List of certified hip hop albums in Germany

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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.

Peter Foxs first studio album Stadtaffe was certified with thirteen times gold, equivalent to 1,3 million units.

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:

By Units

Eleven of Bushidos albums have been certified in Germany

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	0.750,000
The Score	Fugees	3 × Gold	1996	1996	0.750,000
The Marshall Mathers LP	Eminem	2 × Platin	2000	2001	0.600,000
The Eminem Show	Eminem	2 × Platin	2002	2003	0.600,000
Lauschgift	Die Fantastischen Vier	1 × Platin	1995	1995	0.500,000
Raop	Cro	5 × Gold	2012	2013	0.500,000
The E.N.D.	The Black Eyed Peas	2 × Platinum	2009	2010	0.400,000
MTV Unplugged	The Black Eyed Peas	1 × Platinum	2000	2003	0.300,000
Dutty Rock	Sean Paul	1 × Platinum	2003	2004	0.300,000
Next!	Seeed	3 × Gold	2005	2014	0.300,000
King	Kollegah	3 × Gold	2014	2016	0.300,000
Melodie	Cro	3 × Gold	2014	2016	0.300,000
Rekord	Die Fantastischen Vier	3 × Gold	2014	2015	0.300,000
Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em	MC Hammer	1 × Gold	1990	1991	0.250,000
Die 4. Dimension	Die Fantastischen Vier	1 × Gold	1993	1993	0.250,000
Direkt aus Rödelheim	Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt	1 × Gold	1994	2004	0.250,000
Gangsta's Paradise	Coolio	1 × Gold	1995	1996	0.250,000
Quadratur des Kreises	Freundeskreis	1 × Gold	1997	2017	0.250,000
Die neue S-Klasse	Sabrina Setlur	1 × Gold	1997	1997	0.250,000
Nana	Nana	1 × Gold	1997	1997	0.250,000
Bambule	Absolute Beginner	1 × Gold	1998	2000	0.250,000
Greatest Hits	2Pac	1 × Gold	1998	2000	0.250,000
4:99	Die Fantastischen Vier	1 × Gold	1999	1999	0.250,000
Esperanto	Freundeskreis	1 × Gold	1999	1999	0.250,000
Music Monks	Seeed	1 × Platinum	2003	2009	0.200,000
Elephunk	The Black Eyed Peas	1 × Platinum	2003	2004	0.200,000
Viel	Die Fantastischen Vier	1 × Platinum	2004	2004	0.200,000
Encore	Eminem	1 × Platinum	2004	2004	0.200,000
Collision Course	Jay-Z and Linkin Park	1 × Platinum	2004	2005	0.200,000
The Massacre	50 Cent	1 × Platinum	2005	2005	0.200,000
Monkey Business	The Black Eyed Peas	1 × Platinum	2005	2006	0.200,000
Mercedes-Dance	Jan Delay	1 × Platinum	2006	2008	0.200,000
Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück	Bushido	1 × Platinum	2006	2007	0.200,000
Live	Seeed	1 × Platinum	2006	2014	0.200,000
Shock Value	Timbaland	1 × Platinum	2007	2007	0.200,000
Fornika	Die Fantastischen Vier	1 × Platinum	2007	2008	0.200,000
7	Bushido	1 × Platinum	2007	2008	0.200,000
Culcha Candela	Culcha Candela	1 × Platinum	2007	2011	0.200,000
Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Soul	Jan Delay	1 × Platinum	2009	2010	0.200,000
Schöne neue Welt	Culcha Candela	1 × Platinum	2009	2010	0.200,000
Live aus Berlin	Peter Fox	1 × Platinum	2009	2014	0.200,000
Für dich immer noch Fanta Sie	Die Fantastischen Vier	1 × Platinum	2010	2011	0.200,000
Recovery	Eminem	1 × Platinum	2010	2010	0.200,000
Das Beste	Culcha Candela	1 × Platinum	2010	2010	0.200,000
XOXO	Casper	1 × Platinum	2011	2014	0.200,000
Befehl von ganz unten	Deichkind	1 × Platinum	2012	2012	0.200,000
Gespaltene Persönlichkeit	Xavas	1 × Platinum	2012	2012	0.200,000
The Heist	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	1 × Platinum	2012	2016	0.200,000
Beste	Sido	1 × Platinum	2012	2018	0.200,000
Triebwerke	Alligatoah	1 × Platinum	2013	2018	0.200,000
Hinterland	Casper	1 × Platinum	2013	2014	0.200,000
The Marshall Mathers LP 2	Eminem	1 × Platinum	2013	2014	0.200,000
30-11-80	Sido	1 × Platinum	2013	2014	0.200,000
MTV Unplugged Kahedi Radio Show	Max Herre	1 × Platinum	2013	2014	0.200,000
Zum Glück in die Zukunft II	Marteria	1 × Platinum	2014	2015	0.200,000
In Schwarz	Kraftklub	1 × Platinum	2014	2017	0.200,000
Niveau weshalb warum	Deichkind	1 × Platinum	2015	2016	0.200,000
MTV Unplugged: Cro	Deichkind	1 × Platinum	2015	2016	0.200,000
Advanced Chemistry	Beginner	1 × Platinum	2016	2017	0.200,000
Palmen aus Plastik	Bonez MC & RAF Camora	1 × Platinum	2016	2017	0.200,000