List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2020 explained

This is a list of the albums ranked number one in the United States during 2020. The top-performing albums and EPs in the United States are ranked on the Billboard 200 chart, which is published by Billboard magazine. The data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as on-demand streaming and digital sales of their individual tracks.

Starting on the issue dated January 18, 2020, Billboard updated the methodology to compile the chart by incorporating official video data from YouTube, along with visual plays from streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, and Vevo.^[1]

Folklore by Taylor Swift was the best-selling album of 2020,^{[2] [3]} and the longest-running number-one album of the year, spending eight weeks atop the chart. Hollywood's Bleeding (2019) by Post Malone was the best-performing album on the Billboard 200 Year-End chart of 2020.^[4] In this year, three acts scored two number-one albums each: BTS with and Be, YoungBoy Never Broke Again with 38 Baby 2 and Top, and Swift with Folklore and Evermore.^[5]

Chart history

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Hollywood's Bleeding (2019) by Post Malone was the best performing album on the 2020 Year-End list (December 2019 to November 2020), but its reign at number one on the Billboard 200 occurred in late 2019.

scope=col	Issue date	scope=col	Album	scope=col	Artist(s)	scope=col	Album- equivalent units	scope=col class="unsortable"
	Fine Line	Harry Styles	89,000	^[6] ^[7]
	JackBoys	JackBoys and Travis Scott	154,000	^[8] ^[9]
	Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial	Roddy Ricch	97,000	^[10] ^[11]
	Rare	Selena Gomez	112,000	^[12] ^[13]
	Music to Be Murdered By	Eminem	279,000	^[14] ^[15]
	Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial	Roddy Ricch	95,000	^[16] ^[17]
	Funeral	Lil Wayne	139,000	^[18] ^[19]
	Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial	Roddy Ricch	79,000	^[20] ^[21]
	Changes	Justin Bieber	231,000	^[22] ^[23]
		BTS	422,000	^[24] ^[25]
	My Turn	Lil Baby	197,000	^[26] ^[27]
	Eternal Atake	Lil Uzi Vert	288,000	^[28] ^[29]
			247,000	^[30] ^[31]
	After Hours	The Weeknd	444,000	^[32] ^[33]
			138,000	^[34] ^[35]
			90,000	^[36] ^[37]
			75,000	^[38] ^[39]
	Blame It on Baby	DaBaby	124,000	^[40] ^[41]
	38 Baby 2	YoungBoy Never Broke Again	67,000	^[42] ^[43]
	Here and Now	Kenny Chesney	233,000	^[44] ^[45]
	Good Intentions	Nav	135,000	^[46] ^[47]
	High Off Life	Future	153,000	^[48] ^[49]
	Wunna	Gunna	111,000	^[50] ^[51]
	Chromatica	Lady Gaga	274,000	^[52] ^[53]
	My Turn	Lil Baby	65,000	^[54] ^[55]
			72,000	^[56] ^[57]
			70,000	^[58] ^[59]
			70,000	^[60] ^[61]
	Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	Pop Smoke	251,000	^[62] ^[63]
	Legends Never Die	Juice Wrld	497,000	^[64] ^[65]
			162,000	^[66] ^[67]
	Folklore	Taylor Swift	846,000	^[68] ^[69]
			135,000	^[70] ^[71]
			136,000	^[72] ^[73]
			101,000	^[74] ^[75]
			98,000	^[76] ^[77]
			90,000	^[78] ^[79]
	Detroit 2	Big Sean	103,000	^[80] ^[81]
	Top	YoungBoy Never Broke Again	126,000	^[82] ^[83]
	Folklore	Taylor Swift	87,000	^[84] ^[85]
	Tickets to My Downfall	Machine Gun Kelly	126,000	^[86] ^[87]
	Savage Mode II	data-sort-value="Twenty One Savage"	21 Savage and Metro Boomin	171,000	^[88] ^[89]
	Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon	Pop Smoke	67,000	^[90] ^[91]
	Folklore	Taylor Swift	77,000	^[92] ^[93]
	What You See Is What You Get	Luke Combs	109,000	^[94] ^[95]
	Positions	Ariana Grande	174,000	^[96] ^[97]
			83,000	^[98] ^[99]
	Power Up	AC/DC	117,000	^[100] ^[101]
	Be	BTS	242,000	^[102] ^[103]
	El Último Tour Del Mundo	Bad Bunny	116,000	^[104] ^[105]
	Wonder	Shawn Mendes	89,000	^[106] ^[107]
	Evermore	Taylor Swift	329,000	^[108] ^[109]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one! Position ! Country! Artist! Weeks at No. 1

