According to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), below are the top 10 best selling female musicians of all time (based on sales in the U.S).



10. Faith Hill (25.5 million album copies sold)

9. Janet Jackson (26 million album copies sold)

8. Enya (26.5 million album copies sold)

7. Britney Spears (34 million album copies sold)

6. Shania Twain (48 million album copies sold)

5. Celine Dion (50 million album copies sold)

4. Whitney Houston (57 million album copies sold)

3. Mariah Carey (64 million album copies sold)

2. Madonna (64.5 million album copies sold)

1. Barbra Streisand (72.5 million album copies sold)


Honorary mentions...Taylor Swift (25.5 million album copies sold), Sade Adu (23.5 million album copies sold), Mary J. Blige (20.5 million album copies sold), and Alicia Keys (15.5 million album copies sold).



https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists