The 30 best-selling music artists of all time, ranked by platinum albums

AP In the decadesbefore streaming-era rules and digital downloads inflatedalbum sales, platinum certification was more difficult for artists toobtain. Whenanartistachieved platinumstatus back then— selling a million or more physical copies of an album — ittook a greater, more fervent effortfrom fans (driving torecord stores, finding analbum, handing over your hard-earned cash for it), butmany acts reached platinum certificationroutinely nonetheless. Using RIAA data, we ranked the best-sellin...