1	United States	Taylor Swift	9
2	United States	Lil Baby	5
3	Canada	The Weeknd	4
4	United States	Roddy Ricch	3
5	United States	Lil Uzi Vert	2
	United States	YoungBoy Never Broke Again
	United States	Pop Smoke
	United States	Juice Wrld
	United States	Ariana Grande
		BTS
6		Harry Styles	1
	United States	Jackboys
	United States	Travis Scott
	United States	Selena Gomez
	United States	Eminem
	United States	Lil Wayne
	Canada	Justin Bieber
	United States	DaBaby
	United States	Kenny Chesney
	Canada	Nav
	United States	Future
	United States	Gunna
	United States	Lady Gaga
	United States	Big Sean
	United States	Machine Gun Kelly
		21 Savage
	United States	Metro Boomin
	United States	Luke Combs
	Puerto Rico	Bad Bunny
	Canada	Shawn Mendes

See also

• List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2020
• List of Billboard Global 200 number ones of 2020
• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of the 2020s
• 2020 in American music

Notes and References

1. Billboard 200 to Include Official Video Plays From YouTube, Streaming Services. Billboard. December 13, 2019. December 15, 2019.
2. Caulfield. Keith. January 8, 2021. Taylor Swift Has the Top-Selling Album of the Year in U.S. for Historic Fifth Time. January 7, 2021. Billboard.
3. MRC Data Year-End Report U.S. 2020. January 9, 2021. Billboard.
4. Year-End Charts, Billboard 200 Albums. 2020. Billboard. December 3, 2020.
5. Caulfield. Keith. December 20, 2020. Taylor Swift's 'Evermore' Arrives at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. December 20, 2020. Billboard.
6. Web site: January 4, 2020. .
7. Harry Styles' 'Fine Line' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. December 29, 2019. December 30, 2019.
8. Web site: January 11, 2020. .
9. Travis Scott-led 'Jackboys' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, As Christmas Albums Depart Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. January 5, 2020. January 6, 2020.
10. Web site: January 18, 2020. .
11. Roddy Ricch Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. January 13, 2020. January 13, 2020.
12. Web site: January 25, 2020. .
13. Selena Gomez Earns Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Rare'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. January 21, 2020. January 22, 2020.
14. Web site: February 1, 2020. .
15. Eminem Scores Historic 10th No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Music to Be Murdered By'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. January 26, 2020. January 27, 2020.
16. Web site: February 8, 2020. .
17. Roddy Ricch Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Billie Eilish Surges Post-Grammys. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. February 2, 2020. February 3, 2020.
18. Web site: February 15, 2020. .
19. Lil Wayne Achieves Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Funeral'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. February 9, 2020. February 9, 2020.
20. Web site: February 22, 2020. .
21. Roddy Ricch Returns to No. 1 for Fourth Week on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. February 16, 2020. February 17, 2020.
22. Web site: February 29, 2020. .
23. Justin Bieber Earns Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Changes'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. February 23, 2020. February 24, 2020.
24. Web site: March 7, 2020. .
25. BTS Achieves Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Map of the Soul: 7'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. March 1, 2020. March 2, 2020.
26. Web site: March 14, 2020. .
27. Lil Baby Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'My Turn'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. March 8, 2020. March 9, 2020.
28. Web site: March 21, 2020. .
29. Lil Uzi Vert's 'Eternal Atake' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Biggest Streaming Week Since 2018. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. March 15, 2020. March 15, 2020.
30. Web site: March 28, 2020. .
31. Lil Uzi Vert's 'Eternal Atake' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. March 22, 2020. March 22, 2020.
32. Web site: April 4, 2020. .
33. The Weeknd's 'After Hours' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Biggest Week of 2020. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. March 29, 2020. March 30, 2020.
34. Web site: April 11, 2020. .
35. The Weeknd's 'After Hours' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. April 5, 2020. April 6, 2020.
36. Web site: April 18, 2020. .
37. The Weeknd's 'After Hours' Scores Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. April 12, 2020. April 13, 2020.
38. Web site: April 25, 2020. .
39. The Weeknd Makes It a Month at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. April 19, 2020. April 20, 2020.
40. Web site: May 2, 2020. .
41. DaBaby Arrives at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Blame It on Baby'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. April 26, 2020. April 26, 2020.
42. Web site: May 9, 2020. .
43. 'Baby' One More Time: YoungBoy Never Broke Again's '38 Baby 2' Bounces DaBaby From No. 1 on Billboard 200. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. May 3, 2020. May 4, 2020.
44. Web site: May 16, 2020. .
45. Kenny Chesney Lands Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Here and Now'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. May 10, 2020. May 11, 2020.
46. Web site: May 23, 2020. .
47. Nav's 'Good Intentions' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. May 17, 2020. May 18, 2020.
48. Web site: May 30, 2020. .
