Madonna remains biggest selling and touring female artist 40 years into career

[Evil R 1,084]

According to Guinness World Records

The iconic American singer, who is currently touring the world on her Celebration Tour, has renewed her record-breaking status as the biggest-selling female recording artist.

Madonna, 65, said during an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last year that she had sold over 400 million records – albums, singles and digital – during her career.

While precise sales figures are difficult to obtain, it’s widely acknowledged that only The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson have sold more records worldwide, making Madonna the best-selling female singer.

Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé make up the rest of the top five.

Madonna is also the highest-grossing female touring artist, having made a box-office gross of $1,389,746,222 (£1,157,136,058) from her tours, as of July 2022.

She’s ranked fifth overall, behind The Rolling Stones, U2, Elton John and Bruce Springsteen, but of course, her figure will soon increase thanks to her latest outing.

Her Sticky & Sweet tour in 2008-09 was the highest-grossing music tour by a female artist after it made $411 million (then £252.9 million).

 

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/10/madonna-cements-status-as-biggest-selling-female-recording-artist-of-all-time-760147
 

 

 

 

 

[gabeoz 7,915]

The eras tour alone is about to blow that out of the water  But Madonna's impact on modern day music is unmatched

[monstertoronto 9,514]

She is and will always be the ultimate Queen of Pop. 

[FREEPALESTINE 312]

doesnt all these artists get this headline lately? im lost who won lol

[whoresup 2,466]

She will lose the top touring records but I don’t think she will ever be taken over as best selling female artist. 
 

Album and single sales are in the toilet now and this list doesn’t include streaming equivalent sales. 

[Evil R 1,084]

37 minutes ago, FREEPALESTINE said:

doesnt all these artists get this headline lately? im lost who won lol

Madonna has these titles for a long long time.

[PunkTheFunk 124,289]

Now the 45 year old men on Youtube can continue posting "Madonna biggest female artist of all time" under every single video

[faysalaaa 4,061]

3 hours ago, FREEPALESTINE said:

doesnt all these artists get this headline lately? im lost who won lol

People can twist anything to make themselves #1

Madonna's recent tour is not the most selling, but her overall tours through her career is the most selling overall.

[ssslyboy 3,273]

7 hours ago, gabeoz said:

The eras tour alone is about to blow that out of the water  But Madonna's impact on modern day music is unmatched

hmm I read the Eras will be highest grossing tour of all time, but you're saying that tour alone end up making more than all of Madonna's tours combined and over $1,389,746,222 ?  That can't be right.  Or do you mean that Taylor's tour total will blow Madonna's tour total out of the water after Eras?

[ssslyboy 3,273]

1 minute ago, ssslyboy said:

hmm I read the Eras will be highest grossing tour of all time, but you're saying that tour alone end up making more than all of Madonna's tours combined and over $1,389,746,222 ?  That can't be right.  Or do you mean that Taylor's tour total will blow Madonna's tour total out of the water after Eras?

wait I looked some numbers up and this is actually kind of accurate either way.  That really is insane!

[gabeoz 7,915]

30 minutes ago, ssslyboy said:

wait I looked some numbers up and this is actually kind of accurate either way.  That really is insane!

Even though official numbers haven’t been release, it’s rumored that the US leg with 56 shows made like $700M and she has another like 100 go to go  but the international dates usually make less so it’ll probably be around 1.4-1.8B