List of best-selling music artists in Brazil

The following is a list of the best-selling music artists in Brazil, and the best-selling Brazilian artists worldwide. Most figures are provided by Pro-Música Brasil.

Best-selling foreign music artists in Brazil

A list of the best-selling international acts in Brazil with record certifications or sales up to 2 million copies.

*Updated as of August 4, 2024

Artists	Country	Period active	Genre	Certified units/sales
Julio Iglesias	Spain	1968–present	Latin pop	15,000,000[1][a]
Beyoncé	United States	1997–present	Pop Country R&B	12,375,000[3]
Taylor Swift	United States	2006–present	Pop Country Folk	10,130,000[4]
Shakira	Colombia	2005–present	Latin Pop Rock	8,515,003[5]
Lady Gaga	United States	2008-present	Pop	8,370,000[6]
Calvin Harris	Scotland	2002–present	EDM	5,790,000[7]
Doja Cat	United States	2012–present	Hip hop	5,200,000[8]
Adele	United Kingdom	2006–present	Pop	4,515,000[9]
Michael Jackson	United States	1971–2009	Pop	4,340,000[b]
Madonna	United States	1982–present	Pop	4,200,000[12][c]
Dua Lipa	United Kingdom	2014–present	Pop	3,120,000[14]
U2	Ireland	1976–present	Rock	2,675,000[15]
Miley Cyrus	United States	2001–present	Pop	2,550,000[16]

Best-selling Brazilian artists worldwide

A list of the best-selling Brazilian artists, with over 40 million on claimed sales.

Artists	Period active	Genre	Sales
Roberto Carlos	1951–present	MPB rock	120,000,000[17]
Nelson Gonçalves	1941–1998	Samba	78,000,000[18]
Angela Maria	1948–2018	MPB samba	60,000,000[19]
Rita Lee	1963–2023	Rock MPB	55,000,000[20]
Tonico & Tinoco	1930–1994	Sertanejo	50,000,000[21]
Xuxa	1984–present	Pop children's music	45,000,000[22]
Benito di Paula	1966–present	Samba	45,000,000[23]
Nelson Ned	1960–2014	Brega	45,000,000[24]
Raça Negra	1983–present	Pagode	40,000,000[25]
Chitãozinho & Xororó	1970–present	Sertanejo	40,000,000[26]

Notes

1. Julio Iglesias has 1,575,000 certified units by Pro-Música Brasil, as of April 2024.^[2] Up to 2000, he sold an estimated 15 million record sales in the country, according to Folha de São Paulo.^[1]
2. According to reports by some Brazilian media outlets, Michael Jackson has sold more than 4 million copies of 6 albums alone up to 2008.^[10] The current total of over 4.34 million corresponds to his certified works (Love Never Felt So Good with 180,000 units, 30,000 copies of Thriller 25, and 50,000 copies of History on Film, Volume II) at the Pro-Música Brasil's database.^[11]
3. According to reports by some Brazilian media outlets, including Jornal do Brasil, Madonna sold 3,7 million sales of 9 albums alone up to 1993.^[13] The current over 4.2 million corresponds to her certified works (singles and albums) at the Pro-Música Brasil's database.

See also

• List of best-selling singles in Brazil
• List of best-selling albums by country