PUBLIC ENEMY albums and sales

Updated: October 16, 2021

PUBLIC ENEMY sold over 4.92 million albums. The best-selling album by PUBLIC ENEMY is FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET, which sold over 1.15 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, PUBLIC ENEMY is the 947th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of PUBLIC ENEMY have sold over 50,000 units.

PUBLIC ENEMY albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET PUBLIC ENEMY 1990	1990	1,150,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 101 1,410 4,395
2	APOCALYPSE 91 ... THE ENEMY STRIKES BLACK PUBLIC ENEMY 1991	1991	1,110,000	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 101 1,446 4,592
3	IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK PUBLIC ENEMY 1988	1988	1,100,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 105 838 4,786
4	MUSE SICK N HOUR MESS AGE PUBLIC ENEMY 1994	1994	500,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 364 3,559 11,825
5	GREATEST MISSES PUBLIC ENEMY 1992	1992	500,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 303 3,727 11,993
6	YO! BUM RUSH THE SHOW PUBLIC ENEMY 1987	1987	500,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 257 1,939 12,345
7	POWER TO THE PEOPLE AND THE BEATS PUBLIC ENEMY 2005	2005	60,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,143 10,803 37,288

PUBLIC ENEMY videos ranked by sales

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№		Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1		FIGHT THE POWER LIVE PUBLIC ENEMY 1989	1989	50,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 53 125 2,340

PUBLIC ENEMY sales by country

PUBLIC ENEMY album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by PUBLIC ENEMY are the United States (4.5 million), the United Kingdom (320,000) and Canada (100,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Canada	100,000	2
2	United Kingdom	320,000	4
3	United States	4,500,000	6

PUBLIC ENEMY video sales by country