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This is a list of the albums ranked number one in the United States during the 2020s decade. The top-performing albums and EPs in the U.S. are ranked on the Billboard 200 chart, which is published by Billboard magazine. The data is compiled by Luminate Data based on multi-metric consumption as measured in album-equivalent units, which comprise album sales, track sales, and streams on digital music platforms. Each unit equals one album sold or 10 individual digital tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.
One Thing at a Time , the third studio album by American country singer Morgan Wallen, is the longest-running number-one album of the decade, topping the chart for 19 non-consecutive weeks. It also became the most consumed album of 2023. The eleventh studio album of Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department (2024), is the 2020s decade's longest-reigning number-one on the Billboard 200 by a female artist, topping the chart for 17 weeks. [1]
The following artists achieved three or more number-one albums during the 2020s. A number of artists had number-one albums on their own as well as part of a collaboration. An asterisk (*) denotes that an artist is currently at number one.
The following artists were featured at the top of the Billboard 200 for the highest cumulative number of weeks during the 2020s. Some totals include in part or in whole weeks spent at number one as part of a collaboration. An asterisk (*) denotes that an artist is currently at number one.
The following albums were featured at the top of the Billboard 200 for the highest number of weeks during the 2020s. An asterisk (*) denotes that an album is currently at number one.
Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at number one |
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One Thing at a Time | Morgan Wallen | 19 |
The Tortured Poets Department | Taylor Swift | 17 |
Un Verano Sin Ti | Bad Bunny | 13 |
Dangerous: The Double Album | Morgan Wallen | 10 |
SOS | SZA | |