“The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)” debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200, becoming Eminem’s 11th studio album in a row to do so.
On a short list of artists with ten or more No.1 albums, Eminem now ties his result with Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and Kanye West. There are four more artists higher on the list: The Beatles (19 No. 1s), Jay-Z (14), Taylor Swift (14), and Drake (13).
To reach No.1, “The Death of Slim Shady” moved 281,000 official units in its first week. It breaks down to 220.08 million on-demand streams and 114,000 pure sales.
With that, just like with a streaming record, Eminem earned the biggest US unit sales week for a rap album on the Billboard 200 in 2024 and the fourth-best result across all genres.
In terms of sales, “The Death Of Slim Shady” marks the second-largest week this year for a digital download album. Its result (114,000 pure sales) is behind only Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department”, which sold 274,000 downloads in its opening week.
Biggest US album debuts on Billboard in 2024:
1. Taylor Swift “The Tortured Poets Department” — 2.61 million
2. Beyonce “Cowboy Carter” — 407,000
3. Billie Eilish “Hit Me Hard And Soft” — 339,000
4. Eminem “The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)” — 281,000
5. Future & Metro Boomin “We Don’t Trust You” — 251,000
6. Ariana Grande “Eternal Sunshine” — 227,000
7. Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign “Vultures 1” — 148,000
8. Twenty-One Pilots “Clancy” — 143,000
9. Zach Bryan “The Great American Bar Scene” — 137,000
10. 21 Savage “American Dream” — 133,000
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