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Stats: Female Rapper Album Sales
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Female Rapper Album Sales
Female Rappers come and go, but their stats are here to stay . I previously made a thread for general Hip Hop Album sales as of now, but I thought it would be nice to make a thread with sales from female rappers only. This list is still in progress and some sales figures may be dated.
Salt N Pepa
Hot, Cool & Vicious (1986):
1,000,000 (US)
1,300,000 (WW)
A Salt with a Deadly Pepa (1988):
600,000 (US)
800,000 (WW)
Blacks' Magic (1990):
1,000,000 (US)
1,500,000 (WW)
A Blitz of Salt-n-Pepa Hits: The Hits Remixed (1990):
100,000 (CAN)
The Greatest Hits (1991):
300,000 (UK)
Very Necessary (1993):
5,000,000 (US)
7,000,000 (WW)
Brand New (1997):
500,000 (US)
700,000 (WW)
Queen Latifah
All Hail the Queen (1989):
150,000 (US)
700,000 (WW)
Nature of a Sista (1991):
100,000 (US)
500,000 (WW)
Black Reign (1993):
500,000 (US)
1,500,000 (WW)
Order in the Court (1998):
100,000 (US)
500,000 (WW)
Chicago: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture (2002):
2,417,000 (US)
She's the Queen: A Collection of Hits (2002):
50,000 (US)
370,000 (WW)
The Dana Owens Album (2004):
730,000 (US)
2,000,000 (WW)
Hairspray: Soundtrack to the Motion Picture (2007):
1,200,000 (US)
Trav'lin' Light (2007):
700,000 (US)
2,500,000 (US)
Persona (2009):
350,000 (US)
1,200,000 (WW)
Queen Latifah has 7 solo albums, 4 soundtracks and 1 greatest hits compilation. 2 of her soundtracks sales data is unavailable.
Da Brat
Funkdafied (1994):
1,064,964 (US)
1,074,966 (WW)
Anuthatantrum (1996):
500,000 (US)
Unrestricted (2000):
915,000 (US)
Limelite, Luv & Nightclubz (2003):
45,000 (US) [estimation]
All of Da Brat's album sales are as of 2007.
Mia X
Good Girl Gone Bad (1995):
54,117 (US)
90,000 (WW)
Unlady Like (1997):
500,000 (US)
Mama Drama (1998):
500,000 (US)
Lil Kim:
Conspiracy [with Junior M.A.F.I.A.] (1995):
500,000 (US)
Hard Core (1996):
1,489,701 (US)
The Notorious K.I.M. (2000):
1,416,000 (US) ~ 50,000 (CAN)
3,230,000 (WW)
La Bella Mafia (2003):
1,100,000 (US)
2,020,050 (WW)
The Naked Truth (2005):
394,000 (US)
Lil' Kim has released 4 solo albums, 1 remix album and 1 album with hip hop group Junior M.A.F.I.A. which was released before her debut album in 1995. Sales data for Lil' Kim's remix album are non existent.
Foxy Brown:
Ill Na Na (1996):
1,457,432 (US) ~ 60,000 (UK) ~ 50,000 (CAN)
3,789,981 (WW)
The Firm: The Album [with The Firm] (1997):
800,000 (US) ~ 50,000 (CAN)
1,100,000 (WW)
Chyna Doll (1999):
844,000 (US)
1,500,000 (WW)
Broken Silence (2001):
553,000 (US)
750,000 (WW)
Brooklyn's Don Diva (2008):
24,800 (US)
Foxy Brown has released 3 solo albums and 1 street album entitled "Brooklyn's Don Diva", she also released an album with her hip hop group The Firm. Brooklyn's Don Diva was an independent "street" album which was only released in the United States and Canada, physically. The Firm: The album is an concept album Brown recorded with Nas, AZ & Nature in 1997.
