3. Led Zeppelin
Certified unit sales: 111.5 million
Throughout its 12 active years, Led Zeppelin managed to sell 111.5 million certified album copies, and their album IV (37 million copies sold worldwide) solidified their status as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. After completing several reunion tours in 1985, 1988, 1995, and 2007, the band’s earnings amount to a total of $300 million.