Lists of Billboard 200 number-one albums explained

This is a list of number-one albums in the United States by year from the main Billboard albums chart, currently called the Billboard 200.

Billboard first began publishing an album chart on March 24, 1945. The chart expanded to 200 positions on the week ending May 13, 1967, and adopted its current name on March 14, 1992. Since May 25, 1991, the Billboard 200 positions have been derived from Nielsen SoundScan sales data, currently contributed by approximately 14,000 music retailers. In December 2014, Billboard updated the methodology of the Billboard 200 albums chart to also include on-demand streaming and digital track sales.^{[1] [2]}

Starting on the issue dated January 18, 2020, Billboard updated the methodology to compile the chart again by incorporating video data from YouTube, along with visual plays from digital platforms like Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Vevo, and as of the issue dated May 23, 2021, Facebook.^{[3] [4]}

Billboard 200 era

				1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024

External links

• Current Billboard 200 chart

Notes and References

1. Gary . Trust . Billboard 200 Makeover: Album Chart to Incorporate Streams & Track Sales . . November 20, 2014 . November 20, 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141122190912/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6320099/billboard-200-makeover-streams-digital-tracks . November 22, 2014.
2. Web site: Boomplay streams now count towards Billboard Charts. 14 October 2021.
3. Billboard 200 to Include Official Video Plays From YouTube, Streaming Services. Billboard. December 13, 2019. December 15, 2019. December 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191215130322/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8546247/billboard-200-changes-youtube-video-data-streaming-album-charts. live.
4. Cardi B's 'Up' Soars to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 After Grammy Awards Performance. Billboard. Trust. Gary. March 22, 2021. March 23, 2021. March 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210323001655/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9544280/cardi-b-up-number-one-hot-100/. live.