Eminem brings Taylor Swift’s historic reign at No

Eminem brings Taylor Swift’s historic reign at No. 1 to an end, Stevie Wonder’s record stays intact

 latest album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce),” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, unseating  “The Tortured Poets Department” after 12 weeks.

Eminem brings Taylor Swift's historic reign at No. 1 to an end

In its first week, “The Tortured Poets Department” hit 891.34 million album streams stateside, according to Luminate,  for an album in history.

Swift’s album debuted at No. 1 in April and held the top spot for three months. She is the only woman to have done so; Swift beat the previous record held by Whitney Houston’s 1987 album, “Whitney.” It spent its first 11 weeks at No. 1.

 

 

Eminem brings Taylor Swift's historic reign at No. 1 to an end, Stevie  Wonder's record stays intact - High5 Hand Therapy

 tied Morgan Wallen’s 2023 album  which also debuted at No. 1 and stayed there for 12 consecutive weeks. (It would later remerge at the top spot, spending 19 weeks total at No. 1.)

The only album to outperform them is  1976 masterpiece, “Songs in the Key of Life.” It spent 13 weeks at No. 1 after debuting in the top spot; 14 weeks there in total.

“The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)” is Eminem’s 12th album and his 11th to hit No. 1. “The Tortured Poets Department” dropped to No. 4 as a result. In the second slot is  “ROMANCE:UNTOLD” and irreverent country star Zach Bryan’s “The Great American Bar Scene” is at No. 3.

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