Gold & Platinum Countdown

Thanks for listening to our Gold & Platinum Weekend Countdown.  Here are the classic artists that we featured, ranked by album sales in the United States (as certified by RIAA)

Rank Artist Millions of Albums
60 Monkees 18.0
59 Jackson Browne 18.5
58 Stevie Wonder 19.5
57 R.E.M. 20.0
56 Who 21.0
55 Genesis 21.5
54 Doobie Brothers 22.0
53 Police 22.0
52 Lionel Richie 22.5
51 Heart 22.5
50 Beach Boys 22.5
49 Jimmy Buffett 23.0
48 Earth, Wind & Fire 23.5
47 REO Speedwagon 23.5
46 Cars 23.5
45 Carpenters 24.5
44 ZZ Top 25.0
43 Paul McCartney (plus Wings) 25.5
42 Steve Miller Band 25.5
41 Janet Jackson 26.0
40 Bee Gees 27.0
39 John Mellencamp 27.5
38 Barry Manilow 27.5
37 CSNY (plus Crosby, Stills & Nash) 28.0
36 Creedence Clearwater Revival 28.0
35 Lynyrd Skynyrd 28.5
34 Linda Ronstadt 30.0
33 Boston 31.0
32 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 31.5
31 James Taylor 33.0
30 Doors 33.0
29 Phil Collins 33.5
28 Queen 34.5
27 Bon Jovi 34.5
26 Def Leppard 35.0
25 Bob Dylan 36.0
24 Prince / Prince & Revolution 36.5
23 Foreigner 37.5
22 Rod Stewart 38.0
21 Chicago 38.5
20 Simon & Garfunkel 38.5
19 Eric Clapton 40.0
18 Santana 43.5
17 Bob Seger 43.5
16 Journey 48.0
15 Neil Diamond 49.5
14 Fleetwood Mac 49.5
13 U2 52.0
12 Van Halen 56.5
11 Whitney Houston 57.0
10 Madonna 64.5
9 Bruce Springsteen 65.5
8 Rolling Stones 66.5
7 Aerosmith 66.5
6 Elton John 77.0
5 Michael Jackson 81.0
4 Billy Joel 82.5
3 Eagles 101.0
2 Elvis Presley 136.0
1 Beatles 178.0