List of Billboard 200 top 10 albums in 2016
This is a list of albums that charted in the top ten of the Billboard 200, an all-genre albums chart, in 2016.
Top-ten albums
An asterisk (*) represents that an album is in the top ten as of the week ending December 31, 2016.
Top 10 |
Album |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Total weeks in |
Dates |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position |
Date |
Album |
Billboard 200 |
Last charted |
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Albums released in 2011 |
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March 12 |
21 |
Adele |
1 |
March 12 |
84 |
January 24 |
November 12 |
Christmas |
Michael BUBLé |
1 |
December 10 |
18* |
October 24 |
Albums released in 2014 |
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November 8 |
That's Christmas to Me |
Pentatonix |
3 |
December 19 (2015) |
15* |
October 21 |
November 15 |
1989 |
Taylor Swift |
1 |
November 15 |
73 |
October 27 |
Albums released in 2015 |
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March 21 |
Piece by Piece |
Kelly Clarkson |
1 |
March 21 |
2 |
March 21 |
June 6 |
Blurryface |
Twenty One Pilots |
1 |
June 6 |
39 |
May 19 |
September 19 |
Beauty Behind the Madness |
The Weeknd |
1 |
September 19 |
26 |
August 28 |
October 10 |
Hamilton (album) |
Original Broadway Cast |
3 |
July 2 (2016) |
17* |
September 25 |
October 17 |
Fetty Wap |
Fetty Wap |
1 |
October 17 |
12 |
September 25 |
October 31 |
Revival |
Selena Gomez |
1 |
October 31 |
4 |
October 9 |
November 21 |
Traveller |
Chris Stapleton |
1 |
November 21 |
26 |
May 5 |
December 5 |
Purpose |
Justin Bieber |
1 |
December 5 |
25 |
November 13 |
Made in the A.M. |
One Direction |
2 |
December 5 |
8 |
November 13 |
|
December 12 |
25 |
Adele |
1 |
December 12 |
35 |
November 20 |
December 26 |
A Head Full of Dreams |
Coldplay |
1 |
December 26 |
3 |
December 4 |
When It's Dark Out |
G-Eazy |
5 |
December 26 |
3 |
December 4 |
|
January 9 (2016) |
Royalty |
Chris Brown |
3 |
January 9 (2016) |
2 |
December 18 |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
John Williams |
5 |
January 9 (2016) |
1 |
December 18 |
|
January 16 (2016) |
T R A P S O U L |
Bryson Tiller |
10 |
January 16 (2016) |
8 |
December 18 |
Albums released in 2016 |
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January 23 |
Wildfire |
Rachel Platten |
5 |
January 23 |
1 |
January 1 |
January 30 |
Blackstar |
David Bowie |
1 |
January 30 |
3 |
January 8 |
Best of Bowie |
David Bowie |
4 |
January 30 |
2 |
October 22 (2002) |
|
February 6 |
Death of a Bachelor |
Panic! at the Disco |
1 |
February 6 |
2 |
January 15 |
Kidz Bop 31 |
Kidz Bop Kids |
6 |
February 6 |
1 |
January 15 |
|
February 13 |
Dystopia |
Megadeth |
3 |
February 13 |
1 |
January 22 |
2016 GRAMMY® Nominees |
Various Artists |
9 |
February 13 |
1 |
January 22 |
|
February 20 |
ANTI |
Rihanna |
1 |
February 20 |
33 |
January 29 |
Islah |
Kevin Gates |
2 |
February 20 |
5 |
January 29 |
|
This Is Acting |
Sia |
4 |
February 20 |
2 |
January 29 |
|
Nine Track Mind |
Charlie Puth |
6 |
February 20 |
1 |
January 29 |
|
February 27 |
EVOL |
Future |
1 |
February 27 |
2 |
February 6 |
