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.^[1]

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:^[2]

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	[3]
Tic Tac Toe	Tic Tac Toe	2 × Platinum	1996	1997	1,000,000	[4]
Klappe die 2te	Tic Tac Toe	2 × Platinum	1997	1997	1,000,000	[5]
4 gewinnt	Die Fantastischen Vier	3 × Gold	1992	1998	0.750,000	[6]
The Score	Fugees	3 × Gold	1996	1996	0.750,000	[7]
The Marshall Mathers LP	Eminem	2 × Platin	2000	2001	0.600,000	[8]
The Eminem Show	Eminem	2 × Platin	2002	2003	0.600,000	[9]
Lauschgift	Die Fantastischen Vier	1 × Platin	1995	1995	0.500,000	[10]
Raop	Cro	5 × Gold	2012	2013	0.500,000	[11]
The E.N.D.	The Black Eyed Peas	2 × Platinum	2009	2010	0.400,000	[12]
MTV Unplugged	The Black Eyed Peas	1 × Platinum	2000	2003	0.300,000	[13]
Dutty Rock	Sean Paul	1 × Platinum	2003	2004	0.300,000	[14]
Next!	Seeed	3 × Gold	2005	2014	0.300,000	[15]
King	Kollegah	3 × Gold	2014	2016	0.300,000	[16]
Melodie	Cro	3 × Gold	2014	2016	0.300,000	[17]
Rekord	Die Fantastischen Vier	3 × Gold	2014	2015	0.300,000	[18]
Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em	MC Hammer	1 × Gold	1990	1991	0.250,000	[19]
Die 4. Dimension	Die Fantastischen Vier	1 × Gold	1993	1993	0.250,000	[20]
Direkt aus Rödelheim [de]	Rödelheim Hartreim Projekt	1 × Gold	1994	2004	0.250,000	[21]
Gangsta's Paradise	Coolio	1 × Gold	1995	1996	0.250,000	[22]
Quadratur des Kreises	Freundeskreis	1 × Gold	1997	2017	0.250,000	[23]
Die neue S-Klasse [de]	Sabrina Setlur	1 × Gold	1997	1997	0.250,000	[24]
Nana	Nana	1 × Gold	1997	1997	0.250,000	[25]
Bambule [de]	Absolute Beginner	1 × Gold	1998	2000	0.250,000	[26]
Greatest Hits	2Pac	1 × Gold	1998	2000	0.250,000	[27]
4:99	Die Fantastischen Vier	1 × Gold	1999	1999	0.250,000	[28]
Esperanto [de]	Freundeskreis	1 × Gold	1999	1999	0.250,000	[29]
Music Monks [de]	Seeed	1 × Platinum	2003	2009	0.200,000	[30]
Elephunk	The Black Eyed Peas	1 × Platinum	2003	2004	0.200,000	[31]
Viel	Die Fantastischen Vier	1 × Platinum	2004	2004	0.200,000	[32]
Encore	Eminem	1 × Platinum	2004	2004	0.200,000	[33]
Collision Course	Jay-Z and Linkin Park	1 × Platinum	2004	2005	0.200,000	[34]
The Massacre	50 Cent	1 × Platinum	2005	2005	0.200,000	[35]
Monkey Business	The Black Eyed Peas	1 × Platinum	2005	2006	0.200,000	[36]
Mercedes-Dance [de]	Jan Delay	1 × Platinum	2006	2008	0.200,000	[37]
Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück	Bushido	1 × Platinum	2006	2007	0.200,000	[38]
Live [de]	Seeed	1 × Platinum	2006	2014	0.200,000	[39]
Shock Value	Timbaland	1 × Platinum	2007	2007	0.200,000	[40]
Fornika	Die Fantastischen Vier	1 × Platinum	2007	2008	0.200,000	[41]
7	Bushido	1 × Platinum	2007	2008	0.200,000
Culcha Candela [de]	Culcha Candela	1 × Platinum	2007	2011	0.200,000	[42]
Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Soul [de]	Jan Delay	1 × Platinum	2009	2010	0.200,000	[43]
Schöne neue Welt [de]	Culcha Candela	1 × Platinum	2009	2010	0.200,000	[44]
Live aus Berlin [de]	Peter Fox	1 × Platinum	2009	2014	0.200,000	[45]
Für dich immer noch Fanta Sie	Die Fantastischen Vier	1 × Platinum	2010	2011	0.200,000	[46]
Recovery	Eminem	1 × Platinum	2010	2010	0.200,000	[47]
Das Beste [de]	Culcha Candela	1 × Platinum	2010	2010	0.200,000	[48]
XOXO [de]	Casper	1 × Platinum	2011	2014	0.200,000	[49]
Befehl von ganz unten [de]	Deichkind	1 × Platinum	2012	2012	0.200,000	[50]
Gespaltene Persönlichkeit	Xavas [de]	1 × Platinum	2012	2012	0.200,000	[51]
The Heist	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	1 × Platinum	2012	2016	0.200,000	[52]
Beste [de]	Sido	1 × Platinum	2012	2018	0.200,000	[53]
Triebwerke [de]	Alligatoah	1 × Platinum	2013	2018	0.200,000	[54]
Hinterland [de]	Casper	1 × Platinum	2013	2014	0.200,000	[55]
The Marshall Mathers LP 2	Eminem	1 × Platinum	2013	2014	0.200,000	[56]
30-11-80 [de]	Sido	1 × Platinum	2013	2014	0.200,000	[57]
MTV Unplugged Kahedi Radio Show [de]	Max Herre	1 × Platinum	2013	2014	0.200,000	[58]
Zum Glück in die Zukunft II [de]	Marteria	1 × Platinum	2014	2015	0.200,000	[59]
In Schwarz [de]	Kraftklub	1 × Platinum	2014	2017	0.200,000	[60]
Niveau weshalb warum [de]	Deichkind	1 × Platinum	2015	2016	0.200,000	[61]
MTV Unplugged: Cro [de]	Deichkind	1 × Platinum	2015	2016	0.200,000	[62]
Advanced Chemistry [de]	Beginner	1 × Platinum	2016	2017	0.200,000	[63]
Palmen aus Plastik	Bonez MC & RAF Camora	1 × Platinum	2016	2017	0.200,000	[64]

