Rihanna – 117.9 Million
While we’re on the topic of musically successful divas, did you know that Rihanna is now officially (as of February 2017) the best-selling solo recording artist of all time? Rhianna has even stepped in front of rock and roll’s legend Elvis Presley with current global sales of 213.2 million accredited albums and singles and eight Grammy Awards. The incredible milestones and endless recognition as the best female solo artist, Rhianna has conquered all the ups and downs within the music industry, coming a long way since first stepping into the industry in the early 90’s. Yea, she’s not going anywhere soon — she’s on fire!
Rhianna
Def Leppard — 35 Million
Living all together under one roof, the musicians, unsure where to start, made little (if any) initial progress. While carrying out their writing sessions, Def Leppard found time (maybe too much time), because these boys were partying heavily. But when the band finally was ready to record several songs their producer Mutt Lange dropped-out of the project, as he was exhausted from the repetitive rock albums. The innovative production elements of their legacy album, Hysteria , became industry standard, giving rise to a whole new genre called rock-pop.
Def Leppard
