Eminem Storms US Album Chart With Big-Selling 'Recovery'

Eminem has topped the US album chart for the sixth time with his new album, 'Recovery'.

The US rapper's latest LP went straight to the top of the Billboard Top-200 countdown with sales of 741,000 copies in its first week.

'Recovery' has become the biggest-selling album of 2009 in the US – beating its nearest rivals by 200,000 copies.

It also outsold his 2009 album 'Relapse', which sold 608,000 copies in its first week.

As previously reported on Gigwise, Eminem has revealed that 'Recovery' includes lyrics about recent drug troubles.

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