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The Beatles 1966

Most Successful Music Act for Every Letter of the Alphabet [PHOTOS]

The Beatles 1966

The website Uproxx.com has compiled a list of the most successful music acts for every letter of the alphabet. The act's success was determined by total album sales and/or digital units. I'm thrilled to tell you that 14 out of 26 of those acts were Rock N' Roll artists! Here they are A to Z. The first number are 'album sales' and the second is the overall rank.

  • AC/DC in Auckland New Zealand - Credit Getty Images
    AC/DC in Auckland New Zealand - Credit Getty Images
    1

    A - AC/DC (72 Million - 11th All Time)

  • Beatles in February of 1964
    Beatles in February of 1964
    2

    B - The Beatles (178 Million - 1st All Time)

  • 3

    C - Mariah Carey (64 Million - 17th All Time)

  • 4

    D - Celine Dion (50 Million - 17th All Time)

  • The Eagles 2013 - Credit Getty Images
    The Eagles 2013 - Credit Getty Images
    5

    E - The Eagles (101 Million - 5th All Time)

  • Fleetwood Mac 2014 - Credit Getty Images
    Fleetwood Mac 2014 - Credit Getty Images
    6

    F - Fleetwood Mac (49.5 Million - 24th All Time)

  • Guns N' Roses 2012 - Credit Getty Images
    Guns N' Roses 2012 - Credit Getty Images
    7

    G - Guns N' Roses - 44.5 Million - 30th All Time)

  • 8

    H - Whitney Houston (57 Million - 19th All Time)

  • 9

    I - Isley Brothers (15.5 Million - 156th All Time)

  • Billy Joel 2014
    Billy Joel 2014
    10

    J - Billy Joel (81.5 Million - 6th All Time)

  • 11

    K - Toby Keith (23.5 Million - 82nd All Time)

  • Led Zeppelin 2012 - Credit Getty Images
    Led Zeppelin 2012 - Credit Getty Images
    12

    L- Led Zeppelin (111.5 Million - 4th All Time)

  • 13

    M - Madonna (64.5 Million - 16th All Time)

  • 14

    N - Willie Nelson (35 Million - 44th All Time)

  • Ozzy Osbourne 2011
    Ozzy Osbourne 2011
    15

    O - Ozzy Osbourne (28.75 Million - 63rd All Time)

  • 16

    P - Elvis Presley (135.5 Million - 3rd All Time)

  • Queen 1982 - Credit Getty Images
    Queen 1982 - Credit Getty Images
    17

    Q - Queen (34.5 Million - 47th All Time)

  • Rolling Stones 2014 - Credit Getty Images
    Rolling Stones 2014 - Credit Getty Images
    18

    R - Rolling Stones (66.5 Million - 13th All Time)

  • 19

    S - Barbra Streisand (72.5 Million - 10th All Time)

  • 20

    T- Shania Twain (48 Million - 27th All Time)

  • U2 2002 - Credit Getty Images
    U2 2002 - Credit Getty Images
    21

    U- U2 (52 Million - 21st All Time)

  • Van Halen 2012 - Credit Getty Images
    Van Halen 2012 - Credit Getty Images
    22

    V - Van Halen (56.5 Million - 20th All Time)

  • 23

    W - Kanye West (15.5 Million - 116th All Time)

  • 24

    X - Xzibit (2.1 Million - Not Enough to Be Ranked)

  • Neil Young 2014 - Credit Getty Images
    Neil Young 2014 - Credit Getty Images
    25

    Y - Neil Young (17.5 Million - 140th All Time)

  • ZZ Top 2010 - Credit Getty Images
    ZZ Top 2010 - Credit Getty Images
    26

    Z - ZZ Top (25 Million - 86th All Time)

That's right boys and girls, 14 out of 26 letters in the alphabet had legendary rockers as the most successful act in the music business, not M&M, not Usher, not Jay Z, not Flava Flav, not Miley Cyrus. It's Rock N' Roll leading the way!

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