Who is the best single artist of all time?
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Who is the best single artist of all time?
Elvis Presley (USA) is the best-selling solo artist, with 1 billion sales worldwide (129.5 million in the USA).
Who is the highest selling female artist?
Madonna Louise Ciccone (or simply Madonna to you and I) is the only female artist to have sold more than 250 million units in claimed sales.
What song has been number 1 for the longest?
Most weeks at number one
| Number of weeks | Artist(s) | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Lil Nas X (1 week solo, 18 weeks featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) | “Old Town Road” |
| 16 | Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men | “One Sweet Day” |
| Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber | “Despacito” | |
| 14 | Whitney Houston | “I Will Always Love You” |
Who are some famous people that never released an album?
A selection of songs that never found an album to call home. 1 Rihanna. Rihanna was big on this for a while. 2 Calvin Harris. In 2015 and 2016, Calvin was “between albums”, enjoying the same kind of freedom people enjoy when their between relationships. 3 Katy Perry. 4 Madonna. 5 will.i.am.
Do singles appear on albums?
In fact, back in the day, it used to be the done thing that singles wouldn’t appear on albums. Lately, however, standalone singles have been pretty rare, but some artists, for whatever reason, like to hold them back. We look at some hits and key tracks that never had a studio album to call their own.
What is the most lost single by the Beatles?
The most “lost” single by The Beatles is probably “Lady Madonna”. It was released in early 1968, after Magical Mystery Tour, but well before The White Album . It was a song without a home, although Capitol later put it on a compilation album made up of old singles…
Why do American albums have more songs than British albums?
British albums normally had 14 songs, and U.S. albums usually only had 11 or 12. Capitol used this as an opportunity to “save” some songs, and then make new albums by combining them with singles that hadn’t been placed on previous albums. That’s how we got American albums that didn’t even exist in England, especially…