The Billboard 200 is a record chart published weekly by Billboard that ranks the best-performing albums in the U.S. The data is compiled by Luminate based on multi-metric consumption as measured in album-equivalent units, which comprise album sales, digital song sales, and streams on music platforms. Each unit equals one album, or 10 individual digital tracks, or 3,750 ad-supported streams, or 1,250 paid/subscription streams generated by songs from an album.
There were 26 albums that topped the Billboard 200 during the chart's 52 issue weeks. The top-performing album of the year was Un Verano Sin Ti by Puerto Rican rapper-singer Bad Bunny. It topped the chart for 13 non-consecutive weeks and registered the most weeks at number one since Drake's Views (2016). [1] Un Verano Sin Ti became the first album in chart history to spend its first 24 weeks (6 months) in the top two and the first Latin album to top the Billboard Year-End chart. [1] The soundtrack of Disney's 2021 animated musical film, Encanto , marked the sixth time in history an animated film's soundtrack reached number one on the Billboard 200, following The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), Curious George (2006), Frozen and Frozen II (2019). [2]
American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's album Midnights marked the year's biggest opening week with 1.578 million first-week units, the largest in the last seven years. It instantly became the fastest and best-selling album of 2022, and the biggest selling since Swift's own Reputation (2017); Swift also became the first artist in history to score 11 consecutive number-one debuts on the Billboard 200 chart. [3] [4] Born Pink , the second studio album by South Korean girl group Blackpink, marked the first number-one album on the Billboard 200 by a female group since Danity Kane's second album, Welcome to the Dollhouse (2008). [5] South Korean boy group Stray Kids garnered two number ones on the chart this year, with their EPs Oddinary and Maxident ; they became the first act to do so in 2022. [6]
† | Indicates the best-performing album of 2022 [1] |
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Album- equivalent units | Ref. |
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January 1 | 30 | Adele | 212,000 | [7] [8] |
January 8 | 99,000 | [9] [10] | ||
January 15 | Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Soundtrack | 72,000 | [2] [11] |
January 22 | DS4Ever | Gunna | 150,300 | [12] [13] |
January 29 | Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Soundtrack | 104,000 | [14] [15] |
February 5 | 115,000 | [16] [17] | ||
February 12 | 113,000 | [18] [19] | ||
February 19 | 110,000 | [20] [21] | ||
February 26 | 98,000 | [22] [23] | ||
March 5 | 90,000 | [24] [25] | ||
March 12 | 80,000 | [26] [27] | ||
March 19 | 72,500 | [28] [29] | ||
March 26 | 7220 | Lil Durk | 120,500 | [30] [31] |
April 2 | Oddinary | Stray Kids | 110,000 | [32] [33] |
April 9 | Mainstream Sellout | Machine Gun Kelly | 93,000 | [34] [35] |
April 16 | Unlimited Love | Red Hot Chili Peppers | 97,500 | [36] [37] |
April 23 | 7220 | Lil Durk | 47,000 | [38] [39] |
April 30 | Call Me If You Get Lost | Tyler, the Creator | 59,000 | [40] [41] |
May 7 | It's Almost Dry | Pusha T | 55,000 | [42] [43] |
May 14 | I Never Liked You | Future | 222,000 | [44] [45] |
May 21 | Un Verano Sin Ti † | Bad Bunny | 274,000 | [46] [47] |
May 28 | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | Kendrick Lamar | 295,500 | [48] [49] |
