Billboard 200

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The '''''Billboard'' 200''' is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its "number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the '''''Billboard'' Top LPs''' (1961–1972), '''''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tapes''' (1972–1984), '''''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums''' (1984–1985), '''''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums''' (1985–1991), and '''''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums''' (1991–1992).

The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital– of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991. Still, since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide with the Global Release Day of the music industry) and ends on Thursday. A new chart is published the following Tuesday, post dated to the Saturday of that week, four days later.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 19, 2017 |title=Billboard Chart & Magazine Dates Now to Align Closer to Release Week |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-chart-magazine-dates-release-week-change/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413064413/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8071011/billboard-chart-magazine-dates-release-week-change |archive-date=April 13, 2019 |access-date=January 1, 2018 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The chart's streaming schedule is also tracked from Friday to Thursday.<ref name="tracking">{{cite news |date=June 24, 2015 |title=Billboard to Alter Chart Tracking Week for Global Release Date |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-alter-chart-tracking-week-global-release-date/ |url-access=subscription |access-date= }}</ref> Digital downloads of albums are included in ''Billboard'' 200 tabulation. Albums that are not licensed for retail sale in the United States (yet purchased in the U.S. as imports) are not eligible to chart. A long-standing policy rendering titles that are sold exclusively by specific retail outlets (such as Walmart and Starbucks) ineligible for charting was reversed on November 7, 2007, and took effect in the issue dated November 17, 2007.<ref name="exclusive">{{cite news |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=November 6, 2007 |title=Revised Chart Policy Lands Eagles at No. 1 |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/revised-chart-policy-lands-eagles-at-no-1-1047391/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419052121/http://billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/charts/chart_alert/e3i680cdd40645913b006ab7f204ebf917b |archive-date=April 19, 2009}}</ref>

On December 13, 2014, ''Billboard'' began to include on-demand streaming and digital track sales (as measured by Nielsen SoundScan) using a new algorithm with data from all major on-demand audio subscription and online music sales services in the U.S.<ref name="2014change">{{cite news |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=November 20, 2014 |title=Billboard 200 Makeover: Album Chart to Incorporate Streams & Track Sales |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-200-makeover-streams-digital-tracks/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141122190912/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6320099/billboard-200-makeover-streams-digital-tracks |archive-date=November 22, 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=October 14, 2021 |title=Boomplay streams now count towards Billboard Charts |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/boomplay-streams-now-count-towards-billboard-charts/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref> Starting on the issue dated January 18, 2020, ''Billboard'' updated its method again by incorporating video data from YouTube, along with visual plays from digital platforms like Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Vevo and, as of the issue dated March 23, 2021, from Facebook.<ref name="Billboard 200 to Include Official V">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8546247/billboard-200-changes-youtube-video-data-streaming-album-charts|title=Billboard 200 to Include Official Video Plays From YouTube, Streaming Services|magazine=Billboard|date=December 13, 2019|access-date=December 15, 2019|archive-date=December 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215130322/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8546247/billboard-200-changes-youtube-video-data-streaming-album-charts|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9544280/cardi-b-up-number-one-hot-100/|title=Cardi B's 'Up' Soars to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 After Grammy Awards Performance|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=March 22, 2021|access-date=March 23, 2021|archive-date=March 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323001655/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9544280/cardi-b-up-number-one-hot-100/|url-status=live}}</ref> YouTube removed their streaming data from ''Billboard'''s methodology in late 2025. YouTube's reasoning was a denied request to count ad-attached streams and YouTube Premium streams as 'equal'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Billboard |date=2025-12-17 |title=YouTube Announces Intention to Withdraw Data From Billboard’s Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/youtube-announces-intention-withdraw-data-billboard-charts/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

As of the issue dated June 6, 2026, the number-one album on the chart is ''Iceman'' by Drake.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Caulfield |first1=Keith |title=Drake’s ‘ICEMAN’ Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/drake-iceman-second-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1236261032/ |website=Billboard |date=31 May 2026}}</ref>

==History== ''Billboard'' began an album chart in 1945. Initially, only five positions long, the album chart was not published on a weekly basis, with weeks sometimes passing before it was updated. A biweekly (though with a few gaps), 15-position "Best-Selling Popular Albums" chart appeared in 1955. With the increase in album sales as the early 1950s format wars stabilized into market dominance by 45 RPM singles and long-playing 12-inch albums – and with 78 RPM record and long-playing 10-inch album sales decreasing dramatically – ''Billboard'' premiered a weekly "Best-Selling Popular Albums" chart on March 24, 1956. The position count varied anywhere from 10 to 30 albums. The first no. 1 album on the new weekly list was ''Belafonte'' by Harry Belafonte. The chart was renamed "Best-Selling Pop Albums" later in 1956, and then "Best-Selling Pop LPs" in 1957.

Beginning on May 25, 1959, ''Billboard'' split the ranking into two charts: "Best-Selling Stereophonic LPs" for stereo albums (30 positions) and "Best-Selling Monophonic LPs" for mono albums (50 positions). These were renamed "Stereo Action Charts" (30 positions) and "Mono Action Charts" (40 positions), respectively, in 1960. In January 1961, they became "Action Albums – Stereophonic" (15 positions) and "Action Albums – Monophonic" (25 positions), and three months later, they became "Top LPs – Stereo" (50 positions) and "Top LPs – Monaural" (150 positions).

On August 17, 1963, the stereo and mono charts were combined into a 150-position chart called "Top LPs". On April 1, 1967, the chart was expanded to 175 positions, and then finally to 200 positions on May 13, 1967. In February 1972, the album chart's title was changed to "Top LPs & Tapes"; in 1984, it was retitled "Top 200 Albums"; in 1985, it was retitled again to "Top Pop Albums"; in 1991, it became the "''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums"; and it was given its current title of the "''Billboard'' 200" on March 14, 1992.

From the end of 1970 to 1985, ''Billboard'' also printed a "Bubbling Under the Top LPs" albums chart paired with the "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" singles chart, which listed albums that had not yet charted on what was then the "Top LPs & Tapes" chart.

===Catalog albums=== In 1960, ''Billboard'' began concurrently publishing album charts that ranked sales of older or mid-priced titles. These "Essential Inventory" charts were divided by stereo and mono albums, and featured titles that had already appeared on the main stereo and mono album charts. Mono albums were moved to the "Essential Inventory – Mono" chart (25 positions) after spending 40 weeks on the "Mono Action Chart", and stereo albums were moved to the "Essential Inventory – Stereo" chart (20 positions) after 20 weeks on the "Stereo Action Chart".

In January 1961, the "Action Charts" became "Action Albums – Stereophonic" (15 positions) and "Action Albums – Monophonic" (24 positions). Albums appeared on either chart for up to nine weeks, and were then moved to an "Essential Inventory" list of approximately 200 titles, with no numerical ranking. This list continued to be published until the consolidated "Top LPs" chart debuted in 1963.

In 1982, ''Billboard'' began publishing a "Midline Albums" chart (alternatively titled "Midline LPs"), which ranked older or mid-priced titles. The chart held 50 positions and was published on a biweekly (and later triweekly) basis.

On May 25, 1991, ''Billboard'' premiered the "Top Pop Catalog Albums" chart, the criteria for which were albums that were more than 18 months old and had fallen below no. 100 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite news|first=Mitchell |last=Peters |title=New Chart Parameters for Billboard, Nielsen SoundScan |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003694233 |magazine=Billboard |date=January 8, 2008 |access-date=January 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930165102/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003694233 |archive-date=September 30, 2008 }}</ref>

"Both ''Dark Side of the Moon'' and ''The Wall'' should be in the Billboard Top 200," said former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters in 1992. "''The Wall'' still does anything up to four million each year... They've created a catalog chart in which to place all these old albums, leaving the main chart free for all the artists the record companies will want to book advertising space for. It just offers further evidence of the dishonesty that's rife in this business."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Mark|last=Blake|title=Still Waters|magazine=RCD|issue= 3 |date= 1992 |volume=1 |page= 56}}</ref>

Following Michael Jackson's death on June 25, 2009, several of his albums saw a significant surge in sales. ''Number Ones'', ''The Essential Michael Jackson'', and ''Thriller'' occupied the top three spots for two consecutive weeks – a first in history.<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1146-prince-and-michael-jackson-still-competing-posthumously-on-the-charts/ | title=Prince and Michael Jackson: Still Competing, Posthumously, on the Charts | website=Pitchfork | date=12 May 2016 }}</ref> In the third week, six of Jackson's albums were the best-selling albums in the country.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/> The success of catalogue albums led to a change in ''Billboard''{{'}}s chart policies, and starting with the issue dated December 5, 2009, the catalog limitations for the ''Billboard'' 200 were lifted, allowing all albums to chart regardless of age or single activity (essentially changing "Top Comprehensive Albums" into the ''Billboard'' 200).<ref name="pitchfork.com"/> A new chart that keeps the previous criteria for the ''Billboard'' 200 – dubbed the "Top Current Albums" chart – was also introduced in the same issue.<ref>{{cite news |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=November 17, 2009 |title=Billboard 200 Undergoes Makeover |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-200-undergoes-makeover/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=November 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703041316/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/266686/billboard-200-undergoes-makeover |archive-date=July 3, 2014}}</ref>

===Holiday albums=== ''Billboard'' has adjusted its policies for Christmas<ref name="Xmas">{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047872/billboard-holiday-albums-chart-goes-live-early |title=Billboard Holiday Albums Chart Goes Live Early |magazine=Billboard |date=June 29, 2010 |access-date=June 30, 2010 |last=Taylor |first=Chuck |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330044538/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047872/billboard-holiday-albums-chart-goes-live-early |archive-date=March 30, 2013}}</ref> and holiday<ref name="Xmas" /> albums several times. The albums were eligible for the main album charts until 1963, when a "Christmas Albums" chart was created. Albums appearing here were not listed on the "Top LPs" chart, and in 1974, this rule was reversed, and holiday albums again appeared within the main list.

In 1983, the "Christmas Albums" chart was resurrected, but a title's appearance here did not disqualify it from appearing on the "Top Pop Albums" chart. In 1990, the chart was retitled "Top Holiday Albums"; {{As of|2009|lc=y}}, it holds 50 positions and runs for several weeks during the end-of-calendar-year holiday season. Its current policy allows holiday albums to concurrently chart on the "Top Holiday Albums" list and the ''Billboard'' 200.

===Nielsen SoundScan=== Since May 25, 1991, the ''Billboard'' 200's positions have been derived from Nielsen SoundScan sales data; {{As of|2008|lc=y}}, it is contributed to by approximately 14,000 music sellers. Because these numbers are supplied by a subset of sellers rather than record labels, it is common for these numbers to be substantially lower than those reported by the Recording Industry Association of America when Gold, Platinum and Diamond album awards are announced. (RIAA awards reflect wholesale ''shipments'', not retail ''sales''.)

The first album to debut atop the Billboard 200 chart in the Nielsen SoundScan era was Skid Row's Slave to the Grind<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|title=Billboard 200 Turns 60!|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/happy-birthday-billboard-200-chart-album/|magazine=Billboard|date=March 24, 2016|access-date=May 21, 2026}}</ref>, released June 11, 1991.

