Eminem's "Relapse" To Sell 650K In First Week, No. 1 Album Of 2009

robby84 · 05-20-2009, 06:30 PM

Wed, 20 May 2009

Eminem's long-awaited comeback album Relapse is reportedly en route to sell at least 650,000 copies its first week, which will make it the biggest first-week sales for 2009.
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While an official count will not be ready for another week, one-day estimates predict Slim Shady will lead all sales by leaps and bounds.

He may be a homophobic, pill-popping, celeb-dissing misogynist, but there are at least 600-650k others who can relate to Eminem. That?s the number of people we estimate will pick up the Detroit hip-hop bad boy?s Relapse, his first album for Shady/Aftermath/Interscope in almost five years, based on reports from retailers across this great nation of ours who haven?t yet hung up a ?For Lease? sign. U2 bowed at #1 with 480k back in March. Def Jam/IDJ?s Method Man & Redman follows with 65-70k and Universal Motown?s iconic Busta Rhymes, reunited with former Elektra topper Sylvia Rhone, both at between 60-65k. (Hits Daily Double)

Em's international sales are also reportedly racking up.

Eminem's comeback Relapse (Interscope) is set to return the rapper to the top of the album charts in the U.K. with the biggest week one sale of the year so far. Entertainment retailer HMV reports that the set has proved to be its biggest day one release of 2009. HMV is also predicting total market sales in excess of 175,000 for Relapse, which would make it the biggest opening week so far for an album in 2009. Eminem's set sold more than 64,000 on its day of release (May 18). (Billboard)

The rapper's project will reportedly sell nearly 300,000 from Best Buy.

Documents have been suggesting that Best Buy retailers have reported over 6,000 physical units of Eminem's Relapse sold by 10 am, Tuesday morning. By these projections, the day will see an estimated 133,000 units sold of the Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records star. According to these figures, the album will be on pace to sell approximately 288,000 units at the mega-retailer alone. (Hip Hop DX)

To get an idea of how Shady is doing in the Big Apple, SOHH spoke with a Union Square Virgin Megastore to see how Tuesday's new releases are doing.

According to the rep, Busta Rhymes' Back On My Bullsh*t has sold 25 copies as of this afternoon, Redman and Method Man's Blackout 2 has sold 46 pieces and Eminem's Relapse is moving 216 copies since the store opened up this morning. (SOHH)

Busta Rhymes recently told SOHH that he looks forward to the first week sales for all hip-hop albums coming out, which includes albums from DJ Drama and Red Man and Method Man.

"I feel real good about it because its a great day in hip-hop," he told SOHH. "There aint been this much amazing releases on the same day in a minute. All of this dope shit in the marketplace, hip-hop needs it right now. We need it to show people how lucrative the business of hip-hop music still is on a corporate level. We need to also get these tours up and running. I just look forward to seeing what the outcome is going to be. I'm fans of every one of those artists I'ma be out there buying all three of them shits myself that day." (SOHH)

Be sure to check Sales Wrap next week to see an official run down of music releases.

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Flipperacci · 05-20-2009, 07:07 PM

Number 1????

LMFAO! Ricky you lost. Was number 1 for a short period of time.

Game better drop next year cause I think 50 will be number 2.

Raskae · 05-20-2009, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flipperacci

Number 1????

LMFAO! Ricky you lost. Was number 1 for a short period of time.

Game better drop next year cause I think 50 will be number 2.

Game will be #3 Watch, and i aint think 50 will do Ems Shit, Way Far From that,

brollya · 05-20-2009, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raskae

Game will be #3 Watch, and i aint think 50 will do Ems Shit, Way Far From that,

bitch u gay
get off gayme dick
we talkin bout em now

Cashvillian · 05-20-2009, 07:42 PM

Its Eminem what did everyone expect. I knew he would sell well, even without a major buzz.

SP3unit · 05-20-2009, 07:54 PM

That is a great number for even Eminem considering he has got so many bad reviews and singles have been below shit.

T.I, Lil Wayne and Kanye are the new super powers and the interscope heavyweights are no longer in power.

Mr Wavez · 05-20-2009, 08:14 PM

Props, I dont really like the CD, but congradulations to em for selling a bunch, he's still a legend. Hopefully R2 will have a different subject of matter.

FREE TIP · 05-20-2009, 08:16 PM

The album is fire

i really am disappointed in the sales though i was hoping for 1 mil+

black ice 07 · 05-20-2009, 08:19 PM

Wow that's big and two weeks after the leak imagine if they pushed it up to that friday. Watch haters say that Em fell off with the sales b//c this the lowest one of his solo joints did after blowing up.

