List of best-selling girl groups (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of best-selling girl groups" in English language version.

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89web.archive.org

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25nztop40.co.nz

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21gaonchart.co.kr

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19books.google.com

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12ifpi.org

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8dropbox.com

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7billboard.com

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6aria.com.au

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2americanradiohistory.com

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2yahoo.com

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2time.com

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1koreatimes.co.kr

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1musicindustryblog.wordpress.com

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1google.com

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1thedailybeast.com

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1independent.co.uk

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1kissdetroit.com

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1smh.com.au

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1britannica.com

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1xibaipo.gov.cn

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(in Chinese) Eastday News SHE《奇幻旅程》贏得"滿堂彩" 大辦慶功會 Archived 14 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2007.

actionaid.org.uk

Spice Girls claimed sales:
- "Melanie C wants to let vulnerable children around the world know just how much we care". Action Aid. 22 December 2015.

americanradiohistory.com

"RIAA Halves Requirements for Singles Certification" (PDF). Billboard. 12 November 1988. p. 1.
Davis, Hazel (8 December 2007). "Girls Repowered" (PDF). Billboard. p. 7. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

archive.org

Murrell, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 0-21420-512-6.

archive.today

Caulfield, Keith (24 May 2017). "Rewinding the Charts: In 1997, Spice Girls Powered to No. 1". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
(in Chinese) CCTV.com Music. Genesis Archived 7 July 2012 at archive.today. 1 August 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2007.

aria.com.au

"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations". aria.com.au.

ariacharts.com.au

"ARIA Charts – THIS WEEK IN... 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

atwiki.jp

www22.atwiki.jp

"AKB48 売上 -フライングゲット". Atwiki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
"AKB48 売上 – Everyday、カチューシャ". Atwiki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
"AKB48 売上 – 恋するフォーチュンクッキー" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
"AKB48 売上 – 真夏のSounds good!". Atwiki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
"AKB48 売上 – さよならクロール" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

bbc.co.uk

"12 things we learned from Melanie C's Desert Island Discs". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

bbc.com

Savage, Mark (29 April 2017). "'Did you enjoy being pregnant?' – Bananarama revisit old Smash Hits questions". BBC News. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

billboard-japan.com

sales:
- "Top Singles Sales 2018/06/11 付け". ビルボードジャパン. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- sales:
  - "Top Singles Sales 2017/06/12 付け". ビルボードジャパン. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  - sales:
    - "Top Singles Sales". ビルボードジャパン. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

billboard.com

Lipshutz, Jason (1 May 2014). "Spice Girls' Top 8 Biggest Billboard Hits". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
Spahr, Wolfgang (7 January 2014). "Streaming Tally Joins Germany's Official Charts". Billboard.
Lipshutz, Jason (1 May 2014). "Spice Girls' Top 8 Biggest Billboard Hits". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
Caulfield, Keith (24 May 2017). "Rewinding the Charts: In 1997, Spice Girls Powered to No. 1". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
"Rewinding the Charts: In 1997, Spice Girls Powered to No. 1". Billboard. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
"Destiny's '#1's' Bows At The Top". Billboard. 2 November 2005. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
Caulfield, Keith (22 October 2003). "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

books.google.com

The Supremes claimed sales: 50 million:
- Robinson, Louie (February 1980). "TOP RECORD SELLERS OF ALL TIME". Ebony. p. 87.
- Mansfield, Ken; Terrill, Marshall (2015). Rock and a Heart Place: A Rock 'n' Roller-coaster Ride from Rebellion to Sweet Salvation. BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC. ISBN 978-1-4245-4999-3.
- J. Randy Taraborrelli (4 September 2008). Diana Ross: An Unauthorized Biography. Pan Macmillan. p. 210. ISBN 9780330470148. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- Jackson, John A. (2004). A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul. Oxford University Press. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-19-514972-2.
- Green, Paul (26 August 1978). "Platinum Singles Top '76–'77 Years". Billboard. p. 114.
- "Best-Selling Records of 1994". Billboard. 21 January 1995. p. 57. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- "Best-Selling Records of 1995". Billboard. 20 January 1996. p. 56. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. 18 January 1997. p. 61. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. 31 January 1998. p. 76. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. 30 January 1999. p. 75. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- Warner, Jay (20 January 1973). "Announcing Motown's Yesteryear Series: two million-selling singles on one record". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- Warner, Jay (2006). American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 457–458. ISBN 0634099787. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "UNKNOWN MILLIONAIRES continued". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. April 1980. p. 136. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- J. Randy Taraborrelli (1986). Motown: Hot Wax, City Cool & Solid Gold. Doubleday. p. 105. ISBN 9780385197991. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- Knopper, Steve (6 January 2009). Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age. Simon and Schuster. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-1-4165-9455-0.
- "Diverse And Promising Acts On The Horizon: Up-And-Comers, Veteran Acts Shape The EMI Of Tomorrow". Billboard. 6 September 1997. p. 62. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- McClure, Steve (9 August 2003). "Japan Decline Continues". Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- "It's A Spiceworld". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 45. 8 November 1997. p. 4. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
- "Woman of the Year". Billboard. 10 October 2009. p. 46.

bpi.co.uk

"Certified Awards" (Enter artist name or song title into the "Search BPI Awards" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
"Certified Awards" (Enter artist name or song title into the "Search BPI Awards" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

britannica.com

"Destiny Fulfilled | album by Destiny's Child | Britannica". Britannica. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

bworldonline.com

Report, Interscope (28 February 2020). "Pussycat Dolls returning to the Philippines in May". BusinessWorld Philliphines (Press release). Retrieved 5 July 2022.

cctv.com

big5.cctv.com

(in Chinese) CCTV.com Music. Genesis Archived 7 July 2012 at archive.today. 1 August 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2007.

circlechart.kr

28,307,058 breakdown: South Korea album sales: 138,621 = 25,777 (2011) + 37,822 (2012) + 22,365 (2013) + 21,554 (2014) + 19,396 (2015) + 10,707 (2017)
- "2011년 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association.
- Born Pink Sales: 2,522,941 (2022) + 60,000 (Kit, 2022) + 245,541 (2023) + 44,458 (LP, 2023) + 32,637 (2024)
  - "September 2022 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  - My World Sales: 2,050,530 (2023) + 79,304 (SMC, 2023) + 5,801 (2024)
    - "May 2023 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
    - Get Up Sales: 1,648,361 (2023) + 380,630 (Weverse, 2023) + 57,289 (2024) + 20,621 (Weverse, 2024)
      - "2023 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
      - I've Mine Sales: 1,878,270 (2023) + 63,484 (PLVE, 2023) + 130,902 (2024) + 16,458 (PLVE, 2024)
        "December 2023 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
        Girls Sales: 1,803,050 (2022) + 41,726 (2023)
        "2022 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
        After Like Sales: 1,652,402 (2022) + 80,263 (2023) + 16,725 (2024)
        "2022 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
        I've Ive Sales: 1,643,486 (2023) + 10,200 (LP, 2023) + 31,313 (2024)
        "October 2023 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
        Ready to Be Sales: 1,674,143 (2023)
        "2023 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
        OMG Sales: 1,188,007 (2023) + 453,900 (Weverse, 2023) + 18,452 (2024) + 6,912 (Weverse, 2024)
        "July 2023 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
        2 Sales: 1,058,139 (2024) + 600,000 (POCA, 2024)
        "February 2024 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
        Unforgiven Sales: 1,356,140 (2023) + 215,408 (Weverse, 2023)
        "2023 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
        New Jeans Sales: 530,766 (2022) + 230,960 (Weverse, 2022) + 505,343 (2023) + 253,002 (Weverse, 2023) + 32,574 (2024) + 18,164 (Weverse, 2024)
        "2022 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
        I Feel Sales: 1,066,332 (2023) + 333,206 (POCA, 2023) + 53,005 (2024)
        "October 2023 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
        Drama Sales: 1,217,058 (2023) + 46,557 (SMC, 2023) + 40,630 (2024)
        "November 2023 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

dropbox.com

"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
"Singles Accreditations Report – Nov 2023" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

eonline.com

"Top 25: Most influential girl groups of all time (+ Videos)" (in Spanish). E! Online. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

ew.com

Jones, Marcus (12 June 2019). "Spice Girls are bringing girl power back to the big screen with new animated movie". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
En Vogue claimed sales:
- "En Vogue return this summer with new album, Electric Cafe". Entertainment Weekly. 27 March 2017.

