Eminem: Top 50 Songs

Eminem Top 50 Songs

Eminem is a rap singer who was born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on 10/17/1972 in St. Joseph, MO. He grew up splitting time in Missouri and Detroit. With sales of over 220 million records, he is one of the best-selling acts of all time. He was the best-selling act of the 2000s and named Artist of the Decade (2000-2009) by Billboard magazine. He has had ten consecutive albums debut at #1 – the first act to do so. He was also in the rap duo Bad Meets Evil and the rap group D12. For a complete list of this act’s DMDB honors, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry. Click here to see other acts’ best-of lists. Spotify Podcast: Check out the Dave’s Music Database podcast The Best of Eminem, 1998-2022 based on this list. Debut: August 23, 2022, at 7pm CST. New episodes based on Dave’s Music Database lists are posted every Tuesday at 7pm CST.

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Top 50 Songs Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists, appearances on compilations and live albums by the featured act, and songs’ chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. DMDB Top 1%: 1. Lose Yourself (2002) 2. Love the Way You Lie (with Rihanna, 2010) 3. Stan (with Dido, 2000) 4. Without Me (2002) DMDB Top 2%: 5. The Monster (with Rihanna, 2013) 6. The Real Slim Shady (2000) 7. My Name Is… (1998) 8. Not Afraid (2010) DMDB Top 5%: 9. Smack That (with Akon, 2006) DMDB Top 10%: 10. Mockingbird (2004) 11. Cleanin’ Out My Closet (2002) 12. Rap God (2013) 13. Godzilla (with Juice Wrld, 2020) 14. Like Toy Soldiers (2004) 15. When I’m Gone (2005) 16. Sing for the Moment (20020 DMDB Top 20%: 17. Till I Collapse (with Nate Dogg, 2002) 18. My Band (D12, 2004) 19. Just Lose It (2004) 20. Crack a Bottle (with Dr. Dre & 50 Cent, 2009) 21. Forever (with Drake, Kanye West, & Lil Wayne, 2009) 22. River (with Ed Sheeran, 2017) 23. No Love (with Lil Wayne, 2010) 24. The Way I Am (2000) 25. Forgot About Dre (with Dr. Dre, 1999) 26. Berzerk (2013) 27. I Need a Doctor (with Dr. Dre & Skylar Grey, 2011) 28. Lucky You (with Joyner Lucas, 2018) 29. Killshot (2018) 30. Beautiful (2009) 31. Lighters (Bad Meets Evil with Bruno Mars, 2011) 32. Drop the World (with Lil Wayne, 2010) Beyond the DMDB Top 20%: 33. Homicide (with Logic, 2019) 34. Shake That (with Nate Dogg, 2005) 35. Venom (2018) 36. We Made You (2009) 37. Mosh (2004) 38. Purple Pills/Purple Hills (D12, 2001) 39. The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady (with Kid Cudi, 2020) 40. Survival (2013) 41. Headlights (with Nate Ruess, 2013) 42. Fall (2018) 43. Ass Like That (2004) 44. Superman (2002) 45. Walk on Water (with Beyoncé, 2017) 46. The Ringer (2018) 47. My Life (with Eminem & Adam Levine, 2012) 48. No Favors (with Big Sean, 2017) 49. Space Bound (2010) 50. Darkness (2020) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Eminem Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” First posted 7/30/2022; last updated 8/24/2022.

Eminem released Curtain Call 2

Eminem A Retrospective: 1998-2022

Overview: Rap singer born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He grew up splitting time in Missouri and Detroit. With sales of over 220 million records, he is one of the best-selling acts of all time. He was the best-selling act of the 2000s and named Artist of the Decade (2000-2009) by Billboard magazine. He has had ten consecutive albums debut at #1 – the first act to do so. He was also in the rap duo Bad Meets Evil and the rap group D12. On the Web: Eminem.com (official site) Facebook Wikipedia Lists: DMDB podcast: The Best of Eminem, 1998-2022 Eminem: Top 50 Songs

Awards:

Compilations: C1 Curtain Call: The Hits (1998-2005, released 2005) C2 Curtain Call 2 (2009-2022, released 2022) Under each album snapshot, songs featured on the anthologies are noted. If the song charted, the date of the song’s release or first chart appearance and its chart peaks are noted in parentheses. Click for codes to singles charts.