===Incorporation of streaming data and track sales=== {{see also|album-equivalent unit|Top Album Sales}}

Beginning with the December 13, 2014, issue, ''Billboard'' updated the methodology of its album chart again, changing from a "pure sales-based ranking" to one measuring "multi-metric consumption".<ref name="2014change"/> With this overhaul, the ''Billboard'' 200 includes on-demand streaming and digital track sales (as measured by Nielsen SoundScan) by way of a new algorithm, utilizing data from all of the major on-demand audio subscription services, including Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play Music and Groove Music. Under the new methodology, 10 track sales or 1,500 song streams from an album are treated as equivalent to one purchase of the album. ''Billboard'' continues to publish a pure album sales chart, called "Top Album Sales", that maintains the traditional ''Billboard'' 200 methodology but is based exclusively on SoundScan's sales data.<ref name="2014change"/>

Beginning on January 18, 2020, ''Billboard'' incorporated video and audio data from YouTube, along with visual plays from streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, and Vevo, into the ''Billboard'' 200. The change has also impacted ''Billboard''{{'s}} genre-specific album charts.<ref name="Billboard 200 to Include Official V"/> The incorporation of YouTube data was paused in early 2026 per YouTube's request due to a disagreement on how ''Billboard'' measures and weighs ad-supported and on-demand streams on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Billboard |date=2025-12-17 |title=YouTube Announces Intention to Withdraw Data From Billboard’s Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/youtube-announces-intention-withdraw-data-billboard-charts/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Year-end charts== ''Billboard''{{'s}} "chart year" runs from the first week of December to the final week in November. This altered calendar allows for ''Billboard'' to calculate year-end charts and release them in time for its final print issue in the last week of December. Prior to Nielsen SoundScan, year-end charts were calculated by an inverse-point system based solely on an album's performance on the ''Billboard'' 200 (e.g., an album would be given one point for a week spent at No. 200, two points for a week spent at No. 199, etc., up to 200 points for each week spent at No. 1). Other factors, including an album's total weeks spent on the chart and its peak position, are calculated into an album's year-end total.

Since ''Billboard'' began obtaining sales information from Nielsen SoundScan, the year-end charts are now calculated by a very straightforward cumulative total of yearlong sales. This gives a more accurate picture of any given year's best-selling albums, as a title that hypothetically spent nine weeks at No. 1 in March could possibly have sold fewer copies than one spending six weeks at No. 3 in January. Albums at the peak of their popularity at the time of the November/December chart-year cutoff often end up ranked lower than one would expect on a year-end tally, yet are ranked on the following year's chart as well, as their cumulative points are split between the two chart-years.

==All-time ''Billboard'' 200 achievements (1963–2015)== In 2015, ''Billboard'' compiled a ranking of the 100 best-performing albums on the ''Billboard'' 200 over its 52 years, along with the best-performing artists.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/greatest-of-all-time/6760797/adele-the-beatles-billboard-200-albums-artists-all-time |title=Greatest Billboard 200 Albums & Artists of All Time: Adele's '21' & The Beatles Are Tops |magazine=Billboard |date=November 12, 2015 |access-date=October 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009210944/http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/greatest-of-all-time/6760797/adele-the-beatles-billboard-200-albums-artists-all-time |archive-date=October 9, 2016}}</ref> Shown below are the top 10 albums and top 10 artists over the 52 years of the ''Billboard'' 200, through October 2015. Also shown are the artists placing the most albums on the overall "all-time" top 100 album list.

===Top 10 albums of all time (1963–2015)=== {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Rank !scope="col"| Album !scope="col"| Year released !scope="col"| Artist !scope="col"| Peak and duration |- !scope="row"| 1 |''21'' |style="text-align:center;"| 2011 |Adele |No. 1 for 24 weeks |- !scope="row"| 2 |''The Sound of Music'' |style="text-align:center;"| 1965 |Soundtrack |No. 1 for 2 weeks |- !scope="row"| 3 |''Thriller'' |style="text-align:center;"| 1982 |Michael Jackson |No. 1 for 37 weeks |- !scope="row"| 4 |''Fearless'' |style="text-align:center;"| 2008 |Taylor Swift |No. 1 for 11 weeks |- !scope="row"| 5 |''Born in the U.S.A.'' |style="text-align:center;"| 1984 |Bruce Springsteen |No. 1 for 7 weeks |- !scope="row"| 6 |''Ropin' the Wind'' |style="text-align:center;"| 1991 |Garth Brooks |No. 1 for 18 weeks |- !scope="row"| 7 |''Jagged Little Pill'' |style="text-align:center;"| 1995 |Alanis Morissette |No. 1 for 12 weeks |- !scope="row"| 8 |''Doctor Zhivago'' |style="text-align:center;"| 1966 |Maurice Jarre |No. 1 for 1 week |- !scope="row"| 9 |''All the Right Reasons'' |style="text-align:center;"| 2005 |Nickelback |No. 1 for 1 week |- !scope="row"| 10 |''Tapestry'' |style="text-align:center;"| 1971 |Carole King |No. 1 for 15 weeks |} Source:<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums |title=Greatest of All Time: Billboard 200 Albums |magazine=Billboard |date=November 12, 2015 |access-date=October 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001122709/http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums |archive-date=October 1, 2016}}</ref>

===Top 10 albums artists of all time (1963–2015)=== {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Rank !scope="col"| Artist |- !scope="row"| 1 |The Beatles |- !scope="row"| 2 |The Rolling Stones |- !scope="row"| 3 |Barbra Streisand |- !scope="row"| 4 |Garth Brooks |- !scope="row"| 5 |Elton John |- !scope="row"| 6 |Mariah Carey |- !scope="row"| 7 |Herb Alpert |- !scope="row"| 8 |Taylor Swift |- !scope="row"| 9 |Chicago |- !scope="row"| 10 |Michael Jackson |} Source:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-artists |title=Greatest of All Time: Billboard 200 Artists |magazine=Billboard |date=November 12, 2015 |access-date=October 2, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926155922/http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-artists |archive-date=September 26, 2016}}</ref>

===Artists with the most albums on ''Billboard''{{'}}s top 200 albums of all time (1963–2015)=== {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Number of<br />albums !scope="col"| Artist !scope="col"| Albums (ranking) |- !scope="row"| 5 |The Beatles |''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' (54), ''A Hard Day's Night'' (105), ''1'' (131), ''Abbey Road'' (135), ''Meet the Beatles!'' (187) |- !scope="row" rowspan="2"| 4 |Taylor Swift |''Fearless'' (4), ''Taylor Swift'' (18), ''1989'' (64), ''Red'' (140) |- | Led Zeppelin |''Led Zeppelin II'' (146), ''Houses of the Holy'' (185), ''Led Zeppelin IV'' (194), ''In Through the Out Door'' (198) |- !scope="row" rowspan="7"| 3 |Michael Jackson |''Thriller'' (3), ''Bad'' (138), ''Off the Wall'' (149) |- | Nickelback |''All the Right Reasons'' (9), ''Silver Side Up'' (162), ''Dark Horse'' (182) |- | Whitney Houston |''Whitney Houston'' (11), ''The Bodyguard'' (23), ''Whitney'' (159) |- | Herb Alpert |''Whipped Cream & Other Delights'' (13), ''Going Places'' (44), ''What Now My Love'' (170) |- | Elton John |''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' (39), ''Honky Château'' (145), ''Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy'' (175) |- | Mariah Carey |''Mariah Carey'' (50), ''The Emancipation of Mimi'' (52), ''Music Box'' (87) |- | Janet Jackson |''Control'' (72), ''Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814'' (94), ''Janet'' (119) |}

Source:<ref name="billboard.com"/>

==Artist milestones==

===Most number-one albums=== {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Albums !scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col" | {{Reference column heading}} |- !scope="row"| 19 | The Beatles||<ref name="B200MostNo1s">{{cite news |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |title=From The Beatles to Kanye West & Beyond: Artists With the Most No. 1 Albums on the Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beatles-jay-z-artists-most-number-1s-billboard-200/ |access-date=December 6, 2019 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 10, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610231834/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7873993/beatles-jay-z-artists-most-number-1s-billboard-200 |archive-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row"| 15 | Drake |<ref name="DrakeHist">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/drake/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Drake Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026}}</ref> |- | Taylor Swift|| <ref name="Showgirl Swift Debut">{{cite magazine|title=Taylor Swift Achieves Solo Artist Record 15th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'The Life of a Showgirl' |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-number-one-billboard-200/ |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |magazine=Billboard |date=October 13, 2025 |access-date=October 13, 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 14 | Jay-Z||<ref name="B200MostNo1s"/> |- ! rowspan="5" scope="row" | 11 | Barbra Streisand||<ref name="B200MostNo1s" /> |- | Bruce Springsteen||<ref name="B200MostNo1s" /> |- | Eminem|| |<ref name=":4">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/eminem-death-of-slim-shady-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235735997/ |title=Eminem Achieves 11th No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)' |last=Caufield |first=Keith |magazine=Billboard |date=July 21, 2024 | access-date=July 22, 2024}}</ref> |- |Kanye West |<ref name="Vultures1">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kanye-west-ty-dolla-sign-vultures-1-debuts-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235610342/ |title=Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 1' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |magazine=Billboard |date=February 18, 2024 |access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref> |- | Future|| |<ref name=":2">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=September 29, 2024 |title=Future Scores Third No. 1 Album in Six Months as 'Mixtape Pluto' Debuts Atop Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/future-mixtape-pluto-debuts-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235788076/ |access-date=September 30, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 10 | Elvis Presley||<ref name="B200MostNo1s" /> |}

* As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most number-one albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with the Beatles, three solo albums and five albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings.<ref name=PaulMcCartneyChartHistory>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/paul-mccartney/chart-history/tlp/|title=Paul McCartney Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515095802/https://www.billboard.com/music/paul-mccartney/chart-history/billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=WingsChartHistory>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/wings/chart-history/tlp/|title=Wings Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515095615/https://www.billboard.com/music/wings/chart-history/billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=PaulMcCartneyandWingsChartHistory>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/paul-mccartney-and-wings/chart-history/billboard-200|title=Paul McCartney and Wings Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 17, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918104215/https://www.billboard.com/music/paul-mccartney-and-wings/chart-history/billboard-200|url-status=dead}}</ref> John Lennon is in second place with 22, including 19 albums with the Beatles, two solo albums, and one album credited to him and his wife Yoko Ono.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/john-lennon/chart-history/tlp/|title=John Lennon Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=April 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401002915/https://www.billboard.com/music/john-lennon/chart-history/billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> George Harrison had 19 number-one albums with the Beatles and two as a solo artist.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/george-harrison/chart-history/tlp/|title=George Harrison Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=February 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215190819/https://www.billboard.com/music/george-harrison/chart-history/billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> * Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have number-one albums in six different decades. Her first was the 1964 album ''People'', and her most recent was the 2016 album ''Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway'', with a few weeks shy of 52 years between the two hitting number one.<ref>{{cite news|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=Barbra Streisand Earns 11th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Encore'|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/barbra-streisand-earns-11th-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-album-chart/|magazine=Billboard|date=September 4, 2016|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411111728/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7495997/barbra-streisand-earns-11th-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-album-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Most number-one albums in a calendar year=== {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Albums !scope="col"| Artist !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| {{Reference column heading}} |- !scope="row"| 4 | The Monkees || 1967 ||<ref name="MostNo1sInAYear">{{cite magazine |title=Taylor Swift & All the Acts Who Have Topped the Billboard 200 With Two (Or More!) Albums in a Calendar Year |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9501846/taylor-swift-all-acts-two-albums-billboard-200-calendar-year/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222005338/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9501846/taylor-swift-all-acts-two-albums-billboard-200-calendar-year/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! rowspan="13" scope="row" | 3 | Elvis Presley || 1957 ||<ref name="MostNo1sInAYear"/> |- | The Kingston Trio || 1960 ||<ref name="MostNo1sInAYear"/> |- | Elvis Presley || 1961 ||<ref name="MostNo1sInAYear"/> |- | rowspan="3" | The Beatles || 1964 ||<ref name="MostNo1sInAYear"/> |- | 1965 ||<ref name="MostNo1sInAYear"/> |- | 1966 ||<ref name="MostNo1sInAYear"/> |- | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass || 1966 ||<ref name="MostNo1sInAYear"/> |- | Elton John || 1975 ||<ref name="MostNo1sInAYear"/> |- | Garth Brooks || 1998 ||<ref name="MostNo1sInAYear"/> |- | ''Glee'' Cast || 2010 ||<ref name="MostNo1sInAYear"/> |- | rowspan="2" | Taylor Swift || 2021 || <ref name="taylorswift10bb200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tenth-number-one-album-billboard-200-red-taylors-version-1235000860/|title=Taylor Swift Scores 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Red (Taylor's Version)'|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=November 21, 2021|access-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref>  |- | 2023 || <ref name="1989TV">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235463917/ |title=Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Biggest Week in Nearly a Decade |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |magazine=Billboard |date=November 5, 2023 |access-date=November 5, 2023}}</ref> |- |Future |2024 |<ref name=":2" /> |}

