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Nicki Minaj is the best-selling female rapper of all time, with over 100 million records sold.

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 & Tobago 2004–present 5 100 million [1]
Iggy Azalea Australia 2011–present 3 70 million [2] [3] [4]
Lauryn Hill United States 1988–present 1 50 million [5]
Lil' Kim United States 1994–present 5 45 million [6]
Cardi B United States 2015–present 1 31 million

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Missy Elliott United States 1991–present 6 29 million [8] [9] [10]

Best-selling female rappers singles

Sales based on claimed figures and certifications.

Artist Release year Song Claimed sales
Cardi B 2017 " Bodak Yellow" 10 million [11]
Iggy Azalea 2014 " Fancy" 9.1 million [12]
Nicki Minaj 2012 " Starships" 7.2 million [12]

Best-selling female rap albums worldwide

Release year Album Artist Claimed sales
1998 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill 20 million [13] [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]
2012 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded Nicki Minaj 1.4 million [18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rapper Nicki Minaj's father killed in hit-and-run". The New Zealand Herald. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Mark, David (January 18, 2022). "'Fancy' Rapper Iggy Azalea Quits Music, Asks $6.2 Million for Recently Acquired Suburban Home". Dirt. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Australian rapper Iggy Azalea headlining Croatia's Sea Star festival". CroatiaWeek. March 11, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Superstar Iggy Azalea Is Coming to Sea Star Festival!". SeaStarFestival. March 11, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Skelton, Eric (August 1, 2018). "Premiere: Lil' Kim Lives a Life of Luxury in "Nasty One" Video". Complex. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Sun, Rebecca (2017-08-09). "Missy Elliott Signs With WME: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Platon, Adelle (2016-06-14). "Missy Elliott Named Honoree at VH1 Hip Hop Honors: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ a b "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)
  13. ^ Gee, Andre (October 18, 2023). "Lauryn Hill and the Fugees Gave Their Hometown a Legendary Tour Opener". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "First female rapper to reach RIAA Diamond status". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  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, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  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.
  18. ^ "The Global Bestsellers of 2012" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2013.
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