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BuzzJack Music Forum _ UK Charts _ VIVA: Top 40 Best Selling Female Hits
Posted by: liamk97 16th August 2015, 03:28 PM
Airing on VIVA right now. Sales are looking pretty up to date - B*Witched's 'C'est La Vie' is on 910k and was confirmed as 895k by OCC in 2013.
Streams excluded.
40 B*Witched 'C'est La Vie' 910,000
39 Leona Lewis 'A Moment Like This' 910,000
38 Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson 'I Know Him So Well' 930,000
37 Adele 'Make You Feel My Love' 940,000
36 Lady Gaga 'Just Dance' 950,000
35 Spice Girls 'Say You'll Be There' 960,000
34 Nicki Minaj 'Starships' 980,000
33 Christina Perri 'Jar of Hearts' 980,000
32 Julie Covington 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' 1,000,000
31 Atomic Kitten 'Whole Again' 1,010,000
30 Lady Gaga 'Bad Romance' 1,020,000
29 Adele 'Rolling in the Deep' 1,030,000
28 Cheryl Cole 'Fight for This Love' 1,030,000
27 Katy Perry 'Roar' 1,030,000
26 Katy Perry 'Firework' 1,040,000
25 Rihanna 'Diamonds' 1,060,000
24 Gloria Gaynor 'I Will Survive' 1,060,000
23 Irene Cara 'Fame' 1,070,000
22 Mariah Carey 'All I Want for Christmas is You' 1,090,000
21 Leona Lewis 'Bleeding Love' 1,090,000
20 Donna Summer 'I Feel Love' 1,100,000
19 Spice Girls '2 Become 1' 1,130,000
18 Rihanna 'Only Girl (In the World)' 1,140,000
17 Lady Gaga 'Poker Face' 1,160,000
16 Natalie Imbruglia 'Torn' 1,170,000
15 Whigfield 'Saturday Night' 1,180,000
14 Kylie Minogue 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' 1,180,000
13 Jessie J 'Price Tag' 1,210,000
12 Alexandra Burke 'Hallelujah' 1,280,000
11 Carly Rae Jepsen 'Call Me Maybe' 1,320,000
10 All Saints 'Never Ever' 1,350,000
09 Celine Dion 'Think Twice' 1,350,000
08 Spice Girls 'Wannabe' 1,360,000
07 Rihanna 'We Found Love' 1,370,000
06 Jennifer Rush 'The Power of Love' 1,430,000
05 Britney Spears 'Baby One More Time' 1,540,000
04 Celine Dion 'My Heart Will Go On' 1,550,000
03 Adele 'Someone Like You' 1,560,000
02 Whitney Houston 'I Will Always Love You' 1,610,000
01 Cher 'Believe' 1,800,000
Posted by: Vülker 16th August 2015, 03:30 PM
Sarah Harding for #1!
Posted by: liamk97 16th August 2015, 03:34 PM
She was played immediately before the show began, funnily enough!
Posted by: Vülker 16th August 2015, 03:36 PM
I'm actually surprised they even have her video! lol
Posted by: Martyn 16th August 2015, 03:41 PM
Sadly Viva is no longer on Freeview so I can't watch this.
Posted by: liamk97 16th August 2015, 03:44 PM
That's odd - I have Freeview too and we very recently got Viva added!
Posted by: Vülker 16th August 2015, 03:52 PM
It moved to channel 58 on Freeview HD.
Posted by: liamk97 16th August 2015, 03:59 PM
My dad thought Atomic Kitten were singing "you can lick my hole again" omg!
Posted by: Vülker 16th August 2015, 03:59 PM
!!
Posted by: Martyn 16th August 2015, 04:12 PM
Sadly I don't have the joy that is HD.
Posted by: AntoineTTe 16th August 2015, 04:14 PM
I thought Starships was 990,000 or something a lot closer than 980,000 to 1 million.
Posted by: liamk97 16th August 2015, 04:17 PM
Agreed, I think streams may be missing from the countdown.
EDIT: Definitely missing - 'Roar' has sold 1,200k+ in total but is on 1,030k on this countdown.
Posted by: liamk97 16th August 2015, 04:28 PM
That's all I can post for now so if anyone wishes to continue for me, feel free!
I've somehow managed to miss out a song too!
Posted by: Gezza 16th August 2015, 08:43 PM
The full list for those interested....
The full list.....
01 BELIEVE- Cher 1,800,000
02 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU- Whitney Houston 1,610,000
03 SOMEONE LIKE YOU- Adele 1,560,000
04 MY HEART WILL GO ON- Celine Dion 1,550,000
05 BABY ONE MORE TIME- Britney Spears 1,540,000
06 THE POWER OF LOVE- Jennifer Rush 1,430,000
07 WE FOUND LOVE- Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris 1,370,000
08 WANNABE- The Spice Girls 1,360,000
09 THINK TWICE- Celine Dion 1,350,000
10 NEVER EVER- All Saints 1,350,000
11 CALL ME MAYBE- Carly Rae Jepsen 1,320,000
12 HALLELUJAH- Alexandra Burke 1,280,000
13 PRICE TAG- Jessie J Featuring B.o.B 1,210,000
14 CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD- Kylie Minogue, 1,180,000
15 SATURDAY NIGHT- Whigfield 1,180,000
16 TORN- Natalie Imbruglia 1,170,000
17 POKER FACE- Lady Gaga 1,160,000
18 ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD)- Rihanna 1,140,000
19 2 BECOME 1- The Spice Girls 1,130,000
20 I FEEL LOVE- Donna Summer 1,100,000
21 BLEEDING LOVE- Leona Lewis 1,090,000
22 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU- Mariah Carey 1,090,000
23 FAME- Irene Cara 1,070,000
24 I WILL SURVIVE- Gloria Gaynor 1,060,000
25 DIAMONDS- Rihanna 1,060,000
26 FIREWORK- Katy Perry 1,040,000
27 ROAR- Katy Perry 1,030,000
28 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE- Cheryl Cole 1,030,000
29 ROLLING IN THE DEEP- Adele 1,030,000
30 BAD ROMANCE- Lady Gaga 1,020,000
31 WHOLE AGAIN- Atomic Kitten 1,010,000
32 DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA- Julie Covington 1,000,000
33 JAR OF HEARTS- Christina Perri 980,000
34 STARSHIPS- Nicki Minaj 980,000
35 SAY YOU’LL BE THERE- Spice Girls 960,000
36 JUST DANCE- Lady Gaga 950,000
37 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE- Adele 940,000
38 I KNOW HIM SO WELL- Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson 930,000
39 A MOMENT LIKE THIS- Leona Lewis 910,000
40 C'EST LA VIE- B*Witched 910,000
Posted by: ▲Rob▲ 16th August 2015, 10:02 PM
Especially For You? Isn't that a million seller?
