Top 5 bestselling female artists in the US (Updated totals)
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Originally posted by Billboard
Happy Birthday, Mariah Carey
As Carey celebrates her 42nd birthday, here's a look back at some of her most impressive chart achievements.
The superstar ranks as the best-selling female album artist dating to the advent of Nielsen SoundScan data in 1991. At 56.7 million, she trails only Garth Brooks (68.6 million) and the Beatles (63.5) among all artists.
Among women, Carey places ahead of Celine Dion (55.4), Shania Twain (38.2), Britney Spears (35.9) and Reba McEntire (30).
According to Nielsen SoundScan - whose data begins in 1991, after the two stars had begun their careers - album sales since that year stand at 26,347,000 for Madonna and 23,786,000 for Houston (you can add more now of course since her death)