Eminem Becomes First Rapper To Have Album On Billboard 200 For 700 Weeks

Eminem’s résumé is as long as a CVS receipt, and this week he added a new line item to it, as the 51-year-old artist became the first rapper to have an album on the Billboard 200 chart for 700 weeks.

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His 2005 compilation Curtain Call: The Hits recorded 8,000 album-equivalent units in recent chart reports from Billboard . These numbers allowed the project to maintain its place among the 200-album chart for the 700 cumulative weeks, making it the sixth overall album to achieve this feat.

The Detroit rapper now stands alongside Bob Marley , Journey, Metallica, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Pink Floyd as the only artists to have an album on the Billboard 200 for 700 weeks. Pink Floyd currently leads the way with The Dark Side Of The Moon having racked up over 900 weeks on the Billboard 200, which would be the equivalent of over 17 years.

Eminem could be joined soon by some more Hip-Hop, R&B, and pop stars. Bruno Mars’ Doo-Wops & Hooligans currently sits at No. 8 on the list of albums with the highest number of weeks on the Billboard 200 with 692. Behind him is Michael Jackson’s Thriller with 642, Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city with 619, and Drake’s Take Care with 601.

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Slim Shady continues to dominate in music, despite delivering his greatest hits album almost 19 years ago. This past July, he released his 12th studio album, The Death Of Slim Shady: Coup De Grâce . The LP featured Jelly Roll, Big Sean, JID, Skylar Grey, and Babytron and sold 281,000 units in its first week, marking his 11th straight No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.

In terms of No. 1 albums, Eminem is now tied with Kanye West, Bruce Springsteen, and Barbra Streisand. He now only trails Drake (13), Taylor Swift and Jay-Z (14), and The Beatles (19).

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