Eminem Top-Selling Artist Of 2000s
Neilson Soundscan revealed on Tuesday (Dec. 8), that the rapper was not only the most successful Hip Hop artist of the decade, but the best-selling artist of any kind in the 2000s.
Eminem sold over 32.2 million records in this decade, beating out the Beatles. But fans of the English legends shouldn't fret, as the Beatles landed the number one spot with the decade's best-selling album, 1.
Of the ten albums that sold more than any other this decade, Eminem's were the only ones that placed twice, with 2000's Marshall Mathers LP (10.2 million) and 2003's Eminem Show (9.8 million copies) landing at the fourth and fifth spots, respectively. At the time of its release, Marshall Mathers LP had the fastest-selling solo album debut of all time, with 1.8 million sold in its first week.
Nielsen SoundScan's top-selling albums of the decade:
1. The Beatles, 1,11,499,000 units sold
2. 'NSYNC, No Strings Attached, 11,112,000 units sold
3. Norah Jones, Come Away With Me, 10, 546,000 units sold
4. Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP, 10,204,000 units sold
5. Eminem, The Eminem Show, 9,799,000 units sold
6. Usher, Confessions, 9,712,000 units sold
7. Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory, 9,663,000 units sold
8. Creed, Human Clay, 9,491,000 units sold
9. Britney Spears, Oops! ... I Did It Again, 9,185,000 units sold
10. Nelly, Country Grammar, 8,461,000 units sold
Nielsen SoundScan's top-selling digital songs of the decade:
1. Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, "Low" 5,214,000 units sold
2. Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance," 4,690,000 units sold
3. Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours," 4,619,000 units sold
4. Timbaland feat. OneRepublic, "Apologize," 4,439,000 units sold
5. The Black Eyed Peas, "Boom Boom Pow," 4,349,000 units sold
6. Soulja Boy Tell'em, "Crank That," 4,315,000 units sold
7. Lady Gaga, "Poker Face," 4,200,000 units sold
8. Coldplay, "Viva la Vida," 4,140,000 units sold
9. Taylor Swift, "Love Story," 4,005,000 units sold
10. Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold," 3,945,000 units sold
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Da1:
It's funny because Mariah Carey was the best selling artist of the 90's. And eminem is the best selling artist of the 2000's. That is so ironic.
just playing cuhz:
yea man lil wayne is like the best in the world right now
hes like lyrically a god
NAH JUST PLAYING CUHZ he fucking sucks at rapping and being a person.
eminem is a lyrical murder god.
Marshall Mathers LP Eminem Show Slim Shady LP
godly records that belong in the heavens
pocketspit:
To me though record sells dont mean shit. theres alot of great rappers out there that dont sell records like emjay and 50.but there good like lupe. he a great rapper lyriclly but doesnt sell alot of records. personally i dont think em should have sold that much but fans are fans. i really dont like the music he puts out. some of his shit gets the ok card and there are a few songs were he really shows his ass. but then again how many times has he done that? hes just a regular pop artist to me. but thats just me cause he gives a fuck about wat i have to say and im not a hater cause i give him respect 4 wat hes done i just dont like his music.
Dyrty:
Em is dope. Fuck all the haters.
Look at his numbers. Then try an talk shit.
I like mushrooms:
Wayne is better than Em, lyrically Wayne beats him 100000000000000000-0!
Fucking Stans.
Wait 'til Wayne gets out..
Ok, I was joking.
Em is like the most skilled rapper of all time.
Relapse may suck, but listen to Marshall Mathers LP or Infinite.
melissa:
Case closed on Mariah VS Eminem LoL
censud soldier:
NO 50 CENT & NO JAY-Z
Surprising.....
DAW:
surprised to see GRODT not on top 10?
what about in the club?
every white person I know was feelin that lol
Drucifer1983:
50 cent always made himself out to be more than he is, one of the great spin doctors of the new millenium, he should run for congress
bill78:
this is only for the U.S. 50 sold 10 million world wide for GRODT so tho it seems like he should be up there its jus cause this only measures U.S. sales. Eminem has sold 80 million records worldwide but they only credit dude for 32 million here
arte:
best selling mc / best mc of the decade. i agree, he represented best for the culture.
arte:
R.I.P MJ. If the Beatles catalogue sold the most, Michael Jackson earned the most. Owns majority of Beatles catalogue/publishing. r.i.p
MusicFiend:
Big propz to Shady! Like it or not this guy is going to go down a legend!
bios:
congrats to Em, and Norah Jones killed the first half of this decade. sold like over 30 million albums in 4 years or something.
Dre305:
Hottes hood & gutta Album out Gucci's album, The State vs Radric Davis is out In Stores right now Released December 8, 2009.
Gucci fans have given him a great response on the album," It's all over the radio. "They love the album. 99 percent of the comments are all positive about the album.
His album going HARD It's insane. A Must have,make sure u cop it
Gucci Mane was named #6 on MTV's annual Hottest MC's In The Game list The State vs Radric Davis Is a hood Classic.
Website's ratings 8.5/10, the album has more than an average rating,they praised his lyrical presence
FlinTown810:
Gucci Mane-Lyrical Presence? Ahahahah Hilarious. That duded retarded
Dre305:
Hottes hood & gutta Album out Gucci's album, The State vs Radric Davis is out In Stores right now Released December 8, 2009.
Gucci fans have given him a great response on the album," It's all over the radio. "They love the album. 99 percent of the comments are all positive about the album.
His album going HARD It's insane. A Must have,make sure u cop it
Gucci Mane was named #6 on MTV's annual Hottest MC's In The Game list The State vs Radric Davis Is a hood Classic.
Website's ratings 8.5/10, the album has more than an average rating,they praised his lyrical presence
amaru shakur:
gucci is trash
Dre305:
Hottes hood & gutta Album out Gucci's album, The State vs Radric Davis is out In Stores right now Released December 8, 2009.
Gucci fans have given him a great response on the album," It's all over the radio. "They love the album. 99 percent of the comments are all positive about the album.
His album going HARD It's insane. A Must have,make sure u cop it
Gucci Mane was named #6 on MTV's annual Hottest MC's In The Game list The State vs Radric Davis Is a hood Classic.
Website's ratings 8.5/10, the album has more than an average rating,they praised his lyrical presence
Dre305:
Hottes hood & gutta Album out Gucci's album, The State vs Radric Davis is out In Stores right now Released December 8, 2009.
Gucci fans have given him a great response on the album," It's all over the radio. "They love the album. 99 percent of the comments are all positive about the album.
His album going HARD It's insane. A Must have,make sure u cop it
Gucci Mane was named #6 on MTV's annual Hottest MC's In The Game list The State vs Radric Davis Is a hood Classic.
Website's ratings 8.5/10, the album has more than an average rating,they praised his lyrical presence
Dre305:
Hottes hood & gutta Album out Gucci's album, The State vs Radric Davis is out In Stores right now Released December 8, 2009.
Gucci fans have given him a great response on the album," It's all over the radio. "They love the album. 99 percent of the comments are all positive about the album.
His album going HARD It's insane. A Must have,make sure u cop it
Gucci Mane was named #6 on MTV's annual Hottest MC's In The Game list The State vs Radric Davis Is a hood Classic.
Website's ratings 8.5/10, the album has more than an average rating,they praised his lyrical presence
Dawit Muluneh:
men i am really happy em got the spot he deserve to be the no one of all times
gutter man:
damn wasn't the industry different when he first dropped
vfdfd:
yea looking back at everything em did put in his work and prove he deserves all the credit he gets nuf said and britney and nsync was some put together bullshit not talent! how the hell did they sell so much! and those singles were some pop bullshit i had to dance to in the club all those years and didnt even know what half the songs was i need to come out with some pop shit so i can get all the bitches lmao!
titans4801:
and consider this...he was out the game for 4 years!!!....great accomplishment!!!
DUKE BOY:
Em the best right now if he isn't then who is
GA-RIDER:
this still dont make him the greatest rapper of all time fuckaz!!!
GA-RETARDED:
ur just ignorant n blind, go listen to sum hip pop, like wayne, i bet ur an angry black guy
klipz:
LOL. you can't say Eminem only succeeded coz he is white? surely if you didnt have skill and you couldnt make good tracks you wouldn't be the number one selling artist over all genres???
and yeah him being white is what made him stand out and get more noticed but seriously... is that his fault? he was born a white boy and he put in his work and made it to the top in a black culture.
people needa stop bringing up the race issue i mean aren't we all past that? if it wasn't for Eminem i would never have got into hip hop and never gone out to buy Jay-Z, Nas, Tech 9, 50 etc albums. And im a dedicated hip hop fan now, black or white whatever if its a good song i like it...
so come on, this achievement is HUGE not just for Em but for HIP HOP. seriously back in the mid-90's who would have thought a hip hop artist could beat the beetles & britney spears???
Ya'll needa stop hating and just start enjoying the music. Like 2PAC says "it aint about black or white coz we human"... oh and also, if you guys cant understand why he is using the accent or rapping about the same stuff he did back in Slim Shady days you are DUMB. dude is finding himself and getting back in the zone, hes doing that by going back to what made him dope in the 1st place. wait for RELAPSE 2!
dffd:
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EMs the best rapper of al time
wait till relapse 2 u fucks will have nothing to say or do
televisnostic:
I may not be an insane huge fan of his, but when someone beats out a ban dI despise, I will give them kudos.