Stats: Best Selling Hip-Hop Albums of This Decade

4,682,000 Eminem Recovery (2010)
2,352,000 Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV (2011)
2,334,000 Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013)
2,245,000 Drake Take Care (2011)
1,955,000 Nicki Minaj Pink Friday (2010)
1,819,000 Drake Thank Me Later (2010)
1,718,000 Drake Nothing Was the Same (2013)
1,627,000 Jay Z & Kanye West Watch the Throne (2011)
1,474,000 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis The Heist (2014)
1,450,000 Kendrick Lamar Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)
1,413,000 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
1,203,000 Jay Z Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013)
1,072,000 Lil Wayne I Am Not a Human Being (2010)
1,093,000 Drake If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (2015)
1,047,000 J. Cole 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014)

2010 – 5
2011 – 3
2012 – 2
2013 – 3
2014 – 1
2015 – 1

2010
LIL WAYNE – Rebirth 876,000
BLACK EYED PEAS – The Beginning 873,000
RICK ROSS – Teflon Don 799,000
T.I. – No Mercy 640,000
LUDACRIS – Battle Of The Sexes 635,000
B.O.B – The Adventures Of Bobby Ray 597,000
KID CUDI – Man On The Moon 2: The Legend Of Mr. Rager 550,000
2011
WIZ KHALIFA – Rolling Papers 864,000
BAD MEETS EVIL – Hell: The Sequel EP 827,000
J. COLE – Cole World: The Sideline Story 772,000
YOUNG JEEZY – TM 103: Hustlerz Ambition 727,000
LUPE FIASCO – Lasers 520,000
PITBULL – Planet Pit 510,000
WALE – Ambition 500,000
2012
NICKI MINAJ – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded 914,000
2 CHAINZ – Based On A T.R.U. Story 689,000
RICK ROSS – God Forgives, I Don’t 570,000
T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head 540,000
2013
J. COLE – Born Sinner 747.000
KANYE WEST – Yeezus 706.000
LIL’ WAYNE – I Am Not A Human Being II 650.000
A$ AP ROCKY – Long. Live. A$ AP 520.000
2014
NICKI MINAJ – The Pinkprint 677,000
IGGY AZALEA – The New Classic 520,000
2015
KENDRICK LAMAR – To Pimp A Butterfly 724,000