Comedy Albums

{{Short description|US record chart published by Billboard}}

Comedy Albums is a Billboard chart that lists the "top-selling spoken word and musical comedy albums" each week, as ranked by sales data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted as Top Comedy Albums in October 2004 when it was published for the first time exclusively in Billboard's websites.{{cite magazine|last=Mayfield|first=Geoff|date=November 20, 2004|title=Over the Counter: 'Now' Leads New List|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehMEAAAAMBAJ|magazine=Billboard|publisher=VNU Business Media|volume=116|issue=47|pages=81|access-date=October 3, 2018}} The first number-one album on the Top Comedy Albums chart was Lord, I Apologize by Larry the Cable Guy.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/2004-10-02|title=Comedy Albums: Top Stand Up Comedy Chart|date=October 2, 2004|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 3, 2018}} The current number-one album on the chart is the soundtrack to the 2024 series Hazbin Hotel.{{Cite magazine |last=devops |date=2013-01-02 |title=Comedy Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/comedy-albums/ |access-date=2024-12-20 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The longest leading number-one album on the chart is Inside (The Songs) by Bo Burnham at 133 weeks.{{Cite magazine |last=Zellner |first=Xander |date=2023-11-21 |title=Bo Burnham's 'Inside (The Songs)' Breaks Record for Most Weeks Spent at No. 1 on Comedy Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/bo-burnham-inside-the-songs-breaks-record-comedy-albums-chart-1235500489/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

Its Billboard Year-End chart has been archived for public viewing back to 2006.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/comedy-albums|title=Top Comedy Albums – Year-End|magazine=Billboard|url-access=subscription |access-date=October 3, 2018}}

On May 16, 2014, Billboard published "Top 20 Best Selling Comedy Albums".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/list/6091947/top-20-best-selling-comedy-albums-nielsen-soundscan-era|title=Top 20 Best Selling Comedy Albums (Nielsen SoundScan Era)|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=May 16, 2014|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 3, 2018}}