Best-selling artist of Canto-pop music (female)
- Who
- Faye Wong
- What
- 9700000 unit(s) sold
- Where
- Hong Kong SAR, China
- When
- March 2000
Faye Wong (Hong Kong) sold an estimated 9.7 million copies of her 20 albums by March 2000 and is one of the first women to dominate Hong Kong's recording industry. Her most recent album Lovers & Strangers released in September 1999 has sold over 800,000 copies so far and reached No.1 in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia.
Her first CD, Shirley Wong (her then stage name) was released in 1989 and two more followed over the next 12 months. She has gone on to record a further 17 albums.
The twenty albums referred to are Faye's studio recordings. She has also released one live album and one karaoke album on the EMI label. In total, however, she has another estimated 30 albums released on the Polygram label who own the rights to her back catalogue and release greatest hits, live recordings and re-mixes on a regular basis.
The twenty albums referred to are Faye's studio recordings. She has also released one live album and one karaoke album on the EMI label. In total, however, she has another estimated 30 albums released on the Polygram label who own the rights to her back catalogue and release greatest hits, live recordings and re-mixes on a regular basis.