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Rapper Eminem holds many notable achievements, including 13 Guinness Book of World Records, for his videos, singles, albums, and rapping abilities.

Eminem's first appearance in the Guinness Book of World Records was in 2000 for being the "fastest-selling rap artist" with his third album The Marshall Mathers LP. Since then, he has earned multiple appearances, 11 at least as of June 2024, including his record title as the top-selling hip hop artist of all time. Eminem is also a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with his induction occurring in 2022.[1] Eminem's best-known songs include "My Name Is", "The Real Slim Shady", "The Way I Am", "Stan", "Without Me", "Lose Yourself", "Mockingbird", "Not Afraid", "Love the Way You Lie", "Rap God", "The Monster", "Superman" and "Godzilla".

Eminem achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP. His next two releases, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2002), were worldwide successes and were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Eminem is among the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated worldwide sales of over 220 million records. He was the best-selling music artist in the United States of the 2000s and the bestselling male music artist in the United States of the 2010s, third overall. Billboard named him the "Artist of the Decade (2000–2009)". He has had ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200—which all consecutively debuted at number one on the chart, making him the first artist to achieve this—and five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Curtain Call: The Hits (2005), "Lose Yourself", "Love the Way You Lie", and "Not Afraid" have all been certified Diamond or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Rolling Stone has included him in its lists of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. He has won numerous awards, including 15 Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, 17 Billboard Music Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and an MTV Europe Music Global Icon Award. In November 2022, Eminem was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Worldwide

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Guinness World Records

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Year Record holder World Record Ref.
2000 Eminem Fastest selling rap artist [2]
2000–present Eminem Most consecutive albums to debut at number 1 in the US (11) [3]
2002 The Eminem Show Best selling album of hip hop in the first week of the UK chart release [4]
2005 Eminem Most successful rap artist in the UK
2006 "Smack That" Most entries jumped on US hot 100 chart
2010 Eminem 21st century's top-selling album act (USA) [5]
Most successive US albums to debut at No.1 by a solo artist [6]
Rapper with the most no.1 albums in the UK [7]
Most successive US No.1 albums by a solo artist [8]
2015 "Rap God" Most words in a hit single [9]
2020 "Godzilla" Fastest rap in a No.1 single [10]
Eminem Most likes for a musician on Facebook (male) [11]
Most consecutive No.1 debuts on the US albums chart [12]

Streaming

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Record Notes Ref.
Most-streamed non-single on Spotify "'Till I Collapse" [13]
Most albums to have over one billion streams on Spotify 11: The Slim Shady LP, The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Encore, Curtain Call: The Hits, Relapse, Recovery, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Revival, Kamikaze, Music to Be Murdered By and The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). [14]
Most albums to have over two billion streams on Spotify 8: The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Encore, Curtain Call: The Hits, Recovery, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Kamikaze, Music to Be Murdered By.
Most albums to have over three billion streams on Spotify 7: The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Curtain Call: The Hits, Recovery, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Kamikaze, Music to Be Murdered By (Side A + B).
Most albums to have over four billion streams on Spotify 4: The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Curtain Call: The Hits, Recovery
Most albums to have over five billion streams on Spotify 2: The Eminem Show, Curtain Call: The Hits

Lists

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Position List Ref.
83 Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time [15]
91 Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time [16]
3 The 10 Best Rappers of All Time [17]
2000 & 2002 The Best Rapper Alive, Every Year Since 1979 [18]
1 Top 10 Best Rappers of All Time [19]
3 Ranking the 50 greatest rappers since 2000 [20]
2 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Artists Of All-Time Ranked [21]

Nicknames over time

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Title Ref.
King of Hip-Hop [22]
King of Rap [23]
Rap God [24]

United States

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Record Notes Ref.
Best selling artist of the 2000s Named "Artist of the Decade (2000–2009)" by Billboard. [25]
Best selling male music artist of the 2010s Third overall. [26]
Best selling artist of the 21st century (pure sales) [26]
Best selling artist of the 3rd millennium (pure sales) [26]
Most albums that sold more than a million copies in the first week 3: The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show and Encore. Record tied with Taylor Swift. [27]
Hip Hop album with the highest first week sales The Marshall Mathers LP: 1,760,000 [27]
Hip Hop album with most diamond certified singles 2: Recovery [28]
Most-consecutive studio albums to debut at number one 11: The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Encore, Curtain Call: The Hits, Relapse, Recovery, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Revival, Kamikaze, Music To Be Murdered By, and The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) [29]
Hip Hop album with the most weeks in the Billboard 200 711: Curtain Call: The Hits [30]
Biggest spot jump from the week previous 196: Music To Be Murdered By [31]

