Rapper Eminem holds many notable achievements, including 13 Guinness Book of World Records, for his videos, singles, albums, and rapping abilities.

Eminem's first appearance in the Guinness Book of World Records was in 2000 for being the "fastest-selling rap artist" with his album The Marshall Mathers LP. Since then, he has earned multiple appearances, 11 at least as of June 2024, including his record title as the top-selling hip hop artist of all time. Eminem is also a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with his induction occurring in 2022. Eminem's best-known songs include "My Name Is", "The Real Slim Shady", "The Way I Am", "Stan", "Without Me", "Lose Yourself", "Mockingbird", "Not Afraid", "Love the Way You Lie", "Rap God", "The Monster", "Superman" and "Godzilla".

Eminem achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP. His next two releases, The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2002), were worldwide successes and were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Eminem is among the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated worldwide sales of over 220 million records. He was the best-selling music artist in the United States of the 2000s and the bestselling male music artist in the United States of the 2010s, third overall. Billboard named him the "Artist of the Decade (2000–2009)". He has had ten number 1 albums on the Billboard 200—which all consecutively debuted at number 1 on the chart, making him the first artist to achieve this—and five number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Curtain Call: The Hits (2005), "Lose Yourself", "Love the Way You Lie", and "Not Afraid" have all been certified Diamond or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Rolling Stone has included him in its lists of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. He has won numerous awards, including 15 Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, 17 Billboard Music Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and an MTV Europe Music Global Icon Award. In November 2022, Eminem was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Worldwide Guinness World Records Year Record holder World Record 2000EminemFastest selling rap artist 2000–presentEminem Most consecutive albums to debut at number 1 in the US (11)2002The Eminem ShowBest selling album of hip hop in the first week of the UK chart release 2005EminemMost successful rap artist in the UK 2006"Smack That"Most entries jumped on US hot 100 chart 2010Eminem21st century's top-selling album act (US)Most successive US albums to debut at No.1 by a solo artistRapper with the most no.1 albums in the UKMost successive US No.1 albums by a solo artist2015"Rap God"Most words in a hit single2020"Godzilla"Fastest rap in a No.1 singleEminemMost likes for a musician on Facebook (male)Most consecutive No.1 debuts on the US albums chart

Streaming +RecordNotesMost-streamed non-single on Spotify"'Till I Collapse" Most albums to have over one billion streams on Spotify11: The Slim Shady LP, The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Encore, Curtain Call: The Hits, Relapse, Recovery, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Revival, Kamikaze, Music to Be Murdered By and The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). First rapper to have 100M followers on Spotify

Lists +PositionList83 Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time91Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time5The 10 Best Rappers of All Time2000 & 2002The Best Rapper Alive, Every Year Since 19791Top 10 Best Rappers of All Time3Ranking the 50 greatest rappers since 2000250 Greatest Hip-Hop Artists Of All-Time Ranked

Honorific Nicknames Title Slim ShadyKing of Hip-HopKing of RapRap God

United States +RecordNotesBest selling artist of the 2000sNamed "Artist of the Decade (2000–2009)" by Billboard.Best selling male music artist of the 2010sThird overall.Best selling artist of the 21st century (pure sales)Best selling artist of the 3rd millennium (pure sales)Most albums that sold more than a million copies in the first week3: The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show and Encore. Record tied with Taylor Swift.Hip Hop album with the highest first week salesThe Marshall Mathers LP: 1,760,000Hip Hop album with most diamond certified singles2: RecoveryMost-consecutive studio albums to debut at number one11: The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, Encore, Curtain Call: The Hits, Relapse, Recovery, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Revival, Kamikaze, Music To Be Murdered By, and The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)Hip-hop album with the most weeks in the Billboard 200711: Curtain Call: The HitsBiggest spot jump from the week previous196: Music To Be Murdered By

Billboard 200 chart statistics

Eminem has had 11 studio albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, 10 of them being No. 1. Two of Eminem's compilation albums, two collaborative albums and two soundtrack albums all charted in the top 10 as well, with Curtain Call: The Hits and the 8 Mile soundtrack reaching No. 1. As part of D12 he recorded two studio album as part of the group and as part of Bad Meets Evil him and Royce da 5'9" recorded an extended play all of which reached No 1. Eminem's debut studio album Infinite and debut extended play Slim Shady EP are his only albums to not chart on the Billboard 200.

