Recovery #1 in the UK, with first-week sales of 139,438

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MUSICWEEK:

"With first-week sales of 139,438 – easily eclipsing 2010’s previous best of 101,297, as achieved only last week by Oasis’ Time Flies compilation – Recovery delivers Eminem’s sixth number one solo album, his seventh including D12’s D12 World.

Recovery arrives a liittle over a year after his last album Relapse, which had already spun off five Top 75 singles, and raced to first-week sales of 166,952. By contrast, the only single off Recovery to beat it to market is Not Afraid, which has moved 5-6-5-6-5 thus far, selling 187,760 copies. Second single Love The Way You Lie debuts at number seven (35,706 sales). Including D12 releases, it is Eminem’s 34th Top 75 entry, and his 25th Top 10 hit. The track also features Rihanna, for whom it is the 22nd Top 75 hit, and 13th Top 10 entry.

Eminem has also topped the chart solo with The Marshall Mathers LP (2000), The Eminem Show (2002), Encore (2004) and the compilation Curtain Call – The Hits (2005).

Curtain Call and Encore were both Friday releases, which racked up sales of 112,915 and 122,459 on chart debuts fuelled by two days' sales. The Eminem Show provided Eminem’s best first week, selling 228,297 copies, while The Marshall Mathers LP opened with 63,052 sales and 1999’s The Slim Shady LP debuted at number 12 on sales of 10,270. D12’s debut album Devil’s Night (2001) sold 57,967 on its first week to debut at number two, and follow-up D12 World opened at number one with sales of 76,666.

Eminem has provided more than half of all number one rap albums. His seven aside, the Beastie Boys, The Wu-Tang Clan, 50 Cent and Kanye West have all had one each, while The Streets has had two."

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UK RADIO AIRPLAY :

#42- Not afraid.

UK TV AIRPLAY :

#4-Not afraid.

RECOVERY also #1 in Australia :


#1 Eminem - Recovery : 22,367 copies.

Singles :

#4-Not afraid
#14-Love the way you lie (5 890 downloads)

RECOVERY is certified gold (35 000 shipments).

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LTWYL 35,706 downloads in UK.

[Devil'sAdvocate]

That's Dope Em alway's sell's in the uk them soccer cunt's have a good taste in music.

[Sam.]

should have been more

[AJS2050]

Very very impressive

[electroencephalogram]

I'm surprised it did less than relapse

[Shit Can Happen]

What other rapper has this wide of a reach? For real.

[Drucifer]

Cool, plus you gotta factor in his 2nd single just dropped last week 2, with Relapse Crack a bottle and We Made you were both out well before the release.....I bet it has a song second week If the Rhianna colabo catches on

[dR3]

So that's great right?

[Wisheezy]

So that's great right?

...if you read the above posts you'll notice it's actually better than US first week sales in proportion of population..so yes, very goood.

[dR3]

So that's great right?

...if you read the above posts you'll notice it's actually better than US first week sales in proportion of population..so yes, very goood.

K boss, thanks.

[ShadyVsEminem]

Im not for the UK but Ireland and even though its a small country its pretty evident he is loved here and his music always does well.

Pity he didnt play Slane in 05 but will make amends in 13 days,cant fuckin wait

Drake sold 19k outside America and Canada that will give an idea of the difference between a global superstar and somebody overhyped in America

[AJS2050]

Holding up well in its 2nd week in the UK:

Mid-weeks:

Albums

1 Eminem (20k)
2 Scissor Sisters
3 BEPs
4 Oasis
5 Alicia Keys

Top 15
Gorillaz
Jay-Z (Blueprint 3 returns into UK chart because its been reduced to £2.99)

[buffalo bill]

Eminem has provided more than half of all number one rap albums. His seven aside, the Beastie Boys, The Wu-Tang Clan, 50 Cent and Kanye West have all had one each, while The Streets has had two."