The album sales ranking of female artists in the United States is led by Mariah Carey. She sold 74 million albums as of October 2023. Barbara Streisand comes in second place with 68.5 million album units. Sales include digital sales, permanent track downloads (ten equal one album), and streams (1,500 streams count as one unit).
Leading female artist by album sales in the United States as of October 2023
(in million units)
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RIAA. (November 3, 2023). Leading female artist by album sales in the United States as of October 2023 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421818/leading-female-artist-by-album-sales-in-the-united-states-of-america/
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RIAA. "Leading Female Artist by Album Sales in The United States as of October 2023 (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421818/leading-female-artist-by-album-sales-in-the-united-states-of-america/
RIAA, Leading female artist by album sales in the United States as of October 2023 (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421818/leading-female-artist-by-album-sales-in-the-united-states-of-america/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Leading female artist by album sales in the United States as of October 2023 (in million units) [Graph], RIAA, November 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421818/leading-female-artist-by-album-sales-in-the-united-states-of-america/