Eminem has had an incredible career in rap, but these amazing career achievements show that Slim Shady is truly the GOAT Slim Shady.
As Em continues to roll out his upcoming album The Death of Slim Shady (Coupe de Grâce), it’s worth noting that Marshall Mathers, despite not releasing an album since 2020’s Music to Be Murdered By Still continuing to break records. In 2021, Eminem broke his own record by becoming the most played album on Spotify, with 11 of his solo albums being streamed over 1 billion times. Not to mention “Curtain Call,” a greatest hits hit that’s been listened to a billion times. 16 years after its release, it is even considered one of the best-selling albums of 2021.
Then in 2023, Eminem became the tenth-highest-selling artist of all time, beating rock legend Led Zeppelin with a total career sales of 207.2 million, according to ChartMasters. This leaves Em as the only rapper in the top 40, while Drake approaches No. 41 with over 120 million sales. Ye and Tupac were ranked No. 61 and No. 73, respectively, elsewhere.
It’s worth noting that these are just streaming and sales records, but Emme has broken countless world records during his reign as one of rap’s most celebrated artists. As fans feverishly await new music, XXL has compiled a list of eight of the craziest records Em has broken.
Eminem’s “Rap God” sets record for most words in a hit single
Back in 2013, Guinness World Records recognized Eminem’s “Rap God” as the hit single with the most single words of all time. The fire-breathing song, which appears on Em’s album The Marshall Mathers LP 2, contains 1,560 words in just 6 minutes and 4 seconds, averaging about 4.28 words per second. In one notable 15-second clip, Em fired off 97 words, a rate of 6.46 words per second.
Best-selling albums of the first half of the 21st century
In the first decade of the 21st century, Eminem became the artist with the highest-selling albums in the first half of the 21st century. Em’s total sales reached 32.2 million, surpassing the Beatles’ 30.1 million. Eminem is followed by other equally famous musicians, including Linkin Park, pop star Britney Spears and legendary country singers Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw and the late Toby Key. think. Even more impressively, “The Marshall Mathers LP” and “The Eminem Show” were the two highest-selling rap albums of the 2000s, with 10.2 million and 9.7 million copies sold respectively.
Fastest Selling Rapper Record of All Time with Marshall Mathers
Due to the huge success of The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem also became the fastest-selling rapper of all time in the 2000s. Slim Shady’s second album sold a record 1.7 million copies in its first week, making him the fastest-selling rapper to date. This also makes him the only recording artist to sell more than one million copies in a single week.
A solo artist with several consecutive number one debut albums in the US
Marshall Mathers has demonstrated his prowess like crazy as a recording artist, and he also holds the record for the most consecutive number one debut albums. Following the release of the Revival album in 2018, Em has successfully achieved eight consecutive No. 1 solo albums. Previously, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”, “Recovery”, “Relapse”, “Curtain Call: The Hits”, “Encore”, “The Eminem Show” and “The Marshall Mathers LP” also debuted at No. 1.
To this day, Eminem’s only two albums that have not charted at the top of the charts are his 1999 album The Slim Shady LP (which ranked second) and his 1996 debut independent album Infinite (which did not chart at all ).
Marshall Mathers has demonstrated his prowess like crazy as a recording artist, and he also holds the record for the most consecutive number one debut albums. Following the release of the album “Music To Be Murdered By” in 2020, Em successfully achieved 10 consecutive No. 1 solo albums. Relapse,” “Curtain Call: The Hits,” “Encore,” The Eminem Show and The Marshall Mathers LP debut also all debuted at No. 1.
Of Eminem’s studio albums, only three have not reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart. These include his 2002 biggest hit Curtain Call 2 (No. 6), his 1999 major label debut The Slim Shady LP (No. 2) and his 1996 independent debut “Infinite” (not charted).
Most of his works have appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 rap charts.
When Eminem collaborated with Akon on the latter’s hit “Smack That,” the single went triple platinum and was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Rap/Song Collaboration. It also broke the record for the most rappers ever to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. “Smack That” debuted on October 14, 2006, peaking at No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Eminem becomes artist with most certified singles in RIAA history
On March 8, 2022, Slim Shady became the artist with the most certified singles in RIAA history. Eminem has received six RIAA Diamond certifications, including for “The Marshall Mathers LP,” “The Eminem Show” and “Curtain Call,” as well as for the songs “Lose Yourself” and “Love the Way You Lie” and “Not Afraid,” cementing his status as one of the record’s greatest. His RIAA career award total now stands at 227.5 million, including 166 million single certifications and 61.5 million album certifications.
Recording artist’s largest vocabulary
According to 2015 research by Musixmatch, Eminem is recognized by Guinness World Records as the recording artist with the largest vocabulary. Throughout his career, Eminem used 8,818 unique words. Jay-Z trails behind with 6,899 words, followed by 2Pac with 6,569 words. Ye is comfortably fifth with 5,069 points.
fastest rapper of all time
While this may surprise no one, Eminem is also considered the fastest rapper of all time following the release of Godzilla in 2020 and Rap God in 2013. Single words, Guinness World Records notes that his 2020 single “Godzilla” squeezed 225 words into a 30-second clip.