===Most consecutive number-one studio albums===  {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Act !scope="col"| {{Reference column heading}} |- !scope="row" | 15 |Taylor Swift||<ref name="Showgirl Swift Debut" /> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 11 |Kanye West ||<ref name="Vultures1" /> |- |Eminem |<ref name=":4" /> |- !scope="row" | 10 | Jay-Z |<ref name="jayz_2017_06_16">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/jay-z-scores-14th-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-album-chart-with-444/ |title=JAY-Z Scores 14th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 12, 2018 |date=July 16, 2017 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614043136/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7866156/jay-z-scores-14th-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-album-chart-with-444 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 9 | The Beatles ||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-beatles/|title= Beatles Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref> |- !scope="row" rowspan="2" | 8 | Beyoncé||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonce/|title= Beyoncé Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref> |- | The Rolling Stones ||<ref name="RollingStonesB200hist">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-rolling-stones/chart-history/tlp/|title=The Rolling Stones Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 6, 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="row" rowspan="3" |7 ||Dave Matthews Band||<ref name="cometomorrow">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/dave-matthews-band-come-tomorrow-billboard-200-no-1-album/|title=Dave Matthews Band Scores Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Come Tomorrow'|magazine=Billboard|date=June 17, 2018|access-date=June 17, 2018|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618004236/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8461343/dave-matthews-band-come-tomorrow-billboard-200-no-1-album|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Drake||<ref name="DrakeHist"/> |- | Future||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/Future/|title= Future Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 26, 2022}}</ref> |- |}

===Most consecutive studio albums to debut at number one===

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Act !scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Reference column heading}} |- !scope="row" | 15 |Taylor Swift||<ref name="Showgirl Swift Debut" /> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 11 | Jay-Z ||<ref name="jayz_2017_06_16"/> |- || Kanye West||<ref name="Vultures1" /> |- ! scope="row" | 10 |Eminem |<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite magazine |date=January 26, 2020 |title=Eminem Scores Historic 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Music to Be Murdered By' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/eminem-scores-10th-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart-music-to-be-murdered-by/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818123651/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/8549077/eminem-scores-10th-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart-music-to-be-murdered-by |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |access-date=September 9, 2020 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row"| 8 ||Beyoncé||<ref name="Beyonce Cowboy Carter">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-cowboy-carter-number-one-billboard-200-country-albums-chart-1235650662/|title=Beyoncé Achieves Eighth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'Cowboy Carter'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=April 7, 2024|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref> |- | Drake |<ref name="drake10bb200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/drake-honestly-nevermind-billboard-200-chart-debut-no-1-1235106431/|title=Drake Achieves 11th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Honestly, Nevermind'|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=June 26, 2022|access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="i190">{{cite web | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=Drake Earns 13th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'For All the Dogs' | website=Billboard | date=October 15, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/drake-for-all-the-dogs-album-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235442875/ | access-date=May 7, 2026}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 7 | Dave Matthews Band||<ref name="cometomorrow" /> |- ! rowspan="3" scope="row" | 6 | Justin Bieber |<ref name=":18">{{Cite magazine|date=March 28, 2021|title=Justin Bieber Scores Eighth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Justice'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9547575/justin-bieber-justice-tops-billboard-200/|access-date=June 7, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- | Metallica||<ref name="metallica hardwired">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-200-metallica-no-1-album/ |title=Metallica Rocks With Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 28, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129032704/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7588880/billboard-200-metallica-no-1-album |archive-date=November 29, 2016 }}</ref> |- | Lady Gaga|| <ref name="gaga mayhem">{{cite magazine |last1=Caulfield |first1=Keith |title=Lady Gaga's 'MAYHEM' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/lady-gaga-mayhem-debuts-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235923158/ |access-date=8 May 2025 |magazine=Billboard |date=16 March 2025}}</ref> |} * On May 1, 2016, Beyoncé became the first artist to have their first six studio albums debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, following the release of her sixth studio album, ''Lemonade'', surpassing DMX.<ref name="beyonce_2016_05_01">{{cite news|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=Beyonce Earns Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Lemonade'|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-earns-sixth-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart-with-lemonade/|magazine=Billboard|date=May 1, 2016|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724083541/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7350372/beyonce-earns-sixth-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart-with-lemonade|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the release of ''Renaissance'' and its debut atop the August 7, 2022, chart, she become the first and only female artist to debut her first seven albums atop the chart.<ref name="beyonce_2022_08_07">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-renaissance-billboard-200-debut-no-1-1235123568/|title=Beyonce's 'Renaissance' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Year's Biggest Debut By a Woman|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=August 7, 2022|access-date=August 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Chan|first=Tim|title=Billie Eilish, Beyonce, Anitta Land New Guinness World Records|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/books/guinness-world-records-2023-book-music-musicians-1234592782/|date=September 15, 2022}}</ref> Following the release of ''Cowboy Carter'' and its debut atop the April 13, 2024, chart, she extended her record to become the first and only female artist to debut her first eight albums atop the chart.<ref name="Beyonce Cowboy Carter" /> * On April 3, 2021, Justin Bieber became the first male act to have his first six studio albums debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, following the release of his sixth studio album, ''Justice''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=April 3, 2012|title=Chart History - Justin Bieber|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/justin-bieber/chart-history/tlp/|access-date=June 7, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> *On September 6, 2025, Stray Kids became the first act to debut at number one with their first seven entries on the chart, following the release of their fourth studio album ''Karma''.<ref name="straykids">{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=August 31, 2025 |title=Stray Kids Earn Seventh No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'KARMA'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/stray-kids-karma-seventh-number-one-album-billboard-200-1236055754/ |access-date=August 31, 2025 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

=== Most cumulative weeks at number one === List of acts with the most weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 since August 17, 1963.  {| class="wikitable" |- !Weeks at <br /> number one !Artist !{{Reference column heading}} |- !scope="row" | 132 |The Beatles | align="center" | <ref name="mostweeks-no1">{{Cite magazine|last=Grein|first=Paul|title=Taylor Swift, The Beatles, Elvis & More Artists With the Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200: Full List|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/most-weeks-at-no-1-billboard-200-taylor-swift-the-beatles/ |date=January 11, 2026|access-date=January 11, 2026 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- !scope="row" | 98 |Taylor Swift | align="center" | <ref name="mostweeks-no1"/> |- !scope="row" | 67 |Elvis Presley | align="center" | <ref name="mostweeks-no1"/> |- !scope="row" | 52 |Garth Brooks | align="center" | <ref name="mostweeks-no1"/> |- !scope="row" | 51 |Michael Jackson | align="center" | <ref name="mostweeks-no1"/> |- !scope="row" rowspan="2" | 46 |Whitney Houston | align="center" | <ref name="mostweeks-no1"/> |- |The Kingston Trio | align="center" | <ref name="mostweeks-no1"/> |- !42 |Morgan Wallen | align="center" | <ref name="mostweeks-no1"/> |- !40 |Adele | align="center" | <ref name="mostweeks-no1"/> |- !39 |Elton John | align="center" | <ref name="mostweeks-no1" /> |- |}

===Most consecutive years at number one=== List of acts that reached number one on the Billboard 200 with a new album in consecutive calendar years since August 17, 1963.<ref name=":8">{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=July 16, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift's Re-Recorded 'Speak Now' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 2023's Biggest Week |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-speak-now-taylors-version-number-one-debut-billboard-200-chart-1235372565/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=December 31, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version)' Tops Billboard 200 for Fifth Week |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-number-one-fifth-week-billboard-200-chart-1235574098/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 31, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=December 28, 2025 |title=Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' Scores 11th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-showgirl-11th-week-number-one-billboard-200-1236146314/|magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 28, 2025}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ !Years !Act !Streak |- !scope="row"|8 |Taylor Swift |2019–2026 |- !scope="row"|7 |The Beatles |1964–1970 |- !scope="row" rowspan="3" |5 |Drake |2015–2019 |- |Jay-Z |2000–2004 |- |Paul McCartney |1973–1977 |}

===Most top-10 albums=== {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Albums !scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col" | {{Reference column heading}} |- !scope="row"| 38 | The Rolling Stones | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-rolling-stones/chart-history/tlp/|title=Chart History: Billboard 200|website=Billboard.com|access-date=January 25, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 34 | Barbra Streisand | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/barbra-streisand/chart-history/tlp/|title=Chart History: Billboard 200|website=Billboard.com|access-date=January 25, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 32 | The Beatles | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-beatles/chart-history/tlp/|title=Chart History: Billboard 200|website=Billboard.com|access-date=January 25, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 32 | Frank Sinatra | <ref name="BB29">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/madonna-first-woman-with-billboard-200-top-10-albums-each-decade-1235132467/|title=Madonna Becomes First Woman to Earn Billboard 200 Top 10 Albums Each Decade Since the '80s|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=August 29, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 29, 2022|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829150338/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/madonna-first-woman-with-billboard-200-top-10-albums-each-decade-1235132467/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 27 | Elvis Presley | <ref name="BB29"/> |- !scope="row"| 23 | Bob Dylan | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bob-dylan/chart-history/tlp/|title=Chart History: Billboard 200|website=Billboard.com|access-date=January 25, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 23 | Madonna | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/madonna/chart-history/tlp/|title=Chart History: Billboard 200|website=Billboard.com|access-date=January 25, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 22 | Elton John | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/elton-john/chart-history/tlp/|title=Chart History: Billboard 200|website=Billboard.com|access-date=January 25, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 22 | Bruce Springsteen | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-springsteen-the-e-street-band/chart-history/tlp/|title=Chart History: Billboard 200|website=Billboard.com|access-date=January 25, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 21 | Paul McCartney | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/paul-mccartney/chart-history/tlp/|title=Chart History: Billboard 200|website=Billboard.com|access-date=January 25, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 21 | George Strait | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/george-strait/chart-history/tlp/|title=Chart History: Billboard 200|website=Billboard.com|access-date=January 25, 2026}}</ref> |- |}

