Late last month, Eminem was awarded over 40 new gold and platinum certifications by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), with many of his lesser-known tracks and less-successful singles finally earning some recognition. The rapper made headlines by collecting another diamond single, as his Oscar and Grammy-winning 8 Mile soundtrack cut “Lose Yourself” moved its ten millionth equivalent unit, making him one of just two artists in history to earn a trio of such successes. Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love The Way You Lie” is now tied with Justin Bieber and Ludacris’s “Baby” as the only singles to be certified 12-times platinum, making them the most-certified singles in U.S. history. Between pure sales and streaming equivalents, the pair of immensely popular tunes have shifted at least 12 million equivalent copies in the U.S. alone, and they aren’t done being played by fans across the country every single day. Behind the two powerful pairings that have managed to collect a 12-times platinum single, four songs are coming up fast, and any of them could become the third to join Eminem and Bieber.

Source: Forbes March 12, 2018 12:56 UTC