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

[Danny Up]

no way that's AEOM sales are correct.
It was certified 9x platinum (4.5 mill if we going by soundscan's system) in 1998.
It was released Feb 13 96.
Certified 5x plat on april 25 96.
7x plat in sep 96.

Certs are based on shipments, not soundscan. Back then record clubs and mom and pop shops weren't soundscan and neither were some major chains.

 

[TNC]

What are the worldwide sales?

 

[mr x]

there are Approx. 1.7 million Puff Daddy and the Family albums still in stores waiting to be bought
About 3 million Big Willie Styles left

 

[CanesMiamiLakers]

I just bought aeom me against the world and 7 day theory on iTunes

 

[ManBearPig]

The midwest >

 

[Brown Ant]

Forgot about Dre was huge

Shady's verse on that was classic. Also @ Shady ghost writing 'nikka' onto Dre's verses Shady had to get it out one way

 

[Perry J. Perrywinkle III]

96. Will Smith – Big Willie Style – 6,041,788 http://thelavalizard.com/2013/07/best-selling-albums-of-the-soundscan-era/


"still sold more records than Will Smith" - Hov

hes talking about the will smith album after that. "volume 3 still sold more records than will smith".

 

[skillz2]

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is an R&B album.

Lauryn hardly does any rapping on it. If you class this an Hip-Hip album then why not Whats The 411 by Mary J. don't forget Mary spits a few verses on that record; man TLC's album back then with Left Eye on them had more rapping on it.

 

[Wise]

Eminem is 20% of the list, that includes a soundtrack.

Be white brehs.

PS - Surprised Vol 2 is Hov's most selling - thought Black Album of Blueprint

 

[skillz2]

Eminem is 20% of the list, that includes a soundtrack.

Be white brehs.

PS - Surprised Vol 2 is Hov's most selling - thought Black Album of Blueprint

That shouldn't came as surprise really Hard Knock Life that Annie sample was Jay's commercial peak.

 

[reaszon]

all eyez on me ?? greatests hits?

 

[Red]

Em pushed 35 million units off 5 albums, and one of those a soundtrack.



20 mil of those off 2 albums?



Watch that white boy fly

 

[Mr Uncle Leroy]

How is it pitiful?

Its pitiful because there are artists that should get the same type of support

 

[Canada Goose]

That shouldn't came as surprise really Hard Knock Life that Annie sample was Jay's commercial peak.

BP3 was Jay's commercial peak breh, Empire State of mind charted higher than HKL, Run this town was arguably more popular as well, just that by the time BP3 came out, sales were already declining.

Shady's verse on that was classic. Also @ Shady ghost writing 'nikka' onto Dre's verses Shady had to get it out one way

It would be interesting if Em's reference verses ever leak for that song

 

[Danie84]

The only way Nelly sells that much again, iif he goes back to the future