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We ranked the best-selling rock bands of all-time. Yes, the Beatles are on top with 526 million eq. album sales. No less than 26 more bands hit 100 million, how many of them do you know? Full ranking: chartmasters.org/best-sellinโ€ฆ
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79.2 million equivalent album sales for Lionel Richie, with Can't Slow Down alone accounting for 36.9 million! As a songwriter, he also led the Hot 100 for more weeks than anyone else in the 1980s, with 31 at the top. Full breakdown: chartmasters.org/lionel-richโ€ฆ

Lionel Richie albums and songs sales

From Tuskegee to 80 million equivalent album sales, Lionel Richie's catalog is one of pop's most fascinating. Dive into the real sales figures behind every record.

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Easy. Brick House. Three Times a Lady. The Commodores' self-titled album is the 4th best-selling Black album of the 1970s; it's part of a catalog totaling nearly 60 million equivalent units. Enjoy all the data at chartmasters.org/commodores-โ€ฆ

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The Who never had a #1 hit in the US or UK. They still crossed 109 million equivalent album sales. How does one of rock's greatest catalogs break down format by format? Full CSPC analysis: chartmasters.org/the-who-albโ€ฆ

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Drake's Iceman debuts with 139.9m first day streams on Spotify. It's the biggest debut of the year! Streams by country: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 65.50m ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 12.31m ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง 10.54m ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ 4.03m ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 3.72m ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช 3.46m ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ 2.34m ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ 2.33m ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท 2.29m ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น 2.03m ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ 1.99m ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 1.77m ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท 1.61m ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ 1.58m ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช 1.15m ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ 1.13m ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ 1.10m ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ 1.10m
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The album received a total of 6.77m first day streams in Africa. A new record for an International release. it also breaks the overall record in South Africa.
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Michael Jackson reaches #1 on Spotify's Artist chart, overtaking Bad Bunny amid renewed momentum following the release of his biopic. He is the first deep legacy artist to top the chart since its introduction.
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Do you know? As Olivia Rodrigo drops Drop Dead today, Sour remains the decade's #2 album overall. With 23.5M EAS, it leads all 2020s female releases. Guts sits at #35 overall with 9.5M. Full ranking: chartmasters.org/top-album/ (set "2020" in "From")
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Updated figures push Madonna's debut album over 20 million equivalent album sales, including more than 10 million pure copies. It's the 11th biggest female album of the 1980s, in a ranking dominated by Like A Virgin and True Blue.
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BTS' long awaited comeback album Arirang debuts with 110m first day streams on Spotify. It is the biggest debut ever by a group and an Asian act!๐Ÿ”ฅ The album also received over 1 million streams in 23 different countries. Streams by country: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 15.58m ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท 12.87m ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ 11.90m ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 5.71m ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ 4.12m ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ 3.21m ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ 2.97m ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ 2.94m ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช 2.82m ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช 2.80m ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท 2.75m ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด 2.45m ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต 2.44m ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง 2.36m ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ 2.06m ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 2.04m ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท 1.73m ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ 1.72m ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท 1.69m ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ 1.40m ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น 1.11m ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท 1.10m ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ 1.03m
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Indian icon Alka Yagnik has no competition among the most-viewed female artists on YouTube, with a 25-billion-view lead over Taylor Swift. The late Brazilian star Marรญlia Mendonรงa makes the top 10, pushing out Selena Gomez. Full list: chartmasters.org/most-viewedโ€ฆ #WomensDay2026
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The best-selling female bands' albums are pictured below, with the Spice Girls at #1. Along with Destiny's Child, TLC, the Supremes, and the Chicks, they all land two albums in the top 10. #WomensDay2026
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The most successful female artist to debut in every decade. 1950s - Aretha Franklin: 83.6m 1960s - Barbra Streisand: 154.2m 1970s - Tina Turner: 75.9m 1980s - Madonna: 263.5m 1990s - Mariah Carey: 199.5m 2000s - Taylor Swift: 263.5m 2010s - Ariana Grande: 99.0m 2020s - Olivia Rodrigo: 35.6m #WomensDay2026
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Most successful female artists, by format. Pure Album Sales 1 Madonna - 201.9m 2 Celine Dion - 171.6m 3 Mariah Carey - 152.8m 4 Barbra Streisand - 138.6m 5 Whitney Houston - 128.6m Physical Singles Sales 1 Madonna - 75.2m 2 Olivia Newton-John - 51.9m 3 Aretha Franklin - 51.3m 4 Whitney Houston - 49.5m 5 Cher - 46.2m Digital Singles Sales 1 Rihanna - 257.6m 2 Taylor Swift - 175.6m 3 Beyoncรฉ - 164.0m 4 Katy Perry - 135.4m 5 Nicki Minaj - 133.4m Streaming (EAS) 1 Taylor Swift - 148.7m 2 Ariana Grande - 79.8m 3 Billie Eilish - 68.4m 4 Rihanna - 68.1m 5 Dua Lipa - 50.4m All lists: chartmasters.org/best-sellinโ€ฆ #WomensDay2026

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The woman with the most monthly listeners on Spotify right now? Rihanna. Not bad, a decade after her last release. Also, Shakira ranks at #6, 35 years after her debut album, ahead of buzzing artists like Sabrina Carpenter (#10), Zara Larsson (#11), and Olivia Dean (#13). Full list: chartmasters.org/most-monthlโ€ฆ #WomensDay2026
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We continue our International Women's Day wrap-up with the most-streamed female artists on Spotify. Expectedly, Taylor Swift is on top, followed by Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish. Full list: chartmasters.org/most-streamโ€ฆ #WomensDay2026
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The strongest year ever for female artists? It is a four-way tie. In 1998, 2001, 2008, and 2024, seven albums by female artists ranked in the year's overall Top 10. Lists pictured below. Which of these years is YOUR favorite? #WomensDay2026
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