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Eminem brings Taylor Swift's historic reign at No. 1 to an end, Stevie Wonder's record stays intact

Eminem performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 9, 2018, left, and Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium in London as part of her Eras Tour on June 21, 2024. (AP Photo) Eminem performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 9, 2018, left, and Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium in London as part of her Eras Tour on June 21, 2024. (AP Photo)
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Eminem's latest album, 鈥淭he Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Gr芒ce),鈥 has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, unseating Taylor Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department" after 12 weeks.

In its first week, 鈥淭he Tortured Poets Department鈥 hit 891.34 million album streams stateside, according to Luminate, the biggest streaming week for an album in history.

Swift's album debuted at No. 1 in April and held the top spot for three months. She is the only woman to have done so; Swift beat the previous record held by Whitney Houston's 1987 album, 鈥淲hitney.鈥 It spent its first 11 weeks at No. 1.

鈥淭he Tortured Poets Department鈥 tied Morgan Wallen's 2023 album 鈥淥ne Thing at a Time,鈥 which also debuted at No. 1 and stayed there for 12 consecutive weeks. (It would later remerge at the top spot, spending 19 weeks total at No. 1.)

The only album to outperform them is Stevie Wonder鈥檚 1976 masterpiece, 鈥淪ongs in the Key of Life.鈥 It spent 13 weeks at No. 1 after debuting in the top spot; 14 weeks there in total.

鈥淭he Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Gr芒ce)" is Eminem's 12th album and his 11th to hit No. 1. 鈥淭he Tortured Poets Department鈥 dropped to No. 4 as a result. In the second slot is K-pop boy band ENHYPEN's 鈥淩OMANCE:UNTOLD鈥 and irreverent country star Zach Bryan's 鈥淭he Great American Bar Scene鈥 is at No. 3. 

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