charts discussion Females with most #1 albums globally

[alestevens]

Hi. I wanted to make a list out of this, thought it would make an interesting stat. So far i included 16 European countries for this list, because they are the ones one of the main sources for the thread tracks (acharts.co): UK, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands, Norway, Belgium (Flanders), Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Denmark, France, Germany, Poland and Finland. I also included the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan

 

If you want to make any correction / add another country with official charts, please bring receipts and i'll gladly do it. Enjoy!

 

OVERALL RANKING:

 

1. Madonna - 166 #1 albums in 22 countries

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9 in the United States

8 in Canada

1 in Mexico

 

11 in Australia

3 in New Zealand

 

3 in Japan

 

12 in the UK

12 in Italy

12 in Germany

12 in Finland

10 in Netherlands

9 in Austria

9 in Switzerland

9 in Spain

7 in Portugal

7 in Belgium

7 in France

6 in Sweden

5 in Ireland

5 in Norway

5 in Denmark

4 in Poland

 

2. Céline Dion - 106 #1 albums in 19 countries:

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15 in Canada

4 in the United States

 

5 in Australia

3 in New Zealand

 

14 in France

13 in Switzerland

7 in Netherlands

6 in Norway

6 in Belgium

5 in the UK

5 in Ireland

5 in Denmark

4 in Sweden

4 in Austria

3 in Finland

2 in Italy

2 in Germany

1 in Poland

1 in Spain

 3. Taylor Swift - 72 #1 albums in 17 countries:

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9 in the United States

9 in Canada

2 in Mexico

 

9 in New Zealand

8 in Australia

 

7 in the UK

6 in Ireland

5 in Belgium

4 in Norway

3 in Netherlands

3 in Portugal

2 in Switzerland

1 in Sweden

1 in Spain

1 in Denmark

1 in Finland

1 in Austria

 

4. Lady Gaga - 63 #1 albums in 21 countries:

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6 in the United States

4 in Canada

3 in Mexico

 

4 in Australia

4 in New Zealand

 

2 in Japan

 

5 in the UK

4 in Ireland

4 in Switzerland

4 in Austria

3 in Portugal

3 in Belgium

3 in France

2 in Norway

2 in Denmark

2 in Italy

2 in Germany

2 in Poland

2 in Finland

1 in Sweden

1 in Netherlands

 5. Ariana Grande - 50 #1 albums in 19 countries:

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5 in the United States

4 in Canada

3 in Mexico

 

4 in Australia

4 in New Zealand

 

5 in Norway

4 in the UK

4 in Ireland

3 in Belgium

2 in Italy

2 in Netherlands

2 in Sweden

2 in Spain

1 in Austria

1 in Switzerland

1 in Denmark

1 in Finland

1 in Poland

1 in Portugal

 

6. Whitney Houston - 47 #1 albums in 18 countries:

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4 in the United States

4 in Canada

 

2 in New Zealand

1 in Australia

 

2 in Japan

 

4 in Austria

3 in Sweden

3 in Netherlands

3 in Norway

3 in Italy

3 in Germany

3 in Poland

2 in Finland

2 in the UK

2 in Ireland

1 in France

1 in Spain

 

7. Adele - 43 #1 albums in 21 countries:

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2 in the United States

2 in Canada

2 in Mexico

 

2 in Australia

2 in New Zealand

 

4 in Netherlands

3 in the UK

2 in Ireland

2 in Sweden

2 in Norway

2 in Belgium

2 in Austria

2 in Switzerland

2 in Italy

2 in Denmark

2 in France

2 in Germany

2 in Poland

2 in Finland

1 in Portugal

1 in Spain

 

 8. P!nk - 41 #1 albums in 12 countries:

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3 in the United States

3 in Canada

 

6 in Australia

6 in New Zealand

 

6 in Switzerland

3 in the UK

3 in Austria

3 in Ireland

3 in Netherlands

2 in Germany

2 in Belgium

1 in Sweden

 

9. Britney Spears - 38 #1 albums in 18 countries:

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6 in the United States

6 in Canada

1 in Mexico

 

1 in Australia

 

1 in Japan

 

4 in Switzerland

3 in Ireland

3 in Germany

2 in Portugal

2 in Austria

2 in France

1 in Spain

1 in Italy

1 in Denmark

1 in Sweden

1 in Netherlands

1 in Norway

1 in Belgium

 10. Mariah Carey - 37 #1 albums in 16 countries:

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6 in the United States

3 in Canada

 

3 in Australia

2 in New Zealand

 

5 in Japan

 

4 in Netherlands

2 in the UK

2 in Switzerland

2 in France

2 in Germany

1 in Denmark

1 in Finland

1 in Ireland

1 in Belgium

1 in Austria

1 in Portugal

 

 11.  Billie Eilish - 34 #1 albums in 19 countries:

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2 in the United States

2 in Canada

 

2 in Australia

2 in New Zealand

 

2 in the UK

2 in Ireland

2 in Sweden

2 in Netherlands

2 in Norway

2 in Belgium

2 in Austria

2 in Switzerland

2 in Portugal

2 in Denmark

2 in Finland

1 in France

1 in Germany

1 in Italy

1 in Spain

 

