slw84 Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Timber said: Top 3 for Bey for sure considering she's the second highest selling digital singles artist WW. She's also top 3 Apple and Spotify streaming female artist in the US. Artists Ranking – Digital Singles Sales The figures given here are units sold and EAS (equivalent album sales). Please keep in mind that some artists are missing, because their analysis has not been done yet. The complete list is available here. All figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles. 1. Rihanna – 251,130,000 units (37,670,000 EAS) (as of Nov 2017) 2. Beyoncé – 166,890,000 units (25,033,000 EAS) (as of May 2018) 3. Eminem – 157,350,000 units (23,603,000 EAS) (as of Aug 2016) 4. Taylor Swift – 153,150,000 units (22,973,000 EAS) (as of Oct 2018) 5. Bruno Mars – 149,490,000 units (22,423,000 EAS) (as of Oct 2017) 6. Drake – 137,310,000 units (20,596,000 EAS) (as of Aug 2017) 7. Katy Perry – 135,430,000 units (20,314,000 EAS) (as of Mar 2018) 8. Maroon 5 – 129,900,000 units (19,485,000 EAS) (as of Oct 2016) 9. Lady Gaga – 121,950,000 units (18,293,000 EAS) (as of Mar 2018) 10. Justin Bieber – 110,890,000 units (16,634,000 EAS) (as of Apr 2018) 11. Black Eyed Peas – 103,960,000 units (15,594,000 EAS) (as of Aug 2017) 12. Justin Timberlake – 102,090,000 units (15,314,000 EAS) (as of Feb 2018) 13. Adele – 100,240,000 units (15,036,000 EAS) (as of Mar 2018) 14. Usher – 93,610,000 units (14,041,000 EAS) (as of Sep 2017) 15. Coldplay – 93,080,000 units (13,962,000 EAS) (as of Jun 2017) 16. Britney Spears – 83,030,000 units (12,454,000 EAS) (as of Apr 2019) 17. P!nk – 81,150,000 units (12,173,000 EAS) (as of Oct 2017) 18. Michael Jackson – 79,930,000 units (11,990,000 EAS) (as of Sep 2017) 19. Ed Sheeran – 78,330,000 units (11,749,000 EAS) (as of Oct 2018) 20. Linkin Park – 73,710,000 units (11,056,000 EAS) (as of Jun 2017) 21. Miley Cyrus – 70,300,000 units (10,545,000 EAS) (as of May 2017) 22. Christina Aguilera – 69,950,000 units (10,493,000 EAS) (as of Mar 2017) 23. Kelly Clarkson – 62,010,000 units (9,302,000 EAS) (as of May 2018) 24. Queen – 58,370,000 units (8,755,000 EAS) (as of Oct 2017) 25. Alicia Keys – 57,750,000 units (8,663,000 EAS) (as of Nov 2016) 26. Nickelback – 57,280,000 units (8,592,000 EAS) (as of Jun 2017) 27. One Direction – 57,000,000 units (8,550,000 EAS) (as of May 2017) 28. Shakira – 56,350,000 units (8,452,000 EAS) (as of Jun 2018) 29. BTS – 56,210,000 units (8,432,000 EAS) (as of May 2019) 30. Carrie Underwood – 54,410,000 units (8,161,000 EAS) (as of Sep 2018) 31. Will.i.am – 53,300,000 units (7,995,000 EAS) (as of Jul 2017) 32. Ariana Grande – 51,250,000 units (7,688,000 EAS) (as of Jan 2019) 33. Mariah Carey – 50,130,000 units (7,519,000 EAS) (as of Apr 2017) 34. Enrique Iglesias – 50,110,000 units (7,517,000 EAS) (as of Sep 2016) 35. Rolling Stones – 46,200,000 units (6,930,000 EAS) (as of Dec 2016) 36. Avril Lavigne – 46,160,000 units (6,924,000 EAS) (as of Feb 2018) 37. Imagine Dragons – 45,410,000 units (6,812,000 EAS) (as of Sep 2018) 38. Green Day – 44,600,000 units (6,690,000 EAS) (as of Mar 2017) 39. Red Hot Chili Peppers – 44,400,000 units (6,660,000 EAS) (as of Mar 2018) 40. Madonna – 42,100,000 units (6,315,000 EAS) (as of Aug 2017) Are these for us only or are these ww 1 hour ago, Scarface said: Beyoncé is the 7th best selling single artist of this century in the USA. She has tons of uncertified singles sales. From SL and Halo alone the uncertified singles sales would add 11m. Lol it still wouldn’t put her in the top 5 for the US. 2 hours ago, ThirdWardBey said: Lol no Beyoncé has over 100 million units not certified Lol
slw84 Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Dolce Vita said: I need interscope to update the rest of Gaga’s certifications too, they did it recently for ASIB/Shallow so they need to follow suit I feel as though almost everyone on this list has outdated certs but some more than others. I wonder what would happen if they just all decided to update as much as possible in the US of course since some like to merge ww and other stuff sometimes
Lovett Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 22 hours ago, slw84 said: Britney has 5-8m In under certified albums and over 30m in under certified singles Bey and Gaga don't have it as bad Beyoncé has substantially more than that still to certify.
