Eminem helps popularity of hip hop reach record levels in UK Posted on April 15, 2021 By Remy Gelenidze As the new research by the BPI reveals, the popularity of rap and hip hop soared in the United Kingdom in 2020. The rise has been powered by streaming, with rap and hip hop tracks topping 50 million plays in the UK last year, the music trade body reports in its All About Music 2021 yearbook.Rap and hip hop’s market share in the United Kingdom is now over six times greater than at the start of the Millennium; in 1999 the genre’s share of the albums market was just 2%. In 2020 Top Selling 5 Rap & Hip Hop albums in UK where the followings:1. Stormzy – “Heavy Is The Head” 2. Pop Smoke – “Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon” 3. Eminem – “Music To Be Murdered By” 4. Post Malone – “Hollywood’s Bleeding” 5. Juice WRLD – “Legends Never Die” For the full stats, visit Official UK Charts website here.RELATED ARTICLESMark Wahlberg: Millyz & Token are Next; Eminem is GOATMarch 16, 2026Black Child Speaks on Eminem and 50 Cent’s Beef with Ja Rule and Murder Inc.March 15, 2026Eminem’s “Without Me” Hits 3 Billion Streams on SpotifyMarch 14, 2026Tom MacDonald mentions Eminem in 3 songs off his new albumMarch 14, 202650 Cent drops unreleased song, teases new album titleMarch 13, 2026Papoose name-drops Eminem again in a new 50 Cent dissMarch 12, 2026Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn EminemHip-Hop SalesUK