{{Short description|2002 studio album by Eminem}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = The Eminem Show | type = studio | artist = Eminem | cover = The Eminem Show.jpg | border = yes | alt = Image of a stage with a microphone stand and a spotlight pointing to where a performer would be. There is no performer seen. Curtains are slightly opened to reveal a man seated on a low chair. He is wearing a suit and his head is facing down. His hands are on his mouth to indicate worry. At the top, sits a 3D version of the Eminem logotype. Below it is text that reads "The eminem show" in a smaller font | released = May 26, 2002<ref name="mtv.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1454533/eminem-show-moved-up-again-album-in-stores-sunday/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418082240/http://www.mtv.com/news/1454533/eminem-show-moved-up-again-album-in-stores-sunday/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2017|title=Eminem Show Moved Up Again - Album In Stores Sunday|website=Mtv.com|access-date=December 28, 2017}}</ref> | recorded = | studio = *Encore (Burbank, California) *Marshall Mathers' house (Detroit, Michigan) *54 Sound (Ferndale, Michigan) | genre = *Hip-hop *rap rock *political hip-hop | length = 77:30 | label = * Shady * Aftermath * Interscope * WEB | producer = * Eminem * Dr. Dre * DJ Head * Jeff Bass * Luis Resto * Mr. Porter | prev_title = The Marshall Mathers LP | prev_year = 2000 | next_title = Encore | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Singles | name = The Eminem Show | type = studio | single1 = Without Me | single1date = April 29, 2002<ref name="a-c.com E-WM">https://web.archive.org/web/20081207084117/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453646/20020429/eminem.jhtml</ref> | single2 = Cleanin' Out My Closet | single2date = July 29, 2002<ref name="2002 hits wrh.com">[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Hits/00s/2002/Hits-2002-07-12.pdf 2002 Hits] worldradiohistory.com</ref> | single3 = Superman | single3date = January 21, 2003<ref name="Issue 1487">{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-01-17.pdf |title=Going for Adds |magazine=Radio & Records |issue=1487 |page=24 |date=January 17, 2003 |access-date=July 10, 2022 |archive-date=July 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710151412/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-01-17.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | single4 = Sing for the Moment | single4date = February 25, 2003<ref name="EivfSftM">{{cite web | url=https://www.thatericalper.com/2020/04/10/eminems-isolated-vocals-for-sing-for-the-moment/ | title=Eminem's Isolated Vocals for "Sing for the Moment" | date=10 April 2020 | access-date=February 19, 2024 | archive-date=February 18, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218205635/https://www.thatericalper.com/2020/04/10/eminems-isolated-vocals-for-sing-for-the-moment/ | url-status=live }}</ref> | single5 = Business | single5date = July 22, 2003 }} }} '''''The Eminem Show''''' is the fourth studio album by the American rapper Eminem, released on May 26, 2002, through Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records and Interscope Records.<ref name="mtv.com"/> Eminem produced most of the album himself, with additional production by Dr. Dre, Jeff Bass, and Mr. Porter. While Eminem's previous two albums explored the frustration of life among America's underclass, ''The Eminem Show'' marked a drastic thematic shift. Guest appearances include Obie Trice, Paul Rosenberg, D12, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Dina Rae and Eminem's daughter, Hailie Jade.
''The Eminem Show''<nowiki/>'s themes are predominantly based on Eminem's prominence in hip-hop culture, as well as his ambivalent thoughts of fame. It also features political commentary on the United States, including references to 9/11, Osama bin Laden, the war on terror, President George W. Bush, Lynne Cheney and Tipper Gore. It notably also incorporates a heavier use of rap rock than Eminem's previous albums. Due to its less satirical and shock factor lyrical approach, ''The Eminem Show'' was regarded as Eminem's most personal album at the time and a step back from the Slim Shady alter ego. The album was widely considered the most anticipated album of 2002.
''The Eminem Show'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and stood there for six non-consecutive weeks. It sold over 1.3 million copies in its second week in the US, where it registered a full week of sales. It also topped the UK Albums Chart for five consecutive weeks and topped the charts in 16 other countries. It produced four commercially successful singles, "Without Me", "Cleanin' Out My Closet", "Superman", and "Sing for the Moment". The album was a critical success, with praise directed at Eminem's mature, introspective lyricism and the album's experimental production. Several publications named it the best album of 2002 and among the best albums of the 2000s.
''The Eminem Show'' was both the best-selling album of 2002 in the United States and the best-selling album worldwide of 2002. The album has since been certified 12× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and its worldwide sales of 27 million copies make it one of the best-selling albums of all time, the second-best-selling album of the 21st century, and the best-selling hip hop album of all time. At the 2003 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Album of the Year and won Best Rap Album, while "Without Me" won Best Music Video.
==Background== Speaking to ''Spin'', Eminem said, "Eventually, I might need some drama in my life to inspire me [...] With ''The Marshall Mathers LP'', everything that everybody was saying–I took that, and it was my ammo. And then when shit died down a little bit, I had other turmoil in my personal life, so that was what I was able to dump out on ''The Eminem Show''. Now, I just gotta wait for the next phase of my life. But something always seems to happen, man; something's always gotta be fucking turbulent."<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=18 Years Of 'The Eminem Show': 15 Facts About Eminem's 2002 Magnum Opus|url=https://www.thethings.com/18-years-of-the-eminem-show-15-facts-about-eminems-2002-magnum-opus/|date=2020-04-17|website=TheThings|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>
Eminem cited that the inspiration for the album was taken from the Peter Weir-directed 1998 science fiction comedy-drama film ''The Truman Show''.<ref name=":5" /> Jim Carrey starred in the film as the lead character Truman Burbank, a man who unwittingly lives inside a TV show, where his life is broadcast to viewers around the world. Eminem spoke on the film's influence, saying, "My life felt like it was becoming a circus around that time, and I felt like I was always being watched [...] Basically, Jim Carrey wrote my album."<ref name=":5" />
==Recording== Speaking with ''Rolling Stone'' in 2002, Eminem said {{" '}}Sing for the Moment' was the first song I wrote for the album; 'Cleanin Out My Closet' was the second. I had the line in 'Cleanin Out My Closet' — 'I'd like to welcome y'all out to ''The Eminem Show''{{nobold|'}}—and it was just a line, but I sat back and I was like, 'My life is really like a fucking show'. I have songs on the album that I wrote when I was in that shit last year, with a possible jail sentence hangin' over my head and all the emotions going through the divorce. I went through a lot of shit last year [lawsuits, divorce and the threat of jail time] that I resolved at the same time, all in the same year. And, yeah, that's when half of the album was wrote".<ref name=":4">{{Cite magazine|title=Eminem: The Rolling Stone Interview|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/eminem-the-rolling-stone-interview-55203/|last1=Bozza|first1=Anthony|date=2002-07-04|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-25|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818003543/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/eminem-the-rolling-stone-interview-55203/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Eminem had started recording the album around the same time he was filming ''8 Mile''. Production was used for both the soundtrack of the film and his album. The album also saw Eminem take a substantially more predominant production role; most of it was self-produced, with his longtime collaborator Jeff Bass co-producing several tracks (mainly the songs which eventually became the released singles). Dr. Dre, in addition to being the album's executive producer, produced only three individual tracks: "Business", "Say What You Say", and "My Dad's Gone Crazy". Regarding his increase in producing, Eminem told ''Rolling Stone'', "I actually know how to program a drum machine now. It used to be so simple—just writing lyrics and raps, laying vocals and leaving the studio was great. But now that I'm so into producing, it's a fucking job."<ref name=":4" />
==Singles== "Without Me" was released as the album's lead single on May 14, 2002.<ref name="a-c.com E-WM"/>
"Cleanin' Out My Closet" was released as the album's second single on July 29 of that same year.<ref name="2002 hits wrh.com"/> Releasing singles from this album went on a hiatus when "Lose Yourself" (one of the singles from 2002 soundtrack, ''8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture'') was released on October 28.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/music-eminems-lose-yourself-released-15-years-ago-today-20171027|title=Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' Was Released 15 Years Ago Today|website=ladbible.com|date=October 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029185707/https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/music-eminems-lose-yourself-released-15-years-ago-today-20171027|archive-date=October 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
Releasing singles from this album resumed when "Superman" (which features Dina Rae) was released as the third single on January 21, 2003.<ref name="Issue 1487"/>
"Sing for the Moment" was released as the fourth single on February 25 of that same year.<ref name="EivfSftM"/>
"Business" was released as the fifth and final single on July 22, though it was unreleased in the United States.
