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Quiz: Who has sold more between Enya and these music superstars?
You may be surprised.
EITHNE PÁDRAIGÍN NÍ Bhraonáin, better known as Enya, is 59 years old today.
The Donegal musician has crafted a unique sound throughout her career and is one of the most-successful songwriters in the world.
Measuring the global success of musicians by sales has always been notoriously difficult and has been made more so with the advent of downloading and streaming. But Enya is certainly up there.
So based on certified album sales in the US alone as per the Recording Industry Association of America, how does Enya’s 26.5 million album sales stack up?
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Drake
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Bob Marley and The Wailers
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Rod Stewart
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Johnny Cash
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Britney Spears
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The Beach Boys
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Billy Joel
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Janet Jackson
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REM
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U2
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A
Top of the class!
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B
Lovely result
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'I'll take it'
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D
You just about scraped it!
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