Madonna Is  The Top Selling Female Singers in The World based on Album Sales

Editor Stephen Hill  25th/02.23

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1. Madonna 

Madonna holds the crown with sales amassing 335 Million. The material Girl now in her sixties still proves she got what its takes to sell her music and her back catalogue.

Albums Success  While Madge’s self-titled debut album only reached number eight on the Billboard 200, her follow-up albums went on to shine even brighter. Like a Virgin was certified diamond, while True Blue hit number-one in a then record-breaking 28 countries.   Madonna’s fourth album, Like a Prayer also reached the top spot, making her the only female artist in the 1980s with the most Billboard 200 number-one albums. The Immaculate Collection then became her second diamond-certified album and still remains the best-selling compilation album.   Continuing her reign as the best female musician even in the 2000s, Madge’s tenth album Confessions on a Dance Floor went to number one in 40 countries.  Singles Success  Madonna has 12 number one singles, with Like a Prayer making her the female artist with the most US number-ones in the 1980s – a title shared with Whitney Houston

 2. Rihanna  

Rihanna come in second with sales of 250 Million , Since her debut single Pon de Replay in 2006, Rihanna has become a pop icon, producing hit after hit. With nine successful albums under her belt,

Albums Success  All nine of Rihanna’s albums are certified platinum and multi-platinum by the RIAA, with total sales of over 10 million copies in the US alone. Her number one albums include Unapologetic and Anti, both certified three-times platinum.   Singles Success  All in all, Rihanna has released 75 singles, 14 of which have reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 (including as a featured artist), and 31 which became top-ten singles; making her the only singer to have number-one singles on the Hot 100 chart from seven consecutive albums.   Umbrella hit number-one in 15 countries and remained in that spot for seven consecutive weeks on the Hot 100, while Rude Boy had similar success, staying at number-one for five consecutive weeks.   Rihanna has had several worldwide number-ones including We Found Love which hit the top spot in 29 countries and remained in the Hot 100 for 10 whopping weeks.

3. Mariah Carey 

Mariah Carey come in at third place with Sales of 220 million, she had No.1 Singles with Vision of Love, Love Takes Time, Someday, I Don’t Wanna Cry, Emotions, I’ll Be There, Dreamlover, Hero, All I Want For Christmas is You, Fantasy, One Sweet Day, Always Be My Baby, Honey, My All, Heartbreaker, Thank God I Found You, We Belong Together, Don’t Forget About Us, Touch My Body 

With a five-octave vocal range and a dolphin-like whistle register, Mariah has been in a league of her own since rising to fame in 1990 and releasing her debut album Mariah Carey.   Albums Success

Her Best-Selling Album: Music Box

4. Taylor Swift

Country Singer Taylor Swift come in at Number 4 with Sales of 200 million .

She achieved No.1 Singles with , We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Shake It Off, Blank Space, Bad Blood, Look What You Made Me Do, Cardigan, Willow, All Too Well (Taylor’s Version), Anti-Hero 

Best-Selling Album: Fearless   Popular singer-songwriter Taylor Swift rose to fame in 2006 as the innocent country singer and American girl-next-door. She soon gained worldwide attention after adding a pop twist to her songs, which would later see an even bigger shift into mainstream music.  

Albums Success  Taylor’s first self-titled album spent 157 weeks on the Billboard 200, becoming the longest-charting album of the 2000s. Her second album, Fearless was certified diamond and became the first of Taylor’s nine remaining albums to consecutively reach number one in the US. 

5. Beyoncé 

Beyoncé come in at number with Album  Sales of 200 million.

She had No. 1 Singles with Crazy in Love, Baby Boy, Check on It, Irreplaceable, Single Ladies, Perfect Duet, Break My Soul. 

Best-Selling Album: Dangerously in Love   

Queen Bey rose to fame in the late 1990s as part of Destiny’s Child, one of the best-selling female groups of all time. During the band’s hiatus in 2002, she tested the waters on a solo career where she acted in and recorded a song for the hit-movie Austin Powers in Goldmember.  

Albums Success  Following the movie’s great success, Beyonce began her solo career and released her debut album Dangerously in Love in 2003. Since then, the superstar has released another six albums,