List of number one albums in the US

This article contains various information and statistics from the official US album charts since June 29, 1962.

Artist with the most number one albums

So far, the following artists have most often achieved first place in the USA album charts:

19: The Beatles
14: Jay-Z
11: Bruce Springsteen , Barbra Streisand , Eminem
9: Michael Jackson , The Rolling Stones , Garth Brooks
8: Elton John , Madonna , U2 , Kanye West , Drake , Paul McCartney
7: Led Zeppelin , Janet Jackson , Dave Matthews Band
6: R. Kelly , Mariah Carey , Britney Spears , Justin Bieber , Beyoncé , Bon Jovi , Metallica , Linkin Park
5: Bob Dylan , Pink Floyd , DMX , Prince , Alicia Keys , Future , Taylor Swift , J. Cole

The Beatles

1964 - Meet The Beatles 11 weeks (February 15th - May 1st)
1964 - With the Beatles 5 weeks (May 2nd - June 5th)
1964 - A Hard Day's Night 14 weeks (July 25th - October 30th)
1965 - Beatles '65 9 weeks (January 9 - March 12)
1965 - Beatles VI 6 weeks (July 10th - August 20th)
1965 - Help! 9 weeks (September 11th - November 12th)
1966 - Rubber Soul 6 weeks (January 8th - February 18th)
1966 - Yesterday and Today 5 weeks (July 30th - September 2nd)
1966 - Revolver 6 weeks (September 10 - October 21)
1967 - Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 15 Weeks (July 1st - October 13th)
1968 - Magical Mystery Tour 15 weeks (July 1 - October 13)
1968 - The Beatles (White Album) 9 weeks (December 28, 1968 to February 7, February 15 - March 7, 1969)
1969 - Abbey Road 11 weeks (November 1st-December 26th, 1969, January 3rd-January 16th, January 24th-January 30th, 1970)
1970 - Let It Be 4 Weeks (June 13th - July 11th)
1973 - 1967–1970 4 weeks (June 13 - July 11)
1995 - Anthology 1 3 weeks (December 9th - December 29th)
1996 - Anthology 2 1 week (April 6 - April 12)
1996 - Anthology 3 1 week (November 16 - November 22)
2000 - 1 9 weeks (December 2 - December 8, December 23, 2000 to February 9, 2001)

Jay-Z

1998 - Vol.2: The Blueprint
1999 - Vol.3: Life and Times of S. Carter
2000 - The Dynasty: Roc la Familia
2001 - The Blueprint
2002 - The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse
2003 - The Black Album
2004 - Unfinished Business (With R. Kelly )
2004 - Collision Course (With Linkin Park )
2006 - Kingdome Come
2007 - American gangster
2009 - The Blueprint 3
2011 - Watch the Throne (With Kanye West )

The Rolling Stones

1965 - Out of Our Heads 3 weeks (August 21 - September 10)
1971 - Sticky Fingers 4 Weeks (May 22-June 18)
1972 - Exile on Main St. 5 weeks (June 17th - July 14th)
1973 - Goats Head Soup 4 weeks (October 13th - November 9th)
1974 - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll 5 weeks (June 17th - July 14th)
1976 - Black and Blue 4 weeks (May 15 - May 28, June 19 - July 2)
1978 - Some Girls 2 weeks (July 15 - July 28)
1980 - Emotional Rescue 7 weeks (July 26th - September 12th)
1981 - Tattoo You 9 weeks (September 19 - November 20)

→ Main article: The Rolling Stones / Discography

Bruce Springsteen

1980 - The River
1984 - Born in the USA
1986 - Live / 1975-85
1987 - Tunnel of Love
1995 - Greatest Hits
2002 - The Rising
2005 - Devils & Dust
2007 - Magic
2009 - Working on a Dream
2012 - Wrecking Ball

→ Main article: Bruce Springsteen / Discography

"Long-running"

53 weeks

West Side Story - (Soundtrack) 1962, 1963

37 weeks

Michael Jackson - Thriller (February 26 - June 24, July 9 - July 22, September 10 - September 16, December 24, 1983 to April 20, 1984)

31 weeks

South Pacific - (Soundtrack) 1958, 1959
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors (April 2 - April 15, May 21 - July 15, July 23 - December 2, 1977, January 7 - January 20, 1978)

