40000000000000 Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) Quote Topping the top 20 list is disco queen Cher, who has sold 1.82 million copies of her 1998 hit Believe. The track spent seven weeks at number one in the UK back in 1998 and introduced the 70-year-old pop hitmaker to a younger audience. In second place is 'the voice', aka Whitney Houston. The late singer has shifted 1.638 million copies of her classic ballad I Will Always Love You since 1992. Written and originally recorded by country superstar Dolly Parton, the single spent a staggering 10 weeks at number one. A much newer entry is Adele's iconic ballad Someone Like You, which spent five weeks atop the UK chart and has sold 1.637 million copies since 2011. Canadian singer Celine Dion follows closely with Titanic soundtrack single My Heart Will Go On You, which has pushed an impressive 1.58 million units. The nation's favourite tear-jerker enjoyed two non-consecutive weeks at the top-20 summit in 1998. The 49-year-old singer reappears on the list with the ninth biggest-selling single, Think Twice, which has sold over 1.37 million copies since 1994. Pop princess Britney Spears rounds off the top five with her 1998 debut single Baby One More Time. The 1990s classic claimed two weeks at the top of the UK singles chart, in 1999, and has sold 1.56 million copies since – 460,000 of which were shifted in its first week of release. Jennifer Rush remains the oldest entry with her 1985 ballad The Power Of Love selling 1.45 million while Rihanna and Calvin Harris' dance hit We Found Love has sold 1.41 million since 2011. Iconic girl group The Spice Girls appear twice on the list – their infectious debut single Wannabe has sold 1.38 million over the last 21 years while 2 Become 1 rounds off the top 20 after selling 1.14 million units. Biggest-selling singles by female artists in the UK 1. Believe – Cher 2. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston 3. Someone Like You – Adele 4. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion 5. Baby One More Time – Britney Spears 6. The Power Of Love – Jennifer Rush 7. We Found Love – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris 8. Wannabe – Spice Girls 9. Think Twice – Celine Dion 10. Never Ever – All Saints 11. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen 12. Hallelujah – Alexandra Burke 13. Price Tag – Jessie J 14. Can't Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie Minogue 15. Torn – Natalie Imbruglia 16. Saturday Night – Whigfield 17. Poker Face – Lady Gaga 18. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey 19. Only Girl (In The World) – Rihanna 20. 2 Become 1 – Spice Girls http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/adele-whitney-houston-britney-spears-uks-bestselling-singles-by-female-artists-revealed-1618814 Edited April 27, 2017 by Hakunt
KasioKas Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 Whitney still dominating long after her demise. Wow Price tag did that well?
jezebelvictoria Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) Crazy how close the sales are between them all. Spice Girls on there twice. Edited April 27, 2017 by jezebelvictoria
IBeMe Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) So many of those songs are fantastic! Mariah will likely climb higher as the years go by...that jingle of hers is timeless. Edited April 27, 2017 by IBeMe
Gimmie Love Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 20 minutes ago, Hakunt said: 11. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
Michael21 Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 typical UK taste i love every single from that list tho
Blue Honeymoon Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) Three songs in the top 10. Céline is the underrated queen of the UK! Edit: Are we sure that it was Céline's version of "Power of Love"? I think it may be Jennifer Rush's version the one that is actually in the all-time top 10. Edited April 27, 2017 by Blue Honeymoon
Highwind Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 Rihanna 58 minutes ago, Hakunt said: 12. Hallelujah – Alexandra Burke Not the X-Factor cover performance making the best selling list but the artist itself flopped into the oblivion. Help.