49. Future Flies 'High' With Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. May 24, 2020. May 24, 2020.
50. Web site: June 6, 2020. .
51. 'Wunna' Wins: Gunna Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. May 31, 2020. May 31, 2020.
52. Web site: June 13, 2020. .
53. Lady Gaga Scores Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Chromatica'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. June 7, 2020. June 7, 2020.
54. Web site: June 20, 2020. .
55. Lil Baby's 'My Turn' Album Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart After Three Months. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. June 14, 2020. June 14, 2020.
56. Web site: June 27, 2020. .
57. Lil Baby's 'My Turn' Spends Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. June 21, 2020. June 21, 2020.
58. Web site: July 4, 2020. .
59. Lil Baby's 'My Turn' Clocks in a Fourth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. June 28, 2020. June 29, 2020.
60. Web site: July 11, 2020. .
61. Lil Baby's 'My Turn' Hits Fifth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. July 5, 2020. July 5, 2020.
62. Web site: July 18, 2020. .
63. Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. July 12, 2020. July 12, 2020.
64. Web site: July 25, 2020. .
65. Juice WRLD's 'Legends Never Die' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Biggest Week of 2020. Caulfield. Keith. Billboard. July 19, 2020. July 19, 2020.
66. Web site: August 1, 2020. .
67. Juice WRLD's 'Legends Never Die' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. July 26, 2020. July 26, 2020.
68. Web site: August 8, 2020. .
69. Taylor Swift Achieves Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart & Biggest Week of 2020 With 'Folklore'. Caulfield. Keith. Billboard. August 2, 2020. August 2, 2020.
70. Web site: August 15, 2020. .
71. Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Rules at No. 1 for Second Week on Billboard 200 Chart. Caulfield. Keith. Billboard. August 9, 2020. August 9, 2020.
72. Web site: August 22, 2020. .
73. Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Makes It a Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart . Caulfield. Keith. Billboard. August 16, 2020. August 16, 2020.
74. Web site: August 29, 2020. .
75. Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Rules for Fourth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Caulfield. Keith. Billboard. August 23, 2020. August 23, 2020.
76. Web site: September 5, 2020. .
77. Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Ties for Most Weeks at No. 1 in 2020 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Caulfield. Keith. Billboard. August 30, 2020. August 30, 2020.
78. Web site: September 12, 2020. .
79. 2020-09-06. Taylor Swift Ties Whitney Houston for Most Weeks at No. 1 Among Women in Billboard 200's History. 2020-09-06. Billboard.
80. Web site: September 19, 2020. .
81. Big Sean's 'Detroit 2' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. September 13, 2020. September 13, 2020.
82. Web site: September 26, 2020. .
83. Keith . Caulfield. September 20, 2020. YoungBoy Never Broke Again Achieves Third No. 1 Album in Less Than a Year on the Billboard 200 Chart With 'Top'. September 20, 2020. Billboard.
84. Web site: October 3, 2020. .
85. Taylor Swift Surpasses Whitney Houston for Most Weeks at No. 1 Among Women in Billboard 200's History. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. September 27, 2020. September 27, 2020.
86. Web site: October 10, 2020. .
87. Machine Gun Kelly Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Tickets to My Downfall'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. October 5, 2020. October 5, 2020.
88. Web site: October 17, 2020. .
89. 21 Savage & Metro Boomin's 'Savage Mode II' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. October 11, 2020. October 11, 2020.
90. Web site: October 24, 2020. .
91. Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. 2020-10-18. Billboard. en.
92. Web site: October 31, 2020. .
93. Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart for Eighth Week. 2020-10-25. Billboard. en.
94. Web site: November 7, 2020. .
95. Luke Combs' 'What You See Is What You Get' Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Sets New Streaming Record. 2020-11-01. Billboard. en.
96. Web site: November 14, 2020. .
97. Ariana Grande Claims Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Positions'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. November 8, 2020. November 8, 2020.
98. Web site: November 21, 2020. .
99. Ariana Grande's 'Positions' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200. 2020-11-15. Billboard. en.
100. Web site: November 28, 2020. .
101. AC/DC's 'Power Up' Charges in at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. November 22, 2020. November 23, 2020.
102. Web site: December 5, 2020. .
103. BTS Earns Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Be'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. November 29, 2020. November 30, 2020.
104. Web site: December 12, 2020. .
105. Bad Bunny's 'El Ultimo Tour del Mundo' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Is First All-Spanish No. 1 Album. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. December 6, 2020. December 6, 2020.
106. Web site: December 19, 2020. .
107. Shawn Mendes Achieves Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Wonder'. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. December 13, 2020. December 13, 2020.
108. Web site: December 26, 2020. .
109. Taylor Swift's 'Evermore' Arrives at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. December 20, 2020. December 20, 2020.