Germany: The 4th most important / biggest market for music.
Rules:
* Only international / non-domestic female solo artists
* Only for officially certified albums recognized by BVMI
Criteria:
Before 2000:
Gold = 250K
Platinum = 500K
Before 2003:
Gold = 150K
Platinum = 300K
Current (since 2003):
Gold = 100K
Platinum = 200K
THE 20 BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL DIVAS IN GERMANY:
Note:
*Gold certifications that turn platinum are counted inside the platinum certifications.
*The listed Gold certifications never reached platinum
1. Madonna: +
9.500.000 officially certified album sales.
(Last certified in 2009)
Before 2000:
9x platinum certifications
7x Gold certifications
Before 2003:
4x platinum certifications
Current criteria (since 2003):
7x platinum certifications
8x gold certifications
2. Tina Turner: +6.200.000 offically certified album sales
(Last certified in 2008)
Before 2000:
6x platinum certifications
10x gold certifications
Before 2003:
3x Gold certifications
Current (since 2003):
3x Gold certifications
3. Celine Dion:
+5.000.000 officially certified album sales
(Last certified in 2003)
Before 2000:
5x Platinum certifications
7x Gold certifications
Before 2003:
2x Platinum certifications
1x Gold certification
Current (since 2003):
1x Gold certification
4.Whitney Houston:
3.400.000 officially certified album sales
(Last certified in 2009)
Before 2000:
6x Platinum certifications
Before 2003:
1x Platinum certification
Current (since 2003):
1 Gold certification
5. Enya:
+3.000.000 officially certified album sales
(Last certified 2010)
Before 2000:
1x Platinum certification
3x Gold certifications
Before 2003:
1x Platinum certification
Cu
rrent (since 2003):
5x Platinum certifications
5 x Gold certifications
6. Mariah Carey:
2.500.000 officially certified album sales
(Last certified in 1999)
Before 2000:
4x Platinum certifications
2x Gold certifications
7. Cher:
2.400.000 officially certified album sales
(Last certified in 2001)
Before 2000:
4x Platinum certifications
1x Gold certification
Before 2003:
1x Gold certification
8. Britney Spears:
+2.300.000 officially certified album sales
(Last certified in 2009)
Before 2000:
1x Platinum certification
Before 2003:
4x Platinum certifications
3x Gold certifications
Current (since 2003):
2x Gold certifications
9.Alanis Morrissette:
2.200.000 officially certified album sales
(Last certified in 2008)
Before 2000:
2x Platinum certifications
1x Gold certification
Before 2003:
1x Gold certification
Current (since 2003):
3x Platinum certifications
2x Gold certifications
10. Pink: 1.900.000 officially certified albums
(Last certified in 2011)Current
(since 2003):
9x Platinum certifications
1x Gold certification
11. Anastacia:
1.900.000 officially certified albums
(Last certified in 2005)
Current (since 2003):
7x Platinum certifications
5x Gold certifications
12. Amy Winehouse:
1.700.000 officially certified albums
(Last certified in 2012)
Current (since 2003):
8x Platinum certfications
1x Gold certification
13. Norah Jones:
1.500.000 officially certified albums
(Last certified in 2010)
Current (since 2003):
7x Platinum certifications
1x Gold certifications
14. Shania Twain:
1.350.000 officially certified albums
(Last certified in 2004)
Before 2000:
1x Platinum certification
Before 2003:
3x Gold certifications
Current (since 2003):
2x Platinum certifications
15. Nelly Furtado:
1.250.000 officially certified albums
(Last certified in 2009)
Before 2003:
1x Gold certification
Current (since 2003):
5x Platinum certifications
1x Gold certification
16. Dido:
1.150.000 officially certified albums
(Last certified in 2009)
Before 2003:
3x Gold certifications
Current (since 2003):
3x Platinum
1x Gold certification
17. Adele:
1.100.000 officially certified albums
(Last certified in 2011)
Current (since 2003):
5x Platinum certifications
1x Gold certification
18. Lady Gaga:
1.100.000 officially certified albums.
(Last certified in 2012)
Current (since 2003):
1x Platinum certification
9x Gold certifications
19. Rihanna:
1.000.000 officially certified albums
(Last certified in 2011)
Current (since 2003):
2x Platinum certifications
6x Gold certifications
20. Shakira:
1.000.000 officially certified albums
(Last certified in 2011)
Current (since 2003):
2x Platinum certifications
6x Gold certifications
BVMI database link:
http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/