 
REAL
NAME:
Marshall Mathers
BIRTHDAY: October 17, 1972
BIGGEST
SINGLE:
"Love The Way You Lie" (2010)
BIGGEST
LP: The
Eminem Show (2002)
GRAMMY
AWARDS:
15
BILLBOARD: '100
Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists': 85
ROLLING
STONE: '100 Greatest Artists of All Time': # 82
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME
INDUCTEE: 2022
"My insecurities? I'm dumb, I'm stupid, I'm
white, I'm ugly, I smell and I'm white... I wanna
kill myself... My nose is crooked... um, my penis is
small." - Eminem, 2000
Eminem was born in Kansas but raised as a teenager in
Detroit, Michigan where he became interested in rap
music as an escape from a troubled adolescence. His
youth consisted of many moves, little money and
neighborhood bullies. Eminem's biggest influence as a
kid was his Uncle Ronnie who was the same age as
Eminem and introduced him to rap music. Eminem
eventually dropped out of high school. Uncle Ronnie
killed himself at the age of 19.
Eminem released Infinite. The response to
the LP was poor with many criticisms of Eminem trying
to be a kind of rapper he wasn't.
Eminem came in second at L.A.'s 'Rap Olympics.' The
single "5 Star Generals" helped Eminem find
a larger underground audience.
Eminem's road to widespread fame began when Dr. Dre heard Eminem on a L.S. radio
station. Dre signed Eminem to his Aftermath label and
released an independent EP called Slim Shady.
Eminem describes his alter-ego, Slim Shady, as
"the evil side of me, the sarcastic,
foul-mouthed side of me."
Eminem released a full LP, The
Slim Shady LP.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "My Name Is."
The
Slim Shady LP was certified 2x platinum.
April 10: Eminem topped the Billboard
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 1 week with The
Slim Shady LP.
Eminem was sued by his mother for over $10 million
for negative accusations made by the rapper about his
mother and childhood. The lawsuit claimed that the
rapper portrayed his mother as drug-user and unstable
in a Rolling
Stone
article.
At the MTV Video Music Awards Eminem won
the Best New Artist Award and was
nominated for Best Male Video and Best Direction ("My Name Is") and Breakthrough Video ("Guilty
Conscience").
Eminem appeared on Saturday Night Live with Dr. Dre.
Eminem was nominated for 2 MTV Europe Music Awards
for Best Breakthrough Artist and Best Hip-Hop Artist.
The
Slim Shady LP was certified 3x platinum.
Eminem won a MTV European Music Award for Best
Hip-Hop Artist.
The NFL stopped using a promo that used Eminem's
"My Name
Is" after
learning his LP carried an advisory sticker due to
lyrics.
Eminem appeared on the End
Of Days
soundtrack with "Bad Influence."
It was reported that Eminem's grandmother was upset
with her grandson's plan to use recordings of her
deceased son (Eminem's uncle) in his next LP release
and stated: "...I will not let my grandson
destroy my dead son with this garbage. He's a bitter
boy with sad songs who wants to make fame." The
plan to incorporate his uncle's voice was later
dropped.
Eminem was nominated for 2 Brit Awards for Best
International Newcomer and Best International Male
Solo Artist.
Eminem won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance ("My Name Is") and Best Rap Album (The
Slim Shady LP) and was also nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Guilty Conscience"
with Dr. Dre).
Eminem was back in the Top 40 with Dr. Dre ("Forgot About Dre") from Dre's 2001.
Eminem won a few Online Hip-Hop Awards for Best
Artist Web Site, Best New Artist, and Hottest Music
Video ("Guilty Conscience").
Eminem won a Detroit Music Award for Outstanding
National Album.
Eminem released The
Marshall Mathers LP.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "The Real Slim Shady."
Eminem attempted to explain his view toward gays with
MTV's Kurt Loder: "'Faggot' to me doesn't
necessarily mean gay people. 'Faggot' to me just
means... taking away your manhood. You're a sissy.
You're a coward... So, when I started saying 'faggot'
on record, I started getting people going, "You
have something against gay people" and I thought
it was funny, because I don't." GLAAD
(Gay/Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) issued a
statement warning music fans of the negative and
violent lyric content of Eminem's new LP towards gays
and many other groups stating: "(the LP) carries
the warning 'Explicit Lyrics.' That is an
understatement. Eminem's lyrics are soaked with
violence and full of negative comments about many
groups including lesbians and gay men."
May 27: Eminem topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 5 weeks with "The Real Slim Shady."
Eminem was arrested in Detroit after a fight outside
a nightclub He was 1 of 4 arrested after a
disturbance in the parking lot and reports that
someone had a gun. A few days later he was charged
with 2 felony weapons charges (and it was reported
that the fight occurred when the rapper saw another
man kissing his wife). The charges include carrying a
concealed weapon and assault with a deadly weapon
(for hitting a man with the unloaded gun). The man
allegedly assaulted by Eminem filed a civil law suit
for his injuries soon after the encounter.
Eminem hit the Top 10 with "The Real Slim Shady."
Although Eminem has shun pop acts, with "The Real Slim Shady" he became one as the
single hit the Top 10 on the pop charts but not on the
Billboard Rap and R&B/Hip-Hop charts - and
frequently topped MTV's 'Total Request Live' chart.
By the end of the month, The
Marshall Mathers LP was certified 5x platinum.
June 10: Eminem topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 8 weeks, the Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums chart for 4 weeks, and the Top Internet Album
Sales chart for 2 weeks with The
Marshall Mathers LP. First-week sales of Eminem's The
Marshall Mathers LP topped the 1.7 million unit mark making
it the best first-week sales by a solo artist (a
record set the prior week by Britney
Spears).
Eminem appeared in court for the June incident and
was charged with felony possession of a concealed
weapon and misdemeanor public brandishing of a
firearm.
Reports surfaced that Eminem's wife attempted suicide
by cutting her wrists at their home in Detroit during
the month while the rapper was not home.
"The Real
Slim Shady"
topped the UK charts for a week.
The
Marshall Mathers LP topped the UK charts for 2 weeks.
Eminem turned down an offer to settle a court case
filed by his mother, and filed for divorce from his
wife by the end of the month.
Eminem was nominated for a MuchMusic Video Music
Award for Favorite International Artist ("The Real Slim Shady").
The
Marshall Mathers LP was certified 6x platinum.
Eminem won a Source Hip-Hop Award for Lyricist of the
Year and Music Video of the Year ("Guilty
Conscience").
By the end of the month, Eminem was also hit with a
$10 million defamation lawsuit by his wife.
Eminem took home 3 MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year, Best
Male Video
("The Real
Slim Shady"),
and Best Rap Video ("Forgot About Dre" with Dr. Dre) and was also nominated for Best
Rap Video, Best Direction (Dr. Dre & Philip Atwell), Best Editing (Dan Levethal), and Viewer's Choice ("The Real Slim Shady"). Eminem performed
"The Real
Slim Shady"
and "The Way I
Am" at
the ceremony and his appearance at the awards show
was protested outside by the Gay & Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the National
Organization for Women. GLAAD stated: "These are
the words that kids hear in school hallways before
they get beat up. For this kind of language to be put
out there without any sense of responsibility on
Eminem's part, or MTV's part, is simply not something
that GLAAD can ignore... We are very disappointed
that they continue to support him as heavily as they
do..."
