Who is the best-selling female artist of all time? (2023)

Who is the number 1 female artist of all time?

Madonna has certainly earned the title of the best-selling female artist of all time – a title certified by Guinness World Records.

The Queen of Pop, Madonna, is the bestselling female artist of all time. She's released 14 studio albums, three soundtracks, five live albums and six compilations, plus 63 UK Top 10 singles. Since 1983, she's sold an estimated 335 million albums and singles worldwide.

Top-selling artists worldwide as of 2022. Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.

The Bodyguard soundtrack by Whitney Houston (with various artists) is the best-selling album credited to a woman; its sales are estimated at 45 million copies since its release in November 1992.

This is a list of artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Madonna currently holds the record for the most number-one songs in the 43-year history of the chart, with 50. The only other artists to have achieved more than 20 chart toppers are Rihanna (33) and Beyonce (22).

Streisand is the leader among female artists for most gold albums (51) and platinum albums (30). Streisand landed her first gold album in May 1964, before such rivals as Mariah Carey and Celine Dion were even born. She has amassed eight Grammys, four Emmys, two Oscars, and a special Tony.

Patsy Montana, whose 1935 recording of “I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart” is believed to be the first record by a female country singer to sell 1 million copies, and Kitty Wells, whose “It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” was one of the biggest country hits of the '50s, were earlier queens of country music.

Which artist has sold 1 billion records?

Elvis Presley (USA) is the best-selling solo artist, with 1 billion sales worldwide (129.5 million in the USA).

The first record to sell over a million copies was 'Vesti la giubba' from Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci, sung by the Italian opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873–1921).

1. "Music Box" by Mariah Carey.

Currently, country singer Garth Brooks holds the record for the most diamond-certified albums with nine. Other artists who have three or more diamond-certified records include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Shania Twain and the Eagles.

According to a list compiled on Wikipedia that sourced sales figures from reputable news organizations and highly regarded music industry organizations such as MTV, VH1, Billboard and Rolling Stone, Rihanna has sold more records than any of the other ladies on the list.

Barbra Streisand (Still) Has Most Platinum Albums Of Any Female Recording Artist In History.

Indeed, with 290 million records sold worldwide, the Beatles are at the top of many lists. Not surprisingly, the artist with the most No. 1 hits is the Beatles.

Who has written the most #1 songs?

The most successful songwriters in terms of number one singles are John Lennon (1940-80) and Paul McCartney (b. 18 Jun 1942). McCartney is credited as the writer on 32 number one hits in the US to Lennons 26 (with 23 co-written), whereas Lennon authored 29 UK number ones to McCartney's 28 (25 co-written).

Soprano: this is the highest singing voice, with the highest tessitura. It is also the most common female voice. Sopranos are given prominent singing roles, and are often the protagonists of the opera. They can sing from the middle C to two octaves higher (that is, an interval of 15 full notes in total).

Elvis Presley. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Elvis Presley is still the best-selling artist in music history with more than 1 billion album and song sales worldwide. He's also still breaking records from beyond the grave.

The correct answer is Option 1, i.e Asha Bhosale. Legendary Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle has entered the Guinness World Records for the most number of single studio recordings. She is best known for her playback singing in Hindi cinema. Asha has recorded up to 11,000 solo, duets and chorus backed songs.

On 21 October 2022, the day her 10th studio album Midnights was released, tracks by Taylor Swift (USA) racked up a reported 228 million streams on Spotify.

Justin Bieber takes the top spot, with millions of followers across socials and billions of plays on streaming services. The most popular female artist currently goes to Taylor Swift, while BTS are unsurprisingly the most popular band. Any surprises here amongst the most popular artists in 2022?

Bruce Springsteen sold the rights to his music in a $500 million deal.

'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill' has sold over 10 million copies in the U.S.

"Midnights" by Taylor Swift

It's already the biggest debut sales week of her career, surpassing "1989." Swift is the only artist in history to have five different albums with million-selling weeks. Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and Eminem trail with two apiece.

Who is considered the best band of all time?

Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and Phil Collins are the only musicians to have sold over 100 million albums as a solo artist and member of a group.

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.

“Bodak Yellow” is now certified RIAA DIAMOND in the US! Cardi becomes the first female rapper in HISTORY to have an RIAA diamond song. “WAP” has also been certified 5x PLATINUM.

Garth Brooks has received seven Diamond awards for seven individual albums from the RIAA for selling over ten million units each, a feat only he can claim, and is the No. 1 selling solo artist in U.S. history certified by the RIAA with over 138 million album sales.

4 Billion Records owner Thabo Mantshiu said his label welcomed the news. "Spotify will make a difference - our music will be heard, our music will be out there," he said. "With ITunes you need an iPhone, with Spotify you can use any phone, which creates a bigger space.”

1. The Beatles — 183 million units.

Which artist has the most platinum plaques?

Since the RIAA introduced its awards on 14 March 1958, Elvis Presley holds the record for the most platinum certificates for both albums and singles with 82.

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars has six diamond-certified songs, the most of any artist in history: "Uptown Funk," "Just the Way You Are," "Grenade," "That's What I Like," "When I Was Your Man," and "Locked Out of Heaven."

For starters, unlike Adele, Taylor Swift or Usher, Beyoncé has no diamond-selling albums (not even her double-album I Am … Sasha Fierce, which would've had to sell only 5 million to earn that certification).

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IMPALA certification

The award levels are Silver (20,000+), Double Silver (40,000+), Gold (75,000+), Double Gold (150,000+), Diamond (200,000+), Platinum (400,000+) and Double Platinum (800,000+).

The Beatles haven't released a new studio album since 1970's Let It Be, but the foursome certainly made their mark in music history — decades later, the group still holds the record for the most No. 1 songs in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, with a total of 20 chart-toppers.

Lady Gaga is the leading celebrity on Forbes' list of the world's 100 most powerful women, beating Beyonce by several places. At number 11, the singer has fallen several places since last year, when she was placed at number 7 - but she is still the highest-ranked celebrity. Beyonce is the next big star at number 18.

After thousands of votes, we have crowned the winner of Gold's Hall of Fame Top 300 for 2022! Queen's iconic 1975 song 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was voted the greatest song of all time by Gold listeners, ahead of 'Hotel California' by the Eagles at two.

The following list contains the top 100 songs with the most streams on the audio streaming platform Spotify. As of November 2022, only two songs have reached 3 billion streams - Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" and The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights", and a total of 23 songs have reached 2 billion streams.

Which female artist has the most diamond Records?

1. "Music Box" by Mariah Carey.

The late singer's 1985 debut Whitney Houston and her sophomore 1987 Whitney album are also Diamond, making her the only female artist to have three albums of that status. Only two other women in music history can say they have a Diamond-certified single and album: Taylor Swift and Mariah Carey.

The Beatles feature five times on the all time longevity chart; their debut album Please Please Me spent a whopping 30 weeks at the top spot, and holds the record for most consecutive weeks at Number 1 in history for an artist album.

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks.

Coincidentally, Michael Jackson's Bad and Katy's Teenage Dream are the only albums in US chart history to each score five Number 1s on the Billboard Hot 100.

1. Missy Elliott — With over 30 million records sold, this Virginia native is reportedly the top-selling female rapper of all time and deserves to someday be enshrined in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, alongside such fellow hip-hop heroes as Public Enemy and 2Pac.

Out of more than 100 diamond-certified albums, only 28 are by women or female-fronted bands. The list includes 18 artists, including Adele, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, and TLC.

Lauryn Hill's “Doo Wop (That Thing)” in 1998. Only a handful of female rappers—including Megan Thee Stallion, Iggy Azalea, and Cardi B—have topped the Billboard Hot 100 since Ms. Lauryn Hill.

What is the biggest record ever sold?

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.

The second best-selling single in the history of the Official Charts, Bohemian Rhapsody has had the honour of becoming Number 1 twice; once upon its original release in 1975 for nine weeks, and then once again in 1991 following the death of Queen's effervescent front man Freddie Mercury.

Most of the lists were estimated within a June-to-June scoring period, except for 1999, 2000, and 2021 when a calendar year period was used instead. U2 have become the annual highest-earning musicians five times, more than any other act.

After recently being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Missy Elliot has achieved another milestone in her already legendary career. Elliott has become the first female rapper with six-certified platinum albums.