Who is the most successful in the music industry?
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Who is the most successful in the music industry?
250 million or more records
| Artist | Country / Market | Claimed sales |
|---|---|---|
| Elvis Presley | United States | 500 million 360 million (Est. sales as of 1997) |
| Michael Jackson | United States | 400 million 350 million |
| Elton John | United Kingdom | 300 million 250 million |
| Madonna | United States | 300 million 275 million |
Who is the most influential music group?
The top 15 most influential bands and artists ever…
- Elvis Presley. ‘Before Elvis there was nothing ‘, John Lennon once said and it’s true because it’s hard to imagine a time before the golden hamburger that changed the world.
- The Beatles.
- The Rolling Stones.
- James Brown.
- Kraftwerk.
- Jimi Hendrix.
- Black Sabbath.
- Sex Pistols.
What is the biggest music group of all time?
BEATLES
| ARTIST | COMBINED SALES TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEATLES | 22.1 MILLION |
| 2 | QUEEN | 12.8 MILLION |
| 3 | ABBA | 11.3 MILLION |
| 4 | ROLLING STONES | 10.1 MILLION |
Which two bands had a famous feud and ended up making huge hit songs about it?
The extraordinary story of Simon & Garfunkel’s life-long feud. American folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel have sold over 100 million records, making them among the best-selling music artists in history.
Who started rap beef?
In the 1980s, diss tracks began to feature prominently in the hip-hop genre. The first known hip-hop feud (or “beef”) was the Roxanne Wars. The Roxanne Wars began in 1984 when Roxanne Shanté and Marley Marl released the song “Roxanne’s Revenge”, a diss track aimed at the trio U.T.F.O.
What is the biggest beef in rap history?
Tupac. Unfortunately, the greatest beef in rap history ended in tragedy. It may or may not be connected to the years long feud between Pac and Big, but both rappers were mysteriously and infamously gunned down in eerily similar fashion six months apart in 1996 and 1997.