List of best-selling hip hop albums in the United States

This is a list of best-selling hip hop albums in the United States according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

Artist	Album	Year	Label	Subgenre	Sales (millions)	Certification
Outkast	Speakerboxxx/The Love Below	2003	Arista	Southern hip hop	5.5 (double album)	11× Platinum
Eminem	The Marshall Mathers LP	2000	Aftermath	Midwest hip hop	10.3	10× Platinum
Eminem	The Eminem Show	2002	Aftermath / Shady	Midwest hip hop	10	10× Platinum
The Notorious B.I.G.	Life After Death	1997	Bad Boy	East Coast hip hop	5 (double album)	10× Platinum
MC Hammer	Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em	1990	Capitol	Pop-rap	10	10× Platinum
2Pac	All Eyez on Me	1996	Death Row	West Coast hip hop	4.5 (double album)	9× Platinum
2Pac	Greatest Hits	1998	Death Row	West Coast hip hop	4.5 (double album)	9× Platinum
Beastie Boys	Licensed to Ill	1986	Def Jam	Golden age hip hop	9.2	9× Platinum
Will Smith	Big Willie Style	1997	Columbia	Pop-rap	9	9× Platinum
Nelly	Country Grammar	2000	Universal	Southern hip hop	9	9× Platinum
Lauryn Hill	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	1998	Ruffhouse / Columbia	East Coast hip hop	8	8× Platinum
50 Cent	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	2003	Aftermath / Shady	East Coast hip hop	7.8	7× Platinum
Dr. Dre	2001	1999	Aftermath	West Coast hip hop	7.2	6× Platinum
Puff Daddy and the Family	No Way Out	1997	Bad Boy	East Coast hip hop	7	7× Platinum
Vanilla Ice	To the Extreme	1990	Capitol	Pop-rap	7	7× Platinum
Fugees	The Score	1996	Columbia	Alternative hip hop	6	6× Platinum
Nelly	Nellyville	2002	Universal	Southern hip hop	6	6× Platinum
Eminem	Encore	2004	Aftermath / Shady	Midwest hip hop	5.1	4× Platinum
50 Cent	The Massacre	2005	Aftermath / Shady	East Coast hip hop	5	5× Platinum
2Pac	The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory	1996	Death Row	West Coast hip hop	5	4× Platinum
Jay-Z	Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life	1998	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	5	5× Platinum
Eazy-E	It's On (~~Dr. Dre~~) 187^um Killa	1993	Ruthless	West Coast hip hop	5	5× Platinum
DMX	...And Then There Was X	1999	Ruff Ryders / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	5	5× Platinum
Dr. Dre	The Chronic	1992	Death Row	West Coast hip hop	4.5	3× Platinum
Eminem	The Slim Shady LP	1999	Aftermath	Midwest hip hop	4	4× Platinum
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	E. 1999 Eternal	1995	Ruthless	Midwest hip hop	4	4× Platinum
The Notorious B.I.G.	Ready to Die	1994	Bad Boy	East Coast hip hop	4	4× Platinum
Snoop Dogg	Doggystyle	1993	Death Row	West Coast hip hop	4	4× Platinum
Wu-Tang Clan	Wu-Tang Forever	1997	Loud	East Coast hip hop	4	4× Platinum
Eminem and Various Artists	8 Mile (soundtrack)	2002	Shady	Hardcore hip hop	4	4× Platinum
Outkast	Stankonia	2000	Arista	Southern hip hop	4	4× Platinum
2Pac	R U Still Down? (Remember Me)	1997	Jive	West Coast hip hop	4	4× Platinum
DMX	It's Dark and Hell Is Hot	1998	Ruff Ryders / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	4	4× Platinum
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony	The Art of War	1997	Ruthless	Midwest hip hop	4	4× Platinum
Eminem	Recovery	2010	Aftermath	Midwest hip hop	3.7	3× Platinum
Kanye West	The College Dropout	2004	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	Alternative hip hop	3.5	3× Platinum
Lil Wayne	Tha Carter III	2008	Cash Money	Southern hip hop	3.5	3× Platinum
Jay-Z	The Black Album	2003	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	3.3	3× Platinum
Kanye West	Late Registration	2005	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	Alternative hip hop	3.1	3× Platinum
Jay-Z	Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter	1999	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	3.1	3× Platinum
Eminem	Curtain Call: The Hits	2005	Aftermath / Shady	Midwest hip hop	3	3× Platinum
2Pac	Until the End of Time	2001	Amaru	West Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
DMX	Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood	1998	Ruff Ryders / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Beastie Boys	Ill Communication	1994	Capitol	Alternative hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Run–D.M.C.	Raising Hell	1986	Arista	Golden age hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Jay-Z	The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse	2002	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Cypress Hill	Black Sunday	1993	Columbia	West Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Warren G	Regulate...G Funk Era	1994	Def Jam	West Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Beastie Boys	Hello Nasty	1998	Capitol	Alternative hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Ludacris	Back for the First Time	2000	Def Jam	Southern hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Kanye West	''Graduation	2007	Roc-a-Fella / Def Jam	Alternative hip hop	3	3× Platinum
G-Unit	Beg for Mercy	2003	G-Unit	East Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Ludacris	Word of Mouf	2001	Def Jam	Southern hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Nelly	Suit	2004	Universal	Southern hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Ja Rule	Rule 3:36	2000	Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum
Ja Rule	Pain Is Love	2001	Def Jam	East Coast hip hop	3	3× Platinum

...And Then There Was X2001 (album)2Pac50 Cent8 Mile (soundtrack)Aftermath EntertainmentAll Eyez on MeAlternative hip hopAmaru EntertainmentArista RecordsBack for the First TimeBad Boy EntertainmentBad Boy RecordsBeastie BoysBeg for MercyBest-selling albums by year (USA)Big Willie StyleBlack Sunday (album)Bone Thugs-n-HarmonyCapitol RecordsCash Money RecordsColumbia RecordsCountry GrammarCurtain Call: The HitsCypress HillDeath Row RecordsDef Jam RecordingsDMX (rapper)DoggystyleDr. DreE. 1999 EternalEast Coast hip hopEazy-EEminemEncore (Eminem album)Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My BloodFugeesG-UnitG-Unit RecordsGet Rich or Die Tryin' (album)Golden age hip hopGraduation (album)Greatest Hits (Tupac Shakur album)Hardcore hip hopHello NastyHip hop musicIll CommunicationIt's Dark and Hell Is HotIt's On (Dr. Dre) 187um KillaJa RuleJay-ZJive RecordsLate RegistrationLauryn HillLicensed to IllLife After DeathLil WayneList of best-selling albums in the United StatesList of best-selling albums worldwideList of best-selling music artistsList of best-selling singlesLists of best-selling albums by countryLoud RecordsLudacrisMC HammerMidwest hip hopNellyNellyvilleNo Way Out (album)OutkastPain Is LovePlease Hammer, Don't Hurt 'EmPop-rapR U Still Down? (Remember Me)Raising Hell (album)Ready to DieRecording Industry Association of AmericaRecovery (Eminem album)Regulate...G Funk EraRoc-a-Fella RecordsRuff Ryders EntertainmentRuffhouseRule 3:36Run–D.M.C.Ruthless RecordsSean CombsShady RecordsSnoop DoggSouthern hip hopSpeakerboxxx/The Love BelowStankoniaSuit (album)Tha Carter IIIThe Art of War (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony album)The Black Album (Jay-Z album)The Blueprint²: The Gift & the CurseThe ChronicThe College DropoutThe Don Killuminati: The 7 Day TheoryThe Eminem ShowThe Marshall Mathers LPThe MassacreThe Miseducation of Lauryn HillThe Notorious B.I.G.The Score (album)The Slim Shady LPTo the ExtremeTop ten best-selling albums of the Nielsen SoundScan era (United States)United StatesUniversal RecordsUntil the End of Time (album)Vanilla IceVol. 2... Hard Knock LifeVol. 3... Life and Times of S. CarterWarren GWest Coast hip hopWill SmithWord of MoufWu-Tang ClanWu-Tang Forever

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