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Eminem Moves Past Taylor Swift, Ranks As America’s #2 Digital Singles Artist

Only Rihanna has more digital single certifications in the United States.

Following a major certification upgrade, Eminem now holds the second-most digital song certifications in the United States.

According to the RIAA, Eminem’s music is now credited with 107.5 million in certified US digital single units.

The figure only trails the 121 million mark held by Rihanna.

With 106.5 million units, Swift now occupies the #3 position on the RIAA’s list.

Rihanna, Eminem and Swift are the only artists credited with more than 100 million units.

A unit, as a reminder, is equal to 1 paid download or 150 streams.

Eminem’s new certifications are as follows:

Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna – 12x platinum (12 million)
Lose Yourself – 10x platinum (10 million)
The Monster – 6x platinum (6 million)
Till I Collapse – 5x platinum (5 million)
When I’m Gone – 4x platinum (4 million)
Rap God – 4x platinum (4 million)
The Real Slim Shady – 4x platinum (4 million)
Mockingbird – 4x platinum (4 million)
No Love – 4x platinum (4 million)
Without Me – 4x platinum (4 million)
Like Toy Soldiers – 3x platinum (3 million)
Shake That – 3x platinum (3 million)
Beautiful – 3x platinum (3 million)
Berzerk – 3x platinum (3 million)
Cleaning Out My Closet – 2x platinum (2 million)
Space Bound – 2x platinum (2 million)
Just Lose It – 2x platinum (2 million)
Stan – 2x platinum (2 million)
My Name Is – 2x platinum (2 million)
Crack A Bottle – 2x platinum (2 million)
Won’t Back Down – platinum (1 million)
Cinderella Man – platinum (1 million)
You Don’t Know – platinum (1 million)
Headlights – platinum (1 million)
Sing For The Moment – platinum (1 million)
The Way I Am – platinum (1 million)
We Made You – platinum (1 million)
Ass Like That – platinum (1 million)
Superman – platinum (1 million)
Survival – platinum (1 million)
Talking 2 Myself – gold (500,000)
Cold Wind Blows – gold (500,000)
Phenomenal – gold (500,000)
8 Mile – gold (500,000)
3AM – gold (500,000)
25 To Life – gold (500,000)
Hailie’s Song – gold (500,000)
Kings Never Die – gold (500,000)
Kill You – gold (500,000)
Guts Over Fear – gold (500,000)
Guilty Conscience – gold (500,000)
My Dad’s Gone Crazy – gold (500,000)
White America – gold (500,000)

Brian Cantor

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