Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has said he hopes Eminem wasn’t upset when the band replaced him at number one on the US album chart earlier this year.
The Montreal-based group scored their first US chart-topper with ‘The Suburbs’ after initially being behind Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ in sales.
Butler said the album’s success was down to the support of independent music stores, who helped them over the defect.
“The indie stores totally came through and pushed us just over the edge,” Butler said.
Asked if he thought Eminem would have been upset, the singer told Pitchfork: “I hope not. He did sell like 29 million [copies] of his first album.”
‘The Suburbs’, which is the follow-up to 2007's 'Neon Bible', also topped the UK album charts in August.
Meanwhile, Arcade Fire are set to embark on their first ever UK arena tour in December, including two shows at London’s O2 Arena.
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- Arcade Fire's great and Eminem is a joke. So, AF deserves to sell more...
- I love them both. Different styles, both unique.
- "Eminem is a joke" Your an idiot. If you dont like his music, thats fine, your allowed to have your own opinion.. calling him a joke just makes you look ignorant. Jokes dont rule an entire decade.. One hit wonders fade away as people realize how fake they are, real artists have longevity. It must really urk you at how successful his career has been. Best selling artist of 2000-2010.. but your right, the minority is always right. Back on topic, good for AF.. #1 is impressive for a
- @Kyle
What? Eminem is a joke? Well Let's take a look at what this "joke" has accomplished.
Ranked 82nd on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All-Time. Named the Artist of the Decade. Won Oscar, 11 Grammys and 162 other awards. Sold more than 80 million records world-wide. Delivered four classics and three back to back. Thats just some of his accomplishment. well from this angle your AF is the big fat joke. Learn how to respect legends.
- Marshall is a legend. AF sucks.
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