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There are many online debates about who is the best-selling female artist of all time? Fans place Barbra Streisand or Madonna at the top of the list.
Barbra
- 63 albums as of 2009
- 31 Top Ten Albums (source: Billboard Magazine)...tied with The Beatles for most albums reaching Top Ten, behind The Rolling Stones and Frank Sinatra.
- 9 #1 albums, the longest span held between #1 albums - 45 years. (source: Billboard Magazine)
- 5 #1 singles
- 71.5 million RIAA certified units sold in the USto her credit: 51 Gold Albums; 30 Platnium; 15Multi-Platnium.
- 140 million albums sold worldwide
Madonna
- 11 studio albums of which 7 were #1 (source: Billboard Magazine)
- 64 million RIAA certified units sold in the US to her credit: 19 Gold Albums; 17 Platnium; 12Multi-Platnium (follows Streisand in the #2 spot with a span of 23 years between #1 albums).
- 200 million albums sold worldwide
- 13 #1 singles (source: Billboard Hot 100)
- 37 Top Ten Hit Singles (surpasses Elvis Presley as the top solo recording artist with the most Top Ten Hits (source: Billboard Hot 100 top ten hits)
With 'Hung Up' from 'Confessions on a Dance Floor', Madonna surpassed The Beatles for having more gold certified singles in the United States (source: RIAA).
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