Biggest-selling rap album (USA)
Who
Eminem
What
12,000,000 unit(s) sold
Where
United States ()
When

Eminem’s (USA, b. Marshall Mathers III) fourth studio album, The Eminem Show (2002), has been certified 12x multi-platinum (12 million units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The Aftermath/Interscope set and its predecessor, 2000’s The Marshall Mathers LP (11 million units), are the USA’s biggest-selling rap albums. Both releases collected their latest awards from the RIAA on 8 March 2022.


The Eminem Show features the singles “Without Me”, “Cleanin’ Out My Closet” and “Business”, and also “’Till I Collapse” (feat. Nate Dogg) – reportedly the most streamed track on Spotify that was never released as a single. It had been streamed 1.36 billion times as of 27 June 2022.