Posted April 12, 201114 yr Albums selling over 1,000,000 copies in the UK by female solo artists 01. Adele - 21 [January 24, 2011] (4,651,080) 02. Madonna - Immaculate Collection [November 12, 1990] (3,661,000) 03. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black [October 30, 2006] (3,505,776) 04. Shania Twain - Come On Over [March 2, 1998] (3,400,000) 05. Leona Lewis - Spirit [November 12, 2007] (3,073,931) 06. Dido - No Angel [February 19, 2001] (3,070,926) 07. Dido - Life For Rent [september 29, 2003] (2,876,968) 08. Lady Gaga - The Fame [January 12, 2009] (2,875,660) 09. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill [June 12, 1995] (2,750,000) 10. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me [February 25, 2002] (2,500,000) 11. Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman [April 4, 1988] (2,445,000) 12. Céline Dion - Falling Into You [March 11, 1996] (2,270,000) 13. Whitney Houston - Whitney [June 7, 1987] (2,240,000) 14. Adele - 19 [January 28, 2008] (2,180,500) 15. Duffy - Rockferry [March 3, 2008] (2,180,000) 16. Tina Turner - Simply The Best [October 21, 1991] (2,130,000) 17. Kylie Minogue - Kylie [July 4, 1988] (2,100,000) 18. Céline Dion - Let's Talk About Love [November 17, 1997] (1,995,000) 19. Madonna - True Blue [July 7, 1986] (1,980,000) 20. Avril Lavigne - Let Go [June 3, 2002] (1,976,000) 21. Emeli Sandé - Our Version Of Events [February 13, 2012] (1,962,401) 22. Christina Aguilera - Stripped [October 28, 2002] (1,954,000) 23. Rihanna - Loud [November 15, 2010] (1,903,365) 24. P!nk - Missundaztood [November 19, 2001] (1,898,019) 25. Céline Dion - The Colour Of My Love [February 21, 1994] (1,890,000) 26. Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream [November 23, 2009] (1,888,400) 27. Katie Melua - Call Off The Search [November 3, 2003] (1,874,263) 28. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad [June 4, 2007] (1,868,942) 29. Madonna - Ray Of Light [March 2, 1998] (1,710,000) 30. Eva Cassidy - Songbird [May 18, 1998] (1,709,000) 31. Whitney Houston - Whitney: The Greatest Hits [May 15, 2000] (1,697,213) 32. Kylie Minogue - Fever [October 1, 2001] (1,695,000) 33. KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope [December 13, 2004] (1,645,000) 34. Madonna - Like A Virgin [November 12, 1984] (1,640,000) 35. Madonna - Music [september 18, 2000] (1,628,000) 36. Florence + The Machine - Lungs [July 6, 2009] (1,616,709) 37. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway [July 18, 2005] (1,556,554) 38. Beyoncé - I Am... Sasha Fierce [November 17, 2008] (1,531,100) 39. Mariah Carey - Music Box [August 30, 1993] (1,510,000) 40. Tina Turner - Foreign Affair [september 18, 1989] (1,500,000) 41. Macy Gray - On How Life Is [July 5, 1999] (1,410,000) 42. Gabrielle - Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 [November 12, 2001] (1,370,000) 43. Barbra Streisand - Love Songs [January 4, 1982] (1,365,000) 44. Sade - Diamond Life [July 28, 1984] (1,350,000) 45. P!nk - I'm Not Dead [April 3, 2006] (1,350,000) 46. Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor [November 14, 2005] (1,345,000) 47. Céline Dion - All The Way... A Decade Of Song [November 15, 1999] (1,325,000) 48. Katie Melua - Piece By Piece [september 26, 2005] (1,305,000) 49. Kate Bush - The Whole Story [November 10, 1986] (1,305,000) 50. Alison Moyet - Alf [November 5, 1984] (1,280,000) 51. Annie Lennox - Diva [April 6, 1992] (1,270,000) 52. Madonna - Like A Prayer [March 20, 1989] (1,270,000) 53. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston [March 18, 1985] (1,255,000) 54. Gabrielle - Rise [October 18, 1999] (1,251,000) 55. Tina Turner - Private Dancer [May 28, 1984] (1,240,000) 56. Anastacia - Anastacia [March 29, 2004] (1,233,000) 57. Enya - Watermark [september 19, 1988] (1,230,000) 58. P!nk - Funhouse [October 27, 2008] (1,215,000) 59. Jessie J - Who You Are [February 28, 2011] (1,210,868) 60. Gloria Estefan - Cuts Both Ways [July 10, 1989] (1,210,000) 61. Diana Ross - One Woman: The Ultimate Collection [October 18, 1993] (1,210,000) 62. Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time [March 8, 1999] (1,205,000) 63. Beyoncé - Dangerously In Love [June 23, 2003] (1,200,000) 64. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You [November 7, 1988] (1,185,000) 65. Cher - Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 [November 9, 1992] (1,180,000) 66. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream [August 30, 2010] (1,160,085) 67. Norah Jones - Feels Like Home [February 9, 2004] (1,158,000) 68. Natalie Imbruglia - Left Of The Middle [November 24, 1997] (1,155,000) 69. Enya - Shepherd Moons [November 4, 1991] (1,145,000) 70. Barbra Streisand - Guilty [september 29, 1980] (1,140,000) 71. Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor [July 23, 2001] (1,130,868) 72. Dina Carroll - So Close [January 18, 1993] (1,130,000) 73. Whitney Houston - The Ultimate Collection [October 29, 2007] (1,090,200) 74. Lily Allen - Alright, Still [July 17, 2006] (1,090,000) 75. Carole King - Tapestry [February 11, 1971] (1,080,000) 76. Nelly Furtado - Loose [June 12, 2006] (1,076,853) 77. Kylie Minogue - Enjoy Yourself [October 9, 1989] (1,065,000) 78. Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions [November 24, 2003] (1,052,000) 79. Gwen Stefani - Love. Angel. Music. Baby. [November 22, 2004] (1,051,000) 80. Madonna - Something To Remember [November 6, 1995] (1,040,000) 81. Anastacia - Not That Kind [October 2, 2000] (1,035,000) 82. Kylie Minogue - Ultimate Kylie [November 22, 2004] (1,035,000) 83. Rihanna - Talk That Talk [November 21, 2011] (1,000,706) 84. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten [september 6, 2004] (1,000,000) 85. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill [August 24, 1998] (1,000,000) 86. Cheryl Cole - 3 Words [October 26, 2009] (1,000,000) Others: Amy Winehouse - Frank [October 20, 2003] (985,500) Alicia Keys - The Element Of Freedom [December 14, 2009] (978,900) Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You [February 8, 2009] (965,000) Edited August 21, 201311 yr by THEO.
May 1, 201114 yr I think Adele is just outside of the top 10 now She's currently at 2.07M with 21, which puts her at #16, and and 1.302M with 19, putting her at #47.
May 1, 201114 yr not adele i know, but i'm surprised 'alright still' is there but 'it's not me it's you' isn't for lily allen Edited May 1, 201114 yr by 152chris
May 1, 201114 yr And to think 21 will probably be in the Top 5 by the end of this year, maybe even Top 3..!! :cheer:
May 5, 201114 yr I can see her getting as far as number 3 in this chart. Delighted to see Nelly's Loose in this chart. I remember claiming that it would do a million before it was released and no one believing me on CHC.
May 6, 201114 yr Only 80 solo female albums have sold over a million? Thought they'd be more. This is since 2004!
May 6, 201114 yr This is since 2004! Really? Ray of Light, True Blue, Macy Gray, Sade, Music Box, Shania Twain, Diana Ross, Gloria Estefan - they've all sold this much since 2004? I very much doubt that :P
May 6, 201114 yr Really? Ray of Light, True Blue, Macy Gray, Sade, Music Box, Shania Twain, Diana Ross, Gloria Estefan - they've all sold this much since 2004? I very much doubt that :P Oh $h!t. But it does say that from where I got it :lol: DOn't blame me :P
May 9, 201114 yr 21 is at number 12 now with 2,222,698 copies sold! 19 is now at 40 with 1,356,887 sold!
July 23, 201113 yr It wouldn't suprise me if in a couple of years or so, Adele gave Madonna a run for her money!
July 23, 201113 yr I agree that 21 could very well give madonna a run for her money at some stage on the list.
July 23, 201113 yr Author Well Amy will definitely by #3 in no time now, and could give Adele quite a run for her money to get into to top three.
July 24, 201113 yr Amy and Adele could easily become the new top 2 on this list at some point... I assume Amy's figure includes the Deluxe Edition though? I'm not sure on the OCC's status on combining or not combining the two BTBs. I know they charted separately at the time because both were in the top 10 at one point but I don't know if they still chart separately now and if the OCC combine the sales of the two for official lists. I think it's yes to the former and no to the latter.
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