 " Love the Way You Lie " reached number one on several record charts worldwide . It entered the United States ' Billboard Hot 100 at number two in the issue dated July 10 , 2010 . The single debuted at number one on the US Digital Songs after selling 338 @,@ 000 digital copies in its first week . From July 31 to September 11 , 2010 , it had a seven @-@ week run at the top of the Hot 100 , giving Eminem his fourth , and Rihanna her seventh , number @-@ one US hit . The single sold more than 300 @,@ 000 digital copies in the week of August 14 , 2010 , rising to number two on the Pop Songs and Radio Songs charts . In the Billboard issue for August 21 , 2010 , Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems recognized the single with the BDS Certified Award for 50 @,@ 000 radio spins . It topped the Pop Songs chart in the same issue , giving Eminem his third number @-@ one track on the chart and Rihanna her sixth . " Love the Way You Lie " was the first number @-@ one hit on the Rap Songs chart with Eminem as the lead artist since his 2000 single " The Real Slim Shady " . With sales of 4 @,@ 245 @,@ 000 copies , " Love the Way You Lie " was the third @-@ best @-@ selling single of 2010 in the US . There , it sold 6 million copies by October 2013 and 6 @.@ 5 million copies by October 2015 . 
