Dance/Electronic Albums
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Top Dance/Electronic Albums, Dance/Electronic Albums (formerly Top Electronic Albums) is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top-selling electronic music albums in the United States based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted on the issue dated June 30, 2001 under the title Top Electronic Albums, with the first number-one title being the original soundtrack to the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.[2] It originally began as a fifteen-position chart and has since expanded to twenty-five positions.
Top Electronic Albums features full-length albums by artists who are associated with electronic music genres (house, techno, IDM, trance, etc.) as well as pop-oriented dance music and electronic-leaning hip hop. Also eligible for this chart are remix albums by otherwise non-electronic-based artists and DJ-mixed compilation albums and film soundtracks which feature a majority of electronic or dance music.
In 2019, Billboard added a companion chart, Dance/Electronic Album Sales, which tracks the top 15 albums based solely on physical sales, but with an emphasis on core dance/electronic artists.
The current number-one album on the chart is Brat by Charli XCX.[3]
Artist milestones
[edit]Most number-one albums
[edit]Albums | Artist | Source |
---|---|---|
7 | Louie DeVito | [4] |
Lady Gaga | [5][1] | |
6 | Daft Punk | [6] |
The Chainsmokers | [7] | |
4 | Aphex Twin (One as "AFX") | [8] |
Lindsey Stirling | [9] | |
M.I.A. | [10] | |
Pet Shop Boys | [11] | |
Marshmello | [12] |
Most cumulative weeks at number one
[edit]Weeks | Artist | Source |
---|---|---|
262
|
Lady Gaga | [1] |
91
|
The Chainsmokers | [7] |
57
|
Beyoncé[a] | [13] |
47
|
Gnarls Barkley | [14] |
38
|
Daft Punk | [6] |
35
|
Gorillaz | [15] |
32
|
Louie DeVito | |
29
|
Lindsey Stirling | [9] |
23
|
Calvin Harris | [16] |
Marshmello | [12] |
Most entries on the chart
[edit]Entries | Artist | Source |
---|---|---|
33
|
Armin van Buuren | [17] |
23
|
Tiësto | [18] |
19
|
Louie DeVito | |
18
|
The Happy Boys | |
17
|
Pet Shop Boys | [11] |
16
|
Moby | [19] |
Bassnectar | [20] | |
13
|
Bad Boy Joe | |
David Waxman | [21] | |
12
|
Johnny Vicious |
Album milestones
[edit]Most weeks at number one
[edit]Weeks | Album | Artist | Year(s) | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
193
|
The Fame | Lady Gaga | 2008–24 | [1] |
57
|
Renaissance[a] | Beyoncé | 2022–24 | [13] |
46
|
Memories...Do Not Open | The Chainsmokers | 2017–18 | [7] |
39
|
St. Elsewhere | Gnarls Barkley | 2006–07 | [14] |
36
|
Chromatica | Lady Gaga | 2020–21 | [1] |
34
|
Demon Days | Gorillaz | 2005–06 | [15] |
22
|
Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | 2013–23 | [6] |
20
|
Marshmello Fortnite Extended Set | Marshmello | 2019 | [12] |
Honestly, Nevermind | Drake | 2022 | [22] | |
19
|
Shatter Me | Lindsey Stirling | 2014–15 | [9] |
Sorry for Party Rocking | LMFAO | 2011–12 | [23] | |
Born This Way | Lady Gaga | 2011 | [1] | |
Kala | M.I.A. | 2007–08 | [10] | |
Give Up | The Postal Service | 2004–05 |
Most weeks on the chart
[edit]Weeks | Album | Artist | Source |
---|---|---|---|
544
|
The Fame | Lady Gaga | [1] |
500
|
Nothing but the Beat | David Guetta | [24] |
497
|
Demon Days | Gorillaz | [15] |
457
|
Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | [6] |
409
|
Born This Way | Lady Gaga | [1] |
408
|
True | Avicii | [25] |
406
|
Collage | The Chainsmokers | [7] |
384
|
Memories...Do Not Open | The Chainsmokers | [7] |
359
|
Motion | Calvin Harris | [16] |
349
|
Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 | Calvin Harris | [16] |
Year-end number-one albums
[edit]List of albums that ranked number-one on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums Year-End chart.
- 2001: Pulse – Various Artists
- 2002: 18 – Moby
- 2003: N.Y.C. Underground Party 5 – Louie DeVito
- 2004: Fired Up! – Various Artists
- 2005: Demon Days – Gorillaz
- 2006: Confessions on a Dance Floor – Madonna
- 2007: St. Elsewhere – Gnarls Barkley
- 2008: Kala – M.I.A.
- 2009: The Fame – Lady Gaga
- 2010: The Fame – Lady Gaga
- 2011: Born This Way – Lady Gaga
- 2012: Sorry for Party Rocking – LMFAO
- 2013: Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
- 2014: Artpop – Lady Gaga
- 2015: Listen – David Guetta
- 2016: Now That's What I Call a Workout 2016 – Various Artists
- 2017: Memories...Do Not Open – The Chainsmokers
- 2018: Memories...Do Not Open – The Chainsmokers
- 2019: Marshmello Fortnite Extended Set – Marshmello
- 2020: Chromatica – Lady Gaga
- 2021: The Fame – Lady Gaga
- 2022: Honestly, Nevermind – Drake
- 2023: Renaissance – Beyoncé
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Lady Gaga Chart History". Billboard. August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Bows New Electronic Chart". Billboard. June 19, 2001. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ^ "Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Artist Biography by David Jeffries. "Louie DeVito | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Lady Gaga's 'Dawn of Chromatica' Crowns Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart in Record-Setting Week". Billboard. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Daft Punk Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "The Chainsmokers Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ Murray, Gordon (July 21, 2016). "Calvin Harris & Rihanna Rule Hot Dance/Electronic Songs With 'This Is What You Came For'". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Lindsey Stirling Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "M.I.A. Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ a b "Pet Shop Boys Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Marshmello Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "Beyoncé Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "Gnarls Barkley Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Gorillaz Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Calvin Harris Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "Armin van Buuren Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Tiësto Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "Moby Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Bassnectar Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "David Waxman Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Drake Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "LMFAO Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ "David Guetta Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "Avicii Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2024.