Mariah Carey (30 weeks)

First week at No. 1: March 2, 1991

Most recent week at No. 1: May 10, 2008

Longest-running No. 1: Mariah Carey (11 weeks in 1991)

 

Eagles (30 weeks)

First week at No. 1: July 26, 1975

Most recent week at No. 1: Nov. 17, 2007

Longest-running No. 1: The Long Run (nine weeks in 1979).

 

 

Morgan Wallen (31 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: Jan. 23, 2021

Most recent week at No. 1: June 7, 2025

Longest-running No. 1: One Thing at a Time (19 weeks in 2023-24)

 

 

Prince (35 weeks)

First week at No. 1: Aug. 4, 1984

Most recent week at No. 1: May 7, 2016

Longest-running No. 1: Purple Rain soundtrack (24 weeks in 1984-85)

 

 

Eminem (35 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: June 10, 2000

Most recent week at No. 1: July 27, 2024

Longest-running No. 1: The Marshall Mathers LP (eight weeks in 2000)

 

 

Harry Belafonte (37 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: March 24, 1956

Most recent week at No. 1: May 20, 1957

Longest-running No. 1: Calypso (31 weeks in 1956-57)

 

 

Drake (37 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: July 3, 2010

Most recent week at No. 1: March 1, 2025

Longest-running No. 1: Views (13 weeks in 2016)

 

 

The Monkees (37 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: Nov. 12, 1966

Most recent week at No. 1: Dec. 30, 1967

Longest-running No. 1: More of the Monkees (18 weeks in 1967)

 

 

Fleetwood Mac (38 weeks)

First week at No. 1: Sept. 4, 1976

Most recent week at No. 1: Sept. 6, 1997

Longest-running No. 1: Rumours (31 weeks in 1977)

 

 

The Rolling Stones (38 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: Aug. 21, 1965

Most recent week at No. 1: Nov. 14, 1981

Longest-running No. 1: Tattoo You (nine weeks in 1981)

 

 

Elton John (39 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: July 15, 1972

Most recent week at No. 1: Nov. 22, 1975

Longest-running No. 1: Greatest Hits (10 weeks in 1974-75).

 

 

Adele (40 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: March 12, 2011

Most recent week at No. 1: Jan. 8, 2022

Longest-running No. 1: 21 (24 weeks in 2011-12)

 

 

Whitney Houston (46 weeks)

First week at No. 1: March 8, 1986

Most recent week at No. 1: Sept. 19, 2009

Longest-running No. 1: The Bodyguard soundtrack (20 weeks in 1992-93)

 

 

The Kingston Trio (46 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: Nov. 24, 1958

Most recent week at No. 1: Dec. 26, 1960

Longest-running No. 1: The Kingston Trio at Large (15 weeks in 1959)

 

 

Michael Jackson (51 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: Feb. 26, 1983

Most recent week at No. 1: Nov. 14, 2009

Longest-running No. 1: Thriller (37 weeks in 1983-84)

 

 

Garth Brooks (52 weeks)

First week at No. 1: Sept. 28, 1991

Most recent week at No. 1: Dec. 21, 2013

Longest-running No. 1: Ropin' the Wind (18 weeks in 1991-92).

 

Elvis Presley (67 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: May 5, 1956

Most recent week at No. 1: Oct. 26, 2002

Longest-running No. 1: Blue Hawaii soundtrack (20 weeks in 1961-62)

 

Taylor Swift (86 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: Nov. 29, 2008

Most recent week at No. 1: Dec. 21, 2024

Longest-running No. 1: The Tortured Poets Department (17 weeks in 2024)

 

 

The Beatles (132 weeks)

 

First week at No. 1: Feb. 15, 1964

Most recent week at No. 1: Feb. 3, 2001

Longest-running No. 1: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (15 weeks in 1967).

 

 

 

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Beatles doing that long before the streaming era (making albums stick around much longer) is wild.

