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Even when Eminem achieved multi-platinum success as Dr. Dre's protege in 1999, no one could imagine the success the rapper from Detroit would have in the following decade.Neilson Soundscan revealed on Tuesday (Dec. 8), that the rapper was not only the most successful Hip Hop artist of the decade, but the best-selling artist of any kind in the 2000s.Eminem sold over 32.2 million records in this decade, beating out the Beatles. But fans of the English legends shouldn't fret, as the Beatles landed the number one spot with the decade's best-selling album, 1.Of the ten albums that sold more than any other this decade, Eminem's were the only ones that placed twice, with 2000's Marshall Mathers LP (10.2 million) and 2003's Eminem Show (9.8 million copies) landing at the fourth and fifth spots, respectively. At the time of its release, Marshall Mathers LP had the fastest-selling solo album debut of all time, with 1.8 million sold in its first week.Nielsen SoundScan's top-selling albums of the decade: 1. The Beatles, 1,11,499,000 units sold2. 'NSYNC, No Strings Attached, 11,112,000 units sold3. Norah Jones, Come Away With Me, 10, 546,000 units sold4. Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP, 10,204,000 units sold5. Eminem, The Eminem Show, 9,799,000 units sold6. Usher, Confessions, 9,712,000 units sold7. Linkin Park, Hybrid Theory, 9,663,000 units sold8. Creed, Human Clay, 9,491,000 units sold9. Britney Spears, Oops! ... I Did It Again, 9,185,000 units sold10. Nelly, Country Grammar, 8,461,000 units soldNielsen SoundScan's top-selling digital songs of the decade:1. Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, "Low" 5,214,000 units sold2. Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis, "Just Dance," 4,690,000 units sold3. Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours," 4,619,000 units sold4. Timbaland feat. OneRepublic, "Apologize," 4,439,000 units sold5. The Black Eyed Peas, "Boom Boom Pow," 4,349,000 units sold6. Soulja Boy Tell'em, "Crank That," 4,315,000 units sold7. Lady Gaga, "Poker Face," 4,200,000 units sold8. Coldplay, "Viva la Vida," 4,140,000 units sold9. Taylor Swift, "Love Story," 4,005,000 units sold10. Katy Perry, "Hot N Cold," 3,945,000 units sold
I fee slightly sick that Soulja Boy is number 6 and Flo Rida number one (Congrats though)http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10254/title.eminem-top-selling-artist-of-2000s
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Flo'rida :angry: hate this guy, awful awful music
furthermore, a big part of eminem's success is the "elvis effect"
I see where you're going, but nah I don't agree. Elvis was about himself and only himself (from what I know) Eminem has done a lot for rap music and other rap artists (IMO).
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