KingB® Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 4 minutes ago, Highwind said: Rihanna Not the X-Factor cover performance making the best selling list but the artist itself flopped into the oblivion. Help. Impossible by Shontelle teas
makeme Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 I'm kinda surprised Madonna isn't on the list. What's her best seller in the U.K? Vogue ? And wow I had no idea BOMT was a best seller there
Highwind Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 Just now, KingB® said: Impossible by Shontelle teas I totally forgot about this song. Still better than original tho.
wehan6 Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 16 minutes ago, makeme said: I'm kinda surprised Madonna isn't on the list. What's her best seller in the U.K? Vogue ? And wow I had no idea BOMT was a best seller there idk what's her best selling single but she doesn't even have a single that sold over 1 million copies in the uk
wehan6 Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 top 40 best selling female singles in the uk (3 years ago): Quote 1 BELIEVE CHER 1998 2 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WHITNEY HOUSTON 1992 3 ...BABY ONE MORE TIME BRITNEY SPEARS 1999 4 MY HEART WILL GO ON CELINE DION 1998 5 SOMEONE LIKE YOU ADELE 2011 6 THE POWER OF LOVE JENNIFER RUSH 1985 7 WANNABE SPICE GIRLS 1996 8 THINK TWICE CELINE DION 1994 9 WE FOUND LOVE RIHANNA FEATURING CALVIN HARRIS 2011 10 NEVER EVER ALL SAINTS 1997 11 CALL ME MAYBE CARLY RAE JEPSEN 2012 12 HALLELUJAH ALEXANDRA BURKE 2008 13 PRICE TAG JESSIE J FEATURING B.O.B 2011 14 CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD KYLIE MINOGUE 2001 15 SATURDAY NIGHT WHIGFIELD 1994 16 TORN NATALIE IMBRUGLIA 1997 17 POKER FACE LADY GAGA 2009 18 2 BECOME 1 SPICE GIRLS 1996 19 ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) RIHANNA 2010 20 I FEEL LOVE DONNA SUMMER 1977 21 BLEEDING LOVE LEONA LEWIS 2007 22 FAME IRENE CARA 1982 23 I WILL SURVIVE GLORIA GAYNOR 1979 24 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU MARIAH CAREY 1994 25 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE CHERYL COLE 2009 26 BAD ROMANCE LADY GAGA 2009 27 WHOLE AGAIN ATOMIC KITTEN 2001 28 DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA JULIE COVINGTON 1976 29 ROLLING IN THE DEEP ADELE 2011 30 DIAMONDS RIHANNA 2012 31 FIREWORK KATY PERRY 2010 32 STARSHIPS NICKI MINAJ 2012 33 SAY YOU'LL BE THERE SPICE GIRLS 1996 34 JUST DANCE LADY GAGA 2010 35 JAR OF HEARTS CHRISTINA PERRI 2011 36 I KNOW HIM SO WELL ELAINE PAIGE AND BARBARA DICKSON 1984 37 A MOMENT LIKE THIS LEONA LEWIS 2006 38 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE ADELE 2008 39 C'EST LA VIE B'WITCHED 1998 40 ROAR KATY PERRY 2013 http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-biggest-selling-singles-of-all-time-by-female-artists__3828/ 1. Believe – Cher (=) 2. I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston (=) 3. Someone Like You – Adele (+2) 4. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion (=) 5. Baby One More Time – Britney Spears (-2) 6. The Power Of Love – Celine Dion (=) 7. We Found Love – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris (+2) 8. Wannabe – Spice Girls (-1) 9. Think Twice – Celine Dion (-1) 10. Never Ever – All Saints (=) 11. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen (=) 12. Hallelujah – Alexandra Burke (=) 13. Price Tag – Jessie J (=) 14. Can't Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie Minogue (=) 15. Torn – Natalie Imbruglia (+1) 16. Saturday Night – Whigfield (-1) 17. Poker Face – Lady Gaga (=) 18. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (+6) 19. Only Girl (In The World) – Rihanna (=) 20. 2 Become 1 – Spice Girls (-2)
frenchyisback Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) Mariah carey is on the list but not Madonna. But ATRL told me Mariah was local. That what happens when you have a REAL classic that stands the test of time and sell year after year unlike quick lil hits. Lol! Anyway, we know Madge & Riri are the Queens of the UK charts. I think Mimi is top10 best selling female act over there for sure tho. Also, i did t realize Celine Dion slayed the UK so hard. Edited April 27, 2017 by frenchyisback
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