 

11. Lana Del Rey - 34 #1 albums in 17 countries:

 

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2 in the United States

 

4 in Australia

1 in New Zealand

 

5 in the UK

3 in Norway

3 in Portugal

3 in Switzerland

2 in Ireland

2 in Poland

2 in Spain

1 in Austria

1 in Belgium

1 in Denmark

1 in Finland

1 in France

1 in Germany

1 in Sweden

12. Beyoncé - 31 #1 albums in 15 countries:

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6 in the United States

3 in Canada

 

2 in Australia

1 in New Zealand

 

4 in Ireland

3 in the UK

2 in Netherlands

2 in Norway

2 in Poland

1 in Sweden

1 in Belgium

1 in Switzerland

1 in Portugal

1 in Spain

1 in Germany

 

UNRANKED (less than 30):
 

Shakira - 26 #1 albums in 17 countries:

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5 in Mexico

1 in Canada

 

1 in Australia

 

3 in Spain

2 in Switzerland

2 in Portugal

2 in Italy

1 in Ireland

1 in Sweden

1 in Netherlands

1 in Norway

1 in Belgium

1 in Austria

1 in Denmark

1 in France

1 in Germany

1 in Finland

Rihanna - 26 #1 albums in 8 countries:

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5 in Canada

2 in the United States

 

1 in New Zealand

 

5 in Norway

5 in Switzerland

4 in the UK

3 in Ireland

1 in Austria

 

Barbra Streisand - 26 #1 albums in 11 countries:

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12 in the United States

5 in Canada

 

3 in Australia

 

7 in the UK

2 in Sweden

2 in Norway

1 in Austria

1 in Italy

1 in France

1 in Ireland

1 in Netherlands

Avril Lavigne - 23 #1 albums in 11 countries:

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3 in Canada

2 in USA

 

3 in Australia

1 in New Zealand

 

2 in Japan

 

3 in the UK

3 in Ireland

2 in Austria

2 in Germany

1 in Spain

1 in Italy

 

Kylie Minogue - 20 #1 albums in 6 countries

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7 in Australia

1 in New Zealand

 

8 in the UK

2 in Ireland

1 in Austria

1 in Germany

Katy Perry - 16 #1 albums in 8 countries:

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3 in the United States

3 in Canada

 

2 in Australia

2 in New Zealand

 

2 in the UK

2 in Ireland

1 in Austria

1 in Spain

 Cher - 15 #1 albums in 9 countries:

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1 in Canada

 

2 in Australia

 

3 in Austria

2 in the UK

2 in Denmark

2 in Germany

1 in Portugal

1 in Norway

1 in Ireland

Janet Jackson - 15 #1 albums in 6 countries:

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7 in the United States

2 in Canada

 

2 in Australia

2 in New Zealand

 

1 in the UK

1 in Denmark

Christina Aguilera - 14 #1 albums in 10 countries:

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2 in the United States

2 in Canada

 

2 in Australia

 

2 in the UK

1 in Ireland

1 in Netherlands

1 in Austria

1 in Switzerland

1 in Spain

1 in Germany

 

Jennifer Lopez - 12 #1 albums in 7 countries:

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2 in the United States

1 in Canada

 

4 in Switzerlands

2 in Netherlands

1 in Spain

1 in Germany

1 in Poland

 

Dua Lipa - 6 #1 albums in 6 countries:

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#1 in the UK

#1 in Ireland

#1 in Spain

#1 in Finland

#1 in Portugal

#1 in Netherlands

 

Edited August 12, 2021 by alestevens

[Azulito]

Ariana at #7 with 30  

 

Looking forward to see how this changes once more countries are added

[peterstyles13]

Taylor #5 for Europe? I- 

 

[Enzolorenzo]

Britney

US: 6 #1 albums 

Canada: 6 #1 albums 

Australia: 1 #1 album 

I can’t find her chart peaks in Mexico (I only have the ones post Circus)

[JC96]

You can add Oricon Charts? At least 1 asian country. Some western artists have a #1 in Japan (Avril,Gaga,Britney, etc)

[Azulito]

Ariana has:

 

5 in the US

4 in Canada

4 in Australia 

4 in New Zealand

3 in Mexico 

[JC96]

7 minutes ago, Enzolorenzo said:

Britney

US: 6 #1 albums 

Canada: 6 #1 albums 

Australia: 1 #1 album 

I can’t find her chart peaks in Mexico (I only have the ones post Circus)

+ Japan: 1 #1 for OIDIA 

 

In Mexico, AMPROFON Charts started around 2006. Femme Fatale peaked #1 there.

[ExhaleShoop]

Britney’s are iconic also the fame not going #1 in the Us is a shame. It could’ve topped if they just made it a rerelease 

[tiagol88]

Madonna social distancing 

edit: Britney's stats always surprise me and not in a good way. She only got multiple #1 albums in...6 countries?  And 3 of those she got only 2 #1 albums?

