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Only 10 artists have topped the Billboard chart with 10 different albums — here they all are

22 October 2026 at 18:43
Taylor Swift performs during the Eras Tour in Toronto.
Taylor Swift performs during the Eras Tour in Toronto.

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  • The Billboard 200 is the definitive all-genre chart for album sales in the US.
  • Only 10 artists in Billboard history have topped the chart at least 10 different times.
  • The Beatles have the most No. 1 albums with 19. Taylor Swift and Drake are tied for second place.

The Billboard 200 has tracked the best-selling albums in the US for decades.

It's a major accomplishment to top the chart, especially when an artist manages the feat with multiple different albums.

Only a handful of artists have crossed into double-digit No. 1s, including modern superstars like Taylor Swift, Drake, Jay-Z, and Future. They're listed below in ascending order.

Editor's note: Although Elvis Presley is often credited with 10 No. 1 albums, a Billboard representative told Business Insider that most of his biggest releases predate the modern Billboard 200 chart, which launched in 1963.

Madonna — 10
Madonna performs in New York City's Times Square in 2026.
Madonna performs in New York City's Times Square in 2026.

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Madonna's 2026 album "Confessions II" became her milestone 10th No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Madonna is also the first artist with a No. 1 album in the 2020s to have already topped the chart in three other decades: twice in the 2010s ("Madame X" and "MDNA"), four times in the 2000s ("Hard Candy," "Confessions on a Dance Floor," "American Life," and "Music"), and thrice in the 1980s ("Like a Prayer," "True Blue," and "Like a Virgin").

Bruce Springsteen — 11
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Bruce Springsteen performs with The E Street Band in 2023.

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Bruce Springsteen's 11 chart-topping albums span over three decades, from 1980's "The River" to 2014's "High Hopes" — even though Springsteen has yet to score a No. 1 hit song on the Billboard Hot 100.

Barbra Streisand — 11
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Barbra Streisand performs at Madison Square Garden in 2019.

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Barbra Streisand logged her first No. 1 entry on the Billboard 200 with "People" in 1964.

Fifty-one years later, she set a record for the longest span between No. 1s when "Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway," her 2016 studio album, topped the chart.

Streisand previously held the record for the most No. 1 albums among female artists until Taylor Swift broke it in 2023.

Kanye West — 11
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Ye, who still releases music under the name Kanye West, topped the Billboard 200 for the first time in 2005 with "Late Registration."

He logged his 11th consecutive No. 1 album in 2024 with "Vultures 1," a collaborative effort with Ty Dolla $ign.

Eminem — 11
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When it was released in 2000, Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" sold over 1 million copies in its first week, easily earning a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200.

Two decades later, "Music to Be Murdered By" debuted at No. 1, becoming Eminem's historic 10th chart-topper. He logged his 11th in 2024 with "The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)."

Future — 11
Future performs during the We Trust You Tour in 2024.
Future performs during the We Trust You Tour in 2024.

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Future earned his first No. 1 album in 2015 with "DS2," which has since spent over 300 weeks on the Billboard 200.

In 2024, Future's "Mixtape Pluto" debuted atop the chart — his third No. 1 album in just six months and 11th overall.

Earlier that year, Future topped the chart with "We Don't Trust You" and "We Still Don't Trust You," collaborative efforts with Metro Boomin. The former is widely known for reigniting a feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

Jay-Z — 14
Jay-Z performs during the 2017 Meadows Music And Arts Festival.
Jay-Z performs during the 2017 Meadows Music And Arts Festival.

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Jay-Z began collecting No. 1s in 1998 with his third studio album, "Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life." In 2017, he extended his total to 14 with his latest effort, "4:44."

Jay-Z is also one of the most-awarded artists in Grammy history.

Drake — 15
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Drake performs at the Wireless Festival in 2021.

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Since pivoting to music after starring on "Degrassi" as a teenager, Drake has racked up 15 No. 1 albums, from 2010's "Thank Me Later" to 2026's "Iceman."

Drake's grand total also includes one mixtape ("Care Package"), three collaborative albums ("What A Time To Be Alive" with Future, "Her Loss" with 21 Savage, and "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" with PartyNextDoor), and one project mysteriously billed as a playlist ("More Life").

Taylor Swift — 15
Taylor Swift performs "Lover" on the Eras Tour in Buenos Aires.
Taylor Swift performs during the Eras Tour in 2023.

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Only one of Taylor Swift's albums hasn't topped the chart: her self-titled debut, which peaked at No. 5 in 2008.

Swift earned her first No. 1 later that same year with "Fearless," which has since been ranked the fourth-biggest album in Billboard 200 history. In the 2020s, Swift rerecorded four of her old albums and rebranded each new release as "Taylor's Version." All four of those topped the chart, too.

Most recently, 2025's "The Life of a Showgirl" launched atop the chart with the biggest sales week in history, breaking Adele's record. It became her 15th No. 1 album, extending her record for the most among women. She is tied for the most among solo artists.

Swift has also broken Elvis Presley's record for the most cumulative weeks spent at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a solo artist.

The Beatles — 19
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The Beatles gave their final performance together in 1969.

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The Beatles hold both records for the most No. 1 songs on the Hot 100 and the most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. The latter group includes classics like "Revolver" (1966), "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967), "Abbey Road" (1969), and their post-band breakup compilation "1" (2000).

