1990s
43 artists
Oasis
Liam and Noel Gallagher feuding is as famous as the music. Morning Glory sold 22 million copies. The...
Gorillaz
Created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. The first virtual band. Over 27 million records sold. Cli...
Daft Punk
Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. The robot helmets are iconic. Get Lucky was the so...
Beyonce
Over 200 million records as a solo artist. Lemonade was a cultural event. The first woman to headlin...
Kanye West
Over 160 million records. 24 Grammy Awards. The College Dropout changed hip-hop away from gangster r...
The Notorious B.I.G.
Over 30 million records. Ready to Die is considered one of the greatest hip-hop albums. Killed at 24...
Coldplay
Over 100 million records. Yellow made them famous. Chris Martin is one of the most charismatic front...
Tool
Maynard James Keenan is also a winemaker. Over 25 million records. Lateralus uses the Fibonacci sequ...
Snoop Dogg
Discovered by Dr Dre. Doggystyle debuted at number one. Over 35 million records. Gin and Juice defin...
Missy Elliott
The most innovative female rapper. Over 30 million records. Get Ur Freak On used a Japanese sample. ...
OutKast
Andre 3000 and Big Boi. Hey Ya was inescapable in 2003. Over 25 million records. Speakerboxxx/The Lo...
Pearl Jam
Eddie Vedder baritone defined grunge vocals. Over 85 million records. Ten is one of the greatest deb...
The Strokes
Julian Casablancas and Albert Hammond Jr. Is This It launched the 2000s indie rock revival. Over 10 ...
Rage Against the Machine
Tom Morello guitar effects sound like DJ scratching.. Killing in the Name is the Christmas number on...
System of a Down
Chop Suey was pulled from radio after 9/11 due to the lyrics. Over 40 million records. Toxicity debu...
Eagles of Death Metal
Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Not death metal, not the Eagles. Over 2 million records. The 2015 Batac...
Queens of the Stone Age
Josh Homme is the only constant member. Over 10 million records. No One Knows was their breakthrough...
Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Harvard-educated songwriter. Over 35 million records. The Blue Album is a 90s classic. ...
The White Stripes
Jack and Meg White, formerly married but presented as siblings. Over 15 million records. Seven Natio...
Kings of Leon
Three Followill brothers and a cousin. Over 25 million records. Sex on Fire was the song of 2008. Us...
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl recorded the first album alone after Kurt Cobain died. Over 30 million records. Everlong ...
Wu-Tang Clan
Nine members from Staten Island.. Enter the Wu-Tang is a hip-hop masterpiece. RZA production defined...
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Lil Wayne
Signed to Cash Money at age 12. Over 120 million records. Tha Carter III sold 1 million in its first...
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Pharrell Williams
Half of The Neptunes production duo. Over 50 million records as artist. Happy was the best-selling s...
Spice Girls
The biggest girl group since the Supremes. Over 100 million records. Wannabe debuted at number one i...
Backstreet Boys
Over 130 million records. The best-selling boy band in history. I Want It That Way is a pop masterpi...
NSYNC
Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, and company. Over 70 million records. No Strings Attached sold 2.4 mil...
Justin Timberlake
Over 32 million solo records. Cry Me a River was about Britney Spears. FutureSex/LoveSounds was a po...
Britney Spears
Over 150 million records. Baby One More Time is the best-selling debut by a teen artist. The conserv...
Christina Aguilera
Over 75 million records. Dirrty redefined her image. Beautiful became an LGBTQ anthem. 6 Grammy Awar...
Shakira
Over 80 million records. Hips Dont Lie was the song of 2006. Waka Waka was the 2010 World Cup anthem...
Enrique Iglesias
Over 70 million records. The King of Latin Pop. Bailando has over 3 billion YouTube views. Hero is h...
Juanes
Over 15 million records. La Camisa Negra is a global hit. 23 Latin Grammys, the most for any artist....
Blink-182
All the Small Things defined pop punk for the mainstream. Over 50 million records. The naked music v...
Sum 41
Fat Lip was the pop punk anthem of 2001. Over 10 million records. Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne w...
The National
Matt Berninger baritone is unmistakable. Over 5 million records. Boxer and High Violet are indie cla...
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Portishead
Beth Gibbons voice is otherworldly. Over 10 million records. Sour Times defined trip-hop. Dummy won ...
The Prodigy
Firestarter and Breathe brought electronic music to rock fans. Over 25 million records. Keith Flint ...
Dave Matthews Band
Over 40 million records. The live shows are legendary. Crash Into Me is their signature. The saxopho...
John Mayer
Your Body Is a Wonderland won a Grammy.. Continuum is a blues-pop masterpiece. Slow Dancing in a Bur...