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These are the U.S. number-one albums of
2010 on the
Billboard 200 , as per
Billboard .
Recovery by rapper
Eminem was the best selling album of 2010.
[1]
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
The seventh studio album by American rapper
Eminem ,
Recovery , was the
best selling album of 2010 and spent the most time at number one in the year, a total seven weeks. Scottish singer
Susan Boyle also spent 7 weeks topping the chart, but with two albums, 2009's
I Dreamed A Dream and 2010's
The Gift . American
country singer-songwriter
Taylor Swift 's third studio album,
Speak Now , opened with more than 1.08 million copies sold in its first week, becoming the first country album to do so.
Chart history
I Dreamed a Dream (2009) by
Susan Boyle was the best performing album of the year, while its follow-up,
The Gift , spent four weeks atop the chart in 2010.
Speak Now by
country singer
Taylor Swift earned her second number-one. It sold over one million copies in its opening week, the first country record in history to achieve such feat.
Pop singer
Justin Bieber scored his first number-one with his debut album,
My World 2.0 , making him the youngest solo male artist to top the chart since
Stevie Wonder in 1963.
Country band
Lady Antebellum scored their first number-one with
Need You Now , which topped the charts for four weeks.
The cast of
Glee topped the chart for four weeks in 2010, aided by
Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna ,
Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers , and
Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals .
Soldier of Love by British
soul band
Sade (pictured; lead singer
Sade Adu ) marked their second number-one. It spent three consecutive weeks topping the chart.
Key
†
Indicates number-one album of the year
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"January 9, 2010" .
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"January 16, 2010" .
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"January 23, 2010" .
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"Ke$ha's 'Animal' Bites At No. 1 With Big Digital Debut" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-01-13 .
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"January 30, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-01-20).
"Vampire Weekend Lands First No. 1 Album" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-01-20 .
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"February 6, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-01-27).
" 'Hope For Haiti Now' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-01-27 .
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"February 13, 2010" .
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"March 13, 2010" .
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"March 20, 2010" .
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"March 27, 2010" .
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"Fourth No. 1 Album For Ludacris" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-03-17 .
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"April 10, 2010" .
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"April 17, 2010" .
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"Usher Scores Third Straight No. 1 On Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-04-07 .
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"April 24, 2010" .
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^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-04-14).
"Justin Bieber Back On Top With 'World 2.0' " . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-04-14 .
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"May 1, 2010" .
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"May 8, 2010" .
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" 'Glee' + Madonna = No. 1" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-04-28 .
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"May 15, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-05-05).
"B.o.B Bounds In At No. 1 On The Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-05-05 .
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"May 22, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-05-12).
"Godsmack Grabs Third No. 1 Album; Eminem Wows Digitally" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-05-12 .
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"May 29, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-05-19).
"Bieber's Back At No. 1, Katy Perry's 'Gurls' Get Busy" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-05-19 .
^
"June 5, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-05-26).
" 'Glee' Stops The Show At No. 1, Stones Come In Second" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-05-26 .
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"June 12, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-06-02).
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"June 19, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
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"Jack Johnson's 'To The Sea' Sets Sail At No. 1" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-06-09 .
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"June 26, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-06-16).
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"July 3, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-06-23).
"Drake's 'Thank Me Later' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 With 447,000" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-06-23 .
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"July 10, 2010" .
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"July 17, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-07-07).
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^
"July 24, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-07-14).
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^
"July 31, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-07-21).
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"August 7, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
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"Eminem Still No. 1, Rick Ross Bows at No. 2 on Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-07-28 .
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"August 14, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
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"Avenged Sevenfold Scores First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-08-04 .
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"August 21, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-08-11).
"Arcade Fire And Taylor Swift Sweep In With New No. 1s" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-08-11 .
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"August 28, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
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"September 4, 2010" .
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"September 11, 2010" .
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"September 18, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
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"September 25, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
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"Sara Bareilles' 'Heart' Beats at No. 1 on Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-09-15 .
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"October 2, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
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"October 9, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
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"October 16, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-10-06).
"Kenny Chesney Claims Sixth No. 1 Album With 'Whiskey' " . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-10-06 .
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"October 23, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-10-13).
"Toby Keith's 'Gun' Fires at No. 1 on Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-10-13 .
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"October 30, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-10-20).
"Lil Wayne's 'Human Being' Leaps 16-1 on Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-10-20 .
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"November 6, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-10-27).
"Sugarland Tops Kings of Leon on Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-10-27 .
^
"November 13, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-11-03).
"Taylor Swift Sells Over 1 Million in Record Billboard 200 Debut" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-11-03 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-11-03).
"Taylor Swift Sizzles on Billboard 200, Ke$ha Tops Digital Songs" . Billboard . Retrieved 2010-11-03 .
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"November 20, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-11-10).
"Country Albums Rule Top Three on Billboard 200" .
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^
"November 27, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-11-17).
"Susan Boyle Tops Billboard 200, 'Glee' Reigns On Digital Songs" .
Billboard . Retrieved 2010-11-17 .
^
"December 4, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-11-25).
"Susan Boyle's 'Gift' Tops Rihanna, Kid Rock on Billboard 200" .
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^
"December 11, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-12-01).
"Kanye West, Nicki Minaj Score Big Debuts on Billboard 200" .
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"December 18, 2010" .
Billboard 200 .
^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-12-08).
"Boyle Back to No. 1 on Billboard 200, Peas Begin At No. 6" .
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"December 25, 2010" .
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^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-12-15).
"Boyle's 'Gift' Keeps Giving on Billboard 200, 'Tron' Hits Top 10" .
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