UK: Highest Certified Female Artists (All-Time)

[istan4badgalriri]

 

#		ARTIST	ALBUMS	SINGLES	TOTAL
1	=	Rihanna	7,300,000	38,000,000	45,300,000
2	=	Adele	11,200,000	18,400,000	29,600,000
3	=	Madonna	17,060,000	11,800,000	28,860,000
4	=	Beyoncé	5,020,000	18,600,000	23,620,000
5	=	Ariana Grande	1,400,000	20,800,000	22,200,000
6	=	Little Mix	3,160,000	19,000,000	22,160,000
7	=	P!nk	7,500,000	13,400,000	20,900,000
8	=	Taylor Swift	3,520,000	15,800,000	19,320,000
9	=	Katy Perry	2,460,000	16,400,000	18,860,000
10	=	Dua Lipa	900,000	17,600,000	18,500,000
11	=	Lady Gaga	4,360,000	14,000,000	18,360,000
12	=	Nicki Minaj	800,000	16,600,000	17,400,000
13	=	Whitney Houston	9,320,000	8,000,000	17,320,000
14	=	Sia	600,000	16,400,000	17,000,000
15	=	Jess Glynne	1,500,000	14,600,000	16,100,000
16	=	Céline Dion	9,640,000	5,000,000	14,640,000
17	+2	Britney Spears	4,600,000	10,000,000	14,600,000
18	+2	Kylie Minogue	8,200,000	6,000,000	14,200,000
19	-2	Mariah Carey	5,760,000	8,400,000	14,160,000
20	-2	Ellie Goulding	2,100,000	12,000,000	14,100,000
21	=	Billie Eilish	1,000,000	12,000,000	13,000,000
22	=	Spice Girls	5,400,000	7,400,000	12,800,000
23	=	Christina Aguilera	2,760,000	8,000,000	10,760,000
24	=	Rita Ora	400,000	10,000,000	10,400,000
25	=	Amy Winehouse	5,760,000	4,200,000	9,960,000
26	=	Camila Cabello	160,000	9,200,000	9,360,000
27	=	Cardi B	100,000	9,200,000	9,300,000
28	=	Destiny’s Child	3,200,000	6,000,000	9,200,000
29	=	Halsey	260,000	8,800,000	9,060,000
30	=	Leona Lewis	3,760,000	5,200,000	8,960,000
31	=	Zara Larsson	100,000	8,800,000	8,900,000
32	=	Anne-Marie	360,000	8,400,000	8,760,000
33	=	Alicia Keys	2,620,000	6,000,000	8,620,000
34	=	Jessie J	1,360,000	7,000,000	8,360,000
35	=	Emeli Sandé	2,500,000	5,600,000	8,100,000
36	=	Tina Turner	5,900,000	2,200,000	8,100,000
37	=	Miley Cyrus	660,000	7,400,000	8,060,000
38	=	Cher	3,940,000	4,000,000	7,940,000
39	=	Dido	6,020,000	1,400,000	7,420,000
40	=	Shania Twain	5,220,000	2,200,000	7,420,000

Albums

Platinum: 300,000

Gold: 100,000

Silver: 60,000

 

Singles

Platinum: 600,000

Gold: 400,000

Silver: 200,000

 

https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/

Edited December 12, 2021 by istan4badgalriri

[istan4badgalriri]

hope i didn't forget anyone and got all the numbers right

[aaronsmithjune1]

Rihanna × Beyonce >

[Emperor]

Rih 

 

Adele and Ari being there too , Legends 

[Queenyoncee]

Bey and Rih 

 

[aaronsmithjune1]

Wow. Janet is really low. 

 

[AlexStexaul]

Gaga going Top10 with her next album 

[iiSuperManii]

Gaga

 

[Mediabase]

I am a RiRi stan but we can't compare singles that were sold for 99 cents on itunes with physical singles that cost $4 ad you had to go to a store to get them.

[Mediabase]

The list also proves how LOCAL females like Mariah Carey, Barbra and Janet are.

Edited April 22, 2018 by Mediabase

[rihannabiggestfan]

No Anastacia?

@istan4badgalriri

[Sweet Sexy Savage]

Not Gaga outdoing a UK act  

[istan4badgalriri]

3 minutes ago, rihannabiggestfan said:

No Anastacia?

