Summary
- Eminem's top viewed music videos on YouTube have amassed billions of views, proving his immense popularity and dedicated fan base.
- The music video for "Love the Way You Lie" featuring Rihanna is Eminem's most viewed, showcasing his successful collaboration with the pop star.
- Despite some of his highest-viewed videos being taken down from YouTube, Eminem still holds incredible view counts on his remaining music videos, solidifying his presence as a dominant figure in the music industry.
Eminem is no doubt one of the most prolific names in the music industry. The American rapper, songwriter, and record producer has been making music since 1999, releasing his first album The Slim Shady LP and becoming an instant hit. Between the original music, his greatest hits collections, and deluxe albums, Eminem has 17 albums under his name. And with numerous Grammy Awards and even an Academy Award win under his belt that he did not receive in person after choosing to skip the ceremony, Eminem has proven himself in the music industry.
Among his most renowned titles are the albums The Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show, and Kamikaze. Eminem most recently released Curtain Call 2 in 2022, putting together a collection of some of his best songs for fans to hear all in one place.
After decades of great music and dedicated fans, Eminem's music and music videos have gained an incredibly high following. The rapper is one of the few artists on YouTube to have multiple music videos surpass the billion view mark... and the two billion view mark. He could have more had he not chosen to turn down an iconic song, but with these strong numbers, who is counting?
These are Eminem's top ten most viewed music videos on YouTube, what awards they have won, and some backstory on each song.
Updated October 2023: Since this list was last updated in July 2023, several of the highest-viewed Eminem videos have been taken down from YouTube. For some, this has to do with publishing complaints from publishers. Other videos have no explanation as to why they have been removed. As such, those videos have been taken off the list and replaced with other Eminem videos that still exist on YouTube.
Eminem's Top Viewed Videos Recently Removed From YouTube:
| 'Stan' | 681 Million Views |
| 'The Real Slim Shady' | 870 Million Views |
| 'The Monster' | 912 Million Views |
| 'Rap God' | 1.3 Billion Views |
10 Eminem's I Need A Doctor Has 497 Million Views
The song I Need A Doctor is a tribute to the friendship between Eminem and Dr. Dre. The song explains how one another need each other in their lives, both professionally and personally.
The video is full of images from Dre's younger days with NWA, Death Row Records, and into the Aftermath period with Eminem. It also focuses on a car accident that occurs in the video with Dr. Dre being on life support with Eminem standing by his side, urging him to come back from the brink.
I Need A Doctor is one of the most popular videos for both Eminem and Dr. Dre on YouTube.
9 Eminem's Sing For The Moment Has 513 Million Views
When Sing for the Moment was released, Eminem was regarded as "the most popular rapper in the world." Because of this, his legion of fans would hang onto every word he said, good or bad. And while middle America believed that Eminem was corrupting youth during this era, it was Eminem's stance that while the media wanted to portray him in a poor light that was dominated by violence, he is more inspirational than anyone wanted to admit.
Sing for the Moment samples the chorus from Aerosmith's hit, Dream On. Not only is Steven Tyler's voice heard on the song, but Joe Perry plays a guitar solo on the track as well. A move that helped to get nearly 500 million views on YouTube.
8 No Love Ft. Lil Wayne Has 646 Million Views
For those who need a little pick-me-up, listening to No Love featuring Lil Wayne may just do that. This is because the song "encourages the listener to stand strong and fight." The state of mind comes from being betrayed and taken advantage of. And when this happens, a person can either continue to let this happen or finally stand up, build "self-respect and strength" to never let others provide negative influence again.
No Love received critical praise and performed well on music charts domestically and internationally. And with Chris Robinson at the helm as the music video director, there was no way that the video would garner views. 633 million to date, specifically.
7 Eminem's More Recent Song Venom Has Over 798 Million Views
One of Eminem's more recent songs is Venom, which was released in 2018. The song was included on the album Kamikaze, which was the rapper's tenth studio album.
This song was included in Marvel Studio's antihero film Venom, starring Tom Hardy, in 2018 as the background track for the main character. It is likely due to its connection with the movie that Venom has reached a view count of over 783 million views.
6 Eminem's Mockingbird Has Earned 893 Million Views
The song Mockingbird was a solo release by Eminem. The track debuted in 2004 on his album Encore. While the song did not win any awards, it was nominated for the Best Rap Solo Performance award at the Grammy Awards. Mockingbird was so popular that it is Eminem's ninth most-viewed music video with over 842 million views.
5 Eminem's When I'm Gone Has Earned Over 978 Million Views
In 2005, Eminem released the song When I'm Gone on his album Curtain Call: The Hits, his first "greatest hits" collection. The song is another one of his solo works, making it even more impressive that it takes the middle spot on this list. As of now, the music video has over 968 million views on YouTube.
4 Akon Feat. Eminem's Smack That Has 1.1 Billion Views
In February 2023, Smack That reached the one billion club on YouTube. Since that time, it has just continued to gain traction and more views.
The video with Akon and Eminem is a remake of the 1982 hit, 48 Hours. In it, Akon is a prisoner who is paroled in the video for 24 hours so that a female witness can be found. While trying to find the witness, Akon goes to a nightclub where he meets up with Eminem. Eventually, Akon and the witness escape the club without the officer, much to the officer's dismay.
Smack That has become one of the most popular videos on YouTube for both Akon and Eminem, and looks to be holding strong for the foreseeable future.
3 Eminem's Without Me Has Over 1.7 Billion Views
Among Eminem's earlier albums is The Eminem Show, which was released in 2002. On this collection is his single Without Me, which has over 1.7 billion views on YouTube.
This song was such an instant hit that within a year it was nominated for fourteen separate awards between the Grammys, MTV awards, MuchMusic, Mnet Asian Music Awards, Echo, and Porin Awards. Of those double-digit nominations, "Without Me" was given six.
2 Eminem's Not Afraid Has Been Viewed 1.8 Billion Times
The second spot is occupied by the song Not Afraid off of the 2010 album Hits June 10. It has been over a decade, and the music video has been viewed over 1.7 billion times.
Among the eleven award nominations that this track has received, it actually won three. Between 2010-2011, Eminem took home the MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video, MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video, and the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.
1 Eminem's Love The Way You Lie Ft. Rihanna Is The Most Viewed With 2.6 Billion Views
The number one spot is truly a testament to Eminem's music career. Love the Way You Lie featuring Rihanna is the rapper's most viewed music video on YouTube with over 2.6 billion views. The track was released in 2010 on the album Recovery.
In only a year, the song was nominated for 24 separate awards, winning five of them. The artists took home the People's Choice Award for Favorite Music Video, Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Song, People's Choice Award for Favorite Song, Soul Train Music Award for Rhythm & Bars Award, and the Teen Choice Award for Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track.
Sources: udiscovermusic
