Wed 30 Jun 2010
Eminem’s Recovery debuts at #1, moves 741k units
Posted by Mikey Fresh under Crony-ism , Fashion , Good For Hip Hop[26] Comments
Mikey: The numbers are in and they don’t lie. Eminem’s Recovery has sold 741,000 units in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan. This marks Em’s 6th consecutive number 1 album on the Billboard charts. 255,000 of those albums sold came digitally. Congrats Marshall!
“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.” – Billboard
Link: Eminem’s Billboard Magazine Cover Story.
June 30th, 2010 at 4:23 am
Thanks again, Em
June 30th, 2010 at 5:10 am
Its mad how whatever album EMINEM puts out its a sure number 1, The only black rapper that does that is Jay-z, Im Pretty sure he has a 85% white following, so does other rappers compete with a rapper that has guaranteed fans
June 30th, 2010 at 8:12 am
WOW. I only heard the first single and wasnt impressed by it. I guess EM has a incredibly large (still!) locked in incredibly loyal fan base.
June 30th, 2010 at 9:09 am
@S.Mathis
this album is no doubt a piece of art, it has a good pace, real talk track for track is worth a listen. I copped it Wednesday Drove from BK to Washington DC, bumped the whole joint on repeat didn’t even try to play nothing else..hell I even drove back listening to it…notable joints to check for track 8. Seduction (wow) metaphorically he is sending a message to the world how he snatching up their chick which I hip hop… …track 1. Cold wind blows, 3. On fire…those are the ones that are doing it for me. Then only track that really felt like a filler was 9. No Love ft Lil wayne,…sorry this was just a waist of my time,…looks like they was tryin to recreate that bull shit of a chemistry mess they have on Rebirth,…But overall, The best joint is the one w/ Slaughterhouse, Em brought the wolves in, and they were hungry…. After all this shits that’s been out, Do your ears a favor they are ready for the “recovery”
June 30th, 2010 at 9:45 am
He doesnt have guaranteed fans because he’s white he has guaranteed fans because he’s (DOPE). People need to stop using that “he’s white” arguement because he’s the ONLY white rapper selling this much..EVER…for this long period of time. The novelty of being white wears off VERY quickly (look at Bubba, Paul Wall AND Vanilla Ice).
And how do you compete? Try putting out good music. Look at the facts. He only has 2 #1 singles in his career, “Lose Yourself” and “Not Afraid”. They werent #1 because he’s white, they were #1 because of their universal subject matter: upliftment. Both talk about perseverance. Same as Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind”..it was SOLELY about NYC, it was about the state of mind to make something of your dreams. UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS. THATS why Em sells alot and THATS why he will go down as the most successful rapper of all time…BY A LANDSLIDE.
June 30th, 2010 at 9:59 am
Thats what happens when ur the GOAT. Lyrically the album is ridiculous and the production is hot as well minus like 1-2 songs… I think Drakes album was better and I’m a huge Em fan but aye… Tell these kneegrows to stop d/l and actually purchase some albums and ppl like Drake can do the numbers they spose to
June 30th, 2010 at 10:13 am
1st off drakes album was a commercial hit,, not a hip hop classic,, he makes great main stream music for ppl who like main stream hip hop eminem is a lyrical dude. from the construction of his bars to the delivery when Drake goes back to the ‘So Far Gone’ days then u can place him in a sentence with eminem nd jay. the ppl have spoken,, drake is NOT worth buying,, why buy an album that is not classic to the ears,, em sold not because he is white bit because ppl know the difference between hip hop nd summin to bump in ur car to make ladies look.
June 30th, 2010 at 10:56 am
man i just heard the fizzle from Drake’s balloon airing the fuck out…wow! Iovine ur a dirty dog, fam…he said fuck that, we’re gonna show this kid Drake who’s really ‘010’s king! o well Drake still good…gettin’ that Ms Info paper (yahoo deals n shit) …its not a game bebe!
June 30th, 2010 at 11:21 am
wow drake and eminem rule the hip hop world. what a sad time for hip hop.
June 30th, 2010 at 11:52 am
will someone pass this story to diddy and let him know you dont have to act like a monkey to sell records…just be honest like EM and you’ll do well.
June 30th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
I just keep shaking my head at hip hop nowadays. None of the “top mcs” these days are battle tested. Drake going at Kim? Em at Britney and Christina and Ja Rule? Jay-Z running from everyone? There was point in time when top mcs would end your career. Now they call it “hating.” I call it pussy sh*t.
June 30th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Im a Big Em fan and his white fan Base is a big factor hands down ,,, it im a black man and Em is one of my top 5 #4 to be exact
#1jay
#2Pac
#3Big
#4Em
#5Nas
Im talking from delivery and lyrics.. Black would bootleg b4 standing on line and buying records especially Hood (street) dudes…thats just real..To top it all look at the Promo he was doing / shows /radio/etc.. not everyone has those outlets
June 30th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Drake is a chorus rapper and a singer ,,his album was a r&b and feat album ,,, i hope he isnt compared to no one smh his first album was better, i bet he dont do it again (yeah i said firt album cause you can say mix tape but that was an album with whole and new songs h just didnt have it under a real deal yet )
June 30th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
lmao read my comment on post #5
“Drake is a chorus rapper and a singer ,,his album was a r&b and feat album ,,, i hope he isnt compared to no one smh his first album was better, i bet he dont do it again (yeah i said firt album cause you can say mix tape but that was an album with whole and new songs h just didnt have it under a real deal yet )”
June 30th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
why does it have to be a sad time?
