4 - week ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 . 6 5 ▁million . ▁It ▁also ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁albums ▁to ▁sell ▁over ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁copies ▁for ▁ 4 ▁ ▁consecutive ▁weeks . ▁In ▁total , ▁the ▁album ▁spent ▁ 8 ▁weeks ▁at ▁# 1 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁music ▁chart , ▁good ▁enough ▁for ▁ 4 th ▁on ▁the ▁current ▁all - time ▁list ▁of ▁weeks ▁spent ▁at ▁# 1 ▁by ▁a ▁H ip - H op ▁album . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁second ▁highest - s elling ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁over ▁ 8 ▁million ▁sold . ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁album ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁The ▁album ' s ▁ 1 st ▁single , ▁" The ▁Real ▁S lim ▁Sh ady ", ▁became ▁E min em ' s ▁biggest ▁hit ▁up ▁to ▁that ▁point ▁and ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 4 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁music ▁chart ▁and ▁to pping ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Ch arts . ▁" The ▁Way ▁I ▁Am ", ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁album ' s ▁second ▁single , ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 8 ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart ▁and ▁# 5 8 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁music ▁chart . ▁" St an ", ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁single ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁became