Eminem albums discography | |
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Studio albums | 12 |
EPs | 1 |
Soundtrack albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Collaborative albums | 2 |
Box sets | 3 |
American rapper Eminem has released 12 studio albums, two compilation albums, and one extended play. His music has been released on record labels Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment, along with subsidiaries Web Entertainment and his own Shady Records. Eminem is the best-selling rapper of all time [1] and the best-selling artist of the 2000s [2] with US album sales at over 32.25 million during the decade. [3] With sales of over 220 million records worldwide, [4] he is among of the best-selling music artists of all time. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Eminem has sold 228.5 million certified albums and singles in the United States. [5] In his home country, he has earned 50 platinum albums and 11 number one albums. [A]
Eminem's debut album, Infinite , was released by Web Entertainment in 1996. It sold only around a thousand copies [6] and failed to rank on the national charts. After signing a contract with Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment, the rapper released The Slim Shady LP in 1999, which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, and was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA. In the same year, Eminem, along with manager Paul Rosenberg, founded the record label Shady Records. [7] [8]
In 2000, Eminem released his third album, The Marshall Mathers LP , which debuted at number one and sold 1.78 million copies in its first week, breaking records for the fastest-selling hip hop album of all time and the fastest-selling solo album in the United States. [9] [10] With more than ten million copies sold, [11] the album was certified Diamond and was the third best-selling album of the year in the United States. [12]
In 2002, Eminem's fourth album, The Eminem Show , also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and reached the top spot on various charts internationally, as it went on to sell 27 million copies worldwide. [13] The Eminem Show was the best-selling album worldwide of 2002, [14] with sales of over ten million copies. [15] The album was certified Diamond in the United States, Canada and Australia. In the same year, Eminem released the 8 Mile soundtrack, also including songs by various artists. The album peaked at number one in the United States, where it sold more than four million [15] of the nine million copies distributed internationally. [16]
In 2004, Eminem's fifth album Encore became the rapper's third consecutive studio album to reach number one in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Sales, however, were significantly less than the two previous albums, with over five million sold copies in the United States [17] and eleven million worldwide. [18] Eminem released a greatest hits album titled Curtain Call: The Hits in 2005, which sold almost three million copies in the US. [17] The following year, Shady Records released Eminem Presents: The Re-Up , a compilation album performed by Eminem along various artists from the record label. The album received a platinum certification from the RIAA in 2007 and sold slightly over a million copies in the United States. [15]
After a hiatus of more than four years, Relapse , Eminem's sixth studio album, was released in 2009 and was the rapper's fourth consecutive studio album to top the charts in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United Kingdom, with domestic sales of over two million copies. [19] In the subsequent year, Eminem released his seventh studio album Recovery , which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and reached the top spot on various charts internationally. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, it was also the best-selling album of 2010 worldwide. [20]
Eminem was named the best-selling artist in Canada in 2010 and 2013, [21] [22] when he released his eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 . The album was followed by Revival in 2017. Both The Marshall Mathers LP2 and Revival reached the top spot of the Billboard 200 in their first week, making Eminem the first music act to have eight entries in a row debut at the top of the Billboard chart. [23]
In 2018, Eminem released his unannounced tenth album, Kamikaze , which was followed by another surprise album titled Music to Be Murdered By in 2020, both becoming his ninth and tenth consecutive albums to debut at number 1. A deluxe edition was released later in 2020, titled Music to Be Murdered By - Side B , which featured sixteen additional tracks. [24] In 2022, Eminem's second greatest hits album Curtain Call 2 was released. In 2024, Eminem released his 12th studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) , becoming his eleventh number 1 album on the Billboard 200. [25]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales [26] | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [27] | AUS [28] | BEL [29] | CAN [30] | DEN [31] | FRA [32] | GER [33] | NZ [34] | SWI [35] | UK [36] | ||||
Infinite | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Slim Shady LP |
| 2 | 49 | 7 [B] | 9 | 20 | 52 | 51 | 23 | 25 [B] | 10 | ||
The Marshall Mathers LP |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
The Eminem Show | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Encore |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Relapse |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Recovery |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Revival |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
Kamikaze |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Music to Be Murdered By |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [27] | AUS [28] | BEL (FL) [29] | CAN [30] | FRA [32] | GER [33] | JPN [105] | NZ [34] | SWI [35] | UK [36] | ||||
Curtain Call: The Hits |
| 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 141 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
Curtain Call 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 9 | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | ||
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US [27] | AUS [28] | BEL (FL) [29] | CAN [30] | FRA [32] | GER [33] | JPN [105] | NZ [34] | SWI [35] | UK [36] | ||||
Eminem Presents: The Re-Up (as Shady Records) |
| 2 | 17 | 44 | 2 | 41 | 15 | 44 [112] | 1 | 9 | 3 [C] |
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Shady XV (as Shady Records) |
| 3 | — | 26 | 1 | 32 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 5 [C] |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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US [27] | AUS [28] | BEL (FL) [29] | CAN [30] | FRA [32] | GER [33] | NZ [34] | SWI [35] | UK [36] | |||||
8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (as Shady Records) |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 [C] | |||
Southpaw: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (as Shady Records) |
| 5 | 13 | 146 | 2 | 108 | 61 | 20 | 43 | — |
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Relapse: Refill |
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Music to Be Murdered By – Side B |
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Slim Shady EP |
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The Singles |
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The Eminem Show is the fourth studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on May 26, 2002, through Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records. The album saw Eminem take a predominant production role, including the album's three hit singles: "Without Me", "Cleanin' Out My Closet", and "Sing for the Moment". Guest appearances include Obie Trice, D12, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Dina Rae, and Eminem's daughter, Hailie Jade.
The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem. It was released on May 23, 2000, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Production on the album was handled by Dr. Dre, Mel-Man, F.B.T., Eminem, and The 45 King. The album spawned three hit singles: "The Real Slim Shady", "The Way I Am" and "Stan", and features guest appearances from Dido, RBX, Sticky Fingaz, Bizarre, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Nate Dogg, Paul Rosenberg and D12.
"The Real Slim Shady" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his third album The Marshall Mathers LP (2000). It was released as the lead single a month before the album's release.
The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album by American rapper Eminem. It was released through Aftermath Entertainment, WEB Entertainment, and Interscope Records on February 23, 1999. Recorded in Ferndale, Michigan following Eminem's recruitment by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, the album features production from Eminem himself, alongside Dr. Dre and the Bass Brothers. Featuring West Coast hip-hop, G-funk, and horrorcore musical styles, the majority of The Slim Shady LP's lyrical content was written from the perspective of Eminem's alter ego, named Slim Shady. The alter ego was introduced on his 1997 extended play Slim Shady EP, and concluded on his 2024 studio album The Death of Slim Shady . The album contains cartoonish depictions of violence and heavy use of profanity, which Eminem described as horror film-esque, in that it is solely for entertainment value. Although many of the lyrics on the album are considered to be satirical, Eminem also discusses his frustrations of living in poverty.
Encore is the fifth studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on November 12, 2004, through Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records. As reflected in its title and cover art, the album was originally set to be Eminem's final studio album. Its lyrical themes include Eminem's criticism of the 43rd U.S. president, George W. Bush, parodies of Michael Jackson and Christopher Reeve, and Eminem's feud with Benzino and Ja Rule. Overall, the album features more comedic themes and lyrics than his previous albums.
Devil's Night is the debut studio album by American hip-hop supergroup D12. It was released on June 19, 2001, by Shady Records and Interscope Records. It was also the first album to be released on Shady Records, although the label had been active since 1999. Production was primarily handled by Eminem and Dr. Dre, with contributions by Mr. Porter, DJ Head, and Jeff Bass. The album features guest appearances by Obie Trice, Truth Hurts, and Dina Rae.
8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the official soundtrack album to the 2002 film of the same name. The album, performed by various artists, was released by Universal Pictures' then subsidiary Universal Music, through Interscope and Shady Records. It spawned the hit single "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, who also stars in the semi-autobiographical movie.
Curtain Call: The Hits is the first greatest hits album by American rapper Eminem. It was released on December 6, 2005, under Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. The album collects Eminem's most popular singles, as well as three new songs: "Fack", "When I'm Gone", and "Shake That" featuring Nate Dogg. A live version of "Stan" performed with English singer-songwriter Elton John at the 43rd Grammy Awards is also included as a bonus track.
"Cleanin' Out My Closet" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his album The Eminem Show (2002). It was the second single released off the album following "Without Me" on July 29, 2002. Unlike the preceding single which was as his humorous Slim Shady persona, "Cleanin' Out My Closet" was a serious song inspired by the events of Eminem's childhood and relationships. It depicts Eminem venting his anger towards his mother, Debbie Mathers, for the way she raised him. In the chorus, Eminem sarcastically apologizes to his mother for hurting her and making her cry, but takes it back by showing the world what his mother, according to him, was like.
