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The Top 80 Highest Selling Albums of All Time by Female Artists
BeatsDuJour
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In the UK
Madonna = 8 entries
Kylie = 4 entries
Celine Dion = 4 entries
Whitney Houston = 3 entries
Tina Turner = 3 entries
Pink = 3 entries
1. Adele - 21 - 3,607,201
2. Madonna - The Immaculate Collection - 3,565,000
3. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (incl. Deluxe Edition) - 3,387,929
4. Shania Twain - Come on Over - 3,360,000
5. Dido - No Angel - 3,062,777
6. Leona Lewis - Spirit - 3,050,000
7. Dido - Life for Rent - 2,866,350
8. Lady Gaga - The Fame / Fame Monster - 2,735,000
9. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - 2,600,000
10. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me - 2,500,000
11. Whitney Houston - Whitney - 2,240,000
12. Duffy - Rockferry - 2,180,000
13. Tina Turner - Simply the Best - 2,130,000
14. Celine Dion - Falling Into You - 2,115,000
15. Kylie Minogue - Kylie - 2,100,000
16. Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love - 1,995,000
17. Madonna - True Blue - 1,980,000
18. Christina Aguilera - Stripped - 1,950,000
19. Susan Boyle - I Dreamed a Dream - 1,900,000
20. Adele - 19 - 1,890,498
21. Katie Melua - Call Off the Search - 1,865,000
22. Celine Dion - Colour of My Love - 1,850,000
23. Eva Cassidy - Songbird - 1,840,000
24. Pink - Missundaztood - 1,815,000
25. Avril Lavigne - Let Go - 1,765,000
26. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad - 1,740,000
27. Kylie Minogue - Fever - 1,710,000
28. Madonna - Ray of Light - 1,710,000
29. Whitney Houston - Greatest Hits - 1,660,000
30. Rihanna - Loud - 1,652,000
31. KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope - 1,645,000
32. Madonna - Like a Virgin - 1,640,000
33. Madonna - Music - 1,625,000
34. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway - 1,545,000
35. Mariah Carey - Music Box - 1,505,000
36. Macy Gray - On How Life Is - 1,410,000
37. Beyonce - I Am Sasha Fierce - 1,395,000
38. Tina Turner - Foreign Affair - 1,380,000
39. Gabrielle - Dreams Can Come True - Greatest Hits - 1,370,000
40. Barbra Streisand - Love Songs - 1,365,000
41. Sade - Diamond Life - 1,350,000
42. Pink - I'm Not Dead - 1,350,000
43. Madonna - Confessions on a Dancefloor - 1,345,000
44. Florence + The Machine - Lungs - 1,340,000
45. Celine Dion - All the Way - A Decade of Song - 1,325,000
46. Katie Melua - Piece by Piece - 1,305,000
47. Kate Bush - Whole Story - 1,305,000
48. Alison Moyet - Alf - 1,280,000
49. Annie Lennox - Diva - 1,270,000
50. Madonna - Like a Prayer - 1,270,000
51. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston - 1,255,000
52. Gabrielle - Rise - 1,240,000
53. Tina Turner - Private Dancer - 1,240,000
54. Enya - Watermark - 1,230,000
55. Anastacia - Anastacia - 1,225,000
56. Pink - Funhouse - 1,215,000
57. Gloria Estefan - Cuts Both Ways - 1,210,000
58. Britney Spears - Baby One More Time - 1,205,000
59. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything for You - 1,185,000
60. Cher - Greatest Hits 1965-1992 - 1,180,000
61. Diana Ross - One Woman - Ultimate Collection - 1,170,000
62. Norah Jones - Feels Like Home - 1,165,000
63. Natalie Imbruglia - Left of the Middle - 1,155,000
64. Enya - Shepherd Moons - 1,145,000
64. Barbra Streisand - Guilty - 1,140,000
65. Beyonce - Dangerously in Love - 1,135,000
66. Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor - 1,120,000
67. Lily Allen - Alright Still - 1,100,000
68. Dina Carroll - So Close - 1,085,000
69. Carole King - Tapestry - 1,080,000
70. Nelly Furtado - Loose - 1,075,000
71. Kylie Minogue - Enjoy Yourself - 1,065,000
72. Joss Stone - Soul Sessions - 1,050,000
73. Gwen Stefani - Love Angel Music Baby - 1,050,000
74. Madonna - Something to Remember - 1,040,000
75. Anastacia - Not That Kind - 1,035,000
76. Kylie Minogue - Ultimate Kylie - 1,035,000
77. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You - 1,016,169
78. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten - 1,000,000
79. Lauryn Hill - Miseducation of - 1,000,000
80. Cheryl Cole - 3 Words - 1,000,000
The list comes from the ATRL forum. It seems legit.
