As one of the best-selling artists in music history, Eminem has dropped over 10 number one albums, most of which have platinum or multi-platinum.
According to RIAA, Eminem has sold 154 million certified albums and singles in the US alone, and two of his albums – The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show -are the among the best-selling rap albums of all time. As an artist, the Detroit rapper is also by far the best-selling rapper of all time, with no competition.
From his major label debut, The Slim Shady LP, to his latest release, Music to Be Murdered By, here are the rankings of Eminem’s best-selling albums of all time.
Revival
Released: December 15, 2017
Label: Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope, Goliath
First week album sales: 267,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Sales: 435,000
Singles: “Walk on Water”, “River”, “Nowhere Fast”, “Remind Me”
Features: Beyoncé, Phresher, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, X Ambassadors, Skylar Grey, Kehlani, and Pink.
Kamikaze
Released: August 31, 2018
Label: Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope, Goliath
First week album sales: 434,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Sales: 493,000
Singles: “Fall”, “Venom”, “Lucky You”
Features: Joyner Lucas, Royce da 5’9″, Jessie Reyez.
Hell: The Sequel (as Bad Meets Evil)
Released: June 14, 2011
Label: Shady Records, Interscope
First week album sales: 171,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Sales: 1,000,000
Singles: “Fast Lane”, “Lighters”
Features: Mike Epps, Bruno Mars, Slaughterhouse.
Music to Be Murdered By
Released: January 17, 2020
Label: Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope
First week album sales: 279,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Sales: 1,100,000
Singles: “Darkness”, “Godzilla”
Features: Skylar Grey, Young M.A, Royce da 5’9″, White Gold, Ed Sheeran, Juice WRLD, Black Thought, Q-Tip, Denaun, Anderson .Paak, Don Toliver, Kxng Crooked and Joell Ortiz.
The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Released: November 5, 2013
Label: Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope, Goliath
First week album sales: 792,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Sales: 2,244,000
Singles: “Berzerk”, “Survival”, “Rap God”, “The Monster”, Headlights”
Features: Skylar Grey, Rihanna, Nate Ruess, and Kendrick Lamar.
Relapse
Released: May 15, 2009
Label: Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope, Goliath
First week album sales: 608,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Sales: 2,363,000
Singles: “Crack a Bottle”, “We Made You”, “3 a.m.”, “Beautiful”
Features: Dr. Dre, 50 Cent.
Recovery
Released: June 18, 2010
Label: Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope, Goliath
First week album sales: 741,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Sales: 4,867,000
Singles: “Not Afraid”, “Love the Way You Lie”, “No Love”, “Space Bound”
Features: Pink, Lil Wayne, Slaughterhouse and Rihanna.
Encore
Released: November 12, 2004
Label: Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope, Goliath
First week album sales: 871,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Sales: 5,343,000
Singles: “Just Lose It”, “Mosh”, “Encore”, “Like Toy Soldiers”, “Mockingbird”, “Ass Like That”
Features: 50 Cent, Nate Dogg, Obie Trice, Dr. Dre, Stat Quo, Bizarre, Kuniva, Swifty McVay and Kon Artis.
The Slim Shady LP
Released: February 23, 1999
Label: Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope, Web Entertainment
First week album sales: 283,000
Billboard 200 position: 2
Sales: 5,433,000
Singles: “My Name Is”, “Role Model”, “Guilty Conscience”
Features: Royce da 5’9″, Dr. Dre.
The Eminem Show
Released: May 26, 2002
Label: Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope, Goliath
First week album sales: 1,322,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Sales: 10,600,000
Singles: “Without Me”, “Cleanin’ Out My Closet”, “Superman”, “Sing for the Moment”, “Business”
Features: Obie Trice, D12, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Dina Rae and Hailie Jade Scott-Mathers.
The Marshall Mathers LP
Released: May 23, 2000
Label: Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope, Goliath
First week album sales: 1,780,000
Billboard 200 position: 1
Sales: 11,000,000
Singles: “The Real Slim Shady Records”, “The Way I Am”, “Stan”, “I’m Back”, “Bitch Please II”
Features: Dido, RBX, Sticky Fingaz, Bizarre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, and D12.
