Eminem becomes only rapper to have 6 videos crossed 1 billion views on YouTube
Eminem ‘s “Mockingbird” music video hits 1 billion views on YouTube, making it 6th Eminem’s video (1 featured) to do so. The song also has 1.6 billion streams on Spotify.
“Mockingbird” is a single from Eminem’s fifth studio album Encore (2004). The song was later included on Eminem’s greatest hits compilation album Curtain Call: The Hits (2005). It received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance. The song is 6x platinum in Switzerland. 5x platinum in United States. 3x Platinum in Germany, Denmark, New Zealand and Portugal. 2x Platinum in Italy, Greece and United Kingdom.
All Eminem videos that crossed 1 billion mark:
- “Love The Way You Lie,” featuring Rihanna – 2.7 billion;
- “Without Me” – 1.9 billion;
- “Not Afraid” – 1.8 billion;
- “Rap God” – 1.4 billion;
- “Smack That” by Akon, featuring Eminem – 1.2 billion;
- “Mockingbird” – 1 billion.
Another Eminem’s video that will join the billion views club in the coming weeks is “When I’m Gone” which currently has 995 million views. Slim Shady also has one unofficially uploaded video that crossed the billion mark: “Lose Yourself” with 1.3 billion views.