This is a list of the albums ranked number one in the United States during 2026. The top-performing albums and EPs in the U.S. are ranked on the Billboard 200 chart, which is published by Billboard magazine. The data is compiled by Luminate based on multi-metric consumption as measured in album-equivalent units, which comprise album sales, track sales, and streams on digital music platforms.
For issues dated January 3 and January 10, each unit equals one album sold, or 10 individual digital tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. Starting on the issue dated January 17, each unit equals one album sold, or 10 individual digital tracks sold from an album, or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.
Chart history Issue date Album Artist(s) Units The Life of a Showgirl Taylor Swift 141,000 81,000 I'm the Problem Morgan Wallen 85,000 With Heaven on Top Zach Bryan 134,000 Don't Be Dumb ASAP Rocky 123,000 Megadeth Megadeth 73,000 Octane Don Toliver 162,000 The Fall-Off J. Cole 280,000 Debí Tirar Más Fotos Bad Bunny 135,000 Cloud 9 Megan Moroney 147,000 The Romantic Bruno Mars 186,000 Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally Harry Styles 430,000 99,000 Arirang BTS 641,000 187,000 124,000 Dandelion Ella Langley 169,000 106,000 The Great Divide Noah Kahan 389,000 163,000 132,000 Iceman Drake 463,000 225,000 171,000 133,000 You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love Olivia Rodrigo 485,000 180,000 Golden Hour: Part.5 Ateez 228,000 Confessions II Madonna 134,000 The Real Me Future 131,000 Daughter from Hell Gracie Abrams 124,000 I'm the Problem Morgan Wallen 80,000 Petal Ariana Grande 295,000 This & That Stray Kids 369,000 Wild Katseye 170,000 The Sin: Bliss Enhypen 98,000 Don't Look Down Rod Wave 99,000 Dandelion Ella Langley 67,000 Westside Whimsy Jhené Aiko 74,000 Bass Persuades Miley Cyrus 61,000 The Life of a Showgirl Taylor Swift 173,000
Number-one artists + List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Rank Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Drake 4 2 BTS 3 Noah Kahan Ella Langley Taylor Swift 6 Harry Styles 2 Olivia Rodrigo Morgan Wallen 9 Zach Bryan 1 ASAP Rocky Megadeth Don Toliver J. Cole Bad Bunny Megan Moroney Bruno Mars Ateez Madonna Future Gracie Abrams Ariana Grande Stray Kids Katseye Enhypen Rod Wave Jhené Aiko Miley Cyrus
See also List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2026 List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of the 2020s 2026 in American music
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