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In a June 2, 2010 article on Mariah Carey, Billboard lists the Top 5 Best Selling Female Artists in SoundScan history.

Shania is the 3rd Best Selling Female Artist in SoundScan history.

[Note: SoundScan began tracking actual U.S. album sales in 1991.]

According to the Billboard article, here are the top 5 Best Selling Female Artists in SoundScan history:

1. Mariah Carey -- 52.6 million
2. Celine Dion -- 51 million
3. Shania Twain -- 33.9 million
4. Britney Spears -- 31.5 million
5. Reba McEntire -- 29.3 million

http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/20-20-vision-mariah-marks-milestone-1004094895.story