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "The Way I Am."
The
Marshall Mathers LP was certified 7x platinum.
The video for "The Real Slim Shady" was nominated for 2
Billboard Music Video Awards for Maximum Vision Video
and Best Rap/Hip Hop Clip of the Year.
Eminem won a MuchMusic Video Award for People's
Choice - Favorite International Artist.
Efforts were made to stop Eminem from performing in
Canada due to an investigation of violating the
country's hate-crime law. Eminem was allowed to
perform as planned.
Eminem topped Canada's MuchMusic video chart with
"The Way I
Am."
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Stan" (featuring Dido).
Rolling Stone &
MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "My Name Is" at # 67.
"Stan" hit #1 on MTV Top 20's
Video Countdown.
Eminem won 2 Billboard Music Video Awards for Maximum
Vision Video and Best Rap/Hip-Hop Clip of the Year
("The Real
Slim Shady")
and 2 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Hip-Hop Act
and Best Album.
Eminem was named 'Artist of the Year' by Spin
magazine.
The
Slim Shady LP was certified 4x platinum.
Eminem took home a 'My VH1' Award - Most Entertaining
Public Feud (Eminem vs. Everyone).
Eminem topped Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Billboard 200
Artist - Male.
"Stan" hit #1 in the UK for 1
week.
At year's end, The
Marshall Mathers LP was proclaimed the 2nd biggest selling
LP in the U.S. during the year with sales topping 7.9
million copies.
Eminem was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite
Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist.
The
Marshall Mathers LP was certified 8x platinum.
The video for "Stan" topped Canada's MuchMusic chart.
Eminem won 3 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album (The
Marshall Mathers LP), Best Rap Solo Performance ("The Real Slim Shady"), and Best Rap Performance by a Duo
or Group
("Forgot About Dre" with Dr. Dre), and was also nominated for Album of the Year. Eminem performed "Stan" with Elton John at the ceremony (Elton had
said of the rapper: "I'm a big fan of his
music... if I thought for 1 minute that he was
(hateful), I wouldn't do it"). Dr. Dre felt controversy over Eminem
resulted in them losing the Album of the Year award: "...I think we
were robbed."
Eminem's mom announced she was considering dropping
her lawsuit against her son and Eminem entered a
guilty plea in court for felony possession of a
concealed weapon allowing for an assault charge to be
dropped (stemming from charges last summer).
Eminem was nominated for 2 Soul Train Music Awards
for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album (The
Marshall Mathers LP) and Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music
Video ("Stan").
Eminem won a Brit Award for Best International Male
Artist.
Eminem won 2 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for
Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Artist - Rap and
was nominated for Favorite CD.
Eminem won 2 Detroit Music Awards for Outstanding
National Album and Outstanding National Single.
Eminem plead guilty to charges of carrying a
concealed weapon and was put on probation for 2
years.
Reports surfaced that Eminem may be taking on his
first film role called Lazarus - as an evil
dead rapper brought back to life. Other reports had
Eminem considering a semi-autobiographical film role.
Eminem will be immortalized in the form of an action
doll.
Eminem won a Juno Award for Best Selling Album (The
Marshall Mathers LP).
A radio station in Colorado was fined $7000 for
playing "The Real Slim Shady."
Eminem received 1 year of probation from gun charges
stemming from an incident last year in Michigan
involving the road manager of the Insane Clown Posse.
The probation sentence was added on to a previous
probation sentence Eminem received in April.
Eminem's video for "Stan" was nominated for 5 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Best
Male Video, Best
Rap Video, Best Direction (Dr. Dre & Philip Atwell), and Best Cinematography (Dakek Wolski).
Eminem's video for "Stan" won a Source Award for Video of
the Year.
Eminem won a MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Hip-Hop
Act and was nominated for Best Song ("Stan") and Best Male Act.
"Stan" was the Top Single in
the UK for the year.
Eminem settled a lawsuit against him by a man he was
accused of assaulting after the man allegedly kissed
his wife.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Without Me."
Eminem moved up the release date for The
Eminem Show after the LP was leaked to the Internet
and bootlegs were found on the street for as little
as $5.
30 concert-goers were hurt at an Eminem concert in
Washington as the crowd was pushing forward to the
stage.
"Without Me" topped the UK Singles
chart for a week.
The
Eminem Show topped the UK and Canadian LP charts.
Eminem hit the Top 10 with "Without Me."
Eminem topped the Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart for 2
weeks with "Without Me."
The
Eminem Show was certified 4x platinum.
June 1: Eminem topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 1 week with "Without Me."
June 8: Eminem topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 6 weeks and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums chart for 6 weeks, and with The
Eminem Show. The LP sold over 285,000 copies in its
short first week of release in the US. The LP sold
over 1.32 million copies its first full week of
release in the US.
June 15: Eminem topped the Billboard
Top Internet Albums chart for 3 weeks with The
Eminem Show.
June 22: Eminem topped the Billboard
Top 40 Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "Without Me."
July 6: Eminem topped the Billboard
Top 40 Mainstream chart for 1 week with "Without Me."
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Cleanin' Out My Closet."
Eminem's video for "Without Me" won 4 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Best
Male Video, Best
Rap Video, and
Best Direction (Joseph Kahn) - and was also
nominated for Best Editing (Joseph Kahn) and Viewer's Choice. Eminem also performed at the ceremony.
The bad boy side of Eminem came out after getting
irritated and not playing along with 'Triumph The
Insult Comic Dog' - a puppet with attitude, and when
accepting 1 award saying "Keep booing, little
girl. I will hit a man with glasses" (directed
at Moby who he gave the finger to
during the 'Triumph The Insult Comic Dog' bit).
The
Eminem Show was certified 5x platinum.
Eminem hit the Top 10 with "Cleanin' Out My Closet."
The
Eminem Show was certified 6x platinum.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Lose Yourself" from the 8
Mile
soundtrack.
Eminem had 4 new songs on the soundtrack to his film 8
Mile
including "Lose Yourself," "8 Mile," and
"Run Rabbit Run." The soundtrack was
released and featured other artists (including Jay-Z, Macy Gray, Nas, Rakim, and D12).
Eminem hit the Top 10 with "Lose Yourself" and was at #1 for 3 weeks on the ARC
Weekly Top 40 at the end of the
month.
The 8
Mile
soundtrack sold over 702,000 copies in the US its
first week topping the Billboard 200 LP chart, the
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop LP chart, and the LP charts
in Canada.
The video for "Lose Yourself" topped the MTV Video Countdown.
8
Mile hit
the theaters and raked in over $54 million its
opening weekend. The film also was a favorite with
the critics.
Eminem won 3 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Male
Artist, Best Album (The
Eminem Show), and Best Hip-Hop Album.
November 2: Eminem topped the Billboard
Top 40 Tracks chart with "Lose Yourself."
November 9: Eminem topped the Billboard
Hot 100 chart for 12 weeks and Hot 100 Airplay chart
for 11 weeks with "Lose Yourself."
November 16: Eminem topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 7 weeks with "Lose Yourself."
November 23: Eminem topped the Billboard
Top 40 Mainstream chart for 7 weeks with "Lose Yourself."
Eminem had the top-selling LP of the year with The
Eminem Show selling over 7.6 million
copies during the year - the 8
Mile
soundtrack came in 5th selling over 3.5 million
copies during the year.
Eminem's video for "Without Me" topped the MTV Videos of 2002
chart.
The
Eminem Show was certified 7x platinum and the 8
Mile
soundtrack was certified 3x platinum.
Rolling
Stone
magazine readers picked Eminem as Best Male
Performer, Best Hip-Hop Artist and Year's Biggest
Hype, and the video for "Without Me" was picked as Best Video. The
Critic's named Eminem as Artist of the Year and Best
Hip-Hop Artist.
Eminem topped the UK singles chart for a week with
"Lose Yourself."
Eminem topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Billboard 200 Album
and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album (The
Eminem Show), Top Billboard 200 Album Artist, Top
Billboard 200 Album Artist - Male, and Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist.
Eminem won a People's Choice Award for Favorite Male
Musical Performer.
Eminem won 4 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male
Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album, Favorite
Hip-Hop/R&B Album, and Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B
Male Artist and was also nominated for and the
"Fan Choice" Award.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Superman."
Eminem was nominated for a Golden Globe award for
Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself" from the film 8
Mile -
the film's only nomination.
The 8
Mile
soundtrack was certified 4x platinum.
Eminem could be heard on 50 Cent's debut LP, Get
Rich Or Die Tryin'', on the track "Patiently
Waiting."
Eminem won 2 Brit Awards for Best International Male
and Best International Album (The
Eminem Show).
Eminem won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album (The
Eminem Show) and Best Music Video, Short Form ("Without Me") and was also nominated for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Rap Solo Performance - Male ("Without Me"). Eminem also performed at the
ceremony.
Eminem could be heard on the soundtrack for Cradle
2 The Grave with "Go To Sleep" (with DMX and Obie Trice).
Eminem hit the Top 10 with "Superman."
The
Eminem Show was certified 8x platinum.
Eminem won an Academy Award for Original Song for
"Lose Yourself" from the film 8
Mile.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Sing For The Moment."
Eminem won a Juno Award for International Rock Album
of the Year (The
Eminem Show).
Eminem hit the Top 10 with "Sing For The Moment."
VH1: 50 Greatest Hip
Hop Artists includes Eminem at # 6.
Eminem won 2 MTV Movie Awards for Best Actor and Best
Breakthrough Performance (8
Mile).
VH1: 100 Best Songs of
the Past 25 Years includes "Lose Yourself" at # 4 and "My Name Is" at # 85.
Eminem won a MuchMusic Award for Favorite
International Artist.
Eminem's video for "Lose Yourself" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best
Video from a Film and was nominated for Video of the Year, Best
Male Video, Best
Rap Video, and
Viewer's Choice.
Eminem won a few World Music Awards
including Best Pop/Rock Artist and Best American
Pop/Rock Male Artist.
Eminem won a MTV Europe Award for Best Hip-Hop
Artist.
Eminem was featured on the Resurrection soundtrack on the track
"One Day At A Time" with 2Pac.
Eminem was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male
Artist.
The Source magazine aired old recordings by
Eminem and accused him of being racist.
Rolling Stone: The 500
Greatest Albums of All Time: # 273: The
Slim Shady LP, # 302: The
Marshall Mathers LP, # 317: The
Eminem Show.
The
Marshall Mathers LP was certified 9x platinum.
Eminem won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance - Male and Best Rap
Song (songwriter) ("Lose Yourself") and was
also nominated for Record of the Year, Song
of the Year (songwriter), and Best Song Written for
a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
(songwriter) ("Lose Yourself" with J.
Bass and L. Resto). Eminem's nomination for Song
of the Year was the first time a rap song has been
included in this category.
Eminem hit the Top 40 helping out D12 with "My Band" from the LP D12
World.
Eminem hit the Top 10 helping out D12 with "My Band."
Rolling Stone: The
Immortals - The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time included Eminem at # 82.
Eminem appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone
along with D12.
Eminem hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Just Lose It."
Michael Jackson requested video channels to
stop playing Eminem's "Just Lose It" video which parodies many aspects
of Jackson's life including when his hair caught on
fire, plastic surgery, and child molestation
accusations. BET did pull the video from its channel
at Jackson's request.
A new Eminem track "Mosh" lyrically attacks George Bush and
his decision to go to war with Iraq.
Eminem performed on Saturday Night Live.
October 23: Eminem topped the Billboard
Digital Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "Just Lose It."
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Mosh."
Eminem released Encore. The release date was moved up
(as he did before) for fear of pirating.
Eminem appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Eminem topped the UK singles chart with "Just Lose It."
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Encore" with help from Dr. Dre and 50 Cent.
November 27: Eminem topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 4 weeks, the Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums chart for 2 weeks, and the Top Rap Albums
chart for 4 weeks with Encore. The LP sold over 711,000
copies in only 3 days in the US.
Eminem topped the Billboard Internet Albums chart
with Encore.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Mockingbird."
Encore was certified 4x platinum.
Encore was the 3rd biggest-selling LP
in the US for year with sales during the year topping
3.5 million.
# 75 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25
Years
chart.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Like Toy Soldiers."
The single "Just Lose It" was certified gold.
Eminem could be heard on The Game's LP The
Documentary with "We Ain't."
Eminem hit the Top 10 with "Mockingbird."
Eminem topped the UK singles chart with with "Like Toy Soldiers."
Eminem was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Just Lose It").
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "Ass Like That."
The Detroit Free Press reported that Eminem
would be retiring from releasing anymore LPs and with
touring, and stated that his last concert would take
place in Dublin on September 17th. Eminem later told
MTV that he wasn't retiring, but was going to take a
break from his own music to produce other artists.
Eminem won 2
Teen Choice Awards for Choice Rap Artist and Choice
Rap Track ("Mockingbird").
Eminem canceled his European tour citing exhaustion.
Eminem was hospitalized for a reported dependency on
sleep medication.
The video for "Just Lose It" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best
Rap Video. The
video for "Mosh" was nominated for Breakthrough Video.
Eminem hit the Top
40 with "When I'm Gone."
Eminem won an American Music Award for Favorite
Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist and was nominated for Favorite
Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Encore).
Eminem released a hits collection Curtain
Call with
3 new tracks.
Eminem topped the UK LP chart with Curtain
Call.
Eminem could be heard on The Notorious B.I.G. posthumous creation - Duets:
The Final Chapter.
Eminem hit the Top 10 with "When I'm Gone."
Eminem hit the Top
40 with Nate Dogg with "Shake That."
December 17: Eminem topped the Billboard
Digital Songs chart for 1 week and Digital Tracks
chart for 1 week with "When I'm Gone."
December 24: Eminem topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 2 weeks and Top Digital Albums chart
for 1 week with Curtain
Call.
The LP sold over 441,000 copies its first week of
release in the US.
Eminem re-married Kim Mathers - the mother of his
daughter and the woman immortalized in many of his
songs.
Curtain
Call was
certified 2x platinum.
Eminem was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Mockingbird"), Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Encore" with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent), and Best Rap Album (Encore).
Eminem hit the Top 10 with Nate Dogg with
"Shake That."
Eminem hit the Top 40 helping out Akon with "Smack That."
Eminem hit the Top 40 with 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks with
"You Don't Know" from the compilation Eminem
Presents: The Re-Up.
Eminem hit the Top 10 helping out Akon with "Smack That."
Eminem won an American Music Awards for Favorite
Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist and was nominated for Favorite
Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Curtain
Call).
Eminem topped the UK singles chart helping out Akon with "Smack That."
November 4: Eminem topped the Billboard
Digital Songs chart for 1 week helping out Akon with "Smack That."
 December 9: Eminem topped the Billboard
Pop 100 chart for 1 week and Rhythmic Top 40 chart
for 2 weeks helping out Akon with "Smack That."
December 31: Eminem topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Billboard 200 Album
Artist - Male.
The single "Smack That" was certified 2x platinum.
Akon was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Smack That" with Akon and "Shake That" with Nate Dogg).
The single was "Smack That" was certified 3x platinum.
Eminem could be heard on T.I.'s LP T.I.
Vs. Tip
with "Touchdown."
Eminem was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Most
Earthshattering Collaboration ("Smack That" with Akon).
Eminem could be heard on the 50 Cent LP Curtis on the track
"Peep Show."
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs
of the 90's included "My Name Is" at # 26.
Entertainment Weekly:
100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years included The
Marshall Mathers LP at # 15.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with help from Dr. Dre and 50 Cent with "Crack A Bottle."
Eminem's "Crack A Bottle" broke the record for digital
download sales within an opening week.
February 21: Eminem topped the Billboard
Hot 100 chart for 1 week, Pop 100 chart for 1 week,
Digital Songs chart for 1 week, and Digital Tracks
chart for 1 week with help from Dr. Dre and 50 Cent with "Crack A Bottle."
Eminem hit the Top 40 with "We Made You."
Eminem's next LP Relapse was released.
Eminem topped the LP charts in the UK and Canada with
Relapse.
 June 6: Eminem topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 2 weeks, Top Digital Albums chart
for 2 weeks, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 3
weeks, and Top Rap Albums chart for 7 weeks with Relapse. The LP sold over 608,000
copies its first week of release in the US.
June 20: Eminem hit the Top 40 with
"Beautiful."
The video for "We Made You" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video, and was nominated for Video of the Year, Best
Male Video,
and Best Special Effects.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with Drake, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne with "Forever" from the Music
Inspired By The Film More Than A Game soundtrack.
Eminem won a MTV Europe Music Award for Best Male
Act.
Eminem was nominated for 4 American Music Awards including Artist of the Year, Favorite
Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male
Artist, and Favorite
Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Relapse).
Eminem released the expanded version of Relapse: Relapse:
Refill
with 7 new tracks.
Rolling Stone: '100
Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)' included The
Marshall Mathers LP at # 7 and The
Eminem Show at # 84.
Rolling Stone: '100
Best Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)' included "Stan" at # 10 and
"Lose Yourself" at # 12
.
Relapse was the #8 selling LP of the
year selling over 1.7 copies during the year in the
US.
Eminem won a People's Choice Award for Favorite
Hip-Hop Artist.
Eminem won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Crack A Bottle" with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent) and Best Rap Album (Relapse), and was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Beautiful").
Eminem could be heard on the B.o.B. LP B.o.B.
Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray on the track "Airplanes,
Part II."
May 22: Eminem hit the Top 40 with
"Not Afraid."
May 22: Eminem topped the Billboard
Hot 100 chart for 1 week, Digital Songs chart for 1
week, Digital Tracks chart for 1 week, and Rap
Digital Songs chart for 1 week with "Not Afraid."
June 21: Eminem released Recovery.
Eminem hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with Rihanna with "Love The Way You Lie."
Eminem topped the UK and Canadian LP chart with Recovery.
July 10: Eminem topped the Billboard
200 LP chart for 7 weeks, Top Digital Albums chart
for 7 weeks, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 16
weeks, and Top Rap Albums chart for 19 weeks with Recovery. The LP sold over 714,000
copies its first week of release in the US.
 July 10: Eminem topped the Billboard
Digital Songs chart for 7 weeks, Digital Tracks chart
for 5 weeks, and Rap Digital Songs chart for 12 weeks
with help from Rihanna with "Love The Way You Lie."
July 31: Eminem topped the Billboard
Hot 100 chart for 7 weeks with help from Rihanna with "Love The Way You Lie."
Eminem hit #1 for 3 weeks on the ARC
Weekly Top 40 with Rihanna with "Love The Way You Lie."
Relapse was certified 2x platinum.
August 14: Eminem topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Top 40 chart for 7 weeks with help from Rihanna with "Love The Way You Lie."
August 21: Eminem topped the Billboard
Radio Songs chart for 8 weeks and Pop Songs chart for
2 weeks with help from Rihanna with "Love The Way You Lie."
 September 4: Eminem topped the Billboard
Rap Songs chart for 8 weeks with help from Rihanna with "Love The Way You Lie."
September 12: The video for "Not Afraid" won 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best
Male Video and
Best Hip-Hop Video, and was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best
Art Direction,
and Best SFX (Special Effects). The video for "Forever" was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video.
Eminem hit the Top 40 with Lil Wayne with "No Love."
Eminem won 2 American Music Awards including Favorite
Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Recovery), and Favorite
Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist, and was nominated for Artist of the
Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite
Pop/Rock Album.
Eminem could be heard on the Nicki Minaj LP Pink
Friday on
the track "Roman's Revenge."
Brown could be heard on the T.I. LP No
Mercy on
the track "That's All She Wrote."
Eminem performed on Saturday Night Live.
Eminem's LP Recovery was the #1 top
selling LP of the year with over 3.4 million copies
sold in the US.
Eminem won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album (Recovery) and Best Rap Solo Performance ("Not Afraid"), and was nominated for Album of the Year (Recovery), Record of the Year, Song
of the Year
(awarded to the songwriter), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Rap Song (awarded to the
songwriter), and Best Music Video, Short Form ("Love The Way You Lie" with Rihanna), Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("Airplanes Part II"
with B.o.B and Hayley Williams), and Best Rap Song (awarded
to the songwriter) ("Not Afraid").
Eminem hit the Top 40 helping out Dr. Dre and Skylar Grey
with "I Need A Doctor."
February 19: Eminem topped the Billboard
Digital Songs chart for 1 week, Digital Tracks chart
for 1 week, and Rap Digital Songs chart for 5 weeks
helping out Dr. Dre and Skylar Grey
with "I Need A Doctor."
The
Marshall Mathers LP and The
Eminem Show were certified 10x platinum.
The video for "Love The Way You Lie" was nominated for 4 MTV Video Music Awards including Best
Male Video, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, and Best Video with a
Message.
Recovery was certified 3x platinum.
 Eminem was
nominated for 2 Grammy
Awards for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song ("I Need A Doctor").
Eminem could be heard on the Pink LP The
Truth About Love on the track "Here Comes The
Weekend."
Eminem could be heard on the Rihanna LP Unapologetic on the track
"Numb."
 January 12: Eminem hit the Top 40 helping
out 50 Cent and Adam Levine with "My Life."
February 2: Eminem hit the Top 40 helping
out Skylar Grey with "C'mon Let Me Ride."
 September 7: Eminem hit the Top 40 with
"Berzerk."
September 14: Eminem topped the Billboard
R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart for 4 weeks and
Rap Songs chart for 1 week with "Berzerk."
November 2: Eminem topped the Billboard
Digital Songs chart for 1 week, R&B/Hip-Hop
Digital Songs chart, and Rap Songs chart for 1 week
with "Rap God."
November 2: Eminem performed on Saturday
Night Live.
November 5: Eminem released The
Marshal Mathers LP2.
November 9: Eminem hit the Top 40 with
help from Rihanna with "The Monster."
 November 9: Eminem topped the UK singles
chart with help from Rihanna with "The Monster."
November 16: Eminem topped the Billboard
Digital Songs chart, Rap Songs chart, and
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with help from Rihanna with "The Monster."
November 16: Eminem topped the UK LP chart
with The
Marshal Mathers LP2.
November 23: Eminem topped the Billboard
200 LP chart, Digital Albums chart, R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums chart, and Rap Albums chart with The
Marshal Mathers LP2. The LP sold over 792,000 copies its
first week of release in the US.
November 23: Eminem hit the Top 10 with help from Rihanna with "The Monster."
December 21: Eminem hit #1 for 4 weeks on the ARC
Weekly Top 40 with help from Rihanna with "The Monster."
December 21: Eminem topped the Billboard
Hot 100 chart, Radio Songs chart, and Pop Songs chart
with help from Rihanna with "The Monster."
December 31: Eminem had the #2
best-selling LP of 2013 with The
Marshall Mathers LP2 selling over 1.7 million
copies during the year.
- July 24: Eminem could be heard on
the Southpaw soundtrack on the tracks
"Kings Never Die"
"Phenomenal."
- January 3: Eminem topped the
Billboard 200 LP chart, Digital Albums chart,
Album Sales chart, R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,
and Rap Albums chart with Revival.
- January 3: Eminem topped the
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart for
1 week with help from Ed Sheeran with "River."
- January 25: Eminem topped the UK
singles chart with help from Ed Sheeran with "River."
- September 13: Eminem topped the UK LP
chart with Kamikaze.
- September 15: Eminem topped Billboard
200 LP chart, Album Sales chart, Digital Albums
chart, R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart, and Rap
Albums chart with Kamikaze.
- September 29: Eminem topped the
Billboard Digital Songs Sales chart with
"Killshot."
- July 25: Kid Cudi topped the
Billboard Digital Song Sales chart with Eminem with "The Adventures
of Moon Man & Slim Shady."
- February 13: Eminem performed as part
of the Super Bowl Half-Time performance.
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The
Slim Shady LP
The
Slim Shady Expanded Edition
Released: February, 1999
US: 5x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 2
Rolling Stone review:  - Entertainment
Weekly:
C+
Tracks: "Public Service
Announcement" - "My
Name Is"
- "Guilty Conscience" - "Brain
Damage" - "Paul" - "If I
Had" - "97 Bonnie & Clyde"
- "Zoe" - "Role Model" -
"Lounge" - "My Fault" -
"Ken Kaniff" - "Come On
Everybody" - "Rock Bottom" -
"Just Don't Give" -
"Soap" - "As The World
Turns" - "I'm Shady" -
"Bad Meets Evil" - "Still
Don't Give"
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The
Marshall Mathers LP
Released: May, 2000
US: 11x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (8 weeks)
Rolling Stone review:  - Entertainment
Weekly:
A-
Tracks: "Public Service
Announcement 2000" - "Kill
You" - "Stan" -
"Paul" (skit) - "Who
Knew" - "Steve Berman" -
"The
Way I Am" - "The
Real Slim Shady" - "Remember
Me?" - "I'm Back" -
"Marshall Mathers" - "Ken
Kaniff" (skit) - "Drug Ballad"
- "Amityville" - "B**** Please
II" - "Kim" - "Under The
Influence" - "Criminal"
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The
Eminem Show
The
Eminem Show (Expanded Edition)
Released: May, 2002
US: 12x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (6 weeks)
Rolling Stone review: - Entertainment
Weekly:
B+
Tracks: "Curtains
Up" (skit) - "White America" -
"Business" - "Cleanin' Out My Closet" - "Square
Dance" - "The Kiss" (skit) -
"Soldier" - "Say Goodbye To
Hollywood" - "Drips" - "Without Me" - "Paul
Rosenberg" (skit) - "Sing For The Moment" - "Superman" - "Hailie's
Song" - "Steve Berman" (skit)
- "When The Music Stops" -
"Say What You Say" - "'Til I
Collapse" - "My Dad's Gone
Crazy" - "Curtains Close"
(skit)
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8
Mile soundtrack
Released:
October, 2002
US: 6x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (4 weeks)
Entertainment Weekly: B-
Eminem Tracks: "Lose Yourself" - "Love
Me" (with Obie Trice & 50 Cent) -
"8 Mile" - "Run Rabbit
Run"
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Encore
Released:
November, 2004
US: 5x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1 (4 weeks)
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly:
C-
Tracks: "Evil
Deeds" - "Never Enough" -
"Yellow Brick Road" - "Like Toy Soldiers" - "Mosh" -
"Puke" - "My 1st Single"
- "Rain Man" - "Big
Weenie" - "Just Lose It" - "Ass Like That" - "Spend
Some Time" - "Mockingbird" - "Crazy In
Love" - "One Shot 2 Shot" -
"Encore/Curtains Down"
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Curtain
Call: The Hits
Released:
November 29, 2005
US: 10x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly:
A-
Tracks: "Intro" -
"Fack" - "The
Way I Am" - "Stan" - "Lose Yourself" - "Shake That" (featuring Nate
Dogg) - "Sing For The Moment" - "Without Me" - "Like Toy Soldiers" - "The
Real Slim Shady" - "Mockingbird" - "Guilty
Conscience" - "Cleanin' Out My Closet" - "When I'm Gone" - "Stan" (live with Elton
John)
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Relapse
Released:
May, 2009
US: 3x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly:
A-
Tracks: "Dr. West"
(Skit) - "3 AM" - "My
Mom" - "Insane" -
"Bagpipes From Baghdad" -
"Hello" - "Tonya" (Skit)
- "Same Song & Dance" - "We Made You" - "Medicine
Ball" - "Paul" (Skit) -
"Stay Wide Awake" - "Old
Time's Sake" (with Dr. Dre) - "Must
Be The Ganja" - "Mr. Mathers"
(Skit) - "Deja Vu" - "Beautiful" - "Crack A Bottle" (with Dr. Dre
& 50 Cent) - "Steve Berman"
(Skit) - "Underground"
Relapse:
Refill
Released:
December, 2009
Entertainment Weekly: B-
Tracks: "Dr. West"
(Skit) - "3 AM" - "My
Mom" - "Insane" -
"Bagpipes From Baghdad" -
"Hello" - "Tonya" (Skit)
- "Same Song & Dance" - "We Made You" - "Medicine
Ball" - "Paul" (Skit) -
"Stay Wide Awake" - "Old
Time's Sake" (with Dr. Dre) - "Must
Be The Ganja" - "Mr. Mathers"
(Skit) - "Deja Vu" - "Beautiful" - "Crack A Bottle" (with Dr. Dre
& 50 Cent) - "Steve Berman"
(Skit) - "Underground" - Extra
Tracks:
"Forever" (with Dranke, Kanye West
& Lil Wayne) - "Hell Breaks
Loose" (with Dr. Dre) - "Buffalo
Bill" - "Elevator" -
"Taking My Ball" - "Music
Box" - "Drop The Bomb On"
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Recovery
Released:
June 21, 2010
US: 8x Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Tracks: "Cold Wind
Blows" - "Talkin' 2 Myself"
(featuring Kobe) - "On Fire" -
"Won't Back Down" (featuring Pink)
- "W.T.P." - "Going Through
Changes" - "Not Afraid" -
"Seduction" - "No Love"
(featuring Lil Wayne) - "Space
Bound" - "Cinderella Man" -
"25 To Live" - "So Bad" -
"Almost Famous" - "Love The Way You Lie" (featuring
Rihanna) - "You're Never Over" -
"Untitled"
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The
Marshall Mathers LP2
Released:
November 5, 2013
US: 4x Plaitnum
Billboard peak: # 1
Grammy Winner: Best Rap Album
Tracks: "Bad Guy" -
"Parking Lot" - "Rhyme Or
Reason" - "So Much Better" -
"Survival" - "Legacy" -
"A**hole" (featuring Skylar Grey) -
"Berzerk" - "Rap
God" - "Stronger Than I Was" -
"The Monster" (featuring
Rihanna) - "So Far..." - "Love
Game" (featuring Kendrick Lamar) -
"Headlights" (featuring Nate
Ruess) - "Evil Twin" -
"Baby" - "Desperation"
(featuring Jamie N Commons) - "Groundhog
Day" - "Beautiful Pain"
(featuring Sia) - "Wicked Ways"
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Shady
XV
Released:
November 24, 2014
US: Gold
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 3
Tracks: "ShadyXV" -
"Psychopath Killer" (with
Slaughterhouse) - "Die Alone"
(featuring Kobe) - "Vegas" (Bad
Meets Evil) - "Y'all Ready Know"
(Slaughterhouse) - "Guts Over Fear"
(featuring Sia) - "Down" (YelaWolf)
- "Bane" (D12) - "Fine
Line" - "Twisted" -
"Right For Me" - "Detroit Vs.
Everybody" (Big Sean) - "I Get
Money" (50 Cent) - "Purple
Pills" (D12) - "Lose Yourself"
- "Cry Now" (Shady Remix) (Obie
Trice) - "Let's Roll" (YelaWolf
featuring Kid Rock) - "Hammer
Dance" (Slaughterhouse) -
"P.I.M.P." (50 Cent) - "You
Don't Know" - "My Band" (D-12)
- "Wanna Know" (Obie Trice) -
"Wansta" (50 Cent) - "The
Setup" (Obie Trice) - "In Da
Club" (50 Cent) - "Fight
Music" (D-12) - "Pop The
Trunk" (YelaWolf)
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Revival
Released:
December 15, 2017
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Tracks: "Walk On
Water" (featuring Beyoncé) -
"Believe" -
"Chloraseptic" (featuring Phresher)
- "Untouchable" - "River" (featuring Ed
Sheeran) - "Remind Me" -
"Revival" (Interlude) - "Like
Home" (featuring Alicia Keys) -
"Bad Husband" (featuring X
Ambassadors) - "Tragic Endings"
(featuring Skylar Grey) - "Framed"
- "Nowhere Fast" (Featuring
Kehlani) - "Heat" -
"Offended" - "Need Me"
(featurng Pink) - "In Your Head" -
"Castle" - "Arose"
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Kamikaze
Released:
August 31, 2018
US: Platinum
Billboard peak: # 1
Tracks: "The
Ringer" - "Greatest" -
"Lucky You" (featuring Joyner
Lucas) - "Paul (Skit)" -
"Normal" - "Em Calls Paul
(Skit)" - "Stepping Stone" -
"Not Alike" (featuring Royce Da
5'9) - "Kamikaze" -
"Fall" - "Nice Guy" -
"Good Guy" - "Venom"
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Music
To Be Murdered By
Released:
January 17, 2020
Billboard peak: # 1 (for 1 week)
US: Platinum
Tracks:
"Premonition" -
"Unnaccommodating" (featuring Young
M.A.) - "You Gon' Learn" (featuring
Royce da 5'9" & White Gold) -
"Alfred (Interlude)" - "Those
Kinds Nights" (featuring Ed Sheeran) -
"In Too Deep" -
"Godzilla" (featuring Juice Wrld) -
"Darkness" - "Leaving
Heaven" (featuring Skylar Grey) -
"Yah Yah" (featuring Royce Da
5'9" & Black Thought & Q-Tip
& Denaun) - "Stepdad" -
"Marsh" - "Never Love
Again" - "LIttle Engine" -
"Lock It Up" (featuring
Anderson.Paak) - "Farewell" -
"No Regrets" (featuring Don
Toliver) - "I Will" (featuring KXNG
Crooked & Royce Da 5'9" & Joell
Ortiz) - "Alfred (Outro)"
Music
To Be Murdered By - Side B
Released:
December 18, 2020
Tracks: "Alfred" -
"Black Magic" (with Skylar Grey) -
"Alfred's Theme" - "Tone
Deaf" - "Book Of Rhymes" -
"Favorite Bitch" - "Guns
Blazing" (featuring Dr. Dre & Sly
Pyper) - "Gnat" -
"Higher" - "These Demons"
(featuring MAJ) - "Key" (skit) -
"She Loves Me" - "Killer"
- "Zeus" (featuring White Gold) -
"Thus Far" (Interlude) -
"Discombobulated"
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Curtain
Call 2
Released:
August 5, 2022
Billboard Top
200 LPs
peak: # 6
Tracks: "Godzilla"
(featuring Juice Wrld) - "Lucky
You" (featuring Joyner Lucas) -
"Lighters" (featuring Bruno Mars) -
"Gnat" - "Cinderella Man"
- "Walk On Water" (featuring
Beyone) - "Rap God" - "Love
The Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna) -
"Won't Back Down" (featuring Pink)
- "Higher" - "Berzerk" -
"Not Afraid" - "From The D 2
The LBC" (featuring Snoop Dogg) -
"Nowhere Fast" (featuring Kehlani)
- "Fall" - "Phenomenal" -
"Fast Lane" - "You're Never
Over" - "3 AM" - "Space
Bound" - "Beautiful" -
"The Monster" (featuring Rihanna) -
"Venom" - "Crack A
Bottle" (featuring Dr. Dre & 50
Cent) - "Is This Love ('09)" (with
50 Cent) - "River" (featuring Ed
Sheeran) - "Survival" - "Best
Friend" (with Yelawolf) -
"Darkness" - "Kings Never
Die" (featuring Gwen Stefani) - "No
Love" (featuring Lil Wayne) -
"Headlights" (featuring Nate Ruess)
- "The King And I" (with CeeLo
Green) - "Farewell" - "Rap
God" (Mr. Cii Remix)
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The
Death Of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace): Expanded
Mourner's Edition
Released:
July 12, 2024
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Album
Tracks:
"Renaissance" - "Habits"
- "Trouble" - "Band New
Dance" - "Evil" - "All
You Got" (skit) - "Lucifer" -
"Antichrist" - "Fuel" -
"Road Rage" - "Houdini" - "Breaking
News" (skit) - "Guilty Conscience
2" - "Head Honcho" -
"Temporary" - "Bad One" -
"Tobey" - "Guess Who's
Back" (skit) - 'Somebody Save Me"
(with Jelly Roll)
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Love The Way You Lie
[Eminem featuring Rihanna]
from the LP Recovery
ARC chart run: 29 - 19 - 13 - 7 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 -
2 - 5 - 7 - 10 - 12 - 15 - 15 - 17 - 18 - 20 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 22
RIAA
Certification: 13x Platinum
Billboard #1: Radio Songs, Pop Songs,
Digital Songs, Digital Tracks, Rap Songs, Rap
Digital Songs, Rhythmic Top 40
Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Music Video, Short Form
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Male Video, Best Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Video With A Message |
1(3) |
21 |
2010 |
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| 2 |
The Monster
[Eminem featuring Rihanna]
from the LP The
Marshall Mathers LP2
ARC chart run: 28 - 11 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 6 - 10 - 15 - 18 - 24 - 32 - 35 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 20
RIAA
Certification: 8x Platinum
Grammy Winner: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Male Video, Best Collaboration, Best Direction |
1(4) |
20 |
2014 |
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Lose Yourself
from the 8
Mile soundtrack
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 25 - 12 - 7 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 2- 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 11 - 23 - 27 - 40 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 13
RIAA
Certification: 13x Platinum
Grammy Winner: Best Rap Solo Performance - Male , Best Rap Song
Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Song
Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other
Visual Media
MTV VMA Winner: Best Video from a Film
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Rap Video, Viewer's Choice
Academy Award Winner: Original
Song
Golden Globe Nominee: Best
Original Song
VH1's '100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years':
# 4
Rolling Stone: '100 Best Songs of the
Decade (2000-2009)': # 12 |
1(3) |
19 |
2002 |
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Smack That
[Akon featuring Eminem]
from the Akon LP Konvicted
ARC chart run: 40 - 33 - 20 - 15 - 8 - 7 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 14 - 17 - 21 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 27
RIAA Certification: 3x Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
MTV VMA Nominee: Most
Earthshattering Collaboraiton |
3 |
21 |
2006 |
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Without Me
from the LP The
Eminem Show
ARC chart run: 40 - 30 - 22 - 12 - 9 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 8 - 11 - 12 - 17 - 24 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 31
RIAA
Certification: 7x Platinum
Grammy Winner: Best Music Video, Short Form
Grammy Nominee : Record of the Year, Best Rap Solo Performance - Male
MTV VMA Winner: Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Rap Video, Best Direction
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Editing, Viewer's Choice
Rolling Stone & MTV's 100 Greatest Pop Songs :
# 67 |
2 |
17 |
2002 |
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Houdini
from the LP The
Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace)
ARC chart run: 29 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 12 - 21 - 25 - 30 - 34 - 34 - 38 - off
Billboard #1: Digital Song Sales,
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Rap Songs
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Performance, Best Music Video
MTV VMA Winner: Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Visual Effects, Best Editing
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Direction, Best Choreography |
8 |
19 |
2024 |
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| 7 |
Not Afraid
from the LP Recovery
ARC chart run: 33 - 27 - 24 - 23 - 21 - 19 - 18 - 18 - 18 - 16 -
14 - 16 - 16 - 15 - 17 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 26 - 31 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 48
RIAA
Certification: 11x Platinum
Grammy Winner: Best Rap Solo Performance
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Song
MTV VMA Winner: Best Male Video, Best Hip-Hop Video
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best SFX (Special Effects) |
14 |
21 |
2010 |
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Mockingbird
from the LP Encore
ARC chart run: 39 - 34 - 32 - 29 - 25 - 16 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 6 - 14 - 20 - 30 - off
Year-End Chart Position: #
48
RIAA
Certification: 5x Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Solo Performance |
5 |
16 |
2005 |
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My Band
[D12 featuring Eminem]
from the D12 LP D12
World
ARC chart run: 38 - 25 - 18 - 15 - 11 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 15 - 21 - 36 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 54
RIAA Certification: Gold |
2 |
14 |
2004 |
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Sing For The Moment
from the LP The
Eminem Show
ARC chart run: 35 - 23 - 15 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 12 - 19 - 26 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 63
RIAA
Certification: 2x Platinum |
2 |
12 |
2003 |
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The Real Slim Shady
from the LP The
Marshall Mathers LP
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 21 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 14 - 22 - 39 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 68
RIAA
Certification: 7x Platinum
Grammy Winner: Best Rap Solo Performance
MTV VMA Winner: Video of the Year, Best Male Video
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Rap Video, Best Direction, Best Editing, Viewer's Choice |
5 |
14 |
2000 |
iTunes
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| 12 |
Shake That
[Eminem featuring Nate Dogg]
from the LP Curtain
Call
ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - 30 - 27 - 24 - 20 - 17 - 16 - 13 - 10 - 9 - 11 - 15 - 20 - 26 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 60
RIAA
Certification: 4x Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration |
9 |
16 |
2006 |
iTunes
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| 13 |
Just Lose It
from the LP Encore
ARC chart run: 40 - 17 - 6 - 5 - 3 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 8 - 10 - 25 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 62
RIAA
Certification: 2x Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Solo Performance
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Rap Video |
3 |
13 |
2004 |
iTunes
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| 14 |
Forever
[Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem]
from the Music
Inspired By The Film More Than A Game soundtrack
ARC chart run: 40 - 37 - off - 34 - 33 - 33 - 31 - 28 - 23 - 21 -
19 - 18 - 18 - 16 - 16 - 18 - 23 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 69
RIAA
Certification: 6x Platinum
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Hip-Hop Video |
16 |
17 |
2010 |
|
| 15 |
I Need A Doctor
[Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey]
from the digital
download
ARC chart run: 38 - 38 - 38 - 37 - 33 - 29 - 25 - 23 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 16 - 18 - 24 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 74
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Rap Song |
16 |
15 |
2011 |
|
| 16 |
When I'm Gone
from the LP Curtain
Call
ARC chart run: 32 - 20 - 17 - 13 - 11 - 10 - 8 - 8 - 13 - 21 - 26 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 75
RIAA
Certification: 5x Platinum |
8 |
11 |
2005 |
iTunes
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| 17 |
Superman
from the LP The
Eminem Show
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 29 - 21 - 17 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 13 - 20 - 37 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 93
RIAA
Certification: 2x Platinum |
10 |
11 |
2003 |
iTunes
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| 18 |
Cleanin' Out My Closet
from the LP The
Eminem Show
ARC chart run: 29 - 22 - 15 - 12 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 14 - 22 - 31 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 82
RIAA
Certification: 3x Platinum |
6 |
10 |
2002 |
iTunes
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| 19 |
My Name Is
from the LP The
Slim Shady LP
ARC chart run: 33 - 29 - 24 - 21 - 20 - 17 - 14 - 11 - 18 - 32 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 99
RIAA
Certification: 3x Platinum
Grammy Winner: Best Rap Solo Performance
MTV VMA Winner: Best New Artist
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Male Video, Best Direction
VH1's 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years:
# 85
VH1: '100 Greatest Songs of the 90's':
# 26 |
11 |
10 |
1999 |
iTunes
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| 20 |
River
[Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran]
from the LP Revival
ARC chart run: 30 - 29 - 25 - 22 - 20 - 18 - 16 - 16 - 20 - 26 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 85
Billboard # 1: R&B/Hip-Hop Digital
Songs
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Cinematography |
16 |
10 |
2018 |
iTunes
