Most No.1s on the US albums chart by a solo artist

On 1 March 2025, Drake (Canada, b. Aubrey Drake Graham) joined Jay-Z (b. Shawn Carter) and Taylor Swift (both USA) as the solo artists with the most No.1s on the US Billboard 200 albums chart when his collaborative effort with PARTYNEXTDOOR, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, became his 14th chart-topper. Only The Beatles (UK) have more US No.1 albums than Jay-Z, Swift and Drake – 19, between 1964 and 2000.

Jay-Z’s US No.1 albums (1998–2017; from 23 entries): Vol.2... Hard Knock Life (1998); Vol.3... Life and Times of S Carter (1999); The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000); The Blueprint (2001); The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002); The Black Album (2003); Unfinished Business (2004; with R Kelly); Collision Course (2004; with Linkin Park); Kingdom Come (2006); American Gangster (2007); The Blueprint 3 (2009); Watch the Throne (2011; with Kanye West); Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013); 4:44 (2017).

Taylor Swift’s US No.1 albums (2008–24; from 20 entries): Fearless (2008); Speak Now (2010); Red (2012); 1989 (2014); Reputation (2017); Lover (2019); Folklore (2020); Evermore (2020); Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (2021); Red (Taylor’s Version) (2021); Midnights (2022); Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (2023); 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (2023); The Tortured Poets Department (2024).

Drake’s US No.1 albums (2010–25; from 17 entries): Thank Me Later (2010); Take Care (2011); Nothing Was the Same (2013); If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (2015); What a Time to Be Alive (2015; with Future); Views (2016); More Life – A Playlist by October Firm (2017); Scorpion (2018); Care Package (2019); Certified Lover Boy (2021); Honestly, Nevermind (2022); Her Loss (2022; with 21 Savage); For All the Dogs (2023); $ome $exy $ongs 4 U (2025; with PARTYNEXTDOOR).