- In the year 2000, the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) recorded 1.4 million albums sold with four artists selling over 80,000 albums each. In Ghana, 6.2 million were sold, 3.5 million of which were captured by gospel groups. In Nigeria, more than 12 million were sold. Of course, these are only the officially recorded statistics based on the banderole program; actual sales could be much higher.
- Billboard 1980: African Marts Look Locally For Product
Angola
edit- whose latest album, Proibido Ouvir Isto (2012), sold 10,000 copies within 4 hours upon its release in Luanda | Beyond the Line: Cultural Narratives of the Southern Oceans | page 221 | 2014 | Georg Berkemer, Derek L. Elliot, Ute Fendler
- Singer Yola Araújo Sells 20,000 Copies of New CD
Malawi
edit- Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)
- Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA)
Zimbabwe
edit- a very big hit may be in the region of 50 000 copies . The largest selling record ever in Zimbabwe is Leonard Zhakata's album Mugove , which | pag 74, Media, Democracy and Development (1997)
- 100,000 copies sold in a day
- selling record in the history of Zimbabwe music . Currently , the record of Zimbabwe's greatest album is held by the late great Leonard Dembo's Chitekete , which Parade understands sold around 130 000 copies
- Olivia Charamba became the first female musician to sell over eighty thousand copies of a single album ( Munyuki , 2001 ) . Her first album ' Amen ' sold quickly and confirmed her as a serious musician in her own right | Singing Culture: A Study of Gospel Music in Zimbabwe - Page 74 (Ezra Chitando · 2002)
Sierra Leone
edit- Sierra Leone Cassette Sellers Association
South Africa
edit- Slave (1989) — 500,000 units
- My Fair Lady (film) — 100,000
- Graceland (album) - 150,000
Artists by reputed sales
edit- Celine Dion the best-selling international artist in South Africa.
- Madonna 860,000 units (Madonna has sold more than 860 000 albums in South Africa and remains popular . ")
- Phil Collings - 600,000 units