85, making them only the fourth K-pop girl group in history ever to chart an album for more than one. In December 2014, Billboard updated the methodology of the Billboard 200 albums chart to also include on-demand streaming and digital track sales. For the week ending on December 11, aespa’s Savage re-entered the Billboard 200 at No. Since May 25, 1991, the Billboard 200 positions have been derived from Nielsen SoundScan sales data, currently contributed by approximately 14,000 music retailers. The chart expanded to 200 positions on the week ending May 13, 1967, and adopted its current name on March 14, 1992. Originally conceived to honor artists and track sound recording sales, Gold & Platinum Awards have come to stand as a benchmark of success for any artistwhether they’ve just released their first song or Greatest Hits album. This is a list of number-one albums in the United States by year from the main Billboard albums chart, currently called the Billboard 200.īillboard first began publishing an album chart on March 24, 1945. RIAA’s historic Gold® & Platinum® Program defines success in the recorded music industry. For the current year's number one album hits, see List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2022.