Eminem's 'Recovery' Explodes At No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 741,000

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Eminem's "Recovery" will blast in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week with 741,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan -- the largest sales week for a single album since October 2008, when AC/DC's "Black Ice" debuted with 784,000 in its first week.

"Recovery" is the hip-hop king's sixth straight No. 1 debut -- and sixth overall chart-topper on the Billboard 200. His only set to miss the top spot was his "Slim Shady LP" debut, which bowed and peaked at No. 2 in 1999. Among hip-hop acts with the most No. 1 albums, only Jay-Z has earned more, with 11.

"Recovery's" debut week sales surpasses the first week of Eminem's last set, "Relapse," which began at No. 1 in 2009 with 608,000. It also beats the opening of 2005's "Curtain Call: The Hits" which entered at No. 1 with 441,000 in 2005.

Eminem's new album also wows digitally, as downloads made up 255,000 of its first week. That's the second-biggest digital week for an album in history. Only Coldplay's "Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends" notched a larger frame, when it debuted with 288,000 downloads in the summer of 2008.

Eminem also naturally makes big news on the Digital Songs chart with his "Recovery" collaboration with Rihanna titled "Love the Way You Lie." It debuts at No. 1 with 338,000 downloads sold. It's the sixth time Em has topped the Digital Songs chart and the second time he's done it this year, following "Not Afraid's" entry atop the list back in May with 379,000.
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Source: Billboard.com

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700k would have been considered a flop 10 years ago. He did 1.7+ Million for one of his efforts.

I guess 700k would be equivalent to like 2+ million today, those are monster numbers today considering digital sales and piracy. Well done Em.
 
kingscotty38 said:
700k would have been considered a flop 10 years ago. He did 1.7+ Million for one of his efforts.

I guess 700k would be equivalent to like 2+ million today, those are monster numbers today considering digital sales and piracy. Well done Em.
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Pre-teens who haven't figured out how to pirate yet.
 
kingscotty38 said:
700k would have been considered a flop 10 years ago. He did 1.7+ Million for one of his efforts.

I guess 700k would be equivalent to like 2+ million today, those are monster numbers today considering digital sales and piracy. Well done Em.
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700K in one week was NEVER considered a flop.
 
ive been listening to this album for 3 days straight on repeat... it's really fucking good.
 
Moxie said:
Digital sales count towards the total number.

What's more amazing is AC/DC. Let's see how Eminem sells when he is around 60 years old.
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basically their entire target audience pays for music, plus that age group is the largest in the country...the eminem fan generation does not have baby boomer generation numbers...plus...ac/dc never did 1.7mil in a week.
 
Listening to it now. I'm a metalhead (yes, AC/DC's 2008 album was awesome BTW), but might as well see what the fuss is about.

So far I like the first track. I wouldn't say Eminem and the legion of worthless look-a-like/act-a-like kids his career spawned is necessarily a good thing for society.... but good for him.
 
habeeb said:
Or people that listened to it early, liked it, and bought it out of respect for his work.
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This.

Went out and brought it also, even though I downloaded it earlier on my computer. Always have to respect good work. I have no problem with Eminem putting a bit of money in his pocket from me. Many of you should do the same if you enjoy the album, he needs to get rewarded for the amount of work he put in.
 
Moxie said:
Digital sales count towards the total number.

What's more amazing is AC/DC. Let's see how Eminem sells when he is around 60 years old.
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The digital are not included in that total....

That would add another 255k to his totals. There is a long story on it somewhere.

All the records he broke with this. The single I Love The Way You Lie.
 
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