===Most albums in the top 10 simultaneously=== * Prince (5) – 2016<ref name="PrinceTop10">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/prince-sets-record-five-albums-top-10-billboard-200/|title=Prince Sets Record With Five Albums in Top 10 of Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=May 3, 2016|access-date=May 4, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505064944/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7356812/prince-sets-record-five-albums-top-10-billboard-200|archive-date=May 5, 2016}}</ref> * Taylor Swift (5) – 2023<ref name="TS5inTop10">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-makes-history-five-top-10-albums-billboard-200-1235531141/ |title=Taylor Swift Makes History With Five of the Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200 |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |magazine=Billboard |date=December 3, 2023 |access-date=December 5, 2023}}</ref> * The Kingston Trio (4; 5 consecutive times) – 1959<ref name="Billboard Chart 11/16/59">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9wcEAAAAMBAJ |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9wcEAAAAMBAJ/page/n29 30] |title=''Billboard'' Chart 11/16/59 |date= November 16, 1959|publisher=Nielsen Business Media |access-date=August 14, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Billboard Chart 11/23/59">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RAoEAAAAMBAJ |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RAoEAAAAMBAJ/page/n28 29] |title=''Billboard'' Chart 11/23/59 |date= November 23, 1959|publisher=Nielsen Business Media |access-date=August 14, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Billboard Chart, 11/30/59">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-gcEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+november+30+1959&pg=PA26 |title=''Billboard'' Chart, 11/30/59 |date=November 30, 1959 |access-date=August 14, 2010 |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401002915/https://books.google.com/books?id=-gcEAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+november+30+1959&pg=PA26 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Billboard Chart, 12/7/59">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5QcEAAAAMBAJ&q=grammy++kingston+trio&pg=PA37 |title=''Billboard'' Chart, 12/7/59 |date=December 7, 1959 |access-date=August 14, 2010 }} [https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1959/Billboard%201959-12-14.pdf Alt URL]</ref><ref name="Billboard Chart, 12/14/59">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5QcEAAAAMBAJ&q=grammy++kingston+trio&pg=PA37 |title=''Billboard'' Chart, 12/14/59 |date=December 14, 1959 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401002947/https://books.google.com/books?id=5QcEAAAAMBAJ&q=grammy++kingston+trio&pg=PA37 |url-status=live }}</ref> * Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (4) – 1966<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Top 200 Albums April 2, 1966|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1966-04-02|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 11, 2019|date=May 28, 1966|archive-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619182102/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1966-04-02|url-status=live}}</ref> * Peter, Paul and Mary (3) – 1963<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lindsay|first1=Jay|title=Mary Travers of Peter, Paul And Mary Dead at 72|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267372/mary-travers-of-peter-paul-and-mary-dead-at-72|access-date=March 15, 2018|magazine=Billboard|date=September 17, 2009|quote=At one point in 1963, three of their albums were in the top six Billboard best-selling LPs as they became the biggest stars of the folk revival movement.|archive-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515040200/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267372/mary-travers-of-peter-paul-and-mary-dead-at-72|url-status=live}}</ref> * Whitney Houston (3) – 2012<ref name=BB200mosttop10>{{cite magazine|last1=Caulfield |first1=Keith |title=Whitney Houston: First Woman With Three Albums in Billboard 200's Top 10 |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/502976/whitney-houston-first-woman-with-three-albums-in-billboard-200s-top-10 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 28, 2015 |date=February 29, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705164222/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/502976/whitney-houston-first-woman-with-three-albums-in-billboard-200s-top-10 |archive-date=July 5, 2015 }}</ref> * Led Zeppelin (3) – 2014<ref name="BB-2014-06-21">{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Top 200 Albums June 21, 2014|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2014-06-21|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 15, 2018|date=June 21, 2014|archive-date=July 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717232626/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2014-06-21|url-status=live}}</ref> * Kendrick Lamar (3) – 2025<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kendrick-lamar-gnx-returns-number-one-billboard-200-super-bowl-1235903744/ |title=Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |magazine=Billboard |date=February 16, 2025 |access-date=February 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217071523/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kendrick-lamar-gnx-returns-number-one-billboard-200-super-bowl-1235903744/ |archive-date=February 17, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> * Morgan Wallen (3; four times) — 2025<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-im-the-problem-second-week-number-one-chart-1235986886/|title=Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem' Claims Second Week Atop Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=June 1, 2025|access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2025-06-22 |title=Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem' Rules Billboard 200 for Fifth Straight Week |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-im-the-problem-tops-billboard-200-fifth-week-1236004738/ |access-date=2025-06-22 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2025-06-29 |title=Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem' Spends Sixth Week in a Row at No. 1 on Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-problem-sixth-week-no1-billboard-200-1236010228/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2025-07-13 |title=Morgan Wallen's 'I'm the Problem' Spends First Two Months at No. 1 on Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-problem-two-months-number-one-billboard-200-1236020267/ |access-date=2025-07-13 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> * Drake (3) – 2026

Note: Swift is the first living artist to chart five albums in the top 10 simultaneously.<ref name="TS5inTop10" /> She was previously the first living soloist to have four albums simultaneously chart in the top 10 for 5 consecutive weeks.<ref name=":8" />

Note: Had the ''Billboard ''200 allowed catalog albums to chart prior to December 5, 2009, Michael Jackson would have claimed six simultaneous top 10 titles for two consecutive weeks and the Beatles would have claimed five simultaneous top 10 titles that year.<ref name="PrinceTop10" />

===Most albums in the top 25 simultaneously=== * Taylor Swift (8) – 3 times in 2023<ref name=":9">{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of July 22, 2023 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2023-07-22/ |access-date=July 19, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> * Bad Bunny (4) – 2026<ref name=":1" /> * Drake (4) – 2026

===Most albums in the top 100 simultaneously=== * Mitch Miller (12) – 1961<ref name="whitburnoct1974">{{cite magazine |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Record Research Report |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tAcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PAPT9 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 25, 2021 |date=October 19, 1974}}</ref><ref name="Billboard Chart 6/4/61">{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1961/Billboard%201961-05-29.pdf |page=24 |title=''Billboard'' Chart, 6/4/61 |magazine=Billboard |date= May 29, 1961|publisher=Nielsen Business Media |access-date=May 4, 2023 }}</ref> * Taylor Swift (10) – 2023; 2024 (on 14 different weeks)<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=May 2, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Lands a Record 10 Albums in the Top 100 of Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-10-albums-top-100-billboard-200-chart-1235320572/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 3, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":9" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2023-11-11/ |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of November 11, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Billboard 200™ {{!}} Week of January 13, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2024-01-13/ |access-date=February 21, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>{{Synthesis inline|date=February 2024}} * Drake (10) – 2026 * Bad Bunny (7) – 2026<ref name=":1">{{cite magazine |date=February 21, 2026 |title=Billboard 200™ Week of February 21, 2026|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2026-02-21 |access-date=February 21, 2026 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> * Coldplay (6) – 2016<ref name="CAULFIELD">{{Cite magazine |date=February 19, 2016 |title=Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Coldplay Takes Over After Super Bowl 50 |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/coldplay-super-bowl-sales-billboard-200-chart-moves/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231025002003/https://www.billboard.com/pro/coldplay-super-bowl-sales-billboard-200-chart-moves/ |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |access-date=October 25, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Note: Had the ''Billboard ''200 allowed catalog albums to chart previous to December 5, 2009, Michael Jackson would have claimed 9 simultaneous top 100 titles for two consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=54RrDyfz10MC&pg=PT51 | title=Billboard | date=July 25, 2009 }}</ref>

===Most albums in the top 200 simultaneously===  * Prince (19) – 2016<ref name="PrinceTop10"/> * The Beatles (13) – 2014<ref name="Prometheus Global Media">{{cite magazine|last1=Caulfield |first1=Keith |title=Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Classic David Bowie Albums Hit New Highs |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-200-chart-moves-classic-david-bowie-albums-highs/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 22, 2016 |date=January 21, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122223252/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6851577/billboard-200-chart-moves-classic-david-bowie-albums-highs |archive-date=January 22, 2016 }}</ref> * Drake (12) – 2026 * Taylor Swift (11) – 2023 (on 5 different weeks); 2024 (on 20 different weeks); 2025<ref name=":9" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=X |first=X |date=April 29, 2024 |title=.@taylorswift13 has 11 albums on this week's #Billboard200, the most among all acts |url=https://x.com/billboardcharts/status/1785071260906504252}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=x |first=x |title=Taylor Swift charts 11 albums on this week's Billboard 200 after gaining full ownership of her masters |url=https://x.com/popbase/status/1932147426212688181?s=46&t=uEoUkS1etWenVxhKn-7VcQ}}</ref> * Whitney Houston (10) – 2012<ref name="Prometheus Global Media"/> * David Bowie (10) – 2016<ref name="Prometheus Global Media"/> * Drake (10) – 2023<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2023-09-30|title=Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 30, 2023}}</ref> * Led Zeppelin (9) – 1979<ref name="rLedZeppelin">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xyQEAAAAMBAJ|title=Billboard magazine, issue dated 27 October 1979|access-date=May 12, 2015|pages=95, 97|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422104902/https://books.google.com/books?id=xyQEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0|archive-date=April 22, 2016|date=October 27, 1979}}</ref> * Eminem (8) – 2013<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2013-11-23|title=Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 26, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426231100/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2013-11-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/eight-eminem-albums-charted-in-billboard-200-this-week/|title=Eight Eminem Albums Charted On Billboard 200 This Week – XXL|website=XXL Mag|date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=January 26, 2021|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204112316/https://www.xxlmag.com/eight-eminem-albums-charted-in-billboard-200-this-week/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Linkin Park (8) – 2017<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-200-chart-moves-the-weeknd-halsey/|title=Billboard 200 Chart Moves: The Weeknd & Halsey Earn 100 Straight Weeks on the Chart With 'Beauty' & 'Badlands'|magazine=Billboard|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=August 4, 2017|archive-date=August 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804054559/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7889899/billboard-200-chart-moves-the-weeknd-halsey|url-status=live}}</ref> * Ariana Grande (8) - 2025<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200//2025-12-20|title=Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 16, 2025}}</ref>

===Most albums spending at least 1 full year (52 weeks) in the top 10=== * Taylor Swift (4)

=== Most albums spending at least 100 weeks in the top 10 === * Morgan Wallen (2)<ref name=":16">{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2025-03-13 |title=Morgan Wallen Becomes First Artist to Have Two Albums Spend 100 Weeks in Billboard 200 Top 10 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-two-albums-100th-week-top-10-billboard-200-1235920931/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> * SZA (1)

==Album milestones==

===Most weeks at number one=== {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Weeks !scope="col"| Album !scope="col"| Artist !scope="col"| Year(s) !scope="col"| {{Reference column heading}} |- !scope="row"| 54 | ''West Side Story''† || Various artists || 1962–63 ||<ref name="Whitburn">{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |url=https://archive.org/details/billboardbookoft00whit |title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums |publisher=Billboard Books |year=1991 |isbn=0-8230-7534-6 |edition=Revised and enlarged 2nd |url-access=registration}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 37 | ''Thriller'' || Michael Jackson || 1983–84 ||<ref name=WeeksAtNo1>{{cite news|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=Adele's '21' Hits 24th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/483319/adeles-21-hits-24th-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-200|magazine=Billboard|date=June 13, 2012|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=June 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605140443/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/483319/adeles-21-hits-24th-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row" rowspan="3"| 31 | ''Rumours'' || Fleetwood Mac || 1977–78 ||<ref name=WeeksAtNo1/> |- |''South Pacific''‡ || Various artists || 1958–59 ||<ref name=Whitburn/> |- |''Calypso'' || Harry Belafonte || 1956–57 ||<ref name=Whitburn/> |- !scope="row" rowspan="3"| 24 | ''21'' || Adele || 2011–12 ||<ref name=WeeksAtNo1/> |- | ''Purple Rain'' || Prince and the Revolution || 1984–85 ||<ref name=WeeksAtNo1/> |- | ''Saturday Night Fever'' || Bee Gees/Various artists || 1978 ||<ref name=WeeksAtNo1/> |- !scope="row"| 21 | ''Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em'' || MC Hammer || 1990 ||<ref name=WeeksAtNo1/> |- !scope="row" rowspan="2"| 20 | ''The Bodyguard'' || Whitney Houston/Various artists || 1992–93 ||<ref name=WeeksAtNo1/> |- |''Blue Hawaii'' § || Elvis Presley || 1961–62 ||<ref name=Whitburn/> |- |} † The ''West Side Story'' soundtrack ran for 53 weeks at number one on the stereo album chart; it was number one for 12 weeks on the mono album chart.

