Only 13 albums have spent at least 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this century - here they all are

Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . The Billboard 200 tracks the most popular albums every week in the US. Only 13 albums have spent 10 or more weeks at No. 1 on the chart so far this century. Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, and Adele all have multiple albums on the list. Since 2000, only 13 albums have spent double-digit weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, widely considered the definitive weekly ranking of best-selling albums in the US. Taylor Swift is the only woman to have four albums spend at least 10 weeks atop the Billboard 200, joining The Beatles and Elvis as the only artists in history to achieve this feat. Keep reading to see a complete list of the chart's longest leaders in chronological order. 1. "Fearless" by Taylor Swift Taylor Swift's sophomore album spent 11 weeks at No. 1 and was certified diamond by the RIAA . It's still known as the most-awarded country album of all time. Prior to "Fearless," the top-charting album 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 album by a woman. "21" won album of the year at the Grammys and was later crowned the top-performing album in the history of the Billboard 200. 3. "Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" by Various Artists "Frozen" spent 13 weeks at No. 1, the most for any film soundtrack since "Titanic" in 1998. 4. "1989" by Taylor Swift Swift's fifth studio album spent 11 weeks at No. 1 and went on to win album of the year at the Grammys, becoming Swift's second win after "Fearless." (She has since won four times, more than anyone else in history.) 5. "25" by Adele Adele's third album spent 10 weeks at No. 1 . It also won album of the year 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 album of 2016 . 7. "Dangerous: The Double Album" by Morgan Wallen Morgan Wallen's second studio album spent 10 consecutive weeks at No. 1, becoming just the third album in history to spend its first 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 album spent 13 weeks at No. 1 . "Un Verano Sin Ti" was ranked among Business Insider's best albums of 2022 and nominated for album of the year at the Grammys, but lost to "Harry's House" by Harry Styles . 9. "SOS" by SZA SZA's sophomore album, "SOS," was the first R&B album by a woman to spend 10 weeks at No. 1 since Mariah Carey's self-titled debut in 1991. It later returned to the top for a total...

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