 On the UK Singles Chart , the song debuted at number seven on June 27 , 2010 , and peaked at number two four weeks later . By the end of 2010 , " Love the Way You Lie " had sold 854 @,@ 000 copies in the UK , making it the country 's biggest @-@ selling song of the year . In October 2011 , it became the 109th song to reach 1 million sales there . By November 2012 , the single had sold 1 @.@ 05 million copies in the UK , placing at number 100 on the Official Charts Company 's " The Million Sellers " list . As of June 2015 , it is the 17th best @-@ selling single of the 2010s in the UK . According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry , " Love the Way You Lie " sold 9 @.@ 3 million copies worldwide in 2010 . In December 2011 , it was certified as Eminem 's best @-@ selling single . 
