Both in pure sales and total activity, Eminem’s most recent album remains one of the most successful records released in 2020.
With 225,000 pure albums sales in the US “Music To Be Murdered By” stays on the sixth place, as it was in April, unperturbed by new competitors.
Best selling pure albums of 2020 so far (US)
1 BTS “Map Of The Soul: 7”
2 The Weeknd “After Hours”
3 Halsey “Manic”
4 Lady Gaga “Chromatica”
5 Kenny Chesney “Here And Now”
6 Eminem “Music To Be Murdered By”
7 Billie Eilish “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
8 NCT 127 “Neo Zone – The 2nd Album”
9 Justin Bieber “Changes”
10 Harry Styles “Fine Line”
Best selling pure albums of 2020 so far (US)
#1 MAP OF THE SOUL: 7
#2 After Hours
#3 MANIC
#4 Chromatica
#5 Here and Now
#6 Music to Be Murdered By
#7 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
#8 Neo Zone – The 2nd Album
#9 Changes
#10 Fine Line— chart data (@chartdata) July 1, 2020
The chart based on total activity is different. It includes streaming numbers and here hip hop, which is traditionally consumed mostly through streaming services, surpasses pop albums. Anyway, it does not affect Eminem’s position much. “Music To Be Murdered By” remains firmly on the seventh place 6 months after its release.
Best selling albums of 2020 (US total activity):
1 Lil Baby “My Turn”
2 The Weeknd “After Hours”
3 Lil Uzi Vert “Eternal Atake”
4 Roddy Ricch “Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial”
5 Post Malone “Hollywood’s Bleeding”
6 Bad Bunny “YHLQMDLG”
7 Eminem “Music To Be Murdered By”
8 Justin Bieber “Changes”
9 BTS “Map Of The Soul: 7”
10 Billie Eilish “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
Best selling albums of 2020 (US total activity)
#1 My Turn
#2 After Hours
#3 Eternal Atake
#4 Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
#5 Hollywood's Bleeding
#6 YHLQMDLG
#7 Music to Be Murdered By
#8 Changes
#9 MAP OF THE SOUL: 7
#10 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?— chart data (@chartdata) July 1, 2020