Billboard names top album of the 21st century

Billboard names top album of the 21st century

Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous: The Double' has just been named the No.1 album of the century on the Billboard 200. 

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Morgan Wallen/ Supplied (Photographer: David Lehr)

Billboard's top album of the 21st century has just been released! 

Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous: The Double' album has been announced as the top album of the first 25 years of the 21st century. 

This is according to a Billboard publication on January 9. 

'Morgan Wallen’s blockbuster country collection Dangerous: The Double Album rules as the No. 1 album of the first 25 years of the 21st century, as it crowns Billboard’s Top Billboard 200 Albums of the 21st Century chart.' 

The album, which has 30 songs, was released in 2021. It debuted at #1 on January 23, 2021, and reached its 86th week on the Billboard 200’s top 10 in September 2022.

The album is followed by Adele's album, '21' and Taylor Swift's 'Fearless'. 

Lady Gaga's 'The Fame' is #10 on the list.

Below is the full top 10 list: 

  • Morgan Wallen, “Dangerous: The Double Album”
  • Adele, “21”
  • Taylor Swift, “Fearless”
  • Taylor Swift, “1989”
  • Original Broadway Cast Recording, “Hamilton: An American Musical”
  • Morgan Wallen, “One Thing at a Time”
  • Post Malone, “Hollywood’s Bleeding”
  • Lil Baby, “My Turn”
  • Nickelback, “All the Right Reasons”
  • Lady Gaga, “The Fame”

READ: 'Smile' – Morgan Wallen releases inspiring new song

On New Year's Eve, Morgan released his latest single, 'Smile'.  It is the third single to be released ahead of Morgan Wallen's fourth studio album. 

It follows ’Lies, Lies, Lies’, which was released in July 2024, and ’Love Somebody’, which was released in October. 

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