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| 21 |
No Love
[Eminem featuring Lil Wayne]
from the LP Recovery
ARC chart run: 38 - 29 - 29 - 23 - 22 - 17 - 17 - 19 - 24 - 32 -
38 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 94
RIAA
Certification: 5x Platinum |
17 |
11 |
2010 |
|
| 22 |
Stan
[Eminem featuring Dido]
from the LP The
Marshall Mathers LP
ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - 32 - 28 - 25 - 23 - 19 - 17 - 24 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 108
RIAA
Certification: 4x Platinum
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Rap Video, Best Direction, Best Cinematography
Rolling Stone: '100 Best Songs of the
Decade (2000-2009)': # 10 |
17 |
10 |
2000 |
|
| 23 |
Encore
[Eminem featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent]
from the LP Encore
ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - 29 - 24 - 21 - 17 - 15 - 14 - 24 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 96
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or
Group |
14 |
10 |
2005 |
iTunes
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| 24 |
Crack A Bottle
[Eminem featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent]
from the LP Relapse
ARC chart run: 36 - 30 - 21 - 18 - 17 - 17 - 19 - 27 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 87
RIAA
Certification: 3x Platinum
Grammy Award Winner: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or
Group |
17 |
8 |
2009 |
iTunes
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| 25 |
Berzerk
from the LP The
Marshall Mathers LP2
ARC chart run: 32 - 23 - 17 - 15 - 12 - 12 - 15 - 22 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 91
RIAA
Certification: 4x Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Performance
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Hip-Hop Video |
12 |
9 |
2013 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| 26 |
Like Toy Soldiers
from the LP Encore
ARC chart run: 38 - 33 - 27 - 25 - 23 - 21 - 19 - 23 - 33 - 38 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 100
RIAA
Certification: 3x Platinum |
19 |
10 |
2005 |
iTunes
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| 27 |
Headlights
[Eminem featuring Nate Ruess]
from the LP The
Marshall Mathers LP2
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 29 - 29 - 27 - 25 - 25 - 30 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 109
RIAA
Certification: Platinum |
25 |
9 |
2014 |
iTunes
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| 28 |
We Made You
from the LP Relapse
ARC chart run: 38 - 30 - 19 - 18 - 18 - 21 - 27 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 102
RIAA
Certification: Platinum
MTV VMA Winner: Best Hip-Hop Video
MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Special Effects |
18 |
8 |
2009 |
iTunes
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| 29 |
Forgot About Dre
[Dr. Dre
featuring Eminem]
from the Dr. Dre LP 2001
ARC chart run: 39 - 35 - 32 - 28 - 26 - 25 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 147
Grammy Winner: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or
Group
MTV VMA Winner: Best Rap Video |
25 |
6 |
2000 |
iTunes
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| 30 |
The Way I Am
from the LP The
Marshall Mathers LP
ARC chart run: 39 - off - 37 - 34 - 31 - 29 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 155
RIAA
Certification: 2x Platinum |
29 |
5 |
2000 |
iTunes
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| 31 |
Beautiful
from the LP Relapse
ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 132
RIAA
Certification: 3x Platinum
Grammy Award Nominee: Best Rap Solo Performance |
35 |
3 |
2009 |
iTunes
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| 32 |
C'mon Let Me Ride
[Skylar Grey featuring Eminem]
from the LP Don't
Look Down
ARC chart run: 38 - 35 - 33 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 149 |
33 |
4 |
2013 |
iTunes
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| 33 |
You Don't Know
[Eminem featuring 50 Cent & Lloyd Banks]
from the LP Eminem
Presents: The Re-Up
ARC chart run: 39 - off - 38 - 35 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 142
RIAA
Certification: Platinum |
35 |
3 |
2006 |
iTunes
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| 34 |
Mosh
from the LP Encore
ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - 32 - 29 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 166
MTV VMA Nominee: Breakthrough Video |
29 |
4 |
2004 |
iTunes
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| 35 |
Ass Like That
from the LP Encore
ARC chart run: 36 - 34 - 33 - off
Year-End Chart Position: # 157
RIAA
Certification: Platinum |
33 |
3 |
2005 |
iTunes
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| 36 |
My Life
[50 Cent featuring Eminem & Adam Levine]
from the digital
download
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - off
Year-End Chart
Position: # 162 |
34 |
2 |
2013 |
iTunes
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Guilty Conscience
[Eminem featuring Dr. Dre]
from the LP The
Slim Shady LP
RIAA
Certification: Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or
Group
MTV VMA Nominee: Breakthrough Video |
** |
** |
1999 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
Patiently Waiting
[50
Cent featuring Eminem]
from the 50 Cent LP Get
Rich Or Die Tryin' |
** |
** |
2003 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
My Name
[Xzibit
featuring Eminem & Nate Dogg]
from the Xzibit LP Man
Vs. Machine |
** |
** |
2003 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
One Day At A Time
[2Pac featuring Eminem & The
Outlawz]
from the Resurrection soundtrack |
** |
** |
2004 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
Jimmy Crack Corn
[Eminem & 50 Cent]
from the LP Eminem
Presents: The Re-Up |
** |
** |
2007 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
Touchdown
[T.I. featuring Eminem]
from the T.I. LP T.I.
Vs. Tip |
** |
** |
2007 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
Peep Show
[50 Cent featuring Eminem]
from the 50 Cent LP Curtis |
** |
** |
2007 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
3AM
from the LP Relapse |
** |
** |
2009 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
Old Time's Sake
[Eminem featuring Dr. Dre]
from the LP Relapse |
** |
** |
2009 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
Insane
from the LP Relapse |
** |
** |
2009 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
Drop The World
[Lil Wayne featuring Eminem]
from the Lil Wayne LP Rebirth
RIAA
Certification: 5x Platinum |
** |
** |
2010 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
Rap God
from the LP The
Marshall Mathers LP2
RIAA
Certification: 7x Platinum
Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Performance
MTV VMA Winner: Best Editing
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction |
** |
** |
2013 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
| |
Walk On Water
[Eminem featuring Beyoncé]
from the LP Revival
Year-End Chart
Position: # 155
MTV VMA Nominee: Best Visual Effects |
** |
** |
2017 |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
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| Note: Song title and position
links lead you to the song's ARC Weekly Top 40 chart run Songs charting
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