List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2010
Introduction 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.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.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.+KeyIndicates number-one album of the year Issue date Album Artist(s) Sales  ''I Dreamed a Dream'' 661,000 510,000 120,000 ''Animal''Kesha152,000 ''Contra''Vampire Weekend124,000 ''Hope for Haiti Now''Various artists171,000 ''Need You Now''Lady Antebellum481,000 209,000 ''Soldier of Love''Sade502,000 190,000 127,000 ''Need You Now''Lady Antebellum126,000 ''Battle of the Sexes''Ludacris137,000 ''Need You Now''Lady Antebellum93,000 ''My World 2.0''283,000 ''Raymond v. Raymond''Usher329,000 ''My World 2.0''Justin Bieber102,000 92,000 ''Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna''''Glee'' cast98,000 ''The Adventures of Bobby Ray''B.o.B84,000 ''The Oracle''Godsmack117,000 ''My World 2.0''Justin Bieber60,000 ''Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers''''Glee'' cast136,000 63,000 ''To the Sea''243,000 ''Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals''''Glee'' cast154,000 ''Thank Me Later''Drake447,000 ''Recovery''Eminem741,000 313,000 229,000 195,000 187,000 ''Nightmare''Avenged Sevenfold163,000 ''The Suburbs''Arcade Fire156,000 ''Recovery''Eminem133,000 116,000 ''Teenage Dream''192,000 ''Asylum''Disturbed179,000 ''Kaleidoscope Heart''90,000 ''A Thousand Suns''Linkin Park241,000 ''You Get What You Give''153,000 ''Hemingway's Whiskey''183,000 ''Bullets in the Gun''71,000 ''I Am Not a Human Being''Lil Wayne125,000 ''The Incredible Machine''Sugarland203,000 ''Speak Now''1,047,000 320,000 ''The Gift''Susan Boyle318,000 335,000 ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy''496,000 ''The Gift''Susan Boyle272,000 243,000
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