Tag: Sales

Dr. Dre’s “Still D.R.E.” hits 1 billion views, Eminem sets new Spotify record following Super Bowl show

Following the Super Bowl Halftime performance, the sales and streams have dramatically increased for every artist who performed, especially Eminem.

“Lose Yourself” hit No. 1 on Genius charts and Encore surpassed 1.5 billion streams on Spotify, making Eminem the only artist on the platform to have 10 albums with 1.5 billion streams.

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg also saw huge increase in streams and sales, especially their biggest hit song “Still D.R.E.” which has joined the billion viewers club on YouTube.

Nas, Eminem & EPMD’s “EPMD 2” debuts on Billboard Hot 100

According to Billboard, Nas’s “King’s Disease II” album lands at No. 3 on US Billboard 200 chart with over 56,000 total album-equivalent units sold.

This numbers are improvements compared to the first King’s Disease album, which debuted at No. 5 on the US Billboard 200 chart with 47,000 total album-equivalent units sold.

KD II chart debut marks Nas’ highest charting album since his 2012’s album, titled Life Is Good, which debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart with the sales of 149,000 copies.

The song “EPMD 2” which features Eminem and EPMD, debuted at No. 79 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100. It earned EPMD their third career entry on the chart and first since “The Joint” in 1997.

Eminem’s “MTBMB” is now eligible for platinum certification in US

Eminem’s 11th studio album, “Music To Be Murdered By,” has now sold over 1 million units in the United States, which makes it eligible for another platinum certification in the country.

Marshall Mathers has just added another platinum plaque to his name. Previous certifications include:

  1. “The Marshall Mathers LP” – 10x Platinum [Diamond] [Eligible for 11x Platinum]
  2. “The Eminem Show” – 10x Platinum [Diamond] [Eligible for 11x Platinum]
  3. “Curtain Call: The Hits – 7x Platinum [Eligible for 8x Platinum]
  4. “Encore” – 4x Platinum [Eligible for 6x Platinum]
  5. “The Slim Shady LP” – 4x Platinum [Eligible for 5x Platinum]
  6. “The Marshall Mathers LP 2” – 4x Platinum [Eligible for 5x Platinum]
  7. “Recovery” – 3x Platinum [Eligible for 5x Platinum]
  8. “Relapse” – 2x Platinum [Eligible for 3x Platinum]
  9. “Kamikaze” – 1x Platinum
  10. “Revival” – Gold [Eligible for 1x Platinum]
  11. “Music To Be Murdered By” – Gold [Eligible for 1x Platinum]

The only Eminem album without certification is his debut album “Infinite” which was released in 1996.

 

Benny The Butcher outsells Conway The Machine and Wetsside Gunn !

The first-week sales for Griselda Records’ own Benny The Butcher’s “Burden Of Proof” are in and Hit-Boy produced album debuted at number 27 on the US Billboard 200 chart with the sales of 19,100 album equivalent units and becomes the fastest selling rapper on his label’s history.

In 2020, Westside Gunn released two albums “Pray For Paris,” and the other “Who Made The Sunshine” under Shady Records. “Pray For Paris” was the first ever and highest entry to date for WS Gunn on the charts, which peaked at number 35 and sold 11,000 copies in the first week.

As far as Conway The Machine, besides couple of mixtapes and EPs, the buffalo rapper released one full LP, “From A King To A God” which peaked at number 126 on the Billboard charts.

Benny’s “Burden Of Proof” was led by the single “Timeless” which features Lil Wayne and Big Sean. Other guest appearances include: Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine, Rick Ross, Freddie Gibbs and among others, which, obviously helped the album to propel up.

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