Khalifa |
Wiz Khalifa |
6 |
February 27 |
1 |
February 5 |
|
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Various Artists |
7 |
February 27 |
2 |
February 5 |
|
Wonderful Crazy Night |
Elton John |
8 |
February 27 |
1 |
February 5 |
|
March 5 |
Hymns That Are Important to Us |
Joey + Rory |
4 |
March 5 |
6 |
February 12 |
March 12 |
The Art of Hustle |
Yo Gotti |
4 |
March 12 |
1 |
February 19 |
March 19 |
I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it |
The 1975 |
1 |
March 19 |
1 |
February 26 |
This Unruly Mess I've Made |
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
4 |
March 19 |
1 |
February 26 |
|
For All Kings |
Anthrax |
9 |
March 19 |
1 |
February 26 |
|
March 26 |
untitled unmastered. |
Kendrick Lamar |
1 |
March 26 |
2 |
March 4 |
ColleGrove |
2 Chainz |
4 |
March 26 |
1 |
March 4 |
|
April 2 |
Incarnate |
Killswitch Engage |
6 |
April 2 |
1 |
March 11 |
3001: A Laced Odyssey |
Flatbush ZOMBiES |
10 |
April 2 |
1 |
March 11 |
|
April 9 |
This Is What the Truth Feels Like |
Gwen Stefani |
1 |
April 9 |
1 |
March 18 |
Something Beautiful |
Jordan Smith |
2 |
April 9 |
1 |
March 18 |
|
The Passion: New Orleans |
Various Artists |
8 |
April 9 |
1 |
March 18 |
|
Chapter 1 |
Kane Brown |
9 |
April 9 |
1 |
March 18 |
|
April 16 |
Mind of Mine |
ZAYN |
1 |
April 16 |
3 |
March 25 |
More Issues Than Vogue |
K. Michelle |
2 |
April 16 |
1 |
March 25 |
|
Slime Season 3 |
Young Thug |
7 |
April 16 |
1 |
March 25 |
|
The Black |
Asking Alexandria |
9 |
April 16 |
1 |
March 25 |
|
April 23 |
The Life of Pablo |
Kanye West |
1 |
April 23 |
3 |
April 4 |
Lukas Graham (Blue Album) |
Lukas Graham |
3 |
April 23 |
2 |
April 1 |
|
Weezer (White Album) |
Weezer |
4 |
April 23 |
1 |
April 1 |
|
TWENTY88 |
TWENTY88 |
5 |
April 23 |
1 |
April 1 |
|
April 30 |
Cleopatra |
The Lumineers |
1 |
April 30 |
2 |
April 8 |
Gore |
Deftones |
2 |
April 30 |
1 |
April 8 |
|
May 7 |
The Very Best of Prince |
Prince |
1 |
May 7 |
5 |
July 31 (2001) |
Purple Rain |
Prince And The Revolution |
2 |
August 4 (1984) |
35 |
June 25 (1984) |
|
A Sailor's Guide to Earth |
Sturgill Simpson |
3 |
May 7 |
1 |
April 15 |
|
Santana IV |
Santana |
5 |
May 7 |
1 |
April 15 |
|
The Hits/The B-Sides |
Prince |
4 |
May 14 |
2 |
September 10 (1993) |
|
May 14 |
Lemonade |
Beyoncé |
1 |
May 14 |
16 |
April 23 |
Ultimate Prince |
Prince |
6 |
May 14 |
1 |
August 22 (2006) |
|
1999 |
Prince |
7 |
May 14 |
12 |
October 27 (1982) |
|
Always Strive and Prosper |
A$AP Ferg |
8 |
May 14 |
1 |
April 22 |
|
May 21 |
Views |
Drake |
1 |
May 21 |
30 |
April 29 |
The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser |
Rob Zombie |
6 |
May 21 |
1 |
April 29 |
|
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Various Artists |
7 |
May 21 |
1 |
April 29 |
|
May 28 |
A Moon Shaped Pool |
Radiohead |
3 |
May 28 |
3 |
May 8 |
Ripcord |
Keith Urban |
4 |
May 28 |
2 |
May 6 |
|
You Should Be Here |
Cole Swindell |
6 |
May 28 |
1 |
May 6 |
|
June 4 |
Thank You |
Meghan Trainor |
3 |
June 4 |
5 |
May 13 |
Misadventures |
Pierce the Veil |
4 |
June 4 |
1 |
May 13 |
|
Coloring Book |
Chance the Rapper |
8 |
June 4 |
1 |
May 26 |
|
Playing with Fire |
Jennifer Nettles |
10 |
June 4 |
