Billboard began an album chart in 1945. Initially only five positions long, the album chart was not published on a weekly basis, with weeks … See more

Most number-one albums
• As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most number-one albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums … See more

• The first album to debut at number one was Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John. John repeated the same feat with the album Rock of the Westies – … See more

• Whitburn, Joel (1991). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums (Revised and enlarged 2nd ed.). Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-7534-6.
• Whitburn, … See more

Billboard's "chart year" runs from the first week of December to the final week in November. This altered calendar allows for Billboard to calculate year-end charts and release them in time … See more

Most weeks at number one
† The West Side Story soundtrack ran for 53 weeks at number one on the stereo album chart; it was number one for 12 weeks on the mono album chart.
‡ The South Pacific soundtrack ran for 28 weeks at number … See more

• Lists of Billboard 200 number-one albums
• List of highest-certified music artists in the United States See more