Madonna tops the chart with a combined UK singles sales total of 17.8 million. The Queen Of Pop made her British chart debut in January, 1984 with Holiday, which peaked at Number 6. However it wasn’t until a year later that she scored her first Official Singles Chart Number 1 with Into the Groove, which incidentally, is her biggest ever selling track. To date, as a lead artist, Madonna has enjoyed 59 Top 10 hits (including 13 Number 1s).

However, her Madge-sty might soon have a contender for her crown. With a combined singles sales tally as a lead artist of 11.4 million, Rihanna is at Number 2 in our chart. However, given that the 24-year-old Bajan superstar has sold 3 million singles in the last twelve months alone, if Riri continues selling singles at this rate, she could realistically overtake Madonna in the next two-and-a-half years. And she would still only be 27! Bonkers!

Rihanna is of course known for her prolific collaborations, and while the above figures focus solely on her sales as a lead artist, if you were to add in her collaborations, that would bring her total to a staggering 15.1 million!

Kylie Minogue, who is celebrating her 25th year in music this year, is at Number 3 in the chart with a combined singles sales total of 10.2 million copies. To date, Kylie has scored 35 Top 10 hits (including seven Number 1s). Her biggest selling track is 2001's Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.

Whitney Houston, who tragically passed away in February of this year, is at Number 4 with a sales total of 8.5 million singles, while Lady Gaga has overtaken Britney Spears in the last four months to take fifth place with 7.329 million UK singles sales.

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I wonder what her sales are without all of them collaborations

So? Remixes = collaborations. It's still impressive! And it's without discounts too!

You mean her rap collaborations you mean we're talking about the country where rap is barely used?

Where is perry the singles queen? I swear her stans were saying she wasn't local and she was huge in the UK

Mariah being in the top 10

They'd still be amazing tbh.

Mad because Rihanna is the best selling digital artist our generation in the biggest markets.

rihanna's a worldwide superstar!!!!

You must be illiterate because it says 11.4m. Who else?

No Xtina on the list?

The digital age messed up so many records. It's easy to sell bazillions of singles these days, as well as album tracks (something which wasn't possible back in the past)... and singles used to cost £2-3, even £4. Now it's just 79-99c.

Britney.

The Queen, the Princess, and the Voice slaying without even being half as huge in the digital age.

Rihanna's sales are very impressive of course, but less so in my opinion due to the digital age. Regardless, she's doing extremely well in comparison to her peers!

Gaga already at 7.3 million.

Britney's sales are great too.

Rihanna, ****ing Queen.

Half these girls on the list didnt.

Britney

every name in that list is a legend. Except for one. One is just lucky. Guess who?

Lady Gaga at #5 with only 2.5 albums