8 Best Female Artists of All Time

The music industry is properly flooded with female artists in the last few decades. While that’s primarily a good thing, that does make the market somewhat oversaturated and makes it harder for people to know who’s got a career that will last and who doesn’t.

But since we’re here to help, let’s take a walk down history lane and take a look at some of the best female artists of all time. And the best way to determine this is by simply counting record sales. You might have heard of some of these.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga hasn’t been a part of the music business for very long, but she has already sold a whopping 114 million records. She’s known mostly for her extravagant style and in recent years we’ve discovered that she can pretty much make whatever kind of music she likes and it’ll be good.

Mariah Carey

The only singer being able to effortlessly use the whistle register of the voice, Mariah Carey has sold 200 million records over her career. She had most of her successes in the 1990s and has somewhat faded away since then.

Taylor Swift

It’s hard to imagine Taylor not being on this list. She’s been on top of the music scene for over a decade, and her 175 million sold records represent this nicely. This makes her one of the best-selling modern musicians, and she could easily double this number for the rest of her career.