These Are the 15 Best Selling Louisiana Musicians of All Time
Lafayette, Louisiana (KMDL-FM) - Louisiana is known for a lot of things.
Our food and our culture bring people from all over the world to Louisiana to enjoy.
We're also known for our music. Obviously, we have our own unique, Louisiana styles of music like zydeco, swamp pop, Jazz, and Cajun, but Louisiana also has some of the best selling popular artists in the U.S. and the world.
From Country to Pop, Rock and Roll to Hip Hop, Louisiana has some serious big hitters.
Let's take a look at 5 of the best selling Louisiana artists of all time.
Louisiana's Best Selling Musicians Of All Time
When it comes to finding absolute accurate information on album sales for Louisiana musicians, it can be a bit tricky.
That being said, we've done the digging and will note U.S. album sales, Global album sales, as well as digital sales where the information is available.
1. Tim McGraw - From Delhi, Louisiana
To date, according to wikipedia.com, Time McGraw has sold 40 million albums in the U.S. and 90 million albums world wide.
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2. Britney Spears - From Kentwood Louisiana
To date, Britney Spears has sold over 70 million records, including 33.6 million digital albums and 36.9 million digital singles.
Globally, these numbers come in at a whopping 150 million records.
According to wikipedia.com, by the time she was only 20-years-old she had sold more than 27 million records world wide.
3. Fats Domino - From New Orleans, Louisiana
Back in the day when Fats first hit the scene, artists mostly sold singles over full length albums.
That being said, according to pitchfork.com, Fats Domino has total record sales (singles + albums): of over 65 million.
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4. Lil Wayne - From New Orleans, Louisiana
Hip Hop Icon Lil Wayne has done pretty darn well for himself.
Lil Wayne has sold over 100 million records, including 25 million albums and 90 million digital tracks according to Beaumont Enterprise.
In reality, these numbers are ever higher because the latest sales data we could find stops at 2020, and he's released a new album since then.
5. Jared Leto - From Bossier City, Louisiana
Actor/Musician Jared Leto, front man for rock band 30 Seconds To Mars, has sold over 15 million albums worldwide.
We should also include his brother Shannon Leto who is also in 30 Seconds To Mars.
6. Trace Adkins - From Sarepta, Louisiana
To date, Trace Adkins has sold over 11 million albums according to wikipedia.com.
His best selling album is "Songs About Me" which has sold 2 million copies.
7. Sammy Kershaw - From Kaplan, Louisiana
The pride of Kaplan, Louisiana has sold 5 million albums to date according to wikipedia.com.
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8. Lainey Wilson - From Baskin, Louisiana
According to BBR Music Group, Lainey Wilson has sold 1.5 million albums, and these sales "include both physical and digital sales, as well as streaming equivalents."
9. Master P - New Orleans, Louisiana
For Master P, we're going to look at total album sales for his record label No Limit Records.
No Limit Records has racked up over 100 million in global album sales.
In 1998 alone, No Limit Records released 23 albums selling a whopping 15 million copies.
10. Hunter Hayes - Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Breaux Bridge's own Hunter Hayes has had quite a career so far.
According to RIAA, Hunter Hayes has sold over 4 million albums and singles.
His debut album sold 1.1 million copies, which is pretty rare for a debut album.
11. Juvenile - New Orleans, Louisiana
According to wikipedia.com, New Orleans, Louisiana rapper Juvenile has sold over 10 million albums.
His biggest album, released in 1996, "400 Degrees" sold over 6 million copies on its own.
12. Kevin Gates - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Kevin Gates from Baton Rouge has racked up over 6 million in album sales according to bestsellingalbums.com.
13. Lauren Daigle - Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette's own Contemporary Christian superstar Lauren Daigle has carved out quite a career for herself so far, and there's no signs of slowing down.
To date, Daigle has sold over 2 million albums according to wikipedia.com.
14. Kix Brooks - Shreveport, Louisiana
As part of the Country duo Brooks & Dunn, Shreveport's Kix Brooks has sold so many albums it might surprise you.
To date, Kix Brooks has sold over 30 million albums according to herculesstands.us.
15. Lucinda Williams - From Lake Charles, Louisiana
American singer-songwriter and a solo guitarist Lucinda Williams has certainly carved out her place in American Music history.
The highly revered singer-songwriter has always done things her way, and she's done it to the tune of selling over 1.7 million albums world wide.
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