gaonchart.co.kr

20,552,090 breakdown: 6,766,044 album sales = 6,305,957 (South Korea) + 225,487 (Japan) + 234,600 (US); South Korea album sales: 6,305,957 = 230,656 (2018) + 375,338 (2019) + 1,706,814 (2020) + 432,337 (2021) + 2,825,311 (2022) + 735,501 (2023)
- 2018년 Album Chart [2018 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- Cumulative sales for "Roly-Poly":
  - "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #1)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  - Cumulative sales for "Don't Say Goodbye":
    - "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #6)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
    - Cumulative sales for "So Cool":
      - "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #5)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
      - Cumulative sales for "Be My Baby":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #13)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "I Am the Best":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #4)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Cry Cry":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #24)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Lovey-Dovey":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2012 (see #2)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "The Boys":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #10)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Good Bye Baby":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #3)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Loving U":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2012 (see #9)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Alone":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2012 (see #7)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Bad Girl Good Girl":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2010 (see #3)". KMCIA. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Ugly":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #11)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Oh!":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2010 (see #2)". KMCIA. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Hot Summer":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #19)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "I Go Crazy Because of You":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2010 (see #5)". KMCIA. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Lonely":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #14)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Starlight Moonlight":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #12)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        "가온 인증: 누적판매량 인증" [Gaon Certification: Download]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
        The Album Sales: 1,244,802 (2020) + 18,879 (LP, 2020) + 190,729 (2021) + 100,795 (2022) + 94,354 (2023) + 10,122 (2024)
        2020년 10월 Album Chart [October 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

geocities.jp

"2010年シングル年間TOP100" [Oricon Single Top 100 2010]. Oricon. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

google.com

J. Randy Taraborrelli (1986). Motown: Hot Wax, City Cool & Solid Gold. Doubleday. p. 105. ISBN 9780385197991. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

hiphopdx.com

Phillips, Rashad (21 May 2011). ""Cee-Lo Recalls Writing "Don't 'Cha" For The Pussycat Dolls"". VH1 Storytellers. Retrieved 21 May 2011.

ifpi.at

"Auszeichnungen Archiv". IFPI Austria – Verband der österreichischen Musikwirtschaft.

ifpi.dk

"Certificeringer | IFPI". ifpi.dk.

ifpi.fi

""Las Ketchup" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

ifpi.org

"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1997". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1998". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2001". Archived from the original on 27 November 2013.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2006". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards > 2002 Albums". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards > 2003 Albums". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2003". Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2004". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2004". 19 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2006". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.

ifpi.se

"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987–1998" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat – År 2003" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2011.
""Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat – År 1987–1998" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2012.
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat – År 2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2011.
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat – År 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2011.
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat – År 2002" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2010.
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat – År 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2010.
"Guld- och Platinacertifikat – År 1999" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.

independent.co.uk

"Dream Girl: Why Beyoncé Knowles is a 21st-century role model". The Independent. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

k-mca.or.kr

"[한국음악콘텐츠협회] (사)한국음악콘텐츠협회, 음원∙앨범에 대한 '가온 인증제' 시행" [[Korea Music Content Association] Korea Music Contents Association, 'Gaon Accreditation System' for songs and albums] (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

kissdetroit.com

"VH1 To Do Made For TV Film About TLC". 105.9 Kiss-FM. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

koreatimes.co.kr

Han, Sang-hee (8 February 2011). "Korea Launches First Official Music Charts Gaon". The Korea Times.

latimes.com

articles.latimes.com

Grein, Paul (14 May 1989). "New Golden Rule: 500,000 Sales Mark for All Singles". Los Angeles Times.

mi2n.com

David, Barry (18 February 2003). "Shania, Backstreet, Britney, Eminem and Janet Top All-Time Sellers". Music Industry News Network. Archived from the original on 3 July 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
David, Barry (18 February 2003). "Shania, Backstreet, Britney, Eminem and Janet Top All Time Sellers". Music Industry News Network. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

miak.or.kr

42,199,978 breakdown: Total albums sales: 84,198 = 19,630 (2008) + 16,749 (2010) + 14,738 (2011) + 1,222 (2012) + 17,064 (2013) + 7,448 (2015) + 3,927 (2016) + 3,420 (2018)
- "2008.상반기 결산 판매량" [First half of 2008 Album Sales]. Music Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

mirror.co.uk

The Nolans claimed sales:
- Jones, Emma (5 July 2020). "Nolan Sisters 'all struggling' except Colleen – despite selling 30 million records". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

musiccanada.com

"Music Canada". (Enter artist name or song title into the "Search BPI Awards" box, then select "Search"). 20 May 2023.
"Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. 20 May 2023.
"Gold/Platinum – Music Canada". 20 May 2023.
"Gold/Platinum – Music Canada". 20 May 2023.
"Gold/Platinum – Music Canada". 27 August 1999.

