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.
Certification levels Certification till 24 September 1999 till 31. December 2002 till 31 December 2012 since 1 January 2013 250,000 150,000 100,000 100,000 500,000 300,000 200,000 200,000 750,000 450,000 300,000 300,000 1,000,000 600,000 400,000 400,000 … … … … … – – – 750,000 Source:
By Units
AlbumArtist(s)CertificationReleasedCertifiedUnitsStadtaffePeter Fox200820161,300,000Tic Tac ToeTic Tac Toe199619971,000,000Klappe die 2teTic Tac Toe199719971,000,0004 gewinntDie Fantastischen Vier19921998750,000The ScoreFugees19961996750,000The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem20002001600,000The Eminem Show Eminem20022003600,000Lauschgift Die Fantastischen Vier19951995500,000Raop Cro20122013500,000The E.N.D. The Black Eyed Peas20092010400,000MTV Unplugged The Black Eyed Peas20002003300,000Dutty Rock Sean Paul20032004300,000Next! Seeed20052014300,000King Kollegah20142016300,000Melodie Cro20142016300,000Rekord Die Fantastischen Vier20142015300,000Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em MC Hammer19901991250,000Die 4. Dimension Die Fantastischen Vier19931993250,000 Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt19942004250,000 Gangsta's Paradise Coolio19951996250,000Quadratur des Kreises Freundeskreis19972017250,000 Sabrina Setlur19971997250,000 Nana Nana19971997250,000 Absolute Beginner19982000250,000 Greatest Hits 2Pac19982000250,000 4:99 Die Fantastischen Vier19991999250,000 Freundeskreis19991999250,000 Seeed20032009200,000 ElephunkThe Black Eyed Peas20032004200,000 VielDie Fantastischen Vier20042004200,000 EncoreEminem20042004200,000 Collision CourseJay-Z and Linkin Park20042005200,000 The Massacre50 Cent20052005200,000 Monkey BusinessThe Black Eyed Peas20052006200,000 Jan Delay20062008200,000 Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurückBushido20062007200,000 Seeed20062014200,000 Shock ValueTimbaland20072007200,000 FornikaDie Fantastischen Vier20072008200,000 7Bushido20072008200,000 Culcha Candela20072011200,000 Jan Delay20092010200,000 Culcha Candela20092010200,000 Peter Fox20092014200,000 Für dich immer noch Fanta SieDie Fantastischen Vier20102011200,000 RecoveryEminem20102010200,000 Culcha Candela20102010200,000 Casper20112014200,000 Deichkind20122012200,000 Gespaltene Persönlichkeit20122012200,000 The HeistMacklemore & Ryan Lewis20122016200,000 Sido20122018200,000 Alligatoah20132018200,000 Casper20132014200,000 The Marshall Mathers LP 2Eminem20132014200,000 Sido20132014200,000 Max Herre20132014200,000 Marteria20142015200,000 Kraftklub20142017200,000 Deichkind20152016200,000 Deichkind20152016200,000 Beginner20162017200,000 Palmen aus PlastikBonez MC & RAF Camora20162017200,000
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