Dance/Electronic Albums
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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 (157 weeks) as well as the most weeks on the chart (409 weeks).[2]
Artist milestones[]
Most number-one albums[]
| Albums | Artist | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Lady Gaga | [3] |
| Louie DeVito | ||
| Daft Punk | ||
| 4 | Aphex Twin (One as "AFX") | [4] |
| M.I.A. | ||
| 3 | Avicii | |
| Björk | ||
| The Chemical Brothers | ||
| deadmau5 | ||
| Depeche Mode | ||
| DJ Skribble | ||
| Nine Inch Nails | ||
| Scissor Sisters | ||
| Tiësto |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Armin van Buuren | [5] | |
| 19 | Louie DeVito | |
| Tiësto | ||
| 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 | ||
| Dirty Vegas | Dirty Vegas | 2002 | ||
| Collage (EP) | The Chainsmokers | 2016–21 | ||
| Confessions on a Dance Floor | Madonna | 2005–06 | ||
| Tron: Legacy | Daft Punk | 2010–21 |
Most weeks on the chart[]
| Weeks | Album | Artist | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fame | Lady Gaga | [2] | |
| Nothing but the Beat | David Guetta | [6] | |
| Demon Days | Gorillaz | [7] | |
| Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | [8] | |
| 274 | True | Avicii | [9] |
| Born This Way | Lady Gaga | [10] | |
| Collage (EP) | The Chainsmokers | [11] | |
| Memories...Do Not Open | The Chainsmokers | [12] | |
| In Return | Odesza | [13] | |
| Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 | Calvin Harris | [14] |
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
See also[]
- List of number-one electronic albums (United States)
References[]
- ^ "Billboard Bows New Electronic Chart". Billboard. 2001-06-19. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ a b c "Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Lady Gaga's 'Dawn of Chromatica' Crowns Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart in Record-Setting Week". Billboard. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ Murray, Gordon (21 July 2016). "Calvin Harris & Rihanna Rule Hot Dance/Electronic Songs With 'This Is What You Came For'". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "Armin van Buuren Sets Record On Dance/Electronic Albums Chart". Billboard. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ^ "David Guetta Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "Gorillaz Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "Daft Punk Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "Avicii Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "Lady Gaga Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "The Chainsmokers Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "The Chainsmokers Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "Odesza Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Calvin Harris Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
External links[]
- Billboard charts