musicindustryblog.wordpress.com

Mulligan, Mark (8 May 2013). "The Curious Case of the South Korean Music Market". WordPress.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

musictvprogram.com

"The all-time best-selling album ranking (List of million-selling albums on the Japanese albums chart, January 1970 – July 2010)". 13 August 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

musicweek.com

Jones, Alan (5 August 2022). "Charts analysis: Beyoncé lands fourth No.1 solo album". Music Week. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

musikindustrie.de

"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Spice Girls)". Retrieved 28 September 2011.
"Datenbank: BVMI". musikindustrie.de.
""Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes; 'Don't Cha')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
"Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". BVMI.

newsen.com

35,217,050 breakdown: Total albums sales: 857,088; South Korea album sales: 600,149 = 25,000 (2009) + 58,340 (2010) + 121,478 (2011) + 175,886 (2012) + 40,263 (2013) + 46,179 (2014) + 21,617 (2015) + 17,977 (2016) + 39,453 (2017) + 53,956 (2021)
- Park, Se-yeon (4 December 2009). 티아라 1집 대박예감? 출시 당일 한터 실시간 1위. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

newsweek.com

Samuels, Allison (22 June 1997). "And Then There Were Three..." Newsweek. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

nme.com

"Spice Girls' 'Wannabe' is catchiest pop song of last 60 years". NME. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

nvpi.nl

"Goud/Platina – The Spice Girls – Wannabe" (in Dutch). NVPI. 1996. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
"Goud/Platina". nvpi.nl. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
"Dutch certifications – Goud/Platina". NVPI. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

nydailynews.com

Farber, Jim (20 October 2013). "After a decade of drought, girl groups are on the rebound". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

nylon.com

15 million album sales:
- Bell, Crystal (20 January 2023), NEW YEAR, NEW TWICE, Nylon, retrieved 7 February 2023

nypost.com

Phull, Hardeep (9 February 2017). "How 1991 changed music as we knew it". The New York Post.

nztop40.co.nz

"Top 50 Singles Chart, 4 May 1997". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 26 January 2003". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
"The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 3 June 2001". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 13 August 1995". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 10 November 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 19 January 1997". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 21 September 1997". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 26 October 1997". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 25 October 1998". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 27 December 1998". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 28 March 1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 6 June 2016". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 30 May 2016". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 03 July 2023". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
"New Zealand album certifications – Spice Girls – Spiceworld". Recorded Music NZ. 10 January 1999. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
"New Zealand album certifications – Destiny's Child – The Writing's on the Wall". Recorded Music NZ.
"New Zealand album certifications – Destiny's Child – Survivor". Recorded Music NZ.
"New Zealand album certifications – The Pussycat Dolls – PCD". Recorded Music NZ.
"New Zealand album certifications – Diana Ross & the Supremes – 20 Golden Greats". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
"New Zealand album certifications – TLC – CrazySexyCool". Recorded Music NZ. 17 September 1995. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
"New Zealand album certifications – Spice Girls – Spice". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
"New Zealand album certifications – Eternal – The Best". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
"New Zealand album certifications – All Saints – All Saints". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
"New Zealand album certifications – TLC – FanMail". Recorded Music NZ. 31 October 1999. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

