What is the highest selling hip hop album?

Best-selling Hip Hop Albums of All Time by RIAA Certification
  • 2Pac, All Eyez on Me (1996) The Notorious BIG, Life After Death (1997)
  • 2Pac, Greatest Hits (1998)
  • Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
  • Outkast, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)
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What is the highest selling hip hop album of all time?

The artist to beat? Eminem, by a (8) mile. Not only does the rapper seemingly have the best-selling album of all time (The Eminem Show), but five more of his albums were also successful enough to make the cut.
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What is the number 1 rap album of all time?

1. Nas - Illmatic. Despite being home to groups like Wu-Tang Clan and A Tribe Called Quest, New York appeared distinctly second best to the sounds emanating from California in 1994. All that changed with the release of Nasir Jones's debut album, the iconic Illmatic.
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Which hip hop album sold the most in 2020?

1. Legends Never Die by Juice Wrld.
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Who has the most #1 hits in rap?

Here are the rappers with the most no. 1 songs
  • Nelly – 6 number-one singles. ...
  • Ice Cube – 6 number-one singles. ...
  • T.I. – 7 number-one singles. ...
  • Bow Wow – 7 number-one singles. ...
  • 50 Cent – 7 number-one singles. ...
  • Kanye West – 9 number-one singles. ...
  • Lil' Wayne – 11 number-one singles. ...
  • Drake – 21 number-one singles.
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30 Best Selling Rap Albums Of All Time



Who is the greatest rapper of all time?

The Greatest Rappers of All Time
  • #1 Jay-Z. Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, hails from NYC, a fact he raps about consistently over the course of his nearly three-decade career. ...
  • #2 Lil Wayne. ...
  • #3 Kanye West. ...
  • #4 Kendrick Lamar. ...
  • #5 Notorious B.I.G. ...
  • #6 Tupac Shakur. ...
  • #7 Dr. ...
  • #8 Snoop Dogg.
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What rapper went platinum in 2021?

Moneybagg Yo Had The Top-Certified Rap Album Of The Year

The chart-topping A Gangsta's Pain by Moneybagg Yo is one of only four 2021 albums to go Platinum. A Gangsta's Pain joined Dangerous: The Double Album, Sour, and Justin Bieber's Justice on the list of Platinum-certified albums.
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Who had the #1 rap album in 2020?

Kicking off 2020 on a high note was Travis Scott and his crew's compilation project, Jack Boys. The LP hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart back in January with 154,000 equivalent album sales in its first week of release.
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Which rapper sold the most in 2021?

Drake's Certified Lover Boy was the best selling rap album of 2021. Doja Cat, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, and more also had really big years. Drake's reign won't let up.
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What is the highest selling rap song?

1. Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again” – Total Units Sold: 20.9 million.
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Who sold most albums ever?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 257.7 million certified sales. Second is Elvis Presley with almost 207 million sales, followed by Michael Jackson with 169.7 million.
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Who is known as the king of hip-hop?

With his dominant album sales, YouTube views and social-media scores, Eminem takes the title as the current King of Hip-Hop.
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Who sold more records Jay Z or Lil Wayne?

4. Jay Z – 125 million units sold. 5. Lil Wayne – 110 million units sold.
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Who has the most #1 albums?

  • As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most number-one albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles, 3 solo albums, and 5 albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings. ...
  • Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have number 1 albums in six different decades.
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What rapper went diamond?

The Recording Industry Association of America crowned Eminem a Diamond King on Tuesday (March 8) when it announced that Marshall Mathers had reached yet another gilded career high when he became the number-one awarded musician for singles in the RIAA's Gold & Platinum certifications program thanks to 73.5 million new ...
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Who has the most plaques in rap?

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently announced that rapper, Eminem, had earned fresh certifications from the Gold and Platinum Program worth 73.5 million, effectively making history in the association.
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Who is the goat of hip-hop?

Chance The Rapper has been dubbed the goat of rap by Drake. This assertion has been made by The Rapper, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Baby.
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Who is the biggest hip-hop artist?

Without further ado, let's get to it.
  • Drake.
  • Nelly. ...
  • Kanye West. ...
  • 50 Cent. ...
  • Ludacris. Album Sales (15.2m), №1 Albums (4), №1 Hits (5), №1 Rap Songs (6) ...
  • Lil Wayne. Album Sales (13.9m), №1 Albums (3), №1 Hits (3), №1 Rap Songs (12) ...
  • 2Pac. Album Sales (16.1m), №1 Albums (3), №1 Hits (2), №1 Rap Songs (2) ...
  • P. Diddy. ...
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Who was the first rapper to win a Grammy?

22, 1989: D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's “Parents Just Don't Understand” becomes the first hip-hop recording to win a Grammy (best rap performance).
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How many No 1 does Drake have?

Drake has 9 number-one songs

Many of his songs have gone on to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.
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Who has the most top 100 hip hop?

Rappers With the Most Hot 100 Top 10s

Madonna leads with 38, followed by The Beatles (34), Rihanna (31) and Michael Jackson (29). Drake additionally ups his total to 159 career Hot 100 entries, extending his mark for the most among soloists. Among all acts, only the cast of Fox's Glee has totaled more (207).
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