The Slim Shady LP (1999): My Name Is… (Mathers, Andre Young) [4:28] (2/13/99, 36 US, 29 RR, 12 RB, 37 MR, 2 UK, 38 CN, 13 AU, 21 DF) C1 Guilty Conscience (with Dr. Dre) (Mathers, Andre Young) [3:19] (8/99, 5 UK) C1 Click for DMDB album page.

The Marshall Mathers LP (2000): The Real Slim Shady (Mathers, Andre Young, Tommy Coaster, Mike Elizondo) [4:44] (5/5/00, 4 US, 12 GR, 15 RR, 11 RB, 19 MR, 1 UK, 6 CN, 11 AU, 12 DF) C1 The Way I Am (Mathers) [4:50] (8/5/00, 58 US, 26 RB, 8 UK, 34 AU, 14 DF) C1 Stan (with Dido) (Mathers, Dido Armstrong, Paul Herman) [6:44] (10/7/00, 51 US, 31 GR, 31 RR, 36 RB, 1 UK, 27 CN, 1 AU, 1 DF) C1 Click for DMDB album page.

The Eminem Show (2002): Without Me (Mathers, Kevin Bell, Jeff Bass, Malcolm McLaren, Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn) [4:50] (5/10/02, 2 US, 1 RR, 13 RB, 15 MR, 1 UK, 4 CN, 1 AU, 20 DF) C1 Cleanin’ Out My Closet (Mathers, Jeff Bass) [4:57] (7/26/02, 4 US, 7 RR, 11 RB, 4 UK, 3 AU, 1 DF) C1 Sing for the Moment (Mathers, Steven Tyler, Jeff Bass, Luis Resto, Steve King) [5:40] (2/25/03, 14 US, 5 RR, 6 UK, 2 CN, 5 AU, 1 DF) C1 Click for DMDB album page.

8 Mile (soundtrack, 2002): Lose Yourself (Mathers, Jeff Bass, Luis Resto) [5:26] (9/17/02, 1 US, 1 RR, 4 RB, 14 MR, 1 UK, 1 CN, 1 AU, 1 DF) C1

Encore (2004): Just Lose It (Mathers, Andre Young, Mike Elizondo, Mark Batso, Chris Pope) [4:09] (9/28/04, 6 US, 5 RR, 35 RB, 1 UK, 1 AU) C1 Mockingbird (Mathers, Luis Resto) [4:11] (12/10/04, 11 US, 7 RR, 51 RB, 4 UK, 9 AU, 1 DF) C1 Like Toy Soldiers (Mathers, Luis Resto, Marta Dawson, Michael Jay Margules) [4:56] (1/14/05, 34 US, 24 RR, 64 RB, 1 UK, 4 AU, 1 DF) C1 Click for DMDB album page.

Curtain Call: The Hits Eminem

Released: December 6, 2005 Recorded: 1998-2005 Peak: 12 US, 15 UK, 17 CN, 12 AU, 12 DF Sales (in millions): 7.0 US, 0.9 UK, 13.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: rap Rating: 4.348 out of 5.00 (average of 17 ratings)

Awards: (Click on award to learn more).