==Music and lyrics== Stylistically, ''The Eminem Show'' has a lighter tone than ''The Marshall Mathers LP''<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zKQrZ-fxlmkC&q=eminem+talking+about+the+eminem+show&pg=PA133|title=Eminem|publisher=epubli|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and incorporates a heavier use of rap rock than Eminem's previous albums,<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=The Eminem Show|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-eminem-show-250117/|last1=Ex|first1=Kris|date=2002-06-06|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-15|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406150428/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-eminem-show-250117/|url-status=live}}</ref> featuring mixed guitar-driven melodies with hip-hop rhythms. In an interview with British magazine ''The Face'' in April 2002, Eminem said that he treated the album like it was a rock record. He continued that he "tried to get the best of both worlds" on the album.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=New Eminem Album Shows Aerosmith, Zeppelin & Hendrix Influences|url=http://ca.launch.yahoo.com/read/news/12051353|last=Graff|first=Gary|date=April 17, 2002|work=Eminem News on Yahoo! Music|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=September 26, 2011|archive-date=October 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007201605/http://ca.launch.yahoo.com/read/news/12051353|url-status=dead}}</ref> Eminem spoke on specific rock influences, saying, "I listened to a lot of '70s rock growing up, when I was real little. When I go back and listen to them songs, like Led Zeppelin or Aerosmith, Jimi Hendrix...'70s rock had this incredible feel to it."<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Eminem Album Shows Aerosmith, Zeppelin & Hendrix Influences|url=https://idobi.com/news/new-eminem-album-shows-aerosmith-zeppelin-hendrix-influences/|website=idobi.com|date=April 17, 2002|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-25|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613204415/https://idobi.com/news/new-eminem-album-shows-aerosmith-zeppelin-hendrix-influences/|url-status=live}}</ref> Notably, "Sing For The Moment" contains a sample of Aerosmith's "Dream On" as well as a reinterpretation of its guitar solo. Another rock sample on the album is the kick-clap beat of "'Till I Collapse", which is an interpolation of the intro from Queen's "We Will Rock You".<ref name=":62">{{Cite web|title='The Eminem Show' At 15|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/eminem-5-reasons-eminem-show-classic-album|date=2017-05-25|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref>
While Eminem's previous two albums explored the frustration of life among America's underclass, ''The Eminem Show'' marked a thematic shift.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |last2=Foden |first2=Giles |date=2002-05-24 |title='He can't keep saying the same shit...' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2002/may/24/shopping.artsfeatures |access-date=2025-10-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The themes of ''The Eminem Show'' are predominantly based on Eminem's prominence in hip-hop culture and the subsequent envy towards him, as well as his thoughts on his unexpected enormous success and its consequential negative effects on his life.<ref name=":7" /> The album also touches on Eminem's thoughts on themes surrounding American politics, including references to 9/11,<ref name=":42">{{Cite book|last=Melnick|first=Jeffrey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=myUrP8xfKesC&q=the+eminem+show+themes&pg=PT101|title=9/11 Culture|date=2011-09-15|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-4443-5815-5|language=en}}</ref> Osama bin Laden,<ref name=":42" /> the war on terror<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inside Eminem's paranoid delusions.|url=https://slate.com/culture/2002/05/inside-eminem-s-paranoid-delusions.html|last=Marzorati|first=Gerald|date=2002-05-30|website=Slate Magazine|language=en|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> President George W. Bush,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eminem went after George W. Bush well before Trump|url=https://www.newsweek.com/eminem-trump-bush-iraq-682239|first=Greg|last= Price |date=2017-10-11|website=Newsweek|language=en|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> Lynne Cheney<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|title=Looking Back At Eminem's Disses On 'The Eminem Show'|url=https://genius.com/a/looking-back-at-eminems-disses-on-the-eminem-show|website=Genius|language=en|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref> and Tipper Gore.<ref name=":10" /> Speaking on his use of political commentary on the album, Eminem told ''Rolling Stone'', "You put your shit out there for the world to see and to judge, and whoever agrees with you agrees with you. Even my most die-hard fans don't agree with everything I say. These are my views, this is how I see it. You may have your own opinion, but you may not get to project it to the world like I do."<ref name=":4" /> Writing for ''Spin'', rock critic Alan Light said that the album may have proved that Eminem is the most "dexterous, vivid writer in pop music".<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=Behind Blue Eyes: Spin's 2002 Eminem Cover Story|url=https://www.spin.com/featured/behind-blue-eyes-spins-2002-eminem-cover-story/|date=2017-05-31|website=Spin|access-date=2020-05-25|archive-date=July 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731005507/https://www.spin.com/featured/behind-blue-eyes-spins-2002-eminem-cover-story/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album also sees Eminem dissing several artists, including Mariah Carey, Moby, Canibus and Limp Bizkit, while Dr. Dre disses Jermaine Dupri on the song "Say What You Say", and so does Timbaland at the very end of the song.<ref name=":10" />
Lyrically, the album also displays a dramatic shift from the misogynistic and homophobic lyrics presented on ''The Marshall Mathers LP''.<ref name=":32">{{cite web|title=Eminem: The Eminem Show|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/eminem-eminemshow/|last=Hill|first=Marc L.|date=June 13, 2002|work=PopMatters|access-date=October 17, 2010}}</ref> Eminem told ''Spin'', "One of the frustrating things was people saying, 'He's got to cuss to sell records,' [...] That's why with this album, I toned it down a bit as far as shock value. I wanted to show that I'm a solid artist, and I'm here to stay."<ref name=":5"/> Due to its less satirical and shock factor lyrical approach, ''The Eminem Show'' was regarded as a departure from Eminem's previous albums<ref name=":7" /> with it being more personal and reflective and a step back of the Slim Shady alter ego.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Strauss|first=Neil|date=2002-05-28|title=ALBUM REVIEW; New Eminem Walks Right Out of Stores|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/28/arts/album-review-new-eminem-walks-right-out-of-stores.html|access-date=2019-11-15|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115100404/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/28/arts/album-review-new-eminem-walks-right-out-of-stores.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Eminem said during an interview with MTV that he felt that ''The Eminem Show'' was his "best record so far".<ref>{{cite web|title=VH1 Ultimate Albums - Marshall Mathers LP|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqMA-i25_RU#t=4033s| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905202310/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqMA-i25_RU| archive-date=2012-09-05 | url-status=dead|author=Video posted by souled33|publisher=YouTube|access-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref> In 2006, ''Q'' said that Eminem's first two albums "aired dirty laundry, then the world's most celebrated rapper [Eminem] examined life in the hall of mirrors he'd built for himself."<ref name=":7" />
With the release of ''The Eminem Show'', Eminem was considered to be more socially acceptable: there were no protests over his lyrics, boycotts, and talk shows discussing his impact on America's youth. A columnist of ''The New York Observer'' wrote that Eminem had become a "guilty pleasure" for baby boomers, describing him as "the most compelling figure to have emerged from popular music since the holy trinity of [Bob] Dylan, [John] Lennon, and [Mick] Jagger."<ref name=":8" />
===Censored version=== The "clean version" of ''The Eminem Show'' censors many more profanities and derogatory words than in clean versions of Eminem's previous albums, in which the words "goddamn", "prick", "bastard", "piss", "bitch", "ass", and "shit" were allowed. This album allowed no profanities, and the profanities were either muted, obscured by sound effects, or back-masked. In addition to this, entire sentences were sometimes removed from the censored version for being very sexually charged. The entire song "Drips" was removed in early clean versions and is heard only as four seconds of silence moving on to the next track, "Without Me". Later on, digital releases of the clean version removed "Drips" completely, moving the next 11 songs up on the tracklist. Some copies of the clean version, however, feature an edited version of "Drips".<ref name=":9">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zKQrZ-fxlmkC&q=the+eminem+show&pg=PA133|title=Eminem|publisher=epubli|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
There are some inconsistencies in the clean version's censorship. In the skit "The Kiss", Eminem's shouting of the word "motherfucker!" is still audible in the censored version. In the track, "Soldier", which is a continuation of "The Kiss", the word "bitch" was used three times, and can be clearly heard once. Also, in "White America", the word "flag" is back masked when he raps, "To burn the flag and replace it with a parental advisory sticker".<ref name=":9" />
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | MC = 75/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-eminem-show/eminem|title=Reviews for The Eminem Show by Eminem|website=Metacritic|access-date=April 2, 2009|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918135141/https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-eminem-show/eminem|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-eminem-show-mw0000140333|title=The Eminem Show – Eminem|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=AllMusic|access-date=October 17, 2010|archive-date=October 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003032225/http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Christgau's Consumer Guide'' | rev2Score = A−<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=11662|title=Eminem: The Eminem Show|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|access-date=October 17, 2010|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev3Score = B+<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2002/06/07/eminem-show|title=The Eminem Show|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 7, 2002|access-date=October 17, 2010|last=Browne|first=David|author-link=David Browne (journalist)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124162552/https://ew.com/article/2002/06/07/eminem-show/|archive-date=November 24, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Houston Chronicle'' | rev4Score = 4/5<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/REVIEW-Armed-and-angry-Eminem-takes-on-nation-2817227.php|title=Armed and angry / Eminem takes on nation and world with 'The Eminem Show'|work=Houston Chronicle|date=May 28, 2002|access-date=June 29, 2017|last=Chonin|first=Neva}}</ref> | rev5 = ''NME'' | rev5Score = 9/10<ref name="NME">{{cite journal|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/eminem/6410|title=Eminem : The Eminem Show|journal=NME|date=June 1, 2002|access-date=October 17, 2010|last=Needham|first=Alex|page=36|quote=Though it's partially masked (the only censored line on the album), on 'Hailie's Song', an otherwise tender eulogy to his daughter, Eminem clearly raps the line 'I'm so glad her mom didn't abort her'.