26 Hip-Hop Albums That Went 5x Platinum Or Higher (XXL)

[MINT]

26. Salt-n-Pepa Very Necessary (1993) Copies Sold: 5 million

25. DMX …And Then There Was X (1999) Copies Sold: 5 million

24. 2Pac The Don k#lluminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996) Copies Sold: 5 million

23. Bone Thugz-n-Harmony E. 1999 Eternal (1995) Copies Sold: 5.1 million

22. Puff Daddy And The Family No Way Out (1997) Copies Sold: 5.2 million

21. 50 Cent The Ma##acre (2005) Copies Sold: 5.3 million

20. Eminem Encore (2004) Copies Sold: 5.3 million

19. Eminem The Slim Shady LP (1999) Copies Sold: 5.4 million

18. Jay-Z Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life (1998) Copies Sold: 5.4 million

17. Snoop Dogg Doggystyle (1993) Copies Sold: 5.5 million

16. Will Smith Big Willie Style (1997) Copies Sold: 6 million

15. Fugees The Score (1996) Copies Sold: 6.1 million

14. Nelly Nellyville (2002) Copies Sold: 6.5 million

13. Vanilla Ice To The Extreme (1990) Copies Sold: 7 million

12. Lauryn Hill The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998) Copies Sold: 7.1 million

11. Dr. Dre 2001 (1999) Copies Sold: 7.6 million

10. 50 Cent Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ (2003) Copies Sold: 8.1 million

9. Nelly Country Grammar (2000) Copies Sold: 8.5 million

8. Beastie Boys Licensed To Ill (1986) Copies Sold: 9 million

7. 2Pac All Eyez On Me (1996) Copies Sold: 9 million (Double album)

6. 2Pac Greatest Hits (1998) Copies Sold: 10 million (Double album)

5. MC Hammer Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em (1990) Copies Sold: 10 million

4. Eminem The Eminem Show (2002) Copies Sold: 10.1 million

3. The Notorious B.I.G. Life After [rip] (1997) Copies Sold: 10.2 million (Double album)

2. Eminem The Marshal Mathers LP (2000) Copies Sold: 10.6 million

1. OutKast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) Copies Sold: 11.4 million

http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/09/26-hip-hop-albums-went-5x-platinum-higher/

 

[Big Skilly Films]

ny got 10 on there

 

[hiphopfanatic]

It looks like MC Hammer and Eminem are the only ones to hit Diamond without having double albums. The MMLP deserved it. Still one of my favorite albums ever.

 

[MoneyBags]

damn, life after death was a bigger hit than all eyez on me

and lol @ mc hammer and vanilla ice albums being better than doggystyle, vol 2, e. 1999 and no way out

 

[SpacelySprockets]

Where is Dreams and Nightmares

 

[Smackdown625]

E. 1999 Eternal never hit 5X Platinum, if it did, it never got RIAA certified. It went 4X Platinum along with Art Of War.

 

[MiC]

So many double albums on there that nowadays would just count as one sale

Eminem and Pac clearly leading the list

 

[DoomzdayzV]

ughh...salt n pepa selling 5 mil is a fukkin joke.

 

[MINT]

aftermath winning big time

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

ughh...salt n pepa selling 5 mil is a fukkin joke.

Why? Cuz they're female? GTFOH, they were huge, they had quality HIT songs and they pushed 5 mil

bytch I'm MC Hammer

 

[Smackdown625]

aftermath winning big time

They've only released 3 albums that failed to hit Platinum status....
Truth Hurts-'Truthfully Speaking'
Busta Rhymes-'The Big Bang'
50 Cent-'Before I Self Destruct'

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

Was Licensed To Ill at 9 mil before MCA's death?

 

[Smackdown625]

Was Licensed To Ill at 9 mil before MCA's death?

It was certified at 9 mil back in 2001

 

[Sad Bunny]

Where is Dreams and Nightmares

i think he is at 4.9 million

Let me check with @obarth

 

[atlbound]

nah, they just be always fukkin wit Meek leaving him out of these lists