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Eminem Dethrones Taylor Swift For No. 1 on Billboard 200

After 12 weeks of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, topping the Billboard 200 — holding onto the spot regardless of competitors from Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Zach Bryan, and extra — Eminem has lastly dethroned the pop star together with his new album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), taking the No. 1 spot.

Eminem’s twelfth studio album — and his first in 4 years — The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) arrived on July twelfth, 2024, following the discharge of singles “Houdini,” “Tobey,” and “Any person Save Me.” Now, having earned the No. 1 spot, it marks Eminem’s eleventh consecutive launch to high the Billboard 200, persevering with a development that started with The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000.

His observe document partially explains how Eminem was capable of pull-off what so many others couldn’t: dethroning Swift from No. 1. The primary critical contender was Billie Eilish, who launched her third album Hit Me Laborious and Smooth in Could. Then, Charli XCX’s Brat, Zach Bryan’s The Nice American Bar Scene, and different data tried to take the spot, however The Tortured Poets Division held on.

Throughout that point, although, Swift wasn’t afraid to play hardball — across the releases of Eilish and Charli’s albums, she debuted slightly-altered variations of TTPD, prompting an inflow of latest gross sales, which helped maintain the album at No. 1. Alas, Eminem has confirmed to be a industrial success that even Swift couldn’t fend off.

Maybe sensing that her reign at No. 1 was coming to an finish, Swift expressed her gratitude for the album’s chart success in an Instagram submit over the weekend. “I additionally needed to say to everybody who’s supported The Tortured Poets Division, I’m utterly blown away by what you’ve executed – it stayed at #1 for the primary 12 weeks of its launch and that’s by no means occurred to an album of mine earlier than, not even shut!! You’re simply the best.”

With 12 weeks at No. 1, Swift’s The Tortured Poets Division surpassed Whitney Houston’s 1987 album Whitney to develop into the one album by a girl to spend so many weeks within the high place. Other than TTPD, solely two different albums have spent at the least their first 12 weeks weeks of launch at No. 1: Morgan Wallen’s One Factor at a Time (12) Stevie Marvel’s Songs within the Key of Life (13).

Swift’s historic “Eras Tour” will come to a detailed this upcoming December. Grab dates for her upcoming shows here.

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