List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2017

Taylor Swift's sixth studio album, Reputation, earned the biggest sales week of 2017, selling over 1.2 million copies in its first week. It became the best-selling album 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.

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's third studio album, ÷, was the most consumed album. It moved over 2.764 million album equivalent units in 2017.

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

Rapper Kendrick Lamar's Damn spent four weeks atop the chart. It was the second most consumed album of 2017, moving 2.747 million units in 2017.
The Weeknd's Starboy topped the chart for four consecutive weeks, standing as his second number-one album in the US.
Key
Indicates best performing album of 2017
Issue date Album Artist(s) Album-
equivalent units
Ref.
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

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