List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2017
The highest-selling albums and EPs in the United States are ranked in the Billboard 200, which is published by Billboard magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as on-demand streaming and digital sales of its individual tracks.
In 2017, a total of 38 albums claimed the top position of the chart. Beginning with vocal group Pentatonix's Christmas album, A Pentatonix Christmas, issue dated January 7, another one of which, Canadian singer The Weeknd's third studio album, Starboy returned to the top slot a week later after three weeks from the slot, issue dated December 17, 2016.
Ed Sheeran's third studio album, ÷ (Divide) was the most consumed album of 2017 with 2.764 million equivalent album units with 1.1 million of that sum coming from traditional album sales according to Nielsen Music. Kendrick Lamar's fourth studio album Damn was the second best-selling album of 2017 with 2.747 million equivalent album units according to Nielsen Music. Taylor Swift's sixth studio album, Reputation, was the best-selling album of 2017 with 1.9 million sales, and the third most consumed, with 2.336 million units moved in 2017.
Rapper Future also made Billboard history releasing two different albums in a week apart: his fifth self-titled album and sixth follow-up, Hndrxx. Both managed to peak atop the chart. Aside from A Pentatonix Christmas, Starboy, ÷, More Life, Damn and Reputation, the only two number-ones with extended chart runs include: Grateful by DJ Khaled and 4:44 by Jay-Z, four of which spent only two weeks at the top position.
Chart history
† | Indicates best performing album of 2017 |
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Album- equivalent units |
Ref. |
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January 7 | A Pentatonix Christmas | Pentatonix | 206,000 | |
January 14 | 101,000 | |||
January 21 | Starboy | The Weeknd | 69,000 | |
January 28 | 63,000 | |||
February 4 | 61,000 | |||
February 11 | 56,000 | |||
February 18 | Culture | Migos | 131,000 | |
February 25 | I Decided. | Big Sean | 151,000 | |
March 4 | Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various artists | 123,000 | |
March 11 | Future | Future | 140,000 | |
March 18 | Hndrxx | 121,000 | ||
March 25 | ÷ | Ed Sheeran | 451,000 | |
April 1 | 180,000 | |||
April 8 | More Life | Drake | 505,000 | |
April 15 | 226,000 | |||
April 22 | 136,000 | |||
April 29 | Memories...Do Not Open | The Chainsmokers | 221,000 | |
May 6 | Damn † | Kendrick Lamar | 603,000 | |
May 13 | 239,000 | |||
May 20 | 173,000 | |||
May 27 | Everybody | Logic | 247,000 | |
June 3 | Harry Styles | Harry Styles | 230,000 | |
June 10 | One More Light | Linkin Park | 111,000 | |
June 17 | True to Self | Bryson Tiller | 107,000 | |
June 24 | Hopeless Fountain Kingdom | Halsey | 106,000 | |
July 1 | Witness | Katy Perry | 180,000 | |
July 8 | Melodrama | Lorde | 109,000 | |
July 15 | Grateful | DJ Khaled | 149,000 | |
July 22 | 70,000 | |||
July 29 | 4:44 | Jay-Z | 262,000 | |
August 5 | 87,000 | |||
August 12 | Lust for Life | Lana Del Rey | 107,000 | |
August 19 | Everything Now | Arcade Fire | 100,000 | |
August 26 | Damn † | Kendrick Lamar | 47,000 | |
September 2 | Rainbow | Kesha | 117,000 | |
September 9 | Science Fiction | Brand New | 58,000 | |
September 16 | Luv Is Rage 2 | Lil Uzi Vert | 135,000 | |
September 23 | American Dream | LCD Soundsystem | 85,000 | |
September 30 | Life Changes | Thomas Rhett | 123,000 | |
October 7 | Concrete and Gold | Foo Fighters | 127,000 | |
October 14 | Wonderful Wonderful | The Killers | 118,000 | |
October 21 | Now | Shania Twain | 137,000 | |
October 28 | Perception | NF | 55,000 | |
November 4 | Beautiful Trauma | Pink | 408,000 | |
November 11 | Flicker | Niall Horan | 152,000 | |
November 18 | Live in No Shoes Nation | Kenny Chesney | 219,000 | |
November 25 | The Thrill of It All | Sam Smith | 237,000 | |
December 2 | Reputation | Taylor Swift | 1,238,000 | |
December 9 | 256,000 | |||
December 16 | 147,000 | |||
December 23 | Songs of Experience | U2 | 186,000 | |
December 30 | What Makes You Country | Luke Bryan | 108,000 |