@istan4badgalriri

forgot about her, lemme check

 

edit: she's at 4,160,000

Edited April 22, 2018 by istan4badgalriri

[rihannabiggestfan]

2 minutes ago, istan4badgalriri said:

forgot about her, lemme check

and Enya please

 

[Feanor]

5 minutes ago, Mediabase said:

The list also proves how LOCAL females like Mariah Carey, Barbra and Janet are.

Uhm, isn’t Mariah the biggest pop girl of all time in Asia, aka the most populous continent in the entire world?

[PrismaticFluff]

i see three legends in the top 10 and in my sig

 

the uk has moderately good taste!

[istan4badgalriri]

9 minutes ago, Mediabase said:

I am a RiRi stan but we can't compare singles that were sold for 99 cents on itunes with physical singles that cost $4 ad you had to go to a store to get them.

yeah Madonna's single sales are impressive since the majority of her hits were pre-digital era

however Rih's definitely the 2nd most successful female act of all time there and it doesn't look like she'll slow down anytime soon

[istan4badgalriri]

3 minutes ago, rihannabiggestfan said:

and Enya please

 

i did, she was just outside the top 40 as well

[Loyalty]

What about Girls Aloud, and Sugababes?

[iC0NIC]

Wow P!nk sold more albums than Britney there  

[Mediabase]

4 minutes ago, Feanor said:

Uhm, isn’t Mariah the biggest pop girl of all time in Asia, aka the most populous continent in the entire world?

Gurl, album sales in Asia are non existent. Except in Japan. She was big in Japan in the 90s. Not the entire continent.

[diplo]

Cheryl  

[Orpheus]

Your numbers for Mariah didnt add "My All"

 

2018 - 1x Silver - 200,000 - 1997 - My All
2017 - 1x Gold - 400,000 - 2005 - We Belong Together
2017 - 1x Silver - 200,000 - 1994 - Hero
2017 - 1x Silver - 200,000 - 1997 - Honey
2017 - 1x Gold - 400,000 - 1995 - Fantasy
2016 - 1x Gold - 400,000 - 2000 - Against All Odds (ft. Westlife)
2015 - 2x Platinum - 1,200,000 - 1994 - All I want For Christmas Is You
2015 - 1x Silver - 200,000 - 2013 - #Beautiful (and Miguel)
2014 - 1x Silver - 200,000 - 1999 - Heartbreaker (ft. Jay Z)
2013 - 1x Silver - 200,000 - 1994 - Endless Love (and Luther Vandross)
2013 - 1x Silver - 200,000 - 1996 - Always be my Baby
2013 - 1x Silver - 200,000 - 1998 - When You Believe (and Whitney Houston)
1996 - 1x Silver - 200,000 - 1995 - One Sweet Day (and Boyz II Men)
1994 - 1x Gold - 400,000 - 1994 - Without You
= 4,600,000 singles certified

Albums:
2017 - 1x Silver - 60,000 - 2015 - #1 to Infinity
2016 - 1x Platinum - 300,000 - 1994 - Merry Christmas
2013 - 2x Platinum - 600,000 - 2001 - Greatest Hits
2013 - 2x Platinum - 600,000 - 1998 - #1's
2013 - 1x Gold - 100,000 - 2009 - The Ballads
2009 - 1x Silver - 60,000 - 2009 - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
2008 - 1x Gold - 100,000 - 2008 - E=MC²
2006 - 2x Platinum - 600,000 - 2005 - The Emancipation of Mimi
2003 - 1x Gold - 100,000 - 2002 - Charmbracelet
2000 - 1x Gold - 100,000 - 1999 - Rainbow
1997 - 1x Gold - 100,000 - 1997 - Butterfly
1995 - 2x Platinum - 600,000 - 1995 - Daydream
1994 - 5x Platinum - 1,500,000 - 1993 - Music Box
1994 - 1x Platinum - 300,000 - 1990 - Mariah Carey
1992 - 1x Gold - 100,000 - 1992 - MTV Unplugged
1992 - 1x Platinum - 300,000 - 1991 - Emotions
=5,520,000 albums certified

 

10,120,000 records certified

Edited April 22, 2018 by Orpheus

[NumbSoul]

Rihanna  

[Orpheus]

9 minutes ago, Mediabase said:

Gurl, album sales in Asia are non existent. Except in Japan. She was big in Japan in the 90s. Not the entire continent.

Mariah has over 30M in Asia though. 

 

And over 10M units in UK is no small feat!

Edited April 22, 2018 by Orpheus