Japan continues to be the second-largest music market in the world after the US. 

 

 

Mariah - 6

Emotions - 1 million

Music Box - 2.4 million

Merry Christmas - 2.8 million

Daydream - 2.6 million

Butterfly - 1.3 million

#1's - 3.7 million**

 

Some of these have not been updated since 1999

** Best-selling Western album ever

 

Bonus fact: Mariah is the best-selling Western artist (male or female) in Japan by double of the runner up

 

Madonna - 3

Like a Virgin - 1.2 million

True Blue - 1 million

The Immaculate Collection - 1.1 million

 

Whitney Houston - 3

Whitney Houston - 1 million

The Bodyguard - 2 million

Whitney - 1 million

 

Celine Dion - 2

All the Way...A Decade of Song - 2 million

The Colour of My Love - 1.01 million

 

Avril Lavigne - 2

Let Go - 1.5 million

Under My Skin - 1.02 million

 

Lady Gaga - 1

The Fame - 1 million

 

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Any others?

 

 

Gaga

You post this thread every month 

The Best Damn Thing sold over 1M copies

Edited February 25, 20233 yr by ProudLBS

3 minutes ago, FightDragonsWithMe said:

You post this thread every month 

Find another thread I posted ranking pop girls by amount of million albums 

 

something about the stats trigger you?

Whitney had 2. Her 2nd album did not cross 1 million. The Bodyguard is around 2.9 million. The 2nd best selling International album.

 

Enya (2)

Lauryn Hill (1)

TLC (1)

 

 

Edited February 25, 20233 yr by Zoe_

1 minute ago, suburbannature said:

Find another thread I posted ranking pop girls by amount of million albums 

 

something about the stats trigger you?

No, just find it funny you post this monthly 

Just now, FightDragonsWithMe said:

No, just find it funny you post this monthly 

Ok, post the other copies of this thread I’ve made

8 minutes ago, FightDragonsWithMe said:

You post this thread every month 

1 minute ago, Zaram said:

Feel free to help them find the other monthly versions of “pop girls by million-selling albums” I’ve posted!

10 minutes ago, FightDragonsWithMe said:

You post this thread every month 

Was about to say the same

 

Anyways, I wonder if BTW passed the 1m mark in Japan.

Just now, Hot Volcano said:

Was about to say the same

 

Anyways, I wonder if BTW passed the 1m mark in Japan.

You will get a quote in a few seconds from op

These stats seem to bother users with a history of calling certain acts local. I wonder why!

Yes Madonna 

 

 

 

 

Great sales, beautiful sales 

32 minutes ago, suburbannature said:

Some of these have not been updated since 1999

explains why firo's not on the list

Gaga - IN

 

Adele, Taylor - OUT 

 

GaGa 

2 minutes ago, Orsay said:

Gaga - IN

 

Adele, Taylor - OUT 

 

I totally get why Gaga was big in Japan during TFM. She had the vocals, the looks, the big pop production. Phew.

Emotions selling 1M+ but not her debut is so random. Congrats tho.

Just now, Virgos Groove said:

Emotions selling 1M+ but not her debut is so random. Congrats tho.

It kinda makes sense because it took her time to ramp up globally.

Where is miss Janet global Jackson?

Where is miss Björk global Guðmundsdóttir?   

3 minutes ago, Raptus said:

Where is miss Janet global Jackson?

I think All for You is her best-selling there. It's around 600k.

27 minutes ago, suburbannature said:

I think All for You is her best-selling there. It's around 600k.

Rhythm Nation, Janet, and Design of a Decade have all sold around 600,000 in Japan. All For You is close to 800,000.

Edited February 25, 20233 yr by Zoe_