Despite being one of the most promoted artists out there (she was even involved in a Payola scandal when her career was starting out) and, according to ATRL, one of the biggest pop girls around, why hasn't Beyonce managed to outsell her peers yet?
Solo careers only, obvi
THE RECEIPTS:
Britney
'Baby One More Time' (1999) 25 million
'Oops!...I Did It Again' (2000) 22 million
'Britney' (2001) 11 million
'In The Zone' (2003) 8 million
'Greatest Hits: My Prerogative' (2004) 5 million
'B in the Mix: The Remixes' (2005) 0,5 million
'Blackout' (2007) 2,5 million
'Circus' (2008) 3,7 million
'The Singles Collection' (2009) 800.000 million
'Femme Fatale' (2011) 1,9 million
'B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2' (2011) 0,1 million
'Britney Jean' (2013) 600.000
Total: 81,1 million
Norah Jones
'Come Away With Me' (2002) 24 million
'Feels Like Home' (2004) 12 million
'Not Too Late' (2007) 4.5 million
'The Fall' (2009) 2.5 million
'Little Broken Hearts'(2012) 1 million
Total:43.5 million
P!nk
'Can't Take Me Home' (2000) 4 million
'Missundaztood' (2001) 13 million
'Try This' (2003) 3,5 million
'I'm Not Dead' (2006) 6,5 million
'Funhouse' (2008) 6,5 million
'Greatest Hits' (2010) 3,5 million
'The Truth About Love' (2012) 5,8 million
Total: 42,8 million
Taylor Swift
'Taylor Swift' (2006) 6,0 million
'Holiday Collection' (2007) 1,5 million
'Beautiful Eyes EP' (2008) 0,4 million
'Fearless' (2008) 9,5 million
'Speak Now' (2010) 6,0 million
'Speak Now Tour Live Album' (2011) 0,5 million
'Red' (2012) 6,5 million
'1989' (2014) 8,2 million
Total: 38,6 million
Christina Aguilera
'Christina Aguilera' (1999) 14 million
'Mi Reflejo' (2000) 2 million
'My Kind Of Christmas' (2000) 1,5 million
'Stripped' (2002) 11 million
'Back To Basics' (2006) 4,5 million
'Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade Of Hits' (2008) 1,5 million
'Bionic' (2010) 850.000
'Burlesque Soundtrack' (2010) 1,4 million
'Lotus' (2012) 550.000
Total: 37,3 million
Shakira
'Pies Descalzos' (1995) 3,2 million
'The Remixes' ( 1997) 0,5 million
'Dónde Están Los Ladrones?' (1998) 3,0 million
'MTV Unplugged' (2000) 1,0 million
'Laundry Service' (2001) 13,0 million
'Grandes Éxitos' (2002) 1,0 million
'Fijación Oral, Vol.1' (2005) 4,0 million
'Oral Fixation Vol.2' (2005) 4,8 million
'She Wolf' (2009) 1,8 million
'Sale El Sol' (2010) 2,3 million
'Shakira' (2014) 0,9 million
Total:35.5 million
Alicia Keys
'Songs In A Mirror' (2001) 13 million
'The Diary Of Alicia Keys' (2003) 9 million
'Unplugged' (2005) 1,5 million
'As I Am' (2007) 6 million
'The Element of Freedom' (2009) 4 million
'Girl On Fire' (2012) 1,7 million
Total:35.2 million albums sold
Avril Lavigne
'Let Go' (2002) 17 million
'Under My Skin' (2004) 9,5 million
'The Best Damn Thing' (2007) 6 million
'Goodbye Lullaby' (2011) 1,65 million
'Avril Lavigne' (2013) 700.000
Total: 34,95 million
and
Beyoncé
'Dangerously In Love' (2003) 10,0 million
'B'day' (2006) 6,5 million
'I Am... Sasha Fierce' (2008) 7,5 million
'4' (2011) 3,0 million
'Beyoncé' (2013) 3,8 million
Total:30.9 million albums sold
Source:Mediatraffic and UKMix.