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The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below.
Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard soundtrack (with various artists) is the best-selling album credited to a woman. The following albums, recorded by female solo artists and all-female groups, have sold at least 10 million copies.
Girl groups have been popular at least since the heyday of the Boswell Sisters beginning in the 1930s, but the term "girl group" also denotes the wave of American female pop singing groups who flourished in the late 1950s and early 1960s between the decline of early rock and roll and the British Invasion, many of whom were influenced by doo-wop ...
One of the most popular recording artists in the world, Billy Joel has sold more than 150 million albums since his career began in 1972. A lot of Joel's success came during the '70s.
3's a Crowd; The 31st of February; A Passing Fancy; Aaron Neville; Ace Cannon; The Action; Adam Faith; Adam Wade; The Ad Libs; The Aerovons; Agincourt; Alan Price; Albert Collins; Al Green; Al Hirt; Al Kooper; Al Martino; Albert King; The Allman Brothers Band; The Allman Joys; Alma Cogan; Alvin and the Chipmunks; The Amboy Dukes; Ambrose Slade ...
Few female singers have had the chart success and cultural impact of Mariah Carey, one of the best-selling and most influential artists in music history. Famous for her five-octave vocal range and ...
The most successful female artist in the 1970s was Loretta Lynn, releasing her best-selling album Coal Miner's Daughter in 1970. She gained a total of seven number one albums, and 20 number one hit singles including her biggest hit single, 1970s "Coal Miner's Daughter," which went on to sell more than 500,000 copies to date.
Artist Country of origin Period of activity Genre(s) Total certified units Claimed sales Destiny's Child: United States 1990–2006 R&B / Pop 9.6 million [40] Leona Lewis: United Kingdom 2006–present R&B / Pop / soul: 9.56 million [41] Demi Lovato: United States 2002–present Pop / pop rock / R&B: 9.26 million [42] Shakira: Colombia 1991 ...