Back in 2011, Lady Gaga's Born This Way outsold other popular releases like Femme Fatale, Talk That Talk, 4, Teenage Dream, and basically other albums by popular female artists sans Adele's 21.
Even releases in 2012, such as MDNA, Pink Friday: Roman-Reloaded and Warrior, failed to top the sales of Born This Way's 7 million.
Now in 2013, we will soon see the release of ARTPOP, Prism, Britney's 8th album, and maybe even albums by Rihanna and Beyoncé.
Will Gaga once again outsell her female peers and be the top female contender?
Born This Way - 7 million
Teenage Dream - 6 million
Red - 5 million
Born to Die - 5 million
Talk That Talk - 4 million
4 - 3 million
MDNA - 2 million
Femme Fatale - 1.5 million
It looks like Katheryn will be her biggest competitor.