3. Elton John
Certified Records Sold: 166.9 million
Elton ranks 3rd in our list of most successful musical artists of all time. He made more than 30 albums to date, and he doesn’t even think of stopping there. His most successful song has to be single “Candle in the Wind”, with which we all are familiar. This beautiful song is the best-selling single in the history of both the US and the UK charts.