officialcharts.com

Copsey, Rob (14 June 2021). "Spice Girls announce Wannabe 25th anniversary EP featuring previously unreleased song Feed Your Love". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
Copsey, Rob (15 October 2020). "Official Charts Flashback 2002: Las Ketchup – The Ketchup Song (Asereje)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
"Strictly Come Dancing: Faye Tozer vs. Lee Ryan vs. Ashley Roberts' chart stats". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
Myers, Justin (8 July 2021). "Wannabe at 25: How Spice Girls' debut single changed the pop landscape". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
Copsey, Rob (19 September 2017). "The UK's Official Chart 'millionaires' revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
Myers, Justin (10 December 2020). "The Official Top 20 bestselling Christmas Number 1s". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
White, Jack (26 June 2020). "24 Essential Official Chart facts about the Spice Girls". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
Myers, Justin (17 March 2017). "The Official Top 40 biggest selling singles by Irish acts of the last 20 years". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
Myers, Justin (20 December 2013). "Classic Christmas Number 1s: Spice Girls' 2 Become 1". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
Myers, Justin (19 October 2017). "Official Charts Flashback 1997: Spice Girls – Spice Up Your Life". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
Myers, Justin (5 November 2016). "Girlbands vs Boybands – their biggest songs of the century revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
"The Official biggest selling Comic Relief singles revealed". Official Charts Company. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
Copsey, Rob (29 October 2021). "25 incredible facts about Spice Girls' iconic debut album". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
Copsey, Rob (5 October 2023). "Official Charts Flashback 2007: Sugababes – About You Now". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
Myers, Justin (22 April 2021). "Official Chart Flashback 2001: Destiny's Child – Survivor". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
Myers, Justin (30 May 2019). "Number 1 today in 1997: Eternal – I Wanna Be The Only One". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
Griffiths, George (28 July 2022). "Official Chart Flashback 2001: Battle of the girl bands as Atomic Kitten and Destiny's Child duke it out for Number 1". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
Copsey, Rob (13 June 2019). "The Official Top 40 biggest girl band studio albums of the last 25 years". Official Charts. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
Copsey, Rob (11 November 2021). "Little Mix's Top 20 biggest singles on the Official Chart". Official Charts. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

oricon.co.jp

ranking.oricon.co.jp

"オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 9 February 2011. (subscription only)
"オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree'] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

oricon.co.jp

- "【オリコン"平成セールス"ランキング】シングルはSMAP、アルバムは宇多田ヒカルが1位 "平成No.1"アーティスト別セールスのB'zからはコメント到着". Oricon (in Japanese). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "AKB48、女性歌手初の6作連続ミリオン 33年半ぶり新記録" (in Japanese). Oricon. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.

pilotonline.com

Ollison, Rashod (3 December 2013). "We Can See Heaven Much Better: The Supremes Without Diana". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

pro-musicabr.org.br

riaa.com

"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – The Marvelettes". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Martha and the Vandellas". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Supremes". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Three Degrees". RIAA.
RIAA Gold & Platinum database for Labelle (incorrectly credited to Patti Labelle as solo artist)
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Silver Convention". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – The Emotions". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Hot". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – The Jones Girls". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Sister Sledge". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Pointer Sisters". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – A Taste of Honey". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Go-Go's". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – The Bangles". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Salt-N-Pepa". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – En Vogue". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – T L C". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – SWV". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Xscape". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Changing Faces". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Spice Girls". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Destiny's Child". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Divine". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Pussycat Dolls". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Danity Kane". RIAA.
"Gold & Platinum – RIAA – Fifth Harmony". RIAA.
"RIAA Gold & Platinum database for Wilson Phillips". Recording Industry Association of America.
"Gold & Platinum". RIAA.
"RIAA Gold & Platinum database for The Pointer Sisters". Recording Industry Association of America.

riaj.or.jp

レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：2月度認定＞ (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
"GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2003年1月度" (PDF). Retrieved 27 October 2015.
レコード協会調べ 4月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：4月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
nレコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：2月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). 20 February 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：1月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
"機関誌「The Record」 > 2012年02月 >P.14". 日本レコード協会. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
"機関誌「The Record」 > 2012年05月 >P.14". 日本レコード協会. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
"機関誌「The Record」 > 2015年05月 >P.14". 日本レコード協会. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
"機関誌「The Record」 > 2017年12月 >P.14". 日本レコード協会. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
"February 2015 Report" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
"一般社団法人日本レコード協会". Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
"機関誌「The Record」 > 2014年03月 > P.14". 日本レコード協会. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
"Japanese album certifications" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
"Japanese album certifications" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
"Japanese album certifications" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
"ゴールドディスク認定検索" [Gold disc certified search]. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 17 August 2021. Note: User must enter "Speed" into the "アーティスト" field to produce results.
"ゴールドディスク認定検索" [Gold disc certified search]. Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 17 August 2021. Note: User must enter "Speed" into the "アーティスト" field to produce results.
"Japanese album certifications" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2014年1月 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
"Japanese album certifications" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

riak.or.kr

26,475,740 breakdown: Total albums sales: 396,873 Korean albums sales: 333,850 = 98,206 (2007) + 136,578 (2008) + 31,775 (2010) + 41,262 (2011) + 12,789 (2015) + 13,240 (2016)
- 2007년 가요음반판매량 [2007 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017.