1 |
May 13 |
|
June 11 |
Dangerous Woman |
Ariana Grande |
2 |
June 11 |
8 |
May 20 |
If I'm Honest |
Blake Shelton |
3 |
June 11 |
7 |
May 20 |
|
I Still Do |
Eric Clapton |
6 |
June 11 |
1 |
May 20 |
|
Fallen Angels |
Bob Dylan |
7 |
June 11 |
1 |
May 20 |
|
2 |
Mudcrutch |
10 |
June 11 |
1 |
May 20 |
|
June 18 |
Black |
Dierks Bentley |
2 |
June 18 |
1 |
May 27 |
7/27 |
Fifth Harmony |
4 |
June 18 |
1 |
May 27 |
|
Skin |
Flume |
8 |
June 18 |
1 |
May 27 |
|
June 25 |
Stranger to Stranger |
Paul Simon |
3 |
June 25 |
1 |
June 3 |
Seal the Deal and Let's Boogie |
Volbeat |
4 |
June 25 |
1 |
June 3 |
|
Hero |
Maren Morris |
5 |
June 25 |
1 |
June 3 |
|
Obsessed |
Dan + Shay |
8 |
June 25 |
1 |
June 3 |
|
July 2 |
Last Year Was Complicated |
Nick Jonas |
2 |
July 2 |
1 |
June 10 |
The Human Condition |
Jon Bellion |
5 |
July 2 |
1 |
June 10 |
|
July 9 |
The Getaway |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
2 |
July 9 |
3 |
June 17 |
Still Brazy |
YG |
6 |
July 9 |
1 |
June 17 |
|
Johannesburg (EP) |
Mumford & Sons with Baaba Maal, The Very Best and Beatenberg'' |
9 |
July 9 |
1 |
June 17 |
|
July 16 |
True Sadness |
The Avett Brothers |
3 |
July 16 |
1 |
June 24 |
Epic AF |
Various Artists |
5 |
July 16 |
5 |
June 17 |
|
July 23 |
California |
Blink-182 |
1 |
July 23 |
2 |
July 1 |
blackSUMMERS'night |
Maxwell |
3 |
July 23 |
1 |
July 1 |
|
July 30 |
Blank Face LP |
ScHoolboy Q |
2 |
July 30 |
2 |
July 8 |
The North Corridor |
Chevelle |
8 |
July 30 |
1 |
July 8 |
|
Where the Light Shines Through |
Switchfoot |
10 |
July 30 |
1 |
July 8 |
|
August 6 |
Hard Love |
NEEDTOBREATHE |
2 |
August 6 |
1 |
July 15 |
Kidz Bop 32 |
Kidz Bop Kids |
9 |
August 6 |
1 |
July 15 |
|
August 13 |
Everybody Looking |
Gucci Mane |
2 |
August 13 |
1 |
July 22 |
August 20 |
Major Key |
DJ Khaled |
1 |
August 20 |
4 |
July 29 |
American Love |
Jake Owen |
4 |
August 20 |
1 |
July 29 |
|
The Definition Of... |
Fantasia |
6 |
August 20 |
1 |
July 29 |
|
Love Remains |
Hillary Scott and The Scott Family |
7 |
August 20 |
1 |
July 29 |
|
August 27 |
[...] Squad |
Various Artists |
1 |
August 27 |
9 |
August 5 |
Unleashed |
Skillet |
3 |
August 27 |
1 |
August 5 |
|
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Various Artists |
5 |
August 27 |
2 |
August 5 |
|
Encore |
DJ Snake |
8 |
August 27 |
1 |
August 5 |
|
September 3 |
PartyNextDoor 3 |
PARTYNEXTDOOR |
3 |
September 3 |
1 |
August 12 |
Kinda Don't Care |
Justin Moore |
4 |
September 3 |
1 |
August 12 |
|
SremmLife 2 |
Rae Sremmurd |
5 |
September 3 |
4 |
August 12 |
|
September 10 |
Blonde |
Frank Ocean |
1 |
September 10 |
3 |
August 20 |
I Told You |
Tory Lanez |
4 |
September 10 |
1 |
August 19 |
|
Brave Enough |
Lindsey Sterling |
5 |
September 10 |
1 |
August 19 |
|
September 17 |
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway |
Barbra Streisand |
1 |
September 17 |
2 |
August 26 |
Dig Your Roots |
Florida Georgia Line |
2 |
September 17 |
4 |
August 26 |
|
Glory |
Britney Spears |
3 |
September 17 |
1 |
August 26 |
|
Jeffery |
Young Thug |
8 |
September 17 |
1 |
August 26 |
|
September 24 |
Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight |
Travis Scott |
1 |
September 24 |
6 |
September 2 |
Bad Vibrations |
A Day to Remember |
2 |
September 24 |
1 |
September 2 |
|
October 1 |
''They Don't Know |
Jason Aldean |
1 |
October 1 |
3 |
September 9 |
''Wild World |
Bastille |
4 |
October 1 |
1 |
September 9 |
|
''Signs of Light |
The Head and the Heart |
5 |
October 1 |
1 |
September 9 |
|
Live at the Hollywood Bowl |
The Beatles |
7 |
October 1 |
1 |
September 9 |
|
Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016 |
Jack White |
8 |
October 1 |
1 |
September 9 |
|
October 8 |
The Divine Feminine |
Mac Miller |
2 |
October 8 |
1 |
September 16 |
Sinner |
Aaron Lewis |
4 |
October 8 |
1 |
September 16 |
|
Hard II Love |
Usher |
5 |
October 8 |
1 |
September 16 |
|
The Very Next Thing |
Casting Crowns |
9 |
October 8 |
1 |
September 16 |
|
October 15 |
Illuminate |
Shawn Mendes |
1 |
October 15 |
2 |
September 23 |
Farm Tour...Here's to the Farmer |
Luke Bryan |
4 |
October 15 |
1 |
September 23 |
|
Chapter and Verse |
Bruce Springsteen |
5 |
October 15 |
1 |
September 23 |
|
October 22 |
A Seat at the Table |
Solange |
1 |
October 22 |
2 |
September 30 |
22, A Million |
Bon Iver |
2 |
October 22 |
2 |
September 30 |
|
Keep Me Singing |
Van Morrison |
9 |
October 22 |
1 |
September 30 |
|
October 29 |
Revolution Radio |
Green Day |
1 |
October 29 |
2 |
October 7 |
Day Breaks |
Norah Jones |
2 |
October 29 |
1 |
October 7 |
|
Oh My My |
OneRepublic |
3 |
October 29 |
1 |
October 7 |
|
The Last Hero |
Alter Bridge |
8 |
October 29 |
1 |
October 7 |
|
Three |
Phantogram |
9 |
October 29 |
1 |
October 7 |
|
November 5 |
Walls |
Kings of Leon |
1 |
November 5 |
1 |
October 14 |
1992 |
The Game |
4 |
November 5 |
1 |
October 14 |
|
Mad Love |
JoJo |
6 |
November 5 |
1 |
October 14 |
|
November 12 |
Joanne |
Lady Gaga |
1 |
November 12 |
2 |
October 21 |
Nobody but Me |
Michael Bublé |
2 |
November 12 |
2 |
October 21 |
|
A Pentatonix Christmas |
Pentatonix |
2 |
November 12 |
8* |
October 21 |
|
The Serenity of Suffering |
Korn |
4 |
November 12 |
1 |
October 21 |
|
Never Lose Sight |
Chris Tomlin |
6 |
November 12 |
1 |
October 21 |
|
The Ghosts of Christmas Eve |
Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
9 |
November 12 |
1 |
October 21 |
|
You Want It Darker |
Leonard Cohen |
7 |
November 12 |
2 |
October 21 |
|
November 19 |
Trap or Die 3 |
Jeezy |
1 |
November 19 |
1 |
October 28 |
Cosmic Hallelujah |
Kenny Chesney |
2 |
November 19 |
2 |
October 28 |
|
DC4 |
Meek Mill |
3 |
November 19 |
1 |
October 28 |
|
The Stage |
Avenged Sevenfold |
4 |
November 19 |
1 |
October 28 |
|
November 26 |
This House Is Not for Sale |
Bon Jovi |
1 |
November 26 |
1 |
November 4 |
Here |
Alicia Keys |
2 |
November 26 |
1 |
November 4 |
|
Trolls: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Various Artists |
3 |
November 26 |
4 |
September 23 |
|
Collage (EP) |
The Chainsmokers |
6 |
November 26 |
2 |
November 4 |
|
Now That's What I Call Music! 60 |
Various Artists |
7 |
November 26 |
1 |
November 4 |
|
December 3 |
We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service |
A Tribe Called Quest |
1 |
December 3 |
2 |
November 11 |
57th & 9th |
Sting |
9 |
December 3 |
1 |
November 11 |
|
December 10 |