|archive-date=January 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111035740/http://www.nme.com/reviews/eminem/6410|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev6Score = 9.1/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2771-the-eminem-show/|title=Eminem: The Eminem Show|work=Pitchfork|date=June 3, 2002|access-date=October 17, 2010|last=P.|first=Ethan|archive-date=October 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016130058/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2771-the-eminem-show/|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Q'' | rev7Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Q"/> | rev8 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-eminem-show-20020606|title=The Eminem Show|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 6, 2002|access-date=February 5, 2012|last=Ex|first=Kris|archive-date=December 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215052529/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-eminem-show-20020606|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev9 = ''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' | rev9Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="RSguide">{{cite book|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|chapter=Eminem|last=Hoard|first=Christian|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA276|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|year=2004|publisher=Simon & Schuster|edition=4th|access-date=June 12, 2012|isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/276 276–77]}}</ref> | rev10 = ''USA Today'' | rev10Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="USAToday">{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/2002/2002-05-23-eminem.htm|title='Eminem Show' acts out venomous street theater|work=USA Today|date=May 23, 2002|access-date=November 5, 2016|last=Gundersen|first=Edna|author-link=Edna Gundersen|archive-date=November 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113164416/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/2002/2002-05-23-eminem.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> }}
''The Eminem Show'' was met with critical acclaim from critics.<ref name="metacritic" /> At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on 20 reviews.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Eminem Show by Eminem|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-eminem-show/eminem|language=en|access-date=2020-05-25|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918135141/https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-eminem-show/eminem|url-status=live}}</ref>
Alex Needham of ''NME'' hailed ''The Eminem Show'' as a "fantastic third album" that "is bigger, bolder and far more consistent than its predecessors".<ref name="NME" /> David Browne of ''Entertainment Weekly'' felt the album's more personal lyrics "succeed in fleshing out Eminem's complexities and contradictions", nonetheless concluding that "[l]ike its predecessors, though, ''The Eminem Show'' is a testament to the skills of its star. The sludgy rapping of such guests as D12 only confirms Eminem's dizzying prowess, gob-spewing individuality, and wickedly prankish humor."<ref name="EW" /> Writing for ''Rolling Stone'', Kris Ex argued that Eminem "may have made the best rap-rock album in history".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-eminem-show-250117/|title=The Eminem Show|last1=Ex|first1=Kris|date=2002-06-06|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-14|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406150428/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-eminem-show-250117/|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Slant Magazine''{{'}}s Sal Cinquemani wrote that he "peels back some of the bullshit façade and reveals a little bit of the real Marshall Mathers" on an album that "displays a—dare I say it?—more 'mature' Eminem."<ref name="Slant">{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/eminem-the-eminem-show|title=Eminem: The Eminem Show|work=Slant Magazine|date=May 15, 2002|access-date=October 17, 2010|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|archive-date=August 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811110841/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/eminem-the-eminem-show|url-status=live}}</ref> In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said the album "proves Eminem is the gold standard in pop music in 2002, delivering stylish, catchy, dense, funny, political music that rarely panders".<ref name="AM" /> Critic Robert Christgau wrote: "I think it represents an articulate, coherent, formally appropriate response to Eminem's changing position and role, one that acknowledges the privileges and alienations that accrue to all fame as well as the resolution of Marshall Mathers's worst traumas and the specifics of his success."<ref name="Christgau" />
Edna Gundersen of ''USA Today'' wrote that Eminem is "as good as he gets but in the end inflicts more damage on himself, hoisting ''The Eminem Show'' to a level of self-absorption rivaled only by Woody Allen", and despite the presence of some mediocre tracks, he "displays an admirable dexterity in blending invective and invention, even though his approach is more reactionary than revolutionary."<ref name="USAToday" /> ''Uncut'' wrote, "Behind the hype and the swagger, he's still baring enough of his soul for ''The Eminem Show'' to be compelling theatre."<ref>{{cite journal|title=Eminem: The Eminem Show|journal=Uncut|issue=63|date=August 2002|page=118}}</ref> ''Q'' was more mixed in its assessment, stating that as "Eminem outgrows his old alter-id, so the obligatory pantomime villainy, skits and crass cameos by Shady Records signings become a hindrance."<ref name="Q">{{cite journal|title=Eminem: The Eminem Show|journal=Q|issue=192|date=July 2002|page=109}}</ref> Marc L. Hill of ''PopMatters'' felt that the album lacked the shock factor of his previous albums and described it as "a disappointing combination of promising musical experimentation and uninspired lyrics."<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/eminem-eminemshow/|title=Eminem: The Eminem Show|work=PopMatters|date=June 13, 2002|access-date=October 17, 2010|last=Hill|first=Marc L.}}</ref>
''Blender'' named ''The Eminem Show'' the best album of 2002.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Blender |url=http://archive.org/details/blender-2002-12-christina-aguilera-12-c |title=Blender magazine: 2002-12 |publisher=Blender |date=December 2002 |page=122}}</ref> The album became Eminem's third to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, while "Without Me" won Eminem his first Best Music Video award.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Eminem|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/eminem/8580|date=2019-11-19|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-15|archive-date=June 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619052504/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/eminem|url-status=live}}</ref> The album swept the MTV Music Video Awards, winning four awards for Best Male Video, Video of the Year, Best Direction, and Best Rap Video. The album also won Best Album at the 2002 MTV Europe Music Awards,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eminem Dominates MTV Europe Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73461/eminem-dominates-mtv-europe-awards|date=November 14, 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 26, 2011|archive-date=September 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922120426/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73461/eminem-dominates-mtv-europe-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> both Album of the Year and Top R&B/Hip Hop Album at the 2002 ''Billboard'' Music Awards,<ref>{{cite web|title=Moby : Ashanti, Nelly Big Winners At Billboard Awards|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1459086/20021210/moby.jhtml|date=December 10, 2002|publisher=VH1|access-date=September 26, 2011}}{{dead link|date=November 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> both Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album and Favorite Pop/Rock Album at the 2003 American Music Awards, Best International Album at the 2003 Brit Awards, and International Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2003.<ref name=":22">{{cite news|date=February 16, 2011|title=Brit Awards 2011: All the winners since 1977|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/feb/16/brit-awards-2011-all-winners-take-that|access-date=September 12, 2011}}</ref>
===Legacy and reappraisal=== ''The Eminem Show'' received critical praise by most music critics and is often debated as Eminem's most personal and best work. The album cemented Eminem's "three-peat" of classic hip-hop albums, following the critical appraisal of ''The Slim Shady LP'' and ''The Marshall Mathers LP''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=3 For 3: 9 Artists Who Crafted A Triad Of Fantastic Albums In A Row|url=https://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.2678/title.3-for-3-9-artists-who-crafted-a-triad-of-fantastic-albums-in-a-row|date=2014-12-18|website=HipHopDX|access-date=2020-05-24|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115153048/https://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.2678/title.3-for-3-9-artists-who-crafted-a-triad-of-fantastic-albums-in-a-row|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, the album was ranked number 317 on ''Rolling Stone''<nowiki/>'s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and was later ranked at number 84 on the same magazine's Best Albums of the 2000s Decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-albums-of-the-2000s-153375/eminem-the-eminem-show-183166/|title=Best Albums of the 2000s|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=June 23, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204617/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-albums-of-the-2000s-153375/eminem-the-eminem-show-183166/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, it was ranked number 63 by The National Association of Recording Merchandisers, in conjunction with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in their list of the Definite 200 Albums of All Time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eil.com/features/Definitive_200.asp|title=The 200 Definitive Albums Of All Time Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2007 at EIL.COM, home of Esprit International Limited|website=eil.com|access-date=2020-03-02|archive-date=March 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302171038/https://eil.com/features/Definitive_200.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, ''Complex'' magazine deemed it a "classic" album that "cemented Eminem's place as one of the most important figures in rap history",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/25-rap-albums-from-the-past-decade-that-deserve-classic-status/eminem-the-eminem-show|title=Eminem, The Eminem Show (2002) — 25 Rap Albums From the Past Decade That Deserve Classic Status|work=Complex|date=December 7, 2012|access-date=December 8, 2012|archive-date=August 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829212304/https://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/25-rap-albums-from-the-past-decade-that-deserve-classic-status/eminem-the-eminem-show|url-status=dead}}</ref> and has included it on their list of 100 Best Albums of the ''Complex'' Decade, placing it at number 5.