00:00♪ But it's true, girls, I'm just sayin' ♪
00:02Billboard has ranked the top 200 albums
00:05of the 21st century.
00:06And while the list is full of your faves
00:08that have been killing it since the year 2000,
00:11right now we're giving you a taste of the top five.
00:14At number five is Hamilton, an American musical.
00:18♪ The $10, found a father without a father ♪
00:22♪ Got a lot for the ♪
00:23The show's soundtrack peaked at number two
00:25on the Billboard 200 after the show's Disney Plus premiere,
00:28becoming the highest charting cast recording since 1969,
00:32when Hair spent 13 weeks at number one.
00:36At number three is Taylor Swift's Fearless.
00:38♪ Said marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone ♪
00:43T. Swift's first number one on the Billboard 200
00:45topped the chart upon its debut in 2008
00:48and tallied 11 weeks in the spot,
00:50becoming the first of 14 number one albums
00:53for the superstar, the most of any act in the 25-year span.
00:57And at number one, Morgan Wallen's Dangerous,
01:00the double album.
01:01♪ I've wasted on you all of this time ♪
01:05♪ And all of this money ♪
01:07After debuting at number one on the Billboard 200
01:10in January 2021, it remained on top through March 27th,
01:14becoming the first album to spend its first 10 weeks
01:17atop the list since Whitney Houston in 1987.
01:21Billboard's top albums of the 21st century recap
01:24reflects performance on weekly charts
01:26dated January 1st, 2000 through December 28th, 2024.
01:30Stay tuned for the top songs coming at you tomorrow
01:33on Billboard's socials.
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