List of best-selling female rappers

This is a following list of the best-selling female rappers of all time, including albums and singles.

Nicki Minaj is the best-selling female rapper of all time, with over 100 million records sold.

Figures for the list include only pure sales figures and available figures after the 1990s: as of 2016 certifications have been combined with streaming or digital audio sales; in this list only digital sales are counted since most of today artists' pure sales are sold digitally.

Best-selling female rappers worldwide

Artist	Country of origin	Period active	Studio albums	Claimed sales
Nicki Minaj	Trinidad & Tobago	2004 – Present	5	100 million[1]
Iggy Azalea	Australia	2011 – 2024	3	65 million[2][3]
Doja Cat	United States	2016 – Present	1	54 million[4]
Lauryn Hill	United States	1988 – present	1	50 million[5]
Lil' Kim	United States	1994 – present	5	63 million[6]
Cardi B	United States	2012 – present	4	42 million[7][better source needed]
Missy Elliott	United States	1991 – present	6	30 million[8][9][10]

Best-selling singles from female rappers

Sales based on claimed figures and certifications by RIAA in the United States.

Artist	Single	Released	Sales (in millions)	Source
Nicki Minaj	"Super Bass"	2011	12	[11]
Cardi B	"Bodak Yellow"	2017	11	[12]
Cardi B featuring J Balvin & Bad Bunny	"I Like It"	2018	11	[13]
Nicki Minaj	"Starships"	2012	10	[14]
Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj	"Bang Bang"	2014	10	[15]
Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B	"Girls Like You"	2017	10	[16]
Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX	"Fancy"	2014	9.1	[17]
Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea	"Problem"	2014	8	[18]
Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion	"WAP"	2020	8	[19]
G-Eazy feat. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B	"No Limit"	2017	7	[20]
Lizzo	"Truth Hurts"	2017	7	[21]
Doja Cat	"Say So"	2020	6	[22]
Migos feat. Nicki Minaj & Cardi B	"Motorsport"	2017	6	[23]
Ariana Grande feat. Nicki Minaj	"Side to Side"	2016	6	[24]
Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora	"Black Widow"	2014	5	[25]
Yo Gotti featuring Nicki Minaj	"Rake It Up"	2017	5	[26]
Ciara featuring Missy Elliot	"1, 2 Step"	2004	5	[27]
Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj	"Dance (A$$)"	2011	5	[28]
Doja Cat	"Streets"	2019	5	[29]
Doja Cat featuring SZA	"Kiss Me More"	2021	5	[30]
Lizzo	"Good As Hell"	2016	5	[31]

Best-selling female rap albums worldwide

Release year	Album	Artist	Claimed sales	References
2010	Pink Friday	Nicki Minaj	10,8 million	[32]
1998	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill	Lauryn Hill	20 million	[33][34]
2021	Planet Her	Doja Cat	10,2 million	[35]
2019	Hot Pink	Doja Cat	6,7 million	[36]
2023	Scarlet	Doja Cat	3,1 million	[37]
2018	Invasion of Privacy	Cardi B	3 million	[38]
2014	The New Classic	Iggy Azalea	2 million	[39]
2018	Amala	Doja Cat	1.9 million	[40]
2012	Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded	Nicki Minaj	10.4 million	[41]

See also

• List of best-selling girl groups
• List of best-selling albums by women