List of best-selling girl groups

A girl group is a popular music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together.

As a result, these tables should not be considered finalized of the best-selling records by girl groups in each country.

In the second edition of The Book of Golden Discs, author Joseph Murrell calculated a worldwide sales figure of 18 million singles for Baccara's "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie",[26] but this figure is disputed and has never been officially confirmed.

From November 2014 onwards paid-for audio streams were included in the Australian singles chart and counted towards sales and certifications.

[144] South Korea experienced a decline in digital music sales volume which began in late 2012.

[145] The price of digital downloads was greatly inflated, and as a result, no girl group songs released since 2013 have surpassed the three million sales mark.

From 1989 onwards the levels were revised so that a million-seller received a platinum certification instead, with multi-platinum awards for multiple million sales.

Certifications based on sales + on-demand digital streaming Albums certified platinum or more by ARIA.

Albums certified platinum or more for more than one million sales in Europe, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

Note: the IFPI Europe Platinum Award was only created in 1996, therefore there are few albums on this list from before that date.

The ten biggest-selling girl group albums in Japan: Certifications according to the NVPI.

The 15 biggest-selling girl group albums in South Korea: Certifications according to the IFPI.