‡ The ''South Pacific'' soundtrack ran for 28 weeks at number one on the stereo album chart; it was number one for three weeks on the mono album chart.

§ This is the ''Blue Hawaii'' album's run on the mono album chart; it was number one for four weeks on the stereo album chart. * ''Tapestry'' by Carole King holds the record for the most consecutive weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 for any one album by a female solo artist with 15 weeks.<ref>{{citation |last=Grein |first=Paul |title=Chart Watch Extra: King's 50-Year Reign |date=November 12, 2010 |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/69353/chart-watch-extra-kings-50-year-reign |access-date=May 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120042513/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/69353/chart-watch-extra-kings-50-year-reign/ |archive-date=November 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |publisher=Yahoo! Music}}</ref>

===Most weeks spent in the top-ten=== {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Weeks !scope="col"| Album !scope="col"| Artist !scope="col"| Year(s) !scope="col"| {{Reference column heading}} |- !scope="row"| 173 | ''My Fair Lady''|| Original Cast (Various Artists) || 1956–1960 ||<ref name=":15">{{Cite magazine |date=September 11, 2022 |title=Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous' Breaks Top 10 Longevity Record on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-dangerous-double-album-billboard-200-chart-longevity-record-1235137231/ |access-date=November 24, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 165 | ''Dangerous: The Double Album''|| rowspan="2" | Morgan Wallen|| 2021–2025 ||<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=January 9, 2025 |title=Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous' Is No. 1 on Top Billboard 200 Albums of the 21st Century Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/morgan-wallen-dangerous-top-albums-21st-century-chart/lady-gaga-the-fame/ |access-date=January 26, 2025 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- !136 | ''One Thing at a Time''|| 2023–2026 || |- |- !115 |''SOS'' |SZA |2022–2026 | |- !109 | ''The Sound of Music Soundtrack''|| Soundtrack (Various Artists)|| 1965–1967 ||<ref name=":15" /> |- !106 | ''West Side Story''|| Soundtrack (Various Artists)|| 1962–1963 ||<ref name=":15" /> |- !105 | ''The Sound Of Music'' ''Original Cast''|| Original Cast (Various Artists)|| 1960–1961 ||<ref name=":15" /> |- ! scope="row" | 90 | ''South Pacific''|| Soundtrack (Various Artists)|| 1958–1959 ||<ref name=":15" /> |- ! rowspan="2" |87 | ''Camelot''|| Original Cast (Various Artists)|| 1961–1962 ||<ref name=":15" /> |- | ''Oklahoma!''|| Soundtrack (Various Artists)|| 1956–1957 ||<ref name=":15" /> |- |}

===Most weeks on the chart===  :''Note that totals are for the main albums chart only, catalog chart totals are not factored in.'' :''(*) indicates that the album is currently charting.'' {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Weeks !scope="col"| Album !scope="col"| Artist !scope="col"| {{Reference column heading}} |- !scope="row"| 996 | ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' || Pink Floyd ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/pink-floyd/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Pink Floyd Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 6, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 940* | ''Legend'' || Bob Marley and the Wailers ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/|title=Billboard 200 (Week of May 30, 2026) |magazine=Billboard |date=May 30, 2026 |access-date=May 27, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/bob-marley-and-the-wailers/chart-history/billboard-200/song/178501|title=Bob Marley and the Wailers Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 17, 2018|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614034045/https://www.billboard.com/music/bob-marley-and-the-wailers/chart-history/billboard-200/song/178501|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 910* | ''Greatest Hits'' || Journey ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/journey/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Journey Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026 |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514131622/https://www.billboard.com/music/journey/chart-history/billboard-200/song/310052 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 834* | ''Metallica'' || Metallica ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/metallica/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Metallica Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026 |archive-date=August 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811194818/https://www.billboard.com/music/Metallica/chart-history/billboard-200/song/178263 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 799* | ''Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits'' || Creedence Clearwater Revival ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/creedence-clearwater-revival/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Creedence Clearwater Revival Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026 |archive-date=May 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514131505/https://www.billboard.com/music/creedence-clearwater-revival/chart-history/billboard-200/song/181106 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 789* | ''Curtain Call: The Hits'' || Eminem ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/eminem/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Eminem Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026 |archive-date=May 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510055908/https://www.billboard.com/music/eminem/chart-history/billboard-200/song/491546 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 781* | ''Doo-Wops & Hooligans'' || Bruno Mars ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruno-mars/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Bruno Mars Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026 |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613082822/https://www.billboard.com/music/bruno-mars/chart-history/billboard-200/song/668183 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 775* | ''Nevermind'' || Nirvana ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nirvana/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Nirvana Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026 |archive-date=February 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213171141/https://www.billboard.com/music/nirvana/chart-history/billboard-200/song/178329 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 774* | ''Greatest Hits'' || Guns N' Roses ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/guns-n-roses/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Guns N' Roses Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026 |archive-date=May 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509002001/https://www.billboard.com/music/guns-n-roses/chart-history/billboard-200/song/451638 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 719* | ''Thriller'' || Michael Jackson ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-jackson/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Michael Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026 |archive-date=May 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510055821/https://www.billboard.com/music/michael-jackson/chart-history/billboard-200/song/181096 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 708* | ''Good Kid, M.A.A.D City'' || Kendrick Lamar ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kendrick-lamar/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026 |archive-date=December 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217015955/https://www.billboard.com/music/kendrick-lamar/chart-history/billboard-200/song/762071 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 700* | ''Greatest Hits'' || Queen ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/queen/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Queen Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026 |archive-date=January 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102201917/https://www.billboard.com/music/queen/chart-history/billboard-200/song/177587 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 690* | ''Take Care'' || Drake ||<ref name="DrakeHist"/> |- !scope="row"| 686* | ''Rumours'' || Fleetwood Mac ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/fleetwood-mac/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026 |archive-date=June 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621155732/https://www.billboard.com/music/fleetwood-mac/chart-history/TLP/song/181114 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 671* | ''Greatest Hits'' || Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 644 | ''Back in Black'' || AC/DC ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ac-dc/chart-history/tlp/ |title=AC/DC Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 15, 2025 |archive-date=May 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510055758/https://www.billboard.com/music/ac-dc/chart-history/billboard-200/song/432308 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 641* | ''Born to Die'' || Lana Del Rey ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lana-del-rey/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Lana Del Rey Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 626* | ''Greatest Hits'' || 2Pac ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/2pac/chart-history/tlp/ |title=2Pac Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 617 | ''21'' || Adele ||<ref name=AdeleChartHistory>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/adele/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Adele Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 28, 2025 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308145618/https://www.billboard.com/music/adele/chart-history/billboard-200/song/685131 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| 616* | ''Greatest Hits'' || Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ||<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bob-seger/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Bob Seger Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2026}}</ref> |}

===Largest jumps to number one=== # (176 to 1) ''Life After Death'' – The Notorious B.I.G.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1997-04-12|title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of April 12, 1997|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 15, 2018|archive-date=February 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219205056/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1997-04-12|url-status=live}}</ref> {{small|(April 12, 1997)}} # (173 to 1) ''Vitalogy'' – Pearl Jam<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1994-12-24 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of December 24, 1994 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 15, 2018 |archive-date=February 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219203636/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1994-12-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(December 24, 1994)}} # (157 to 1) ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' – Taylor Swift<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=October 10, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift's ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' Returns to No. 1 on ''Billboard'' 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9643266/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-billboard-200-return-number-1/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011202353/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9643266/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-billboard-200-return-number-1/ |archive-date=October 11, 2021 |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> {{small|(October 16, 2021)}} # (156 to 1) ''In Rainbows'' – Radiohead<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2008-01-19 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of January 19, 2008 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 15, 2018 |archive-date=February 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219220026/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2008-01-19 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(January 19, 2008)}} # (137 to 1) ''Ghetto D'' – Master P<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1997-09-20 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of September 20, 1997 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 15, 2018 |archive-date=February 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219205458/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1997-09-20 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(September 20, 1997)}} # (122 to 1) ''More of The Monkees'' – The Monkees<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1967-02-11 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of February 11, 1967 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 15, 2018 |archive-date=February 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219122739/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1967-02-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(February 11, 1967)}} # (120 to 1) ''Call Me If You Get Lost'' – Tyler, the Creator<ref>{{cite magazine | access-date=April 24, 2022 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tyler-the-creator-call-me-if-you-get-lost-vinyl-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235062880/ | title=Vinyl Release Pushes Tyler, the Creator's 'Call Me If You Get Lost' Back to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart | date=April 24, 2022 | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | magazine=Billboard}}</ref> {{small|(April 30, 2022)}} # (112 to 1) ''MP da Last Don'' – Master P<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1998-06-20 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of June 20, 1998 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 15, 2018 |archive-date=February 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219205906/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1998-06-20 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(June 20, 1998)}} # (106 to 1) ''Days Before Rodeo'' – Travis Scott<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/travis-scott-days-before-rodeo-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235781313/|title=Travis Scott's 'Days Before Rodeo' Rises to No. 1 on Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=September 22, 2024|access-date=September 23, 2024}}</ref> {{Small|(September 28, 2024)}} # (98 to 1) ''Beatles '65'' – The Beatles<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1965-01-09 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of January 9, 1965 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 15, 2018 |archive-date=February 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219121526/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1965-01-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(January 9, 1965)}}

===Largest drops from number one=== # (1 to 169) ''This House Is Not for Sale'' – Bon Jovi<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-03-17 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of March 17, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-date=June 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610214851/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-03-17 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(March 17, 2018)}} # (1 to 139) ''Call Me If You Get Lost'' – Tyler, the Creator<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2022-05-07|title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of May 7, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503145934/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2022-05-07|url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(May 7, 2022)}} # (1 to 111) ''Courage'' – Celine Dion {{small|(December 7, 2019)}} # (1 to 97) ''Science Fiction'' – Brand New<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Grein |title=Chart Watch: Look what you made Taylor do! |work=Yahoo Music |url=http://www.yahoo.com/music/chart-watch-look-made-taylor-192216472.html |date=September 5, 2017 |access-date=September 10, 2017 |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909142010/https://www.yahoo.com/music/chart-watch-look-made-taylor-192216472.html |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(September 16, 2017)}} # (1 to 88) ''Iridescence'' – Brockhampton<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-10-13 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of October 13, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-date=October 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009152410/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-10-13 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(October 13, 2018)}} # (1 to 77) ''Madame X'' – Madonna<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2019-07-06 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of July 6, 2019 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 2, 2019 |archive-date=July 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702090228/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2019-07-06 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(July 6, 2019)}} # (1 to 70) ''Lyfestyle'' – Yeat<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2024-11-09 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of November 9, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 5, 2024 |archive-date=November 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241105120219/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2024-11-09/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(November 9, 2024)}} # (1 to 62) ''Boarding House Reach'' – Jack White<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-04-14 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of April 14, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 10, 2018 |archive-date=April 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413220454/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2018-04-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(April 14, 2018)}} # (1 to 59) ''Wonderful Wonderful'' – The Killers<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2017-10-21 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of October 21, 2017 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317054352/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2017-10-21 |url-status=live }}</ref> {{small|(October 21, 2017)}} # (1 to 58) ''Skeletá'' – Ghost<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2025-05-17 |title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of May 17, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 14, 2025 }}</ref> {{small|(May 17, 2025)}}

