Eminem’s new album Recovery will remain the top seller on both the American and UK charts for a second week.
The album sold over 700k in its first week and is expected to bypass platinum with the sales numbers are finally tabulated. Early reports suggest Eminem will push and additional 320-340k in the United States.
The Dream is expected to sell between 55 and 60k copies of his Love King.
Eminem’s single, “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna, has soared on the singles charts and the Detroit rapper has several other album cuts on the Billboard 100.
Recovery debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s European Albums chart as well as the American
Eminem is a marketing genius. Every album is a continuing story, there’ll probably be a movie based on his albums eventually. He’d better not get cocky though, nows the perfect time for him to start spacing out his albums by about 5-6 years, Michael Jackson knew how to play his audience and his album timing was no mistake. If Eminem burns himself out now he’ll end up like Lil’ Wayne singing “punk rock” because of the lack of any leftover creativity.
BTW, Tech N9ne is King…