Recovery (Eminem album): Difference between revisions

The album debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, with first-week sales of 741,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/eminem-s-recovery-explodes-at-no-1-on-billboard-1004101415.story?tag=hpfeed#|title=Eminem's 'Recovery' Explodes At No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 741,000|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=June 30, 2010|accessdate=June 30, 2010}}</ref> It became Eminem's sixth album to debut at number one in the United States.<ref>Caulfield, Keith (June 30, 2010). [http://www.billboard.com/news/eminem-s-huge-recovery-leads-big-week-on-1004101453.story# "Eminem's Huge 'Recovery' Leads Big Week On Billboard 200"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved on 2010-06-30.</ref> In its second week of release it remained at number-one and sold 313,000 copies.<ref>[http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/07/07/eminem-sales-top-1-million-second-week-atop-billboard-200/ Eminem Sales Top 1 Million, Second Week in a Row Atop Billboard 200]. AOL Radio Blog (2010-07-07). Retrieved on 2010-12-22.</ref> It also entered at number one on ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]''{{'}}s [[R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and [[Top Rap Albums|Rap Albums]] chart.<ref name="R&B">[http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums?chartDate=2010-07-10 R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Week of July 10, 2010]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved on 2010-06-26.</ref><ref name="Rap">[http://www.billboard.com/chart/rap-albums?chartDate=2010-07-10 Rap Albums – Week of July 10, 2010]{{dead link|date=June 2011}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved on 2010-06-26.</ref> In its ninth week of release the album remained at number one for its seventh non-consecutive week and sold 116,000 copies.<ref name="Baller">[http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/08/26/album-charts-eminem-wont-budge-from-no-1-with-recovery/ "Album Charts: Eminem Won't Budge From No. 1 With 'Recovery'"]. 2010-08-26. BallerStatus.com.</ref> In its first nine weeks of release the album sold over 100,000 copies every week. As of March 2011, the album was No. 1 on the all-time list of albums with the most digital sales, with over 922,000 copies digitally sold <ref>{{cite web|last=Grein |first=Paul |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74338/chart-watch-extra-eminem-bumps-off-gaga/ |title=Chart Watch Extra: Eminem Bumps Off Gaga - Chart Watch |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-11-27}}</ref> As of July 2011, the album broke the digital record and became the first album to sell 1 million digital copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapradar.com/2011/07/05/eminem-sets-digital-sales-record/ |title=Eminem Sets Digital Sales Record |publisher=Rap Radar |date=2011-07-05 |accessdate=2011-09-19}}</ref> It has since been outsold by [[Adele (singer)|Adele]]'s ''[[21 (Adele album)|21]]'' album.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/adele-s-21-surpasses-1-million-downloads-1005278182.story|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=Adele's '21' Surpasses 1 Million Downloads, Is Best Selling Digital Album of All-Time|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=2011-07-15|accessdate=2011-07-25}}</ref> As of September 25, 2011, the album had sold 4,040,000 copies in the United States.<ref name="hiphopdx1">{{cite web|last=Jacobs |first=Allen |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17021/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-9-25-2011 |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 9/25/2011 &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2011-09-28 |accessdate=2011-09-28}}</ref> Since it'sits United States release, the album has spent a total of 27 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 which is more than any other hip-hop album since 2003.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grein |first=Paul |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74336/week-ending-feb-27-2011-albums-all-about-adele/;_ylt=AhO8q36MDSOIlvrjUYgR2_kPwiUv |title=Week Ending Feb. 27, 2011: Albums: All About Adele - Chart Watch |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com |date=2011-03-02 |accessdate=2011-11-27}}</ref> It spent 7 weeks at number one in both the US & UK amongst other nations.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grein |first=Paul |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74339/week-ending-march-6-2011-albums-across-the-pond/#mwpphu-post-form |title=Week Ending March 6, 2011: Albums: Across The Pond - Chart Watch |publisher=New.music.yahoo.com |date=2011-03-09 |accessdate=2011-11-27}}</ref>