Notes: * The album ''Music to Be Murdered By'' by Eminem has the largest rise for an album that did not top the chart; on January 2, 2021, it jumped from number 199 the previous week to number 3 on the chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2021/01/02/eminems-music-to-be-murdered-by-jumps-to-3-on-billboard-200-breaking-50-year-old-record-for-biggest-chart-leap/|title=The Source |Eminem's 'Music To Be Murdered By' Jumps To #3 On Billboard 200, Breaking 50-Year-Old Record For Biggest Chart Leap|first=Sha Be|last=Allah|date=January 2, 2021|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104052010/https://thesource.com/2021/01/02/eminems-music-to-be-murdered-by-jumps-to-3-on-billboard-200-breaking-50-year-old-record-for-biggest-chart-leap/|url-status=live}}</ref> * The mixtape ''Days Before Rodeo'' by Travis Scott dropped off the chart entirely after reaching number one the previous week (October 5, 2024), becoming the first project to do so.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/travis-scott-days-before-rodeo-plummet-off-billboard-200-1236162387/|title=Why Did Travis Scott's 'Days Before Rodeo' Plummet From No. 1 on the Billboard 200 to... Off the Albums Chart Entirely?|magazine=Variety|first=Steven|last=Horowitz|date=October 1, 2024}}</ref> * The album ''Hello from Las Vegas'' by Lionel Richie dropped off the chart entirely without ever reaching the top spot; on September 7, 2019, it exited the chart after debuting at number 2 the previous week.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2019-09-07 Billboard, September 7, 2019] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905204928/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2019-09-07 |date=September 5, 2019 }} Billboard 200 for September 7, 2019</ref>

===Longest climbs to number one in the SoundScan era=== Here are the albums to complete the 10 longest rises to number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 since the adoption of Nielsen Music data in 1991.<ref name=LongestClimbToNo1>{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|title=Ask Billboard: Remembering the Time When Michael Jackson Kept Hitting the Hot 100's Top 10, From 'Thriller' to 'Dangerous'|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/michael-jackson-bruno-mars-ed-sheeran-ask-billboard/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 23, 2018|date=January 21, 2018|archive-date=May 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510101751/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8095269/michael-jackson-bruno-mars-ed-sheeran-ask-billboard|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Weeks to No. 1 !scope="col"| Artist !scope="col"| Album !scope="col"| Date reached No. 1 |- !scope="row"| 63 | Various Artists || ''O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack'' || March 23, 2002 |- !scope="row"| 53 | The Kid Laroi || ''F*ck Love'' || August 7, 2021 |- !scope="row"| 52 | Live || ''Throwing Copper'' || May 6, 1995 |- !scope="row"| 49 | No Doubt || ''Tragic Kingdom'' || December 21, 1996 |- !scope="row"| 46 | Norah Jones || ''Come Away with Me'' || January 25, 2003 |- !scope="row"| 44 | Hootie & the Blowfish || ''Cracked Rear View'' || May 27, 1995 |- !scope="row"| 40 | Prince || ''The Very Best of Prince'' || May 7, 2016 |- !scope="row"| 31 | Toni Braxton || ''Toni Braxton'' || February 26, 1994 |- !scope="row"| 28 | Celine Dion || ''Falling into You'' || October 5, 1996 |- !scope="row"| 27 | Eric Clapton || ''Unplugged'' || March 13, 1993 |} * ''Forever Your Girl'' by Paula Abdul spent 64 consecutive weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200 before hitting number one in 1989, making it the longest time spent on the chart before reaching the number one spot.<ref>{{cite news|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=Rewinding the Charts: In 1989, Paula Abdul Was America's No. 1 'Girl'|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/paula-abdul-forever-your-girl-1989-number-1-billboard-200/|magazine=Billboard|date=October 6, 2017|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=May 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521231203/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7990139/paula-abdul-forever-your-girl-1989-number-1-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Albums to top the ''Billboard'' 200 by artists who have never appeared on the Hot 100=== {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Artist !scope="col"| Album !scope="col"| Year !scope="col"| {{Reference column heading}} |- !scope="row"| Van Cliburn | ''Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1'' || 1958 ||<ref name="200no100">{{cite news|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Weekly Chart Notes: Amos Lee, Far*East Movement, Kelly Clarkson|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/weekly-chart-notes-amos-lee-fareast-movement-kelly-clarkson/|access-date=May 29, 2018|magazine=Billboard|date=February 3, 2011|archive-date=January 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104130435/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/473254/weekly-chart-notes-amos-lee-fareast-movement-kelly-clarkson|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | Bob Newhart | ''The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart'' || 1960 ||<ref name="200no100"/> |- | ''The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!'' || rowspan=2| 1961 ||<ref name="200no100"/> |- !scope="row"| Judy Garland | ''Judy at Carnegie Hall'' ||<ref name="200no100"/> |- !scope="row"| Vaughn Meader | ''The First Family'' || 1962 ||<ref name="200no100"/> |- !scope="row"| Frank Fontaine | ''Songs I Sing on the Jackie Gleason Show'' || 1963 ||<ref name="200no100"/> |- !scope="row"| Blind Faith | ''Blind Faith'' || 1969 ||<ref name="200no100"/> |- !scope="row"| Pantera | ''Far Beyond Driven'' || 1994 ||<ref name="200no100"/> |- !scope="row"| Bob Carlisle | ''Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)'' || 1997 ||<ref name="200no100"/> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | Marilyn Manson | ''Mechanical Animals'' || 1998 || <ref name="Billboard Marilyn Manson">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/marilyn-manson|title=Marilyn Manson|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 24, 2019|archive-date=June 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611231717/https://www.billboard.com/music/marilyn-manson|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | ''The Golden Age of Grotesque'' || 2003 || <ref name="Billboard Marilyn Manson"/> |- !scope="row"| Il Divo | ''Ancora'' || 2006 ||<ref name="200no100"/> |- !scope="row"| Slipknot | ''All Hope Is Gone'' || 2008 ||<ref name="200no100"/> |- !scope="row"| Vampire Weekend | ''Contra'' || 2010 ||<ref name="200no100"/> |- !scope="row"| The Decemberists | ''The King Is Dead'' || rowspan=2| 2011 ||<ref name="200no100"/> |- !scope="row"| Amos Lee | ''Mission Bell'' ||<ref name="200no100"/>  |- !scope="row"| TobyMac | ''Eye on It'' || 2012 ||<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/tobymac|title=tobyMac|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 24, 2019|archive-date=April 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405141548/https://www.billboard.com/music/tobymac|url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| Vampire Weekend | ''Modern Vampires of the City'' || 2013 ||<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Vampire Weekend Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/vampire-weekend/chart-history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 31, 2018 |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002202327/https://www.billboard.com/music/vampire-weekend/chart-history |url-status=live }}</ref> |- !scope="row"| Lecrae | ''Anomaly'' || rowspan=2| 2014 ||<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Lecrae Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/lecrae/chart-history|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 30, 2018|quote=Billboard's chart history shows Lecrae has no songs that charted on Hot 100.|archive-date=October 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002192341/https://www.billboard.com/music/lecrae/chart-history|url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| Slipknot | ''.5: The Gray Chapter'' ||<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Slipknot Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/slipknot|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 10, 2018|quote=Billboard's chart history shows Slipknot has no songs that charted on the Hot 100.|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614022315/https://www.billboard.com/music/slipknot|url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| Brand New | ''Science Fiction'' || rowspan=2| 2017 ||<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Brand New Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/brand-new/chart-history|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 30, 2018|quote=Billboard's chart history shows Brand New has no songs that charted on the Hot 100.|archive-date=October 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002190829/https://www.billboard.com/music/brand-new/chart-history|url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| LCD Soundsystem | ''American Dream'' ||<ref>{{cite magazine|title=LCD Soundsystem Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/lcd-soundsystem/chart-history|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 30, 2018|quote=Billboard's chart history shows LCD Soundsystem has no songs that charted on the Hot 100.|archive-date=May 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504153849/https://www.billboard.com/music/lcd-soundsystem/chart-history|url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| Vampire Weekend | ''Father of the Bride'' || rowspan=3| 2019 ||<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Vampire Weekend's 'Father of the Bride' Album Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/vampire-weekend-father-of-the-bride-no-1-billboard-200/ |magazine=Billboard |date=May 12, 2019 |access-date=May 12, 2019 |archive-date=June 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609104045/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8511052/vampire-weekend-father-of-the-bride-no-1-billboard-200 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- !scope="row"| Slipknot | ''We Are Not Your Kind'' || <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8527688/slipknot-third-no-1-album-billboard-200|title=Slipknot Ties Up Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'We Are Not Your Kind'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=August 18, 2019|access-date=August 18, 2019|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214123841/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8527688/slipknot-third-no-1-album-billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| SuperM | ''SuperM – The 1st Mini Album'' || <ref name="SuperM">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8532879/superm-the-1st-mini-album-billboard-200-no-1|title=SuperM Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'The 1st Mini Album'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=October 13, 2019|access-date=December 19, 2019|archive-date=December 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215065727/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8532879/superm-the-1st-mini-album-billboard-200-no-1|url-status=live}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| Tomorrow X Together | ''The Name Chapter: Temptation'' || 2023 || <ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tomorrow-x-together/chart-history/tlp/ | title=Tomorrow X Together | magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- |} Note: Newhart, Meader, and Fontaine's albums were all number one on the mono chart but not on the stereo chart. Garland is listed on a technicality; she has 17 pop hits, but all were from 1939 to 1955 – all before the 1958 establishment of the Hot 100.