<ref name="complex.com">{{cite journal |title= The 100 best albums of the complex decade |journal= Complex |url= http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/the-100-best-albums-of-the-complex-era/gorillaz-demon-days#! |date= April 2, 2012 |access-date= August 9, 2015 |archive-date= September 23, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150923232540/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/the-100-best-albums-of-the-complex-era/gorillaz-demon-days#! |url-status= dead }}</ref> Following the 15th anniversary of the album, the Grammy Awards also described ''The Eminem Show'' as a "classic album".<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/eminem-5-reasons-eminem-show-classic-album|title='The Eminem Show' At 15|date=May 25, 2017|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref> ''Popdose'' ranked the album at 79 on its Best Albums of the Decade list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popdose.com/the-popdose-100-the-best-albums-of-the-decade/|title=The Popdose 100: The Best Albums of the Decade|website=Popdose|date=November 25, 2009|access-date=June 23, 2021|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008044759/http://popdose.com/the-popdose-100-the-best-albums-of-the-decade/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, ''The Eminem Show'' was ranked number 56 on the Greatest of All Time ''Billboard'' 200 Albums.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums|title=Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001122709/http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums|archive-date=October 1, 2016|access-date=November 12, 2015}}</ref> In a 2024 ranking of Eminem's 12 studio albums, Damien Scott of ''Billboard'' magazine placed ''The Eminem Show'' third, concluding: "By all accounts, Em's fourth album was the best show on earth."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Scott|first=Damien|date=July 24, 2024|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-eminem-albums-ranked/the-eminem-show/|title=Every Eminem Album, Ranked: Critic's Take|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 25, 2025}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== ''The Eminem Show'' was originally scheduled for release on June 4, 2002; however, pirated and bootlegged copies appeared online via peer-to-peer networks and began surfacing on the streets. It was provided by Rabid Neurosis (RNS), an MP3 warez release organisation who pirated the album twenty-five days prior to release.<ref name="rns">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/27/the-man-who-broke-the-music-business|title=The Man Who Broke the Music Business|last=Witt|first=Stephen|date=April 21, 2015|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=April 24, 2015|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216202350/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/27/the-man-who-broke-the-music-business|url-status=live}}</ref> Radio show ''Opie and Anthony'' broadcast the entire album on May 17, 2002.<ref name="Opie and Anthony">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEC3_5A_e1U| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/ZEC3_5A_e1U| archive-date=2021-11-10 | url-status=live|title=Opie & Anthony: Playing The Eminem Show Bootleg Ahead of Release Date (05/17/02)|last=O&A, R&F, TESD and Scorch Archive|date=July 23, 2013|publisher=YouTube|access-date=December 28, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Interscope decided to release the album earlier than planned, on May 28 to prevent bootlegging. However, many stores in the United States began selling it even earlier than the new release date on Sunday, May 26, and some put the album out as early as Friday.<ref name="BB-'Show' Assured">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75611/eminems-show-assured-of-no-1-debut|title=Eminem's 'Show' Assured Of No. 1 Debut|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=September 26, 2011|archive-date=October 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005130948/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75611/eminems-show-assured-of-no-1-debut|url-status=live}}</ref> Promotional posters in stores read, "America Couldn't Wait". Due to the premature release by many retailers on a Sunday, the album had only one day of official sales for the chart week and was unavailable in Walmart stores during that period.<ref name="BB-'Show' Assured"/><ref name="rollingstone.com">{{cite magazine|last=Dansby|first=Andrew|date=May 29, 2002|title=Eminem's Show Shoots to Top {{pipe}} Music News|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eminems-show-shoots-to-top-20020529|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 26, 2011|archive-date=December 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228232623/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eminems-show-shoots-to-top-20020529|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Eminem Show'' was Eminem's first album to include lyrics to all its songs inside the CD booklet.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Abrams|first=Dennis|year=2007|title=Eminem|publisher=Infobase |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_BwgMwnqfhgC&q=eminem&pg=PA71|isbn=978-0-7910-9479-2}}</ref> Additionally, the first 2,000,000 copies of the album shipped in the United States included a bonus DVD with an exclusive interview and live footage.<ref name="rollingstone.com"/> A week before the album's release, it was the second-most played CD on computers, the highest ranking ever for an unreleased title. It was considered the most anticipated album of 2002.<ref name="Wild Debut for 'Eminem Show'">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-29-et-boucher29-story.html|title=Wild Debut for 'Eminem Show'|date=2002-05-29|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-15}}</ref>
Despite the confusion over the exact release date, the album still managed to have a very successful debut on the charts. ''The Eminem Show'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling approximately 284,000 copies in its first day,<ref name="BB-'Show' Assured" /> marking the first time an album had topped the chart from only a day's sale.<ref name=":6" /> It sold 1,322,000 copies in the following week, its first full week of sales,<ref name="BB-Shows Whos Boss">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75520/eminem-shows-the-competition-whos-boss|title=Eminem 'Shows' The Competition Who's Boss|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=May 30, 2010}}</ref><ref name="BB-Albums sold 1m">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/news/e3i5094e406e415c28035fd927dbcf40d16|title=Albums that sold 1 million copies in one week|date=November 3, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 6, 2011|archive-date=June 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607114615/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/news/e3i5094e406e415c28035fd927dbcf40d16|url-status=dead}}</ref> then sold 809,000 copies in its third week and 529,562 copies in its fourth week to bring its four-week sales total to just under 3 million copies.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Mayfield|first=Geoff|date=June 22, 2002|title=Over The Counter: Staying Power|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HxEEAAAAMBAJ&q=Billboard+-+June+22+2002&pg=PA65|page=65|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-20/entertainment/18189083_1_eminem-show-copies-new-tv-ads|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701135555/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-20/entertainment/18189083_1_eminem-show-copies-new-tv-ads|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2012|title=No. 1 Eminem Creams Korn - New York Daily News|last=Farber|first=Jim|date=June 20, 2002|work=New York Daily News|access-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref> The album sold 381,000 copies in its fifth week and topped the ''Billboard'' 200 for a fifth and final consecutive week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75279/eminem-halts-roach-approach|title=Eminem Halts Roach Approach|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459211/shania-twain-chases-eminems-chart-streak.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107140510/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459211/shania-twain-chases-eminems-chart-streak.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2012|title=Shania Twain Chases Eminem's Chart Streak; Aaliyah, Whitney Debut In Top 10 - Music, Celebrity, Artist News|author=Joe D'Angelo|date=December 18, 2002|publisher=MTV|access-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75207/nellyville-boots-eminem-out-of-no-1|title='Nellyville' Boots Eminem Out Of No. 1|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref> On March 7, 2011, the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping 12 million copies,<ref name="RIAA"/> making it Eminem's second album to receive a Diamond certification in the United States. The album has sold 10,3 million copies on United States.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Eminem Marks Sales, Hot 100 Milestones |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/eminem-marks-sales-hot-100-milestones-5944789/ |access-date=2025-08-25 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> It has also achieved Diamond certification in Canada<ref name="MusicCanada"/> and 18× Platinum in Australia.<ref name="ARIA"/>
''The Eminem Show'' has sold 27 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time and Eminem's best-selling album.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Sullivan|first=Steve|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QWBPAQAAQBAJ&q=eminem+show+27+million&pg=PA802|title=Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings|date=2013-10-04|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810882966|language=en}}</ref> It reached number one in 18 other countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. The album also spent five consecutive weeks at the top of the UK Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956789/eminem-back-on-top-in-europe|title=Eminem Back On Top In Europe|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=August 19, 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref>
== Expanded edition == On May 24, 2022, Eminem announced the release of the expanded edition of the album on his social media to celebrate its 20th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=May 25, 2022 |title=Eminem Announces 'Eminem Show' Expanded Reissue for 20th Anniversary |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/eminem-the-eminem-show-20th-anniversary-expanded-edition-announcement-1235075067/ |access-date=May 26, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-GB}}</ref> On May 26, 2022, Eminem released the new expanded edition, which contains instrumentals of selected tracks, freestyles and live versions of songs from previous albums performed with his longtime friend and collaborator Proof at Tramps, New York and Fuji Rock Festival, Japan. It also features four new tracks which were recorded during the initial recording sessions but not included in the original version of the album; "Stimulate", which was kept off the album due to time constraints and instead appeared on the bonus disc of the ''8 Mile'' soundtrack album, "Bump Heads" and "The Conspiracy Freestyle" (which had appeared on other Shady Records releases), and an unreleased song, "Jimmy, Brian and Mike", which had a verse and chorus re-recorded by Eminem especially for the expanded edition. Physical versions of the expanded edition were released later in the year, including a 4xLP vinyl set, CD, and cassette.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-05-26|title=Eminem Delivers 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition of 'The Eminem Show' With 18 Bonus Tracks|url=https://hypebeast.com/2022/5/the-eminem-show-20th-anniversary-expanded-edition-album-stream|access-date=2022-05-27|website=Hypebeast|language=en}}</ref> Along with ''Curtain Call 2'', it was nominated for an Outstanding Anthology/Compilation/Reissue at the 2023 Detroit Music Awards.
