Feanor Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) These are the highest first week sales in the US for female artists per studio album, from the first, all the way until the 15th… Disclaimer: I used the artists' discography Wikipedia pages to look up the studio albums, so I did not decide what qualifies as studio album and what not. Studio Album #1 Susan Boyle, 'I Dreamed A Dream' (2009) – 701,000 Runner-up: Ashanti, 'Ashanti' (2002) – 503,000 Spoiler Lauryn Hill, 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill' (1998) – 422,000 Ashlee Simpson, 'Autobiography' (2004) – 398,000 Nicki Minaj, 'Pink Friday' (2010) – 385,000 Miley Cyrus, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' (2007) – 326,000 Beyoncé, 'Dangerously In Love' (2003) – 317,000 Carrie Underwood, 'Some Hearts' (2005) – 315,000 Billie Eilish, 'WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP… WHERE DO WE GO?' (2019) – 313,000 Kelly Clarkson, 'Thankful' (2003) – 297,000 Studio Album #2 Britney Spears, 'Oops!… I Did It Again' (2000) – 1,319,000 Runner-up: Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way' (2011) – 1,108,000 Spoiler Norah Jones, 'Circus' (2004) – 1,022,000 Alicia Keys, 'The Diary Of Alicia Keys' (2003) – 618,000 Taylor Swift, 'Fearless' (2008) – 592,000 Beyoncé, 'B'Day' (2006) – 541,000 Carrie Underwood, 'Carnival Ride' (2007) – 527,000 Alanis Morissette, 'Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie' (1998) – 469,000 Avril Lavigne, 'Under My Skin' (2004) – 381,000 Miley Cyrus, 'Breakout' (2008) – 371,000 Ashanti, 'Chapter II' (2003) – 326,000 Studio Album #3 Adele, '25' (2015) – 3,480,000 Runner-up: Taylor Swift, 'Speak Now' (2014) – 1,046,000 Spoiler Britney Spears, 'Britney' (2001) – 746,000 Alicia Keys, 'As I Am' (2007) – 742,000 Destiny's Child, 'Survivor' (2001) – 663,000 Beyoncé, 'I Am… Sasha Fierce' (2008) – 482,000 Norah Jones, 'Not Too Late' (2007) – 405,000 Adele, '21' (2011) – 352,000 Carrie Underwood, 'Play On' (2009) – 318,000 TLC, 'FanMail' (1999) – 318,000 Studio Album #4 Taylor Swift, 'RED' (2012) – 1,208,000 Runner-up: Shania Twain, 'Up!' (2002) – 874,000 Spoiler Adele, '30' (2022) – 839,000 Britney Spears, 'In The Zone' (2003) – 609,000 Alicia Keys, 'The Element Of Freedom' (2009) – 417,000 Christina Aguilera, 'Stripped' (2002) – 330,000 Beyoncé, '4' (2011) – 310,000 Katy Perry, 'PRISM' (2013) – 286,000 Miley Cyrus, 'Bangerz' (2013) – 270,000 Carrie Underwood, 'Blown Away' (2012) – 267,000 Studio Album #5 Taylor Swift, '1989' (2015) – 1,287,000 Runner-up: Beyoncé, 'BEYONCÉ' (2013) – 617,000 Spoiler Destiny's Child, 'Destiny Fulfilled' (2004) – 497,000 Faith Hill, 'Cry' (2002) – 472,000 Ariana Grande, 'thank u, next' (2019) – 360,000 Janet Jackson, 'janet.' (1993) – 350,000 Christina Aguilera, 'Back To Basics' (2006) – 346,000 Celine Dion, 'Let's Talk About Love' (1994) – 334,000* Mary J. Blige, 'No More Drama' (2001) – 294,000 Britney Spears, 'Blackout' (2009) – 290,000 Studio Album #6 Taylor Swift, 'reputation' (2017) – 1,238,000 Runner-up: Beyoncé, 'Lemonade' (2016) – 653,000 Spoiler Britney Spears, 'Circus' (2009) – 505,000 Faith Hill, 'Fireflies' (2005) – 329,000 Mary J. Blige, 'Love & Life' (2003) – 285,000 P!nk, 'The Truth About Love' (2012) – 280,000 Lady Gaga, 'Chromatica' (2020) – 274,000 Carrie Underwood, 'Cry Pretty' (2005) – 266,000 Mariah Carey, 'Butterfly' (1997) – 236,000 Janet Jackson, 'The Velvet Rope' (1997) – 202,000 Studio Album #7 Taylor Swift, 'Lover' (2019) – 867,000 Runner-up: Mary J. Blige, 'The Breakthrough' (2005) – 727,000 Spoiler Janet Jackson, 'All For You' (2001) – 605,000 Celine Dion, 'A New Day Has Come' (2002) – 558,000* P!nk, 'Beautiful Trauma' (2017) – 408,000 Madonna, 'Ray Of Light' (1998) – 371,000 Beyoncé, 'RENAISSANCE' (2022) – 332,000 Mariah Carey, 'Rainbow' (1999) – 323,000 Whitney Houston, 'I Look To You' (2009) – 305,000 Britney Spears, 'Femme Fatale' (2011) – 276,000 Studio Album #8 Taylor Swift, 'folklore' (2020) – 846,000 Runner-up: Mary J. Blige, 'Growing Pains' (2007) – 629,000 Spoiler Celine Dion, 'One Heart' (2003) – 432,000* Madonna, 'Music' (2000) – 420,000 Beyoncé, 'COWBOY CARTER' (2024) – 407,000 Janet Jackson, 'Damita Jo' (2004) – 381,000 Rihanna, 'Anti' (2016) – 166,000* Miley Cyrus, 'Endless Summer Vacation' (2023) – 119,000 Mariah Carey, 'Glitter' (2001) – 116,000 Kylie Minogue, 'Fever' (2001) – 115,000 P!nk, 'Hurts 2B Human' (2019) – 115,000 Studio Album #9 Mary J. Blige, 'Stronger With Each Tear' (2009) – 332,000 Runner-up: Taylor Swift, 'evermore' (2020) – 329,000 Spoiler Janet Jackson, '20 Y.O.' (2006) – 296,000 Madonna, 'American Life' (2003) – 241,000 Mariah Carey, 'Charmbracelet' (2002) – 241,000 Lana Del Rey, Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023) – 115,000 Britney Spears, 'Glory' (2016) – 111,000 Celine Dion, 'Miracle' (2004) – 107,000* P!nk, 'Trustfall' (2023) – 75,000 LeAnn Rimes, 'Family' (2007) – 74,000 Studio Album #10 Taylor Swift, 'Midnights' (2022) – 1,578,000 Runner-up: Mariah Carey, 'The Emancipation Of Mimi' (2005) – 404,000 Spoiler Madonna, 'Confessions On A Dance Floor' (2005) – 350,000 Celine Dion, 'Taking Chances' (2007) – 215,000* Janet Jackson, 'Discipline' (2008) – 181,000 Mary J. Blige, 'My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1)' (2011) – 156,000 Kylie Minogue, 'X' (2007) – 6,000 Studio Album #11 Taylor Swift, 'THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT' (2024) – 2,610,000 Runner-up: Mariah Carey, 'E=MC²' (2008) – 463,000 Spoiler Madonna, 'Hard Candy' (2008) – 280,000 Janet Jackson, 'Unbreakable' (2015) – 116,000 Celine Dion, 'Loved