(Blowing Money Fast)" still hovers on the Billboard Hot 100, R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and Rap Songs charts. Meanwhile the album's second single, "B.M.F. Still, it slides in comfortably at number two. Eminems Recovery Becomes First Album to Sell 1 Million Downloads This week, Eminem s 'Recovery' becomes the first album to sell a cumulative 1 million downloads in the United States, according. 1 debut after Nielsen confirmed Revival sold 267,000 equivalent album units during its initial. This also means that Teflon Don is the first Rick Ross album not to debut at number one. The First Week Numbers for Eminem’s ‘Revival’ Are In. This means Recovery is enjoying its fifth straight week in the top slot of the Billboard 200. In the same week, Recovery sold another 187,200 copies, putting the record's total sales figure at about 1,669,600 to date. Based on one-day estimates, Em’s new album will reach platinum. Unfortunately, though, that wasn't enough to top Em. Grammy-winning rapper Eminem‘s Recovery album is reportedly en route to sell up to 340,000 copies in its first-week in sales. This, in fact, turned out to be just right: According to Nielsen SoundScan numbers, Teflon Don's final first-week sales were an impressive 176,300. But last week, the first of the album's release, it seemed that Ricky Rozay might be able to knock Eminem's Recovery out of its reign at the top of the Billboard 200.Įarly sales predictions for Teflon Don put first-week units moved around 170,000 to 180,000. Make no mistake, Rick Ross' Teflon Don is selling pretty briskly for a rap album that makes few pop concessions - especially in the dismal 2010 buying climate.