 The album cemented Eminem's "three-peat" of classic hip hop albums, following the critical appraisal of "The Slim Shady LP" and "The Marshall Mathers LP".In 2003, the album was ranked number 317 on "Rolling Stone"'s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and was later ranked at number 84 on the same magazine's Best Albums of the 2000s Decade.In 2007, it was ranked number 63 by The National Association of Recording Merchandisers, in conjunction with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in their list of the Definite 200 Albums of All Time.