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Originally posted by MCBeth
Mariah is the only correct answer.
Madonna's Confessions debuted less than 2 months before 2005 ended thus making her album sales (bar debut week), single sales (bar "Hung Up" which was released on October 17, 2005, the rest were released in 2006), her tour, etc all happened in 2006.
To answer your question Mariah owned 2005 because she debuted her album on April of 2005 and had 5 singles ("It's Like That", "We Belong Together", "Shake It Off", "Get Your Number", and "Don't Forget About Us" - two of which were #1 and one was #2).
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I mean, US wise, Mariah is obviously the best answer. But WBT wasn't so big elsewhere. It was either moderate or flopped - same goes for TEOM's album sales.
COADF had more global hits (though it's only two, it's one more than Mariah had during her era).
TEOM was massive in the states. COADF did moderately - was a HUGE success on a WW scale. It sold over 8M outside the states and Mariah only sold about 3M.
And touring also should be factored. Madonna wins, but both were notable eras.