===EPs to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' 200=== {| class="wikitable" !Artist(s) !EP !Year !{{Reference column heading}} |- ! scope="row" | Alice In Chains | ''Jar of Flies''|| 1994 |<ref name=":6">{{cite magazine |title=Alice in Chains – Jar of Flies (EP) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/alice-in-chains/chart-history/tlp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518115342/https://www.billboard.com/music/Alice-in-Chains/chart-history/billboard-200/song/176900 |archive-date=May 18, 2018 |access-date=April 21, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | Jay-Z and Linkin Park | ''Collision Course''|| 2004 |<ref name=":7">{{cite magazine |title=Jay-Z/Linkin Park – MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups Presents: Collision Course |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/linkin-park/chart-history/tlp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507072601/https://www.billboard.com/music/Linkin-Park/chart-history/billboard-200/song/466967 |archive-date=May 7, 2019 |access-date=April 21, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | ''Glee'' Cast | ''Glee: The Music, The Power Of Madonna''|| rowspan="2" | 2010 | rowspan="2" |<ref name=":10">{{cite magazine |title=Glee Cast Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/glee-cast/chart-history/stx/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511132248/https://www.billboard.com/music/glee-cast/chart-history/soundtracks |archive-date=May 11, 2019 |access-date=April 21, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- |''Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals'' |- !Bad Meets Evil |''Hell: The Sequel'' |2011 |<ref name=":11">{{cite magazine |title=Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel (EP) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bad-meets-evil/chart-history/tlp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506155536/https://www.billboard.com/music/Bad-Meets-Evil/chart-history/billboard-200/song/700566 |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |access-date=April 21, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- !The Weeknd |''My Dear Melancholy'' |2018 |<ref name=":12">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=April 8, 2018 |title=The Weeknd Scores Third Consecutive No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'My Dear Melancholy' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/the-weeknd-no-1-album-billboard-200-my-dear-melancholy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409030041/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8298065/the-weeknd-no-1-album-billboard-200-my-dear-melancholy |archive-date=April 9, 2018 |access-date=April 21, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- !BTS |''Map of the Soul: Persona'' | rowspan="2" |2019 |<ref name="btspersona">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=April 21, 2019 |title=BTS Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Map of the Soul: Persona' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/bts-map-of-the-soul-persona-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227090309/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8507977/bts-map-of-the-soul-persona-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart |archive-date=February 27, 2020 |access-date=April 21, 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- !SuperM |''SuperM — The 1st Mini Album'' |<ref name="SuperM" /> |- ! rowspan="2" |Stray Kids |''Oddinary'' | rowspan="2" |2022 |<ref name="oddinary-sk">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=March 28, 2022 |title=Stray Kids' 'Oddinary' Tops Billboard 200 Albums Chart With Biggest Sales Week of 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/stray-kids-oddinary-tops-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235050415/ |access-date=March 28, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- |''Maxident'' |<ref name=":13">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=October 16, 2022 |title=Stray Kids Notch Second No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'Maxident' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/stray-kids-number-one-billboard-200-chart-maxident-album-1235156753/ |access-date=October 16, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- !Tomorrow X Together |''The Name Chapter: Temptation'' | rowspan="2" |2023 |<ref name=":14">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=February 5, 2023 |title=Tomorrow X Together Lands First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tomorrow-x-together-the-name-chapter-temptation-billboard-200-number-one-1235212853/ |access-date=February 6, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- ! Stray Kids |''Rock-Star'' |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=November 19, 2023 |title=Stray Kids Score Fourth No. 1 on ''Billboard'' 200 With ''Rock-Star'' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/stray-kids-rock-star-number-1-billboard-200-1235494895/ |access-date=November 19, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- !Twice |''With You-th'' | rowspan="3" |2024 |<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=March 3, 2024 |title=Twice Achieves First No. 1 Album on ''Billboard'' 200 Chart With ''With You-th'' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/twice-with-with-you-th-number-one-debut-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235620779/ |access-date=March 3, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- !Stray Kids |''Ate'' |<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=July 28, 2024 |title=Stray Kids & Jimin Debut at Nos. 1 & 2 on ''Billboard'' 200 — K-Pop Has Top Two Albums for First Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/stray-kids-jimin-debut-billboard-200-chart-k-pop-top-two-albums-first-time-1235741972/ |access-date=July 28, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |- !Ateez |''Golden Hour: Part.2'' |<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=November 24, 2024 |title=ATEEZ Achieve Second No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'GOLDEN HOUR: Part.2' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ateez-golden-hour-part-2-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235837704/ |access-date=November 27, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> |}

===All-Spanish-language albums to reach number one on ''Billboard'' 200=== {| class="wikitable" !Artist(s) !Album<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Roiz |first=Jessica |date=2025-05-15 |title=Every Spanish-Language Album to Reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/spanish-language-albums-no-1-billboard-200-chart/ |access-date=2026-01-15 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> !Peak date !{{Tooltip|No.|Number}} weeks !{{Reference column heading}} |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | Bad Bunny |''El Último Tour del Mundo'' |December 3, 2020 | align=center|1 |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2020-12-06 |title=Bad Bunny's 'El Ultimo Tour del Mundo' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Is First All-Spanish No. 1 Album |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/bad-bunny-el-ultimo-tour-del-mundo-billboard-200-number-one/ |access-date=2026-01-17 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |''Un Verano Sin Ti'' | May 22, 2022 | align=center|13 |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2022-05-15 |title=Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-un-verano-sin-ti-billboard-200-chart-debut-1235071183/ |access-date=2026-01-17 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | Karol G |''Mañana Será Bonito'' |March 11, 2023 | align=center|1 |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2023-03-05 |title=Karol G Achieves Historic First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Mañana Será Bonito' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/karol-g-manana-sera-bonito-billboard-200-albums-chart-debut-1235280052/ |access-date=2026-01-17 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="4" scope="row" | Bad Bunny |''Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana'' | October 28, 2023 | align=center|1 |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2023-10-22 |title='Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana' de Bad Bunny debuta en el No. 1 del Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/espanol/noticias/bad-bunny-nadie-sabe-lo-que-va-a-pasar-manana-no-1-billboard-200-1235451712/ |access-date=2026-01-17 |magazine=Billboard |language=es-ES}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" | ''Debí Tirar Más Fotos'' |January 25, 2025 | align=center|3 |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2025-01-19 |title=Bad Bunny's 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos' Climbs to No. 1 on Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-debi-tirar-mas-fotos-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235878970/ |access-date=2026-01-17 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |May 17, 2025 | align=center|1 |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2025-05-11 |title=Bad Bunny's 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 After Vinyl Release |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-debi-tirar-mas-fotos-4th-week-no1-billboard-200-1235968720/ |access-date=2026-01-17 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |February 28, 2026 | align="center" |1 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2026-02-22 |title=Bad Bunny’s ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bad-bunny-dtmf-returns-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1236184580/ |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |}

