Era-adjusted streaming charts

The biggest albums of all time, normalized for how many people were on Spotify at release — see who's really #1.

Raw stream counts favor recent releases: Spotify had a fraction of today's listeners in 2014. Contour's Era Score normalizes each album's streams against the platform's audience at release, so classics and current hits rank on even footing.

Top albums by Era Score

  1. HIStory - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - BOOK I — Michael Jackson (1995)
  2. Doo-Wops & Hooligans — Bruno Mars (2010)
  3. Starboy — The Weeknd (2016)
  4. AM — Arctic Monkeys (2013)
  5. ÷ — Ed Sheeran (2017)
  6. The Eminem Show — Eminem (2002)
  7. x — Ed Sheeran (2013)
  8. Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny (2022)
  9. Born To Die — Lana Del Rey (2012)
  10. Graduation — Kanye West (2007)
  11. Teenage Dream — Katy Perry (2012)
  12. Good Girl Gone Bad — Rihanna (2007)
  13. Hybrid Theory — Linkin Park (2000)
  14. Rumours — Fleetwood Mac (1977)
  15. 21 — Adele (2011)
  16. Purpose — Justin Bieber (2015)
  17. Thriller — Michael Jackson (1982)
  18. Nevermind — Nirvana (1991)
  19. Thriller 25 — Michael Jackson (1982)
  20. Meteora — Linkin Park (2003)
  21. This Love — Maroon 5 (2002)
  22. If I Never See Your Face Again — Maroon 5, Rihanna (2008)
  23. Views — Drake (2016)
  24. Beauty Behind The Madness — The Weeknd (2015)
  25. If I Never See Your Face Again (feat. Rihanna) - Single — Maroon 5 (2008)
  26. After Hours — The Weeknd (2020)
  27. Parachutes — Coldplay (2000)
  28. SOUR — Olivia Rodrigo (2021)
  29. Hollywood's Bleeding — Post Malone (2019)
  30. Look At Me! — XXXTENTACION (2017)
  31. Unorthodox Jukebox — Bruno Mars (2012)
  32. Night Visions — Imagine Dragons (2012)
  33. dont smile at me — Billie Eilish (2017)
  34. Get Rich Or Die Tryin' — 50 Cent (2003)
  35. Lover — Taylor Swift (2019)
  36. beerbongs & bentleys — Post Malone (2018)
  37. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? — Billie Eilish (2019)
  38. Appetite For Destruction — Guns N' Roses (1987)
  39. Starboy (feat. Daft Punk) — The Weeknd, Daft Punk (2023)
  40. 1989 — Taylor Swift (2014)
  41. Moonlight — XXXTENTACION (2018)
  42. ? — XXXTENTACION (2018)
  43. The Fame — Lady Gaga (2008)
  44. Californication — Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999)
  45. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? — Oasis (1995)
  46. The Fame Monster Video EP — Lady Gaga (2008)
  47. 2001 — Dr. Dre (1999)
  48. Take Care — Drake (2011)
  49. My Everything — Ariana Grande (2014)
  50. Scorpion — Drake (2018)

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