Billboard 200 chart statistics

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See also: List of Billboard 200 number-one albums

Eminem's number-one albums on the Billboard 200

  1990s: 0 albums (0%)
  2000s: 5 albums (45.45%)
  2010s: 4 albums (36.36%)
  2020s: 2 albums (18.18%)

Eminem has had 11 studio albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, 10 of them being No. 1. Two of Eminem's compilation albums, two collaborative albums and two soundtrack albums all charted in the top 10 as well, with Curtain Call: The Hits and the 8 Mile soundtrack reaching No. 1. As part of D12 he recorded two studio album as part of the group and as part of Bad Meets Evil him and Royce da 5'9" recorded an extended play all of which reached No 1. Eminem's debut studio album Infinite and debut extended play Slim Shady EP are his only albums to not chart on the Billboard 200.[28]

Eminem has the second most consecutive number-one studio albums at 10 behind Jay-Z who has 11.[32] In 2013 after the release of The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Eminem had 8 albums in the top 200 simultaneously.[33][34] Eminem's albums The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show are among the top 100 certified albums according to the RIAA,[35] with the albums becoming one of the best-selling albums in United States with diamond status.

Eminem's albums chart position in the United States

Billboard Hot 100 chart statistics

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See also: List of artists by number of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles

Eminem's number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100

  1990s: 0 singles (0%)
  2000s: 2 singles (40%)
  2010s: 3 singles (60%)
  2020s: 0 singles (0%)

Eminem has had 22 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, with 5 of them reaching No. 1. on the Billboard hot 100. In total 90 songs charted Billboard Hot 100.[36] Eminem's singles "Lose Yourself", "Not Afraid" and "Love The Way You Lie" all charted at No. 1 and have been certified diamond or higher by the RIAA.[28]

Eminem's top-ten singles in the United States
  • 2002: "Lose Yourself" #1
  • 2009: "Crack A Bottle" #1
  • 2010: "Not Afraid" #1
  • 2010: "Love The Way You Lie" #1
  • 2013: "The Monster" #1
  • 2002: "Without Me" #2
  • 2006: "Smack That" #2
  • 2024: "Houdini" #2
  • 2013: "Berzerk" #3
  • 2018: "Killshot" #3
  • 2020: "Godzilla" #3
  • 2000: "The Real Slim Shady" #4
  • 2002: "Cleanin' Out My Closet" #4
  • 2011: "I Need A Doctor" #4
  • 2019: "Homicide" #5
  • 2004: "Just Lose It" #6
  • 2009: "Shake That" #6
  • 2018: "Lucky You" #6
  • 2013: "Rap God" #7
  • 2005: "When I'm Gone" #8
  • 2009: "Forever" #8
  • 2018: "The Ringer" #8
  • 2009: "We Made You" #9

Billboard Hot Rap Songs statistics

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Eminem has had 32 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs, with 6 of them reaching No. 1. on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs. In total 66 songs charted Billboard Hot Rap Songs.[37]

Eminem's top-ten rap singles in the United States
  • 2010: "Forever" #1
  • 2010: "Love The Way You Lie" #1
  • 2013: "Berzerk" #1
  • 2013: "The Monster" #1
  • 2013: "Rap God" #1
  • 2024: "Houdini" #1
  • 2002: "Lose Yourself" #2
  • 2018: "Killshot" #2
  • 2019: "Homicide" #2
  • 2020: "Godzilla" #3
  • 2009: "Crack A Bottle" #4
  • 2013: "Survival" #4
  • 2014: "Guts Over Fear" #4
  • 1998: "Just Don't Give A Fuck" #5
  • 2002: "Without Me" #5
  • 2002: "Cleaning Out My Closet" #5
  • 2012: "My Life" #5
  • 2014: "Headlights" #5
  • 2018: "River" #5
  • 2018: "Lucky You" #5
  • 2017: "Walk On Water" #6
  • 2000: "The Real Slim Shady" #7
  • 2004: "Just Lose It" #7
  • 2017: "No Favours" #7
  • 2018: "The Ringer" #7
  • 2010: "Not Afraid" #8
  • 2010: "No Love" #9
  • 2015: "Phenomenal" #9
  • 1999: "My Name Is" #10
  • 2003: "Superman" #10
  • 2005: "Mockingbird" #10
  • 2018: "Fall" #10

