Billboard began an album chart in 1945. Initially only five positions long, the album chart was not published on a weekly basis, with weeks sometimes passing before it was updated. A biweekly (though with a few gaps), 15 … See more

Most number-one albums
• As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most number-one albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with the Beatles, … 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 … 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, Joel (2006). The Billboard Albums … 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 … 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 … See more

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