24 weeks

Saturday Night Fever - (Soundtrack) (January 21 - July 7, 1978)
Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain (August 4, 1984 to January 18, 1985)
Adele - 21 (March 12 - March 25, April 2 - April 8, April 23 - April 29, May 7 - June 10, June 25 - July 1, August 6 - 12. August 20 - August 26, November 5 - November 11, 2011, January 14, 2012 to March 23, June 23 - June 29, 2012)

21 weeks

MC Hammer - Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em (June 9 - June 29, July 7 - November 10, 1990)

20 weeks

Elvis Presley - Blue Hawaii 1961, 1962
Bodyguard - (Soundtrack) (December 12, 1992-March 12, April 3-April 9, April 18-May 7, May 15-June 4, 1993)

18 weeks

The Monkees - More Of The Monkees (February 11 - June 16, 1967)
Dirty Dancing - (Soundtrack) (November 14, 1987 to January 14, March 12 to May 13, 1988)

17 weeks

The Police - Synchronicity (July 23 - September 9, September 17 - November 25, 1983)

16 weeks

Andy Williams - Days Of Wine And Roses 1963
Vanilla Ice - To The Extreme (November 11, 1990 to March 1, 1991)
Titanic - (Soundtrack) (January 23 - May 15, 1998)

15 weeks

The Sound of Music - (Soundtrack) 1959
The Beatles - Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (July 1 - October 13, 1967)
Carole King - Tapestry (June 19 - October 1, 1971)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (January 19 - May 2, 1980)
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (February 21 - April 3, April 18 - May 8, May 16 - June 26, 1981)
Men at Work - Business Al Usual (November 13, 1982 to February 25, 1983)

14 weeks

Bob Newhart - Button Down Mind Of Bob Newhart 1959
Exodus - (Soundtrack) 1961
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country And Western 1962
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (July 25 - October 30, 1964)
Mary Poppins - (Soundtrack) (March 13-March 19, April 10-July 9, 1965)
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (October 16, 1976 to January 14, January 29 to February 4, 1977)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (March 8 - April 25, May 17 - July 4, 1986)

1 - 3 weeks

Judy Garland - Judy at Carnegie Hall
The Monkees - The Monkees (November 12, 1966 to February 10, 1967)
Hair - (Soundtrack) (April 26 - July 25, 1969)

12 weeks

Kingston Trio - Sold Out 1959
Henry Mancini - Breakfast At Tiffany’s 1960
Vaughn Meader - The First Family 1962, 1963
Grease - (Soundtrack) (July 29th-September 15th, September 23rd-October 6th, October 14th-November 3rd)
George Michael - Faith (January 15 - January 21, February 6 - March 11, May 14 - June 24, 1988)
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (February 24 - March 1, March 16 - April 5, April 13 - May 3, August 24 - September 13, 1996)

11 weeks

The Beatles - Meet The Beatles (February 15 - May 1, 1964)
The Beatles - Abbey Road (November 1 - December 26, January 3 - January 16, 1970)
Miami Vice - (Soundtrack) (November 2 - December 20, December 28, 1985 to January 24, 1986)
Whitney Houston - Whitney (June 27 - September 11, 1987)
Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey (March 2 - May 17, 1991)
Taylor Swift - Fearless (November 29 - December 5, December 27, 2008 to February 13, February 28 - March 20, 2009)

10 weeks

Elvis Presley - GI Blues 1959, 1960
Singing Nun - Singing Nun (December 7, 1963 to February 14, 1964)
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water (March 7th - May 15th 1970)
Elton John - Greatest Hits (November 30, 1974 to February 7, 1975)
Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive (April 10 - April 16, July 24 - July 30, August 14 - September 3, September 11 - October 15, 1975)
Foreigner - 4 (August 22 - September 4, November 21 - December 25, 1981, January 16 - February 5, 1982)
Footloose - (Soundtrack) (April 21 - June 29, 1984)
Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl (October 7th - October 13th 1989, February 3rd - April 6th 1990)
The Lion King - (Soundtrack) (July 16 - September 16, 1994, April 29 - May 5, 1995)
Backstreet Boys - Millennium (June 5 - July 9, July 31 - August 13, August 21 - September 10, 1999)