Eminem has a massive week on Billboard’s charts (dated July 27) thanks to his new album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).
Released July 12 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records, the set debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 281,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in its opening week, according to Luminate. It arrives with the biggest week (by units) for a rap album in 2024.
The set becomes Eminem’s 11th career Billboard 200 No. 1, tying Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and Ye (formerly Kanye West) for the fifth most, after The Beatles (19), Jay-Z (14), Taylor Swift (14) and Drake (13).
All 16 songs (excluding spoken-word skits which are not eligible for charts) on the album concurrently land on the Billboard Hot 100, led by lead single “Houdini” at No. 10. Here’s a recap (all of which are debuts except where noted).
No. 10, “Houdini” (up from No. 18; peaked at No. 2 in June)No. 19, “Habits,” with White GoldNo. 20, “Renaissance”No. 21, “Fuel,” with JIDNo. 24, “Tobey,” with Big Sean & BabyTron (up from No. 27; new high)No. 25, “Brand New Dance”No. 27, “Somebody Save Me,” with Jelly RollNo. 30, “Evil”No. 31, “Trouble”No. 37, “Lucifer,” with Sly PyperNo. 39, “Antichrist”No. 45, “Guilty Conscience 2”No. 56, “Temporary,” with Skylar GreyNo. 59, “Road Rage,” with Dem Jointz & Sly PyperNo. 69, “Bad One,” with White GoldNo. 72, “Head Honcho,” with Ez Mil
With 14 debuts, Eminem ups his career total from 98 to 112 Hot 100 entries. He becomes the 19th act to chart at least 100 songs dating to the survey’s 1958 inception and now has the 11th-most appearances. Artists With the Most Hot 100 Hits:
333, Drake264, Taylor Swift207, Glee Cast199, Future186, Lil Wayne157, Kanye West148, Nicki Minaj140, Lil Baby117, Chris Brown117, Travis Scott112, Eminem109, Elvis Presley (whose career launch predated the Hot 100’s start)108, Lil Uzi Vert106, Beyoncé105, Jay-Z105, Justin Bieber104, YoungBoy Never Broke Again103, 21 Savage101, The Weeknd
Of Eminem’s 112 Hot 100 entries, 63 have reached the top 40. That’s the eighth most, after Drake (205), Swift (165), Lil Wayne (88), Elvis Presley (81), Ye (78), Nicki Minaj (75) and Future (67). Meanwhile, thanks to their featured appearances on The Death of Slim Shady, Sly Pyper, Dem Jointz and Ez Mil all score their first career Hot 100 visits.
