The best-selling country musicians of all time

Gabbi Shaw Business 29 May, 2026 Americas

Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, and Morgan Wallen are among the biggest country acts of the 21st century.

The best-selling country artists of all time include Elvis Presley, Tim McGraw, and Shania Twain.
We used the RIAA's data to compile this list based on total album units sold in the US.
Four artists on this list debuted this century: Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, and Morgan Wallen.

Did you know two of the top three best-selling musicians of all time are country music artists?

Garth Brooks recently overtook the Beatles as the artist with the highest album sales of all time, and Elvis Presley is right there at No. 3.

Country music is one of the most popular genres, with its own set of stars, award shows, and a hall of fame.

We used the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) list of best-selling artists, ranked by albums sold, to pick out the top 25 most successful country musicians of all time.

To qualify as a country star, a musician's output had to primarily appear on country charts, or the artist had to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, nominated in the country genre at the Grammys, or have received nominations at country award shows like the CMAs or the ACM Awards.

Here's who made the cut, from No. 25 to No. 1.

25. Luke Bryan — 20 million units