List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2014

The data are compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales.

One of which, American R&B singer Beyoncé's self-titled visual album started its peak in late 2013.

[1] The soundtrack to the 2013 Disney film, Frozen was the longest-running number-one album of the year, staying atop the chart for thirteen non-consecutive weeks.

[2] Taylor Swift's 1989 sold 1.28 million copies in its first week, making it the second album with the highest sales during the opening week, since 2002 when Eminem's third album, The Eminem Show opened up with 1.3 million.

[3] Between the weeks of December 6 and 13, the Billboard 200 switched from tracking pure album sales to album-equivalent units.

Taylor Swift 's 1989 gave her the fourth Billboard 200 number-one debut of her career. It earned the largest sales week of 2014, with over 1.28 million copies sold in its opening week.
The soundtrack of Frozen was the longest running number-one album of 2014, spending a total of 13 weeks atop the chart. It was written by Robert and Kristen Anderson Lopez (pictured) .
Beyoncé 's self-titled 2013 studio album earned its second and third chart-topping weeks in January 2014.
Alternative rock band Coldplay 's sixth album, Ghost Stories , gave the band their fourth number-one album to date. It spent two weeks atop the chart.
Rapper Rick Ross gained his fifth number-one album of 2014 with his sixth studio album, Mastermind .
Rock singer Jack White 's sophomore album, Lazaretto , gave the artist his second number-one album in the country to date.
Rock band The Black Keys earned a number-one album in the country with their eighth studio album, Turn Blue .