Me Back To Life' (2013) – 77,000* Kylie Minogue, 'Aphrodite' (2010) – 18,000 Mary J. Blige, 'A Mary Christmas' (2013) – 11,000 Studio Album #12 Madonna, 'MDNA' (2012) – 359,000 Runner-up: Mariah Carey, 'Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel' (2009) – 168,000 Spoiler Celine Dion, 'Courage' (2019) – 113,000* Mary J. Blige, 'The London Sessions' (2014) – 55,000 Kylie Minogue, 'Kiss Me Once' (2014) – 12,000 Studio Album #13 Madonna, 'Rebel Heart' (2015) – 121,000 Runner-up: Mary J. Blige, 'Strength Of A Woman' (2017) – 78,000 Spoiler Mariah Carey, 'Merry Christmas II You' (2010) – 55,000 LeAnn Rimes, 'Remnants' (2016) – 7,000 Studio Album #14 Madonna, 'Madame X' (2019) – 95,000 Runner-up: Mariah Carey, 'Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse' (2014) – 58,000 Spoiler Mary J. Blige, 'Good Morning Gorgeous' (2022) – 25,000 Kylie Minogue, 'Golden' (2018) – 10,000 Studio Album #15 Mariah Carey, 'Caution' (2018) – 51,000 Runner-up: Kylie Minogue, 'Disco' (2020) – 19,000 Spoiler Did your favorite female artist make it to the list? Edited May 2 by Feanor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadius Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Taylor is just something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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idkwiam Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Just now, Ribs said: Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylizzle Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Mariah and Madonna trading off the top spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruelSummer13 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 The Lord dominating as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribs Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Taylor will easily get the 9th album and 10th album is maybe on lock as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithinkheknowsoutsold Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Taylord there for albums 4-8. She'll be there for 9 & 10 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katyslut Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 taylor is actually the music industry and that’s a FACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbannature Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Taylor, Madonna, Mariah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystery Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Britney did THAT with Oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Materialboy215 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) Tho it’s a movie soundtrack and wasn’t only wk but Whitney Houston (The Bodyguard) has moved a million units in one wk. It sold 40 million WW and 20m in the US! ?? I actually think that’s more impressive as it was wks after its release when it did it! Edited October 23, 2020 by Materialboy215 Add to post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterstyles13 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Taylor's domination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idkwiam Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, mystery said: Britney did THAT with Oops! She really was on fire 1999-2003. Her stats are kinda unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eli's_rhythm Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Taylor, Madonna, Mariah, Janet and Beyoncé all slaying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winebaldo Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 35 minutes ago, Arcadius said: Taylor is just something else. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreampop Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 39 minutes ago, Feanor said: Janet Jackson, 'All For You' (2001) – 605,000 wow ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byzantium Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 6/8 taylor Albums in the top 2, 5/8 ranking first. She has had an impressive career Edited October 23, 2020 by byzantium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzolorenzo Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Interesting thread! Taylor btw @Feanor isn’t Ashanti runner up for studio album #1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Taylor will snatch quite a few more on her way down (and she's doing it in this sales climate) But also let's not forget that Adele will snatch at least 1 or 2 from Taylor with her next releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medonerpls Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Taylor, Madonna & Mariah Adele will take away Red's #1 spot tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allforyou Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Feanor said: Studio Album #9 Janet Jackson, '20. Y.O.' (2006) – 296,000 Queen serving longevity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alongoria13 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Damn I didn't know AFY had such a big opening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Volcano Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, ithinkheknowsoutsold said: Taylord there for albums 4-8. She'll be there for 9 & 10 too. Adele is coming for that #4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithinkheknowsoutsold Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 26 minutes ago, Hot Volcano said: Adele is coming for that #4. We'll see in due time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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