Recovery (Eminem album)

Recovery
Studio album by Eminem
Released June 18, 2010
(see release history)
Recorded 2009–2010
Various recording locations
Genre Hip hop
Length 77:06
Label Aftermath, Interscope, Shady
Producer Dr. Dre (also exec.)
Alex da Kid, Boi-1da, Emile, Eminem, DJ Khalil, Havoc, Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze, Mr. Porter, Supa Dups, Script Shepherd
Eminem chronology
Relapse
(2009)		 Recovery
(2010)
Singles from Recovery
  1. "Not Afraid"
    Released: April 29, 2010
  2. "Love the Way You Lie"
    Released: June 21, 2010
  3. "No Love"
    Released: September 2010

Recovery is the seventh studio album by American rapper Eminem, released June 18, 2010 by Aftermath Entertainment and Shady Records. Production for the album took place during 2009 to 2010 at several recording studios and was handled by various record producers, including Alex da Kid, Just Blaze, Boi-1da, Jim Jonsin, DJ Khalil, and Dr. Dre. Originally recorded as a sequel to Eminem's previous album Relapse (2009), Recovery features more introspective and emotional content than its predecessor.

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 741,000 copies in its first week in the United States. It became Eminem's sixth consecutive number-one album in the US and topped the chart for seven weeks. It also achieved international commercial success, charting at number one in several other countries, and produced three singles that achieved chart success, including the Billboard hit "No Love" and international hits "Not Afraid" and "Love the Way You Lie". Despite some criticism towards its consistency, Recovery received generally positive reviews from most music critics. As of August 29, 2010 (2010 -08-29), the album had sold 2.32 million copies in the US.

Contents

Writing and recording

In a press release, Eminem explained that he and Dr. Dre had recorded a considerable amount of music and thus, "Putting out Relapse 2 will let everyone get all of the best stuff."[1] According to Angela Yee's Shade 45 interview with Eminem on April 23, 2009, Relapse 2 was to be a continuation of Relapse.[2] During the interview Eminem also confirmed "It's extremely close to being finished, it just depends on how many songs I want to put on it."[3]

He called into Shade 45 and said he was in the studio finishing up the album.[4] Recording sessions for the album took place during 2009 to 2010 at several recording studios, including Allure Sound in Oak Park, MI, 54 Sound and Effigy Studios in Ferndale, Michigan, Black Chiney Studios in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, Boi-1da Studio in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, Playhouse in Parkland, Florida, Avex Honolulu Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii, Encore Studios in Burbank, California, Sun Studios in Temple Bar, London, and Shake 'Em Down Studios in Queens, New York.[5]

Eminem explained the album was more "emotionally driven" than Relapse, which was, as he explains "[just] rap records".[6] When premiering the debut single, Eminem also let listeners know that there were not any skits on the album, so the album would contain more songs than his previous studio albums.[7] He described a song titled "Insult to Injury", in which Eminem performs in his normal voice, as somewhat of a sequel to "Underground," the final track from the previous album, Relapse. Another song on the album, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", features his rap group D12; Bizarre of D12 said the new song shows the group's strength despite the death of founder Proof. "We're still family, but everybody's got their own situations going on," he added. "No matter what y'all do, you can't hold D12 down. We've been through a lot of shit, but we're still gonna come back and recover."[8]

As for guests on the album, Eminem had confirmed back when the album was still entitled Relapse 2, he worked with both Dr. Dre and 50 Cent on the album. D12, Royce da 5'9",[9] Lloyd Banks[10] and Cashis[11] had been speculated as possible features on the album. However, none of these artists are actually featured. Recovery only featured guest appearances by rapper Lil Wayne and solo singers Kobe, Pink and Rihanna. In interview with Skyrock FM Eminem said he decided to include Pink on "Won't Back Down" after recording his parts first because he "felt like she would smash this record".[12] On the bonus track "Session One", Eminem features supergroup Slaughterhouse, signed with Shady Records.[13]

When speaking to MTV, affiliate DJ Whoo Kid stated he heard some songs from the album. He commented the song, "The Warning," a diss record to Mariah Carey, was not as intense as the entire album would be, saying the album is 'maniacal'.[14] Eminem appeared on Shade 45 with DJ Whoo Kid where he stated that a track with 50 Cent, in which the two rap together on verses, existed.[15] He also confirmed both Just Blaze and Mr. Porter as producers on the album.[15] Bizarre of D12 stated that the group recorded a song for the album tentatively titled "Hit Me With Your Best Shot".[16]

