IT’S OFFICIAL: Eminem ’s “Houdini” debuts at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with 48.8 million streams, 4 million in radio reach and 49,000 sold, making it to sell 370,000 total units in the United States. from its release on May 31 through June 6.
For Eminem, it is 23rd career top 10 and highest-charting hit since “The Monster,” featuring Rihanna, claimed four weeks at No. 1 in December 2013-January 2014. Until Slim Shady’s latest entry, he had last reached the top 10 with “Godzilla” (featuring Juice WRLD), which debuted and peaked at No. 3 in February 2020 from Music To Be Murdered By album.
Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, notches a fourth total and consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The song, Post Malone’s sixth leader and Wallen’s second, is the first to spend at least its first four weeks on the chart at No. 1 since Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” logged its first six weeks on the ranking at the summit in January-March 2023.
“I Had Some Help” is also the first hit to spend four consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 overall in nearly a year, since Wallen’s “Last Night” linked 10 straight frames on top, of 16 total, in May-July 2023.
“Houdini” is the biggest debut song since “Love The Way You Lie,” and highest charting song since “The Monster,” for Eminem. It’s also his biggest streaming week ever for him.