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• REAL NAME: Macklemore (Ben Haggerty)
• BIRTHDAY: Macklemore: June 19, 1983 / Lewis (March 25, 1988)
• BIGGEST POP SINGLE: "Thrift Shop" (2013)
• BIGGEST LP: The Heist (2012)
• GRAMMY AWARDS: 4

• Macklemore, born Ben Haggerty on June 19, 1983, released music independently (at one time referring to himself as 'Professor Macklemore') since the early 2000s before finding success when joining forces with producer Ryan Lewis. EPs and LPs Macklemore have recorded over the decade include Open Your Eyes (2000), The Language Of My World (2005), The Unplanned Mixtape (2009), and VS. Redux (2010 with Ryan Lewis). Macklemore has been very public about his addition to pain killers in the mid-2000s and his success with recovery in 2008. Macklemore is also very supportive and vocal about gay rights. Lewis originally associated with Macklemore as a photographer before collaborating together.

• October 9: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis released The Heist.
  Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 2
  Tracks: "Ten Thousand Hours" - "Can't Hold Us" (featuring Ray Dalton) - "Thrift Shop" (featuring Wanz) - "Thin Line" (featuring Buffalo Madonna) - "Same Love" (featuring Mary Lambert) - "Make The Money" - "Neon Cathedral" (featuring Allen Stone) - "Bombom" (featuring The Teaching) - "White Walls" (featuring Schoolboy Q & Hollis) - "Jimmy Iovine" (featuring Ab-Soul) - "Wings" - "A Wake" (featuring Evan Roman) - "Gold" (featuring Eight4 Fly) - "Starting Over" (featuring Ben Bridwell) - "Cowboy Boots"
  US: Platinum
  Billboard # 1: Digital Albums, R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums
  Grammy Winner: Best Rap Album
  Grammy Nominee: Album of the Year
  available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
• October 27: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the Billboard Digital Albums chart for 1 week, Rap Albums chart, and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 3 weeks with The Heist.

• December 15: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Thrift Shop."
  from the LP The Heist
  ARC chart run: 39 - 31 - 26 - 23 - 18 - 13 - 11 - 8 - 7 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 9 - 12 - 25 - 36 - off
  Year-End Chart Position: # 8
  RIAA Certification: 7x Platinum
  Grammy Winner: Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song
  available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

# 1 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Group/Duo of the Year)

• January 19: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the Billboard Rap Songs chart and the R&B/Hip Hop Digital Songs chart with "Thrift Shop"
• January 26: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart for 10 weeks and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with "Thrift Shop"

• February 2: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit the Top 10 with "Thrift Shop"
• February 2: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 6 weeks with "Thrift Shop"

• March 16: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit #1 for 2 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Thrift Shop"
• March 23: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the Billboard Radio Songs chart for 2 weeks and Pop Songs chart for 2 weeks with "Thrift Shop"
• March 30: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Can't Hold Us."
  from the LP The Heist
  ARC chart run: 26 - 22 - 17 - 14 - 9 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 11 - 13 - 27 - off
  Year-End Chart Position: # 9
  RIAA Certification: 4x Platinum
  Grammy Nominee: Best Music Video
  available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

• April 27: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit the Top 10 with "Can't Hold Us."
• April 27: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs chart with "Can't Hold Us."

• May 3: The Heist was certified gold.
• May 4: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the Billboard Rap Songs and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with "Can't Hold Us."
• May 4: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart with "Can't Hold Us."
• May 18: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Can't Hold Us."

• June 8: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit #1 for 5 weeks on the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Can't Hold Us."
• June 15: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "Same Love."
  from the LP The Heist
  ARC chart run: 33 - 28 - 21 - 19 - 15 - 14 - 12 - 9 - 7 - 7 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 5 - 5 - 8 - 10 - 16 - 23 - 34 - 40 - off
  Year-End Chart Position: # 29
  RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum
  Grammy Nominee: Song of the Year
  available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3
• June 15: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the Billboard Pop Songs chart with "Can't Hold Us."

• August 3: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit the Top 10 with "Same Love."
• August 25: The video for "Thrift Shop" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year. The video for "Can't Hold Us" won for Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Cinematography (Jason Koenig, Ryan Lewis & Mejo Lin), and was nominated for Best Editing and Best Direction, and the video for "Same Love" won for Best Video With A Social Message.

• October 12: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with "White Walls."
  from the LP The Heist
  ARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 33 - 31 - 30 - 23 - 21 - 20 - 18 - 17 - 16 - 15 - 13 - 12 - 14 - 13 - 17 - 23 - 30 - 33 - off
  Year-End Chart Position: # 56
  available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

• November 24: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis won 2 American Music Awards including Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist, and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (The Heist), and were nominated for Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group, Single of the Year ("Thrift Shop"), and Favorite New Artist of the Year.

• December 31: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the Billboard 2013 Year-End Chart-Toppers chart as the Top Pop Artist - Duo/Group, Top Pop New Artist, Top Pop Hot 100 Artist - Duo/Group, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Duo/Group, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs Arist, Top Rap Songs Artist, and Top Rap Digital Songs Artist, and with the Top Pop Hot 100 Song, Top Pop Digital Song, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song, Top Rap Song, and Top Rap Digital Song ("Thrift Shop").

# 100 Singles Artist of the Year

• January 26: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis won 4 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Thrift Shop"), and Best Rap Album (The Heist), and were nominated for Album of the Year (The Heist), Song of the Year (awarded to the songwriter) ("Same Love"), and Best Music Video ("Can't Hold Us").

• December 31: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the Billboard 2014 Year-End Chart Toppers chart as the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Duo/Group.

• August 29: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Ed Sheeran with "Growing Up (Sloane's Song)."
  ARC chart run: 33 - 32 - 40 - off

• September 5: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz with "Downtown."
  available for download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3

• October 3: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit the Top 10 with help from Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz with "Downtown."