Facebok says Mariah Carey is he best selling female artists ever. Although Whitney comes close I always though i was Madonna. She always does stadiums.

fluid said:

Facebok says Mariah Carey is he best selling female artists ever. Although Whitney comes close I always though i was Madonna. She always does stadiums.

I believe it's Madonna. Wouldn't count on facebook..

worldwide

1. Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognized as the world's top-selling female recording artist of all time by the Guinness World Records. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the best-selling female rock artist of the 20th century and the second top-selling female artist in the United States, behind Barbra Streisand, with 64 million certified album

2.According to Island Def Jam, Mariah Carey has sold more than 200 million albums, singles and videos worldwide, which makes her one of the world's best-selling music artists.^[

3. In 2004, after surpassing 175 million in album sales worldwide, she was presented with the Chopard Diamond Award at the World Music Awards for becoming the best-selling female artist of all time.^[23][24] According to Sony Music Entertainment, Celine Dion has sold over 200 million albums worldwide.^[25]

4. Whitney Houston is also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums and singles worldwide.^[7][8]

5.Having sold over 100 million records worldwide, Janet Jackson is ranked as one of the best-selling artists in the history of contemporary music.^[1] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lists her as the eleventh best-selling female artist in the United States, with 26 million certified albums

fluid said:

Facebok says Mariah Carey is he best selling female artists ever. Although Whitney comes close I always though i was Madonna. She always does stadiums.

Madonna is. If anything the real fight is between Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. I have seen some heated discussions between stans when it comes to record sales comparisons for both acts. It gets real ugly fast.

They are almost as bad as the Beatles v. MJ v. Elvis record sales comparisons.

what about queen Beyonce? Where does she rank?

Beyonce allegedly sold about 100 million if not 50 million. I really believe her figures are exagerrated though, but I would love to see an accurate list

As for Madonna and Mariah, they have been competing for that title for the past 10-15 years. I remember being so sure Madonna would get female artist of the milennium at the world music awards in 2000 and was surprised it was Mariah. After that, if Madonna released an album, she would sell and be marketed as the best selling female, then Mariah would come out with one (around Mimi time I believe) and be marketed that way, and the same thing again once Confessions on a Dancefloor beat its' sales and onwards. I believe Madonna has won now though, she was always bigger internationally, Mariah was only like that in the 90's and set a great record in a short time. I'm a huge fan of both so it's kind of fun seeing them compete like that

I don't know where Celine stands today, but she and Mariah had about the same sales figures in the 90's

alphastreet said:

Beyonce allegedly sold about 100 million if not 50 million. I really believe her figures are exagerrated though, but I would love to see an accurate list

As for Madonna and Mariah, they have been competing for that title for the past 10-15 years. I remember being so sure Madonna would get female artist of the milennium at the world music awards in 2000 and was surprised it was Mariah. After that, if Madonna released an album, she would sell and be marketed as the best selling female, then Mariah would come out with one (around Mimi time I believe) and be marketed that way, and the same thing again once Confessions on a Dancefloor beat its' sales and onwards. I believe Madonna has won now though, she was always bigger internationally, Mariah was only like that in the 90's and set a great record in a short time. I'm a huge fan of both so it's kind of fun seeing them compete like that

I don't know where Celine stands today, but she and Mariah had about the same sales figures in the 90's

AS a solo artist beyonce sold over 25 million album sometimes they combined destiny's child album sales with hers

HAPPYPERSON said:

alphastreet said:

Beyonce allegedly sold about 100 million if not 50 million. I really believe her figures are exagerrated though, but I would love to see an accurate list

As for Madonna and Mariah, they have been competing for that title for the past 10-15 years. I remember being so sure Madonna would get female artist of the milennium at the world music awards in 2000 and was surprised it was Mariah. After that, if Madonna released an album, she would sell and be marketed as the best selling female, then Mariah would come out with one (around Mimi time I believe) and be marketed that way, and the same thing again once Confessions on a Dancefloor beat its' sales and onwards. I believe Madonna has won now though, she was always bigger internationally, Mariah was only like that in the 90's and set a great record in a short time. I'm a huge fan of both so it's kind of fun seeing them compete like that

I don't know where Celine stands today, but she and Mariah had about the same sales figures in the 90's

AS a solo artist beyonce sold over 25 million album sometimes they combined destiny's child album sales with hers

Yeah I figured they combined it with Destiny's Child, but her dad was claiming otherwise.