Hakaroodi · 05-20-2009, 08:25 PM

it's Shady AKA Slim Shady.......... break it down..!!

PAP · 05-20-2009, 08:29 PM

The Relapse Promotion Has Been Quite Good Down Here In The Uk

JKO · 05-20-2009, 09:09 PM

Im very happy for him and for him to do 650k in the first week is very good knowing how the economy is and its better than what most rappers have been doing lately.

Its crazy how when I went to go buy the CD yesterday at Best Buy there were only 2 copies left, I took mines and while standing in line there were like 6 people ahead of me buying it also...

MS DIOR · 05-20-2009, 09:19 PM

good for him.if it wouldn't have leaked two wks early he would have did a lot more numbers,but oh well this is still good.

Wshh_Mastermind · 05-20-2009, 10:09 PM

his long-gevity in sales make him the best selling rapper ever, his percentile goes nothing down to other rappers when they decrease the second week, i say he'll go 3-5X Plat in about a year

Ed-ucation · 05-20-2009, 10:10 PM

props. I will get my copy of the album very soon.

BrooklynZ Finest · 05-20-2009, 10:26 PM

yo, these some good news.

chronicvsdetox · 05-20-2009, 10:28 PM

My Mom love valium, and lot's of drugs
That's why I am, like I am, because I'm like her!
Because My Mom love valium, and lot's of drugs
That's why I'm on, what I'm on, 'cause I'm My Mom!

high level of Three headed monster

Lil Brizzle · 05-21-2009, 06:03 AM

shit is well deserved....well done em

let them haters hate....

El Scorpio · 05-21-2009, 06:46 AM

pretty obvious and to be expected that Eminem would be number one. good sales numbers too

real shame about Red & Meth's numbers though, I got the album day one and it's great. deserves to sell way more than that!

Freshmen · 05-21-2009, 06:51 AM

Congrat' he diserves it as fuck!!! Porpz

Mazarati1986 · 05-21-2009, 07:19 AM

thats half a million faggots

what was up with those fake articles claiming he sold 350k at best buy alone? Lol whatever

AzawX · 05-21-2009, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Wavez

Props, I dont really like the CD, but congradulations to em for selling a bunch, he's still a legend. Hopefully R2 will have a different subject of matter.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

killakev · 05-21-2009, 11:27 AM

too early to tell, it could take off. CD was pretty tight, I think Relapse 2 will be a lot hotter, this one is just his introduction. Wait until "beautiful" takes off, that song was dope.

TII tactics IIT · 05-21-2009, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flipperacci

Number 1????

LMFAO! Ricky you lost. Was number 1 for a short period of time.

Game better drop next year cause I think 50 will be number 2.

MY GOD, do you like anything that isn't associated with G-Unit?
Why did you feel it necessary to mention Rick Ross? Cos you got 50's dick in and around your lips? Jesus.

Hakaroodi · 05-21-2009, 11:48 AM

cannot fuck with Slim Shady..!!!

05-20-2009, 07:42 PM	#5
Cashvillian Veteran Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cashville, Ten-a-key Posts: 1,222 Repped: 20 Repped 94 Times in 46 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 6 Times in 5 Posts	Its Eminem what did everyone expect. I knew he would sell well, even without a major buzz. __________________

05-20-2009, 08:14 PM	#7
Mr Wavez .:lA to hOU.: Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 4,923 Repped: 1,074 Repped 1,173 Times in 594 Posts Neg Reps: 423 Neg Repped at 418 Times in 288 Posts	Props, I dont really like the CD, but congradulations to em for selling a bunch, he's still a legend. Hopefully R2 will have a different subject of matter. __________________ "Victory Consistantly, Train All Year To Be The Enemy's Misery" - Weezy

05-20-2009, 08:16 PM	#8
FREE TIP Gangsta Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philly Posts: 1,479 Repped: 601 Repped 60 Times in 21 Posts Neg Reps: 7 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	The album is fire i really am disappointed in the sales though i was hoping for 1 mil+ __________________ Without Me Y'all just the UNIT - Young Buck Taped Conversation L.A.X. In Stores 08-26-08

05-20-2009, 08:25 PM	#10
Hakaroodi G-UNIT SOLDIER Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 30,513 Repped: 14,422 Repped 952 Times in 224 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 49 Times in 45 Posts	it's Shady AKA Slim Shady.......... break it down..!! __________________

05-20-2009, 09:09 PM	#12
JKO Jay Knocks Out Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bronx, NYC Posts: 5,378 Repped: 989 Repped 2,742 Times in 384 Posts Neg Reps: 15 Neg Repped at 15 Times in 11 Posts	Im very happy for him and for him to do 650k in the first week is very good knowing how the economy is and its better than what most rappers have been doing lately. Its crazy how when I went to go buy the CD yesterday at Best Buy there were only 2 copies left, I took mines and while standing in line there were like 6 people ahead of me buying it also... __________________ Play ur cards right and dont throw down that "Ace" and stop frontin like ur "2 Fresh" because we know ur shit is ROTTEN!

