Eminem's Timeless Hit Is A Top 10 Bestseller Again

Forbes

11-04-2025

Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' returns to two Billboard sales charts, standing as his only song currently ... More gaining in the U.S., despite being over 20 years old. UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 01: Photo of EMINEM (Photo by Sal Idriss/Redferns)
Even when Eminem isn't promoting a new album or dropping new singles, the rapper usually manages to appear on several charts in the United States thanks to the strength of his back catalog. His presence has become a given, as he typically appears with one of his compilations, and sometimes, with a tune or two, depending on the week.
While most of Eminem's usual wins are declining at the moment, one classic cut suddenly returns, and it's the only piece of his discography that's actually gaining ground. "Lose Yourself" is back on multiple tallies in America, and it's not just managed to return, it's become a certified bestseller again.
At a time when almost all of Eminem's Billboard placements are on the way down, "Lose Yourself" breaks with that trend. The iconic track is the only one in his catalog currently gaining in consumption on the weekly rankings. It reappears on a pair of tallies this frame, reasserting itself as a fan favorite and a bestseller.
"Lose Yourself" returns to both the Rap Digital Song Sales and the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales charts. On the tally that tracks the bestselling rap-only tracks in the U.S., the Oscar-winning anthem is back at No. 10. It nearly matches that showing on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales list, where it breaks back in at No. 12.
Some fans may be shocked to read that "Lose Yourself" has never managed to rise all the way to No. 1 on either of the two charts it returns to this week. The closest it's ever gotten is No. 2.
What makes this showing even more fascinating is how long the track has stuck around. At this point, it has spent more than 460 weeks on each of the two tallies it revisits. That kind of longevity is almost unheard of, especially for a song that never ruled the rankings.
"Lose Yourself" is Eminem's only song that is currently charting in the U.S. this week. It's not the only one of his tracks to make any Billboard tally, but it does stand out as the only one with upward movement. Another of the rapper's biggest hits, "Without Me," is still present on both of Billboard's global rankings. This week, though, it drops on both tallies. The track slides to No. 164 on the Billboard Global 200 and dips to No. 133 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S.
When it comes to full-length projects, just one of Eminem's albums shows up on the rankings. Curtain Call: The Hits is still charting in four places this frame, which is actually a standard showing for the bestselling compilation.
The title holds inside the top 20 on both the Top Rap Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. On the Billboard 200, it slips to No. 52, and on the Top Streaming Albums ranking, it's down to No. 49. None of those falls are particularly steep, but taken together, they paint a picture of an artist in a quieter moment, but still a notable one for a compilation that's been going strong for decades.