Eminem’s “MTBMB” jumps 196 places to break a Billboard 200 record.
The legendary Detroit rapper recently released the deluxe version of his “Music To Be Murdered By” album which helped him break a 50-year-old Billboard 200 record. Eminem’s “MTBMB” Side B Deluxe edition moved 94k copies in the first week, which helped the album to a record jump from rank 199 to number 3 on the Billboard 200, a jump of 196, which is the biggest ever in Billboard history.
It jumped by an astonishing 1125% in US Unit sales this week, with streams over 82 million. Eminem’s new project, Music to Be Murdered By, is his eleventh studio album. Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records released it on January 17, 2020. It was published with no prior notice, similar to his last studio album Kamikaze (2018).
Eminem’s #MTBMB has now broke a 50 year-old record for the Biggest Jump ever on Billboard Top 200 Charts as it claimed to #3 from #199 (196 places) 🤯
Th record was previously held by Bob Dylan when he jumped to 193 places in the year 1970.
Another Big Achievement. Congrats Em🔥 pic.twitter.com/ohdR9JrJDs— EMINƎM HUB (@Shadyinfo) December 27, 2020
‘Music To Be Murdered By’ by @eminem has broken the record for the largest jump on the Billboard 200 with 196 spots, up from #199 to #3 this week. Previous record was held by ‘Self Portrait’ by @bobdylan which rose 193 spots in July 1970 from #200 to #7 (via @ajaxs27).
— Talk of the Charts (@talkofthecharts) December 27, 2020
Billboard 200: #3(+196) @Eminem, Music to Be Murdered By 94,000 (1,146,000 units since release). *peak: #1*
— chart data (@chartdata) December 27, 2020
.@Eminem‘s ‘Music to Be Murdered By/Side B’ was up 1,125% in US unit sales this week. It earned over 82 million streams.
— chart data (@chartdata) December 27, 2020
Eminem’s technical prowess, which makes him enjoyable to listen to, is present in Music to Be Murdered By: Side B. At the end of “Gnat,” Em does a time signature trapeze act, weaving lines together with incredible precision. While Eminem’s innate talent is apparent, it is overshadowed by a concentration on what appears to be a mix of personal and political themes. Eminem is irritated with music critics, ungrateful fans, deceiving women, Trump, coronavirus, police brutality, and gun violence, and the album feels like a long-winded political diatribe from distant relatives.
Stream the album below:
