List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2021

This is a list of the albums ranked number one in the United States during 2021.

The data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based on multi-metric consumption as measured in album-equivalent units, which comprise album sales, track sales, and streams on digital music platforms.

[3] It became the first country album since The Chase (1992) by American singer Garth Brooks to reign the Billboard 200 for six or more weeks,[4] and the first album since Whitney (1987) by American singer Whitney Houston, to spend its first 10 weeks at the top spot.

[6] Fearless (Taylor's Version) became the first re-recorded album in history to top the chart.

[7] American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo's debut studio album, Sour, is the year's second longest reigning number-one album of the Billboard 200 and the longest-reigning by a female artist, with five non-consecutive weeks spent atop the chart.

English singer Adele 's fourth studio album, 30 , had the biggest sales week of 2021 and was the best-selling album of the year.
Dangerous: The Double Album by American singer Morgan Wallen became the first album since 1987 to spend its first 10 weeks atop the Billboard 200.
Taylor Swift topped the chart for six weeks with three number-ones: her ninth studio album Evermore , and the re-recordings Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version) .
Olivia Rodrigo 's debut studio album, Sour , spent five weeks atop the chart, becoming the longest running number-one album by a female artist in 2021.
Drake 's sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy , spent five weeks atop the chart.
Happier Than Ever , the second studio album from Billie Eilish , topped the chart for three consecutive weeks.