List of best-selling female rappers

The following is a list of the best-selling female rappers of all time, based on sales of albums and singles. As of 2016, traditional sales have been combined with streaming and digital downloads, making up album-equivalent units.

Artist	Country of origin	Year of first recording certification	Singles	Studio albums	Total certified units (from available markets)	Reported sales
Nicki Minaj	Trinidad & Tobago	2009^[1]	136	5	200.5 million US: 132.96 million^[2] UK: 24.4 million^[3] France: 1.099 million^[4] Brazil: 470,000^[5] Canada: 2.96 million^[6] Australia: 4.235 million^[7] Germany: 2.45 million^[8] Mexico: 6.96 million^[9] New Zealand: 247,500^[10] Italy: 775,000^[11] Poland: 185,000^[12] Denmark: 430,000^[13] Spain: 610,000^[14] Japan: 550,000^[15] Norway: 595,000^[16] Sweden: 420,000^[17] Switzerland: 180,000^[18]	120 million^[19]
Lil' Kim	United States	1996^[20]	36	5	8.35 million US: 5.5 million^[2] UK: 1.26 million^[3] France: 250,000^[4] Canada: 50,000^[6] Australia: 175,000^[7] Germany: 750,000^[8] Netherlands: 100,000^[21] New Zealand: 75,000^[10] Italy: 25,000^[11] Denmark: 45,000^[13] Norway: 10,000^[16] Sweden: 30,000^[17] Switzerland: 20,000^[18] Greece: 10,000^[22]	45 million^[23]
Doja Cat	United States	2020^[24]	49	5	109.14 million US: 70.5 million^[2] UK: 13.06 million^[3] France: 2.966 million^[4] Brazil: 5.2 million^[5] Canada: 2.68 million^[6] Australia: 4.31m million^[7] Germany: 900,000^[8] Mexico: 3.34 million^[9] New Zealand: 1.7925 million^[10] Italy: 790,000^[11] Poland: 1.06 million^[12] Denmark: 735,000^[13] Spain: 450,000^[14] Japan: 333,333^[15] Norway: 350,000^[16] Sweden: 160,000^[17] Switzerland: 100,000^[18] Austria: 135,000^[25] Portugal: 135,000 Belgium: 120,000^[26] Hungary: 12,000^[27] Singapore: 10,000^[28]	34 million^[29]
Missy Elliott	United States	1997^[30]	74	6	30.31 million US: 25 million^[2] UK: 3.88 million^[3] France: 350,000^[4] Canada: 180,000^[6] Australia: 315,000^[7] New Zealand: 327,500^[10] Germany: 150,000^[8] Japan: 100,000^[15] Ireland: 7,500^[31]	30 million^[29]
Lauryn Hill	United States	1998^[32]	20	1	26.34 million US: 19 million^[2] UK: 3.6 million^[3] Canada: 800,000^[6] Australia: 420,000^[7] Japan: 1 million^[15] New Zealand: 330,000^[10] Denmark: 125,000^[13] Netherlands: 100,000^[21] Sweden: 95,000^[17] Norway: 70,000^[16] Belgium: 50,000^[26] Switzerland: 50,000^[18] Austria: 25,000^[25] Italy: 25,000^[11]	20 million^[33]^[34]
Cardi B	United States	2017	45	2	132.26 million US: 100.71 million^[2] UK: 14.1 million^[3] France: 2.4 million^[4] Brazil: 360,000^[5] Canada: 6.2 million^[6] Australia: 1.505m million^[7] Germany: 1.8 million^[8] Mexico: 250,000^[9] New Zealand: 1.275 million^[10] Italy: 1.25 million^[11] Poland: 430,000^[12] Denmark: 785,000^[13] Spain: 540,000^[14] Norway: 320,000^[16] Switzerland: 10,000^[18] Austria: 30,000^[25] Portugal: 155,000 Belgium: 140,000^[26]	16.925 million^[35]

Year	Album	Artist	Sales	Ref.
1998	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	Lauryn Hill	20 million	^[36]
2018	Invasion of Privacy	Cardi B	7.1 million	^[37]
1993	Very Necessary	Salt-N-Pepa	7 million	^[38]
1999	Da Real World	Missy Elliott	6 million	^[39]
1996	Ill Na Na	Foxy Brown	5 million	^[40]
2000	The Notorious K.I.M.	Lil' Kim	5.1 million	^[41]
1996	Hard Core	Lil' Kim	6 million	^[42]
2021	Planet Her	Doja Cat	4.6 million	^[43]
2012	Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded	Nicki Minaj	4 million	^[44]
2010	Pink Friday	Nicki Minaj	3.8 million	^[45]
2014	The New Classic	Iggy Azalea	3 million	^[46]

Artist	Single	Released	Certified sales (in millions)	Source
Cardi B	"Bodak Yellow"	2017	13	^[47]
Nicki Minaj	"Super Bass"	2011	12	^[48]
Cardi B featuring J Balvin & Bad Bunny	"I Like It"	2018	11	^[47]
Nicki Minaj	"Starships"	2012	10	^[48]
Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj	"Bang Bang"	2014	10	^[48]
Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B	"Girls Like You"	2017	10	^[47]
Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX	"Fancy"	2014	9	^[49]
Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea	"Problem"	2014	8	^[49]
Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion	"WAP"	2020	8	^[47]
G-Eazy feat. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B	"No Limit"	2017	7	^[47]
Lizzo	"Truth Hurts"	2017	7	^[50]
Doja Cat	"Say So"	2020	6	^[51]
Migos feat. Nicki Minaj & Cardi B	"Motorsport"	2017	6	^[48]
Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj	"Side to Side"	2016	6	^[48]
Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora	"Black Widow"	2014	5	^[49]
Yo Gotti featuring Nicki Minaj	"Rake It Up"	2017	5	^[48]
Ciara featuring Missy Elliott	"1, 2 Step"	2004	5	^[52]
Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj	"Dance (A$$)"	2011	5	^[48]
Doja Cat	"Streets"	2019	5	^[53]
Doja Cat featuring SZA	"Kiss Me More"	2021	5	^[51]
Lizzo	"Good As Hell"	2016	5	^[50]

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