Trivia: Highest selling female artist?
Ron Ablang
all time with __x platinum albums sold. Who is the 1st?
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doc
>Q: Shania Twain is said to be the 2nd Highest selling female artist of
>all time with __x platinum albums sold. Who is the 1st?
>
I'm kinda curious now, kicked around a few names of who SHOULD be and who
probably is for various reasons.
Gotta think it's a recent one like Madonna, or Mariah due to the fact of
huge exposure and more population to scoop them up!
As much as I love Shania, find it hard to believe she outsold either of
these two, with only 3 "official" releases!!
Throw someone like Aretha Franklin into to mix with 50+ releases over 40+?
years, and ya gotta start wondering who's doing the counting?
Anyone have a "good" source for the records? Think I heard this blurb on ET
the other night!
doc
Mark
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Mark <Mar...@email.msn.com> wrote in message
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> Alanis Morrisette!!!
BZZZZZT!!
Wrong answer! Alanis _was+ the highest-selling female artist for a single
album, for _Jagged Little Pill_. This was recently surpassed by Shania's
_Come On Over_.
I gotta think that the one that's still ahead of her has to be someone with
quite a few albums out, not just 3 as both Alanis and Shania are at (and
Alanis's third is a live EP.)
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Edward Merritt
TOP ARTISTS
(20 Million or more total certified album sales)
(Updated 1/31/00)
Artist Certified Units (in Millions)
BEATLES, THE 106.53
BROOKS, GARTH 93
LED ZEPPELIN 84.12
PRESLEY, ELVIS 77.78
EAGLES 65
JOEL, BILLY 63.25
STREISAND, BARBRA 62.75
JOHN, ELTON 61.62
AEROSMITH 54.37
PINK FLOYD 52.6
CAREY, MARIAH 51
VAN HALEN 50.5
JACKSON, MICHAEL 50
ROGERS, KENNY 50
HOUSTON, WHITNEY 49
MADONNA 46.5
AC/DC 45.6
KENNY G 44.5
SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE 44.08
METALLICA 43.5
ALABAMA 41.5
STRAIT, GEORGE 41.5
DIAMOND, NEIL 41.42
ROLLING STONES, THE 41.25
U2 40.5
FLEETWOOD MAC 39.5
JOURNEY 39.17
DION, CELINE 37
CHICAGO 36
GUNS 'N ROSES 35.25
PRINCE 34
CLAPTON, ERIC 33.75
MC ENTIRE, REBA 33.5
NELSON, WILLIE 32
BON JOVI 31
DEF LEPPARD 31
SEGER, BOB/SILVER BULLET BAND 29.5
COLLINS, PHIL 29
BOSTON 28.5
TWAIN, SHANIA 28
BOLTON, MICHAEL 27
STEWART, ROD 27
TAYLOR, JAMES 27
BOYZ II MEN 26
RONSTADT, LINDA 26
SANTANA 25.25
JACKSON, ALAN 25
PEARL JAM 24.5
SIMON & GARFUNKEL 24.12
BEE GEES 24
ZZ TOP 24
CARPENTERS 23.5
FOREIGNER 23.5
BACKSTREET BOYS 23
MELLENCAMP, JOHN 23
NIRVANA 23
DYLAN, BOB 22.67
MOTLEY CRUE 22.5
OSBOURNE, OZZY 22.25
PETTY, TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS 22.08
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 22
JACKSON, JANET 22
NEWTON-JOHN, OLIVIA 22
RUSH 21.67
R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON 21.5
DOOBIE BROTHERS 21
EARTH, WIND & FIRE 21
GENESIS 21
MANILOW, BARRY 21
ESTEFAN, GLORIA 20.5
HEART 20.5
GILL, VINCE 20
HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH 20
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER 20
RICHIE, LIONEL 20
TLC 20
These figures only represent US sales and not international. However,
Shania's 28 million is very impressive because it only represents 3 cds:
"COO" at 16 million,
"TWIM" at 11 million and "ST" at one million. "COO" is the best selling
cd by a female artist ever. True, Alanis Morissette's "JLP" has sold 16
million but it's probably already been passed up by
"COO" which is still selling well at the present time. Just a matter of
time until it hits 17 million.
doc
<20249-38...@storefull-153.iap.bryant.webtv.net>...
Thanks Edward!
These # 's seem a lot more in-line with what I thought with a couple of
surprises. Would still like to see some accurate Int'l stats! Might even out
a couple of those surprises. Anyone?
doc
retrogirl
who beat out Witney Huston for #2nd place and then Celine
Dion takes the 3rd place!! 3 CANADIAN WOMEN ALL IN the TOP
3!!!!
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doc
retrogirl wrote in message <1e9b4e00...@usw-ex0108-061.remarq.com>...
>Alanis Morissette IS THE #1 selling artist, the Shania Twain
>who beat out Witney Huston for #2nd place and then Celine
>Dion takes the 3rd place!! 3 CANADIAN WOMEN ALL IN the TOP
>3!!!!
>
>
What we (I) am looking for are legitimate stats for "ALL - Time FEMALE"
record\disc sales!!
Again, as much as I luv the lady! Don't think she is the #2 ALL-Time sales
Leader! (as quoted in the original post)
Edward, already supplied some North American Stats, Looking for WORLDWIDE
#'s if any one has a link, would be grateful!
Thanx again,
doc
Ron Ablang
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"Marla's Guy" <christrock99@MAR:Ayahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Mark <Mar...@email.msn.com> wrote in message
> news:O1dlQ0Sc$GA.265@cpmsnbbsa02...
> > Alanis Morrisette!!!
>
> BZZZZZT!!
>
> Wrong answer! Alanis _was+ the highest-selling female artist for a
single
> album, for _Jagged Little Pill_. This was recently surpassed by
Shania's
> _Come On Over_.
So she did finally break the mark?? Where was the 21 or Millionaire
style confetti that should've fallen all over the Shania-scape at the
record achievement??
(Or, should I say, the double record, because then she would've broken
Garth's country record as well...)
WF
kd
The highest selling artist for a single CD (Jagged little pill - 16
million)
Come on over 15 million was the last figure I saw - about a month ago, so it
may by now have reached 16+ in which case would be number 1.
Shania is the only Female singer to sell 10 million back to back - Woman in
me and Come on over. She has also broken all sort of records for the
Female/Country categories.
It is possible that other singers eg Madonna have sold more as a total but
when people refer to Shania it is relating to a single CD.
So everyone is probably correct. :-)
If you want to start another (related) topic here's 2 questions to start -
Which CD album has had the most singles released from it ?
Will every track on Come on over eventually be released as a single ?
Kevin d.
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"kd" <k...@nospam.com> wrote:
> You cannot quote a satistic without qualifying it.
>
> The highest selling artist for a single CD (Jagged little pill - 16
> million)
>
> Come on over 15 million was the last figure I saw - about a month
ago, so it
> may by now have reached 16+ in which case would be number 1.
She was certified 16 Million almost immediately after the release of
the International version of COO in the states. Many thought it a bit
of inflation of numbers, and they may have been proven correct -- there
has probably been a nice bump in sales, but not enough to get 17 X
platinum, and break the genre and gender records.
> Shania is the only Female singer to sell 10 million back to back -
Woman in
> me and Come on over. She has also broken all sort of records for the
> Female/Country categories.
Agreed. And the expectations will be so high for her next one.
> If you want to start another (related) topic here's 2 questions to
start -
>
> Which CD album has had the most singles released from it ?
Easy, COO. I think a Janet album had 8 singles, but COO has had 10.
> Will every track on Come on over eventually be released as a single ?
I think it's run it's course.