June 4 | Harry's House | Harry Styles | 521,500 | [50] [51] |
June 11 | 160,500 | [52] [53] | ||
June 18 | Un Verano Sin Ti† | Bad Bunny | 137,000 | [54] [55] |
June 25 | Proof | BTS | 314,000 | [56] [57] |
July 2 | Honestly, Nevermind | Drake | 204,000 | [58] [59] |
July 9 | Un Verano Sin Ti† | Bad Bunny | 115,000 | [60] [61] |
July 16 | 111,000 | [62] [63] | ||
July 23 | 105,500 | [64] [65] | ||
July 30 | 103,000 | [66] [67] | ||
August 6 | 98,000 | [68] [69] | ||
August 13 | Renaissance | Beyoncé | 332,000 | [70] [71] |
August 20 | Un Verano Sin Ti† | Bad Bunny | 108,800 | [72] [73] |
August 27 | Beautiful Mind | Rod Wave | 115,000 | [74] [75] |
September 3 | Un Verano Sin Ti† | Bad Bunny | 105,000 | [76] [77] |
September 10 | God Did | DJ Khaled | 107,500 | [78] [79] |
September 17 | Un Verano Sin Ti† | Bad Bunny | 99,500 | [80] [81] |
September 24 | 97,000 | [82] [83] | ||
October 1 | Born Pink | Blackpink | 102,000 | [5] [84] |
October 8 | Un Verano Sin Ti† | Bad Bunny | 87,000 | [85] [86] |
October 15 | 84,000 | [87] [88] | ||
October 22 | Maxident | Stray Kids | 117,000 | [6] [89] |
October 29 | It's Only Me | Lil Baby | 216,000 | [90] [91] |
November 5 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | 1,578,000 | [3] [92] |
November 12 | 342,000 | [93] [94] | ||
November 19 | Her Loss | Drake and 21 Savage | 404,000 | [95] [96] |
November 26 | Midnights | Taylor Swift | 204,000 | [97] [98] |
December 3 | 177,000 | [99] [100] | ||
December 10 | 151,000 | [101] [102] | ||
December 17 | Heroes & Villains | Metro Boomin | 185,000 | [103] [104] |
December 24 | SOS | SZA | 318,000 | [105] [106] |
December 31 | 180,000 | [107] [108] |
Position | Country | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | Bad Bunny | 13 |
2 | ![]() ![]() | Various artists ( Encanto ) | 9 |
3 | ![]() | Taylor Swift | 5 |
4 | ![]() | Adele | 2 |
![]() | Lil Durk | ||
![]() | Harry Styles | ||
![]() | Stray Kids | ||
![]() | Drake | ||
![]() | SZA | ||
10 | ![]() | Gunna | 1 |
![]() | Machine Gun Kelly | ||
![]() | Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
![]() | Tyler, the Creator | ||
![]() | Pusha T | ||
![]() | Future | ||
![]() | Kendrick Lamar | ||
![]() | BTS | ||
![]() | Beyoncé | ||
![]() | Rod Wave | ||
![]() | DJ Khaled | ||
![]() | Blackpink | ||
![]() | Lil Baby | ||
![]() | 21 Savage | ||
![]() | Metro Boomin |
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known professionally as Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, actor, and record producer. Known as the "King of Latin Trap", Bad Bunny is credited with helping Spanish-language rap music achieve mainstream popularity in the worldwide market. He became the first non-English language act to be Spotify's most streamed artist of the year, doing so three consecutive times in 2020–2022, and also holds the most-streamed album on Spotify with his album Un Verano Sin Ti (2022).
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny has released seven studio albums, one mixtape, one extended play, one compilation album, ninety-five singles as a lead artist and thirty-two singles as a featured artist.
YHLQMDLG is the second solo studio album and third overall by Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny. It was released on February 29, 2020, by Rimas Entertainment. The album's music style is heavily influenced by "old-school" reggaeton, and features guest appearances from Daddy Yankee, Nesi, Yaviah, Ñengo Flow, Sech, Mora, Jowell & Randy, Anuel AA, Myke Towers, Kendo Kaponi, Arcángel, Duki and Pablo Chill-E.
