Iggy Azalea's 'Fancy' Goes Double Platinum

Iggy Azalea's album might not go plat, but the hit single off the album, Fancy has already gone double platinum. Yea, this is the age of Hip Hop where only a handful of rappers are able to go plat, but a lot of artists can have their singles sell million copies. Iggy's Fancy record sold 225,000 copies this week, and is now at a total sales of 2,160,000 copies sold so far. The rate at which the single is selling, it would make it to 4 million copies fast before losing steam. Congratulations to her.

Gold & Platinum Selling Hip-Hop Singles Of 2012

Although no rap/hip-hop album went platinum (sold over a million copies) in 2012, a lot of hip-hop singles got platinum certifications from RIAA. I guess artists are paying more attention to making money off singles, than they are at dropping well-rounded rap albums. Anyway, below are the singles from rappers that either got Gold Plaques, or a Platinum Plaques.







Gold Plaques

• Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz- Beez In The Trap

• Tyga- Make It Nasty

• Ca$h Out- Ca$hin Out

• Mac Miller- Knock Knock

• Machine Gun Kelly- Wild Boy

• 2 Chainz feat. Drake- No Lie

• French Montana feat. Rick Ros, Drake, & Lil Wayne- Pop That

Platinum Plaques

• Flo Rida- Wild Ones (3 million copies sold)

• Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa- Payphone (3 million copies sold)

• Nicki Minaj- Starships (3 million copies sold)

• Flo Rida- Whistle (2 million copies sold)

• PSY- Gangnam Style (2 million copies sold)

• Tyga- Rack City (2 million copies sold)

• Tyga feat. Lil Wayne- Faded (a million copies sold)

• B.O.B- So Good (a million copies sold)

• Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Pusha T- Mercy (a million copies sold)

• Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean- As Long As You Love Me (a million copies sold)

And I would also like to add the top 5 selling Hip-Hop albums of 2012

5.  Nas- Life Is Good (346,000 copies sold)



4.  2 Chainz- Based On A T.R.U Story (428,000 copies sold)



3.  Rick Ross- God Forgives, I Don't (450,000 copies sold)




2.  Kendrick Lamar- Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (540,000 copies sold)



1.  Nicki Minaj- Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (adding the sales of The Re-Up, 772, 000 copies)