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8 Mile

The soundtrack's cover.

8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is an official soundtrack to the 2002 film of the same name, released by Shady Records, which featured a variety of musicians, It inspired Eminem's hit single " Lose Yourself," which appears in the semi-autobiographical film.The album also spawned a sequel soundtrack, More Music from 8 Mile, which featured songs from the film that were released as singles in 1995.[1]

That year, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in the United States, selling over 702,000 copies in the first week and 510,000 copies in the second. It was also the fifth best-selling album in the United States at the end of the year, selling over 3.4 million copies. As of July 2013, it had sold 4,922,000 copies in the United States. As of January 2016, the soundtrack had sold 11 million copies worldwide.[1]

It debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with 45,000 copies sold. It also topped the UK Compilations Chart and the ARIAnet Albums Chart in Australia. It included Eminem's global smash hit "Lose Yourself."[1]

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