HAPPYPERSON said:

alphastreet said:

Beyonce allegedly sold about 100 million if not 50 million. I really believe her figures are exagerrated though, but I would love to see an accurate list

As for Madonna and Mariah, they have been competing for that title for the past 10-15 years. I remember being so sure Madonna would get female artist of the milennium at the world music awards in 2000 and was surprised it was Mariah. After that, if Madonna released an album, she would sell and be marketed as the best selling female, then Mariah would come out with one (around Mimi time I believe) and be marketed that way, and the same thing again once Confessions on a Dancefloor beat its' sales and onwards. I believe Madonna has won now though, she was always bigger internationally, Mariah was only like that in the 90's and set a great record in a short time. I'm a huge fan of both so it's kind of fun seeing them compete like that

I don't know where Celine stands today, but she and Mariah had about the same sales figures in the 90's

AS a solo artist beyonce sold over 25 million album sometimes they combined destiny's child album sales with hers

No. She sold exactly 20 million albums worldwide as a solo act.

Baloney. It's Madonna.

musicjunky318 said:

Baloney. It's Madonna.

This is one of those amorphous stats that depends on how you use it. If you rely strictly on record sales, then Mariah Carey is probably the leader, but if you combine record sales with DVD sales, tour grosses, etc., then Madonna wins hands down.

728huey said:

musicjunky318 said:

Baloney. It's Madonna.

This is one of those amorphous stats that depends on how you use it. If you rely strictly on record sales, then Mariah Carey is probably the leader, but if you combine record sales with DVD sales, tour grosses, etc., then Madonna wins hands down.

Um LOL. No, Madonna is in the lead in both record sales and even with DVD sales, tours and etc. Mariah sold around 175 million records. Madonna sold 200 million and Celine follows closely behind.

musicjunky318 said:

Baloney. It's Madonna.

Yep

728huey said:

musicjunky318 said:

Baloney. It's Madonna.

This is one of those amorphous stats that depends on how you use it. If you rely strictly on record sales, then Mariah Carey is probably the leader, but if you combine record sales with DVD sales, tour grosses, etc., then Madonna wins hands down.

Baloney. It's Madonna, even if you strictly rely on record sales.

SoulAlive said:

what about queen Beyonce? Where does she rank?

An estimated 21.5 million albums, but w/singles + DVDs + Soundtracks + albums = 79,200,000 in estimated sales.

Worldwide Albums Estimations:

Dangerously In Love 8,500,000
B'day 6,000,000
I am...Sasha Fierce 7,000,000

lolno. It's totally Madonna no matter how you put it.

Selling what?

Unholyalliance said:

SoulAlive said:

what about queen Beyonce? Where does she rank?

An estimated 21.5 million albums, but w/singles + DVDs + Soundtracks + albums = 79,200,000 in estimated sales.

Worldwide Albums Estimations:

Dangerously In Love 8,500,000
B'day 6,000,000
I am...Sasha Fierce 7,000,000

728huey said:

This is one of those amorphous stats that depends on how you use it. If you rely strictly on record sales, then Mariah Carey is probably the leader, but if you combine record sales with DVD sales, tour grosses, etc., then Madonna wins hands down.

lolno. It's totally Madonna no matter how you put it.

what, the beyonce stans were telling everybody dangerously in love sold 11 million

HAPPYPERSON said:

Unholyalliance said:

lolno. It's totally Madonna no matter how you put it.

what, the beyonce stans were telling everybody dangerously in love sold 11 million

They also tell everyone she's God

midiscover said:

HAPPYPERSON said:

what, the beyonce stans were telling everybody dangerously in love sold 11 million

They also tell everyone she's God

lol @ Beysus

Remember Beyoncititis?

Stans

1. Beysus

2. Queen Bee

3. Beyonceitis

Enemies

1. Beowulf

2. Beyoncesaurus

3. Weaveonce

4. Mrs. Camel

musicjunky318 said:

Stans

1. Beysus

2. Queen Bee

3. Beyonceitis

Enemies

1. Beowulf

2. Beyoncesaurus

3. Weaveonce

4. Mrs. Camel

they all sound like devils from freemasons

musicjunky318 said:

Stans

1. Beysus

2. Queen Bee

3. Beyonceitis

Enemies

1. Beowulf

2. Beyoncesaurus

3. Weaveonce

4. Mrs. Camel

5. BOREyonce

6. beYAWNce

They always mistake it for being Mariah due to the PR Sony put out in the 90s, and Mariah's willingness to turn to to the World Music Awards at the drop of a hat which essentially mean nothing. I don't think I've ever seen Madonna at the World Music Awards or even acknowledge their existence, so think the Prince & Princesses of Monaco just go to Mariah and fake all of their figures.

Every neutral and data-based estimation I have seen puts Madonna on top with around 300m records sold, Celine second at over 200m and Mariah slightly behind Celine at third place

[Edited 12/23/10 2:37am]