Garth Brooks Is The Biggest Selling Act of The SoundScan Era

by Paul Cashmere - January 4 2008

Country superstar Garth Brooks has sold more albums than anyone else in the SoundScan era (1991-now).

In figures released today by Nielsen SoundScan, Brooks catalogue has sold more than 67 million units in the last 16 years.

The country superstar has sold more albums in the 90s and 00s than The Beatles (who make the list at No. 2)

SoundScan's biggest selling artists are:
1 Garth Brooks (67,402,000)
2 Beatles (55,695,000)
3 Mariah Carey (49,937,000)
4 Celine Dion (49,692,000)
5 Metallica (48,670,000)
6 George Strait (39,171,000)
7 Tim McGraw (36,413,000)
8 Alan Jackson (35,266,000)
9 Pink Floyd (34,453,000)
10. Shania Twain (33,531,000)