50 Years Of Best Selling Artists Visualized In Video

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Fame, fortune, and adoring fans—this is often the dream-turned-reality for the world’s most popular music artists.

Thanks to their relatability and creative prowess, these artists have not only boasted longevity in their record sales, but they’ve also dominated the charts year after year.

Visual Capitalist has release a facsinating video whcih visualizes the world’s best-selling music artists from the past 50 years (1969 to 2019) and highlights the length of their reigns.


Of all of the artists in the past half-century, two stand out: Michael Jackson and Eminem. Michael Jackson has the highest cumulative number of years in the top spot (~12 years), while Eminem holds the longest continuous best-selling artist slot (8.5 years).