Tracks: (1) Intro (2) Fack (3) The Way I Am (4) My Name Is (5) Stan (6) Lose Yourself (7) Shake That (8) Sing for the Moment (9) Without Me (10) Like Toy Soldiers (11) The Real Slim Shady (12) Mockingbird (13) Guilty Conscience (14) Cleanin’ Out My Closet (15) Just Lose It (16) When I’m Gone (17) Stan (live) Total Running Time: 77:55 Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: Stan (live at the Grammys with Elton John) (Mathers, Dido Armstrong, Paul Herman) [6:17] C1 When I’m Gone (Mathers, Luis Resto) [4:41] (11/18/05) C1 Shake That (with Nate Dogg) (Mathers, Luis Resto, Steve King, Nathaniel Hale) [4:33] (12/23/05) C1 Fack (Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Steve King) [3:26] C1

Relapse (2009): Crack a Bottle (with Dr. Dre & 50 Cent) (Mathers, Curtis Jackson, Andre Young, Mark Batson, Dawaun Parker, Trevor Lawrence Jr., Jean Renard) [4:57] (1/18/09, 1 US, 20 RR, 60 RB, 4 UK, 1 CN, 18 AU, 34 DF) C2 3 A.M. (Mathers, Andre Young, Dawaun Parker, Mark Batson, Mike Elizondo, Trevor Lawrence Jr.) [5:19] (4/23/09, 32 US, 56 UK, 24 CN, 38 AU) C2 Beautiful (Mathers, Luis Resto, Jeffrey Bass, Don Black, Andy Hill) [6:32] (5/23/09, 17 US, 36 RR, 12 UK, 8 CN, 33 AU) C2 Click for DMDB album page.

Recovery (2010): Not Afraid (Mathers, Luis Resto, Matthew Samuels, Jordan Evans, Matthew Burnett) [4:10] (4/29/10, 1 US, 15 RR, 70 RB, 5 UK, 1 CN, 4 AU, 22 DF) C2 Love the Way You Lie (with Rihanna) (Mathers, Alexander Grant, Holly Hafermann) [4:23] (6/20/10, 1 US, 1 RR, 29 A40, 7 RB, 2 UK, 1 CN, 1 AU, 1 DF) C2 No Love (with Lil Wayne) (Mathers, Dwayne Carter, J. Smith, Dee Dee Halligan, Junior Torello) [5:00] (7/10/10, 23 US, 20 RR, 59 RB, 33 UK, 24 CN, 21 AU) C2 Won’t Back Down (with Pink) (Mathers, Khalil Rahman, Erik Alcock, Liz Rodrigues, Columbus Smith) [4:25] (7/10/10, 62 US, 82 UK, 65 CN, 87 AU) C2 Space Bound (Mathers, James Scheffer, Steve McEwan) [4:38] (6/18/11, 34 UK, 51 AU) C2 Cinderella Man (Mathers) [4:39] C2 You’re Never Over (Mathers, J. Smith, Mike Mainieri, Gerard McMahon) [5:05] C2 Click for DMDB album page.

The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013): Berzerk (Mathers, William Squier, Adam Horowitz, Adam Yauch, Rick Rubin, Joseph Modeliste, Arthur Neville, Cyrill Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr., Anthony Criss, Vincent Brown, Keir Gist) [3:58] (8/27/13, 3 US, 18 RR, 2 RB, 2 UK, 2 CN, 5 AU) C2 Survival (Mathers, Khalil Abdul Rahman, Erik Alcock, Liz Rodrigues, Pranam Injeti, Mike Strange) [4:32] (10/8/13, 16 US, 22 UK, 6 CN, 18 AU) C2 Rap God (Mathers, Bigram Zayas, Matthew “Filthy” Delgiomo, Stephen Hacker, Douglas Davis, Richard Walters, Dania Birks, Juana Burns, Juanita Lee, Fatima Shaheed, Kim Nazel) [6:03] (10/15/13, 7 US, 2 RB, 5 UK, 5 CN, 15 AU) C2 The Monster (with Rihanna) (Mathers, Robyn Fenty, Bryan “Frequency” Fryzel, Aaron Kleinstub, Maki Athanasiou, Jon Bellion, Bebe Rexha) [4:10] (10/29/13, 1 US, 1 RR, 22 A40, 1 RB, 1 UK, 1 CN, 1 AU, 12 DF) C2 Headlights (with Nate Ruess) (Mathers, Nate Ruess, Haynie, Jeff Bhasker, Luis Resto) [5:43] (2/16/14, 45 US, 24 RR, 63 UK, 54 CN, 21 AU) C2

