Most cumulative weeks at No.1 on the US Billboard 200 by a rapper

The 10 chart-topping solo albums by Eminem (USA, b. Marshall Mathers III) have spent a combined total of 34 weeks at No.1 on the US Billboard 200: The Marshall Mathers LP (8 weeks in 2000), The Eminem Show (6 weeks in 2002), Encore (4 weeks in 2004-05), Curtain Call - The Hits (2 weeks in 2005), Relapse (2 weeks in 2009), Recovery (7 weeks in 2010), The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2 weeks in 2013), Revival (1 week in 2018), Kamikaze (1 week in 2018) and Music to be Murdered By (1 week in 2020). With his two No.1s as a member of D12 – Devil’s Night (2 weeks in 2001) and D12 World (1 week in 2004) – his leading contributions to the soundtrack 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (2 weeks in 2002) and his collaboration with Royce da 5’9”, as Bad Meets Evil, on Hell: The Sequel (1 week in 2011), Eminem’s tally of No.1 weeks on the Billboard 200 is 40.

As of 2 July 2022, Drake’s (Aubrey Drake Graham) seven consecutive No.1 studio albums (2010-22), his Care Package compilation (2019) and three chart-topping mixtapes (2015-17) had resulted in a combined 33 weeks at the top of the Billboard 200. Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) has amassed 11 consecutive No.1 studio albums (1998-2017) plus a further three collaborative chart-toppers (2004-11), giving him a combined 25 weeks at No.1. Kanye West (aka Ye) has released nine consecutive No.1 studio albums (2005-21), plus Watch the Throne with Jay-Z (2011), for a combined 12 weeks at No.1. Overall, as of 2 July 2022, The Beatles (132 weeks), Elvis Presley (67) and Taylor Swift (55) had the most cumulative weeks at No.1 on the Billboard 200.