It's lead single, Lose Yourself was hit across the globe and debuted at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart in December 2002 with week 1 sales of 71,000.Īs well as being the star's most successful song with 2.12 million combined sales (including 106 million streams), Lose Yourself was also the first rap track to ever win an Oscar for Best Original Song.įurther down the Top 40 chart, Eminem's most recent Number 1 hit, River, ranks seventh on 1.14 million, while a handful of the rapper's lower charting tracks make a surprise appearance, performing better over time than some of his Top 10 hits. Lose YourselfĪccompanying Eminem's first foray into major motion pictures, 8 Mile, was a killer soundtrack by the man himself. The song ranks at Eminem's fifth biggest single with 1.31m chart sales. The pair teamed up again on 2013's The Monster, this time nabbing the Number 1 spot for a single week. While Love The Way You Lie is Eminem's biggest selling single on the Official Chart with 1.28 million downloads to date, the song ranks as Slim Shady's second biggest hit overall. Their lighter-waving mid-tempo ballad struck a chord with the world, but a Number 1 evaded them in the UK, logging four non-consecutive weeks at Number 2. When Eminem and Rihanna first teamed up in 2010 on Love The Way You Lie, the pair seemed like a natural fit for a mega hit. Stan's chorus takes the opening verse from her song Thank You, which went on to become a Top 5 hit six months later. Stan is also largely responsible for thrusting featured artist Dido into the limelight. Its total combined sales now stand at 1.47 million, including 55.8 million streams. The song gave Eminem's his biggest opening week for a single in the UK to date, racking up 199,000 sales in its first seven days on sale to land at Number 1. The track opened with 86,000 sales to land at Number 1 ( just ahead of Samantha Mumba's Gotta Tell You) and has notched up 1.24 million combined sales to date, including 66.2 million streams.Įminem's disturbing yet gripping tale of an obsessed fan became his second chart-topping single in December 2000. Dre and caused plenty of controversy at the time for poking fun at pop stars. The lead single from his third album The Marshall Mathers LP was co-produced by his mentor Dr. The Real Slim ShadyĮminem's first UK Number 1 arrived in the summer of 2000. First up, here are the numbers behind some of his most notable hits. View Eminem's complete Official UK Chart history so far.Ĭheck out the official ranking of his 40 biggest songs at the bottom of the page, based, on sales and streams compiled by the Official Charts Company data. Since making his debut on the worldwide stage with My Name Is, Eminem has landed 42 Top 40 singles on the Official Chart, 32 of which have gone Top 10, including an almighty nine Number 1s. Here, TheDrop.fm counts down the top Eminem songs since he hit the scene in '99.Since landing his breakthrough hit in the late '90s, Eminem has become one of the rap's biggest international sensations. As long as he keeps rapping, we'll keep listening, just to see where he lands amongst his peers. Whether he spits alongside Slaughterhouse or as one-half of Bad Meets Evil, Eminem pushes himself as if he's still battling unknowns in seedy Detroit clubs. After more than a decade in the public eye, the Shady Records head can still draw fans in with his slick flows and clever wordplay. He's simultaneously been MTV's unpredictable darling and the bane of Middle American moms' existence.Įm gave new energy to rap music. Based on his debut album, 'The Slim Shady LP,' hip-hop heads watched him go from wisecracking to maniacal and cryptic within a few bars, all while keeping to the emcee basics. It may have seemed like Em was just here for the chuckles but he came to hip-hop with one goal in mind: to become the best to hold a mic.
The playful teasing by the Detroit native rubbed many the wrong way but underneath the jabs was an incomparable rapper. He annoyed everyone from Christina Aguilera to boy band 'N Sync. In 1999, Eminem came out swinging at anyone too close to the top.
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