The Nielsen SoundScan’s statistics show that towards the end of 2011, Rihanna had sold more than 47 million tracks.
Though the Black Eyed Peas have the biggest-selling digital track to date with “I Gotta Feeling,” and Adele‘s “21″ nabbed the spot of biggest-selling digital album, it is Rihanna who scored the top title overall as the highest-selling digital artist of all time.
Here’s the Top 10:
1. Rihanna – 47,571,000
2. Black Eyed Peas – 42,405,000
3. Eminem – 42,290,000
4. Lady Gaga – 42,078,000
5. Taylor Swift – 41,821,000
6. Katy Perry – 37,620,00
7. Lil Wayne – 36,788,000
8. Beyonce – 30,439,000
9. Kanye West – 30,242,000
10. Britney Spears – 28,665,000
2. Black Eyed Peas – 42,405,000
3. Eminem – 42,290,000
4. Lady Gaga – 42,078,000
5. Taylor Swift – 41,821,000
6. Katy Perry – 37,620,00
7. Lil Wayne – 36,788,000
8. Beyonce – 30,439,000
9. Kanye West – 30,242,000
10. Britney Spears – 28,665,000