Top 10 Selling Rap Artists

The most popular and most downloaded ringtones to buy are from the rap music genre. Not surprising since there is nothing better than hearing your favorite rap song every time your cell phone rings.

Ever wonder how album sales and rap artists ranks compare to your favorite ringtone artists? You might be surprised at what you find.

Here is a list of the top 10 rap artists to date, based on cumulative US album sales since 1991 through June 2008.

Top 10 Rap Artists

1. Eminem (33 million)

2. 2Pac (31.8 million)

3. Jay-Z (28.8 million)

4. Nelly (20.9 million)

5. Beastie Boys (18.9 million)

6. Outkast (17.3 million)

7. DMX (16.5 million)

8. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (16.4 million)

9. 50 Cent (15.4 million)

10. Dr. Dre (13.3 million)

TOP SELLING FEMALE RAP ARTIST

As you can see no females made the top 10 list but the top selling female rap artist is…

Missy Elliot with 7.5 million in CD sales since 1991.