Billboard is ranking the Top 200 Albums of the 21st Century, and we’re sharing our top five and how they broke records on the Billboard 200..
What’s your favorite album of all time? Let us know in the comments!
What’s your favorite album of all time? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00♪ But it's true, girls, I'm just sayin' ♪
00:02Billboard has ranked the top 200 albums
00:05of the 21st century.
00:06And while the list is full of your faves
00:08that have been killing it since the year 2000,
00:11right now we're giving you a taste of the top five.
00:14At number five is Hamilton, an American musical.
00:18♪ The $10, found a father without a father ♪
00:22♪ Got a lot for the ♪
00:23The show's soundtrack peaked at number two
00:25on the Billboard 200 after the show's Disney Plus premiere,
00:28becoming the highest charting cast recording since 1969,
00:32when Hair spent 13 weeks at number one.
00:36At number three is Taylor Swift's Fearless.
00:38♪ Said marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone ♪
00:43T. Swift's first number one on the Billboard 200
00:45topped the chart upon its debut in 2008
00:48and tallied 11 weeks in the spot,
00:50becoming the first of 14 number one albums
00:53for the superstar, the most of any act in the 25-year span.
00:57And at number one, Morgan Wallen's Dangerous,
01:00the double album.
01:01♪ I've wasted on you all of this time ♪
01:05♪ And all of this money ♪
01:07After debuting at number one on the Billboard 200
01:10in January 2021, it remained on top through March 27th,
01:14becoming the first album to spend its first 10 weeks
01:17atop the list since Whitney Houston in 1987.
01:21Billboard's top albums of the 21st century recap
01:24reflects performance on weekly charts
01:26dated January 1st, 2000 through December 28th, 2024.
01:30Stay tuned for the top songs coming at you tomorrow
01:33on Billboard's socials.