Eminem has the second most consecutive number-one albums at ten behind Jay-Z who has eleven. In 2013 after the release of The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Eminem had 8 albums in the top 200 simultaneously. Eminem's albums The Marshall Mathers LP and The Eminem Show are among the top 100 certified albums according to the RIAA, with the albums becoming one of the best-selling albums in United States with diamond status.

+ Eminem's albums chart position in the United States 1996: Infinite N/A 1997: Slim Shady EP N/A 1999: The Slim Shady LP #2 2000: The Marshall Mathers LP #1 2001: Devil's Night (as D12) #1 2002: The Eminem Show #1 2002: 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (as Shady Records) #1 2004: D12 World (as D12) #1 2004: Encore #1 2005: Curtain Call: The Hits #1 2006 Eminem Presents: The Re-Up (as Shady Records) #2 2009: Relapse #1 2010: Recovery #1 2011: Hell: The Sequel (as Bad Meets Evil) #1 2013: The Marshall Mathers LP 2 #1 2014: Shady XV (as Shady Records) #3 2015: Southpaw: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (as Shady Records) #5 2017: Revival #1 2018: Kamikaze #1 2020: Music to Be Murdered By #1 2022: Curtain Call 2 #6 2024: The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) #1

Billboard Hot 100 chart statistics

As of January 2025, Eminem has had 23 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, with 5 of them reaching number one. On the Billboard Hot 100, Eminem has charted a total of 112 songs, the eighth most for a rapper. Eminem's singles "Lose Yourself", "Not Afraid" and "Love The Way You Lie" all peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and have been certified diamond or higher by the RIAA.

+ Eminem's top-ten singles in the United States 2002: "Lose Yourself" #1 2009: "Crack A Bottle" #1 2010: "Not Afraid" #1 2010: "Love The Way You Lie" #1 2013: "The Monster" #1 2002: "Without Me" #2 2006: "Smack That" #2 2024: "Houdini" #2 2013: "Berzerk" #3 2018: "Killshot" #3 2020: "Godzilla" #3 2000: "The Real Slim Shady" #4 2002: "Cleanin' Out My Closet" #4 2011: "I Need A Doctor" #4 2019: "Homicide" #5 2004: "Just Lose It" #6 2009: "Shake That" #6 2018: "Lucky You" #6 2013: "Rap God" #7 2005: "When I'm Gone" #8 2009: "Forever" #8 2018: "The Ringer" #8 2009: "We Made You" #9

Billboard Hot Rap Songs statistics

Eminem has had 32 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs, with 6 of them reaching No. 1. on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs. In total 66 songs charted Billboard Hot Rap Songs.

+ Eminem's top-ten rap singles in the United States 2010: "Forever" #1 2010: "Love The Way You Lie" #1 2013: "Berzerk" #1 2013: "The Monster" #1 2013: "Rap God" #1 2024: "Houdini" #1 2002: "Lose Yourself" #2 2018: "Killshot" #2 2019: "Homicide" #2 2020: "Godzilla" #3 2009: "Crack A Bottle" #4 2013: "Survival" #4 2014: "Guts Over Fear" #4 1998: "Just Don't Give A Fuck" #5 2002: "Without Me" #5 2002: "Cleaning Out My Closet" #5 2012: "My Life" #5 2014: "Headlights" #5 2018: "River" #5 2018: "Lucky You" #5 2017: "Walk On Water" #6 2000: "The Real Slim Shady" #7 2004: "Just Lose It" #7 2017: "No Favours" #7 2018: "The Ringer" #7 2010: "Not Afraid" #8 2010: "No Love" #9 2015: "Phenomenal" #9 1999: "My Name Is" #10 2003: "Superman" #10 2005: "Mockingbird" #10 2018: "Fall" #10

