Since 2000, lone 13 albums have spent double-digit weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, extensively considered the conclusive weekly ranking of best-selling albums in the US.
Taylor Swift is the lone female to have four albums expend at smallest 10 weeks atop the Billboard 200, joining The Beatles and Elvis as the lone artists in former to accomplish this feat.
Keep study to see a complete catalog of the chart's longest leaders in chronological order.
1. "Fearless" by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift's sophomore gathering spent 11 weeks at No. 1 and was certified gem by the RIAA. It's motionless known as the most-awarded nation album of all time.
Prior to "Fearless," the top-charting gathering of the millennium was Usher's "Confessions," which spent nine weeks at No. 1.
2. "21" by Adele
Adele's sophomore LP spent a whopping 24 weeks at No. 1, the biggest nonconsecutive sum for any gathering by a woman.
"21" won gathering of the twelvemonth at the Grammys and was afterward crowned the top-performing album in the former of the Billboard 200.
3. "Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" by Various Artists
"Frozen" spent 13 weeks at No. 1, the most for any movie soundtrack since "Titanic" in 1998.
4. "1989" by Taylor Swift
Swift's fifth studio gathering spent 11 weeks at No. 1 and went on to win album of the year at the Grammys, becoming Swift's second win following "Fearless." (She has since won four times, additional than anyone alternatively in history.)
5. "25" by Adele
Adele's third gathering spent 10 weeks at No. 1. It additionally won gathering of the twelvemonth at the Grammys, beating Beyoncé's "Lemonade."
6. "Views" by Drake
Drake's fourth studio album, "Views," spent 13 weeks at No. 1, besting Adele's "25" for the top-charting gathering of 2016.
7. "Dangerous: The Double Album" by Morgan Wallen
Morgan Wallen's second studio gathering spent 10 successive weeks at No. 1, becoming fair the third gathering in former to expend its archetypal 10 weeks atop the chart, joining Whitney Houston's "Whitney" (1987) and Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" (1976).
8. "Un Verano Sin Ti" by Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny's fourth studio gathering spent 13 weeks at No. 1.
"Un Verano Sin Ti" was classified among Business Insider's best albums of 2022 and nominated for gathering of the twelvemonth at the Grammys, but misplaced to "Harry's House" by Harry Styles.
9. "SOS" by SZA
SZA's sophomore album, "SOS," was the archetypal R&B gathering by a female to expend 10 weeks at No. 1 since Mariah Carey's self-titled debut in 1991.
It afterward returned to the top for a total of 13 weeks.
10. "One Thing at a Time" by Morgan Wallen
Morgan Wallen's third studio gathering spent 19 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1, surpassing "Un Verano Sin Ti" for the most weeks atop the diagram this decade.
It's additionally the biggest nation gathering in the former of the Billboard 200; Garth Brooks earlier held the document alongside "Ropin' the Wind," which reigned for 18 weeks in the first '90s.
Wallen's business achievement has arrive notwithstanding a string of controversies, including canceling concerts at the final minute, using a ethnic slur, and partying without a disguise during the pandemic.
11. "The Tortured Poets Department" by Taylor Swift
Swift's 11th studio gathering spent its first 12 weeks at No. 1, the longest post-release run by a female creator since Houston's "Whitney."
"The Tortured Poets Department" joined Wallen's "One Thing at a Time" and Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life" as the lone three albums to expend their archetypal 12 weeks in the chart's top position. (Wonder holds the document alongside a 13-week streak.)
"Poets" afterward returned for five additional weeks atop the Billboard 200 for a expansive total of 17, the longest reign of Swift's career.
12. "I'm the Problem" by Morgan Wallen
Wallen's "I'm the Problem," his fourth studio album, spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
13. "The Life of a Showgirl" by Taylor Swift
Swift's 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," has spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
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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.