On April 13, 2010, Eminem tweeted "There is no Relapse 2" to his followers. When he tweeted this, people started to believe that he was not releasing an album at all, but it meant simply that the album would be changed to Recovery. He confirmed this by tweeting "Recovery" with a link to his website. Eminem said "I had originally planned for Relapse 2 to come out last year. But as I kept recording and working with new producers, the idea of a sequel to Relapse started to make less and less sense to me, and I wanted to make a completely new album. The music on Recovery came out very different from Relapse, and I think it deserves its own title."[17][18] He later released a freestyle titled "Despicable" over "Over" by Drake and "Beamer, Benz, or Bentley" by Lloyd Banks featuring Juelz Santana as promo for the first single, "Not Afraid", which debuted on Shade 45 on April 29.[19] In a recent interview Eminem said "I must have gone through 200-300 beats, for the album and chose 100 of them and recorded it."[20]

Release and promotion

His seventh studio album,[1][17][21] Recovery was confirmed during a press release by Eminem's label on March 5, 2009 and was originally titled Relapse 2. In June 2009, Eminem said that he expected a release during the fourth quarter of 2009,[4] with Rolling Stone reporting a November 2009 release date,[22] but in November 2009, he stated that he would re-release Relapse, with extra songs, to hold fans over for the release of Relapse 2 in 2010.[23] It was voted the most anticipated album of fall 2009 by XXL,[24] It was slated to be the second Eminem album released in 2009, after Relapse, but was pushed back to 2010.[23] Recovery was released on June 21 in the United States and the United Kingdom, and on June 18 in the rest of Europe.[25]

Eminem has done multiple interviews such as with Red Bull in promotion of the album. A commercial for Recovery premiered during Game 6 of the 2010 NBA Finals. It featured Vince Offer from the Slap Chop commercials in a parody of his commercials.[26] Also a Call of Duty: Black Ops Advert with Eminem's song Won't Back Down was released. On June 15, Eminem appeared amongst other artists including Usher and Will.i.am for Activision's press conference during the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010 with Rihanna where the duo performed "Love the Way You Lie". In addition, Eminem performed "Lose Yourself", "Not Afraid", and premiered "Won't Back Down" for the first time.[27] Eminem appeared on E! during their Daily 10 show in an interview. He also appeared in a skit on The Soup. Eminem also performed at the 2010 BET Awards.

Artwork

The album artwork was released through Eminem.com. The album features two covers: One with Eminem walking down a country road and another with him sitting in a transparent living room in the middle of Detroit with the Renaissance Center in the background. The albums liner features pictures of Eminem such as a picture of him "praying" and him posing without a shirt on. The album is dedicated "2 anyone who's in a dark place tryin' to 2 get out. Keep your head up... It does get better!" [sic][28]

Singles

"Not Afraid" was released on Shade 45 and has received free streaming on Eminem's website since then.[29] The song sold 380,000 digital downloads in its first week, and became the sixteenth song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to debut at number one.[30] "Not Afraid" is only the second hip hop single to debut at No. 1 following "I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112.[31] This song received very positive reviews with special attention to the emotional expression, Eminem's rhyming skills and his reaching out to other producers (his music is typically produced by mentor Dr. Dre or Eminem himself). Rolling Stone praised Eminem's commitment on his new music and lyrical ability noting "Over a dark, operatic beat, Eminem delivers rhymes that are typically acrobatic – and typically heavy-handed. But the anger has a gathering quality."

