User:FraDany/List of my number-one albums of the 2000s
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The Albums Chart is a weekly record chart based on album sales from Sunday to Saturday; during the 2000s, a total of 64 albums reached number one. The most successful artist of the 2000s was American singer Michael Jackson, who topped the Albums Chart for 50 weeks with seven different albums. 1 (2000) by English band The Beatles, was the biggest-selling album of 2001 and was also the biggest-selling album of the decade. The first number-one album of the 2000s was the compilation album The Greatest Hits by American singer and actress Cher – released in 1999, it first reached number one in December, and remained at the top for four consecutive weeks. The final number one of the 2000s was the reissue The Fame Monster by American singer Lady Gaga.
Number-one albums[edit]
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| † | Best-selling album of the year |
| ‡ | Runner-up album of the year |
| Best-selling album of the decade | |
| Runner-up album of the decade |
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Albums with the most weeks at number one[edit]
The following albums spent at least sixteen weeks at number one during the 2000s.
| Artist | Album | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|
| The Beatles | 1 | 18 |
| Michael Jackson | Number Ones | |
| Eminem | The Eminem Show | 17 |
| Nelly Furtado | Loose |
By artist[edit]
The following artists spent at least forty weeks at number one during the 2000s.
| Artist | Number-one albums | Weeks at number one |
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| Eminem | 4 | 41 |
| Michael Jackson | 7 | 50 |
Best-selling albums[edit]
| No. | Album | Artist | Year | Weeks at number one |
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| 1 | 1 | The Beatles | 2000 | 18 |
| 2 | Number Ones | Michael Jackson | 2003 | 18 |
| 3 | Come On Over | Shania Twain | 1997 | 14 |
| 4 | American Idiot | Green Day | 2005 | 16 |
| 5 | The Eminem Show | Eminem | 2002 | 17 |
| 6 | Loose | Nelly Furtado | 2006 | 16 |
| 7 | Music | Madonna | 2000 | 9 |
| 8 | Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film | Various artists | 2001 | 11 |
| 9 | The Very Best of Cher | Cher | 2003 | 10 |
| 10 | Confessions on a Dancefloor | Madonna | 2005 | 11 |
| 11 | Love. Angel. Music. Baby. | Gwen Stefani | 2004 | 11 |
| 12 | ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits | Elvis Presley | 2002 | 8 |
| 13 | The Fame | Lady Gaga | 2008 | 15 |
| 14 | Fallen | Evanescence | 2003 | 10 |
| 15 | Stripped | Christina Aguilera | 2002 | 7 |
| 16 | King of Pop | Michael Jackson | 2008 | 12 |
| 17 | Mamma Mia! The Movie Soundtrack | Mamma Mia! film cast | 11 | |
| 18 | FutureSex/LoveSounds | Justin Timberlake | 2006 | 11 |
| 19 | Funhouse | Pink | 2008 | 9 |
| 20 | The Essential Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson | 2005 | 8 |