Posted by: Gezza 16th August 2015, 10:38 PM
That was a duet with equal billing for the male singer. I think for the purposes of this list only male featured credits still allowed the song to feature here.
Posted by: Luciano 16th August 2015, 10:48 PM
Smash that top 5 Brinty!!!
Posted by: AntoineTTe 17th August 2015, 11:48 AM
It's quite something to behold that at one stage in my life time there was only a single million seller by a female singer - Jennifer Rush's The Power of Love and now there's 26 of them. 20 years ago there were only 4.
Posted by: liamk97 17th August 2015, 01:03 PM
Thanks for completing Gezza! 
Posted by: Envoirment 17th August 2015, 04:48 PM
Thanks for posting this! Nice to have some updated numbers on "A Moment Like This" and "Bleeding Love". Feels like "A Moment Like This" was stuck on 900k/905k for ages. Had "Bleeding Love" on 1,060,000 for a while too.
Posted by: liamk97 17th August 2015, 10:56 PM
This is what I'm guessing completes the Top 50, without streams still:
50 Rihanna 'Umbrella' 820,000
49 Madonna 'Like a Virgin' 830,000
48 Rihanna 'What's My Name' 830,000
47 Shania Twain 'That Don't Impress Me Much' 840,000
46 Leona Lewis 'Run' 850,000
45 Spice Girls 'Spice Up Your Life' 860,000
44 Madonna 'Into the Groove' 870,000
43 Jennifer Lopez 'On the Floor' 870,000
42 Cilla Black 'Anyone Who Had a Heart' 880,000
41 Spice Girls 'Goodbye' 890,000
Posted by: OutstandingMixer 18th August 2015, 01:30 AM
50 Madonna 'Like a Virgin' 830,000
49 Rihanna 'What's My Name' 830,000
47 Shania Twain 'That Don't Impress Me Much' 840,000
46 Leona Lewis 'Run' 850,000
45 Spice Girls 'Spice Up Your Life' 860,000
44 Madonna 'Into the Groove' 870,000
43 Jennifer Lopez 'On the Floor' 870,000
42 Cilla Black 'Anyone Who Had a Heart' 880,000
41 Spice Girls 'Goodbye' 890,000
I assume 'Umbrella' would be at #48?
Posted by: liamk97 18th August 2015, 02:40 PM
I think I just counted the numbers wrong.
I think 'Umbrella' should be at #50 with 820k if we're excluding streams.
Posted by: Ne Plus Ultra 18th August 2015, 02:46 PM
It's still criminal that Madonna doesn't have a million selling single. A re-release of Into The Groove would do it.
Posted by: slowdown73 18th August 2015, 03:39 PM
I was just thinking the same thing - given Madonna has had most top10 hits for a female artist and most number one singles.
Posted by: liamk97 18th August 2015, 03:45 PM
The thing with Madonna is that a lot of her most known hits were released at times when the singles market was low - late 80s/early 90s and middle 00s for instance. 'Like a Prayer', 'Vogue' and 'Hung Up' could have outsold 'Into the Groove', I'm sure.
Posted by: Jack! 18th August 2015, 05:25 PM
50 Rihanna 'Umbrella' 820,000
49 Madonna 'Like a Virgin' 830,000
48 Rihanna 'What's My Name' 830,000
47 Shania Twain 'That Don't Impress Me Much' 840,000
46 Leona Lewis 'Run' 850,000
45 Spice Girls 'Spice Up Your Life' 860,000
44 Madonna 'Into the Groove' 870,000
43 Jennifer Lopez 'On the Floor' 870,000
42 Cilla Black 'Anyone Who Had a Heart' 880,000
41 Spice Girls 'Goodbye' 890,000
A top 100 would be interesting
Posted by: OutstandingMixer 19th August 2015, 05:43 AM
I think 'Umbrella' should be at #50 with 820k if we're excluding streams.I thought 'Umbrella' was ahead of 'What's My Name?' for some reason, but it's still a bit behind according to the latest figures. Although the last known figure for 'Umbrella' was 830k, so it's very close in sales.
Posted by: AntoineTTe 19th August 2015, 06:59 AM
I don't think Like a Prayer or Vogue would have sold a million even if they were released in say 1996 to 1999. Prob might have reached 800,000 tops.
Posted by: JimmyT 19th August 2015, 08:23 AM
Anyone know what the sales of Ella Henderson Ghost are? Can't be far off top 40...
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