Who is the number 1 selling female artist of all time?

The Queen of Pop
The Queen of Pop
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, Madonna, is the bestselling female artist of all time. She's released 14 studio albums, three soundtracks, five live albums and six compilations, plus 63 UK Top 10 singles. Since 1983, she's sold an estimated 335 million albums and singles worldwide.
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Who is the #1 female artist of all time?

With 57 Hot 100 entries and 12 No. 1s, Madonna rules as the chart's all-time top female artist. The pop icon also lands seven songs in the Hot 100 all-time top 600 songs recap, led by her first No.
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Who is the #1 selling artist of all time?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 257.7 million certified sales. Second is Elvis Presley with almost 207 million sales, followed by Michael Jackson with 169.7 million.
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What is the best selling record of all time?

In 2018, The Eagles' greatest hits album, released in 1976, surpassed Michael Jackson's 1982 album "Thriller" to take the top spot on the Record Industry Association of America's (RIAA) list of the top selling albums of all time in the US.
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Who has the most #1 hits?

The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20.
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Best Selling Female Solo Artists Of ALL-TIME | 1962-2021



Which female singer has most Grammys?

Beyoncé has won 28 Grammys throughout her famed career, making her the most Grammy-awarded female artist of all time.
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Who has won 10 Grammys black female?

Chaka Khan – 10 Grammys

Chaka Khan is tied for 11th most awarded woman in Grammys history. She won her first Grammy in 1975 for her song “Tell Me Something Good” as part of the band Rufus.
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Who won 7 Grammys?

Taylor Swift - 7 Grammy Award Wins.
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Who has won the most Grammys as an all female group?

Chick Corea (27 wins)

Chick Corea was a legend in jazz music.
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Which female has the most number 1 hits?

Madonna currently holds the record for the most number-one songs in the 43-year history of the chart, with 50. The only other artists to have achieved more than 20 chart toppers are Rihanna (33) and Beyonce (22).
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What song spent longest at number 1?

"Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks.
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What song has made the most money?

Estimated earnings: $50 million

Fast forward 120 years and "Happy Birthday" is by far the richest and most profitable song of all time. The Ownership of "Happy Birthday" has changed hands a few times in the last 100 years. Music holding company Warner Chappell bought the rights for $15 million in 1990.
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Who has the most number one albums of all time?

  • As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most number-one albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles, 3 solo albums, and 5 albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings. ...
  • Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have number 1 albums in six different decades.
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Who has more #1 hits than the Beatles?

Over the years, many artists have topped the list of the country's most popular songs at the time, but none did so more often than The Beatles. With 20 no. 1 singles on the Hot 100 charts, the iconic British rock band are just one hit ahead of Mariah Carey, who has 19 notches in her belt.
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Who is the oldest singer still alive?

The Oldest Living Musicians in 2021
  • Dolly Parton, 75.
  • Mick Jagger, 78.
  • Paul McCartney, 79.
  • Bob Dylan, 80.
  • Chubby Checker, 80.
  • Ringo Starr, 81.
  • Jerry Lee Lewis, 86.
  • Bobby Rush, 87.
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Who has the most Billboard hits of all time?

The Beatles haven't released a new studio album since 1970's Let It Be, but the foursome certainly made their mark in music history — decades later, the group still holds the record for the most No. 1 songs in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, with a total of 20 chart-toppers.
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Who sold more records Beyoncé or Mariah Carey?

The Bajan artist has 257.6 million certified record sales, topping Mariah Carey's sales (137.3 million certified) by over 120 million, Whitney Houston's sales (114.9 million certified) by over 142 million, Lady Gaga's sales (102.1 million certified) by over 150 million, and Beyonce's sales (83.3 million certified) by ...
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Which female singer has the most Top 10 hits?

Leading the way when it comes to the female musicians who have scored the most top 10 hits is Madonna, who held the record for the greatest accumulation of appearances between Nos.
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Who won 18 Grammys?

Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra received their first GRAMMY win for their album I Remember Warsaw for 1986. He went on to receive not only five wins in the Best Polka Recording category, but an additional 13 wins for Best Polka Album. With 18 total GRAMMY wins, Sturr is one of the top GRAMMY winners of all time.
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Who is the youngest person to win a Grammy?

LeAnn Rimes

Rimes was just 14 years old when she won two Grammy Awards: one for best new artist and the other for best female country vocal performance. This made her the youngest Grammy winner in history.
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Who was the youngest person to win a solo Grammy?

LeAnn Rimes

This “Blue” belter earned her Grammy street cred as the youngest individual winner ever. At the tender age of 14 years old (plus a 182 days), LeAnn Rimes accepted her first two trophies in 1997.
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Who is the oldest artist to win a Grammy?

The oldest Grammy winner is Pinetop Perkins, the Mississippi-born blues pianist. He claimed the honors at the 2011 Grammys, where his recording “Joined at the Hip” won for traditional blues album. Perkins, 97, died the following month on March 21.
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