rihanna is the world's biggest selling female artist.
rihanna is the world's biggest selling female artist.
who is the world's biggest selling female artist?
rihanna
bullet::::- world's best selling internet artist: akon









































section::::winners.:latin.









































bullet::::- world's best selling latin group: maná









































section::::winners.:new.









































bullet::::- best selling new artist: mika









































section::::winners.:pop.









































bullet::::- world's best selling pop female artist: rihanna









































bullet::::- world's best selling pop male artist: justin timberlake









































section::::winners.:pop rock.









































bullet::::- world's best selling pop rock female artist: avril lavigne









































bullet::::- world's best selling pop rock male artist: mika









































section::::winners.:rap hip hop.









































bullet::::- world's best selling rap hip hop artist: 50 cent









































section::::winners.:r&b.









































bullet::::- world's best selling r&b female artist: ciara









































bullet::::- world's best selling r&b male artist: akon









































section::::winners.:regional awards.









































bullet::::- best selling african artist: akon
2007 world music awards
throughout carey's career, she has collected many honors and awards, including the world music awards' best selling female artist of the millennium, the grammy's best new artist in 1991, and "billboard"s special achievement award for the artist of the decade during the 1990s. in a career spanning over 20 years, carey has sold over 200 million records worldwide, making her one of the biggest-selling artists in music history. carey is ranked as the best-selling female artist of the nielsen soundscan era, with over 52 million copies sold. carey was ranked first in mtv and "blender" magazine's 2003 countdown of the 22 greatest voices in music, and was placed second in "cove" magazine's list of "the 100 outstanding pop vocalists." aside from her voice, she has become known for her songwriting. yahoo music editor jason ankeny wrote, "she earned frequent comparison to rivals whitney houston and celine dion, but did them both one better by composing all of her own material." according to "billboard" magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the united states. at the 2000 world music awards, carey was given a legend award for being the "best-selling female pop artist of the millennium," as well as the "best-selling artist of the 90s" in the united states, after releasing a series of albums of multiplatinum status in asia and europe, such as "music box" and "number 1's". she is also a recipient of the chopard diamond award in 2003, recognizing sales of over 100 million albums worldwide. additionally, the recording industry association of america (riaa) lists carey as the third-best-selling female artist, with shipments of over 63 million units in the us. in japan, carey has the top four highest-selling albums of all time by a non-asian artist.
mariah carey