Eminem Joins Some Of The Biggest Rock Bands Of All Time

Eminem's 'Curtain Call: The Hits' becomes only the sixth medium to walk astatine slightest 800 weeks connected the Billboard 200, joining a nine made up almost wholly of rockers. INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 13: Eminem performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show astatine SoFi Stadium connected February 13, 2022 successful Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Many of the longest-charting albums successful the history of the Billboard 200 – the ranking published each week by Billboard that specifications the most-consumed albums and EPs successful the United States utilizing a operation of income and streaming activity – are compilations. This makes sense, since for decades, if a instrumentality wanted to perceive the biggest hits by a awesome philharmonic act, they either had to threat up each the singles erstwhile available, bargain each album, aliases prevention their money and attraction connected 1 top hits set.

In the streaming era, these projects person go moreover much important, arsenic they are the ones that millions of group flock to time aft time and week aft week to play the smashes they remember. Eminem’s Curtain Call: The Hits has agelong classed arsenic 1 of the astir successful titles connected the Billboard 200, and this frame, arsenic it holds connected erstwhile again, the rapper joins 1 of the astir exclusive clubs connected the rundown.

Eminem Reaches 800 Weeks

Curtain Call celebrates 800 weeks connected the Billboard 200 this frame. As it reaches that milestone – 1 which only a fistful of full-lengths successful history person travel moreover adjacent to matching – the compilation dips 4 spaces to No. 64.

Eminem Joins an Exclusive Club of Successful Albums

Curtain Call becomes only the sixth medium successful history to make it to 800 weeks connected the Billboard 200. About 2 months ago, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits collapsed into that tier arsenic well. That compilation is now up to 810 turns location connected the tally.

The exclusive group besides includes Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon – the longest-charting medium ever – Legend by Bob Marley and the Wailers, Journey’s Greatest Hits and Metallica’s self-titled effort.

Bruno Mars Could Be Next

It whitethorn only beryllium astir 2 months earlier a seventh effort is inducted into the 800-week club. Bruno Mars’s debut full-length Doo-Wops & Hooligans climbs 1 peg to No. 81 this framework arsenic it reaches 792 turns location connected the Billboard 200. After that, Nirvana’s Nevermind and different top hits compilation, this clip by Guns N’ Roses, could besides make it to 800 frames wrong the adjacent fewer months.

Eminem’s Curtain Call Is Far Ahead of His Other Albums

Curtain Call is easy Eminem’s longest-charting medium connected the Billboard 200. The Eminem Show ranks 2nd successful his discography, pinch a small much than half arsenic galore appearances, arsenic it is presently astatine 443 frames location connected the roster.

Seven of the 13 titles Eminem has placed connected the Billboard 200 person held connected for triple-digit turns. That is an awesome way grounds for immoderate artist, arsenic galore successful acts person only seen 1 aliases 2 efforts (at best) execute the feat. Only 2 Eminem albums that person landed connected the Billboard 200 person grounded to ace a afloat twelvemonth connected the tally, and they are 2 of his much caller releases – Revival and The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).

Eminem’s Compilation Remains a Genre Favorite

Curtain Call appears connected 2 further Billboard medium rankings this week, and it falls connected some of them. The compilation dips to No. 16 connected the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums floor plan and No. 10 connected the Top Rap Albums roster.

Curtain Call peaked astatine No. 2 connected some genre-specific lists, successful opposition to the Billboard 200, wherever it roseate each the measurement to No. 1. The compilation is counted arsenic 1 of Eminem’s 11 champions connected that tally.