Missy Elliott
Supa Dupa Fly (1997):
1,200,276 (US) ~ 60,000 (UK)
2,542,468 (WW)
Da Real World (1999):
1,100,000 (US) ~ 60,000 (UK)
1,800,000 (WW)
Miss E... So Addictive (2001):
1,750,563 (US) ~ 300,000 (UK) ~ 100,000 (CAN)
5,297,324 (WW)
Under Construction (2002):
2,121,788 (US) ~ 100,000 (UK) ~ 70,000 (AUS)
3,337,521 (WW)
This Is Not A Test! (2003):
690,000 (US) ~ 100,000 (UK) ~ 35,000 (AUS) ~ 50,000 (CAN)
1,100,000 (WW)
The Cookbook (2005):
645,000 (US)
1,165,000 (WW)
Respect M.E. (2006):
100,000 (UK) ~ 15,000 (IRL) ~ 15,000 (NZ)
500,000 (WW)
Missy Elliott has released 6 solo albums and a compilation album entitled Respect M.E., which was commercially successful in Europe.
Lauryn Hill
Blunted on Reality (with The Fugees) (1998):
130,000 (US) ~ 60,000 (UK)
375,000 (WW)
The Score (with The Fugees) (1994):
6,000,000 (US) ~ 1,500,000 (UK) ~ 500,000 (CAN)
17,000,000 (WW)
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998):
8,000,000 (US) ~ 900,000 (UK) ~ 70,000 (AUS) ~ 700,000 (CAN)
30,000 (FRA) ~ 45,000 (NZ) ~ 20,000 (SWE)
18,000,000 (WW)
MTV Unplugged (2002):
1,000,000 (US) ~ 100,000 (CAN)
Lauryn Hill released 1 solo album, 1 unplugged album and 2 albums with hip hop group The Fugees.
Eve
Ryde or Die Vol.1 [with Ruff Ryders] (1999):
1,100,000 (US) ~ 50,000 (CAN)
Let There Be Eve... Ruff Ryder's First Lady (1999):
1,977,845 (US) ~ 100,000 (CAN)
4,320,167 (WW)
Ryde or Die Vol. 2 [with Ruff Ryders] (2000):
600,000 (US) ~ 50,000 (CAN)
Scorpion (2001):
1,500,000 (US) ~ 60,000 (UK) 100,000 (CAN) ~ 100,000 (FRA)
1,800,000 (WW)
Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In "R" We Trust [with Ruff Ryders] (2001):
500,000 (US) ~ 50,000 (CAN)
Eve-olution (2003):
720,000 (US) ~ 60,000 (UK)
1,200,000 (WW)
Lip Lock (2013):
21,300 (US)
Eve has released 4 solo albums and, 4 compilation albums with the Ruff Ryders. The 5th compilation Ruff Ryders: Past, Present, Future (released in 2011) didn't chart in any major music markets due to low sales making the sales data for the album unavailable.
Rah Digga
The Imperial [with Flipmode Squad](1998):
500,000 (US)
Dirty Harriet (1999):
396,000 (US)
721,000 (WW)
Trina
Da Baddest Bitch (2000):
700,000 (US)
Diamond Princess (2002):
501,000 (US)
Glamorest Life (2005):
400,000 (US)
883,788 (WW)
Still Da Baddest (2008):
400,000 (US)
Amazin' (2010):
100,000 (US)
Khia
Thug Misses (2002):
501,000 (US)
Gangstress (2006):
17,000 (US)
Khia's third and fourth albums (Nasti Muzik & MotorMouf aka Khia Shamone) have no recorded sales data.
Shawnna
Worth Tha Weight (2004):
138,191 (US)
295,303 (WW)
Ludacris Presents: Disturbing tha Peace [with Disturbing tha Peace] (2005):
630,000 (US)
Block Music (2006):
160,817 (US)
454,073 (WW)
Shawnna has released 2 solo albums and appeared the Disturbing tha Peace self-titled compilation.
Jacki-O
Poe Little Rich Girl (2004):
20,345 (US, First Week)
M.I.A.
