On this day in 2000, Eminem created a Billboard 200 record with “The Marshall Mathers LP”.
21 years ago, the third studio album “The Marshall Mathers LP” by Eminem, created a record that is still unbeaten. The record-breaking Dr. Dre produced album, sold over 1.78 million in the US in its debut week, which is still a record in Hip-Hop as no other rapper was able to surpass it. And how the streaming platforms changed the music industry, it is likely that this record will stan still forever.
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The album also had the 4th highest sales in the first week in all genres. The 19 track album become certified Diamond in March 2011 for selling 10 million copies in the US and by December 2016, the project had sold over 11 million copies in the US and more than 32 million copies worldwide. Eminem also released the sequel to the album, ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2‘ on November 5, 2013. The sequel also won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
Eminem set a record that will likely never be topped today in 2000
No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 1.76m sold 1st week
Highest 1st week in hip hop history… Can you see anyone beating this, ever?
— Hip Hop By The Numbers (@HipHopNumbers) June 10, 2021
The project has been included in several lists of the greatest albums of all time and is widely regarded as the Detroit Rapper’s best album. The album featured classics like “Stan“, “The Way I Am“, “The Real Slim Shady” and more.
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