8 Mile

Interscope

At the height of Eminem’s pop-cultural ascent came this unexpected dovetail into credibility. Yes, he was a fine enough actor in the loosely autobiographical movie, but it was the Oscar-winning theme song “Lose Yourself” that turned him into a bona fide mainstream icon. The triple-platinum soundtrack debuted at No. 1 thanks to five new Eminem songs, including the underrated “Rabbit Run,” and also served as an introduction to 50 Cent, who appears several times but makes his big bow with his mixtape banger “Wanksta.”