The Marshall Mathers LP — Eminem

The Marshall Mathers LP remains the fastest-selling rap album ever, shifting 1.76 million copies in its first week—more than the typical debut album's lifetime sales. Eminem's raw, confessional lyrics and incisive storytelling earned the Grammy for Best Rap Album in 2001, and its 10 million total sales worldwide dwarf the average hip-hop album from the era. This explosive success, however, was slightly eclipsed by the critical consensus around #1, Kid A.