List of certified hip-hop albums in Germany
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Since the early 1990s, more than 130 rap albums have been certified in Germany in accordance with the certification levels set up by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). The BVMI was founded in 1958 and certifications were introduced on 1 January 1975.[1]
Certification levels
| Certification | till 24 September 1999 | till 31. December 2002 | till 31 December 2012 | since 1 January 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 250,000 | 150,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Platinum | 500,000 | 300,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| 3× Gold | 750,000 | 450,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| 2× Platinum | 1,000,000 | 600,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| … | … | … | … | … |
| Diamond | – | – | – | 750,000 |
Source:[2]
By Units
| Album | Artist(s) | Certification | Released | Certified | Units | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadtaffe | Peter Fox | 13 × Gold | 2008 | 2016 | 1,300,000 | |
| Tic Tac Toe | Tic Tac Toe | 2 × Platinum | 1996 | 1997 | 1,000,000 | |
| Klappe die 2te | Tic Tac Toe | 2 × Platinum | 1997 | 1997 | 1,000,000 | |
| 4 gewinnt | Die Fantastischen Vier | 3 × Gold | 1992 | 1998 | 750,000 | |
| The Score | Fugees | 3 × Gold | 1996 | 1996 | 750,000 | |
| The Marshall Mathers LP | Eminem | 2 × Platin | 2000 | 2001 | 600,000 | |
| The Eminem Show | Eminem | 2 × Platin | 2002 | 2003 | 600,000 | |
| Lauschgift | Die Fantastischen Vier | 1 × Platin | 1995 | 1995 | 500,000 | |
| Raop | Cro | 5 × Gold | 2012 | 2013 | 500,000 | |
| The E.N.D. | The Black Eyed Peas | 2 × Platinum | 2009 | 2010 | 400,000 | |
| MTV Unplugged | The Black Eyed Peas | 1 × Platinum | 2000 | 2003 | 300,000 | |
| Dutty Rock | Sean Paul | 1 × Platinum | 2003 | 2004 | 300,000 | |
| Next! | Seeed | 3 × Gold | 2005 | 2014 | 300,000 | |
| King | Kollegah | 3 × Gold | 2014 | 2016 | 300,000 | |
| Melodie | Cro | 3 × Gold | 2014 | 2016 | 300,000 | |
| Rekord | Die Fantastischen Vier | 3 × Gold | 2014 | 2015 | 300,000 | |
| Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em | MC Hammer | 1 × Gold | 1990 | 1991 | 250,000 | |
| Die 4. Dimension | Die Fantastischen Vier | 1 × Gold | 1993 | 1993 | 250,000 | |
| Direkt aus Rödelheim | Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt | 1 × Gold | 1994 | 2004 | 250,000 | |
| Gangsta's Paradise | Coolio | 1 × Gold | 1995 | 1996 | 250,000 | |
| Quadratur des Kreises | Freundeskreis | 1 × Gold | 1997 | 2017 | 250,000 | |
| Die neue S-Klasse | Sabrina Setlur | 1 × Gold | 1997 | 1997 | 250,000 | |
| Nana | Nana | 1 × Gold | 1997 | 1997 | 250,000 | |
| Bambule | Absolute Beginner | 1 × Gold | 1998 | 2000 | 250,000 | |
| Greatest Hits | 2Pac | 1 × Gold | 1998 | 2000 | 250,000 | |
| 4:99 | Die Fantastischen Vier | 1 × Gold | 1999 | 1999 | 250,000 | |
| Esperanto | Freundeskreis | 1 × Gold | 1999 | 1999 | 250,000 | |
| Music Monks | Seeed | 1 × Platinum | 2003 | 2009 | 200,000 | |
| Elephunk | The Black Eyed Peas | 1 × Platinum | 2003 | 2004 | 200,000 | |
| Viel | Die Fantastischen Vier | 1 × Platinum | 2004 | 2004 | 200,000 | |
| Encore | Eminem | 1 × Platinum | 2004 | 2004 | 200,000 | |
| Collision Course | Jay-Z and Linkin Park | 1 × Platinum | 2004 | 2005 | 200,000 | |
| The Massacre | 50 Cent | 1 × Platinum | 2005 | 2005 | 200,000 | |
| Monkey Business | The Black Eyed Peas | 1 × Platinum | 2005 | 2006 | 200,000 | |
| Mercedes-Dance | Jan Delay | 1 × Platinum | 2006 | 2008 | 200,000 | |
| Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück | Bushido | 1 × Platinum | 2006 | 2007 | 200,000 | |
| Live | Seeed | 1 × Platinum | 2006 | 2014 | 200,000 | |
| Shock Value | Timbaland | 1 × Platinum | 2007 | 2007 | 200,000 | |
| Fornika | Die Fantastischen Vier | 1 × Platinum | 2007 | 2008 | 200,000 | |
| 7 | Bushido | 1 × Platinum | 2007 | 2008 | 200,000 | |
| Culcha Candela | Culcha Candela | 1 × Platinum | 2007 | 2011 | 200,000 | |
| Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Soul | Jan Delay | 1 × Platinum | 2009 | 2010 | 200,000 | |
| Schöne neue Welt | Culcha Candela | 1 × Platinum | 2009 | 2010 | 200,000 | |
| Live aus Berlin | Peter Fox | 1 × Platinum | 2009 | 2014 | 200,000 | |
| Für dich immer noch Fanta Sie | Die Fantastischen Vier | 1 × Platinum | 2010 | 2011 | 200,000 | |
| Recovery | Eminem | 1 × Platinum | 2010 | 2010 | 200,000 | |
| Das Beste | Culcha Candela | 1 × Platinum | 2010 | 2010 | 200,000 | |
| XOXO | Casper | 1 × Platinum | 2011 | 2014 | 200,000 | |
| Befehl von ganz unten | Deichkind | 1 × Platinum | 2012 | 2012 | 200,000 | |
| Gespaltene Persönlichkeit | Xavas | 1 × Platinum | 2012 | 2012 | 200,000 | |
| The Heist | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | 1 × Platinum | 2012 | 2016 | 200,000 | |
| Beste | Sido | 1 × Platinum | 2012 | 2018 | 200,000 | |
| Triebwerke | Alligatoah | 1 × Platinum | 2013 | 2018 | 200,000 | |
| Hinterland | Casper | 1 × Platinum | 2013 | 2014 | 200,000 | |
| The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | Eminem | 1 × Platinum | 2013 | 2014 | 200,000 | |
| 30-11-80 | Sido | 1 × Platinum | 2013 | 2014 | 200,000 | |
| MTV Unplugged Kahedi Radio Show | Max Herre | 1 × Platinum | 2013 | 2014 | 200,000 | |
| Zum Glück in die Zukunft II | Marteria | 1 × Platinum | 2014 | 2015 | 200,000 | |
| In Schwarz | Kraftklub | 1 × Platinum | 2014 | 2017 | 200,000 | |
| Niveau weshalb warum | Deichkind | 1 × Platinum | 2015 | 2016 | 200,000 | |
| MTV Unplugged: Cro | Deichkind | 1 × Platinum | 2015 | 2016 | 200,000 | |
| Advanced Chemistry | Beginner | 1 × Platinum | 2016 | 2017 | 200,000 | |
| Palmen aus Plastik | Bonez MC & RAF Camora | 1 × Platinum | 2016 | 2017 | 200,000 | |