What rapper has the most number one albums?

Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Early life

He was raised in Marcy Houses, a housing project in Brooklyn's Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood. After their father, Adnis Reeves, abandoned the family, Jay-Z and his three siblings were raised by their mother, Gloria Carter. Reeves would later meet and reconcile with Jay-Z shortly before dying in 2003.
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holds the record for most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200 chart. The rap superstar has had 13 no. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. His 11th album to reach the no.
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How many #1 albums Does Drake have?

Drake has achieved ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and ten number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard hailed him as the "Artist of the 2010s Decade" and the 16th Greatest Artist of all time.
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How many number 1 albums does Eminem have?

Billboard 200 chart statistics

Eminem has had 10 studio albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, 9 of them being No. 1.
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What rapper sold the most albums?

Biggest selling & most streamed rappers of all time (Updated list, 2021)
  • Eminem – 227 million units sold.
  • Drake – 152 million units sold.
  • Kanye West – 140 million units sold.
  • Jay Z – 125 million units sold.
  • Lil Wayne – 110 million units sold.
  • Nicki Minaj – 106 million units sold.
  • Flo Rida – 102 million units sold.
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Which rapper has most number 1 singles?

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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The Best Selling HipHop Album Each Year! [1993-2020] First Week Sales!



Who is the #1 rapper right now?

1. Drake. Following the release of his much anticipated Certified Lover Boy album, Drake has verified yet again that he unarguably belongs to the league of the best of all-time rappers. In only one week of its arrival, the music industry felt the weight of the loaded album.
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Who is 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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Who sold more Jay-Z or Eminem?

The pair are almost even when it comes to Grammys, with Eminem edging out Jay 11-10. But when you tally up total worldwide sales, it's clear that Slim Shady holds the crown, with more than 80 million units shifted to Jay's 40 million.
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Who is the king of rap of all time?

Eminem has been crowned the King of Hip-Hop by Rolling Stone. The magazine took a look at solo rappers who released albums from 2009 to the present, taking into account album sales, rankings on the R&B/hip-hop and rap charts, YouTube video views, social media, concerts grosses, awards and critics' opinions.
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Who has the most #1 hits?

The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20. Though unclear for how long, the Beatles still reign supreme as the artist with the most No.
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Did Eminem go 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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How many number 1 albums does MGK have?

It is Machine Gun Kelly's second No. 1 album, following “Tickets to My Downfall” nearly two years ago, and is the first rock album to top the Billboard 200 chart since AC/DC's “Power Up” in November 2020. Lil Durk's “7220” is No.
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Has Drake went diamond?

"God's Plan" by Drake

"God's Plan" was certified diamond on September 25, 2019.
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Who sold more Kanye or Drake?

While both being financially successful, in the fourth week of sales Kanye sold 357 million albums and Drake sold 744 million.
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Did Eminem outsell Tupac?

before he turned 30. Eminem could have retired after his second album and still would have outsold every rapper that's ever existed. Eminem outsold Tupac, Big, Jay-Z, Nas, Kendrick and J. Cole combined…
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Where does Drake rank all time?

Throughout his career, Drake has now charted 54 top 10 hits, by far the most among all artists. The Canadian rapper already held that record before this week, but now he's put more space between him and the runner-up, Madonna, who is steady in second place on the all-time ranking with 38 appearances between Nos.
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Which rapper has most platinum album?

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 top 5 rappers?

Lil Wayne, Drake, Big Sean and Master P all have Biggie in their top five. Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, 50 Cent and Fabolous included both 'Pac and Big in theirs.
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Who is the rap goat?

Many rappers have claimed to be the greatest, but there can only be one Greatest of all Time and Lil Wayne is in the running. Here are the Top 10 reasons why.
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Who is the oldest rapper alive?

Ice-T is currently considered the oldest popular hip hop rapper who is still in the game and going strong. Born Tracy Lauren Marrow, he is the founder of Rhyme $yndicate Records and the co-founder of Body Count, a heavy metal band that features Ice-T as their frontman.
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Who made rap famous?

DJ Kool Herc is widely credited with kicking off the genre. His back-to-school parties in the 1970s were the incubator of his idea, where he used his two record turntables to create loops, playing the same beat over again, and extending the instrumental portion of a song.
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