Hardwired...To Self-Destruct |
Metallica |
1 |
December 10 |
2 |
November 18 |
24K Magic |
Bruno Mars |
2 |
December 10 |
4* |
November 18 |
|
The Weight of These Wings |
Miranda Lambert |
3 |
December 10 |
2 |
November 18 |
|
Christmas Together |
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood |
7 |
December 10 |
1 |
November 11 |
|
December 17 |
Starboy |
The Weeknd |
1 |
December 17 |
3* |
November 25 |
''Moana |
Various Artists |
5 |
December 17 |
3* |
November 18 |
|
December 24 |
The Hamilton Mixtape |
Various Artists |
1 |
December 24 |
1 |
December 2 |
Blue & Lonesome |
The Rolling Stones |
4 |
December 24 |
2* |
December 2 |
|
''Awaken, My Love! |
Childish Gambino |
5 |
December 24 |
1 |
December 2 |
|
Perfectly Imperfect (EP) |
Grace Vanderwaal |
9 |
December 24 |
1 |
December 2 |
|
Kane Brown |
Kane Brown |
10 |
December 24 |
1 |
December 2 |
|
December 31 |
4 Your Eyez Only |
J. Cole |
1 |
December 31 |
1* |
December 9 |
Stoney |
Post Malone |
6 |
December 31 |
1* |
December 9 |
|
More Info
David Bowie
- "Best of Bowie" first entered the chart on Nov 9 (2002) at No. 70; reached its peak on Jan 30 (2016) at No. 4.
Kanye West
- "The Life of Pablo" was originally released on Feb 14 (2016), but was later recalled and an updated version of the album was released later on Apr 4.
Kelly Clarkson
- "Piece by Piece" re-entered the chart on Mar 12 (2016) at No. 120; re-entered the top 10 the following week on Mar 19 at No. 6.
Lukas Graham
- "Lukas Graham (Blue Album)" was released only in Denmark on Jun 16 (2015), and was released internationally on Apr 1 (2016).
Pentatonix
- Pentatonix's "That's Christmas To Me" reached its peak on both Dec 19 (2015) and Jan 2 (2016) at No. 3.
Prince
- "1999" first entered the chart on Nov 20 (1982) at No. 56; reached its peak on May 14 (2016) at No. 7.
- "Purple Rain" first entered the chart on Jul 14 (1984) at No. 11; reached its peak on Aug 4 (1984) at No. 1.
- "The Hits/The B-Sides" first entered the chart on October 2 (1993) at No. 19; reached its peak on May 14 (2016) at No. 4.
- "The Very Best of Prince" first entered the chart on Aug 18 (2001) at No. 66; reached its peak on May 7 (2016) at No. 1.
- "Ultimate" first entered the chart on Sept 9 (2006) at No. 61; reached its peak on May 14 (2016) at No. 6.
Rihanna
- "ANTI" first entered the chart on Feb 13 (2016) at No. 27; reached it peak the following week on Feb 20 at No. 1.
TWENTY88
- A hip-hop duo that consists of Big Sean & Jhené Aiko.
See also
- 2016 in American music
- List of Billboard 200 top 10 albums in 2015
- List of Billboard 200 top 10 albums in 2014
Notes
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It is a compilation/greatest hits album.
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It is an EP.
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It is a greatest hits album.
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It is a mixtape.
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It is a soundtrack of a film/TV series/etc.
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It re-entered the chart/Top 10.
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It is a re-release or a new edition of the album.