Eminem’s latest album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce),” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, unseating Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” after 12 weeks.
In its first week, “The Tortured Poets Department” hit 891.34 million album streams stateside, according to Luminate, the biggest streaming week for an album in history.
Swift’s album debuted at No. 1 in April and held the top spot for three months. She is the only woman to have done so; Swift beat the previous record held by Whitney Houston’s 1987 album, “Whitney.” It spent its first 11 weeks at No. 1.
This week's most-streamed albums:1. @Eminem, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)2. Zach Bryan, The Great American Bar Scene3. @taylorswift13, The Tortured Poets Department4. @MorganWallen, One Thing at a Time5. @billieeilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) July 22, 2024
“The Tortured Poets Department” tied Morgan Wallen’s 2023 album “One Thing at a Time,” which also debuted at No. 1 and stayed there for 12 consecutive weeks. (It would later remerge at the top spot, spending 19 weeks total at No. 1.)
The only album to outperform them is Stevie Wonder’s 1976 masterpiece, “Songs in the Key of Life.” It spent 13 weeks at No. 1 after debuting in the top spot; 14 weeks there in total.
“The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)” is Eminem’s 12th album and his 11th to hit No. 1. “The Tortured Poets Department” dropped to No. 4 as a result.
.@Eminem's 'The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)' debuts at No. 1 on this week's #Billboard200.It earns Eminem his 11th career No. 1 album, tying @BarbraStreisand, @springsteen & Kanye West for the 5th-most of all time.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) July 22, 2024
Artists with the most No. 1 albums on the #Billboard200:19, @thebeatles 14, Jay-Z14, @taylorswift13 13, @Drake11, @BarbraStreisand 11, @springsteen 11, Kanye West11, @Eminem 10, @1future 9, @garthbrooks 9, @kennychesney 9, @Madonna 9, @RollingStones
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) July 22, 2024
In the second slot is K-pop boy band ENHYPHEN’s “ROMANCE:UNTOLD” and irreverent country Zach Bryan’s “The Great American Bar Scene” is at No. 3.
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