Commercial performance thumb|Eminem (left) at the ARCO Arena for the Up in Smoke Tour, in June 2000, a month after the album's release The Marshall Mathers LP sold 1.78 million copies in its first week, which made it one of the fastest-selling studio albums in the United States. The album sold twice as much as the previous hip-hop record holder for first week sales in the US, which was Snoop Dogg's 1993 album Doggystyle. The Marshall Mathers LP sold over 800,000 copies in its second week, 600,000 copies in its third week, and 520,000 copies in its fourth week for a four-week total of 3.65 million. It also became one of the few albums to sell over half a million copies for four consecutive weeks. In total, the album spent eight weeks at number one on the US Billboard 200, ranking it fourth on the current all-time list of weeks spent at number one by a hip-hop album. By the end of 2000, The Marshall Mathers LP had become the second-best-selling album of the year with over eight million copies sold. The Marshall Mathers LP was also the best-selling album of 2000 in Canada, selling 679,567 copies.
commercial performance thumb|eminem (left) at the arco arena for the up in smoke tour in june 2000 a month after the album's release the marshall mathers lp sold 178 million copies in its first week which made it one of the fastest-selling studio albums in the united states the album sold twice as much as the previous hip-hop record holder for first week sales in the us which was snoop dogg's 1993 album doggystyle the marshall mathers lp sold over 800000 copies in its second week 600000 copies in its third week and 520000 copies in its fourth week for a four-week total of 365 million it also became one of the few albums to sell over half a million copies for four consecutive weeks in total the album spent eight weeks at number one on the us billboard 200 ranking it fourth on the current all-time list of weeks spent at number one by a hip-hop album by the end of 2000 the marshall mathers lp had become the second-best-selling album of the year with over eight million copies sold the marshall mathers lp was also the best-selling album of 2000 in canada selling 679567 copies