The second single was released on June 21, 2010 titled "Love the Way You Lie" which features Rihanna.[32] The song was highly successful like its predecessor and debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has since reached number 1. The song gave Eminem his fourth US Hot 100 number-one hit and Rihanna her seventh. It also claimed the top spot on eight other charts. "Love the Way You Lie" has currently been number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for four consecutive weeks.[33] The song has received a very positive reception from critics. Michael Menachem from Billboard gave a positive review of the song saying, "Rihanna's chorus is exquisitely melodic and surprisingly hopeful, complementing the turmoil of Em's dark, introspective rant. Producer Alex da Kid has a knack for mainstreaming classical instrumentation, and here he cements the story with a slick, midtempo percussive punch that showcases both performers on equal planes."[34] Nick Levine of Digital Spy awarded the song four out of five stars.[35] BBC Radio 1 also gave the song four out of five stars stating, "This is not an autobiographical lyric [...] It's one of Eminem's flights of fancy, albeit one into a very real situation. Clearly he understands the psychology well, and can express the feelings with enormous clarity. Rihanna's role in all of this is interesting though."[36]

"No Love" which features Lil Wayne will be the next single released.[37]

Songs "25 to Life", "Won't Back Down", "Cinderella Man", "Talkin 2 Myself", "Space Bound" and "Cold Wind Blows" also debuted on the Hot 100 without release as singles.[38]

Reception

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 741,000 copies.[39] It became Eminem's sixth album to debut at number one in the United States.[40] It also entered at number one on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums chart.[41][42] As of August 29, 2010, the album had sold 2.32 million copies in the US.[43] In its ninth week of release the album remained at number one for its seventh non-consecutive week and sold 116,000 copies.[44]

The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 140,000 copies in its first week in the United Kingdom.[45] In Canada, the album sold 85,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number one on Canada's Albums Chart.[46] The album spent six consecutive weeks at number one[47] and retook the top spot after one week at number 2.[48] The album has sold 277,000 copies in Canada as of August 18, 2010.[48] In Japan, Oricon recorded a debut of number six with 20,678 units sold.[49] It also went gold in its first week in New Zealand and Australia, debuting at number one in both countries.[50][51] The album has since sold over 140,000 copies in Australia, certifying it double platinum there.[52]

Critical response

 Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[53]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[54]
Los Angeles Times 2.5/4 stars[55]
The New York Times (favorable)[56]
Pitchfork Media (2.8/10)[57]
PopMatters (6/10)[58]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[59]
Slant Magazine 1.5/5 stars[60]
USA Today 3.5/4 stars[61]
The Washington Post (mixed)[62]

Upon its release, Recovery received generally positive reviews from most music critics.[63] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 26 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[63] Despite viewing its structure as inconsistent, Allmusic writer David Jeffries gave it 3½ out of 5 stars and praised Eminem's performance as potent and energetic, writing "It may be flawed and the rapper’s attitude is sometimes one step ahead of his output, but he hasn’t sounded this unfiltered and proud since The Marshall Mathers LP".[53] Entertainment Weekly's Simon Vozick-Levinson noted "gratuitous nastiness" as a weakness, but stated "Eminem's lyrical craftsmanship is second to none on new album, and there are flashes of new maturity".[54] Benjamin Meadows-Ingrim of Spin gave the album 3½ out of 5 stars and viewed that its introspective content "plays to his strengths".[64] USA Today's Steve Jones called it "a strong return to the form" for Eminem and praised his transition in "tone and attitude" from previous albums, stating "He aims for substance over shock value, vividly spilling out details of his various tribulations".[61] Sean O'Neal of The A.V. Club gave it a B rating and viewed its guest artists as complimentary to his performance, stating "while the endless atonement metaphors threaten to make Recovery a maudlin affair, at moments like these, Eminem soars over his lowered expectations".[65] NME's Sam Wolfson gave it a 7/10 rating and called Eminem "self aware, technically advanced, intelligent, able to go at speeds other than full throttle".[66]

However, Jon Caramanica of The New York Times regarded Eminem as "frustratingly limited in his topical range" and called Recovery "the most insular of all his releases".[56] Andy Gill of The Independent gave it 3 out of 5 stars and expressed that "there's nothing here quite as witty or engaging as" on his previous work.[67] PopMatters writer Mike Schiller praised Eminem's "sense of self-awareness" and maturity in his lyrics, but ultimately viewed "his hateful asides and misogynist tendencies" and inconsistent shifts in subject matter as the album's flaws.[58] Chicago Tribune writer Greg Kot gave the album 2 out of 4 stars and wrote that it "is brutally short on hooks and, most of all, fun. The subversive humor is long gone, and his cultural references... remain dated".[68] Slant Magazine's M.T. Richards called the album's material "unsurprisingly hollow" and panned Eminem's lyrics, writing "his punchlines rarely resonate; his nasal bark of a delivery grows tiring fast; and his pop culture references... are inane".[60] In contrast, The Daily Telegraph commended his "undeniable sense of empathy and humanity" and lyricism, writing "he pushes his metaphors and multiple rhymes to the limit, switching between anger and remorse, pride and self-loathing, all the while revelling in his own complexity".[69] Rolling Stone's Jody Rosen it 4 out of 5 stars and called it Eminem's "most casual-sounding album in years".[59] New York Daily News writer Jim Farber gave it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "if the new music lacks the edge of the albums the star now disavows -- and if it even veers into the gooey at times -- Eminem's great gift, his flow, never sounded more fluid or changeable".[70]

The Guardian's Paul MacInnes praised Eminem's lyricism, but viewed its production as a weakness and wrote "a piecemeal approach to production (Dr Dre has just one credit) leaves the album lacking an abiding mood and drowning in fashionable soft-rock samples".[71] Los Angeles Times writer Jeff Weiss comended Eminem's "dazzling internal patterns and clever word play", but panned its production and called it "monochromatic and monotonous".[55] The Observer's Kitty Empire expressed a mixed response towards his lyrical themes and described the album as "a long march through Mathers's contradictions, punctuated with splatter-flick levels of lyrical gore".[72] Sputnikmusic writer Adam Downer gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated "self-deprecation is a horrible color on Eminem".[73] Sean Fennessey of The Washington Post viewed that its songs are "weighed down by some brutal samples" and described the album as "a morose picture of an artist grappling, and often losing his grip".[62] Pitchfork Media writer Jayson Greene perceived a lack of lyrical depth and wrote "for the first time in his career, he actually sounds clumsy".[57] Newsday's Glenn Gamboa wrote that "For long stretches, Eminem sounds like a slugger in the midst of a slump, looking to try anything to recapture a bit of his old magic".[74] Giving it a 7/10 rating, RapReviews writer Jesal Padania noted various inconsistencies and found the album "enjoyable", while writing "One individual might completely love it, another hate it - for pretty much the same reasons... not his best, nor his worst, but either people will listen incessantly or barely at all. There is no middle ground".[75]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Cold Wind Blows"   Marshall Mathers, J. Smith, S. Byrne, H. Marsh, J. Perry, C. Synge Just Blaze 5:04
2. "Talkin' 2 Myself" (featuring Kobe) M. Mathers, K. Rahman, P. Injeti, B. Honeycutt DJ Khalil 5:00
3. "On Fire"   M. Mathers, D. Porter, C. Wilson, L. Wilson, R. Wilson Mr. Porter 3:34
4. "Won't Back Down" (featuring Pink) M. Mathers, K. Rahman, E. Alcock, L. Rodrigues, C. Smith DJ Khalil 4:26
5. "W.T.P. (White Trash Party)"   M. Mathers, L. Resto, D. Chin-Quee, J. Gilbert Supa Dups, JG (co.), Eminem (add.) 3:58
6. "Going Through Changes"   M. Mathers, E. Heynie, J. Osbourne, A. Iommi, W. Ward, T. Butler Emile 4:59
7. "Not Afraid"   M. Mathers, L. Resto, M. Samuels, J. Evans, M. Burnett Boi-1da, Jordan Evans (add.), Matthew Burnett (add.), Eminem (add.) 4:08
8. "Seduction"   M. Mathers, M. Samuels, M. Burnett, S. Jordan Boi-1da, Matthew Burnett (add.) 4:35
9. "No Love" (featuring Lil Wayne) M. Mathers, D. Carter, J. Smith, D. Halligan, J. Torello Just Blaze 5:00
10. "Space Bound"   M. Mathers, J. Scheffer, S. McEwan Jim Jonsin 4:39
11. "Cinderella Man"   M. Mathers Script Shepherd 4:39
12. "25 to Life"   M. Mathers, K. Rahman, L. Rodrigues, D. Tannenbaum DJ Khalil 4:02
13. "So Bad"   M. Mathers, A. Young, M. Batson, D. Parker, T. Lawrence, S. Cruse, N. Brongers Dr. Dre, Nick Brongers 5:25
14. "Almost Famous"   M. Mathers, K. Rahman, L. Rodrigues, E. Alcock. P. Injeti, D. Tannenbaum DJ Khalil 4:53
15. "Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna) M. Mathers, A. Grant, H. Hafferman Alex da Kid 4:23
16. "You're Never Over"   M. Mathers, J. Smith, M. Mainieri Jr., G. McMann Just Blaze 5:06
17. "Untitled" (hidden track) M. Mathers, K. Muchita, M. Crawford, J. Madara, D. White Havoc, Magnedo7 (co.) 3:14
Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for Recovery adapted from Allmusic.[77]

