Eminem’s “The Death of Slim Shady” dominates the British midweek charts

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Eminem is on track to secure his 11th UK No.1 album with The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)according to the latest midweek charts.

The rapper from Detroit sells more than three times as much as his nearest competitor.

The album’s first single, “Houdini,” is expected to perform another magic trick, and is expected to reclaim the top spot on the official singles chart for the third week in a row.

Eminem’s illustrious career spans 25 years and has produced ten UK No. 1 albums to date, including The Marshall Mathers LP (2000), The Eminem Show (2002), Encore (2004), Curtain up: The hits (2005), Relapse (2009), recreation (2010), The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013), revival (2017), kamikaze (2018) and Music to murder (2020).

In a hotly contested week, Glasgow band Travis are aiming for their most successful album in 23 years. LA Timescurrently at number 2. This could be their tenth top 10 album in the UK, following a string of successful releases since the late 90s.

Newcomer Griff is also making progress with her second Top 10 album, dizzinesswhich is at number 3. Meanwhile, Cat Burns is close to her first top 10 album with Early twentiescurrently in 4th place.

Cigarettes After Sex could reach a career high with their new album Xwhich is expected to enter the charts at number 5. This represents a big jump from their previous albums, Cigarettes after sex (2017) and Cry (2019), which ranked 27th and 36th respectively.

John Lennon’s 1973 album Mind games is currently enjoying a resurgence and is aiming for a new peak at number 10 following a multi-format reissue. The album originally peaked at number 13 when it was released 51 years ago.

Clairo’s third studio album charm is set to be her first top 40 entry and is currently ranked 12th. Likewise, Cassandra Jenkins’ My light, my destroyer aims for a place in the top 40 and ends up at number 15.

Teddy Swims’ debut album I tried everything except therapy (part 1) makes a comeback and jumps to 31-28 thanks to the success of his new single “Funeral”. The latest release from OneRepublic, Artificial paradisealso leaves a lasting impression and is aiming for a top 40 placement with 29th place.

STONE from Liverpool is about to debut in the official album charts with Fear life for a lifetimecurrently at number 38, which represents an exciting milestone for the rock band.