Top selling rap albums (US) 1991-present: Pac, Big, Jay, Dre, Em, 50, Nelly, DMX...

[MiC]

EMINEM MARSHALL MATHERS LP 10,706,261
EMINEM EMINEM SHOW 10,183,719

NELLY COUNTRY GRAMMAR 8,540,476
50 CENT GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 8,201,733

DR. DRE 2001 7,658,237
HILL*LAURYN MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL 7,192,180

SHAGGY HOTSHOT 6,823,861
NELLY NELLYVILLE 6,503,730
FUGEES SCORE 6,096,703
SMITH*WILL BIG WILLIE STYLE 6,041,597

OUTKAST SPEAKERBOXX-LOVE 5,716,190
DOGGYSTYLE 5,483,436
EMINEM SLIM SHADY 5,406,514
JAY-Z VOL. 2-HARD KNOCK LIFE 5,380,189
EMINEM ENCORE 5,326,636
50 CENT MASSACRE 5,310,503
PUFF DADDY NO WAY OUT 5,262,377
NOTORIOUS B.I.G. LIFE AFTER DEATH 5,153,556
BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY EAST 1999 ETERNAL 5,130,876
TUPAC GREATEST HITS 5,005,412

DMX AND THEN THERE WAS X 4,982,740
EMINEM 8 MILE SOUNDTRACK 4,899,885
JUVENILE 400 DEGREEZ 4,898,670
DMX IT'S DARK & HELL IS HOT 4,753,211
DR. DRE CHRONIC 4,600,849

*****Note: Double albums counted by soundscan as only one sale

 

[THE MACHINE]

Aftermath with 4 of the top 5


I have all those except Shaggy

 

[FlyRy]

the most recent album on this list was released 8 years ago..i think this list will never change in our lifetime

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

I swear it's some bullshyt going on with All Eyez On Me.

nikkaz have had that shyt stolen/bought again....stolen....bought again.


That shyt been sitting at 5 mill since '96.....shyt gotta be 10+ mill by now

 

[Brady-Carter]

Jesus christ, the amount of records nelly sold back in the day..

 

[ROFL_GUY]

 

[ROFL_GUY]

dr dre at all them albums he was apart of that are the most succesfull in hip-hop history




and now future legends

midas touch

 

[WeInHere]

If puff got all of Bigs money (life after death). Who got Bones money? lol

 

[doublenegative]

Everyone In my generation has all eyes on me.

 

[MiC]

All eyez on me sold 9 mill but a double album so soundscan would count it as 4.5 mill, which would place it JUST below the chronic

 

[Mastamimd]

I coulda swore AEOM was diamond by now...but damn Aftermath and Death Row OWNS this list...and DMX was a lot more popular than people gave him credit for. What a shame

 

[Brady-Carter]

If puff got all of Bigs money (life after death). Who got Bones money? lol

Tomica Wright..

 

[AkaDemiK]

shady

 

[daze23]

crazy that 2001 sold more than Chronic. cats put up crazy numbers in the late 90's

 

[Da King]

crazy that 2001 sold more than Chronic. cats put up crazy numbers in the late 90's

It's not crazy at all, 2001 was played on the radio hell of lot more then chronic ever was

Don't forget eminem fans were copping 2001 for his features