Best-Selling Hip-Hop & Rap Albums of All Time (1984–2026) | Global Album Race

What are the best-selling hip-hop and rap albums of all time? Watch the rankings change from 1984 to 2026 in this global album bar chart race, tracking modeled cumulative worldwide album-equivalent consumption across more than four decades of hip-hop history. From the rise of Run-D.M.C. and N.W.A. to 2Pac, Dr. Dre, Lauryn Hill, Eminem, 50 Cent, Kanye West, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and more, see which albums climbed the charts, dominated their eras, and became some of the biggest hip-hop releases ever. Featured albums include The Eminem Show, The Marshall Mathers LP, Recovery, Views, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, The Score, Graduation, 2001, All Eyez on Me, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, DAMN. and many more. This visualization uses a modeled worldwide album-equivalent consumption metric combining traditional album consumption with equivalent consumption across the modern music era. If you enjoy music history, album rankings, data visualizations and bar chart races, subscribe for more Tierline videos. #HipHop #Rap #BestSellingAlbums