Revival (2017): Walk on Water (with Beyoncé) (Mathers, Holly Hafermann, Beyoncé Knowles) [5:04] (12/2/17, 14 US, 6 RB, 7 UK, 22 CN, 10 AU) C2 River (with Ed Sheeran) (Mathers, Emile Haynie, Ed Sheeran) [3:41] (12/30/17, 11 US, 5 RB, 1 UK, 3 CN, 2 AU) C2 Nowhere Fast (with Kehlani) (Mathers, Mark Batson, Antonina Armato, Timothy James Price, Thomas Armato Sturges) [4:24] (3/27/18, 81 CN, 76 AU) C2

Kamikaze (2018): Fall (Mathers, BJ Burton, Luis Resto, Justin Vernon, Michael Williams II) [4:22] (9/4/18, 12 US, 10 RB, 8 UK, 4 CN, 22 AU) C2 Lucky You (with Joyner Lucas) (Mathers, Ray Fraser, Gary Lucas, Matthew Samuels, Jahaan Sweet) [4:04] (9/15/18, 6 US, 5 RB, 6 UK, 3 CN, 4 AU) C2 Venom (Mathers, Luis Resto) [4:29] (9/15/18, 43 US, 21 RB, 16 UK, 15 CN, 25 AU) C2

Music to Be Murdered By (2020): Darkness (Mathers, Ryan Montgomery, Luis Resto, Paul Simon) [5:37] (1/17/20, 28 US, 17 UK, 10 CN, 32 AU) C2 Godzilla (with Juice Wrld) (Mathers, Jarad Higgins, Luis Resto, David Doman, Alejandro Villasana) [3:30] (1/31/20, 3 US, 3 RB, 1 UK, 3 CN, 3 AU) C2 Farewell (Mathers, Luis Resto, Ricky Harrell Jr., Dave Kelly, Craig Marsh) [4:07] (60 CN, 89 AU) C2 Music to Be Murdered By – Side B (2020): Higher (Mathers, Luis Resto, Sylvester Jordan, Mike Strange, Andre Brissett) [3:42] (12/18/20) C2 Gnat (Mathers, David Doman, Anders Olofsson, Ezemdi Chikwendu, D. Lewvin, K. Mars) [3:44] (1/2/21, 60 US, 65 UK, 34 CN) C2

Curtain Call 2 Eminem

Released: August 5, 2022 Recorded: 2009-2022 Peak: 6 US, 3 UK, 3 CN, 2 AU Sales (in millions): -- US, 0.06 UK Genre: rap Rating: 3.831 out of 5.00 (average of 11 ratings)

