The Jacksons had replaced the Supremes as the label's top-selling act during the early 1970s and by 1975 were going through problems with Motown and making plans to leave the company.

Its success made Public Enemy the top-selling act, both domestically and internationally, for Def Jam Recordings at the time.

At least some of that success is owed to reggaetón and by extension to Daddy Yankee, its top-selling act.

Not so with the fellows from Rascal Flatts, a spectacularly wimpy trio that has emerged as one of the top-selling acts in country music.

Overall Whenever You Need Somebody sold 15.2 million copies worldwide, making him the top-selling British act of the year.

In 1979, while at Elektra, he signed Hank Williams Jr., who has become one of country music's top-selling acts.

The group were the top-selling act in Spain, and Astronomía razonable shifted 600,000 copies during its 64 week chart run and La rebelión de los hombres rana 228,000 copies.

The group became a top-selling act in less than a year.

Despite the success of "Promiscuous," Ms. Furtado wasn't the night's top-selling act; her excellent 2006 album, "Loose" (Geffen), is only now working its way toward one million sold.

The Swedish winning group ABBA, go on to be the top-selling act of the decade.