There was a time in hip-hop when album sales used to be astronomical. Can you remember the last album that went 5x Platinum? Now, album sales may not tell the whole story of how great the album is, however it is a significant factor of the album’s impact at that point in time. XXL has compiled the list of 26 hip-hop albums that went 5x Platinum or higher in the US. 26. Salt-n-Pepa Very Necessary (1993) Copies Sold: 5 million 25. DMX …And Then There Was X (1999) Copies Sold: 5 million 24. 2Pac The Don k#lluminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996) Copies Sold: 5 million 23. Bone Thugz-n-Harmony E. 1999 Eternal (1995) Copies Sold: 5.1 million 22. Puff Daddy And The Family No Way Out (1997) Copies Sold: 5.2 million 21. 50 Cent The Ma##acre (2005) Copies Sold: 5.3 million 20. Eminem Encore (2004) Copies Sold: 5.3 million 19. Eminem The Slim Shady LP (1999) Copies Sold: 5.4 million 18. Jay-Z Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life (1998) Copies Sold: 5.4 million 17. Snoop Dogg Doggystyle (1993) Copies Sold: 5.5 million 16. Will Smith Big Willie Style (1997) Copies Sold: 6 million 15. Fugees The Score (1996) Copies Sold: 6.1 million 14. Nelly Nellyville (2002) Copies Sold: 6.5 million 13. Vanilla Ice To The Extreme (1990) Copies Sold: 7 million 12. Lauryn Hill The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (1998) Copies Sold: 7.1 million 11. Dr. Dre 2001 (1999) Copies Sold: 7.6 million 10. 50 Cent Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ (2003) Copies Sold: 8.1 million 9. Nelly Country Grammar (2000) Copies Sold: 8.5 million 8. Beastie Boys Licensed To Ill (1986) Copies Sold: 9 million 7. 2Pac All Eyez On Me (1996) Copies Sold: 9 million (Double album) 6. 2Pac Greatest Hits (1998) Copies Sold: 10 million (Double album) 5. MC Hammer Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em (1990) Copies Sold: 10 million 4. Eminem The Eminem Show (2002) Copies Sold: 10.1 million 3. The Notorious B.I.G. Life After [rip] (1997) Copies Sold: 10.2 million (Double album) 2. Eminem The Marshal Mathers LP (2000) Copies Sold: 10.6 million 1. OutKast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) Copies Sold: 11.4 million (Double album)
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