05-20-2009, 06:30 PM	#1
robby84 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Queenz Bred, livin life in Y.O. Posts: 8,579 Repped: 3,245 Repped 13,909 Times in 1,126 Posts Neg Reps: 12 Neg Repped at 8 Times in 8 Posts	Eminem's "Relapse" To Sell 650K In First Week, No. 1 Album Of 2009 Eminem's "Relapse" To Sell 650K In First Week, No. 1 Album Of 2009 Wed, 20 May 2009 Eminem's long-awaited comeback album Relapse is reportedly en route to sell at least 650,000 copies its first week, which will make it the biggest first-week sales for 2009. Click here to find out more! While an official count will not be ready for another week, one-day estimates predict Slim Shady will lead all sales by leaps and bounds. He may be a homophobic, pill-popping, celeb-dissing misogynist, but there are at least 600-650k others who can relate to Eminem. That?s the number of people we estimate will pick up the Detroit hip-hop bad boy?s Relapse, his first album for Shady/Aftermath/Interscope in almost five years, based on reports from retailers across this great nation of ours who haven?t yet hung up a ?For Lease? sign. U2 bowed at #1 with 480k back in March. Def Jam/IDJ?s Method Man & Redman follows with 65-70k and Universal Motown?s iconic Busta Rhymes, reunited with former Elektra topper Sylvia Rhone, both at between 60-65k. (Hits Daily Double) Em's international sales are also reportedly racking up. Eminem's comeback Relapse (Interscope) is set to return the rapper to the top of the album charts in the U.K. with the biggest week one sale of the year so far. Entertainment retailer HMV reports that the set has proved to be its biggest day one release of 2009. HMV is also predicting total market sales in excess of 175,000 for Relapse, which would make it the biggest opening week so far for an album in 2009. Eminem's set sold more than 64,000 on its day of release (May 18). (Billboard) The rapper's project will reportedly sell nearly 300,000 from Best Buy. Documents have been suggesting that Best Buy retailers have reported over 6,000 physical units of Eminem's Relapse sold by 10 am, Tuesday morning. By these projections, the day will see an estimated 133,000 units sold of the Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records star. According to these figures, the album will be on pace to sell approximately 288,000 units at the mega-retailer alone. (Hip Hop DX) To get an idea of how Shady is doing in the Big Apple, SOHH spoke with a Union Square Virgin Megastore to see how Tuesday's new releases are doing. According to the rep, Busta Rhymes' Back On My Bullsht has sold 25 copies as of this afternoon, Redman and Method Man's Blackout 2 has sold 46 pieces and Eminem's Relapse is moving 216 copies since the store opened up this morning. (SOHH) Busta Rhymes recently told SOHH that he looks forward to the first week sales for all hip-hop albums coming out, which includes albums from DJ Drama and Red Man and Method Man. "I feel real good about it because its a great day in hip-hop," he told SOHH. "There aint been this much amazing releases on the same day in a minute. All of this dope shit in the marketplace, hip-hop needs it right now. We need it to show people how lucrative the business of hip-hop music still is on a corporate level. We need to also get these tours up and running. I just look forward to seeing what the outcome is going to be. I'm fans of every one of those artists I'ma be out there buying all three of them shits myself that day." (SOHH) Be sure to check Sales Wrap next week to see an official run down of music releases. source* - __________________ Most loved/Hated Moderator "Stop Bitchin" - Robby

05-20-2009, 07:07 PM	#2
Flipperacci -- Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South East Amsterdam Posts: 2,044 Repped: 111 Repped 703 Times in 359 Posts Neg Reps: 35 Neg Repped at 290 Times in 202 Posts	Number 1???? LMFAO! Ricky you lost. Was number 1 for a short period of time. Game better drop next year cause I think 50 will be number 2.

05-20-2009, 07:54 PM	#6
SP3unit Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,215 Repped: 128 Repped 197 Times in 117 Posts Neg Reps: 43 Neg Repped at 50 Times in 40 Posts	That is a great number for even Eminem considering he has got so many bad reviews and singles have been below shit. T.I, Lil Wayne and Kanye are the new super powers and the interscope heavyweights are no longer in power.

