Most weeks at No.1 on the US Billboard 200

The Beatles (UK) – John Lennon, Paul McCartney (b. James Paul McCartney), George Harrison and Ringo Starr (b. Richard Starkey) – have spent 132 cumulative weeks at No.1 on the US Billboard 200 with their unmatched total of 19 chart-topping albums: Meet the Beatles! (11 weeks at No.1 in 1964), The Beatles’ Second Album (5 weeks in 1964), A Hard Day’s Night (soundtrack) (14 weeks in 1964), Beatles ’65 (9 weeks in 1965), Beatles VI (6 weeks in 1965), Help! (soundtrack) (9 weeks in 1965), Rubber Soul (6 weeks in 1966), Yesterday and Today (5 weeks in 1966), Revolver (6 weeks in 1966), Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (15 weeks in 1967), Magical Mystery Tour (soundtrack) (8 weeks in 1968), The Beatles (The White Album) (9 weeks in 1968–69), Abbey Road (11 weeks in 1969–70), Let It Be (4 weeks in 1970), The Beatles 1967-1970 (The Blue Album) (1 week in 1973), Anthology 1 (3 weeks in 1995), Anthology 2 (1 week in 1996), Anthology 3 (1 week in 1996) and 1 (8 weeks in 2000–01).

Most cumulative weeks at No.1 on the Billboard 200 (as of 18 April 2026): 132 – The Beatles (UK; 1964–2001); 98 – Taylor Swift (USA; 2008–26); 67 – Elvis Presley (USA; 1956–2002); 52 – Garth Brooks (USA; 1991–2013); 51 – Michael Jackson (USA; 1983–2009).