Un Verano Sin Ti is the fourth solo studio album, and fifth overall, by Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny. It was released on May 6, 2022, by Rimas Entertainment following the release of his previous record El Último Tour Del Mundo (2020). Comprising twenty-three tracks, the album is primarily a reggaeton, cumbia, and indie pop record, and contains guest appearances from Chencho Corleone, Jhayco, Tony Dize, Rauw Alejandro, Bomba Estéreo, the Marías and Buscabulla.
"Me Fui de Vacaciones" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny from his fifth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti (2022). The song was written by Benito Martínez and its production was handled by Tainy, La Paciencia and Richi.
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"Tití Me Preguntó" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. The song samples "No Te Puedo Olvidar" by the Dominican musician Antony "El Mayimbe" Santos, which can be heard throughout the song. It was originally released on May 6, 2022, by Rimas Entertainment as the fourth track of Bad Bunny's fifth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) before being released on June 1, 2022, as the second single from the album. The song was written by Bunny with MAG handling the production. The genre-fusing shapeshifting song combines elements of Dominican dembow, Latin trap, psychedelia, and bachata. The song was acclaimed by music critics, with Rolling Stone magazine ranking it as the best song of 2022.
"Un Ratito" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny from his fifth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti (2022). The song was written by Benito Martínez and its production was handled by Tainy, La Paciencia and De La Cruz.
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"Efecto" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny from his fifth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti (2022). The song was written by Benito Martínez and its production was handled by MAG, La Paciencia and Bass Charity.
"Ojitos Lindos" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny and Colombian band Bomba Estéreo. It was released on February 14, 2023, through Rimas Entertainment as the eighth and final single of Bad Bunny's fifth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti (2022). The song was written by Benito Martínez, Liliana Saumet and Simón Mejía, the latter two who are the members of the Colombian band Bomba Estéreo. The song was produced by Tainy, La Paciencia, and Mvsis. The song was also used in the EA Sports FIFA 23 soundtrack. Ojitos Lindos is primarily a reggaeton, cumbia, indie pop, and psychedelia track that also combines elements of electronic, alternative, reggae, dancehall, and afrobeats.
"Tarot" is a song by Puerto Rican singers and rappers Bad Bunny and Jhayco from the former's fifth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti (2022), on which it appears as the seventh track. It was released on May 6, 2022, by Rimas Entertainment alongside the rest of the album. The song was written by the performers while its production was handled by Tainy, La Paciencia, Albert Hype and Jota Rosa. This marks the fourth time Bad Bunny and Jhayco collaborated each other, following the remix version of "No Me Conoce", "Cómo Se Siente" and "Dakiti". The song's title refers to the pack of playing cards of the same name.
"Party" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny featuring Rauw Alejandro, from Bad Bunny's fifth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti (2022). It was originally released on May 6, 2022, by Kagueto's Entertainment alongside the rest of its parent album as the eleventh track before its release as the fifth official single on August 5, 2022. The song was written by Benito Martínez and Raúl Ocasio and its production was held by Tainy, La Paciencia, Jota Rosa, Albert Hype and Richi.
Lyfe is the sixth extended play by American rapper Yeat. It was released through Geffen Records, Field Trip and Twizzy Rich on September 9, 2022. The EP features a guest appearance from Lil Uzi Vert.
"El Apagón" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny from his fifth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti. The song was released as the album's seventh single on September 16, 2022. Themes of the song include gentrification and the power outages. El Apagón is primarily a reggaetón, bomba, and house track that also combines elements of a cappella, samba, techno, electronic, hip-hop, and dance-pop.
Sorry 4 What is the seventh studio album by Canadian rapper and singer Tory Lanez. It was released through One Umbrella on September 30, 2022. The album features guest appearances from A Boogie wit da Hoodie and Yoko Gold, Lanez's younger brother. Production was handled by a variety of record producers, including Lanez himself, Smash David, Play Picasso, Jakik, Half, and Sergio R., among others. It was supported by one single, "Why Did I", which was released alongside the accompanying official music video on the same day that the album was released.