Rap-Up.com || Eminem Scores Fifth No. 1 Album

Eminem has plenty reason to crack a bottle. Despite a five-year absence, the rapper returned to familiar territory on the charts. His latest album Relapse debuts at No. 1 this week.

King Mathers’ fifth studio album sold 608,000 copies in its first week, making it the biggest sales week of the year for any album, and easily grabbing the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. The last album to sell more was AC/DC’s Black Ice with 784,000 copies in October 2008.

Relapse is Eminem’s fifth straight No. 1 debut. His only album to fall shy of the top spot was 1999’s The Slim Shady LP, which peaked at No. 2. His previous studio release, 2004’s Encore, bowed with 711,000 after less than a week in stores.

Slim Shady not only holds this week’s title, but he is also the biggest selling hip-hop act in the SoundScan era (1991-present). His six albums have sold a combined 34 million in the U.S., according to Billboard.

Elsewhere, Method Man and Redman’s Blackout! 2 enters at No. 4 with 63,000, while Busta Rhymes returns to the charts after nearly three years at No. 6 with 59,000 of Back On My B.S.

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11 Comments

Dz
May 27th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Hmm seems Shady lol!

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12345
May 27th, 2009 at 10:26 am
as expected!

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PINOY
May 27th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Damn Slim Shady still got it.
Next week he will go plat.

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Giselle
May 27th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Yeah, as expected. #1 both in the U.S. and the UK. Go Em!

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suzieblue
May 27th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Congrat’s!
I hope it’s a good album…

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bass_man
May 27th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
“As expected”

but wow, he’s the biggest seller, huh? cool..

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humberto
May 27th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
im not enjoying too much this album, maybe it can grown on me…

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DivaFresh
May 27th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
doesnt mean it was any good. im sorry but he’s such an attention whore and always trying to shock people. that shit may have been funny in 2000 but it’s getting old.

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divafresh is a whore
May 27th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
dont have nothing to do but hate hahaha, great album might go over peoples head 2 lyrical for people who like flo rida and soulja

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Catie
May 27th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Wow, it just proves how Eminem is still relevant in the music industry. I’m impressed. I personally love the album, my favorite tracks right now off of it are “Beautiful”, “Deja Vu” and “Hello”.

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Travell Johnson
May 27th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Actually the record is a disappointment…Eminem is so 2001..I personally HATE the new album

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