Top Album Sales
Top Album Sales is a music chart published by Billboard magazine starting in May 1991,[1] and has existed in its current form since December 2014. It is a weekly chart documenting the best-selling albums on a weekly basis in the United States. Up until December 2014, this had been documented by the Billboard 200 chart, but that chart was altered to factor in music streaming by accounting for album-equivalent units in its tallies to document the effect of the rise of music streaming outlet such as Apple Music and Spotify. Starting in the Top Album Sales chart's debut week of May 25, 1991, Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from Soundscan, now known as Luminate.[1] During the week of December 6, 2014, the chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units.[1] The Top Album Sales chart was created to preserve the older methodology of counting pure album sales.[2][3][4][5]
In December 2023, Taylor Swift became the first act to simultaneously occupy the top 4 positions of the chart.[6] In January 2024, Swift also became the first act to simultaneously occupy 7 of the top 10 positions.[7]
List of number one albums
[edit]2014
[edit]Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Pure sales | Ref. |
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December 13 | 1989 | Taylor Swift | 281,000 | [8][9] |
December 20 | 230,000 | [10][11] | ||
December 27 | 2014 Forest Hills Drive | J. Cole | 353,000 | [12][13] |
2015
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Caulfield, Keith (November 27, 2023). "Dolly Parton's 'Rockstar' Debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart With Her Biggest Sales Week in Modern Era". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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- ^ Molanphy, Chris (25 November 2014). "Commerce Vs. Consumption: A Revolutionary Rethink of Billboard's Album Chart". NPR.
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- ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (December 29, 2023). "Taylor Swift Has the Top Four on the Album Sales Chart for the First Time". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (2024-01-03). "Taylor Swift Has 7 of the Top 10 on Billboard's Album Sales Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 12-13-2014". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 3, 2014). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Returns to No. 1 on Revamped Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 12-20-2014". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 10, 2014). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 12-27-2014". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 17, 2014). "J. Cole Earns Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-03-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 24, 2014). "Taylor Swift Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Nicki Minaj Debuts at No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-10-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 31, 2014). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends Seventh Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-17-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 7, 2015). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Earns Eighth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-24-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 14, 2015). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends a Ninth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-31-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 21, 2015). "Meghan Trainor's 'Title' Album Earns Mighty Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 02-07-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 28, 2015). "Fall Out Boy Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 02-14-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 4, 2015). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Scores Milestone 10th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 02-21-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 11, 2015). "Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends 11th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 02-28-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 18, 2015). "Drake's Surprise Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 03-07-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 25, 2015). "Imagine Dragons Slay at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 03-14-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 4, 2015). "Big Sean Scores His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 03-21-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 11, 2015). "Kelly Clarkson Claims Her Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 03-28-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 17, 2015). "'Empire' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Madonna Arrives at No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 04-04-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 25, 2015). "Kendrick Lamar Earns His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 04-11-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (April 1, 2015). "Kendrick Lamar Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 04-18-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (April 8, 2015). "Wale Rules With Second No. 1 Album, 'Furious 7' Soundtrack Drives to No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 04-25-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (April 15, 2015). "'Furious 7' Soundtrack Speeds to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 05-02-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (April 22, 2015). "Shawn Mendes' 'Handwritten' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 05-09-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (April 29, 2015). "Alabama Shakes Scores Its First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 05-16-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (May 6, 2015). "Zac Brown Band Earns Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 05-23-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (May 13, 2015). "Mumford & Sons Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 05-30-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (May 20, 2015). "'Pitch Perfect 2' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 06-06-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (May 27, 2015). "Twenty One Pilots Earns Its First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 06-13-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (June 3, 2015). "A$AP Rocky Earns Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 06-20-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (June 10, 2015). "Florence + the Machine Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 06-27-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (June 17, 2015). "Muse Earns Its First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 07-04-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (June 24, 2015). "After 45-Year Wait, James Taylor Earns His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 07-11-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (July 1, 2015). "Breaking Benjamin Earns Its First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 07-18-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (July 8, 2015). "Meek Mill Claims His First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 07-25-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (July 12, 2015). "Meek Mill Reigns Again at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 08-01-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (July 19, 2015). "Tyrese Scores His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 08-08-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (July 26, 2015). "Future Earns His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 08-15-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 3, 2015). "Jill Scott Scores Her Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 08-22-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 9, 2015). "'Descendants' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 08-29-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 16, 2015). "Luke Bryan Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Dr. Dre Debuts at No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 09-05-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 23, 2015). "Luke Bryan's 'Kill the Lights' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 09-12-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 30, 2015). "Disturbed Scores Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 09-19-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (September 6, 2015). "The Weeknd's 'Beauty Behind the Madness' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 09-26-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (September 13, 2015). "The Weeknd Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 10-03-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (September 20, 2015). "The Weeknd Earns Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 10-10-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (September 27, 2015). "Drake and Future's Surprise Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 10-17-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (October 4, 2015). "Fetty Wap Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 10-24-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (October 11, 2015). "Janet Jackson Earns Historic Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 10-31-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (October 18, 2015). "Selena Gomez Scores Her Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 11-07-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (October 26, 2015). "Pentatonix Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 11-14-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 1, 2015). "5 Seconds of Summer Earns Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 11-21-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 8, 2015). "Chris Stapleton Soars to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart After CMAs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 11-28-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 15, 2015). "Chris Stapleton Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 12-05-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 22, 2015). "Justin Bieber Scores Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Purpose'". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 12-12-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 29, 2015). "Adele's '25' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, '21' Returns to Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 12-19-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 6, 2015). "Adele's '25' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 12-26-2015". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 13, 2015). "Adele's '25' Rules for Third Week at No. 1, Coldplay Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-02-2016". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 20, 2015). "Adele's '25' Biggest-Selling Album Released Since 2011, Spends Fourth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-09-2016". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 27, 2015). "Adele's '25' Sells Another 1.16 Million in U.S., Spends Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-16-2016". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 4, 2016). "Adele's '25' Scores Sixth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-23-2016". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 10, 2016). "Adele's '25' Still No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Rachel Platten Bows in Top Five". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-30-2016". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 17, 2016). "David Bowie's 'Blackstar' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 02-06-2016". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 24, 2016). "Panic! at the Disco Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 02-20-2016". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 31, 2016). "Adele's '25' Album Back to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart for Eighth Week". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 02-20-2016". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 7, 2016). "Rihanna's 'Anti' Rules at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 02-27-2016". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 14, 2016). "Future Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 03-05-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Adele's "25" Back at No. 1 for Ninth Week". Billboard. February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 03-12-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Adele's "25" Scores 10th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 chart". Billboard. February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 03-19-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "The 1975 Gains First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200". Billboard. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 03-26-2016". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 13, 2016). "Kendrick Lamar's Surprise 'Untitled' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 04-02-2016". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 20, 2016). "Rihanna's 'Anti' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 04-09-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Gwen Stefani Scores Her First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200". Billboard. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 04-16-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Zayn Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Mind of Mine'". Billboard. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 04-23-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 04-30-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "The Lumineers Score Their First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 05-07-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Prince Rules at No. 1 & 2 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart with 'The Very Best Of' & 'Purple Rain'". Billboard. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 05-14-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Beyonce Earns Sixth No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Lemonade'". Billboard. May 1, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 05-21-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Drake's 'Views' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Sets Streaming Record". Billboard. May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 05-28-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Drake's 'Views' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Radiohead Debuts at No. 3". Billboard. May 15, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 06-04-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Drake's "Views" No. 1 for Third Week, Meghan Trainor Debuts at No. 3". Billboard. May 22, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 06-11-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Drake's 'Views' Still No. 1 on Billboard 200, Ariana Grande and Blake Shelton Debut at Nos. 2 & 3". Billboard. May 29, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 06-18-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Drake's 'Views' Rules at No. 1 for Fifth Week on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 06-25-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Drake's 'Views' Album No. 1 for Sixth Week on Billboard 200, Paul Simon Debuts at No. 3". Billboard. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 07-02-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Nick Jonas Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Drake's 'Views' Steady at No. 1". Billboard. June 19, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 07-09-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Drake's 'Views' Spends Eighth Week in a Row at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. June 26, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 07-16-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Drake's 'Views' No. 1 for Ninth Week on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 07-23-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Blink-182 Bumps Drake From No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 07-30-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Drake's 'Views' Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 for 10th Week". Billboard. July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 08-06-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Drake's 'Views' No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart for 11th Week, NeedToBreathe Debuts at No. 2". Billboard. July 24, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 08-13-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Drake's 'Views' Spends 12th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Gucci Mane Bows at No. 2". Billboard. July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 08-20-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "DJ Khaled Earns His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Major Key'". Billboard. August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 08-27-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "'Suicide Squad' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 09-03-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "'Suicide Squad' Soundtrack Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 09-10-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Frank Ocean's 'Blonde' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Third-Largest Debut of 2016". Billboard. August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 09-17-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Barbra Streisand Earns 11th No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart with 'Encore'". Billboard. September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 09-24-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Travis Scott Scores His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight'". Billboard. September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 10-01-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Jason Aldean Achieves Third Straight No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 10-08-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Drake's 'Views' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart for 13th Week". Billboard. September 25, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 10-15-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Shawn Mendes Earns Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'Illuminate'". Billboard. October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 10-22-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Solange Scores Her First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'A Seat at the Table'". Billboard. October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 10-29-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Green Day Earns Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Revolution Radio'". Billboard. October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 11-05-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Kings of Leon Score Their First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 11-12-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Lady Gaga Scores Her Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Joanne'". Billboard. October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 11-19-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Jeezy Earns His Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Trap or Die 3'". Billboard. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 11-26-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Bon Jovi Earns Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 12-03-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "A Tribe Called Quest Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart After 20-Year Wait". Billboard. November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 12-17-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "Metallica Rocks With Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 12-17-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "The Weeknd's 'Starboy' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Third-Biggest Debut of 2016". Billboard. December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 12-24-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "'The Hamilton Mixtape' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. December 11, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 12-31-2016". Billboard.
- ^ "J. Cole Scores His Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart, With Third-Largest Debut of 2016". Billboard. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-07-2017". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 26, 2016). "Pentatonix's 'Christmas' Album Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-14-2017". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 2, 2017). "Pentatonix's 'Christmas' Album Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-21-2017". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 9, 2017). "The Weeknd Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200, 'Moana' Soundtrack Zooms to No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 01-28-2017". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 15, 2017). "'La La Land' Soundtrack Dances to No. 2 on Billboard 200 Chart, The Weeknd Spends Third Week at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 02-04-2017". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 22, 2017). "The xx Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 Chart, The Weeknd Holds at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 02-11-2017". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 29, 2017). "John Mayer Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, The Weeknd Reigns at No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 02-18-2017". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 5, 2017). "Migos Earn First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Culture'". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 02-25-2017". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 12, 2017). "Big Sean Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'I Decided.'". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 03-04-2017". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 19, 2017). "'Fifty Shades Darker' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 03-11-2017". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 26, 2017). "Future Earns Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 03-18-2017". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 5, 2017). "Future Makes History With Back-to-Back No. 1 Debuts on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ "Top Album Sales Chart: 03-25-2017". Billboard.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 12, 2017). "Ed Sheeran's 'Divide' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With 2017's Biggest Debut". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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