GroovyGirl Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Naturally, Best Selling Female Artist @Madonna makes an appearance in our new #gwr60 book, out this week! pic.twitter.com/wMPqQxlwbU it's official! ciccone is still the best-selling female artist in the world!! 2nd to none! bad ass! https://twitter.com/GWR/status/509436384935821312
HolidayGuy Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Sould be more than 300 million records. Also- "only" $56m the prior high? I recall larger earnings from Forbes reported back in the late 80s/90s, etc.
Samo Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 ^ the,prior high record was MADONNA herself, she,made,$110 million between 2008 to,2009, it is in the 2011 edition which I have somewhere in my house!
GroovyGirl Posted September 10, 2014 Author Posted September 10, 2014 why does it matter if it reads records or albums, holidayguy? that fact is, she's sold over 300,000,000 recordings and it is, once again, reported in the guinness book of world records. i saw this posted on two different madonna sites and wanted to share it here. gbwr just reported this today. the new book comes out tomorrow. try and be happy for the mighty ciccone!
madgemusic85 Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 People don't call her the Queen of Pop for no reason.
Guest gang bang Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 THE QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Guest Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Albums and records are two completely different things. It's misleading if you report the wrong one. Although nowadays, sales totals are not even accurate by a long shot. Times have changed.
Kurt420 Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Can somebody PLEASE forward this info to Mimi......apparently nobody has bothered sharing this news with her the last 15+ yrs that Guiness has named Madonna most successful female artist because Mimi is STILL under the illusion she is. On second thought, just forward it to her manager to break the news so they can make sure Mariah is far away from the plates when she hears this terrible exclusive.
Genevieve Vavance Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Is True Blue still the best selling album? the last time I checked GB was in 1999 lol
XXL Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Naturally, Best Selling Female Artist @Madonna makes an appearance in our new #gwr60 book, out this week! pic.twitter.com/wMPqQxlwbU It's official! Ciccone is still the best-selling female artist in the world!! 2nd to none! bad ass! https://twitter.com/GWR/status/509436384935821312 Thanks for sharing GroovyGirl
XXL Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Can somebody PLEASE forward this info to Mimi......apparently nobody has bothered sharing this news with her the last 15+ yrs that Guiness has named Madonna most successful female artist because Mimi is STILL under the illusion she is. On second thought, just forward it to her manager to break the news so they can make sure Mariah is far away from the plates when she hears this terrible exclusive.
XXL Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 "Only" $56m the prior high? ^ the prior high record was MADONNA herself, she made $110 million between 2008 and 2009, it is in the 2011 edition which I have somewhere in my house! http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/53/celebrity-09_Madonna_KMJ4.html
XXL Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 While we're at it someone should also send these to Mariah: http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-selling-artists http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists
Braby Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Yes misprint or not (should be records, not albums), Guinness World Records is an official source and one that can be cited. Expect to see this "300 million ALBUMS" figure on Wikipedia lists and other media in the future.
HolidayGuy Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Oh, yes- not disputing that M is tops, just that the wording should be better. I wonder if these reported highs of recent years represent something a tad different than what Forbes used to post for top earners. For instance, back from 1990-91, which reported gross earnings (New Kids on the Block was tops, with $115m): http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19910913&id=wKkfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=htYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1501,1699571
magom Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Amazing Apart from the photo used Agree, I hope they put other pic in the book.
Kurt420 Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 I had the 1990 edition of Guiness as a kid and even in that she was listed for (I think) highest selling album by a female for TB. When was the first time she was actually listed as best selling female artist of all time though? I feel like she's been listed as "most successful" for many years.
Genevieve Vavance Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 I had the 1990 edition of Guiness as a kid and even in that she was listed for (I think) highest selling album by a female for TB. When was the first time she was actually listed as best selling female artist of all time though? I feel like she's been listed as "most successful" for many years. me too, I used to collect them as a child, I still remember the 94 issue with Madonna's webpage listed in it haha
madmark Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 So if it is albums, what number should be there? Isn't it at least 250 million albums at this point anyway? And what number should it be if it is records? Just wondering what you guys think the correct numbers should be... thanks!!!
MerGirl Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 Only the Queen! I hope Mimi stops spreading lies now. Someone should tweet this @ her.
GroovyGirl Posted September 10, 2014 Author Posted September 10, 2014 Only the Queen! I hope Mimi stops spreading lies now. Someone should tweet this @ her. they have been. ciccone's fans are on it. if you click the link to the twitter page n scroll down, it shows where they've tagged mimiphant. lol
MerGirl Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 they have been. ciccone's fans are on it. if you click the link to the twitter page n scroll down, it shows where they've tagged mimiphant. lol Lmao I love Madonna fans <3
GroovyGirl Posted September 11, 2014 Author Posted September 11, 2014 Lmao I love Madonna fans <3 me too, mergirl! ***riding the groovy ciccone train**
madonnasuperfan01 Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 It's such an amazing accomplishment And yeah, it's important to make the difference between records and albums. Mostly in the digital era since it easier to sell a lot of individual records a lot quicker.
GroovyGirl Posted September 29, 2014 Author Posted September 29, 2014 they've updated their site! http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/8000/best-selling-female-recording-artist Madonna (USA, b. Madonna Ciccone) has sold more than 300 million albums in her career since debuting with her self-titled release in 1983.As of October 2013, Madonna had sold an estimated 305,600,000 albums. Her best-sellers are The Immaculate Collection (1990, 30 million copies sold) and True Blue (1986, 25 million copies sold).Although precise sales figures are difficult to obtain and are often disputed, it is acknowledged that only The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson have conclusively sold more albums worldwide than Madonna.Among female artists, Mariah Carey (USA), Celine Dion (Canada) and Whitney Houston (USA, 1963-2012) all have total worldwide album sales estimated at 200 million units.In addition to her phenomenal album sales, Madonna's earnings of $125 m (£82 m) for the period from June 2012 to June 2013 were the highest annual earnings ever for a female pop star, dwarfing those of previous record holder Celine Dion, whose earnings amounted to $56 m ($80 m, or £49 m, today) in 1998. BEST-SELLING FEMALE RECORDING ARTIST EMAIL Next RecordPrevious Record FOR THE RECORD WHO:MADONNA CICCONE WHAT:BEST-SELLING FEMALE RECORDING ARTIST WHERE:UNITED STA
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