"The Way I Am" is a song written, produced, and performed by American rapper Eminem from his third album The Marshall Mathers LP (2000). It was released as the second single from the album on October 3, 2000, later being featured on his 2005 compilation album, Curtain Call: The Hits. In the tradition of most of Eminem's follow-up singles, "The Way I Am" is one of the rare songs for which he has sole songwriting credit. It features a much darker and emotionally driven sound than the album's lead single "The Real Slim Shady". "The Way I Am" peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside the United States, "The Way I Am" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Belgium (Wallonia), Finland, Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
"My Name Is" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his second album The Slim Shady LP (1999). It is also the opening song and lead single of the album. The song contains an interpolation from British singer Labi Siffre's 1975 track "I Got The..." featuring the bass and guitar riff as originally played by British pop rock duo Chas & Dave. The song was ranked at #26 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s". "My Name Is" was also ranked #6 on Q Magazine's "1001 Best Songs Ever". "My Name Is" peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Eminem's first top 40 hit on the chart. Outside of the United States, "My Name Is" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and United Kingdom.
"When I'm Gone" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his first greatest hits album Curtain Call: The Hits (2005). It was released on December 6, 2005, the same day as the album was released, as the lead single.
Eminem Presents: The Re-Up or simply, The Re-Up, is a compilation album performed by various artists of American record label, Shady Records. The album features performances by Shady Records artists Eminem, D12, 50 Cent, Obie Trice, Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater and Cashis, while affiliated artists such as Lloyd Banks, Akon and Nate Dogg, made guest appearances. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and has since sold over one million copies in the US alone, being certified platinum by the RIAA.
Recovery is the seventh studio album by the American rapper Eminem, released on June 18, 2010, by Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records. Unlike his previous albums, it features a majority of outside producers, including Alex da Kid, Just Blaze, Boi-1da, Jim Jonsin and Havoc, alongside in-house producers Emile, DJ Khalil, Mr. Porter, and Dr. Dre. The album also features pop artists such as Pink and Rihanna, as well as rapper Lil Wayne and the rap group Slaughterhouse.
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is the eighth studio album by American rapper Eminem. It was released on November 5, 2013, by Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. It is his last album to carry the logo of the independent label WEB Entertainment and his first since joining Aftermath not to feature production by his mentor Dr. Dre, who instead serves as an executive producer alongside Rick Rubin. The album is a sequel to Eminem's third studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP, and follows the trend set by his previous album, Recovery, by featuring popstars such as Rihanna and Nate Ruess, and using outside producers like S1, Alex da Kid, and Rick Rubin.
"The Monster" is a song from American rapper Eminem's album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) featuring a guest appearance from Rihanna. The song was written by Bebe Rexha, Eminem, Rihanna, Aalias, Jon Bellion, Maki Athanasiou, and Frequency, with the latter also handling production. Released on October 29, 2013, as the fourth single from the album, "The Monster" marks the fourth collaboration between Eminem and Rihanna, following "Love the Way You Lie" (2010), its sequel "Love the Way You Lie " (2010), and "Numb" (2012), and is a hip-hop and pop song, with lyrics that describe Eminem pondering the negative effects of his fame while Rihanna comes to grips with her inner demons.
"Without Me" is a song by American rapper Eminem from his fourth studio album The Eminem Show (2002). "Without Me" was released on May 13, 2002, as the lead single from the album, and re-released on his greatest hits compilation album Curtain Call: The Hits (2005). "Without Me" is one of Eminem's most successful singles, reaching number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and number one in fifteen countries.
American rapper Eminem has released 60 singles as a lead artist and 16 promotional singles. He has also featured in 21 singles as a guest artist, while entering the charts with over 100 additional songs.
The Death of Slim Shady is the twelfth studio album by the American rapper Eminem. It was released through Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records on July 12, 2024. The concept album centers around a battle between Eminem himself and his Slim Shady alter ego. The album incorporates hardcore hip-hop, satirical hip-hop, and conscious hip-hop. The album features guest appearances from White Gold, Sly Pyper, JID, Dem Jointz, Ez Mil, Skylar Grey, Big Sean, BabyTron, and Jelly Roll; the Expanded Mourner's Edition additionally features 2 Chainz, Westside Boogie, Grip, and Fifteenafter. The album serves as the rapper's eighth nomination at the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album on its 67th edition, after winning several times in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2010 (Relapse), 2011 (Recovery) and 2015.