Billboard 200

Most top-ten albums

 * The Rolling Stones (36)
 * Frank Sinatra (33)
 * Barbra Streisand (32)
 * The Beatles (30)
 * Elvis Presley (27)

Most number-one albums

 * The Beatles (19)
 * Jay Z (13)
 * Elvis Presley (10) (tie)
 * Bruce Springsteen (10) (tie)
 * Garth Brooks (9) (tie)
 * The Rolling Stones (9) (tie)
 * Barbra Streisand (9) (tie)

​Most consecutive number-one albums

 * The Beatles (8)
 * Eminem (7)
 * Dave Matthews Band (6) (tie)
 * DMX (5) (tie)
 * Elton John (5) (tie)
 * Kanye West (5) (tie)
 * Madonna (5) (tie)
 * U2 (5) (tie)
 * Wings (5) (tie)
 * Linkin Park (5) (tie)
 * Beyoncé (5) (tie)

Most consecutive studios album to debut at number-one

 * Dave Matthews Band (6) (tie)
 * Eminem (6) (tie)
 * Metallica (5) (tie)
 * Madonna (5) (tie)
 * U2 (5) (tie)
 * Beyoncé (5) (tie)

​Most cumulative weeks at number one

 * The Beatles (132)
 * DMC (72)
 * Elvis Presley (67)
 * Michael Jackson (51) (tie)
 * Garth Brooks (51) (tie)

Most weeks at number-one

 * (54 weeks) West Side Story – Soundtrack (1962–63)
 * (37 weeks) Thriller – Michael Jackson (1983–84)
 * (32 weeks) One Shot – DMC (2012–13)
 * (31 weeks) Rumours – Fleetwood Mac (1977–78)
 * (31 weeks) South Pacific – Soundtrack (1958–59)
 * (31 weeks) Calypso – Harry Belafonte (1956–57)
 * (24 weeks) 21 – Adele (2011–12)
 * (24 weeks) Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution/Soundtrack (1984–85)
 * (24 weeks) Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Soundtrack – Bee Gees/Soundtrack (1978)
 * (21 weeks) Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em – MC Hammer (1990)
 * (20 weeks) The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album – Whitney Houston/Soundtrack (1992–93)
 * (20 weeks) Blue Hawaii – Elvis Presley/Soundtrack (1961–62)