1999 in hip-hop
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip-hop for the year 1999.
Highest-charting singles
Highest first-week sales
| Number | Album | Artist | 1st-week sales | 1st-week position |
| 1 | ...And Then There Was X | DMX | 698,000 | 1 |
| 2 | 2001 | Dr. Dre | 516,000 | 2 |
| 3 | Born Again | The Notorious B.I.G. | 485,000 | 1 |
| 4 | I Am... | Nas | 470,000 | 1 |
| 5 | Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter | Jay-Z | 462,000 | 1 |
| 6 | Still I Rise | 2Pac + Outlawz | 408,000 | 7 |
| 7 | Tha G-Code | Juvenile | 290,000 | 10 |
| 8 | The Slim Shady LP | Eminem | 283,000 | 2 |
| 9 | Blackout! | Method Man & Redman | 254,000 | 3 |
| 10 | Made Man | Silkk the Shocker | 240,000 | 1 |