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

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

Double LP, but still

 

[obarth]

i think he is at 4.9 million

Let me check with @obarth

This list is only for albums released before 2010

 

[MINT]

eminem though

 

[Ineedmoney504]

hov

 

[RR_049]

GRODT , AEOM , Greatest Hits - Diamond .

 

[WSFGDan]

No leutenant dan that isnt right. The reason those 4 albums sales are so high is cause they are double albums so they counted each album as 2 sales (even tho soundscan only counts double albums as one sale)

wrong billboard & soundscan doesn't count them as 2 sales, only the RIAA does for shipment purposes.

 

[Bender Rodriguez]

Bone been saying e.1999 is diamond but ruthless dont wanna pay for it to be certified.

 

[MINT]

GRODT , AEOM , Greatest Hits - Diamond .

grodt is only diamond in the world, not in the US

 

[Tom Foolery]

Eminem caking with that white privilege.

 

[GREENandYELLOW]

Would have sworn that I saw AEOM marked as diamond before.

 

[hiphopfanatic]

No Illmatic, no RD, no Midnight Marauders, no IWW.

I tell you guys daily sales mean nothing when put in perspective, it's all about the music at the end of the day. But Hip Hop is a popularity contest for you guys.

To be fair though, I think all of the albums you mentioned have gone Platinum at this point.

 

[Smackdown625]

To be fair though, I think all of the albums you mentioned have gone Platinum at this point.

Reasonable Doubt certified Platinum in 2002, Illmatic certified Platinum in 2001, It Was Written certified 2x Platinum in 1996, Midnight Marauders certified Platinum in 1995

 

[beenz]

WOW@ eminem having two diamond albums with neither being double albums.

 

[Smackdown625]

Would have sworn that I saw AEOM marked as diamond before.

It was certified 9x Platinum in 1998. I assume it sold enough in the past 15 years, Death Row/Interscope never took the time to get it certified

 

[atlbound]

WOW@ eminem having two diamond albums with neither being double albums.

its amazing...10 million people own an album with Without Me on it