Garth Brooks Tops the List of Best-Selling Country Artists of All Time . . . Followed by George Strait and Shania Twain
NashCountryDaily.com listed the Top 20 Best-Selling Country Artists of all time. GARTH BROOKS is way out in front with 138 million albums sold. GEORGE STRAIT follows with 69 million, and SHANIA TWAIN is next with 48 million in U.S. sales.
Here’s the Top 10:
1. Garth Brooks, 138 million
2. George Strait, 69 million
3. Shania Twain, 48 million
4. Kenny Rogers, 47.5 million
5. Alabama, 46.5 million
6. Alan Jackson, 43.5 million
7. Reba McEntire, 41 million
8. Willie Nelson, 31.5 million
9. Dixie Chicks, 30.5 million
10. Linda Ronstadt, 30 million
Other interesting names include Taylor Swift at #12 with 26.5 million sold, Kenny Chesney at #13 with 25.5 million, Carrie Underwood at #18 with 19 million copies sold, and Rascal Flatts at #19 with 18.5 million. There’s no doubt all four will move up the list as time goes on . . . especially Taylor, who’s only 27 years old, and Carrie, who’s 33.