  • Erik Alcock – Guitar
  • Julian Alexander – Art Direction, Design
  • Mark Batson – Keyboards
  • Kip Blackshire – Choir, Chorus
  • Boi 1da – Producer
  • Nick Brongers – Producer
  • Matthew Burnett – Strings, Additional Production
  • Damon "Bing" Chatman – Assistant Coordinator
  • Larry Chatman – Production Coordination, Project Coordinator
  • Christian Clancy – Marketing
  • Kristen Ashley Cole – Choir, Chorus
  • M. Crawford – Composer
  • Sean Cruse – Guitar
  • Kal "Boogie" Dellaportas – Engineer
  • Terry Dexter – Choir, Chorus
  • DJ Khalil – Producer
  • DJ Mormile – A&R
  • Dr. Dre – Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing
  • Eminem – Mixing, Additional Production
  • Jordan Evans – Strings, Additional Production
  • John Fisher – Studio Manager
  • Michael Gamble - Engineer
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – Mastering
  • Christal Garrick II – Choir, Chorus
  • Nikki Grier – Vocals
  • Havoc – Producer
  • Emile Haynie – Producer
  • Howie Herbst - Assistant Engineer
  • Matt Huber – Assistant Engineer
  • Chin Injeti – Bass, Guitar
  • Tony Iommi – Composer
  • Mauricio Iragorri – Engineer
  • Joe Strange – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
  • Jim Jonsin – Keyboards, Programming, Producer
  • Sly Jordan – Saxophone, Vocals, Choir, Chorus
  • Just Blaze – Producer, Mixing
  • Danny Keyz – Keyboards
  • Alex Da Kid – Producer, Mixing
  • Rich King – Choir, Chorus
  • Trevor Lawrence – Keyboards
  • Spike Lindsey – Assistant Engineer
  • Nick Low-Beer – Drum Programming
  • Magnedo – Producer
  • Deborah Mannis-Gardner – Sample Clearance
  • Robert Marks – Engineer
  • Rob Marks – Mixing
  • Marshall Mathers – Composer
  • Steve McEwan – Guitar, Vocals on track 11
  • Tracy McNew – A&R
  • Alex Merzin – Engineer
  • Danny Morris – Keyboards
  • Mr. Porter – Producer
  • Dawaun Parker – Keyboards
  • Nigel Parry – Photography
  • Chris "Trife" Patilis – Assistant Engineer
  • Kirdis Postelle – Project Coordinator
  • Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin Quee – Drums, Producer, Engineer, Drum Arrangements
  • Rahki – Keyboards, Programming
  • Khalil Abdul Rahman – Keyboards, Drum Programming
  • Luis Resto – Keyboards
  • Robert Reyes – Assistant Engineer, Vocal Engineer
  • Makeba Riddick – Vocal Producer
  • Liz Rodrigues – Vocals
  • Paul D. Rosenberg – Executive Producer
  • Matthew "Boi 1da" Samuels – Drums, Engineer
  • Jason Sangerman – Marketing Coordinator
  • Les Scurry – Production Coordination
  • Daniel Seeff – Guitar
  • Script Shepherd – Producer
  • Manny Smith – A&R
  • Mike Strange – Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Engineer, Mixing
  • Marcos Tovar – Engineer
  • Bill Ward – Composer
  • Ryan West – Engineer, Mixing
  • Jason Wilkie – Assistant Engineer
  • Andre Young – Composer
  • Ianthe Zevos – Creative Director

