Eminem debuts all songs from “The Death Of Slim Shady” album on Billboard Hot 100
Eminem has a massive week on Billboard’s charts (dated July 27) thanks to his new album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).
Released July 12 on Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records, the set debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 281,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in its opening week, according to Luminate. It arrives with the biggest week (by units) for a rap album in 2024.
The set becomes Eminem’s 11th career Billboard 200 No. 1, tying Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and Ye (formerly Kanye West) for the fifth most, after The Beatles (19), Jay-Z (14), Taylor Swift (14) and Drake (13).
All 16 songs (excluding spoken-word skits which are not eligible for charts) on the album concurrently land on the Billboard Hot 100, led by lead single “Houdini” at No. 10. Here’s a recap (all of which are debuts except where noted).
No. 10, “Houdini” (up from No. 18; peaked at No. 2 in June)
No. 19, “Habits,” with White Gold
No. 20, “Renaissance”
No. 21, “Fuel,” with JID
No. 24, “Tobey,” with Big Sean & BabyTron (up from No. 27; new high)
No. 25, “Brand New Dance”
No. 27, “Somebody Save Me,” with Jelly Roll
No. 30, “Evil”
No. 31, “Trouble”
No. 37, “Lucifer,” with Sly Pyper
No. 39, “Antichrist”
No. 45, “Guilty Conscience 2”
No. 56, “Temporary,” with Skylar Grey
No. 59, “Road Rage,” with Dem Jointz & Sly Pyper
No. 69, “Bad One,” with White Gold
No. 72, “Head Honcho,” with Ez Mil
With 14 debuts, Eminem ups his career total from 98 to 112 Hot 100 entries. He becomes the 19th act to chart at least 100 songs dating to the survey’s 1958 inception and now has the 11th-most appearances. Artists With the Most Hot 100 Hits:
333, Drake
264, Taylor Swift
207, Glee Cast
199, Future
186, Lil Wayne
157, Kanye West
148, Nicki Minaj
140, Lil Baby
117, Chris Brown
117, Travis Scott
112, Eminem
109, Elvis Presley (whose career launch predated the Hot 100’s start)
108, Lil Uzi Vert
106, Beyoncé
105, Jay-Z
105, Justin Bieber
104, YoungBoy Never Broke Again
103, 21 Savage
101, The Weeknd
Of Eminem’s 112 Hot 100 entries, 63 have reached the top 40. That’s the eighth most, after Drake (205), Swift (165), Lil Wayne (88), Elvis Presley (81), Ye (78), Nicki Minaj (75) and Future (67). Meanwhile, thanks to their featured appearances on The Death of Slim Shady, Sly Pyper, Dem Jointz and Ez Mil all score their first career Hot 100 visits.