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Whitney Houston has six albums on the list (1985–2000). Janet Jackson has three albums on the list (1986–1993). Enya has three albums on the list (1988–2000). Shania Twain has three albums on the list (1995–2002). Britney Spears has three albums on the list (1999–2001). 21 by Adele is the best-selling album by a female artist in the ...
The sales figures shown for the quadruple and triple platinum albums are sales recorded by Nielsen SoundScan plus known sales from BMG's Music Club. [365] These do not represent the total sales of the album in the US as they exclude unknown sales figures from Columbia House and other music clubs.
The claimed sales figure and the total of certified units (for each country) within the provided sources include sales of albums, singles, compilation-albums, music videos as well as downloads of singles and full-length albums. Sales figures, such as those from SoundScan, which are sometimes published by Billboard magazine, have not been ...
The following is a list of the best-selling female music artists in the United Kingdom, based solely on sales units published by reliable music industry-related organizations, including the British Phonographic Industry, the Official Charts Company, Music Week and Record Mirror.
This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music in physical mediums, such as vinyl, audio cassettes or compact discs. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies and certified at least 10 million units (the equivalent of a diamond ...
[61] [62] In addition, the album was the longest running number one album by a female artist during the 1980s and one week shy of the all-time record for Carole King's Tapestry. [63] Whitney, her second set, became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, the issue date of June 27, 1987. [64]
First holiday album by a female artist to be certified 5× Platinum by RIAA: These Are Special Times is the first holiday album by a female artist to be certified 5× Platinum in the United States. [26] Longest gap between chart-toppers on the Billboard 200 among women In 2019, Dion scored her first No. 1 album in the US since 2002 (17 years ...
Adele's 21 is the best selling album of the 21st century to date, with sales of over 31 million copies worldwide. Her third album 25 is also on the list with sales of over 23 million copies. This is a list of the best-selling albums of the 21st century to date based on IFPI certification and Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking. The criteria are ...