List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2018
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File:Drake July 2016.jpg's Scorpion was the most consumed album of 2018, staying atop the Billboard 200 for five consecutive weeks.]]
This is a list of the albums ranked number one in the United States during 2018. The top-performing albums and EPs in the United States are ranked in the Billboard 200 chart, which is published by Billboard magazine. The data are compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as on-demand streaming and digital sales of its individual tracks.
In 2018, a total of 41 albums claimed the top position of the chart. The year began with Revival, the ninth studio album by an American rapper Eminem, on the first issue dated January 3, 2018,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8078652/eminem-revival-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart-g-eazy|title=Eminem's 'Revival' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, G-Eazy & Jeezy Bow in Top 10|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|magazine=Billboard|date=December 24, 2017|accessdate=December 24, 2017}} and witnessed the return of Taylor Swift's sixth studio album, Reputation, to the number one spot for a fourth chart-topping week after staying atop the chart for three consecutive weeks in 2017.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8039679/taylor-swift-reputation-debuts-no-1-billboard-200-albums|title=Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=November 20, 2017|accessdate=November 21, 2017}}
Scorpion by Canadian rapper Drake earned 732,000 units in its first week, marking the largest opening week sales of 2018, followed by rapper Travis Scott's third studio album, Astroworld, which moved 537,000 units in its first week.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=August 12, 2018|title=Travis Scott's 'Astroworld' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Second-Largest Debut of 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8469748/travis-scott-astroworld-no-1-billboard-200-album-chart|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 12, 2018}} The soundtrack of The Greatest Showman (2017) was the best selling album of 2018, with 1.491 million copies sold. It was the third most consumed album of 2018, with 2.499 million units. Scorpion was the most consumed album of 2018 with 3.905 million units, of which only 330,000 were sales. It was followed by Beerbongs & Bentleys by American singer and rapper Post Malone, which was the second most-consumed album with 3.251 million units.{{cite web|author=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8492663/nielsen-music-top-album-2018-drake-scorpion |title=Drake's 'Scorpion' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album Of 2018 in U.S., 'God's Plan' Most-Streamed Song |publisher=Billboard |date=2019-01-08 |accessdate=2019-01-08}} Nevertheless, Reputation was the best performing album of 2018, topping the Billboard 200 year-end chart.
Chart history
File:TIFF 2018 Lady Gaga (1 of 1) (cropped 2) (cropped).jpg made Lady Gaga the first female artist to have five number-one albums in the 2010s decade. It was the second best-selling album of 2018.]]
File:Post Malone (28150758223) (cropped).jpg reached the top spot with Beerbongs & Bentleys, which stayed at number one for three consecutive weeks. It became the second most consumed album of 2018.]]
File:Camila Cabello Grammy 2017.png, the debut album by Camila Cabello, topped the chart the same week its lead single "Havana" topped the Billboard Hot 100.]]
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