Edited April 14, 2021 by tiagol88

[MALAMENTE]

I checked in Wikipedia and Selena has 20, idk if all are like official or whatever. She has 10 based on that site

Edited April 14, 2021 by selenachris

[Cefh]

Avril Lavigne - 23 #1 albums 

 

3 in Canada

3 in the UK

3 in Ireland

3 in Australia

2 in Austria

2 in Germany 

2 in USA

2 in Japan

1 in Spain

1 in Italy

1 in New Zealand

[JC96]

Shakira 

Mexico: 5 #1 

Canada: 1 #1 

Australia: 1 #1 

 

Lady Gaga 

USA: 6 #1

Canada: 4 #1 

Australia: 4 #1

New Zealand: 4 #1

Mexico: 3 #1

Japan: 2 #1

 

Taylor Swift

USA: 8 #1 

Canada: 8 #1

New Zealand: 8 #1

Australia: 7 #1 

Mexico: 2 #1

 

Adele

USA: 2 #1

Canada: 2 #1

Australia: 2 #1

New Zealand: 2 #1

Mexico: 2 #1

 

 

[PULSE.]

Beyoncé

USA: 6 #1s

Canada: 3 #1s

AUS: 2 #1s 

NZ : 1 #1

 

Edited April 14, 2021 by PULSE.

[JC96]

Madonna

Australia: 10 #1

USA: 9 #1

Canada: 8 #1 

Japan: 3 #1

New Zealand: 3 #1 

Mexico: 1 #1 

 

Whitney Houston

USA: 4 #1

Canada: 4 #1

Japan: 2 #1

New Zealand: 2 #1

Australia: 1 #1

 

Celine Dion

Canada: 15 #1

Australia: 5 #1

USA: 4 #1

New Zealand: 3 #1

 

Mariah Carey

USA: 6 #1

Japan: 5 #1

Australia: 3 #1

New Zealand: 2 #1

Canada: 2 #1 

 

[Zaram]

Gaga just a little behind the music industry @OreGuy

[Kevin Parker]

Lana has two No. 1 in Argentina (NFR! and LFL)

[drmkng]

so Lana is more global than.... beyonce? ok

 

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britney top 10 

[Taylena]

These threads really highlight how much ATRL is full of liars. Someone that supposedly is only known in America is top 3 here. 

[lovedaddy]

4 minutes ago, drmkng said:

so Lana is more global than.... beyonce?

she is, stay mad

[drmkng]

3 minutes ago, lovedaddy said:

she is, stay mad

girl I'm known as Beyonce hater on ATRL and I do like Lana but let's stopBeyonce's is more global. I can't believe that the day I'm defending Beyonce has come  me

Edited April 14, 2021 by drmkng

[JC96]

Kylie Minogue 

Australia: 7 #1

NZ: 1 #1

 

Katy Perry

USA: 3 #1 

Canada: 3 #1 

Australia: 2 #1

NZ: 2 #1

 

[JC96]

Janet Jackson

USA: 7 #1

Canada: 2 #1

Australia: 2 #1

NZ: 2 #1

 

JLo 

USA: 2 #1

Canada: 1 #1 

 

Christina Aguilera:

USA: 2 #1

Canada: 2 #1

Australia: 2 #1

 

 

[alestevens]

3 hours ago, Marvin said:

Ariana at #7 with 30  

 

Looking forward to see how this changes once more countries are added

Make it #5 with 50

 

3 hours ago, Cefh said:

Avril Lavigne - 23 #1 albums 

 

3 in Canada

3 in the UK

3 in Ireland

3 in Australia

2 in Austria

2 in Germany 

2 in USA

2 in Japan

1 in Spain

1 in Italy

1 in New Zealand

 

2 hours ago, PULSE. said:

Beyoncé

USA: 6 #1s

Canada: 3 #1s

AUS: 2 #1s 

NZ : 1 #1

 

Added!

 

And thanks a lot to @JC96 for helping so much to compile this. It's truly appreciated

[Trash]

4 hours ago, Enzolorenzo said:

Britney

US: 6 #1 albums 

Canada: 6 #1 albums 

Australia: 1 #1 album 

I can’t find her chart peaks in Mexico (I only have the ones post Circus)

 

3 hours ago, JC96 said:

+ Japan: 1 #1 for OIDIA 

 

In Mexico, AMPROFON Charts started around 2006. Femme Fatale peaked #1 there.

I never paid attention to AMPROFON but i remember reading on twitter than the week Glory leaked Britney Jean went #1 her in México and then when Glory went #1 on it's official release while Britney Jean went down to #2.

 

Also Glory was #1 on other countries i haven't seen mentioned here like Italy, Ireland, Brazil and Czech Republic. idk if the OP already counted them tho, my guess is yes.

[JC96]

Miley Cyrus 

 

USA: 5 #1

Australia: 2 #1

NZ: 1 #1

Portugal: 2 #1

Spain: 2 #1

Mexico: 1 #1

UK: 1 #1

Ireland: 1 #1

 

Selena Gomez

USA: 3 #1

Canada: 2 #1

Norway: 2 #1

Mexico: 2 # 1 

Australia: 1 #1 

Portugal: 1 #1

Belgium: 1 #1 

 

And you're welcome @alestevensanytime.