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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.

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