Eminem Charts A Brand New Top 10 Hit On Several Lists

Forbes

16-04-2025

It's not every day that a track from nearly two decades ago climbs the charts in a meaningful way. Excitingly, that's exactly what's happening with Eminem's 'Shake That' at the moment. The tune has suddenly found new life in 2025 as fans continue to celebrate it, while some people discover the cut for the first time. Throughout the year, it's been rising and returning, and this frame, it reappears on a number of Billboard charts. The song even manages to reach new highs in the process.
'Shake That,' a collaboration between Eminem and the late Nate Dogg, is back on two of Billboard's purchase-centric rankings this week. The track reappears on both the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales and Rap Digital Song Sales charts. This frame, the oft-dormant cut becomes a top 10 hit on both of those tallies for the first time.
The rapped 'Shake That' rockets in at No. 8 on the Rap Digital Song Sales chart this frame, while it's close behind at No. 9 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales tally. Those are new peaks for the track, which has been sporadically present on both lists in the past, though it's never appeared this high.
Somewhat oddly, 'Shake That' has now spent only four total frames on each chart throughout its lifetime. That's a surprisingly short run, considering how long the song has been available, and how popular Eminem's music is to this day.
'Shake That' originally debuted on these charts back in April 2011 — 14 years ago. Now, more than a decade later, it finally earns the kind of recognition fans may have expected it's already received all along.
The tune's current placement gives Eminem his sixty-ninth top 10 hit on the slightly broader R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart. On the rap-only ranking, 'Shake That' becomes his seventy-seventh top 10.
Eminem isn't just winning with this one revived cut. This week, his Oscar-winning anthem 'Lose Yourself' continues to hold on inside the top 20 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales list, settling at No. 12. The superstar claims two of the top 20 bestselling tracks in those genres with a pair of decades-old compositions.
'Shake That' was first released in late 2005 as one of the few new cuts featured on Eminem's Curtain Call: The Hits compilation. The song arrived during a transitional moment in the rapper's career, as he began to step away from the spotlight, though only for a relatively short time. It was a proper hit at the time, and it's now on its way to becoming one yet again.