Eminem break British chart record with Kamikaze album

With the release of his new album Kamikaze, Eminem overtook ABBA and Led Zeppelin to claim the record for the most consecutive chart -topping albums in Britain.
It is the US rapper’s ninth straight album release to hit number one, said the UK Official Charts Company. He shared the previous UK record of eight straight number one albums with Swedish pop quartet ABBA and Led Zeppelin. The British rockers achieved the landmark in 1979, ABBA equalled the feat in 1982 and Eminem joined them in December last year.

Martin Talbot, the Official Charts Company’s chief executive, paid tribute to Eminem's run saying “To release nine successful albums is an achievement in itself, but to reach the UK’s official albums chart summit with each of them, consecutively, without a break, across 18 years, is quite remarkable. ”