Stepfon Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 Twerk is certified Platinum now, that’s another one for Cardi.
FanOfPop Posted June 11, 2019 Author Posted June 11, 2019 OP updated. Movements: Cardi B (16-15), Halsey (26-25) Non-movers: Rihanna (200M units), Nicki Minaj (coming for Katy)
FanOfPop Posted June 26, 2019 Author Posted June 26, 2019 Updated. Halsey jumps two spots and is now 23rd. Lady Gaga is a non-mover.
Bang Up Posted June 27, 2019 Posted June 27, 2019 Two of the top five being completely irrelevant just goes to show how much sales don’t matter in the long run. It’s all about the impact you have. Rihanna 22m albums is killing me. Like girl, in what world?
FanOfPop Posted June 29, 2019 Author Posted June 29, 2019 Updated. Ellie Goulding (30 - 28) Shakira (40 - 38) Cardi B remains at #15 but she reached milestone - 50M certified records.
FanOfPop Posted July 16, 2019 Author Posted July 16, 2019 Updated. Cardi B and Halsey are (again) moving one spot each.
Sex with Rih Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 On 6/27/2019 at 10:00 AM, Bang Up said: Two of the top five being completely irrelevant just goes to show how much sales don’t matter in the long run. It’s all about the impact you have. Rihanna 22m albums is killing me. Like girl, in what world? GGGB: 6X platinum Loud: 4x platinum TTT: 3X platinum UNA: 3X platinun ANTI: 3X platinum RR : 2X platinum AGLM: 2X platinum MOTS: platinum 24M albums to be precise!
badgirlriri Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Sex with Rih said: GGGB: 6X platinum Loud: 4x platinum TTT: 3X platinum UNA: 3X platinun ANTI: 3X platinum RR : 2X platinum AGLM: 2X platinum MOTS: platinum 24M albums to be precise! Isn't Antii 4X eligible?
Sex with Rih Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 17 minutes ago, badgirlriri said: Isn't Antii 4X eligible? This brings it to 25M
Cherry123 Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 @FanOfPop do u have a list without features sis?
trainsskyscrapers Posted August 1, 2019 Posted August 1, 2019 @FanOfPop How do Carole King and Shania Twain measure up?
FanOfPop Posted August 2, 2019 Author Posted August 2, 2019 OP updated. On 8/1/2019 at 4:18 AM, Cherry123 said: @FanOfPop do u have a list without features sis? No, too much work to do for me. On 8/1/2019 at 4:49 AM, trainsskyscrapers said: @FanOfPop How do Carole King and Shania Twain measure up? Well, you clearly didn't read the OP in full cause Shania is up there. Carole King is 54th with 17M units.
trainsskyscrapers Posted August 2, 2019 Posted August 2, 2019 1 hour ago, FanOfPop said: OP updated. No, too much work to do for me. Well, you clearly didn't read the OP in full cause Shania is up there. Carole King is 54th with 17M units. Lol I'm sorry. I honestly didn't see her name. No need to get snippy.
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