Top Album Sales is a music chart published by Billboard magazine 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. The Top Album Sales chart was created to preserve the older methodology of counting pure album sales.
List of number-one albums
+KeyIndicates the best-selling album of each year
2020 +Issue date Album Artist(s) Pure sales Ref.January 4 Fine Line Harry Styles 47,000 January 11 JackBoys JackBoys 79,000 January 18 Fine Line Harry Styles January 25 Rare Selena Gomez 53,000 February 1 Manic Halsey 180,000 February 8 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Billie Eilish February 15 Shake the Snow Globe Russ 39,000 February 22 Father of All Green Day 42,000 February 29 Changes Justin Bieber 126,000 March 7 Map of the Soul: 7 BTS 347,000 March 14 American Standard James Taylor 81,000 March 21 Neo Zone NCT 127 83,000 March 28 Heartbreak Weather Niall Horan 42,000 April 4 After Hours The Weeknd 275,000 April 11 Calm 5 Seconds of Summer 113,000 April 18 After Hours The Weeknd 23,000 April 25 The New Abnormal The Strokes 23,000 May 2 Fetch the Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple 30,000 May 9 Afterburner Dance Gavin Dance May 16 Here and Now Kenny Chesney 222,000 May 23 Good Intentions Nav 73,000 May 30 Reunions Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit June 6 Notes on a Conditional Form The 1975 39,000 June 13 Chromatica Lady Gaga 205,000 June 20 June 27 Neo Zone NCT 127 July 4 Rough and Rowdy Ways Bob Dylan 51,000 July 11 Women in Music, Pt. III Haim July 18Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Pop Smoke 59,000 July 25 Legends Never Die Juice Wrld 209,000 August 1 Gaslighter The Chicks 71,000 August 8 Folklore Taylor Swift 615,000 August 15 30,000 August 22 67,000 August 29 46,000 September 5 52,000 September 12 S&M2 Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony 53,000 September 19 TattleTales 6ix9ine 32,000 September 26 We Are Chaos Marilyn Manson 28,000 October 3Folklore Taylor Swift 56,000 October 10 Super One SuperM 101,000 October 17 The Album Blackpink 81,000 October 24 19,000 October 31Folklore Taylor Swift 57,000 November 7 Letter to You Bruce Springsteen 92,000 November 14Positions Ariana Grande 42,000 November 21 Minisode1: Blue Hour Tomorrow X Together November 28 Power Up AC/DC 111,000 December 5 Be BTS 177,000 December 12 December 19 Wonder Shawn Mendes 54,000 December 26 Evermore Taylor Swift 154,000
2021
+Issue date Album Artist(s) Pure sales Ref.January 2 McCartney III Paul McCartney 104,000 January 9 Evermore Taylor Swift January 16 16,000 January 23 Dangerous: The Double Album Morgan Wallen 74,000 January 30 The Good Times and the Bad Ones Why Don't We 38,000 February 6 Dangerous: The Double Album Morgan Wallen 12,000 February 13 25,000 February 20 Medicine at Midnight Foo Fighters 64,000 February 27 Death by Rock and Roll The Pretty Reckless 16,000 March 6 Be BTS 28,000 March 13 Detroit Stories Alice Cooper 13,000 March 20 Niratias Chevelle 24,000 March 27 The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy Rob Zombie 26,000 April 3 Chemtrails Over the Country Club Lana Del Rey 58,000 April 10 My Savior Carrie Underwood 68,000 April 17 Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over Demi Lovato 38,000 April 24 Fearless (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift 179,000 May 1 Heart Eric Church 40,000 May 8 Soul 42,000 May 15 Fortitude Gojira 24,000 May 22 Van Weezer Weezer May 29 The Off-Season J. Cole 37,000 June 5 Sour Olivia Rodrigo 72,000 June 12 Evermore Taylor Swift 192,000 June 19 The Chaos Chapter: Freeze Tomorrow X