The Billboard 200 has tracked the best-selling albums in the US for decades.
It's a important accomplishment to top the chart, particularly whenever an creator manages the feat alongside multiple distinct albums.
Only a fistful of artists have traversed into double-digit No. 1s, including contemporary superstars akin Taylor Swift, Drake, Jay-Z, and Future. They're listed below in ascending order.
Editor's note: Although Elvis Presley is frequently credited alongside 10 No. 1 albums, a Billboard delegate told Business Insider that most of his biggest releases predate the contemporary Billboard 200 chart, which launched in 1963.
Madonna — 10
Madonna's 2026 gathering "Confessions II" became her milestone 10th No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Madonna is additionally the archetypal creator alongside a No. 1 gathering in the 2020s to have already topped the diagram in three another decades: twice in the 2010s ("Madame X" and "MDNA"), four times in the 2000s ("Hard Candy," "Confessions on a Dance Floor," "American Life," and "Music"), and thrice in the 1980s ("Like a Prayer," "True Blue," and "Like a Virgin").
Bruce Springsteen — 11
Bruce Springsteen's 11 chart-topping albums extend complete three decades, from 1980's "The River" to 2014's "High Hopes" — equal although Springsteen has yet to mark a No. 1 hit opus on the Billboard Hot 100.
Barbra Streisand — 11
Barbra Streisand logged her archetypal No. 1 admission on the Billboard 200 alongside "People" in 1964.
Fifty-one years later, she set a document for the longest extend between No. 1s whenever "Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway," her 2016 studio album, topped the chart.
Streisand earlier held the document for the most No. 1 albums among female artists until Taylor Swift bankrupt it in 2023.
Kanye West — 11
Ye, who motionless releases music under the name Kanye West, topped the Billboard 200 for the archetypal period in 2005 alongside "Late Registration."
He logged his 11th successive No. 1 gathering in 2024 alongside "Vultures 1," a collaborative attempt alongside Ty Dolla $ign.
Eminem — 11
When it was released in 2000, Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" sold over 1 myriad copies in its archetypal week, effortlessly earning a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200.
Two decades later, "Music to Be Murdered By" debuted at No. 1, becoming Eminem's historic 10th chart-topper. He logged his 11th in 2024 alongside "The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)."
Future — 11
Future earned his archetypal No. 1 gathering in 2015 alongside "DS2," which has since spent complete 300 weeks on the Billboard 200.
In 2024, Future's "Mixtape Pluto" debuted atop the diagram — his third No. 1 gathering in fair six months and 11th overall.
Earlier that year, Future topped the diagram alongside "We Don't Trust You" and "We Still Don't Trust You," collaborative efforts alongside Metro Boomin. The erstwhile is extensively known for reigniting a feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
Jay-Z — 14
Jay-Z began collecting No. 1s in 1998 alongside his third studio album, "Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life." In 2017, he extended his total to 14 alongside his latest effort, "4:44."
Jay-Z is additionally among the most-awarded artists in Grammy history.
Drake — 15
Since pivoting to music after leading on "Degrassi" as a teenager, Drake has racked up 15 No. 1 albums, from 2010's "Thank Me Later" to 2026's "Iceman."
Drake's expansive total additionally includes one mixtape ("Care Package"), three collaborative albums ("What A Time To Be Alive" alongside Future, "Her Loss" alongside 21 Savage, and "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" alongside PartyNextDoor), and one project mysteriously billed as a playlist ("More Life").
Taylor Swift — 15
Only one of Taylor Swift's albums hasn't topped the chart: her self-titled debut, which peaked at No. 5 in 2008.
Swift earned her archetypal No. 1 afterward that identical twelvemonth alongside "Fearless," which has since been classified the fourth-biggest album in Billboard 200 history. In the 2020s, Swift rerecorded four of her old albums and rebranded all new publish as "Taylor's Version." All four of those topped the chart, too.
Most recently, 2025's "The Life of a Showgirl" launched atop the diagram alongside the biggest revenue week in history, breaking Adele's record. It became her 15th No. 1 album, extending her document for the most among women. She is tied for the most among solo artists.
Swift has additionally broken Elvis Presley's record for the most cumulative weeks spent at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a solo artist.
The Beatles — 19
The Beatles clasp the two records for the most No. 1 songs on the Hot 100 and the most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. The second collection includes classics akin "Revolver" (1966), "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967), "Abbey Road" (1969), and their post-band breakup compilation "1" (2000).
As a solo musician, Paul McCartney has topped the Billboard 200 eight additional times, during John Lennon managed the feat three times before he died in 1980.
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Callie Ahlgrim is a elder newsman at Business Insider who writes concerning pop culture, alongside a particular concentration on the music industry.As a cofounding associate of BI's music vertical, Callie has covered a range of hot topics at the intersection of art, community fig culture, and display business: the governmental implications of Bad Bunny's success; the fan feedback iteration in Taylor Swift's imaginative process; the symbolism of Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show; the business effect of Beyoncé's country album; the brand identities of stars akin Harry Styles, Morgan Wallen, Addison Rae, Katy Perry, and Frank Ocean; the contemporary challenges of making prosperity as a musician; and more.She additionally covers community fig PR strategies, blockbuster movies, prestige TV shows, and net trends.Callie graduated from Boston University alongside a Bachelor of Science in Journalism, a Bachelor of Arts in English, and a insignificant in Spanish. She earlier wrote columns for Man Repeller and ELLE.
