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. Born To Die — Lana Del Rey (2012)
  9. Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny (2022)
  10. Graduation — Kanye West (2007)
  11. Teenage Dream — Katy Perry (2012)
  12. Good Girl Gone Bad — Rihanna (2007)
  13. Rumours — Fleetwood Mac (1977)
  14. Hybrid Theory — Linkin Park (2000)
  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. Beauty Behind The Madness — The Weeknd (2015)
  24. Views — Drake (2016)
  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. Hollywood's Bleeding — Post Malone (2019)
  29. SOUR — Olivia Rodrigo (2021)
  30. Unorthodox Jukebox — Bruno Mars (2012)
  31. Look At Me! — XXXTENTACION (2017)
  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. Appetite For Destruction — Guns N' Roses (1987)
  38. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? — Billie Eilish (2019)
  39. Starboy (feat. Daft Punk) — The Weeknd, Daft Punk (2023)
  40. Moonlight — XXXTENTACION (2018)
  41. ? — XXXTENTACION (2018)
  42. The Fame — Lady Gaga (2008)
  43. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? — Oasis (1995)
  44. Californication — Red Hot Chili Peppers (1999)
  45. The Fame Monster Video EP — Lady Gaga (2008)
  46. My Everything — Ariana Grande (2014)
  47. 2001 — Dr. Dre (1999)
  48. Take Care — Drake (2011)
  49. Scorpion — Drake (2018)
  50. DAMN — Kendrick Lamar (2017)

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