United Kingdom

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UK Album Chart

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Eminem has had 10 studio albums in the top 10 of the Official Albums Chart, 9 of them being No. 1. Eminem's compilation album, two collaborative albums and one of two soundtrack albums all charted in the top 10 as well, with Curtain Call: The Hits and the 8 Mile soundtrack reaching No. 1. As part of D12 he recorded two studio album as part of the group and as part of Bad Meets Evil him and Royce da 5'9" recorded an extended play, all of which reached the top ten with D12 World reaching No 1. Eminem's debut studio album, debut extended play and the Southpaw soundtrack are his only albums to not chart on the Official Albums Chart.[38][39][40] Eminem holds the record for the most consecutive number one albums in Official Albums Chart history, with ten consecutive UK number one albums.[41]

Eminem's albums chart position in the United Kingdom

UK Singles Chart

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See also: UK Singles Chart records and statistics

Eminem has had 34 top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart, with 11 of them reaching No. 1. on the UK Singles Chart.[38]

Eminem's top-ten singles in the United Kingdom
  • 1999: My Name Is #2
  • 1999: "Guilty Conscience" #5
  • 2000: "Forgot About Dre" #7
  • 2000: "The Real Slim Shady" #1
  • 2000: "The Way I Am" #8
  • 2000: "Stan" #1
  • 2002: "Without Me" #1
  • 2002: "Cleanin' Out My Closet" #4
  • 2002: "Lose Yourself" #1
  • 2003: "Sing For The Moment" #6
  • 2003: "Business" #6
  • 2004: "Just Lose It" #1
  • 2004: "Like Toy Soldiers" #1
  • 2005: "Mockingbird" #4
  • 2005: "Ass Like That" #4
  • 2005: "When I'm Gone" #4
  • 2006: "Smack That" #1
  • 2009: "Crack A Bottle" #4
  • 2009: "We Made You" #4
  • 2010: "Not Afraid" #5
  • 2010: "Love The Way You Lie" #2
  • 2011: "I Need A Doctor" #8
  • 2013: "My Life" #2
  • 2013: "Berzerk" #2
  • 2013: "Rap God" #5
  • 2013: "The Monster" #1
  • 2014: "Guts Over Fear" #10
  • 2017: "Walk On Water" #7
  • 2017: "River" #1
  • 2018: "The Ringer #4
  • 2018: "Lucky You" #6
  • 2018: "Fall" #8
  • 2020: "Godzilla" #1
  • 2024: "Houdini" #1

Canada

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Billboard Canadian albums chart statistics

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Eminem has had 10 studio albums in the top 10 of the Billboard Canadian albums chart, 9 of them being No. 1. Eminem's compilation album, two collaborative albums and two soundtrack albums all charted in the top 10 as well, with Curtain Call: The Hits, the 8 Mile soundtrack and Shady XV reaching No. 1. As part of D12 he recorded two studio album as part of the group and as part of Bad Meets Evil him and Royce da 5'9" recorded an extended play all of which reached No 1. Eminem's debut studio album Infinite and debut extended play Slim Shady EP are his only albums to not chart on the Billboard Canadian albums chart.[42]

Eminem's albums chart position in the United States

Billboard Canadian Hot 100 statistics

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See also: Canadian Hot 100

Eminem has had 3 top 10 hits on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, with 1 of them reaching No. 1. In total 12 songs charted Billboard Canadian Hot 100.[43]

Eminem's top-ten singles in Canada
  • 2006: "Smack That" #2
  • 2010: "Love The Way You Lie" #1
  • 2013: "The Monster" #2
  • 2024: "Houdini" #1

See also

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