Together 39,000 June 26 Taste of Love Twice 43,000 July 3 Your Choice Seventeen July 10 Call Me If You Get Lost Tyler, the Creator 55,000 July 17 Sour Olivia Rodrigo July 24 July 31 Sob Rock John Mayer 61,000 August 7 McCartney III Imagined Paul McCartney August 14 Happier Than Ever Billie Eilish 154,000 August 21 36,000 August 28 23,000 September 4 Sour Olivia Rodrigo 84,000 September 11 If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power Halsey 71,000 September 18 Senjutsu Iron Maiden 61,000 September 25 Star-Crossed Kacey Musgraves 47,000 October 2 Sticker NCT 127 58,000 October 9 Crazy in Love Itzy 22,000 October 16 Fearless (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift 146,000 October 23 Life of a Don Don Toliver 18,000 October 30 Let It Be: 50th Anniversary Edition The Beatles 48,000 November 6 Attacca Seventeen November 13 = (Equals) Ed Sheeran 68,000 November 20 Voyage ABBA 78,000 November 27 Red (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift 369,000 December 4 30 Adele 692,000 December 11 225,000 December 18 149,000 December 25 147,000
2022
+Issue date Album Artist(s) Pure sales Ref.January 1 30 Adele 181,000 January 8 72,000 January 15 January 22 January 29 Brightside The Lumineers 26,000 February 5 Encanto Soundtrack 19,000 February 12 Dawn FM The Weeknd 14,000 February 19 Laurel Hell Mitski 24,000 February 26 Earthling Eddie Vedder March 5 Once Twice Melody Beach House 20,300 March 12 The Tipping Point Tears for Fears 29,000 March 19 The Brave Tom MacDonald and Adam Calhoun March 26 Impera Ghost 63,000 April 2 Oddinary Stray Kids 103,000 April 9 Mainstream Sellout Machine Gun Kelly 42,000 April 16 Unlimited Love Red Hot Chili Peppers 83,000 April 23 Fear of the Dawn Jack White 39,000 April 30 Call Me If You Get Lost Tyler, the Creator 51,000 May 7 Kauai Childish Gambino 16,000 May 14 Dawn FM The Weeknd 44,000 May 21 We Arcade Fire 27,000 May 28 Minisode 2: Thursday's Child Tomorrow X Together 66,000 June 4 Harry's House Harry Styles 330,000 June 11 57,000 June 18 Face the Sun Seventeen 42,000 June 25 Proof BTS 266,000 July 2 July 9 Im Nayeon Nayeon 52,000 July 16 Planet Zero Shinedown 43,000 July 23 Girls Aespa 53,000 July 30 Special Lizzo 39,000 August 6 Sector 17 Seventeen 31,000 August 13 Renaissance Beyoncé 190,000 August 20 Curtain Call 2 Eminem 18,000 August 27 Manifesto: Day 1 Enhypen September 3 Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones Madonna 28,000 September 10 Between 1&2 Twice 94,000 September 17 The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! Megadeth 45,000 September 24 Patient Number 9 Ozzy Osbourne 53,000 October 1 Born Pink Blackpink 76,000 October 8 5SOS5 5 Seconds of Summer 36,000 October 15 The End, So Far Slipknot 51,000 October 22 Maxident Stray Kids 110,000 October 29 Return of the Dream Canteen Red Hot Chili Peppers 56,000 November 5 Midnights Taylor Swift 1,140,000 November 12 114,000 November 19 November 26 60,000 December 3 57,000 December 10 60,000 December 17 December 24 December 31 97,000
2023
+Issue date Album Artist(s) Pure sales Ref.January 7 Midnights Taylor Swift January 14 58,000 January 21 25,000 January 28 February 4The Mockingbird & the CrowHardy20,000 February 11 The Name Chapter: Temptation Tomorrow X Together 152,000 February 18 43,000 February 25This Is WhyParamore47,000 March 4TrustfallP!nk59,000 March 11Cracker IslandGorillaz49,000 March 18One Thing at a TimeMorgan Wallen112,000 March 25Ready to BeTwice146,000 April 1Songs of SurrenderU242,000 April 8FaceJimin124,000 April 15PortalsMelanie Martinez99,000 April 22HopeNF81,000 April 2972 SeasonsMetallica134,000 May 6D-DayAgust D122,000 May 13FMLSeventeen132,000 May 20- (Subtract)Ed Sheeran81,000 May 27The AlbumJonas Brothers36,000 June 3Walk Around the MoonDave Matthews Band40,000 June 10MidnightsTaylor Swift196,000 June 175-StarStray Kids235,000 June 24The ShowNiall Horan68,000 July 1The World EP.2: OutlawAteez101,000 July 8ChemistryKelly Clarkson43,000 July 15My WorldAespa39,000 July 22 Speak Now (Taylor's Version)Taylor Swift507,000 July 2947,000 August 5Get UpNewJeans102,000 August 12 UtopiaTravis Scott252,000 August 19 37,000 August 26 99,000 September 2 92,000 September 9Call Me If You Get LostTyler, the Creator29,000 September 16Songs You Know by HeartJimmy Buffett16,000 September 23 Guts Olivia Rodrigo 150,000September 30 44,000October 7 23,000 October 14 Autumn Variations Ed Sheeran 46,500 October 21 Fact Check NCT 127 29,000 October 28 The Name Chapter: Freefall Tomorrow X Together 106,000 November 4 One More Time... Blink-182 101,000 November 11 1989 (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift 1,359,000 November 18 Golden Jungkook 164,800 November 25 Rock-Star Stray Kids 213,000 December 2 Rockstar Dolly Parton 118,500 December 91989 (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift December 16 The World EP.Fin: Will Ateez 146,000 December 23 Pink Friday 2 Nicki Minaj 92,000 December 301989 (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift 95,000
2024
+Issue date Album Artist(s) Pure sales Ref.January 61989 (Taylor's Version)Taylor Swift January 13 January 20 17,000January 27OrquídeasKali Uchis 31,000February 3SaviorsGreen Day 39,000February 10Dave's Picks Volume 49Grateful Dead 21,000February 171989 (Taylor's Version)Taylor Swift 12,000February 24Coming HomeUsher 53,000March 2This Is Me... NowJennifer Lopez 14,000March 9With You-thTwice 90,000March 16 17,000March 23Eternal SunshineAriana Grande 77,000March 30Deeper WellKacey Musgraves 66,000April 6BornKenny Chesney 18,500April 13Cowboy CarterBeyoncé 168,000April 20Minisode 3: TomorrowTomorrow X Together 103,500April 27Cowboy CarterBeyoncé May 4The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift 1,914,000May 11 107,000May 18Radical OptimismDua Lipa 51,500May 25The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift 41,000June 1 210,000June 8ClancyTwenty One Pilots 113,000June 15Golden Hour: Part.1Ateez 127,000June 22ForeverBon Jovi 50,000June 29NaNayeon 43,000July 6The Secret of UsGracie Abrams 50,000July 13The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift 35,000July 20 90,000July 27Romance: UntoldEnhypen 117,000August 3AteStray Kids 218,000August 10 48,000August 17The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift 84,000August 24 28,000August 31F-1 TrillionPost Malone 80,000September 7Days Before RodeoTravis Scott 331,000September 14CrazyLe Sserafim 38,000September 21Luck and StrangeDavid Gilmour 30,000September 28Days Before RodeoTravis Scott 150,000October 5The Rise and Fall of a Midwest PrincessChappell Roan 56,000October 12Highway PrayersBilly Strings 19,000October 19Moon MusicColdplay 106,000October 26Beautifully BrokenJelly Roll 114,000November 2Spill the FeelsSeventeen 64,000November 9ChromakopiaTyler, the Creator 142,000November 16Songs of a Lost WorldThe Cure 53,000November 23The Star Chapter: SanctuaryTomorrow X Together 95,500November 30Golden Hour: Part.2Ateez 179,000December 7Wicked: The Soundtrack Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande & various artists 85,000December 14The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift 368,000December 21 201,000December 28HopStray Kids 176,000
2025