05-20-2009, 08:19 PM	#9
black ice 07 Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Memphis Tenn Posts: 1,915 Repped: 922 Repped 841 Times in 137 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 11 Times in 10 Posts	Wow that's big and two weeks after the leak imagine if they pushed it up to that friday. Watch haters say that Em fell off with the sales b//c this the lowest one of his solo joints did after blowing up.

05-20-2009, 08:29 PM	#11
PAP Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: East London Posts: 11,674 Repped: 3 Repped 2,203 Times in 369 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 5 Times in 5 Posts	The Relapse Promotion Has Been Quite Good Down Here In The Uk

05-20-2009, 09:19 PM	#13
MS DIOR ♥ IM A FEMALE ♥ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: WITH 50 ;) Posts: 8,155 Repped: 967 Repped 715 Times in 240 Posts Neg Reps: 79 Neg Repped at 28 Times in 28 Posts	good for him.if it wouldn't have leaked two wks early he would have did a lot more numbers,but oh well this is still good. __________________ CHR!SSY:TH3 OR!G!N@L..HATING IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY....FUCK YOU! ;)

05-20-2009, 10:09 PM	#14
Wshh_Mastermind WorldStarHipHop.Com Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Worldstarhiphop.com Posts: 1,744 Repped: 598 Repped 727 Times in 122 Posts Neg Reps: 12 Neg Repped at 13 Times in 9 Posts	his long-gevity in sales make him the best selling rapper ever, his percentile goes nothing down to other rappers when they decrease the second week, i say he'll go 3-5X Plat in about a year __________________ http://hhboard.ihiphop.com/movies/425526-kill-record-labels-dvd-1-link-mu-new-post.html

05-20-2009, 10:10 PM	#15
Ed-ucation Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,083 Repped: 416 Repped 98 Times in 58 Posts Neg Reps: 5 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	props. I will get my copy of the album very soon. __________________

05-20-2009, 10:26 PM	#16
BrooklynZ Finest Brownsville Slugger Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brownsville, Brooklyn Posts: 3,106 Repped: 313 Repped 533 Times in 298 Posts Neg Reps: 6 Neg Repped at 13 Times in 8 Posts	yo, these some good news. __________________ Killarmy and M.O.P to the mo´fucking death!

05-20-2009, 10:28 PM	#17
chronicvsdetox Banned Join Date: May 2009 Location: California Posts: 107 Repped: 0 Repped 73 Times in 32 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 82 Times in 29 Posts	My Mom love valium, and lot's of drugs That's why I am, like I am, because I'm like her! Because My Mom love valium, and lot's of drugs That's why I'm on, what I'm on, 'cause I'm My Mom! high level of Three headed monster

05-21-2009, 06:03 AM	#18
Lil Brizzle S.F.S. Coming! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Land Of The Latent Posts: 1,766 Repped: 67 Repped 118 Times in 64 Posts Neg Reps: 108 Neg Repped at 135 Times in 80 Posts	shit is well deserved....well done em let them haters hate.... __________________ S.F.S. to be out on 23/11/2009!!!

05-21-2009, 06:46 AM	#19
El Scorpio Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Switzerland (but from UK) Posts: 8,922 Repped: 1,350 Repped 867 Times in 279 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	pretty obvious and to be expected that Eminem would be number one. good sales numbers too real shame about Red & Meth's numbers though, I got the album day one and it's great. deserves to sell way more than that!

05-21-2009, 06:51 AM	#20
Freshmen Son Of A Fresh Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New York Posts: 219 Repped: 4 Repped 47 Times in 25 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	Congrat' he diserves it as fuck!!! Porpz __________________

05-21-2009, 07:19 AM	#21
Mazarati1986 Banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,533 Repped: 233 Repped 271 Times in 151 Posts Neg Reps: 101 Neg Repped at 65 Times in 48 Posts	thats half a million faggots what was up with those fake articles claiming he sold 350k at best buy alone? Lol whatever

05-21-2009, 11:27 AM	#23
killakev Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 54 Repped: 4 Repped 3 Times in 3 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 2 Posts	too early to tell, it could take off. CD was pretty tight, I think Relapse 2 will be a lot hotter, this one is just his introduction. Wait until "beautiful" takes off, that song was dope. Last edited by killakev; 05-21-2009 at 11:30 AM.

05-21-2009, 11:48 AM	#25
Hakaroodi G-UNIT SOLDIER Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 30,513 Repped: 14,422 Repped 952 Times in 224 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 49 Times in 45 Posts	cannot fuck with Slim Shady..!!! __________________

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