Madonna = 8 entries
Kylie = 4 entries
Celine Dion = 4 entries
Whitney Houston = 3 entries
Tina Turner = 3 entries
Pink = 3 entries
1. Adele - 21 - 3,607,201
2. Madonna - The Immaculate Collection - 3,565,000
3. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (incl. Deluxe Edition) - 3,387,929
4. Shania Twain - Come on Over - 3,360,000
5. Dido - No Angel - 3,062,777
6. Leona Lewis - Spirit - 3,050,000
7. Dido - Life for Rent - 2,866,350
8. Lady Gaga - The Fame / Fame Monster - 2,735,000
9. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - 2,600,000
10. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me - 2,500,000
11. Whitney Houston - Whitney - 2,240,000
12. Duffy - Rockferry - 2,180,000
13. Tina Turner - Simply the Best - 2,130,000
14. Celine Dion - Falling Into You - 2,115,000
15. Kylie Minogue - Kylie - 2,100,000
16. Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love - 1,995,000
17. Madonna - True Blue - 1,980,000
18. Christina Aguilera - Stripped - 1,950,000
19. Susan Boyle - I Dreamed a Dream - 1,900,000
20. Adele - 19 - 1,890,498
21. Katie Melua - Call Off the Search - 1,865,000
22. Celine Dion - Colour of My Love - 1,850,000
23. Eva Cassidy - Songbird - 1,840,000
24. Pink - Missundaztood - 1,815,000
25. Avril Lavigne - Let Go - 1,765,000
26. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad - 1,740,000
27. Kylie Minogue - Fever - 1,710,000
28. Madonna - Ray of Light - 1,710,000
29. Whitney Houston - Greatest Hits - 1,660,000
30. Rihanna - Loud - 1,652,000
31. KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope - 1,645,000
32. Madonna - Like a Virgin - 1,640,000
33. Madonna - Music - 1,625,000
34. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway - 1,545,000
35. Mariah Carey - Music Box - 1,505,000
36. Macy Gray - On How Life Is - 1,410,000
37. Beyonce - I Am Sasha Fierce - 1,395,000
38. Tina Turner - Foreign Affair - 1,380,000
39. Gabrielle - Dreams Can Come True - Greatest Hits - 1,370,000
40. Barbra Streisand - Love Songs - 1,365,000
41. Sade - Diamond Life - 1,350,000
42. Pink - I'm Not Dead - 1,350,000
43. Madonna - Confessions on a Dancefloor - 1,345,000
44. Florence + The Machine - Lungs - 1,340,000
45. Celine Dion - All the Way - A Decade of Song - 1,325,000
46. Katie Melua - Piece by Piece - 1,305,000
47. Kate Bush - Whole Story - 1,305,000
48. Alison Moyet - Alf - 1,280,000
49. Annie Lennox - Diva - 1,270,000
50. Madonna - Like a Prayer - 1,270,000
51. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston - 1,255,000
52. Gabrielle - Rise - 1,240,000
53. Tina Turner - Private Dancer - 1,240,000
54. Enya - Watermark - 1,230,000
55. Anastacia - Anastacia - 1,225,000
56. Pink - Funhouse - 1,215,000
57. Gloria Estefan - Cuts Both Ways - 1,210,000
58. Britney Spears - Baby One More Time - 1,205,000
59. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything for You - 1,185,000
60. Cher - Greatest Hits 1965-1992 - 1,180,000
61. Diana Ross - One Woman - Ultimate Collection - 1,170,000
62. Norah Jones - Feels Like Home - 1,165,000
63. Natalie Imbruglia - Left of the Middle - 1,155,000
64. Enya - Shepherd Moons - 1,145,000
64. Barbra Streisand - Guilty - 1,140,000
65. Beyonce - Dangerously in Love - 1,135,000
66. Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor - 1,120,000
67. Lily Allen - Alright Still - 1,100,000
68. Dina Carroll - So Close - 1,085,000
69. Carole King - Tapestry - 1,080,000
70. Nelly Furtado - Loose - 1,075,000
71. Kylie Minogue - Enjoy Yourself - 1,065,000
72. Joss Stone - Soul Sessions - 1,050,000
73. Gwen Stefani - Love Angel Music Baby - 1,050,000
74. Madonna - Something to Remember - 1,040,000
75. Anastacia - Not That Kind - 1,035,000
76. Kylie Minogue - Ultimate Kylie - 1,035,000
77. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You - 1,016,169
78. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten - 1,000,000
79. Lauryn Hill - Miseducation of - 1,000,000
80. Cheryl Cole - 3 Words - 1,000,000
The list comes from the ATRL forum. It seems legit.
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Comments
Surprised that "Music" by Madonna sold more than "Like a Prayer". Always thought Like a Prayer had the bigger hits on it and Madonna was everywhere in the media at that time
Jagged Little Pill is still my favourite on that list