LONG LIVE THE QUEEN: Pop queen Madonna has been named the biggest selling singles artist of all time, after it was revealed she had sold over 17.8million single during her 30 year career. The singer earns the title ahead of Barbadian superstar Rihanna, who, in only seven years in music, has sold 11.4million singles and is expected to overtake Madonna in the next few years - if she continues to sell at the same rate. The sales information has been released by the Official Charts Company, who collated the sales information spanning three decades, covering Madonnas first ever single release Everybody in 1982 to Turn Up The Radio in 2012. Neither of these singles scored the singer a hit. Australian star Kylie Minogue places third on the countdown while Whitney Houston and Lady Gaga are fourth and fifth. The top ten is as follows: 1. Madonna (17.8m) 2. Rihanna (11.4m) 3. Kylie Minogue (10.2m) 4. Whitney Houston (8.5m) 5. Lady Gaga (7.329m) 6. Britney Spears (7.324m) 7. Beyoncé (6.9m) 8. Celine Dion (6.7m) 9. Mariah Carey (6.62m) 10. Olivia Newton John (6.61m) From gigwise/news
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 22:16:32 +0000
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