Rihanna: Biggest selling digital artist of all time

Rihanna's run at the record books continues unabated, as the 'We Found Love' singer has been named by Nielsen SoundScan as the top-selling digital artist ever...

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From MTV: Rihanna’s run at the record books continues unabated, as the “We Found Love” singer has been named by Nielsen SoundScan as the top-selling digital artist ever.

The Talk That Talk diva has moved an incredible 47.5 million digital downloads since bursting onto the scene in 2005, giving her a comfortable lead over second-place Black Eyed Peas, who have career digital sales of 42.4 million. Eminem trails BEP by just 100,000 for third place with over 42.29 million in sales. Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift came in at fourth and fifth, respectively, with career digital sales of 42.08 million and 41.82 million.

Katy Perry, Lil Wayne, Beyoncé, Kanye West and Britney Spears round out the top 10.

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