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Rihanna named top-selling digital artist

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Published: Jan. 8, 2012 at 4:35 PM

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Nielsen Soundscan named pop star Rihanna the top-selling digital artist worldwide for selling 47.5 million digital tracks since her 2005 debut.

Following Rihanna in digital sales are the Black Eyed Peas, who have 42.4 million digital tracks sold and Eminem, who ranks third with 42.29 million, EW.com reported Friday.

Since Rihanna debuted in 2005, she has produced six albums and released 27 singles, more than the Black Eyed Peas and Eminem combined in the same amount of time.

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