{"id":186332,"date":"2025-12-11T08:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/186332\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T08:14:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T08:14:22","slug":"eminem-rises-to-no-3-on-genius-top-artists-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/186332\/","title":{"rendered":"Eminem Rises to No.3 on Genius Top Artists of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While trends shifted and new stars fought for attention, Eminem quietly climbed the Genius rankings. His words, old and new, kept drawing listeners back.<\/p>\n

Hip hop spent much of 2025 under a microscope. One week this autumn, the Billboard Hot 100 saw zero rap songs in its Top 40 for the first time since 1990. New chart rules and a flood of pop releases played their part, but the moment still sparked panic about the genre\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n

Yet while the charts wobbled, Genius told a far steadier story. Fans were still searching, decoding, and returning to rap\u2019s strongest writers. And at the centre of that loyalty sits Eminem, who finished the year as the No.3 most-viewed artist on Genius.<\/p>\n

Eminem\u2019s Popularity Is Growing<\/p>\n

Eminem appears in Genius\u2019s year-end rankings every single year, steadily in the Top 10. In 2024, he landed at No.5<\/a>. This year, he climbs even higher to No.3, surpassing younger, trend-dominating artists.<\/p>\n

More than two decades into his career, his lyricism remains a point of study. People still come to Genius to read his songs line by line, whether to unpack the storytelling or revisit old favourites. Frequently, to understand the dense technicality behind his writing.<\/p>\n

Genius Top Artists of 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

1. Taylor Swift \u2013 58 million pageviews
2. Kendrick Lamar \u2013 39M
3. Eminem \u2013 31M
4. Drake \u2013 22M
5. Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 20M
6. Playboi Carti \u2013 19M
7. Kanye West \u2013 19M
8. The Weeknd \u2013 17M
9. Tyler, The Creator \u2013 15M
10. KPop Demon Hunters Cast \u2013 15M<\/p>\n

The Songs Fans Keep Returning To<\/p>\n

Eminem is also one of only two acts with two songs in the Genius Top 10 for 2025. Both are older tracks \u2013 a sign of lasting cultural connection, not fleeting hype.<\/p>\n

Genius Top Songs of 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

1. \u201cGolden\u201d \u2013 HUNTR\/X (8 million pageviews)
2. \u201cNot Like Us\u201d \u2013 Kendrick Lamar (7M)
3. \u201cCreep\u201d \u2013 Radiohead (5M)
4. \u201cWood\u201d \u2013 Taylor Swift (4M)
5. \u201cLose Yourself\u201d \u2013 Eminem (4M)
6. \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d \u2013 Taylor Swift (3M)
7. \u201cWILDFLOWER\u201d \u2013 Billie Eilish (3M)
8. \u201cMockingbird\u201d \u2013 Eminem (3M)
9. \u201cFree \u2013 RUMI and JINU\u201d \u2013 (EJAE and Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast (3M)
10. \u201cManchild\u201d \u2013 Sabrina Carpenter (3M)<\/p>\n

These two songs never leave the daily or weekly charts. Even right now, during December\u2019s Christmas-song takeover, they stay in the rankings.<\/p>\n

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A Legacy Built on Words<\/p>\n

Eminem didn\u2019t need an album this year to rise on Genius. He didn\u2019t need a viral moment or a new hit. People simply kept reading his lyrics because writing still matters, and the stories Eminem tells ring true to millions, regardless of age.<\/p>\n

In a year full of noise, Eminem\u2019s position at No.3 is a reminder of something simple: longevity isn\u2019t luck \u2013 it\u2019s craft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While trends shifted and new stars fought for attention, Eminem quietly climbed the Genius rankings. His words, old…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186333,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[662,93,100856,61,60,100857,278],"class_list":{"0":"post-186332","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-eminem","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-genius","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-lyrics","14":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}