Arular (2005)
129,000 (US)
Kala (2007)
559,000 (US) ~ 60,000 (UK) ~ 40,000 (CAN)
Maya (2010)
100,000 (US)
Matangi (2013)
35,000 (US)
Remy Ma:
True Story [with Terror Squad] (2004):
275,000 (US)
There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story (2006):
158,000 (US)
Remy Ma's discography consists of 1 solo album, 4 mixtapes and a joint album she recorded as a part of Terror Squad.
Lil Mama
VYP (Voice of the Young People) [2008]:
66,200 (US)
Nicki Minaj:
We Are Young Money [with Young Money] (2009):
570,560 (US)
Pink Friday (2010):
1,907,000 (US) ~ 600,000 (UK) ~ 70,000 (AUS) ~ 23,250 (JP)
3,900,000 (WW)
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012) :
897,000 (US) ~ (UK) 242,000 ~ 35,000 (AUS) ~ 80,000 (CAN) ~ 15,000 (IRL) ~ 41,710 (JP)
1,500,000 (WW)
Rich Gang [with Rich Gang] (2013):
73,000 (US)
Rise of an Empire [with Young Money] (2014):
53,000 (US)
Nicki Minaj has released 2 albums, was a part of 2 Young Money compilation albums and 1 Rich Gang compilation album. She is also set to release her third album in 2014.
*Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded includes sales from it's reissue The Re-Up.
Azealia Banks:
1991 - EP (2012):
32,000 (US) ~ 35,000 (AUS)
75,000 + (WW)
Kreayshawn
Somethin' 'Bout Kreay (2012):
3,900 (US)
Angel Haze
Dirty Gold (2013)
1,000 (US) ~ 857 (UK)
Iggy Azalea:
The New Classic (2014):
308,000 (US)
433,000 (WW)
Sources: http://bit.ly/1i3cGlI http://bit.ly/1pawNzj http://www.hitsdailydouble.com http://www.billboard.com http://www.xxlmag.com/news/bloggers/...-some-numbers/ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/11/l...wns-ill-na-na/
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Thanks for posting. Where is Khia tho?
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Why didn't you add Iggy's EP too since you included Azealia's
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Quote:
Originally posted by Qwerty
Thanks for posting. Where is Khia tho?
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I'm working on adding her .
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Originally posted by MCMXCVIl
Why didn't you add Iggy's EP too since you included Azealia's
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There is no sales information for Iggy's Change Your life EP.
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Omg is that how much Remy sold?
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Quote:
Originally posted by MCMXCVIl
Omg is that how much Remy sold?
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Her album was poorly promoted and a rush release, because she wanted it out the day of Big Pun's death.
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This is cute. The OP could use some work like nice pictures representing their different singles and eras. Also Nicki has a receipts thread that could help you add more info to her section.
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Missy
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Some of these girls I have never heard of SLAYED. Which are the best albums?
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I think I remember seeing PF:RR selling 1.8 WW.
Lemme go look for receipts.
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Missy, Nicki, Kim and Foxy
Lauryn is a complete other level of slayage though
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No Queen Latifah? No Salt N Pepa? No MC Lyte? No Lil Mama?
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Lauryn
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So I guess this confirms Missy is the queen of rap
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Quote:
Originally posted by TMTURKEY
No Queen Latifah? No Salt N Pepa? No MC Lyte? No Lil Mama?
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as a lil mama stan i know that her album VYP has sold 3 million copies to date.
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Kim's sales haven't been updated since 2006
XXL & the source confirmed NK - is at 4 million ww & Hardcore has surpassed 5.4 million.... & La Bella Mafia Alone sold 940k copies in 28 weeks of charting.
Not you getting wikipedia stats
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jax
So I guess this confirms Missy is the queen of rap
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If were going by sales, Lauryn is the queen of rap. Not even many male rap albums sell that much unless they're by Eminem, Jay-z or Tupac
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Missy Elliot still has the crown on tight!
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Quote:
Originally posted by MMMinaj
If were going by sales, Lauryn is the queen of rap. Not even many male rap albums sell that much unless they're by Eminem, Jay-z or Tupac
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You can't be a queen with only one album though
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