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Despite a lukewarm reception from critics, Recovery has gone on to sell 741,000 copies in its debut week. This is the biggest debut of any album in 2010, and the biggest debut since AC/DC’s Black Ice in 2008, which sold 784 thousand. To put that into perspective: Relapse sold 608,000 it’s debut week. Drake’s Thank Me Later which did much better critically and was one of the most anticipated/hyped releases of 2010 sold 447,000 in its first week.

Analyst speculate that perhaps the leak of Recovery helped boost sales by word of mouth. “Not Afraid” also debuted at #1 on Billboard. A feat that happens rarely. In fact it’s the 16th single in the history of Billboards charting to debut straight at number one. Regardless of the reason, this shows a similiar trend that has been seen throughout Eminem’s career: his fans carry him. A good amount of critics pan every album of his (yes, even Marshall Mathers LP got bad reviews).

Eminem also broke some records in the UK with this release. He is the first American Act to have as many as 6 UK No.1 Albums in a row. The Male Solo Act with the most UK No.1 albums in a row. The Solo Act with the most in a row – Madonna & Elvis have had 11 UK No.1 Albums each, but she never had more than 3 in a row & he never had more than 2 in a row. Eminem will continue off this momentum as he is set to do a set of co-headlining stadium shows with Jay-Z this September in New York and Detroit.

Update: The actual # of units sold is now being debated. The official call will be made by Sound Scan tomorrow. So for you die hards wanting to know the exact number, check back tomorrow.

ALBUM CHART POSITIONS [WORLDWIDE]

#1 Australia
#1 Austria
#1 France
#1 Ireland
#1 New Zealand
#1 United Kingdom
#1 United States

#2 Germany

#3 Finland
#3 Netherlands
#10 Sweden

Eminem

Recovery (iTunes Bonus Tracks)
“Ridaz” / “Session One” (feat. Just Blaze and Slaughterhouse)

[Aftermath / Interscope / Shady; 2010]

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Recovery

[Aftermath / Interscope / Shady; 2010]

Links: Eminem | Aftermath | Purchase on Insound

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Eminem’s seventh studio album Recovery is now available to stream in full on Eminem’s official MySpace page. Early rumblings are that this is a return-to-form for the MC whose last couple of albums, Eminem himself has acknowledged, have been sub-par.

Now you can judge for yourself, click here to check out Recovery.

The official release date for recovery is this coming Monday (June 21st) in the UK/Europe and Tuesday (22nd) for North America, via Aftermath.

Hear a new track off Eminem’s upcoming album Recovery. The track, entitled “Won’t Back Down,” features Pink, and is one of the most hard hitting tracks Eminem has released in a long time. The track is produced by DJ Khalil.

MP3: Eminem – “Won’t Back Down” ft. Pink

UPDATE: An RIAA representative has asked us to take the MP3 down. However, Eminem’s manager has permitted RapRadar to stream the track. You can listen to the track here.

Recovery is due out June 18th on Shady, Aftermath, and Interscope.

Paul Rosenberg started a firestorm on rap sites across the web a few hours ago by posting what was heralded as the true tracklist for Eminem’s new album Recovery. Many simply said Paul was fucking with us. Why did it create such a fuss? Just take a look.

1. “Cold Wind Blows”
2. “Talkin’ 2 Myself” (featuring Kobe)
3. “On Fire”
4. “Won’t Back Down” (featuring Pink)
5. “W.T.P.”
6. “Going Through Changes”
7. “Not Afraid”
8. “Seduction”
9. “No Love” (featuring Lil Wayne)
10. “Space Bound”
11. “Cinderella Man”
12. “25 to Life”
13. “So Bad”
14. “Almost Famous”
15. “Love the Way You Lie” (featuring Rihanna)
16. “You’re Never Over”

After all the ridiculous fake tracklists posted all around, well, this one may full well be the most absurd. Yet, it’s supposed to be the real deal. Where to begin…Pink? No Dr. Dre feature? The (and, true, one shouldn’t judge) bland song titles? It’s since been posted on Eminem’s official website. I’m still clinging to this all being one grand joke, but if it’s not…well, at least there’s no Drake feature?

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