scmp.com

2NE1 claimed sales:
- Toh, Jaimelynne (24 June 2020). "Down and out in Seoul: 5 rags to riches K-pop superstar stories". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

sky.com

news.sky.com

"Pussycat Dolls: Nicole Scherzinger confirms group are back together". Sky News. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2023. Hits such as Don't Cha and Buttons have helped them sell more than 54 million records.

smh.com.au

"Destined for a repeat success". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 November 2004.

snepmusique.com

"French certifications – Spice Girls – Wannabe" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
"French single certifications" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
"Les Certifications – Spice Girls". SNEP. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
"Les Certifications – L5". SNEP. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
"Les Certifications – Las Ketchup". SNEP. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
"Les Certifications – Eternal". SNEP. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
"Les Certifications – T L C". SNEP. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
"Les Certifications – All Saints". SNEP. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
"French single certifications – Fifth Harmony – Work From Home" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
"French single certifications – Blackpink – Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
"French single certifications – Blackpink – Kill This Love" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
"French single certifications – Blackpink – How You Like That" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
"Les certifications". snepmusique.com.

sohu.com

music.sohu.com

(in Chinese) The Beijing Times. (Hosted by Sohu.com Music) The voices of these unique songs maintain high standards, S.H.E takes you on a Magical Journey. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2007.

sverigetopplistan.se

"Sverigetopplistan". (requires search – type artist name into box and click "Sök", then click "Visa" for relevant song to see certifications)

swisscharts.com

Hung, Steffen. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community".
Medien, Hung. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Las Ketchup; 'The Ketchup Song')".
"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (The Pussycat Dolls; 'Don't Cha')". Retrieved 12 August 2013.
Hung, Steffen. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community".
Hung, Steffen. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community".
"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community".
Hung, Steffen. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community".
Hung, Steffen. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community".
"The Official Swiss Charts". Retrieved 20 September 2012.

theboombox.com

"20 Years Ago: Salt-N-Pepa Release 'Very Necessary'". The Boombox. 12 October 2013.

thedailybeast.com

Bugbee, Teo (25 June 2015). "Taylor Swift Follows Prince: The Artist Who Tamed the Corporate Giant". The Daily Beast.

theguardian.com

45,195,267 breakdown: 34.4 million claimed sales as of 17 November 2012:
- McCurry, Justin (17 November 2012). "After Psy's Gangnam Style, here come Korea pop princesses Girls' Generation". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2012. ... Girls' Generation have racked up sales of well over 30m in digital singles and 4.4m albums ...

thejakartaglobe.com

Thee, Marcel. "Pussycat Dolls to Seduce Jakarta On Doll Domination World Tour". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 28 May 2009.

theweek.co.uk

"Will Psy single 'Gentleman' do better than these follow-ups?". The Week. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

time.com

TLC claimed sales:
- Stern, Bradley (19 January 2015). "TLC: Why We Decided to Fund Our Fifth and Final Album Using Kickstarter". Time.com. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
entertainment.time.com
- Destiny's Child claimed sales:
  - Waxman, Olivia B. (11 January 2013). "Beyoncé and Destiny's Child to Release Original Track for First Time in Eight Years". Time. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

tokyohive.com

"Oricon reveals their yearly album ranking for 2012". Tokyohive. 20 December 2012.
"AKB48's album sells over a million copies for 2nd consecutive time". tokyohive.com. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

ultratop.be

Medien, Hung. "Ultratop-Goud en Platina-Singles 1996". Ultratop.
Medien, Hung. "Ultratop-Goud en Platina-Singles 2002". Ultratop.
Medien, Hung. "Ultratop-Goud en Platina-Singles 2005". Ultratop.
"ultratop.be – ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be.

