| 1959 | 1959 | The Music From Peter Gunn | Henry Mancini | Album + Soundtrack | | 12 |
| 1960 | 1959 | Come Dance With Me! | Frank Sinatra | Album | | 5 |
| 1961 | 1961 | Behind the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Other + Spokenword | | 3 |
| 1962 | 1961 | Judy at Carnegie Hall | Judy Garland | Album + Live | 5 | 8 |
| 1963 | 1962 | The First Family | Vaughn Meader | Album | | 1 |
| 1964 | 1963 | The Barbra Streisand Album | Barbra Streisand | Album | | 8 |
| 1965 | 1964 | Getz/Gilberto | Stan Getz / João Gilberto featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim | Album | 4.65 | 25 |
| 1966 | 1965 | September of My Years | Frank Sinatra | Album | 4 | 7 |
| 1967 | 1965 | A Man and His Music | Frank Sinatra | Album | | 4 |
| 1968 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles | Album | 4.55 | 50 |
| 1969 | 1967 | By the Time I Get to Phoenix | Glen Campbell | Album | | 4 |
| 1970 | 1968 | Blood, Sweat & Tears | Blood, Sweat & Tears | Album | 4 | 18 |
| 1971 | 1970 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon and Garfunkel | Album | 4.2 | 32 |
| 1972 | 1971 | Tapestry | Carole King | Album | 4.3 | 29 |
| 1973 | 1971 | The Concert for Bangladesh | George Harrison | Album + Live | | 11 |
| 1974 | 1973 | Innervisions | Stevie Wonder | Album | 5 | 22 |
| 1975 | 1974 | Fulfillingness’ First Finale | Stevie Wonder | Album | 4.25 | 10 |
| 1976 | 1975 | Still Crazy After All These Years | Paul Simon | Album | 4 | 22 |
| 1977 | 1976 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder | Album | 4.3 | 19 |
| 1978 | 1977 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | Album | 4.7 | 46 |
| 1979 | 1977 | Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track) | Bee Gees | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack | 5 | 20 |
| 1980 | 1978 | 52nd Street | Billy Joel | Album | 4.65 | 43 |
| 1981 | 1979 | Christopher Cross | Christopher Cross | Album | | 13 |
| 1982 | 1980 | Double Fantasy | John Lennon & Yoko Ono | Album | 4.5 | 22 |
| 1983 | 1982 | Toto IV | Toto | Album | 3.85 | 46 |
| 1984 | 1982 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | Album | 4.35 | 48 |
| 1985 | 1983 | Can’t Slow Down | Lionel Richie | Album | 4.35 | 15 |
| 1986 | 1985 | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | Album | 2.65 | 33 |
| 1987 | 1986 | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album | 5 | 34 |
| 1988 | 1987 | The Joshua Tree | U2 | Album | 4.2 | 48 |
| 1989 | 1987 | Faith | George Michael | Album | 3.55 | 16 |
| 1990 | 1989 | Nick of Time | Bonnie Raitt | Album | 4 | 9 |
| 1991 | 1989 | Back on the Block | Quincy Jones | Album | | 5 |
| 1992 | 1991 | Unforgettable: With Love | Natalie Cole | Album | | 4 |
| 1993 | 1992 | Unplugged | Eric Clapton | Album + Live | 4 | 21 |
| 1994 | 1992 | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack | 4 | 10 |
| 1995 | 1994 | MTV Unplugged | Tony Bennett | Album + Live | | 5 |
| 1996 | 1995 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | Album | 4.15 | 31 |
| 1997 | 1996 | Falling Into You | Céline Dion | Album | 4 | 13 |
| 1998 | 1997 | Time Out of Mind | Bob Dylan | Album | 4.5 | 17 |
| 1999 | 1998 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | Album | 4.2 | 11 |
| 2000 | 1999 | Supernatural | Santana | Album | 4.4 | 11 |
| 2001 | 2000 | Two Against Nature | Steely Dan | Album | 3.35 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack | 3.5 | 11 |
| 2003 | 2002 | Come Away With Me | Norah Jones | Album | 3.85 | 30 |
| 2004 | 2003 | Speakerboxxx / The Love Below | OutKast | Album | 3.45 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2004 | Genius Loves Company | Ray Charles | Album | | 12 |
| 2006 | 2004 | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb | U2 | Album | 3.85 | 26 |
| 2007 | 2006 | Taking the Long Way | Dixie Chicks | Album | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2007 | River: The Joni Letters | Herbie Hancock | Album | | 6 |
| 2009 | 2007 | Raising Sand | Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | Album | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 2008 | Fearless | Taylor Swift | Album | 4 | 31 |
| 2011 | 2010 | The Suburbs | Arcade Fire | Album | 4.3 | 19 |
| 2012 | 2011 | 21 | Adele | Album | 4.1 | 19 |
| 2013 | 2012 | Babel | Mumford & Sons | Album | 5 | 16 |
| 2014 | 2013 | Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | Album | 4.1 | 15 |
| 2015 | 2014 | Morning Phase | Beck | Album | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2014 | 1989 | Taylor Swift | Album | 4.1 | 19 |
| 2017 | 2015 | 25 | Adele | Album | 3.85 | 13 |
| 2018 | 2016 | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars | Album | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 2018 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2019 | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? | Billie Eilish | Album | 4.2 | 11 |