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia Albums Chart[78] 1
Austria Albums Chart[79] 1
Belgium Ultratop 100 Albums (Flanders)[80] 2
Belgium Ultratop 50 Albums (Wallonia)[80] 2
Canadian Albums Chart[81] 1
Czech Albums Chart[82] 8
Denmark Albums Chart[83] 1
European Top 100 Albums[84] 1
Finland Albums Chart[85] 8
France Albums Chart[86] 2
Germany Albums Chart[87][88] 2
Greece Albums Chart[89] 1
Hungarian Albums Chart[90] 20
Irish Albums Chart[91] 1
Italian Albums Chart[92] 6
Mexico Albums Chart[93] 34
Netherlands Albums Chart[94] 3
New Zealand Album Charts[95] 1
Norway Album Charts[96] 2
Polish Album Charts[97] 4
Spanish Albums Chart[93] 13
Swedish Albums Chart[98] 5
Swiss Albums Chart[99] 1
UK Albums Chart[100] 1
US Billboard 200[101] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[41] 1
US Top Rap Albums[42] 1

Sales and certifications

Country Certification
Australia 2x Platinum[52]
Germany Gold[102]
New Zealand Platinum[103]
Switzerland Platinum[104]

Non-single chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 UK Singles Chart
2010 "25 to Life" 92[105] 90[105] -
"Cold Wind Blows" 71[106] - -
"Talkin' 2 Myself" 88[107] 97[107] -
"Won't Back Down" 62[108] 65[109] 82

Chart precession and succession

Order of precedence
Preceded by
Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers by Glee Cast		 Irish Albums Chart number-one album
June 24, 2010 – July 30, 2010		 Succeeded by
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Preceded by
Thank Me Later by Drake		 UK R&B Albums Chart number-one album
June 27, 2010 – July 4, 2010		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Zaz by Zaz		 French Digital Albums Chart number-one album
June 27, 2010		 Succeeded by
NRJ Summer Hits Only 2010 by Various artists
Preceded by
Intriguer by Crowded House
Running On Air by Bliss N Eso		 Australian Albums Chart number-one album
June 28, 2010 - August 9, 2010
August 16, 2010 -		 Succeeded by
Running On Air by Bliss N Eso
Incumbent
Preceded by
Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
Until the End of Time by Opshop		 New Zealand Albums Chart number-one album
June 28, 2010 – August 9, 2010
August 16, 2010 -		 Succeeded by
Until the End of Time by Opshop
Incumbent
Preceded by
Best Of by Helene Fischer
Weißt du, was du für mich bist? by Amigos		 Austrian Albums Chart number-one album
July 2, 2010 – July 15, 2010
August 20, 2010 -		 Succeeded by
Wohlfühlgefühl by Seer
Incumbent
Preceded by
The House by Katie Melua		 Swiss Music Charts number-one album
July 4, 2010 –		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Thank Me Later by Drake
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire		 Canadian Albums Chart number-one album
July 10, 2010 - August 21, 2010
August 28, 2010 -		 Succeeded by
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
Incumbent
Preceded by
Thank Me Later by Drake
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire		 US Billboard 200 number-one album
July 10, 2010 – August 14, 2010
August 28, 2010 –		 Succeeded by
Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold
Incumbent
Preceded by
Time Flies... 1994–2009 by Oasis
Aphrodite by Kylie Minogue		 Scottish Albums Chart number-one album
3 July, 2010 – 10 July, 2010
July 17, 2010 –		 Succeeded by
Aphrodite by Kylie Minogue
Incumbent
Preceded by
Time Flies... 1994–2009 by Oasis
Aphrodite by Kylie Minogue
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
The Final Frontier by Iron Maiden		 UK Albums Chart number-one album
June 27, 2010 – July 11, 2010
July 18, 2010 – August 8, 2010
August 15, 2010 – August 22, 2010
August 29, 2010 –		 Succeeded by
Aphrodite by Kylie Minogue
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
The Final Frontier by Iron Maiden
Incumbent
Preceded by
Mine damer og herrer by Kim Larsen		 Danish Albums Chart number-one album
July 2, 2010 –		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

Release history

Region Date Distributing label Format Catalog Ref
Australia June 18, 2010 Aftermath/Interscope CD, Digital Download 2739452 [110]
Europe (excl. UK) Polydor
United Kingdom June 21, 2010 B003KUSUG8 [111]
United States Interscope B0014411 [112]
Japan June 23, 2010 Universal Music UICS1214 [113]
Brazil July 6, 2010 602527394527 [114]

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