Welcome to my first countdown!
Today, we'll be looking at the longevity +
global power + consistency of 30 of our favorite females all at once, via a simple ranking system!
The criteria is pretty easy, 1 week spent on any position in any official album chart in the world = 1 point.
Friendly reminder that yes, this is
2004-2014 only, mainly so we don't have to suffer through Celine or Barbra punching our faves out like they always do in these types of things, and also because the website I used to tabulate this information (acharts.us) didn't start tracking until 2003.
And 2003-2014 seemed like a stupid interval so I just went with 2004. If you're angry that your fave doesn't make it as far as they might have, be angry that they haven't been that relevant since 2003!
Oh and one last disclaimer, this list is obviously just for fun and not definitive so if there's someone I forgot who is eligible for the list that's cool but I tried to mainly pick ATRL faves for attention purposes.
Honorable Mention:
Hilary Duff: 396
4ever - 16
Best Of - 8
Dignity - 69
Hilary Duff - 71
Most Wanted - 183
The Lizzie Mcguire Movie - 49
#30 Ke$ha - 525
Animal: 459
Animal + Cannibal - 12
Cannibal - 23
I Am The Dance Commander... - 3
Warrior - 28
#29 Nicki Minaj: 557
Pink Friday - 305
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - 252
#28 Demi Lovato: 692
Camp Rock - 232
Camp Rock 2 - 134
DEMI - 152
Don't Forget - 64
Here We Go Again - 58
Unbroken - 53
#27 Mariah Carey: 819
E=MC2 - 136
Greatest Hits - 50
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel - 76
Merry Christmas II You - 41
The Ballads - 48
The Emancipation of Mimi - 458
#26 Lily Allen - 875
Alright, Still - 268
It's Not Me, It's You - 603
Sheezus - 4
#25 Selena Gomez (& The Scene): 878
Stars Dance - 178
A Year Without Rain - 201
Kiss And Tell - 237
When The Sun Goes Down - 262
#24 Jennifer Lopez: 886
Brave - 55
Como Ama Una Mujer - 186
Dance Again: The Hits - 138
Love? - 332
Rebirth - 173
#23 Whitney Houston: 918
I Look To You - 252
I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston - 68
The Essential - 71
The Ultimate Collection - 520
#22 Christina Aguilera: 1,027
Back To Basics - 581
Burlesque - 128
Bionic - 134
Keeps Gettin' Better - 141
Lotus - 43
#21 Leona Lewis - 1,101
Christmas, With Love - 12
Echo - 127
Glassheart - 36
Spirit - 914
Labyrinth Tour - 2
#20 Gwen Stefani: 1,283
Love, Angel, Music, Baby - 796
The Sweet Escape - 487
#19 Duffy - 1,330
Endlessly - 173
Rockferry - 1,131
Rockferry: Deluxe - 26
#18 Britney Spears: 1,403
Britney Jean - 72
Circus - 369
Blackout - 312
Femme Fatale - 286
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative - 301
B: In The Remixes - 8
The Singles Collection: 55
#17 Avril Lavigne: 1,492
Avril Lavigne - 55
Goodbye Lullably - 210
The Best Damn Thing - 632
The Essential Mixes - 1
Under My Skin - 524
#16 Nelly Furtado: 1,495
Loose - 1,347
Mi Plan - 6
The Best of Nelly Furtado - 34
Spirit Indestructible - 27
#15 Alicia Keys: 1,498
As I Am - 496
Girl on Fire - 268
Songs In A Minor: 10th Anniversary Edition - 4
The Element of Freedom - 623
The Platinum Collection - 23
Unplugged - 112
VH1 Storytellers - 9
#14 Taylor Swift: 1,603
Beautiful Eyes - 12
Fearless - 615
Red - 506
Sounds of the Season - 31
Speak Now - 288
Taylor Swift - 231
#13 Lana Del Rey: 1,616
Born To Die - 1,380
The Paradise Edition - 216
Lana Del Rey (EP) - 2
Paradise - 12
Video Games - 5
#12 Kelly Clarkson: 1,646
All I Ever Wanted - 209
Breakaway - 943
Greatest Hits - Chapter 1 - 100
iTunes Session (EP) - 1
My December - 133
Stronger - 234
Wrapped In Red - 26
#11 Celine Dion: 2,078
1 Fille et 4 Types - 139
A New Day... Live in Las Vegas - 96
All The Way: A Decade of Song - 54
Complete Best - 1
D'elles - 87
La collection - 1
Loved Me Back To Life - 192
Miracle - 129
My Love: Essential Collection - 438
One Heart - 349
Sans Attendre - 129
Taking Chances - 319
Taking Chances: The World Tour - 72
The Essential - 7
#10 Shakira: 2,197
Fijacion Oral Vol. 1 - 375
Live & Off The Record - 42
Live From Paris - 84
Oral Fixation Tour - 59
Oral Fixation Vol. 2 - 638
Oral Fixation Vol 1 & 2 - 42
Shakira. - 102
She Wolf - 347
Sale El Sol - 559
#9 Katy Perry: 2,426
MTV Unplugged - 1
One of the Boys - 748
Prism - 455
Teenage Dream - 1083
The Complete Confection - 139
#8 Miley Cyrus: 2,614
Bangerz - 336
Best of Both Worlds Concert - 151
Breakout - 387
Can't Be Tamed - 230
Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus - 331
Hannah Montana: The Movie - 388
The Time of Our Lives (EP) - 296
Hannah Montana: 242
Hannah Montana 3: 157
Hannah Montana Forever - 96
#7 Beyonce: 2,672
4 - 476
Above & Beyonce - 7
B'day - 529
Beyonce - 326
I Am... Sasha Fierce - 1,242
Live At Wembley - 6
Dreamgirls - 86
#6 Madonna: 2,872
Celebration - 430
Confessions on a Dance Floor - 795
Girl Gone Wild: Remixes - 6
Hard Candy - 536
I'm Going To Tell You A Secret - 97
MDNA - 258
MDNA World Tour - 31
Sticky & Sweet Tour - 166
Confessions Tour - 225
#5 Amy Winehouse: 3,720
At The BBC - 18
Back To Black - 2,391
Back To Black: The Deluxe Edition - 97
Frank - 701
Frank / Back To Black - 40
Frank: Deluxe Edition - 17
Lioness: Hidden Treasures - 444
The Album Collection - 12
#4 Lady Gaga: 3,764
A Very Gaga Holiday - 1
ARTPOP - 260
Born This Way - 665
Born This Way: The Remix - 6
Cherrytree Sessions - 8
The Fame - 1,703
The Fame Monster - 871
The Remix - 250
#3 Adele: 4,257
19 - 1255
21 - 2775
iTunes Festival: London 2011 - 5
Live At The Royal Albert Hall - 222
#2 P!nk: 4,630
Box Set - 44
Funhouse - 1,213
Greatest Hits... So Far!!! - 790
I'm Not Dead - 1095
Live From Wembley Arena - 5
Pink: Live in Europe - 2
The Album Collection - 4
The Truth About Love - 1,235
Try This - 262
#1 Rihanna: 5,042
A Girl Like Me - 418
Coffret 4 CD: Ses Four Premiers Albums - 5
Good Girl Gone Bad - 1,519
Loud - 1,187
Music of the Sun - 46
Rated R - 633
Talk That Talk - 539
Unapologetic - 695