==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = Standard edition | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Curtains Up (Skit) | extra1 = Eminem | writer1 = Marshall Mathers | length1 = 0:30 | title2 = White America | extra2 = {{hlist|Eminem|Jeff Bass|Luis Resto{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | writer2 = {{hlist|Mathers|Jeff Bass|Luis Resto|Steve King|Kevin Bell}} | length2 = 5:24 | title3 = Business | extra3 = Dr. Dre | writer3 = {{hlist|Mathers|Andre Young|Theron Feemster|Mike Elizondo}} | length3 = 4:11 | title4 = Cleanin' Out My Closet | extra4 = {{hlist|Eminem|Bass}} | writer4 = {{hlist|Mathers|Bass}} | length4 = 4:57 | title5 = Square Dance | extra5 = {{hlist|Eminem|Bass{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | writer5 = {{hlist|Mathers|Bass|Resto}} | length5 = 5:23 | title6 = The Kiss (Skit) | extra6 = Eminem | writer6 = {{hlist|Mathers|Bass}} | length6 = 1:15 | title7 = Soldier | extra7 = Eminem | writer7 = {{hlist|Mathers|Resto|King|Bell|Bass|Elizondo}} | length7 = 3:46 | title8 = Say Goodbye Hollywood | extra8 = Eminem | writer8 = {{hlist|Mathers|Elizondo|Resto}} | length8 = 4:32 | title9 = Drips | note9 = featuring Obie Trice | extra9 = {{hlist|Eminem|Bass}} | writer9 = {{hlist|Mathers|Obie Trice|Denaun Porter|Bass}} | length9 = 4:45 | title10 = Without Me | extra10 = {{hlist|Eminem|Bass{{ref|a|[a]}}|DJ Head{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | writer10 = {{hlist|Mathers|Bass|Malcolm McLaren|Anne Dudley|Trevor Horn|Bell|Urban Kris|Shawn Baumgardner}} | length10 = 4:50 | title11 = Paul Rosenberg (Skit) | extra11 = {{hlist|Eminem|Dr. Dre}} | writer11 = Paul Rosenberg | length11 = 0:22 | title12 = Sing for the Moment | extra12 = {{hlist|Eminem|Bass{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | writer12 = {{hlist|Mathers|Bass|Resto|King|Steven Tyler}} | length12 = 5:39 | title13 = Superman | note13 = featuring Dina Rae | extra13 = {{hlist|Eminem|Bass{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | writer13 = {{hlist|Mathers|Bass|King}} | length13 = 5:50 | title14 = Hailie's Song | extra14 = Eminem | writer14 = {{hlist|Mathers|Resto}} | length14 = 5:20 | title15 = Steve Berman (Skit) | extra15 = Dr. Dre | writer15 = {{hlist|Mathers|Steve Berman}} | length15 = 0:33 | title16 = When the Music Stops | note16 = featuring D12 | extra16 = {{hlist|Eminem|Mr. Porter{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | writer16 = {{hlist|Mathers|Ondre Moore|Denaun Porter|Von Carlisle|DeShaun Holton|Rufus Johnson|Feemster}} | length16 = 4:29 | title17 = Say What You Say | note17 = featuring Dr. Dre | extra17 = Dr. Dre | writer17 = {{hlist|Mathers|Feemster|Elizondo}} | length17 = 5:09 | title18 = {{-'}}Till I Collapse | note18 = featuring Nate Dogg | extra18 = Eminem | writer18 = {{hlist|Mathers|Nathaniel Hale|Resto|Brian May}} | length18 = 4:57 | title19 = My Dad's Gone Crazy | note19 = featuring Hailie Jade | extra19 = Dr. Dre | writer19 = {{hlist|Mathers|Young|Feemster|Elizondo}} | length19 = 4:27 | title20 = Curtains Close (Skit) | extra20 = Eminem | writer20 = Mathers | length20 = 1:01 | total_length = 77:19 }} {{Track listing | headline = Expanded edition | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 71:19 | title21 = Stimulate | writer21 = {{hlist|Mathers|Bass}} | extra21 = {{hlist|Eminem|Bass}} | length21 = 5:03 | title22 = The Conspiracy Freestyle | writer22 = {{hlist|Mathers|Justin Henderson}} | extra22 = J-Hen | length22 = 2:50 | title23 = Bump Heads | note23 = featuring Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and 50 Cent | writer23 = {{hlist|Mathers|Marvin Bernard| Christopher Lloyd|Curtis Jackson}} | extra23 = Eminem | length23 = 4:41 | title24 = Jimmy, Brian and Mike | writer24 = {{hlist|Mathers|Young|Elizondo|Resto|Ronnie DeVoe|Ricky Bell|Ralph Tresvant|Michael Bivins}} | extra24 = {{hlist|Dr. Dre|Mike Elizondo|Eminem {{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length24 = 3:21 | title25 = Freestyle #1 | note25 = Live from Tramps, New York / 1999 | writer25 = {{hlist|Mathers|Rob Parissi|Melissa Elliott|Timothy Mosley}} | extra25 = Eminem | length25 = 1:17 | title26 = Brain Damage | note26 = Live from Tramps, New York / 1999 | writer26 = {{hlist|Mathers|J. Bass|Mark Bass}} | extra26 = Eminem | length26 = 1:24 | title27 = Freestyle #2 | note27 = Live from Tramps, New York / 1999 | writer27 = Mathers | extra27 = Eminem | length27 = 0:52 | title28 = Just Don't Give a Fuck | note28 = Live from Tramps, New York / 1999 | writer28 = {{hlist|Mathers|J. Bass|M. Bass}} | extra28 = Eminem | length28 = 3:15 | title29 = The Way I Am | note29 = featuring Proof) (Live from Fuji Festival, Japan / 2001 | writer29 = {{hlist|Mathers|Holton}} | extra29 = Eminem | length29 = 3:43 | title30 = The Real Slim Shady | note30 = featuring Proof) (Live from Fuji Festival, Japan / 2001 | writer30 = Mathers | extra30 = Eminem | length30 = 4:45 | title31 = Business | note31 = Instrumental | extra31 = Dr. Dre | length31 = 4:11 | title32 = Cleanin' Out My Closet | note32 = Instrumental | extra32 = {{hlist|Eminem|Bass}} | length32 = 5:42 | title33 = Square Dance | note33 = Instrumental | extra33 = {{hlist|Eminem|Bass}} | length33 = 6:17 | title34 = Without Me | note34 = Instrumental | extra34 = {{hlist|Eminem|Bass{{ref|a|[a]}}|DJ Head{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | length34 = 4:48 | title35 = Sing for the Moment | note35 = Instrumental | extra35 = {{hlist|Eminem|Bass}} | length35 = 6:23 | title36 = Superman | note36 = Instrumental | extra36 = {{hlist|Eminem|Bass}} | length36 = 7:02 | title37 = Say What You Say | note37 = Instrumental | extra37 = Dr. Dre | length37 = 5:06 | title38 = 'Till I Collapse | note38 = Instrumental | extra38 = Eminem | length38 = 5:45 }}
'''Notes''' *{{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer. *{{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an additional producer. *Early clean versions of the album replace "Drips" with four seconds of silence. Later clean versions feature an edited version of the song. *Another censored version of the album did not allow the words "goddamn", "prick", "bastard", "piss", "bitch", "ass", "shit" and "fuck" to be left uncensored. *"Curtain Close (skit)" is performed by Ken Kaniff, who Eminem portrays at the end of the album before continuing on with the persona on ''Relapse'' in 2009, as displayed in the album booklet. * Special edition includes a bonus DVD which features several live performances, featurettes and music videos.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=215984 |title=Eminem The Eminem Show UK CD/DVD SET (215984) |publisher=Eil.com |date=May 27, 2002 |access-date=April 9, 2012 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233544/http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=215984 |url-status=live }}</ref> * Japanese collector's box includes a bonus DVD which features the music video, karaoke video clip and behind the scenes of "Without Me", as well as an interview.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=441384 |title=Eminem The Eminem Show Japan CD/DVD SET (441384) |publisher=Eil.com |date=July 23, 2008 |access-date=April 9, 2012 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215409/http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=441384 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Personnel== {{Div col}} *Jeff Bass – producer {{small|(track 4)}}, co-producer {{small|(2, 10, 12)}}, additional production {{small|(13)}}, keyboards {{small|(4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)}}, guitars {{small|(2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12)}}, bass {{small|(2, 4, 9, 10, 12, 13)}} *Steve Baughman – engineer and mixing {{small|(track 16)}} *Steve Berman – performer {{small|(track 15)}} *Bizarre – featured vocals {{small|(track 16)}} *Bob Canero – assistant engineer {{small|(tracks 3, 19)}} *Dr. Dre – featured vocals {{small|(track 17)}}, producer {{small|(3, 17, 19)}}, mixing {{small|(3, 10, 14, 17, 19)}} *Mike Elizondo – keyboards {{small|(tracks 1, 17, 19)}}, bass {{small|(3, 8, 19)}}, guitars {{small|(3, 17)}}, additional keyboards {{small|(7)}} *Eminem – vocals, producer {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 4–10, 12–14, 16, 18)}} *Ron Feemster – keyboards {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 16, 17, 19)}} *Shy Felder – background vocals {{small|(track 3)}} *Francis Forde – assistant engineer {{small|(tracks 1, 16)}} *Marti Frederiksen – Joe Perry's guitar engineer {{small|(track 12)}} *Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering *DJ Head – additional production {{small|(track 10)}}, drum programming {{small|(2, 12)}}, additional drum programming {{small|(4, 7)}} *Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri – engineer {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 16, 17, 19)}}, additional engineering {{small|(10)}}, mixing {{small|(1)}}, mix engineer {{small|(14)}} *Steve King – engineer {{small|(tracks 2–10, 12, 13, 17–19)}}, mixing {{small|(2, 4–9, 12–14, 18)}}, mix engineer {{small|(14)}}, guitar and bass {{small|(18)}}, additional guitars {{small|(2)}}, television voiceover {{small|(19)}} *Gary Kozlowski – background vocals {{small|(track 6)}} *Urban Kris – assistant engineer {{small|(tracks 2–4, 7–10, 13, 14, 18, 19)}} *Kuniva – featured vocals {{small|(track 16)}} *Hailie Jade Mathers – featured vocals {{small|(track 19)}} *James "Flea" McCrone – assistant engineer {{small|(tracks 3, 14, 17, 19)}} *Swifty McVay – featured vocals {{small|(track 16)}} *Mel-Man – drum programming {{small|(track 8)}} *Nate Dogg – featured vocals {{small|(track 18)}} *Traci Nelson – background vocals {{small|(track 3)}} *Conesha Monet Owens – background vocals {{small|(track 3)}} *Joe Perry – guitar solo {{small|(track 12)}} *Steven Tyler – vocals {{small|(track 12)}} *Denaun "Kon Artis" Porter – featured vocals, co-producer, and drum programming {{small|(track 16)}} *Proof – featured vocals {{small|(track 16)}} *Lynette Purdy – background vocals {{small|(track 6)}} *Dina Rae – featured vocals {{small|(track 13)}}, additional background vocals {{small|(track 2)}} *Luis Resto – keyboards {{small|(track 8)}} *Alex Reverberi – assistant engineer {{small|(tracks 3, 10, 19)}} *Paul D. Rosenberg, Esq. – performer {{small|(track 11)}} *Thomas Rounds – assistant engineer {{small|(track 16)}} *Mike Strange – assistant engineer {{small|(tracks 2–10, 12–14, 17–19)}} *Timbaland – phone call {{small|(track 17)}} *Obie Trice – featured vocals {{small|(track 9)}} *Barbara Wilson – background vocals {{small|(track 3)}} {{Div col end}}
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' !Chart (2002–2003) !Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|1|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"| Australian Hip-Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue643.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222424/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020627-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue643.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-02-22|title=ARIA Urban Chart - Week Commencing 24th June 2002 - Albums|journal=The ARIA Report|page=14|issue=643|via=National Library of Australia}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |1 |- {{album chart|Austria|1|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|1|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|3|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- ! scope="row"|Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html|title=R&B : Top 50|website=Jam!|date=August 1, 2002|access-date=January 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020804080830/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html|archive-date=August 4, 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref> |style="text-align:center;"|1 |- {{album chart|Denmark|2|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|1|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|European Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_AsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61|magazine=Billboard|page=61|access-date=January 25, 2019|title=Hits of the World - Eurochart - Albums|date=July 20, 2002}}</ref> |1 |- {{album chart|Finland|1|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|France|2|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Germany|1|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|id=4090|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Greek Albums (IFPI)<ref name="GRE"/> |1 |- {{album chart|Hungary|2|year=2002|week=31|artist=Eminem|album=The Eminem Show|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Ireland|1|artist=Eminem|year=2002|week=22|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Italy|1|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/48489/products/476002/1/|title=ザ・エミネム・ショウ {{!}} エミネム|trans-title=The Eminem Show {{!}} Eminem|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=December 28, 2017}}</ref> |3 |- !scope="row"|Malaysian Albums (RIM)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8AwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA75|magazine=Billboard|page=65|access-date=January 25, 2019|title=Hits of the World - Malaysia|date=August 31, 2002}}</ref> |5 |- {{album chart|New Zealand|1|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Norway|1|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Poland|2|id=103|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Portuguese Albums (AFP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-07-13.pdf|work=Music & Media|page=9|volume=20|issue=29|access-date=July 14, 2021|title=Top National Sellers - Portugal|date=July 13, 2002}}</ref> |3 |- {{album chart|Scotland|1|date=20020608|rowheader=true|access-date=February 4, 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| Singaporean Albums (RIAS)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.html|title=RIAS CHART FOR WEEK ENDING 31 May 2002|access-date=November 14, 2023|archive-date=June 7, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607115450/http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |align="center"| 3 |- !scope="row"|South African Albums (RISA)<ref name="SA">{{cite news|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/2013/11/18/eminem-heading-to-south-africa-for-two-shows|title=Eminem heading to South Africa for two shows|work=The Times|date=November 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119115958/https://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/2013/11/18/eminem-heading-to-south-africa-for-two-shows|archive-date=19 November 2013|access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref> |1 |- !scope="row"|Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-03-15.pdf|work=Music & Media|page=13|volume=21|issue=12|access-date=September 25, 2021|title=Top National Sellers: Spain|date=March 15, 2003}}</ref> |4 |- {{album chart|Sweden|1|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|1|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|UK2|1|date=20020608|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|UKR&B|1|date=20020608|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2013 weekly chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' !Chart (2013) !Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|BillboardCatalog|2|artist=Eminem|access-date=December 21, 2015|rowheader=true}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2017 weekly chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' !Chart (2017) !Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|BillboardRap|14|album=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|rowheader=true}} |} {{col-2}}
=== Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2002 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2002|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2002/albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=October 6, 2017|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219082553/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2002/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> |1 |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 20 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2002|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2002/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 11, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208180147/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2002/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> |1 |- !scope="row"|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2002|publisher=Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien|title=Jahreshitparade Alben – 2002|access-date=November 1, 2018|language=de|archive-date=December 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203010605/https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2002|url-status=live}}</ref> | 5 |- !scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2002&cat=a|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|title=Jaaroverzichten 2002 – Album|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=December 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219191444/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2002&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> |3 |- !scope="row"|Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2002&cat=aa|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|title=Jaaroverzichten 2002 – Alternatieve Albums|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521193921/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2002&cat=aa|url-status=live}}</ref> |1 |- !scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2002&cat=a|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|title=Rapports annuels 2002 – Album|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=December 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219024049/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2002&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> |6 |- ! scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812030723/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-1_2002.html|archivedate=August 12, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-1_2002.html|title=Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 24, 2022}}</ref> | 2 |- !scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204012816/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|archivedate=December 4, 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 26, 2022}}</ref> | 1 |- ! scope="row"|Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032620/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r%26b.html|archivedate=October 12, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r%26b.html|title=Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 27, 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 1 |- ! scope="row"|Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html|archivedate=October 12, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html|title=Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 27, 2022}}</ref> | 1 |- !scope="row"|Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top20.dk/chart/2002 |title=Chart of the Year 2002|publisher=TOP20.dk |access-date=December 20, 2020 |language=da|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222193241/http://top20.dk/chart/2002 |archive-date=February 22, 2014 }}</ref> |5 |- !scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2002&cat=a|publisher=Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2002|language=nl|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=June 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622171012/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2002&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> |6 |- !scope="row"|European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-01-11.pdf |title=Year in Review – European Top 100 Albums 2002 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=21 |issue=2/3 |date=January 11, 2003 |page=15 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History |access-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-date=June 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606130620/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-01-11.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | 4 |- !scope="row"|Finnish Albums (Suomen viralinen lista){{r|FIN year-end 2002}} | 4 |- !scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2002|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=November 1, 2018|title=Tops de l'Année - Top Albums 2002|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123021134/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2002|url-status=live}}</ref> |13 |- !scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2002|publisher=Offiziellecharts.de|language=de|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2002|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=May 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520103226/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2002|url-status=live}}</ref> |6 |- !scope="row"|Irish Albums (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irma.ie/best-of-20021|title=Best of 2002 - Albums|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124060821/http://www.irma.ie/best-of-20021|url-status=live}}</ref> |7 |- !scope="row"|Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/archivio-classifiche-annuali/archivio-classifiche-per-anno/?tipo=11&anno=2002|title=Classifica Annuale 2002 (dal 31.12.2001 al 29.12.2002) – Album & Compilation|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610144423/https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/11/2002/0|url-status=live}}</ref> |16 |- !scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/2002a.html |script-title=ja:2002年 アルバム年間TOP100 |trans-title=Year-End Albums Chart of 2002 |language=ja |publisher=Oricon |access-date=June 14, 2021 |via=GeoCities |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080108044523/http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/2002a.html |archive-date=January 8, 2008}}</ref> |96 |- !scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2002-12-31|publisher=Recorded Music New Zealand|access-date=November 1, 2018|title=End of Year Charts 2002 – Official Top 40 Albums|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418221659/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4109|url-status=live}}</ref> |3 |- !scope="row"|Spanish International Albums (AFYPE)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anuariossgae.com/home.html|title=Lista de álbumes extranjeros más vendidos en el año 2002|publisher=SGAE|language=es|format=PDF|page=50|access-date=February 9, 2021|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121234658/http://www.anuariossgae.com/home.html|url-status=live}}''Open the 2003 directory, click on "entrar" (enter) and select the section "Música grabada".''</ref> |9 |- !scope="row"|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2002&dspp=1|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|title=Årslista Album - År 2002|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108073441/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2002&dspp=1|url-status=live}}</ref> |4 |- !scope="row"|Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/42?dspy=2002&dspp=1|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|title=Årslista Album (inkl samlingar), 2002|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521193913/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/42?dspy=2002&dspp=1|url-status=live}}</ref> |4 |- !scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2002/alben|publisher=Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien|title=Swiss Year-End Charts – 2002|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831104438/http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2002/alben|url-status=live}}</ref> |5 |- !scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20020106/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2002|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=February 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216001000/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20020106/37502/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 7 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618025551/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- !scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 29, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618032649/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> |1 |- !scope="row"|Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2002.pdf|title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2002|publisher=IFPI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003138/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2002.pdf|archive-date=November 17, 2008|access-date=November 27, 2020}}</ref> |1 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2003 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2003) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2003|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2003/albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=October 6, 2017|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028072803/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2003/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> | 6 |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 20 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2003|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2003/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 11, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208180154/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2003/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> |1 |- !scope="row"|Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2003|publisher=Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien|title=Jahreshitparade Alben – 2003|access-date=November 1, 2018|language=de|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126155043/https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2003|url-status=live}}</ref> | 21 |- !scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2003&cat=a|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|title=Jaaroverzichten 2003 – Album|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930020842/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2003&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> |23 |- !scope="row"|Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2003&cat=aa|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|title=Jaaroverzichten 2003 – Alternatieve Albums|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521193909/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2003&cat=aa|url-status=live}}</ref> |9 |- !scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2003&cat=a|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|title=Rapports annuels 2003 – Album|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114180517/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2003&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> |27 |- !scope="row"|Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top20.dk/chart/2003 |title=Chart of the Year 2003|publisher=TOP20.dk |access-date=December 20, 2020 |language=da|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001141124/http://top20.dk/chart/2003 |archive-date=October 1, 2012 }}</ref> |32 |- !scope="row"|Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2003&cat=a|publisher=Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2003|language=nl|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=June 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619035744/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2003&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> |33 |- !scope="row"|European Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA65 |title=Europe's Top Albums of 2003 |magazine=Billboard |volume=115 |issue=52 |date=December 27, 2003 |page=65 |issn=0006-2510 |via=Google Books|access-date=January 28, 2021}}</ref> | 9 |- !scope="row"|Finnish Albums (Suomen viralinen lista)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2003/ulkomaiset/albumit|title=Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Myydyimmät levyt 2003|publisher=IFPI Finland|language=fi|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005134/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2003/ulkomaiset/albumit|url-status=dead}}</ref> |28 |- !scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2003|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=November 1, 2018|title=Tops de l'Année - Top Albums 2003|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117181521/http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2003|url-status=live}}</ref> |35 |- !scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2003|publisher=Offiziellecharts.de|language=de|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2003|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115053/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2003|url-status=live}}</ref> |15 |- !scope="row"|Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/album_db/2003|title=Összesített album- és válogatáslemez-lista - eladási darabszám alapján - 2003|publisher=MAHASZ|language=hu|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213040740/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/album_db/2003|url-status=live}}</ref> |43 |- !scope="row"|Irish Albums (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irma.ie/best-of-20031|title=Best of 2003 - Albums|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124061218/http://www.irma.ie/best-of-20031|url-status=live}}</ref> |20 |- !scope="row"|Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/archivio-classifiche-annuali/archivio-classifiche-per-anno/?tipo=11&anno=2003|title=Classifica Annuale 2003 (dal 30.12.2002 al 28.12.2003) – Album & Compilation|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610144423/https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/11/2003/0|url-status=live}}</ref> |40 |- !scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/ranking/year_album2.html |script-title=ja:2003 付 CDアルバム BEST100 |trans-title= Best 100 Albums of 2003 |language=ja |publisher=Oricon |access-date=June 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040214082312/http://www.oricon.co.jp/ranking/year_album2.html |archive-date=February 14, 2004}}</ref> |99 |- !scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2003-12-31|publisher=Recorded Music New Zealand|access-date=November 1, 2018|title=End of Year Charts 2003 – Official Top 40 Albums|archive-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211000646/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=2084|url-status=live}}</ref> |15 |- !scope="row"|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2003&dspp=1|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|title=Årslista Album - År 2003|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613011241/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2003&dspp=1|url-status=live}}</ref> |41 |- !scope="row"|Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/42?dspy=2003&dspp=1|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|title=Årslista Album (inkl samlingar), 2003|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521194002/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/42?dspy=2003&dspp=1|url-status=live}}</ref> |55 |- !scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2003/alben|publisher=Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien|title=Swiss Year-End Charts – 2003|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030211251/http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2003/alben|url-status=live}}</ref> |34 |- !scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20030105/37502/|title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=January 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104231348/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20030105/37502/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 39 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine = Billboard|title=Billboard year end charts 2003|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/the-billboard-200|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130319060302/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/the-billboard-200|archive-date = March 19, 2013}}</ref> | 14 |- !scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 29, 2020|archive-date=May 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520112639/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> |16 |- !scope="row"|Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2003.pdf|title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2003|publisher=IFPI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003117/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2003.pdf|archive-date=November 17, 2008|access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref> |20 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2004 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! Chart (2004) ! Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041220-0000/End+of+Year+Chart+2004.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222436/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041220-0000/End+of+Year+Chart+2004.