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List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2010

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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[2]
Issue date Album Artist(s) Sales Ref.
January 2 I Dreamed a Dream † Susan Boyle 661,000 [3][4]
January 9 510,000 [5][6]
January 16 120,000 [7][8]
January 23 Animal Kesha 152,000 [9][10]
January 30 Contra Vampire Weekend 124,000 [11][12]
February 6 Hope for Haiti Now Various artists 171,000 [13][14]
February 13 Need You Now Lady Antebellum 481,000 [15][16]
February 20 209,000 [17][18]
February 27 Soldier of Love Sade 502,000 [19][20]
March 6 190,000 [21][22]
March 13 127,000 [23][24]
March 20 Need You Now Lady Antebellum 126,000 [25][26]
March 27 Battle of the Sexes Ludacris 137,000 [27][28][29]
April 3 Need You Now Lady Antebellum 93,000 [30][31]
April 10 My World 2.0 Justin Bieber 283,000 [32][33][34]
April 17 Raymond v. Raymond Usher 329,000 [35][36]
April 24 My World 2.0 Justin Bieber 102,000 [37][38]
May 1 92,000 [39][40]
May 8 Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna Glee cast 98,000 [41][42]
May 15 The Adventures of Bobby Ray B.o.B 84,000 [43][44]
May 22 The Oracle Godsmack 117,000 [45][46]
May 29 My World 2.0 Justin Bieber 60,000 [47][48]
June 5 Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers Glee cast 136,000 [49][50]
June 12 63,000 [51][52]
June 19 To the Sea Jack Johnson 243,000 [53][54]
June 26 Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals Glee cast 154,000 [55][56]
July 3 Thank Me Later Drake 447,000 [57][58]
July 10 Recovery Eminem 741,000 [59][60][61]
July 17 313,000 [62][63]
July 24 229,000 [64][65]
July 31 195,000 [66][67]
August 7 187,000 [68][69]
August 14 Nightmare Avenged Sevenfold 163,000 [70][71]
August 21 The Suburbs Arcade Fire 156,000 [72][73]
August 28 Recovery Eminem 133,000 [74][75]
September 4 116,000 [76][77]
September 11 Teenage Dream Katy Perry 192,000 [78][79]
September 18 Asylum Disturbed 179,000 [80][81]
September 25 Kaleidoscope Heart Sara Bareilles 90,000 [82][83]
October 2 A Thousand Suns Linkin Park 241,000 [84][85]
October 9 You Get What You Give Zac Brown Band 153,000 [86][87]
October 16 Hemingway's Whiskey Kenny Chesney 183,000 [88][89]
October 23 Bullets in the Gun Toby Keith 71,000 [90][91]
October 30 I Am Not a Human Being Lil Wayne 125,000 [92][93]
November 6 The Incredible Machine Sugarland 203,000 [94][95]
November 13 Speak Now Taylor Swift 1,047,000 [96][97][98]
November 20 320,000 [99][100]
November 27 The Gift Susan Boyle 318,000 [101][102]
December 4 335,000 [103][104]
December 11 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West 496,000 [105][106]
December 18 The Gift Susan Boyle 272,000 [107][108]
December 25 243,000 [109][110]

References

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  68. ^ "August 7, 2010". Billboard 200.
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  71. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-08-04). "Avenged Sevenfold Scores First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
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  84. ^ "October 2, 2010". Billboard 200.
  85. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-09-22). "Linkin Park And Trey Songz Debut At Nos. 1 & 2 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  86. ^ "October 9, 2010". Billboard 200.
  87. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-09-29). "Zac Brown Band Bows At No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  88. ^ "October 16, 2010". Billboard 200.
  89. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-10-06). "Kenny Chesney Claims Sixth No. 1 Album With 'Whiskey'". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
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  106. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-12-01). "Kanye West, Nicki Minaj Score Big Debuts on Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
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  108. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2010-12-08). "Boyle Back to No. 1 on Billboard 200, Peas Begin At No. 6". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
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