June 30th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
thats good he sold that much the first week,but i see a lot of people talking aboit sales and this or that i seen comments saying oh this dude only sold 100,000 first week,im like what does that have to do with anything your a fan what does that matter to you, it might matter to the ceos of the company but not you i dont know where that fade came from,when nas first came out when wu tang first came out when jay z first came out with their first album they dident selling mad units first week but those albums will go down in history as sum of the best album ever,but im glad em sold that much and props to who ever sales that much,im gonna cop his album on friday still want to hear that dre album.its like u telling me u ant gonna listening to a song even ifs its hot just cause that rapper dident sell that much fuc outta here sum people still stuck in that week where 50 cent sold 1mill in a week thats crazy its 2010 not 03,good music is good music no matter how much u sell or how much that rapperis on tv it doesnt mean people dont like them its just their contract might be dif from other dudes,jeaa…
June 30th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
I guess everybody wants to be a grown up they think dissin a top mc is childish like 50 said they need to make a we are the world record
July 1st, 2010 at 12:59 am
Man I want to first start by saying that this album didnt sell because dude whiteit sold because its dope!! Its that simple from top to bottom its dope…
I’d be surprised if it didn’t do great second weeks numbers…
He seems to be one album away from Eminem perfection with the pen mode and would hate to be around when that drops!!
I think Joe Budden and Crooked I make him a better artist because their pen game and rhyme scheme is very similar to a prime Em!!
As for my top 5 list:
1.Big Daddy Kane
2.Biggie
3. Nas
4. Pac
5. Eminem
6. Rakim
7. LL Cool J
THOSE ARE RAPPERS!! Not swag jackers!! or cadence crooks!! Original HIP HOP HEADS!!!No stolen Biggie swag or other rappers lines!!
As for the best tracks on this new album…My personal favs are:
On Fire
Wont Back Down
W.T.P
Almost Famous
Love the way you lie (CLASSIC EM MAJOR HIT)
25 To Life
The Havoc Track
Going Through Changes
Wont Back Down
No Love
DOPE SHIIIT!!!!
July 1st, 2010 at 5:59 am
damn homie ur wildin, Drakes album didnt even sound like an album. So Far Gone was better than this album. Em’s album is the best album to drop in a long time, lyrically, beat wise, delivery jus dope from top to bottom
July 1st, 2010 at 11:07 am
Depends on what type of mood you’re in imo. I can play Drakes joint from start to finish and not skip a song. Its smooth. I’m not always in the mood to hear Em yelling. But when I feel like being on my underground shit, Em undoubtedly shits on thank me later. But ppl shouldn’t deny thank me as an equally good album for its purpose. Just cuz the nigga sing doesn’t mean its not hip hop. The love below was one of the dopest cds to me n ppl still consider 3k hip hop. But so far gone was better, I could consider that a classic mixtape
July 1st, 2010 at 1:40 pm
WOOW MISS INFO, I REMEMBER LAST YEAR U SAID U DON’T POST ALBUM SALES WHEN JAY WAS SELLING AND 50 CENT WAS FLOPPING, WHAT HAPPENED COS U HAVE CHANGE UR MIND, IS IT BCOS U SCARED OF CURTIS FLOPPING ASS.
WELL I HAVE LOST SOME RESPECT FOR U
July 1st, 2010 at 3:15 pm
nope. I still dont give a shit about album sales. but evidently, lots of fans think they’re industry execs and want to study billboard…so Mikey posted these numbers.
Sorry you lost respect, I’ll try to manage.
July 1st, 2010 at 5:33 pm
okay my bad i still respect ur blogging just that i was in da moment that’s why i wrote my last statement.
u are still one of the best bloggers keep the hard work
peace
July 8th, 2010 at 2:05 am
I’ll tell you ALL what’s sad: That just about every single one of you can barely comprehend the English language. I mean- please- why even comment at all if you’re that mentally deficient that you can’t even complete anything close to what resembles a rational statement??? Made up words- botched spellings- botched sentences- good gosh… ask yourself this… How on earth do you expect anyone to support your point of view, have your opinion known… or just plain and simple ‘communicate’ effectively when your comprehension of spelling, grammar, English words- the entire grasp of the language is on par with what I’d say is expected of 1st graders.
I mean- the occassional misspelling or screw-up is okay… but when every response looks like a voice recognition program rendered a bunch of wild animals shrieking, howling, whatever- it’s just sad. And- you’re ATTEMPTING to come accross as knowledgeable or voice opinions on a subject- hip-hop/rap- that’s very core is (aside from beats, arrangements, melodies, etc) the command and use of the English language and its various elements- like similees, metaphors, knowledge of poetry (construction of), and the list goes on. I know not all of you can be so retarded- so I leave you out of this rant. But- if, to the rest of you, this is the best you have… this country is doomed!
July 8th, 2010 at 2:17 am
Word, Moogus- finally somebody steppin’ to these young buzzards who think they gonna make it by fakin’ it! They end up as a big ass 1st grader sayin 500 times a shift, ‘May I take your order?!’
Well I guess they gonna get paid to spit lyrics- only they limited to ‘fries wit dat??’ ‘you wanst ta supa size dat?’ … and they paycheck signed by McDonalds… and that’s the fast food chain- not an Irish record label!
Haa!
July 8th, 2010 at 6:33 am
Why don’t you shut the hell up, who the hell are you, dnt u no we r in a era wen short form txt writin is easier and quick communication!!!