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“Cleanin' Out My Closet” by Eminem
From the album The Eminem Show (2002)
“Cleanin' Out My Closet” by Eminem appears on 6 radio countdowns from 6 stations in 2002. It was first released in 2002 on the album The Eminem Show. Its best result is #23 on the WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #104 alternative song of 2002.
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"Cleanin' Out My Closet" followed "Without Me" as the second single from The Eminem Show in July 2002, and it drops the Slim Shady clowning for something raw. It's autobiography, drawn from his childhood and relationships, and most of the fury is aimed at his mother, Debbie Mathers, and the way she raised him, while the chorus turns into an apology for making her cry, delivered through gritted teeth.
Jeff Bass co-wrote and co-produced it with Eminem and played bass, guitar and keyboards, and Steve King recorded and mixed it. It climbed to number four on the Hot 100, among the biggest chart climbs of his whole career, and it powered the first theatrical trailer for 8 Mile, though it stayed off the soundtrack.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 56 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 | 107 |
| 2002 | 37 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 | 100 |
| 2002 | 53 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 | 92 |
| 2002 | 71 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002 | 89 |
| 2002 | 23 | Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT | WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002 | 104 |
| 2002 | 86 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 | 100 |
Also listed as: Cleanin Out My Closet; Cleaning Out My Closet.
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