As a solo musician, Paul McCartney has topped the Billboard 200 eight more times, while John Lennon managed the feat three times before he died in 1980.

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Sir Paul McCartney perde centimetri e la pazienza: «Il mio sosia è troppo basso»

18 October 2026 at 10:30

Quattro film per raccontare la leggenda dei Fab Four, ma Sir Paul ha già trovato qualcosa che non va. Il suo interprete Paul Mescal sembra più basso di John Lennon. E il regista Sam Mendes finisce sotto esame.

Hanno rivoluzionato la musica, conquistato il pianeta e trasformato quattro ragazzi di Liverpool in un fenomeno immortale. Ma a quanto pare la grandezza dei Beatles, almeno al cinema, si misura anche in centimetri.

A sollevare la questione è Paul McCartney, 84 anni e una carriera che basterebbe a riempire un’enciclopedia. Il problema? Nei quattro film dedicati ai Beatles, diretti da Sam Mendes, l’attore incaricato di interpretarlo, Paul Mescal, appare troppo basso rispetto al collega che veste i panni di John Lennon. Una faccenda apparentemente minuscola. Ma Sir Paul, evidentemente, non intende farsi ridimensionare. Nemmeno per esigenze cinematografiche.

Abbey Road, la guerra dei centimetri

La miccia si accende davanti a una fotografia delle riprese che ricrea la leggendaria copertina di Abbey Road. McCartney nota che Mescal sembra più basso di Harris Dickinson, il nuovo Lennon.

Apriti cielo. Durante il podcast Good Hang di Amy Poehler, il musicista racconta di aver contattato Mendes per protestare. Il regista lo tranquillizza: sarebbe soltanto una questione di falcata. E gli spedisce un’altra immagine nella quale le proporzioni tornano accettabili.

Del resto, McCartney rivendica una verità storica: John, Paul e George erano sostanzialmente della stessa altezza. Soltanto Ringo era leggermente più basso. Una specie di democrazia dei centimetri.

Quattro Beatles, quattro film e qualche malumore

Il progetto, atteso nell’aprile 2028, prevede quattro pellicole, una per ciascun componente della band. Mescal sarà McCartney, Dickinson interpreterà Lennon, Joseph Quinn sarà George Harrison e Barry Keoghan vestirà i panni di Ringo Starr.

Non è la prima volta che Paul contesta la propria rappresentazione cinematografica. Già nel film Nowhere Boy, del 2009, aveva trovato il suo personaggio troppo minuto e remissivo rispetto a Lennon. Intanto qualche mugugno arriva anche dall’universo femminile dei Beatles: Jane Asher non intende vedere i film, mentre Pattie Boyd ha lamentato di non essere stata consultata.

Insomma, Sam Mendes dovrà gestire quattro film, milioni di fan e una leggenda musicale praticamente intoccabile. Ma soprattutto dovrà ricordarsi una cosa: Paul McCartney può anche aver scritto Yesterday. Non per questo accetterà di essere ricordato come il Beatle formato tascabile.

L'articolo Sir Paul McCartney perde centimetri e la pazienza: «Il mio sosia è troppo basso» proviene da Affaritaliani.it.

“Amava gli animali. Se vedeva una rana in giardino la prendeva… Il modo era così delicato, non le avrebbe mai fatto male. Mi sto emozionando, era davvero speciale”: Paul McCartney si commuove ricordando Linda

16 October 2026 at 11:16

L’intervista di Paul McCartney nel podcast Good Hang di Amy Poehler è diventata virale grazie a numerose clip. Tra queste, il momento in cui l’ex Beatle racconta quale sia stata la prima persona famosa capace di emozionarlo davvero e alla quale avrebbe chiesto volentieri un autografo. Sir Paul non ha dubbi: “La regina Elisabetta”. Per poi aggiungere: “Ma non avrebbe mai fatto autografi. Era fantastica, io amavo la regina”.

Quando Elisabetta salì al trono, McCartney aveva appena 10 anni e la fascinazione per la giovane sovrana fu immediata. “Era bellissima. Avrà avuto 23 anni o qualcosa del genere”, racconta. In realtà Elisabetta aveva 27 anni al momento dell’incoronazione, nel giugno del 1953. “Pensavamo tutti: ‘Wow, è incredibile’. Non abbiamo un re ma abbiamo questa ragazza, questa bellissima ragazza. Quindi ci piaceva anche in modi in cui forse non avremmo dovuto”, ricorda l’ex Beatle. Quando poi ebbe modo di incontrarla, racconta McCartney, fu un momento “speciale”. E qui entra in scena la sua attuale moglie, Nancy Shevell, convinta che Elisabetta avesse un debole per lui: “Nancy, mia moglie, mi ha detto: ‘Le piacevi’. Ora, non c’è modo di sapere se ci sia qualcosa di vero”. Amy Poehler lo asseconda: “Facciamo finta che sia vero. Penso che lei si sarebbe divertita molto a sentirlo”. E Sir Paul replica: “Beh, era una persona divertente. Aveva un grande senso dell’umorismo”.

L'articolo “Amava gli animali. Se vedeva una rana in giardino la prendeva… Il modo era così delicato, non le avrebbe mai fatto male. Mi sto emozionando, era davvero speciale”: Paul McCartney si commuove ricordando Linda proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

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