Britney Spears -- 6,420k ä {3}
30 [28] :: Tom Jones -- 6,375k ä +483k
28 [47] :: U2 -- 6,345k ä +1,682k {34}
31 [27] :: UB40 -- 6,345k ä +348k
32 [44] :: Westlife -- 6,320k ä +1,594k {2}
33 [29] :: Celine Dion -- 6,140k ä +457k
34 new :: Mariah Carey -- 6,140k ä {31}
35 [30] :: Police -- 5,940k ä +323k
36 [31] :: Madness -- 5,850k ä +286k
37 [32] :: Diana Ross -- 5,675k ä +348k
38 [33] :: Wham! -- 5,660k ä +362k
39 new :: Prince -- 5,620k ä >+1,100k
40 new :: Eminem -- 5,540k ä {1}


Brian