Eminem has reached a milestone that belongs not only to him, but to hip hop history.
His Curtain Call: The Hits has now spent 800 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart. That is more than 15 years on the chart across the album’s 20-year lifespan. Curtain Call remains the longest-charting hip hop album in the history of the chart.
Moreover, it is the sixth longest-charting project overall, regardless of genre.
1. The Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd – 997 weeks
2. Legend – Bob Marley and the Wailers – 951 weeks
3. Greatest Hits – Journey – 921 weeks
4. Metallica – Metallica – 844 weeks
5. Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits – Creedence Clearwater Revival – 810 weeks
6. Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem – 800 weeks
7. Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars – 792 weeks
8. Nevermind – Nirvana – 786 weeks
9. Greatest Hits – Guns N’ Roses – 785 weeks
19. Thriller – Michael Jackson – 730 weeks