Tracks, Disc 1: (1) Godzilla (2) Lucky You (3) Lighters (4) Gnat (5) Cinderella Man (6) Walk on Water (7) Rap God (8) Love the Way You Lie (9) Won’t Back Down (10) Higher (11) Berzerk (12) Not Afraid (13) From the D 2 the LBC (14) Nowhere Fast (15) Fall (16) Phenomenal (17) Fast Lane (18) You’re Never Over Tracks, Disc 2: (1) 3 a.m. (2) Space Bound (3) Beautiful (4) The Monster (5) Venom (6) Crack a Bottle (7) Is This Love ’09 (8) River (9) Survival (10) Best Friend (11) Darkness (12) Kings Never Die (13) No Love (14) Headlights (15) The King and I (16) Farewell Total Running Time: 154:43 Tracks Not on Previously Noted Albums: Fast Lane (Bad Meets Evil, from Hell: The Sequel) (Mathers, Ryan Montgomery, Luis Resto, Sly Jordan, Dwayne Chin-Quee, Jason Gilbert) [4:09] (5/21/11, 32 US, 66 UK) C2 Lighters (Bad Meets Evil with Bruno Mars, from Hell: The Sequel) (Mathers, Ryan Montgomery, Peter Hernandez, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Roy Battle) [5:03] (6/25/11, 4 US, 2 RR, 75 RB, 10 UK, 17 AU) C2 Best Friend (with Yelawolf from Love Story) (Michael Atha, Mathers, William Washington, Luis Resto) [5:14] (4/14/2015, 16 RB, 51 CN) C2 Phenomenal (from the Southpaw soundtrack) (Mathers, Luis Resto, Mario Resto) [4:42] (6/2/15, 47 US, 14 RB, 57 UK, 61 CN, 81 AU) C2 Kings Never Die (with Gwen Stefani, from the Southpaw soundtrack) (Mathers, Luis Resto, Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Erik Alcock, Chin Injeti, Liz Rodrigues) [4:56] (7/10/15, 80 US, 23 RB, 82 UK, 51 CN, 62 AU) C2 The King and I (with Cee-Lo Green from the Elvis soundtrack) (Writers) [3:14] (6/16/22, 86 UK) C2 From the D 2 the LBC (with Snoop Dogg) (Mathers, Calvin Broadus, Luis Resto) [3:35] (6/24/22, 72 US, 18 RB, 51 UK, 35 CN, 64 AU) C2 Is This Love (’09) with 50 Cent) (Writers) [3:32] C2

Resources and Related Links: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Eminem Dave’s Music Database: Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists Wikipedia page for Curtain Call: The Hits Wikipedia page for Curtain Call 2 First posted 2/11/2023.

Eminem & Rihanna hit #1 with “The Monster”

The Monster Eminem & Rihanna

Writer(s): Marshall Mathers, Bebe Rexha, Robyn Fenty, Aaron Kleinstub, Jonathan Bellion, Bryan Fryzel, Maki Athanasiou (see lyrics here) Released: October 29, 2013 First Charted: November 3, 2013 Peak: 14 US, 16 BA, 13 DG, 11 ST, 14 RR, 22 A40, 113 RB, 11 UK, 13 CN, 13 AU, 13 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 8.0 US, 1.31 UK, 10.78 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 1033.48 video, 1053.31 streaming

Awards: Click on award for more details.

About the Song: This was the thirteenth trip to the top of the charts for Rihanna and the fifth for Eminem. Three years earlier, the pair collaborated on the #1 hit “Love the Way You Lie.” They also worked together on “Love the Way You Lie (Part II)” that year and “Numb” in 2012. “The Monster” topped the charts in a dozen countries. Surprisingly, it was Eminem’s first time topping the R&B chart in the United States. It originated as a song by singer Bebe Rexha. She was working on her debut album and wrote the hook for “The Monster.” She was inspired by a quote saying “We stop looking for the monsters under our beds when we realize they’re inside us.” SF She then worked on the song in the studio with Jon Bellion, who came up with the melody. SF Once the song ended up in Eminem’s hands, he added his own verses. He knew he wanted to work with Rihanna again on the song because, as he told her, “I think that people look at us a little crazy.” SF It became a song finding “Eminem pondering the negative effects of his fame while Rihanna comes to grips with her inner demons.” WK Rexha hoped her vocals would be featured on the song, but she was replaced with Rihanna. As she said, “Nbody even told me. I just heard it on the radio.” SF However, she ultimately considered it a blessing because, she said, it “put me me in a position where people in the music business started knowing who I was and started respecting me.” SF Atlanta Black Star described “The Monster” as “an old school rap song…[that] blends genres with Eminem’s rap vocals, rock gutiars, and Rihanna’s pop-style singing of the chorus.” WK Critics like Idolator’s Mike Wass noted it wasn’t as powerful as “Love the Way You Lie” but that it was still “undeniably catchy and hook-filled enough for top 40 radio success.” WK Resources: SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Related Links: First posted 7/29/2023.