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Best Selling Music Artists of the 1980s

Everything got mixed up in this decade. MTV took off like a rocket, showing music videos 24/7; Bandaids' "Do They Know It's Christmas" sparked the trend for charity records and concerts - USA for Africa; Live Aid; Farm Aid - and the music was pretty good too.
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Prince
Prince
1
Madonna
Madonna
2
U2
U2
3
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
4
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
5
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
6
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
7
Queen
Queen
8
The Police
The Police
9
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
10
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
11
The Eurythmics
The Eurythmics
12
The Cure
The Cure
13
David Bowie
David Bowie
14
Whitney Houston - Whitney
Whitney Houston - Whitney
15
Elton John
Elton John
16
Duran Duran
Duran Duran
17
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
18
Barbara Streisand
Barbara Streisand
19
The Smiths
The Smiths
20
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
21
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
22
AC/DC
AC/DC
23
Van Halen
Van Halen
24
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
25
Genesis
Genesis
26
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
27
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
28
Simple Minds
Simple Minds
29
Culture Club
Culture Club
30
Tina Turner
Tina Turner
31
John Lennon
John Lennon
32
Talking Heads
Talking Heads
33
REM
REM
34
Diana Ross
Diana Ross
35
John Cougar Mellencamp
John Cougar Mellencamp
36
Foreigner
Foreigner
37
George Michael
George Michael
38
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
39
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
40
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