Eminem's 'Houdini' Gets Its Chart Verdict

Eminem has a big hit with his Slim Shady farewell, "Houdini".

But it's not quite a number-one hit.

"Houdini" will open number two on the Billboard Hot 100, unable to overcome the Post Malone Morgan Wallen smash "I Had Some Help," which remains atop the charts for its fourth week.

Houdini ended the week with the sixth biggest debut of the year.

Biggest song debut sales weeks of 2024 so far (US units):

#1 I Had Some Help 630K
#2 Fortnight 560K
#3 Not Like Us 510K
#4 Like That 455K
#5 Down Bad 385K
#6 Houdini 375K
#7 I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 340K
#8 The Tortured Poets Department 340K
#9 So Long, London 335K
#10 My…

— chart data (@chartdata) June 10, 2024

It also matches the highest chart position of "Without Me," the 2002 Eminem track it calls back to.