Dance/Electronic Albums
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.[1] 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 Fame by Lady Gaga holds the record for the most weeks at number one (169 weeks) as well as the most weeks on the chart (423 weeks).[2] As of issue april 30 "Paradise Again" by Swedish House Mafia is the current number one.[3]
Artist milestones
Most number-one albums
Albums | Artist | Source |
---|---|---|
7 | Lady Gaga | [4] |
Louie DeVito | [5] | |
Daft Punk | [6] | |
4 | Aphex Twin (One as "AFX") | [7] |
M.I.A. | ||
3 | Avicii | [8] |
Björk | ||
The Chemical Brothers | ||
deadmau5 | ||
Depeche Mode | ||
DJ Skribble | ||
FKA Twigs | [9] | |
Nine Inch Nails | ||
Scissor Sisters | ||
Tiësto | [10] |
Most cumulative weeks at number one
Weeks | Artist | Source |
---|---|---|
Lady Gaga | ||
The Chainsmokers | ||
Gnarls Barkley | ||
Daft Punk | ||
Gorillaz | ||
Louie DeVito | ||
Lindsey Stirling | ||
Calvin Harris | ||
22 | M.I.A | |
Marshmello |
Most entries on the chart
Entries | Artist | Source |
---|---|---|
Tiësto | [10] | |
Armin van Buuren | [11] | |
Louie DeVito | [5] | |
The Happy Boys | ||
Bad Boy Joe | ||
12 | Moby | |
Pet Shop Boys | ||
Johnny Vicious | ||
David Waxman | ||
11 | DJ Skribble | |
DJ Riddler |
Album milestones
Most weeks at number one
Weeks | Album | Artist | Year(s) | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Fame | Lady Gaga | 2008–22 | [2] | |
Memories...Do Not Open | The Chainsmokers | 2017–18 | ||
St. Elsewhere | Gnarls Barkley | 2006–07 | ||
Chromatica | Lady Gaga | 2020–21 | ||
Demon Days | Gorillaz | 2005–06 | ||
Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | 2013–14 | ||
19 | Shatter Me | Lindsey Stirling | 2014–15 | |
Sorry for Party Rocking | LMFAO | 2011–12 | ||
Born This Way | Lady Gaga | 2011 | ||
Kala | M.I.A. | 2007–08 | ||
Give Up | The Postal Service | 2004–05 | ||
Most weeks on the chart
Weeks | Album | Artist | Source |
---|---|---|---|
The Fame | Lady Gaga | [2] | |
Nothing but the Beat | David Guetta | [12] | |
Demon Days | Gorillaz | [13] | |
Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | [14] | |
288 | True | Avicii | [8] |
Born This Way | Lady Gaga | [15] | |
Collage (EP) | The Chainsmokers | [16] | |
Memories...Do Not Open | The Chainsmokers | [16] | |
Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 | Calvin Harris | [17] | |
Motion | Calvin Harris | [17] | |
Year-end number-one albums
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
References
- "Billboard Bows New Electronic Chart". Billboard. June 19, 2001. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- "Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. April 28, 2022.
- "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- "Lady Gaga's 'Dawn of Chromatica' Crowns Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart in Record-Setting Week". Billboard. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- "Louie DeVito Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- "Daft Punk Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 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.
- "Avicii Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- "FKA Twigs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- "Tiësto Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- "Armin van Buuren Sets Record On Dance/Electronic Albums Chart". Billboard. January 10, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
- "David Guetta Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- "Gorillaz Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- "Daft Punk Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- "Lady Gaga Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- "The Chainsmokers Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- "Calvin Harris Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2022.