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-02-22|title=ARIA Highest Selling Urban Albums 2004|journal=The ARIA Report|page=17|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=July 4, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |28 |- !scope="row"|French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2004|title=Tops de l'Année - Top Albums 2004|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=December 18, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308012408/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2004|url-status=live}}</ref> |176 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2010 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' !Chart (2010) !Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 50 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2010|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2010/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> |31 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2011 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' !Chart (2011) !Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 50 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2011|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2011/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> |29 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2013 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! Chart (2013) ! Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 100 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2013|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2013/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> | 37 |- !scope="row"|US Catalog Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=Catalog Albums - Year-End 2013|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/catalog-albums|access-date=May 24, 2021}}</ref> | 27 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2014 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! Chart (2014) ! Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 100 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2014|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2014/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> | 32 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=''Billboard'' 200 - Year-End 2014|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|access-date=December 6, 2020|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201203195348/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 120 |- !scope="row"|US Catalog Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=Catalog Albums - Year-End 2014|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/catalog-albums|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614045656/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/catalog-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 9 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2015 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! Chart (2015) ! Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 100 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2015|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2015/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> | 22 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=''Billboard'' 200 - Year-End 2015|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/top-billboard-200-albums|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=December 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211210130/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 99 |- !scope="row"|US Catalog Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=Catalog Albums - Year-End 2015|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/catalog-albums|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=October 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011031438/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/catalog-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 17 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2016 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! Chart (2016) ! Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 100 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2016|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2016/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> | 19 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 9, 2016|archive-date=December 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208120131/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 84 |- !scope="row"|US Catalog Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=Catalog Albums - Year-End 2016|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/catalog-albums|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114220812/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/catalog-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 33 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2017 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 100 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2017|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2017/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> | 17 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=December 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224115207/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 75 |- !scope="row"|US Catalog Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=Catalog Albums - Year-End 2017|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/catalog-albums|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=February 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206030157/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/catalog-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 11 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 29, 2020|archive-date=December 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224115212/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 49 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2018 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 100 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2018|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2018/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> |31 |- ! scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/2018_album_t100.html|title=Album Top-100 2018|publisher=Hitlisten|language=da|access-date=January 16, 2019|archive-date=January 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116100303/http://hitlisten.nu/2018_album_t100.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | 88 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2019 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 100 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2019|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2019/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 11, 2021|archive-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612014450/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2019/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> | 22 |- ! scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlisten.nu/top2019.asp|title=Album Top-100 2019|publisher=Hitlisten|language=da|access-date=January 15, 2020|archive-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114175340/http://hitlisten.nu/top2019.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> | 90 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2020 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 100 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2020|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 11, 2021|archive-date=March 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322223629/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> |32 |- !scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2020&cat=a|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|title=Jaaroverzichten 2020 – Album|access-date=December 18, 2020|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222205127/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2020&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> |186 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 5, 2020|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201203195348/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 162 |- !scope="row"|US Catalog Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|title=Catalog Albums - Year-End 2020|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/catalog-albums|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208052837/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/catalog-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 32 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2021 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 13, 2022|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112223805/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> | 88 |- !scope="row"|Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 100 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2021|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref> | 26 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2021&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2021 – Album|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=January 5, 2022|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104110928/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2021&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> | 167 |- ! scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/top2021.asp|title=Album Top-100 2021|publisher=Hitlisten|language=da|access-date=January 6, 2022|archive-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106042835/http://hitlisten.nu/top2021.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> | 96 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2022 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2022/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2022|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 4, 2023|archive-date=January 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104142525/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2022/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> | 51 |- ! scope="row"| Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 100 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2022|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2022/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 14, 2024}}</ref> | 11 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2022&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2022|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=January 14, 2023|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113102633/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2022&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> | 75 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2022&cat=a|title=Rapports annuels 2022|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=January 14, 2023|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113102645/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2022&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> | 155 |- ! scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlisten.nu/top2022.asp|title=Album Top-100 2022|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=February 1, 2023|language=da|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202140815/http://www.hitlisten.nu/top2022.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> | 52 |- ! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2022&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2022|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=January 4, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103203712/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2022&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> | 44 |- ! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums (Tónlistinn)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn-plotur-2022/|title=Tónlistinn – Pl��tur – 2022|publisher=Plötutíðindi|access-date=January 14, 2025|language=is|archive-date=March 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308195506/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn-plotur-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 98 |- ! scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/2022m/|title=2022 metų klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|access-date=February 28, 2023|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033150/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/2022m/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 41 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2022-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2022|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 29, 2022|archive-date=December 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221072418/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5467|url-status=live}}</ref> | 28 |- ! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2022&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album, 2022|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=January 15, 2023|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202140827/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2022&dspp=1|url-status=live}}</ref> | 79 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2022|archive-date=December 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202030432/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 166 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ 2023 year-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2023/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2023|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 12, 2024|archive-date=January 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112022059/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2023/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> | 49 |- ! scope="row"| Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Top 100 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2023|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2023/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 14, 2024}}</ref> | 10 |- ! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/oe3austriatop40longplay/|title=Ö3 Austria Top40 Jahrescharts 2023|date=November 8, 2019 |publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40|language=de|access-date=December 28, 2023|archive-date=December 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228085855/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/oe3austriatop40longplay/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 30 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2023&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2023|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=January 7, 2024|archive-date=January 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107174051/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2023&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> | 50 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2023&cat=a|title=Rapports annuels 2023|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=January 7, 2024|archive-date=January 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107042715/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2023&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> | 85 |- ! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-canadian-albums/|title=Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-date=November 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121214402/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-canadian-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 47 |- ! scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitlisten.nu/aarslister.asp?list=Album%20100&year=2023|title=Album Top-100 2023|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=January 13, 2024|language=da|archive-date=January 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111233024/https://www.hitlisten.nu/aarslister.asp?list=Album%20100&year=2023|url-status=live}}</ref> | 58 |- ! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2023&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2023|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102193216/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2023&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> | 47 |- ! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.de/info/9rdbv0/jahrescharts-2023-album|title=Jahrescharts 2023 Album|publisher=GfK Entertainment charts|language=de|access-date=December 10, 2023|archive-date=December 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210102919/https://www.mtv.de/info/9rdbv0/jahrescharts-2023-album|url-status=live}}</ref> | 52 |- !scope="row"| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/album/2023|title=Album Top 100 - digitális és fizikai értékesítés alapján - 2023|publisher=MAHASZ|access-date=January 25, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125132708/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/album/2023|archive-date=January 25, 2024|language=hu}}</ref> | 63 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2023-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2023|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 22, 2023|archive-date=December 21, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221165646/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5732}}</ref> | 37 |- ! scope="row"| Polish Albums (ZPAV)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olis.pl/assets/OLIS_23_albumy.pdf|title=Top 100 {{!}} OLiS – albumy {{!}} 2023|publisher=OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|language=pl|access-date=February 16, 2024|archive-date=February 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216182254/https://www.olis.pl/assets/OLIS_23_albumy.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | 96 |- ! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2023&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album, 2023|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=January 18, 2024|archive-date=January 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118060947/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2023&dspp=1|url-status=live}}</ref> | 69 |- ! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2023/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2023|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=December 31, 2023|archive-date=December 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231140620/https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2023/alben|url-status=live}}</ref> | 57 |- ! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20230101/37502/|title=End of Year Albums Chart – 2023|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127230739/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20220101/37502/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 76 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2024 year-end chart performance of ''The Eminem Show'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2024|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 13, 2025|archive-date=January 13, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250113034016/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> | 63 |- ! scope="row"| Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2024|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 14, 2025|archive-date=January 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114054444/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> | 16 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2024&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2024|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=January 1, 2025|archive-date=January 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101070127/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2024&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> | 58 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2024&cat=a|title=Rapports annuels 2024|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=January 1, 2025|archive-date=January 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101143159/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2024&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> | 91 |- ! scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitlisten.nu/aarslister.asp?list=Album%20100&year=2024|title=Album Top-100 2024|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=January 15, 2025|archive-date=January 15, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115120649/https://hitlisten.nu/aarslister.asp?list=Album%20100&year=2024|url-status=live}}</ref> | 83 |- ! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2024&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2024|website=dutchcharts.nl|language=nl|access-date=January 3, 2025|archive-date=January 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110111006/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2024&cat=a|url-status=live}}</ref> | 59 |- ! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2024|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|publisher=GfK Entertainment charts|language=de|access-date=December 9, 2024|archive-date=December 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211055438/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2024|url-status=live}}</ref> | 30 |- !scope="row"| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/album/2024|title=Album Top 100 - digitális és fizikai értékesítés alapján - 2024|publisher=MAHASZ|access-date=January 29, 2025|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129072729/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/album/2024|archive-date=January 29, 2025|language=hu}}</ref> | 54 |- ! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2024/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2024|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=December 30, 2024|archive-date=December 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229195649/https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2024/alben|url-status=live}}</ref> | 64 |- ! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20240101/37502/|title=End of Year Albums Chart – 2024|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 1, 2025|archive-date=December 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230190540/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20240101/37502/|url-status=live}}</ref> | 92 |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2025 year-end chart performance of ''The Eminem Show'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2025&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2025|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=January 9, 2026}}</ref> | 74 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2025&cat=a|title=Rapports annuels 2025|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=January 9, 2026}}</ref> | 136 |- ! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2025|title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2025|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=December 14, 2025}}</ref> | 61 |- !scope="row"| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/album/2025|title=Album Top 100 – digitális és fizikai értékesítés alapján – 2025|publisher=MAHASZ|access-date=January 29, 2026|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260129101832/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/album/2025|archive-date=January 29, 2026|language=hu}}</ref> | 86 |} {{col-end}}
===Decade-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ Decade-end chart performance for ''The Eminem Show'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2009) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA end of Decade">{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2000/end-of-decade-albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums of the 00's|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=January 2010|access-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826143547/https://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/2000sDecadeChartsalbums.pdf|archive-date=August 26, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> |align="center"|10 |- !scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Noughties' Official UK Albums Chart Top 100 |periodical=Music Week |publisher=United Business Media |location=London, England |page=19 |date=January 30, 2010}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 61 |- !scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-12-19.pdf|title=The Decade in Music - Charts - Top Billboard 200 Albums|date=December 19, 2009|via=World Radio History|magazine=Billboard|page=162|access-date=December 19, 2020|archive-date=December 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220231623/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-12-19.pdf|url-status=live}} ''Digit page 166 on the PDF archive.''</ref> |align="center"|3 |- !scope="row"| US Top Hip-Hop/R&B Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/r-b-hip-hop-albums?year=2009#/charts-decade-end/r-b-hip-hop-albums?year=2009|title=Decade-End Chart 2000's: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017151234/http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/r-b-hip-hop-albums?year=2009#/charts-decade-end/r-b-hip-hop-albums?year=2009|archive-date=October 17, 2010|access-date=June 19, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> |align="center"|7 |}
==Certifications and sales== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for ''The Eminem Show''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2002|certyear=2011|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|certref=<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110820130534/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=&album=&LanDesde_MM=1&LanDesde_AA=1980&LanHasta_MM=12&LanHasta_AA=2010&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP| archive-date = August 20, 2011 |language=es| publisher = Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas | access-date = January 10, 2021 | title = Discos de Oro y Platino}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|number=19|certyear=2025|relyear=2002|access-date=August 19, 2025|refname=ARIA}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2002|relmonth=5|certyear=2003}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2002|relyear=2002}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2002}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Diamond|certyear=2003|certmonth=9|relyear=2002|refname=MusicCanada}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Croatia (HDU)|nosales=true|award=Gold|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://status-online.hgu.hr/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=654&Itemid=73|title=Zlatna ploča 2005|publisher=Hrvatska diskografska udruga|accessdate=April 24, 2025|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024162319/http://status-online.hgu.hr/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=654&Itemid=73|archivedate=October 24, 2013}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|number=9|certyear=2025|relyear=2002|id=15231|access-date=April 8, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2002|salesamount=62,212}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2003|relyear=2002}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2002|certyear=2019}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2002|relmonth=5|id=20030806180948|refname=GRE}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Hungary|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2003|relyear=2002|relmonth=5}} {{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Italy|artist=Eminem|title=The Eminem Show|nocert=true|relyear=2002|salesamount=250,000|note=sales 2002-2003|salesref=<ref>{{cite journal|title=Il circo di Eminem, festa con l'ex pericolo pubblico|url=http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view.shtml#!/NDovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aW1ldGhvZGUxL0A2NTkxNA%3D%3D|date=June 14, 2003|language=it|website=Corriere della Sera|first=Andrea|last=Laffranchi|quote=Attacca con “Square Dance” dal suo ultimo “The Eminem Show”, 250 mila copie e numero uno anche in Italia grazie alla sensibilità pop e melodica che l’ha fatto uscire dalla cerchia degli appassionati di hip hop|access-date=April 20, 2021|archive-date=September 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911212504/http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view.shtml#!/NDovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aW1ldGhvZGUxL0A2NTkxNA%3D%3D|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Eminem|title=The Eminem Show|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=2002|certyear=2024|access-date=August 12, 2024|note=sales since 2009|id=13042}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|artist=Eminem|title=The Eminem Show|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|certmonth=5|access-date=February 25, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2002}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|title=Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|id=1237955|relyear=2002}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|number=9|id=2023-12-08|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|date=February 24, 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=album|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|award=Platinum|relyear=2002|relmonth=5|certyear=2002|salesamount=112,000|salesref=<ref name="NO">{{cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/mPO8p/guttas-aar|title=Guttas år|publisher=Aftenposten|language=no|first=Veronica|last=Karlsen|date=December 13, 2002|access-date=July 20, 2023|archive-date=July 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720151921/https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/mPO8p/guttas-aar|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2002|relmonth=5|certyear=2003|date=March 19, 2003}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|access-date=September 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903101747/http://www.afp.org.pt/top.php?top=topalbuns&qano=2003&sem=11 |archive-date=September 3, 2011|id=200311}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2021|access-date=February 4, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=South Africa|type=album|artist=Eminem|title=The Eminem Show|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2002|certyear=2013|access-date=June 26, 2015|certref=<ref name="SA"/>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|nocert=true|salesamount=202,390|salesref=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/pop_200309.htm|title=2003.09월 - POP 음반 판매량|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea|language=ko|access-date=April 9, 2021|date=July 2002|archive-date=October 20, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041020000601/http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/pop_200309.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|title=The Eminem Show |artist=Eminem|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2002|certyear=2003|access-date=June 13, 2024|id=eminem-the-eminem-show}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2003|relyear=2002}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2002}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|number=7|relyear=2002|certyear=2024|id=6910-438-2|access-date=June 24, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2002|number=12|certyear=2022|access-date=March 8, 2022|refname="RIAA"}} {{Certification Table Summary}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|title=The Eminem Show|artist=Eminem|type=album|award=Platinum|number=5|certyear=2010}} 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==See also== * Album era * Grammy Award for Best Rap Album * List of best-selling albums of the 21st century * List of best-selling albums * List of best-selling albums in Australia * List of best-selling albums in the United States * List of fastest-selling albums
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="FIN year-end 2002">The first list is the list of best-selling domestic albums of 2002 in Finland and the second is that of the best-selling foreign albums: * {{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2002/kotimaiset/albumit|title=Myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit vuonna 2002|language=fi|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|access-date=August 27, 2013|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412160451/https://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2002/kotimaiset/albumit|url-status=dead}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2002/ulkomaiset/albumit|title=Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2002|language=fi|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|access-date=August 27, 2013|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412160440/https://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2002/ulkomaiset/albumit|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}
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