Iconic Hip-Hop Star Eminem who has countless records to his name has just added another one to the list today which also marks the Detroit-based rapper’s 49th Birthday.
A few hours ago Billboard has announced Eminem’s hit compilation album ‘Curtain Call : The Hits” which was released in 2005 has now completed 550 weeks on the album’s charts which counts Top 200 albums of the week. It’s only the fifth album in history to reach the milestone and the first by a rapper. ‘Curtain Call: The Hits’ lands at no. 42 on the charts this week.
Behind Eminem, the two rappers with the album spending most weeks on the charts are good Kid mAAd City by Kendrick Lamar (468 weeks) and Drake’s Take Care (450 weeks).
.@Eminem‘s ‘Curtain Call: The Hits’ has now spent 550 total weeks on the #Billboard200 (No. 42 this week).
It’s the fifth album in history to spend that many weeks on the chart, and the first by a rapper.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) October 17, 2021
Most weeks spent on the #Billboard200:
958, @pinkfloyd Dark Side of the Moon
700, @bobmarley Legend
690, @JourneyOfficial Journey’s Greatest Hits
629, @Metallica Metallica
550, @Eminem Curtain Call: The Hits
545, @TheOfficialCCR Chronicle, Vol. 1
545, @Nirvana Nevermind— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) October 17, 2021
Eminem’s Curtain Call: The Hits includes a collection of hit singles from the rapper also a bunch of new songs such as the live version of ‘Stan’ ft. Elton John, ‘Fack’, ‘When I’m Gone’ and ‘Shake That’ ft. Nate Dogg. The album released on 5th December 2005 debuted at number one on Billboard Charts with 441,000 units sold.