Eminem’s latest work Recovery had an amazing first week of sales, logging 741,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan,which was more than enough for him to secure the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200.
Billboard reports that the sales figure for Recovery makes it the biggest sales week for a single album since AC/DC’s Black Ice debuted in October 2008, selling 784,000 copies in its first week.
Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that this album is Eminem’s sixth straight No. 1 debut; the only album that missed the top spot was his Slim Shady LP which peaked at No. 2 in 1999 in its initial sales week. The only hip-hop artist to earn more No. 1 debuts is Jay-Z, who has had 11 according to Billboard.
Another tidbit to note – especially since we are also asking you to rate this song in the HitPredictor jukebox now – is that Eminem’s collaboration with Rihanna “Love The Way You Lie” debuted at No. 1 on the Digital Songs chart after selling 338,000 downloads. Have you rated this song yet at HitPredictor? If not, check it out and let us know what you think!
Last week’s title holder Drake slips to No. 2, after selling 157,000 copies of his debut album Thank Me Later.
The rest of the Billboard 200 includes:
- At No. 3, Can’t Be Tamed, Miley Cyrus, 102,000
- At No. 4, Scream, Ozzy Osbourne, 81,000
- At No. 5, Now That’s What I Call Music Vol. 34, compilation, 55,000
- At No. 6, How I Got Over, Roots, 51,000
- At No. 7, To The Sea, Jack Johnson, 44,000
- At No. 8, My World 2.0, Justin Bieber, 43,000
- At No. 9, Laws of Illusion, Sarah McLachlan, 38,000
- At No. 10, Twilight: Eclipse, soundtrack, just under 38,000
Did you purchase any of these albums last week? If so, what did you buy and why?
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