For all of those who say Mariah Carey is the top selling female artist in history- you are very wrong. She's in the top 5- but not even in the top 3. Madonna is, in fact #1. Top selling means more then just "Top selling albums in America". There is much more to "top selling female recording artist of all time" then just albums in America.
I enjoy Mariah's music- but find it ironic that most Mariah Carey fans forget that there is more to the world then just America. Madonna has sold more then 300 million albums world wide. Mariah's numbers aren't even close to that..and that's not counting singles. Mariah is great- but Madonna is the queen.