List of best-selling female rappers

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This is a following list of the best-selling female rappers of all time, including albums and singles.

Figures for the list only includes pure sales figures and available figures after the 1990s: as of 2010 certifications have been combined with streaming or digital audio sales; in this list only digital sales are counted since most of today artists' pure sales are sold digitally.

Best-selling female rappers worldwide

Artist Country of origin Period active Studio albums Claimed sales
Nicki Minaj Trinidad & Trobago 2004–present (18 years) 4 100 million[1]
Lauryn Hill United States 1988–present (34 years) 1 50 million[2]
Iggy Azalea Australia 2011-present (11 years) 3 48 million[3]
Lil' Kim United States 1994–present (27 years) 6 45 million[4]
Cardi B United States 2015–present (7 years) 1 31 million[5]
Doja Cat United States 2012–present (10 years) 3 31 million[citation needed]
Missy Elliot United States 1991–present (30 years) 6 30 million[6]
Foxy Brown United States 1994–present (27 years) 4 25 million[*]

Best-selling female rappers singles

Sales based on claimed figures and certifications.

Rapper Released Single Claimed Sales
Nicki Minaj 2011 "Super Bass" 13.75 million[citation needed]
Cardi B 2018 "I Like It" 10 million[7]
Cardi B 2017 "Bodak Yellow" 10 million[8]
Iggy Azalea 2014 "Fancy" 9.1 million[9]
Nicki Minaj 2012 "Starships" 7.2 million[10]

Best-selling female rap albums worldwide

Released Album Artist Sales
1998 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill 20 million[11][12]
1996 Ill Na Na Foxy Brown 6 million[13]
1996 Hard Core Lil' Kim 5 million[14]
2010 Pink Friday Nicki Minaj 3.8 million[15]
2014 The Pinkprint Nicki Minaj 3 million[16]
2018 Invasion of Privacy Cardi B 3 million[17]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Brandle, Lars (April 24, 2013). "Lauryn Hill Sets the Record Straight on her Finances, Admits New Music is in the Pipeline". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Encalada, Javier (May 10, 2019). "Fans slam Iggy Azalea for posting GoT spoilers". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Skelton, Eric (August 1, 2018). "Premiere: Lil' Kim Lives a Life of Luxury in "Nasty One" Video". Complex. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Maurice Cassidy (February 1, 2021). "How Much Did Cardi B And Bruno Mars Spend On Their 'Please Me' Music Video?". The Things. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  6. ^ Khari (February 2, 2015). "Missy Elliott Crushed The Superbowl & Now Everyone Is Ready for Her Comeback". The Source. The Northstar Group. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "American Singles Certifications - I Like It - Cardi B". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Daniels, Karu F. (March 10, 2021). "Cardi B has made history again, as breakthrough 'Bodak Yellow' sells more than 10 million copies". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Frozen soundtrack was the biggest-selling album of 2014". BBC News. April 15, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "The Global Bestsellers of 2012" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "CERTIFIED CLASSICS IN COLLABORATION WITH SPOTIFY CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF THE ICONIC THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL ALBUM WITH DEAR MS. HILL & DISSECT MINI SERIES – Sony Music Canada". www.sonymusic.ca. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; January 19, 2021 suggested (help)
  12. ^ "The Selling of 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'". www.okayplayer.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "A HISTORY OF THE FEMALE RAPPER". BET. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  14. ^ Preezy, Brown (November 12, 2016). "A Definitive Track Ranking Of Lil Kim's 'Hard Core' Album". Vibe. Retrieved April 8, 2022. ...with more than 5 million copies sold worldwide, making it the most successful release from a female rapper at the time.
  15. ^ Trentz Fitzgerald (April 14, 2022). "Nicki Minaj Performs 'Roman Reloaded' Concert on BET's 106 & Park". Pop Crush. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; July 22, 2017 suggested (help)
  16. ^ Zach Frydenlund (December 16, 2015). "People Didn't Believe Nicki Minaj's 'The Pinkprint' Sold Three Million Copies So She Flexed on Them". Complex. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  17. ^ Jessica Napoli (September 16, 2020). "What is Cardi B's net worth?". yahoo.com. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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