Greatest Pop Icon of All Time?

No single metric agrees: record sales crown Michael Jackson, Billboard #1s crown Mariah Carey, and Grammys crown Beyoncé with 35.

The top 3

1. Record Sales: MJ vs Madonna: Michael Jackson tops pop soloists with 400M+ claimed sales, and Thriller is the best-selling album ever at roughly 70 million copies.
2. Chart Records: Most #1 Hits: The Beatles own 20 Billboard Hot 100 #1s, the all-time record; Mariah Carey leads every solo artist with 19.
3. Modern GOATs: Awards & Touring: Beyoncé holds 35 Grammys, the most of any artist ever, while Taylor Swift's Eras Tour grossed roughly $2.07 billion.

Sources

• Billboard
• List of best-selling music artists (Wikipedia)
• The Recording Academy (Grammy)

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