Eminem's Relapse Notches Biggest Billboard Debut Of 2009
New albums from Method Man and Redman, Busta Rhymes and Dane Cook also make top 10.By Gil Kaufman
Eminem's Relapse
Photo: Interscope Records
Guess who's back? As if there were any question of whether Eminem could dominate the charts again after a near four-year absence, the rapper's return-to-form,
Relapse,
will crush the competition next week to take the #1 spot on the Billboard 200, thanks to the highest first-week bow of the year so far at 608,000.
How big was it? Even with seve...
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Rolling Stone — The Big News: New albums stormed the charts last week, and seven debuts moved into the Top 10. The fresh blood was led by Eminem’s Relapse, which moved 609,000 copies t... more info
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Eminem's Relapse
Photo: Interscope Records
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VH1 News — Eminem's new album, Relapse, will debut at #1 on next week's Billboard chart after selling 608,000 copies, the best first-week sales of 2009 so far. more info
Associated Press — NEW YORK (AP) -- Eminem's new album, "Relapse," has sold more copies in its first week of release than any other album this year.... more info
VH1 News — Eminem collaborator Dawaun Parker talked about recording Relapse. The young producer/ keyboardist has been Dr. Dre's right-hand man for years. more info
Chorus.fm — *Eminem* (http://myspace.com/eminem) has topped (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/eminem-s-relapse-tops-billboard-200-1003976765.story) the Billboard charts this week ... more info
AOL Music — Eminem's new album, 'Relapse,' has sold more copies in its first week of release than any other album this year. Nielsen SoundScan says the Detroit rapper's first album i... more info
E! Online —
Eminem just discovered a 13th step to recovery.
Nearly five years since his last studio album, the rehabbed rapper has returned to No. 1 as Relapse sold 608,00... more info
Live Daily — As expected, Eminem's "Relapse" did big business during its first week in stores, easily grabbing the top slot while leading a pack of seven new releases into the Top 10 ... more info
Detroit Free Press —
Although Eminem's live performance at the MTV Movie Awards is not until Sunday night, his "Eminem, Where Have You Been?" digital short is making the rounds on the N... more info
Detroit Free Press —
More than four years since his previous album of original material debuted at the top of the charts, Eminem's "Relapse" is the No. 1-selling album in the United Sta... more info
Kings of A&R — Although Eminem’s new record ‘Relapse’ is suffering from harsh reviews, it still managed to sell 608,244 copies first week. The big question is how long the record ... more info
Mercury News, California — NEW YORK — Eminem's new album, "Relapse," has sold more copies in its first week of release than any other album this year. more info
Starpulse — NEW YORK (AP) — Eminem's new album, "Relapse," has sold more copies in its first week of release than any other album this year.[...] Read more! more info
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Perez Hilton — It's his first album in almost five years, but rapper Eminem has yet to loose his golden touch with his new release Relapse. He's also yet to get a new sound, cuz the col... more info