Best selling debut albums by females this decade in the US so far:
Note: “Born To Die”, “KISS”, “True Romance” and “Count On My Love” despite of technically begin the second studio album released by some of these artists are considered to be they first major release by a major label. Some of these numbers are outdated.
Some of these albums are still charting and selling on the Billboard 200 (Examples: “Born To Die”, “The New Classic” and “Pure Heroine”.
Any help is welcome.
Data collected from RIAA, Nielsen Soundscan, Billboard and Yahoo!
Top Selling Albums:
1 1 Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday (1.914.000)
2 2 Ke$ha – Animal (1.450.000)
3 3 Lorde – Pure Heroine (1.371.000)
4 4 Lana Del Rey – Born To Die (1.106.000)
5 5 Christina Perri – Lovestrong (477.000)
6 6 Ariana Grande – Yours Truly (473.000)
7 11 Marsha Ambrosius – Late Nights & Early Mornings (458.000)
8 7 Kacey Musgraves – Same Trailer Different Park (448.000)
9 8 Selena Gomez – Stars Dance (381.000)
10 9 Lindsey Stirling – Lindsey Stirling (368.000)
11 10 Ellie Goulding – Lights / Bright Lights (365.000)
12 12 Lauren Alaina – Wildflower (314.000)
13 13 Carly Rae Jepsen – KISS (285.000)
14 Emeli Sande – Our Version Of Events (262.000)
15 14 Iggy Azalea - The New Classic (258.386)
16 16 K. Michelle - Rebellious Soul (251.000)
17 18 Jessie J – Who You Are (235.000)
18 15 Miranda Cosgrove – Sparks Fly (226.000)
19 17 Cher Lloyd – Sticks & Stones (209.000)
20 20 Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (200.000)
21 HAIM -- Days Are Gone (189.000)
22 19 Cassadee Pope – Frame by Frame (179.000)
23 Elle Varner – Perfectly Imperfect (160.000)
24 21 Danielle Bradbery – Danielle Bradbery (142.000)
25 22 Little Mix – DNA (142.000)
26 23 Kimbra – Vows (108.000)
27 24 Lea Michele - Louder (98.000)
28 Grimes – Visions (91.000)
29 Haley Reinhart – Listen Up! (73.000)
30 27 Marina and the Diamonds – The Family Jewels (67.000)
31 25 Birdy – Birdy (63.000)
32 31 Zendaya – Zendaya (63.000)
33 30 Dia Frampton – Red (48.000)
34 26 Candice Glover – Music Speaks (46.000)
35 28 Icona Pop – This Is… Icona Pop (44.000)
36 VV Brown – Travelling Like The Light (40.000)
37 Jessie Ware -- Devotion (28.000)
38 Dev – The Night The Sun Came Up (22.000)
39 Natalia Kills -- Perfectionist (16.000)
40 33 Kreayshawn – Somethin’Bout Krey (14.000)
41 29 Charli XCX – True Romance (14.000)
42 32 Tessanne Chin – Count On My Love (10.000)
43 34 Christina Grimmie – With Love (10.000)
44 Dawn Richard – Goldenheart (9.000)
45 Katy B – On A Mission (6.000)
46 35 Angel Haze – Dirty Gold (4.000)
Top Selling Albums (Tracks):
1 Ke$ha - “Animal” (14.091.047)
2 Carly Rae Jepsen - “KISS” (10.671.000)
3 Nicki Minaj - “Pink Friday” (10.189.281)
4 Lorde – “Pure Heroine” (8.578.000)
5 Christina Perri – “Lovestrong” (7.166.000)
6 Ellie Goulding - “Lights /Bright Lights” (4.212.000)
7 Jessie J – “Who You Are” (4.000.000)
8 Iggy Azalea – “The New Classic” (3.585.000)
9 Selena Gomez - “Stars Dance” (3.300.000)
10 Icona Pop – “This Is… Icona Pop” (2.600.000)
11 Ariana Grande - “Yours Truly” (2.528.000)
12 Lana Del Rey - “Born to Die” (2.500.000)
13 Cher Lloyd - “Sticks & Stones” (2.500.000)
14 Alexandra Stan – “Saxobeats” (1.679.800)
15 Kacey Musgraves -"Same Trailer Different Park" (1.514.000)
16 Cassadee Pope – “Frame by Frame” (1.098.000)
17 Zendaya – “Zendaya” (1.000.000)
18 Lauren Alaina – “Wildflower” (626.000)
19 Little Mix – “DNA” (500.000)
20 Miranda Cosgrove – “Sparks Fly” (500.000)
21 Lindsey Stirling – “Lindsey Stirling” (500.000)
22 Kreayshawn – “Somethin’Bout Krey” (500.000)
23 Birdy – “Birdy” (412.000)
24 Danielle Bradbery – “Danielle Bradbery” (375.000)
Overall (Track Equivalent Album + Album Sales):
1 Nicki Minaj - "Pink Friday" (2.925.928)
2 Ke$ha - "Animal" (2.842.104)
3 Lorde - "Pure Heroine" (2.218.000)
4 Lana Del Rey - "Born To Die" (1.352.000)
5 Carly Rae Jepsen - "KISS" (1.350.100)
6 Christina Perri - "Lovestrong" (1.180.600)
7 Ellie Goulding - "Lights / Bright Lights" (746.200)
8 Ariana Grande - "Yours Truly" (711.800)
9 Selena Gomez - "Stars Dance" (695.000)
10 Iggy Azalea - "The New Classic" (604.929)
11 Jessie J - "Who You Are" (600.000)
12 Kacey Musgraves -"Same Trailer Different Park" (595.400)
13 Cher Lloyd - "Sticks & Stones" (453.000)
14 Lindsey Stirling – “Lindsey Stirling” (410.000)
15 Lauren Alaina – “Wildflower (363.600)
16 Miranda Cosgrove - "Sparks Fly" (300.000)
17 Cassadee Pope – “Frame by Frame” (285.300)
18 Icona Pop - "This Is... Icona Pop" (272.825)
19 Danielle Bradbery – “Danielle Bradbery” (173.600)
20 Little Mix – “DNA” (171.000)
21 Alexandra Stan - "Saxobeats" (167.980)
22 Zendaya - "Zendaya" (107.000)
23 Birdy - "Birdy" (101.200)
24 Kreayshawn – “Somethin’Bout Krey” (53.900)