List of best selling music artists in US

This is the list of best selling music artists, in the United States only, based on certifications of album sales by the RIAA, as of June 2005.

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The source for the information on total sales was taken from the RIAA 'Top Artists' web page, and the information on the number of US studio albums was taken from the artists' respective discographies on Wikipedia.

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A "US studio album" is defined here as an album:

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• where the majority of tracks were recorded in a studio
• with at least one previously unreleased track (otherwise it's just a compilation)
• released in the United States at some point in time
• Note: Whilst this list is an official RIAA release, it's accuracy is questioned by some music fans and critics, who often use different statistics.
 
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