The Best-Selling Albums by Female Artists, Ranked

Happy International Women’s Day!

In celebration of all the incredible female musicians, we’re taking a look at the best-selling albums among women of all time.

While some of the records on this list are more recent, most of the albums that have notched the most impressive sales figures date back to decades ago, and remain extremely influential in pop culture to this day.

We’ve put together the highest-selling albums made by women of all time – based on global stats, not just one country – and put them in ranking according to sales.

Click through to find out which albums by women are the best-selling of all time…

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