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 — 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. Born To Die — Lana Del Rey (2012)
  9. Graduation — Kanye West (2007)
  10. Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny (2022)
  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. Thriller 25 — Michael Jackson (1982)
  16. 21 — Adele (2011)
  17. Thriller — Michael Jackson (1982)
  18. Purpose — Justin Bieber (2015)
  19. Nevermind — Nirvana (1991)
  20. Meteora — Linkin Park (2003)
  21. Beauty Behind The Madness — The Weeknd (2015)
  22. Views — Drake (2016)
  23. This Love — Maroon 5 (2002)
  24. If I Never See Your Face Again — Maroon 5, Rihanna (2008)
  25. Parachutes — Coldplay (2000)
  26. After Hours — The Weeknd (2020)
  27. If I Never See Your Face Again (feat. Rihanna) - Single — Maroon 5 (2008)
  28. SOUR — Olivia Rodrigo (2021)
  29. Hollywood's Bleeding — Post Malone (2019)
  30. Unorthodox Jukebox — Bruno Mars (2012)
  31. Get Rich Or Die Tryin' — 50 Cent (2003)
  32. Look At Me! — XXXTENTACION (2017)
  33. Night Visions — Imagine Dragons (2012)
  34. dont smile at me — Billie Eilish (2017)
  35. Lover — Taylor Swift (2019)
  36. beerbongs & bentleys — Post Malone (2018)
  37. Appetite For Destruction — Guns N' Roses (1987)
  38. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? — Billie Eilish (2019)
  39. The Fame — Lady Gaga (2008)
  40. ? — XXXTENTACION (2018)
  41. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? — Oasis (1995)
  42. Moonlight — XXXTENTACION (2018)
  43. Californication — Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999)
  44. My Everything — Ariana Grande (2014)
  45. Take Care — Drake (2011)
  46. The Fame Monster Video EP — Lady Gaga (2008)
  47. 2001 — Dr. Dre (1999)
  48. Arms Around You (feat. Maluma & Swae Lee) — XXXTENTACION, Lil Pump, Swae Lee (2018)
  49. Scorpion — Drake (2018)
  50. DAMN — Kendrick Lamar (2017)

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