United Kingdom UK Album Chart Eminem has had eleven studio albums in the Top 10 of the Official Albums Chart, ten of them being No. 1. Eminem's compilation album, two collaborative albums and one of two soundtrack albums all charted in the Top 10 as well, with Curtain Call: The Hits and the 8 Mile soundtrack reaching No. 1. As part of D12 he recorded two albums, and as part of Bad Meets Evil him and Royce da 5'9" recorded an extended play, all of which reached the Top 10 with D12 World reaching No 1. Eminem's first full-length album, his first EP, and the Southpaw soundtrack are his only albums not to reach the Official Albums Chart. Eminem holds the record for the most consecutive number one albums in Official Albums Chart history at ten consecutive chart toppers.

+ Eminem's albums chart position in the United Kingdom 1996: Infinite N/A 1997: Slim Shady EP N/A 1999: The Slim Shady LP #10 2000: The Marshall Mathers LP #1 2001: Devil's Night (as D12) #2 2002: The Eminem Show #1 2002: 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (as Shady Records) #1 2004: D12 World (as D12) #1 2004: Encore #1 2005: Curtain Call: The Hits #1 2006 Eminem Presents: The Re-Up (as Shady Records) #3 2009: Relapse #1 2010: Recovery #1 2011: Hell: The Sequel (as Bad Meets Evil) #7 2013: The Marshall Mathers LP 2 #1 2014: Shady XV (as Shady Records) #5 2015: Southpaw: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (as Shady Records) N/A 2017: Revival #1 2018: Kamikaze #1 2020: Music to Be Murdered By #1 2024: The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) #1

UK Singles Chart

Eminem has had thirty-four Top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart, with eleven of them reaching No. 1.

+ Eminem's top-ten singles in the United Kingdom 1999: My Name Is #2 1999: "Guilty Conscience" #5 2000: "Forgot About Dre" #7 2000: "The Real Slim Shady" #1 2000: "The Way I Am" #8 2000: "Stan" #1 2002: "Without Me" #1 2002: "Cleanin' Out My Closet" #4 2002: "Lose Yourself" #1 2003: "Sing For The Moment" #6 2003: "Business" #6 2004: "Just Lose It" #1 2004: "Like Toy Soldiers" #1 2005: "Mockingbird" #4 2005: "Ass Like That" #4 2005: "When I'm Gone" #4 2006: "Smack That" #1 2009: "Crack A Bottle" #4 2009: "We Made You" #4 2010: "Not Afraid" #5 2010: "Love The Way You Lie" #2 2011: "I Need A Doctor" #8 2013: "My Life" #2 2013: "Berzerk" #2 2013: "Rap God" #5 2013: "The Monster" #1 2014: "Guts Over Fear" #10 2017: "Walk On Water" #7 2017: "River" #1 2018: "The Ringer #4 2018: "Lucky You" #6 2018: "Fall" #8 2020: "Godzilla" #1 2024: "Houdini" #1

Canada Billboard Canadian albums chart statistics Eminem has had 10 studio albums in the top 10 of the Billboard Canadian albums chart, 9 of them being No. 1. Eminem's compilation album, two collaborative albums and two soundtrack albums all charted in the top 10 as well, with Curtain Call: The Hits, the 8 Mile soundtrack and Shady XV reaching No. 1. As part of D12 he recorded two studio album as part of the group and as part of Bad Meets Evil him and Royce da 5'9" recorded an extended play all of which reached No 1. Eminem's debut studio album Infinite and debut extended play Slim Shady EP are his only albums to not chart on the Billboard Canadian albums chart.