Eminem Reaches A New Career High

Eminem performs onstage during the 37th Annual Rock & Roll … [+] Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on November 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame). Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Eminem blasted back onto the Billboard charts last week with “Houdini,” his high-profile new single. The tune immediately made a grand entrance and gave the rapper another smash to add to his discography. In its second frame on the rankings, the title has started to decline, but all the attention Eminem has been receiving lately has helped him in another way.

On this week’s Top Streaming Albums chart, Eminem rises. He doesn’t surge very far, but he does manage to reach a new career peak on the relatively new list of the most-streamed full-lengths in the U.S.

Eminem’s Curtain Call: The Hits lifts to No. 18 this frame. That’s not just a new best showing for the title, but also the artist himself.

So far, Curtain Call is the only one of Eminem’s releases that have reached the Top Streaming Albums chart. Billboard only introduced the tally in 2023, so there are many superstars who have only landed one or two wins, despite having a catalog filled with successful projects.

As it jumps to a new peak on the Top Streaming Albums chart, Curtain Call is also improving on another list. The compilation surges to No. 20 on the Billboard 200, the most important albums roster in the U.S. Curtain Call already ranks as one of the longest-running wins of all time, as it’s nearing 700 weeks on the tally.

At the same time, Curtain Call remains a huge hit on two other tallies. The set holds steady on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (No. 5) and Top Rap Albums (No. 4) charts. It’s only missed out on ruling these rankings by one space in the past, stalling at No. 2.

The release of “Houdini” spurred a renewed interest in all things connected to Eminem. Last week, when the new single arrived, a number of his biggest singles returned to the charts or soared from where they sat. This time around, several of them are still present, but most are beginning to slide backward.