variety.com

Ramchandran, Naman (14 December 2020). "Jesy Nelson to Leave U.K. Pop Group Little Mix After Nine Years". Variety. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
Speed claimed sales:
- Herskovitz, Jon (11 October 1999). "Top Japanese girl group Speed coming to a halt". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- Dawtrey, Adam (9 March 1999). "All Saints marching into 'Honest' movie". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

vibe.com

GangStarr Girl (1 December 2011). "Vh1 Plans Scripted TLC Biopic, First of Several to Come". Vibe. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

washingtonpost.com

75 million claimed sales through the years:
- McLellan, Joseph (10 October 1979). "Solo Sister". The Washington Post.

web.archive.org

45,195,267 breakdown: 34.4 million claimed sales as of 17 November 2012:
- McCurry, Justin (17 November 2012). "After Psy's Gangnam Style, here come Korea pop princesses Girls' Generation". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2012. ... Girls' Generation have racked up sales of well over 30m in digital singles and 4.4m albums ...
- 42,199,978 breakdown: Total albums sales: 84,198 = 19,630 (2008) + 16,749 (2010) + 14,738 (2011) + 1,222 (2012) + 17,064 (2013) + 7,448 (2015) + 3,927 (2016) + 3,420 (2018)
  - "2008.상반기 결산 판매량" [First half of 2008 Album Sales]. Music Industry Association Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  - 35,217,050 breakdown: Total albums sales: 857,088; South Korea album sales: 600,149 = 25,000 (2009) + 58,340 (2010) + 121,478 (2011) + 175,886 (2012) + 40,263 (2013) + 46,179 (2014) + 21,617 (2015) + 17,977 (2016) + 39,453 (2017) + 53,956 (2021)
    - Park, Se-yeon (4 December 2009). 티아라 1집 대박예감? 출시 당일 한터 실시간 1위. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
    - 26,475,740 breakdown: Total albums sales: 396,873 Korean albums sales: 333,850 = 98,206 (2007) + 136,578 (2008) + 31,775 (2010) + 41,262 (2011) + 12,789 (2015) + 13,240 (2016)
      - 2007년 가요음반판매량 [2007 Album Sales Figures] (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017.
      - 20,552,090 breakdown: 6,766,044 album sales = 6,305,957 (South Korea) + 225,487 (Japan) + 234,600 (US); South Korea album sales: 6,305,957 = 230,656 (2018) + 375,338 (2019) + 1,706,814 (2020) + 432,337 (2021) + 2,825,311 (2022) + 735,501 (2023)
        2018년 Album Chart [2018 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
        Lipshutz, Jason (1 May 2014). "Spice Girls' Top 8 Biggest Billboard Hits". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
        "Goud/Platina – The Spice Girls – Wannabe" (in Dutch). NVPI. 1996. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
        "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987–1998" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
        "French single certifications" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
        "Goud/Platina". nvpi.nl. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
        "Guld- och Platinacertifikat – År 2003" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2011.
        ""Las Ketchup" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
        ""Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2006" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
        "Les Certifications – Spice Girls". SNEP. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
        "Les Certifications – L5". SNEP. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
        "Les Certifications – Las Ketchup". SNEP. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
        "Les Certifications – Eternal". SNEP. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
        "Les Certifications – T L C". SNEP. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
        "Les Certifications – All Saints". SNEP. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
        レコード協会調べ 4月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：4月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
        "AKB48 売上 -フライングゲット". Atwiki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
        レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：1月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
        "AKB48 売上 – Everyday、カチューシャ". Atwiki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
        "AKB48 売上 – 恋するフォーチュンクッキー" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
        "AKB48 売上 – 真夏のSounds good!". Atwiki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
        "2010年シングル年間TOP100" [Oricon Single Top 100 2010]. Oricon. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
        "February 2015 Report" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
        "一般社団法人日本レコード協会". Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
        "AKB48 売上 – さよならクロール" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
        Cumulative sales for "Roly-Poly":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #1)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Don't Say Goodbye":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #6)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "So Cool":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #5)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Be My Baby":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #13)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "I Am the Best":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #4)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "Cry Cry":
        "Download Chart (Domestic) – 2011 (see #24)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
        Cumulative sales for "The Boys":
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