Taylor coming for The Beatles 

Taylor most successful solo artist in US history.

and lana del rey most weeks at MY #1 which is more important than shitboard 

 

Adele having 40 weeks with only 4 albums is so impressive 

Why isn't she at number 1? FLOP 

There's a Whitney Houston-sized gap between Taylor and The Beatles. 

Adele is such a legend. Doing that with three albums is CRAZY (19 peaked at #4).

 

20 minutes ago, suburbannature said:

Beatles doing that long before the streaming era (making albums stick around much longer) is wild.

Do albums spend more time at #1 now? Because this list only has 4 post-2000 artists in it out of 20. And out of those four, Morgan Wallen is the only one from the streaming era, while Taylor Adele and Drake are from the (early) digital era. I agree with that sentiment in terms of top 10 weeks, which are indeed skewed in pre- vs post-streaming, but #1 weeks don't seem to get easier, based on this. 

 

Anyway, Taylor's consistency and longevity is absolutely incredible. The fact she even has a shot at coming for The Beatles is insane. 

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18 minutes ago, suburbannature said:

Beatles doing that long before the streaming era (making albums stick around much longer) is wild.

is it easier now though? from streaming era on this list there are only taylor, adele, drake and morgan (purely from streaming era only morgan)

Just now, Incandescent Glow said:

Do albums spend more time at #1 now? Because this list only has 4 post-2000 artists in it out of 20. And out of those four, Morgan Wallen is the only one from the streaming era, while Taylor Adele and Drake are from the (early) digital era. I agree with that sentiment in terms of top 10 weeks, which are indeed skewed in pre- vs post-streaming, but #1 weeks don't seem to get easier, based on this. 

omg twinning 

1 minute ago, piotrert said:

is it easier now though? from streaming era on this list there are only taylor, adele, drake and morgan (purely from streaming era only morgan)

Albums stay on the chart much longer. That is factual. 

2 minutes ago, suburbannature said:

Albums stay on the chart much longer. That is factual. 

on whole chart maybe, but this is strictly about #1. the only album from this century among top 10 longest charting at #1 is 21. 

5 minutes ago, piotrert said:

on whole chart maybe, but this is strictly about #1. the only album from this century among top 10 longest charting at #1 is 21. 

Albums continue to break #1 records. Look at SZA obliterating 30-year-old records for Black female artists with SOS.

8 minutes ago, suburbannature said:

Albums continue to break #1 records. Look at SZA obliterating 30-year-old records for Black female artists with SOS.

i think those are still singular examples (morgan's albums, sos, ttpd) and question is if everyone will follow and it will become a norm or at some point those long albums will backfire.

I wonder how long it will take Taylor to become the first solo artist to reach 100 weeks

2 minutes ago, alestevens said:

I wonder how long it will take Taylor to become the first solo artist to reach 100 weeks

1-2 album cycles 

33 minutes ago, alestevens said:

I wonder how long it will take Taylor to become the first solo artist to reach 100 weeks

After the next Taylor's Versions left and her new studio album

Taylor is social distancing from solo artists 

Do you guys think The Beatles will come to snatch some more weeks at #1 now that the 4-5 movies are coming?

54 minutes ago, Incandescent Glow said:

Do albums spend more time at #1 now? Because this list only has 4 post-2000 artists in it out of 20. And out of those four, Morgan Wallen is the only one from the streaming era, while Taylor Adele and Drake are from the (early) digital era. I agree with that sentiment in terms of top 10 weeks, which are indeed skewed in pre- vs post-streaming, but #1 weeks don't seem to get easier, based on this. 

 

Anyway, Taylor's consistency and longevity is absolutely incredible. The fact she even has a shot at coming for The Beatles is insane. 

I think it's easier for the biggest albums to have a lenghty run at #1, but it's harder for acts to actually replicate their success afterwards.

1 hour ago, Green said:

Longest-running No. 1: The Tortured Poets Department (17 weeks in 2024)

Thriller alone has more weeks than several artists on this list 

9 minutes ago, LOTF said:

Do you guys think The Beatles will come to snatch some more weeks at #1 now that the 4-5 movies are coming?

Hard to tell because they'd need to have big streaming or large physicals to make those OST #1