References

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18. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (Die Fantastischen Vier; 'Rekord')" [Gold and platinum database (Die Fantastischen Vier; 'Rekord')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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24. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (Sabrina Setlur; 'Die neue S-Klasse')" [Gold and platinum database (Sabrina Setlur; 'Die neue S-Klasse')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
25. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (Nana; 'Nana')" [Gold and platinum database (Nana; 'Nana')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
26. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (Absolute Beginner; 'Bambule')" [Gold and platinum database (Absolute Beginner; 'Bambule')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
27. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (2Pac; 'Greatest Hits')" [Gold and platinum database (2Pac; 'Greatest Hits')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
28. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (Die Fantastischen Vier; '4:99')" [Gold and platinum database (Die Fantastischen Vier; '4:99')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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35. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (50 Cent; 'The Massacre')" [Gold and platinum database (50 Cent; 'The Massacre')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
36. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (The Black Eyed Peas; 'Monkey Business')" [Gold and platinum database (The Black Eyed Peas; 'Monkey Business')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
37. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (Jan Delay; 'Mercedes-Dance')" [Gold and platinum database (Jan Delay; 'Mercedes-Dance')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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42. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (Culcha Candela; 'Culcha Candela')" [Gold and platinum database (Culcha Candela; 'Culcha Candela')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
43. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (Jan Delay; 'Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Soul')" [Gold and platinum database (Jan Delay; 'Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Soul')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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51. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (Xavas; 'Gespaltene Persönlichkeit')" [Gold and platinum database (Xavas; 'Gespaltene Persönlichkeit')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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53. "Gold–/Platin–Datenbank (Sido; 'Beste')" [Gold and platinum database (Sido; 'Beste')] (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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