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5 min readApr 21, 2018
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(as of Feb. 28, 2018) Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” is officially certified diamond in the United States, meaning the song has now sold 10 million in the country.
It’s Eminem’s third diamond single after “Not Afraid” (11 million) and “Love The Way You Lie (12 million) to earn diamond status.
Eminem is now the first rapper and only the second artist to ever achieve this accolade.
Eminem also earned 42 other certifications. Full list:
“Kings Never Die,” featuring Gwen Stefani — GOLD — 500,000 sold.
“Survival” — PLATINUM — 1,000,000 sold.
“Crack A Bottle,” featuring 50 Cent & Dr. Dre — 2x PLATINUM — 2,000,000 sold.
“White America” — GOLD — 500,000 sold.
“Hailie’s Song” — GOLD — 500,000 sold.
“Kill You” — GOLD — 500,000 sold
“Cinderella Man” — PLATINUM — 1,000,000 sold
“Guts Over Fear,” featuring Sia — GOLD — 500,000 sold.
“No Love,” featuring Lil Wayne — 4x PLATINUM — 4,000,000 sold.
“Beautiful” — 5x PLATINUM — 5,000,000 sold.
“Shake That,” featuring Nate Dogg — 5x Platinum — 5,000,000 sold.
“Talkin’ 2 Myself” — GOLD — 500,000 sold.
“Without Me” — 4x PLATINUM — 4,000,000 sold.
“Guilty Conscience,” featuring Dr. Dre- GOLD — 500,000 sold.
“Just Lose It” — 2x PLATINUM — 2,000,000 sold.
“Sing For The Moment” — PLATINUM — 1,000,000 sold.
“Phenomenal” — GOLD — 500,000 sold.
“You Don’t Know,” featuring 50 Cent, Cashis a& Lloyd Banks — PLATINUM — 1,000,000 sold.
“Cold Wind Blows” — GOLD — 500,000 sold.
“The Monster,” featuring Rihanna — 6x PLATINUM — 6,000,000 sold.
“Won’t Back Down” featuring P!nk — PLATINUM — 1,000,000 sold.
“Space Bound” — 2x PLATINUM — 2,000,000 sold.
“8 Mile” — GOLD — 500,000 sold.
“Love The Way You Lie,” featuring Rihanna — 12x PLATINUM — 12,000,000 sold — DIAMOND
“Stan,” featuring Dido — 2x PLATINUM — 2,000,000 sold.
“Like Toy Solders” — 3x PLATINUM — 3,000,000 sold.
“The Real Slim Shady” — 4x PLATINUM — 4,000,000 sold.
“Mockingbird” — 4x PLATINUM — 4,000,000 sold.
“Rap God” — 4x PLATINUM — 4,000,000 sold.
“Berzerk” — 5x PLATINUM — 5,000,000 sold.
“The Way I Am” — PLATINUM — 1,000,000 sold.
“Ass Like That” — PLATINUM — 1,000,000 sold.
“3 A.M.” — GOLD — 500,000 sold.
“Cleanin’ Out My Closet” — 2x PLATINUM — 2,000,000 sold.
“My Dad’s Gone Crazy” — GOLD — 500,000 sold.
“My Name Is” — 2x PLATINUM — 2,000,000 sold.
“Till I Collapse” — 5x PLATINUM — 5,000,000 sold.
“Headlights,” featuring Nate Ruess — PLATINUM — 1,000,000 sold.
“When I’m Gone” — 4x PLATINUM — 4,000,000 sold.
“Superman” — PLATINUM — 1,000,000 sold.
“We Made You” — PLATINUM — 1,000, 000 sold.
Eminem’s total single sales now stand at 107,500,000 (107 million!) and holds second place as the best selling single artist of all time.
