Eminem, The Death of Slim Shady stays in Germany’s Top 20

Eminem continues to be a force on the German charts. According to a late August 2026 update from Germany’s Official Charts, his album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) is still ranked inside the Top 20 of the Official German Albums Chart nearly two years after release. Official German Charts data show how steadily the record has held its ground.

How Eminem holds the German charts

German chart data list The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) as having entered the Official German Albums Chart on July 19, 2024, debuting and peaking at No. 2. The same dataset shows a run of 23 weeks on the tally, with the album still in the Top 20 band by July 2026. The chart overview underlines how unusual such longevity is for an international rap record in Germany.

For comparison, many major international hip-hop albums from the last few years fell out of the German Top 20 within three to four months, whereas Eminem’s album remains present roughly two years after release. That gives the Detroit rapper one of the most stable German chart profiles among global rap acts of the mid-2020s.

Houdini and the singles picture

On the singles side, Houdini, one of the key tracks from The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), entered the Official German Singles Top 100 on June 7, 2024 and reached a peak position of No. 3. The track stayed in the Top 100 for well over half a year, with chart databases documenting more than 25 weeks on the German singles tally. This pairing of a Top 3 single and a long-running Top 20 album is a central part of Eminem’s current presence in Germany.

In Austria and Switzerland the same single performed even stronger at peak: national chart reports show Houdini hitting No. 1 in both countries. Together with the No. 2 album peak in Germany, that gives Eminem a rare DACH combination where one release dominates all three major German-speaking markets at slightly different levels.

Where the career stands now

By late August 2026 there are no officially announced upcoming tour dates for Eminem on established listing platforms, so his current public activity concentrates on catalog strength and collaborations rather than a formal world tour calendar.

The musical core of The Death of Slim Shady

The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), released on July 12, 2024, is generally described as Eminem’s twelfth studio album and a concept work that circles around the fate of his notorious alter ego Slim Shady. The record appeared through Shady Records, Goliath Artists, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records, continuing his long-standing alliance with Dr. Dre’s label ecosystem.

The album was promoted by at least three official singles: Houdini, released on May 31, 2024, Tobey, released July 2, 2024, and Somebody Save Me, released July 19, 2024. A music video for Temporary and a lyric video for Fuel expanded the visual component, illustrating the album’s mix of rapid technical rapping, dark humor and self-referential narrative arcs that revisit and reshape Eminem’s late-1990s persona.