==Additional milestones== * The first album to debut at number one was ''Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy'' by Elton John.<ref name="John">[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61880/elton-expands-captain-fantastic-with-live-tracks "Elton Expands 'Captain Fantastic' With Live Tracks"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215233658/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61880/elton-expands-captain-fantastic-with-live-tracks |date=December 15, 2016 }}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved December 3, 2014</ref> John repeated the same feat with the album ''Rock of the Westies'' – the second album to debut at number one – making John the first artist to have two consecutive studio albums debut at number one.<ref name="John" /> Whitney Houston's second album, ''Whitney'', was the first album by a female artist to debut at number one.<ref>{{cite news|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 1987, Whitney Houston Made History on the Billboard 200|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/this-week-in-billboard-chart-history-in-1987-whitney-houston/|magazine=Billboard|date=June 26, 2017|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515095550/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7842090/this-week-in-billboard-chart-history-in-1987-whitney-houston|url-status=live}}</ref> * In the early 1960s, Bob Newhart accomplished the feat of having the number one and number two albums simultaneously on the ''Billboard'' albums chart, with ''The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart'' and ''The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!'' This was equaled by the Beatles multiple times: twice in 1964 with ''Meet the Beatles!'' and ''Introducing... The Beatles'', and then with ''A Hard Day's Night'' and ''Something New'', followed in 1969 by the album ''The Beatles'' (commonly known as ''The White Album'') and the soundtrack for the film ''Yellow Submarine''. In 1991, Guns N' Roses held the top two with ''Use Your Illusion I'' and ''Use Your Illusion II''; in 2004, Nelly's ''Suit'' and ''Sweat''; and in 2017, Future's ''Future'' and ''Hndrxx''.<ref name="Caulfield">{{cite news|first=Keith |last=Caulfield |title=Future Makes History With Back-to-Back No. 1 Debuts on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/future-makes-history-back-to-back-no-1-debuts-billboard-200-album-chart-hndrxx/ |magazine=Billboard |date=March 5, 2017 |access-date=March 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306010103/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7710203/future-makes-history-back-to-back-no-1-debuts-billboard-200-album-chart-hndrxx |archive-date=March 6, 2017 }}</ref> * ''The Sound of Music'' set the record of 109 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10 from May 1, 1965, to July 16, 1966, but only spent two weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite news|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=50 Years Ago: 'The Sound of Music' Soundtrack Hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/sound-of-music-soundtrack-no-1-anniversary/|magazine=Billboard|date=November 13, 2015|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505211626/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6762397/sound-of-music-soundtrack-no-1-anniversary|url-status=live}}</ref> * The first U.K. solo artist to debut at number one with a debut album is Leona Lewis on April 26, 2008, with the album ''Spirit''.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045852/leona-lewis-makes-big-splash-atop-billboard-200 Leona Lewis Makes Big Splash Atop Billboard 200] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108031951/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045852/leona-lewis-makes-big-splash-atop-billboard-200 |date=November 8, 2016 }} ''Billboard''. Retrieved March 21, 2012</ref> The first U.K. group to debut at No. 1 with a debut album is One Direction on March 31, 2012, with the album ''Up All Night''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Keith |last=Caulfield |title=One Direction Makes History With No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/499420/one-direction-makes-history-with-no-1-debut-on-billboard-200 |magazine=Billboard |date=March 21, 2012 |access-date=March 21, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214140936/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/499420/one-direction-makes-history-with-no-1-debut-on-billboard-200 |archive-date=February 14, 2013 }}</ref> * Justin Bieber became the first artist in history to have five albums top the ''Billboard'' 200 at the age of 18, as ''Believe Acoustic'' debuted at number one on February 16, 2013. He also became the youngest solo artist to achieve this feat. Subsequently, Bieber ({{age in years and days|1994|3|1|2020|2|24}}) became the youngest solo artist to achieve seven No. 1 albums on the chart with ''Changes'', breaking a 59-year-old record set by Elvis Presley at the age of 26. He further extended his record, after turning 27, by becoming the youngest soloist to have eight albums top the ''Billboard'' 200, following the release of his sixth studio album, ''Justice'', breaking yet another chart record held by Elvis Presley at the age of 29.<ref name=":18" /><ref>{{cite news|first=Piya|last=Sinha-Roy|title=Justin Bieber becomes youngest artist with five No. 1 albums|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-justinbieber-charts-idUSBRE91512820130206|date=February 6, 2013|access-date=June 7, 2021|website=Reuters}}</ref> * Tony Bennett became the oldest male to debut at number one on October 8, 2011 ({{age in years and days|1926|8|3|2011|10|8}} old), with the album ''Duets II''. Bennett, who was born on August 3, 1926, later surpassed his own record when his collaborative album with Lady Gaga, ''Cheek to Cheek'', debuted at number one on October 11, 2014 ({{age in years and days|1926|8|3|2014|10|11}} old).<ref>{{cite news|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga's 'Cheek To Cheek' Debuts at No. 1|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/tony-bennett-lady-gagas-cheek-to-cheek-debuts-at-no-1/|magazine=Billboard|date=October 1, 2014|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=November 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122110259/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6266758/tony-bennett-lady-gagas-cheek-to-cheek-debuts-at-no-1|url-status=live}}</ref> * The issue dated July 11, 2009, was the first time any catalog album outsold the number one album on the ''Billboard'' 200. Three of Michael Jackson's albums – ''Number Ones'', ''The Essential Michael Jackson'' and ''Thriller'' – claimed positions 1–3, respectively, on "Top Pop Catalog Albums" and "Top Comprehensive Albums" in the week following Jackson's death.<ref>{{cite news|first=Keith |last=Caulfield |title=Michael Jackson Breaks Billboard Charts Records |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268238/michael-jackson-breaks-billboard-charts-records |magazine=Billboard |date=July 1, 2009 |access-date=July 1, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130032031/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268238/michael-jackson-breaks-billboard-charts-records |archive-date=January 30, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Jackson's music tops charts |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/01/michael.jackson.sales/index.html |work=CNN|date=July 1, 2009 |access-date=July 1, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704060620/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/01/michael.jackson.sales/index.html |archive-date=July 4, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/c8ojrs/michael-jackson-dominates-billboard-charts|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206055718/https://www.mtv.com/news/c8ojrs/michael-jackson-dominates-billboard-charts|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 6, 2022|title=Michael Jackson Dominates 'Billboard' Charts|website=MTV|accessdate=December 19, 2022}}</ref> * In 2012, Adam Lambert became the first openly gay musician to debut at number one with his album ''Trespassing''.<ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/news/Kevin_Blair/2012/05/23/adam_lamberts_trespassing_is_first_alb Adam Lambert's 'Trespassing' Is First Album From An Openly Gay Male Artist To Top The Billboard Charts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529051626/http://www.starpulse.com/news/Kevin_Blair/2012/05/23/adam_lamberts_trespassing_is_first_alb |date=May 29, 2012 }}. Starpulse.com (May 23, 2012). Retrieved August 18, 2013.</ref> * There have been 41 albums released on an independent label to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ask-billboard-indies-no-2-hits-teddy-pendergrass/ |title=Ask Billboard: Indies, No. 2 Hits & Teddy Pendergrass |first=Gary |last=Trust |magazine=Billboard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530223223/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/959634/ask-billboard-indies-no-2-hits-teddy-pendergrass |archive-date=May 30, 2013 }}</ref> * Jackie Gleason, at least for a time, held the record for the most albums to top the ''Billboard'' 200 without charting any songs in the top 40 of the Hot 100; five of Gleason's mood music albums topped the ''Billboard'' 200 in the mid-1950s.<ref>Gael Fashingbauer Cooper (June 15, 2014). [http://www.today.com/entertainment/casey-kasems-american-top-40-reached-stars-2D79759364 Casey Kasem's 'American Top 40' reached for the stars] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140615181757/http://www.today.com/entertainment/casey-kasems-american-top-40-reached-stars-2D79759364 |date=June 15, 2014 }}. NBC News. Retrieved June 15, 2014. "An unparalleled storyteller, Kasem loved to drop a teasing question about a song or a band, then cut to a commercial, making his trivia so tantalizing that listeners just had to stay tuned to find out the answer. (...) Who had the most No. 1 albums without a Top 40 single? (Comic and mood-music expert Jackie Gleason, at least at the time.)"</ref> * One Direction became the first group to debut at number one with its first three albums when ''Midnight Memories'' debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200 chart dated December 14, 2013. It later became the first group to debut at number one with its first four albums when ''Four'' debuted atop the chart on November 26, 2014.<ref name="One Direction">{{cite news|first=Keith |last=Caulfield |title=One Direction's 'Four' Makes Historic No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/one-direction-four-no-1-debut-billboard-200/ |date=November 26, 2014 |access-date=November 26, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126233033/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6327789/one-direction-four-no-1-debut-billboard-200 |archive-date=November 26, 2014 }}</ref> * Led Zeppelin holds the record for the longest gap between an album returning to the Top 10. ''Led Zeppelin'' first hit the Top 10 on the ''Billboard'' "Top LP's" chart for the week ending May 17, 1969,<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1969-05-17|title=Billboard 200 {{!}} Week of May 17, 1969|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515095604/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1969-05-17|url-status=live}}</ref> and returned 45 years and 35 days later at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' 200, for the week ending June 21, 2014.<ref name="BB-2014-06-21" /> * On November 29, 2015, ''25'' by Adele became the first album to sell 1 million copies in different weeks, with 1.11 million sold in its second week and 1.16 million sold in its fifth week on the chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=December 27, 2015 |title=Adele's '25' Sells Another 1.16 Million in U.S., Spends Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/adele-25-billboard-200-fifth-week-sells-another-million/ |access-date=May 9, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> * On May 22, 2016, ''Coloring Book'' by Chance the Rapper became the first streaming-only album to chart on the ''Billboard'' 200, debuting at number 8, with the album being streamed 57.3 million times in its first week, which was equivalent to 38,000 units sold.<ref name="Coloring Book">{{cite news|first=Keith |last=Caulfield |title=Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book' is First Streaming-Exclusive Album to Chart on Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/chance-the-rapper-coloring-book-first-streaming-exclusive/ |date=May 22, 2016 |access-date=March 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320132802/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7378361/chance-the-rapper-coloring-book-first-streaming-exclusive |archive-date=March 20, 2017 }}</ref> * In 2016, Beyoncé and Solange Knowles became the first pair of female siblings to each have a No. 1 solo album on the Billboard 200, with Beyoncé's ''Lemonade'' and Solange's ''A Seat at the Table'' both reaching the top of the chart.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lane-Godfrey |first=Georgie |date=10 October 2016 |title=Beyoncé and Solange Knowles just broke a world record |url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/entertainment/beyonce-solange-knowles-world-record-406651 |access-date=3 February 2026 |website=Marie Claire UK |language=en}}</ref> * On March 18, 2017, Future made history by achieving back-to-back number-one album debuts in successive weeks with ''Future'' and ''Hndrxx'' for the first time in the chart's history.<ref name="Caulfield"/> * On June 2, 2018, BTS became the first Korean artist to reach number one with its album ''Love Yourself: Tear''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=BTS Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Love Yourself: Tear' |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/bts-earns-first-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart-love-yourself-tear/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528011902/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8458036/bts-earns-first-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart-love-yourself-tear |archive-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref> * On January 19, 2019, A Boogie wit da Hoodie's ''Hoodie SZN'' became the album with the lowest weekly sales figure for a number-one album, with 1,000 sales. It subsequently did not sell enough to enter the sales-only "Top 100 Album Sales" chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Scores First No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Hoodie SZN' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-first-number-1-album-billboard-200-chart/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127094311/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8493282/a-boogie-wit-da-hoodie-first-number-1-album-billboard-200-chart |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |access-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref> A week later, the album broke its own record when it stayed at number one for a second week, selling 749 copies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=A New Record for the Lowest-Selling No. 1 Album Ever Has Just Been Set |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2019/01/22/a-new-record-for-the-lowest-selling-no-1-album-ever-has-just-been-set/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124021928/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2019/01/22/a-new-record-for-the-lowest-selling-no-1-album-ever-has-just-been-set/ |archive-date=January 24, 2019 |access-date=February 10, 2019 |website=Forbes}}</ref> * In 2017, Taylor Swift became the first artist to debut at the top of the chart with four albums that sold over one million copies within a week, accomplishing the feat with ''Speak Now'', ''Red'', ''1989'' and ''Reputation''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=Taylor Swift Is The First Artist To Debut Four Albums With At Least One Million Copies |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/11/15/taylor-swift-is-the-first-artist-to-start-four-albums-with-at-least-one-million-copies/ |website=Forbes}}</ref> She extended the record to five with ''Midnights'' in 2022,<ref name="taylorswiftbb200">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=October 30, 2022 |title=Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' Blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Biggest Week for an Album in 7 Years |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-midnights-debut-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235163377/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 30, 2022}}</ref> six with ''1989 (Taylor's Version)'' in 2023,<ref name="1989TV" /> seven with ''The Tortured Poets Department'' in 2024,<ref name="TTPD">{{cite magazine |last1=Caulfield |first1=Keith |title=Taylor Swift Makes Historic Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'The Tortured Poets Department' |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-debut-number-one-billboard-200-chart/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 28, 2024 |date=April 28, 2024}}</ref> and eight with ''The Life of a Showgirl''.<ref name="Showgirl Swift Debut" /> * Swift charted 10 of her albums on May 6, 2023, breaking a number of records, including the first living act to chart eight albums in the top 40 simultaneously, the first act to chart 9 albums in the top 50 simultaneously, and the first living act to chart ten albums in the top 100 simultaneously.<ref name=":5" /> She is also the first act to chart 10 albums simultaneously for four separate times,<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine |last=Zellner |first=Xander |date=July 11, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Extends Record Run Atop Artist 100 Chart to 72 Weeks |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-number-one-artist-100-chart-record-72-weeks-1235369431/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref> and the first living soloist to place four albums in the top 10.<ref name=":8" /> * In July 2023, Swift became the first artist since Luminate tracking began in 1991 to have nine albums sell over 500,000 copies in pure sales in a single week.<ref name=":8" /> In November 2023, Swift extended the record to ten. In April 2024, she extended it yet again to eleven.<ref name="1989TV" /> * In September 2023, Swift became the first artist to have five albums sell more than 1 million units in a calendar year with ''Midnights'' (3.810M), ''Lover'' (1.350M), ''Speak Now (Taylor's Version)'' (1.260M), ''Folklore'' (1.190M) and ''1989'' (1M). In November 2023, she extended the record to six albums with ''1989 (Taylor's Version)''. In April 2024, she extended this to seven albums with ''The Tortured Poets Department''.<ref name="1989TV" /> In October 2025, she extended it to eight albums with ''The Life of a Showgirl''.<ref name="Showgirl Swift Debut" /> * In October 2023, Swift also became the first artist to have 11 albums charting for at least 100 weeks each after ''Red (Taylor's Version)'' achieved the mark.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Taylor Swift chart history: Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=October 21, 2023 |magazine=Billboard }}</ref> * On October 23, 2023, Swift became the first artist to have four albums charting for at least 52 weeks (1 full year) in the top 10 of the chart with ''Fearless'', ''1989'', ''Lover'', and ''Midnights'' - the latter two doing so consecutively. ''Midnights'' is the first album released in the 2020s to achieve the mark.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title=Billboard 200: October 28, 2023 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2023-10-28/ |access-date=October 25, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> * On November 4, 2023, the Rolling Stones became the first act with newly charted top 10 albums in seven different decades (1960s to 2020s), when the band's new studio album ''Hackney Diamonds'' debuted at number 3.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=October 30, 2023 |title=The Rolling Stones Are First Act With Billboard 200 Top 10 Albums Each Decade Since the 1960s |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/the-rolling-stones-first-act-billboard-200-top-10-albums-each-decade-1960s-1235457987/ |access-date=November 7, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> * The Grateful Dead hold the record for the most Top 40 albums on the ''Billboard'' 200, with 60 having charted at number 40 or higher. This is notably due to fan-exclusive unearthed live concert recordings, which are released a handful of times every year. Baton Rouge rapper NBA Youngboy became the runner-up in early 2026, amassing 35 entries with his project Slime Cry. He has more than any other rapper. <ref>{{cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Mark|date=February 5, 2024|url=https://apnews.com/article/grateful-dead-record-chart-history-a02b9b007bc548efc0f04e23496b8378|title=The Grateful Dead make Billboard chart history despite disbanding in 1995|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=February 7, 2024}}</ref> * Stevie Wonder's ''Songs in the Key of Life'' (first 13 weeks at number one), Whitney Houston's ''Whitney'' (first 11 weeks), Morgan Wallen's ''Dangerous: The Double Album'' (first 10 weeks), Wallen's ''One Thing at a Time'' (first 12 weeks), and Taylor Swift's ''The Tortured Poets Department'' (first 12 weeks) are the only five albums in ''Billboard'' 200 history to spend at least their first ten weeks at number one.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=June 30, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift's ''The Tortured Poets Department'' Tallies 10th Week at No. 1 on ''Billboard'' 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-10th-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235720993/ |access-date=June 30, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

==Sources== * {{Cite book|title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|isbn=0-8230-7534-6|year=1991|publisher=Billboard Books |edition=Revised and enlarged 2nd}} * {{Cite book|title=The Billboard Albums|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|isbn=0-89820-166-7|year=2006|publisher=Record Research Incorporated |edition=6th}} * Additional information obtained can be verified within ''Billboard's'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517075409/http://billboard.biz/ online archive services] and print editions of the magazine.

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==External links== * [http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200 Current ''Billboard'' 200]

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