List of best-selling Belgian music artists

The best-selling Belgian music artists cannot be listed officially, as there is no organization that has recorded global music sales of Belgian artists. This page lists those artists who have had claims made to be among the top sellers.

Belgian artists by reputed sales 1940-2011

50 million records or more

№	Artist	Sales (in millions)	Period	Genre	Source
1	Salvatore Adamo	100 more	1963–present	Chanson

20 million records or more

№	Artist	Sales (in millions)	Period	Genre	Source
2	Frédéric François	40	1970–present	Chanson
3	Lara Fabian	32	1986–present	Pop
4	Jacques Brel	25	1953-1978†	Chanson
5	Lou Deprijck/Plastic Bertrand	20	1963–present	Pop/Rock

10 million records or more

№	Artist	Sales (in millions)	Period	Genre	Source
6	Rocco Granata	17	1959–present	Pop
7	Francis Goya	15	1966–present	Instrumental
8	Frank Michael	15	1974–present	Pop
9	Technotronic	14	1988–2005	Techno
10	Helmut Lotti	13.3	1990–present	Pop
11	Claude Barzotti	12	1973–present	Pop
12	Vaya Con Dios	10.5	1986–2014	Pop
13	Art Sullivan	10,4	1966–present	Chanson

5 million records or more

№	Artist	Sales (in millions)	Period	Genre	Source
14	André Brasseur	7	1965–present	Instrumental
15	Lio	7	1979–present	Pop
16	Tony Sandler	6	1949–present	Pop
17	Annie Cordy	5.5	1960–2000	Pop
18	Axelle Red	5.2	1987–present	Pop
19	Lasgo	5	2000–present	Dance
20	Bobbejaan Schoepen	5	1938–2010†	Pop
21	Eddy Wally	5	1959–present	Ambiance

2 million records or more

№	Artist	Sales (in millions)	Period	Genre	Source
22	K3	4.6	1999–present	Pop
23	J.J. Lionel	4.5	1970–present	Pop
24	Ian Van Dahl/Annagrace	4.3	2000–present	Dance
25	Paradisio	4.1	1994–present	Dance
26	Les Crazy Horse/Alain Delorme	4	1971–1975	Pop
27	Confetti's/T-Spoon	4	1982–present	Techno/Dance
28	The Wallace Collection	4	1968–present	Pop/rock
29	Benny B	3.5	1990–present	Eurodance
30	Soeur Sourire	3.5	1963-1983†	Pop
31	DJ F.R.A.N.K./Van Rijswijk/Danzel	3.3	1999-heden	Dance
32	Maurane	3.2	1979–present	Pop
33	Clouseau	3.1	1984–present	Pop
34	Christian Vidal	3.1	1972–present	Pop
35	Junior Jack	3	1990-heden	Eurodance
36	Kate Ryan	3	2000–present	Pop/Dance/House
37	K's Choice	3	1990–present	Rock
38	Lords of Acid/Praga Khan	2.9	1988–present	Techno
39	Soulwax/2 many dj's	2.7	1995–Present	Rock/Dance
40	Django Reinhardt	2.5	1934-1953†	Jazz
41	Front 242	2.5	1980–present	Electro
42	Jimmy Frey	(2.5)	1956–present	Pop
43	Toots Thielemans	2.5	1940–present	Jazz/Instrumental
44	Henri Seroka	2.2	1969–present	Film music/Pop
45	Milow	2.2	2003–present	Pop
46	Dana Winner	2.15	1989–present	Pop
47	D.H.T.	2.1	1995–present	Trance/Eurodance
48	Milk Inc./Regi Penxten	2.1	1996–present	Techno
49	Stromae	(2.1)	2005–present	Hip Hop/Dance
50	Burt Blanca	2	1958–present	Rock'n'roll
51	Christian Adam	2	1973–present	Pop
52	Philippe Lafontaine	2	1978–present	Pop
53	M.I.K.E.	2	1992–present	Trance
54	Soulsister/Jan Leyers/Paul Michiels	2	1986-1997, 2007	Pop

Note - Numbers may not be accurate. International album and single sales were counted.

Sources

• The official websites of the artists
• IFPI
• History of the Belgian music industry
• Best selling Belgian artists

• Cyberpresse
• Francis Goya
• Ouest France, Claude Barzotti, 12 million d'albums
• Nostalgie, Barzotti
• Sportpaleis Antwerpen, Axelle Red
• Live Nation, Axelle Red
• Yodelingwhistler
• Popvrouwen, K3
• La dance des canards, bestverkochte single in Frankrijk
• Benny B
• King-is, Ian Van Dahl
• Ian Van Dahl
• Crazy Horse
• Cosmic Dancer, Wallace
• Clouseau bio
• Radio 2, Clouseau
• Soulwax, official site
• Django Reinhardt
• Jimmy Frey
• Official site Toots Thielemans
• Henri Seroka, een muzikale duizendpoot
• Milow, 1m singles, 600k albums
• Musikindustrie, Stromae
• Airtist, Christian Adam
• Chante France, Philippe Lafontaine
• Jan Leyers, officiële site