Eminem released Curtain Call: The Hits in 2005. The album pulled together 13 of Slim Shady’s biggest hits from his first four major label albums — 1999’s The Slim Shady LP, 2000’s The Marshal Mathers LP, 2002’s The Eminem Show and 2004’s Encore as well as four new songs, including a live version of “Stan” with Elton John, “Fack,” “When I’m Gone” and “Shake That” featuring Nate Dogg.
Billed as Shady’s second compilation album, the project debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling roughly 441,000 copies in its first week. Since then, it’s been certified 7x-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has remained on the Billboard chart for a staggering 496 weeks, which comes out to almost 10 years.
According to Billboard and Southpawer, a zealous Eminem fan site, Curtain Call has re-entered this week’s chart at No. 59.
Curtain Call already holds the crown for longest-running rap album in Billboard’s history, hitting 350 weeks in August 2017. It still trails far behind Pink Floyd’s 1973 classic Dark Side of The Moon, which remained on the chart for 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988.
In 1999, the anointed “rap god” spoke to Spin magazine about his then-blossoming career and was asked what would happen if The Slim Shady LP blew up to which he replied, “I imagine I’ll go through a lot of this same racial shit, but that’ll just make my second album better — because I’ll have even more to rap about.”
And he was right. His sophomore album The Marshal Mathers LP is widely regarded as his best work. It went on to sell over 25 million copies, earning Em the very special distinction of a diamond-selling MC.
Eminem's "Curtain Call" Is Billboard's Hip Hop Album Chart G.O.A.T.
Although it’s unclear what led to Curtain Call‘s massive jump in sales, HipHopDX has reached out to a rep in hopes of collecting a little insight into the surge.
In the meantime, revisit Curtain Call: The Hits below.
White people just want to belong.. lol 5 so called stories on this cuck fuck ass bitch.. funny lol hahahaha he’s j cole.. he’s Kendrick.. lol he’s lil nas.. lol dick rider… someone please put some black cum in his ass.. he’s begging lol
What kind of drugs are you on?
I bet you’re a stan.. a Beavis and Buttbrain fan.. I bet you die your hair.. you piece of shit.. go away.. lol .. he’s Kendrick.. he’s j cole.. drake .. a rapper that someone listens to.. lol not!!!!
Take a break from the Internet, dude… You’re clearly in need of urgent psychological help!!
Yeah ok.. lol .. I bet you bump em in the ride.. lol I can smell the bengay from here.. welcome to the AARP .. the Beavis and Butt Munch has been cancelled… em is 49 years 363 days , 23 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds old.. gtfoh .. old man you’re a bum
Just look at how you’re structuring your paragraphs, you have zero understanding of grammar or punctuation. It’s pretty sad. You’re obviously retarded; should have stayed in school instead of chugging all that lean and fucking yourself up for life.
Kids, take note. Don’t be like him.
Lol white boy I bet you wish I did dope.. like you and cuck fuck dick rider Eminem.. go drink 10 gallons of black cum and take a nap.. better yet spoke some meth .. get dirtbag white boy trailer trash wasted.. you deserve it.. fuck off.. die for me
Do you know what a bum is? Also he isn’t 50 he’s 47. He is pretty rich so he can’t be a bum
You sound mad as fuck right now bud. Go fuck your cousin or something you hillbilly ass motherfucker!
After reading you comment 657 times I get your point! God bless you!
Is it really fair for any greatest hits album to be put up against regular albums ?
Yes, anyone else is allowed to do so, problem being nobody has hits
These kids just don’t know how big Eminem was
bwwwahhaa hahahaha..
You are retarded and I played hip hop at a tea and fucking biscuit party bro, music is music does not matter the color, the ears do not care
Eminem is so old he uses the “ intranet “ .. lol not the internet.. he was roommates with Al Gore in high school… who the fuck is Al Gore????? Lord Jamar.. come and get your cuck bitch..
a true show business success story.
This is a Greatest Hits, and the second song is FACK? *Facepalm*
All these songs are trash. The world has moved on from this washed up old coot.. I knew an autistic nut bag who listened to him. He’s in prison now, getting fucked hard in the ass and begging for Eminem to save him.. Stans all want to be saved. But isn’t this guy like 50?
The world has moved on?? How can that be true, if this album from 15 years ago is still in the charts? And his most recent album MTBMB went straight to number 1 on the billboard 200? Either, you didn’t think this comment through, you’re not very intelligent or you’re just plain butthurt because you want Em to go away and he just continues to dominate the rap game well into 2020! Which one is it??
Bro thats mgk bugging the fuck out dont even respond to his ass
As much as I don’t agree with the direction an how his newer music from MMLP2 to this date has been… he has one of the strongest catalogs 1st 3 albums were classics an this greatest hits album is probably the best greatest hits for the rap genre ever… this guy was the the biggest..everything he touched in that era was Gold ..rappers were damn near scared to get on the same beat as him…an when 8 mile came out…pppssshhh he was a walking legend
2Pac has the best Greatest Hits. This has 3 horrible songs in Fack, Shake That, and When I’m Gone. Although the last one fits the album quite well. Eminem is in my top 5, but I think the best way to experience his catalogue is through his actual albums.
Ouch!!! A billion asses just got hurt …
I hope all Stans use meth, coke and pcp.. especially pcp.. that shit is extremely poison.. you can tell he’s high in that pic.. which he deserves..
How many times your pop POP you in the ass son?
That photo of him is really funny. He looks as awkward as he is. He used to be cool back in 1998-2000. Then he became a fake gangster after he signed 50 Cent and looked like a total herb. Now he’s a total loser. He is a cuckold.
Jaw rocking and chin twisting.. he’s offered his mouth to so many black men in the industry.. someone please feed this guy a gallon of black cum before he loses it.. no one listens to em accept white trash burnouts who go in and out of rehab… begging for attention AARP **** OLD MAN RAP ALERT*****
OMG People are fucking retards today. People saying he’s trash or on crack. Look don’t get me wrong, he hasn’t put out a quote “Great album” since TES. I agree. He has put out some decent albumns like mmlp2 Kamikaze, or MTBMB. Also people say no one listens to Eminem? Makes since why he’s the best selling rap artists of all time. The reasons why you should hate Eminem is because of his “quote” albumn qualities or him attacking innocent people in his songs. I understand that, but saying he’s good because he white and that’s it? He makes funny music that back in the 90’s we had never heard of. He has lyrical skills no one can deny that, he is a decent to average song writter I agree. Em dosn’t do drugs anymore I could tell you that for a fact.