In the same year, Eminem, along with manager Paul Rosenberg, founded the record label Shady Records. After signing a contract with Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment, the rapper released The Slim Shady LP in 1999, which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, and was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA. It sold only around a thousand copies and failed to rank on the national charts. Įminem's debut album, Infinite, was released by Web Entertainment in 1996. In his home country, he has earned 50 platinum albums and 10 number one albums. According to the RIAA, Eminem has sold 227.5 million certified albums and singles in the United States. With sales of over 500 million records worldwide, he is among of the best-selling music artists of all time. Eminem is the best-selling rapper of all time and the best-selling artist of the 2000s with US album sales at over 32.25 million during the decade. His music has been released on record labels Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment, along with subsidiaries Web Entertainment and his own Shady Records. American rapper Eminem has released 11 studio albums, two compilation albums, and one extended play.
