Top Dance/Electronic Albums, Dance/Electronic Albums (formerly Top Electronic Albums) is a

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published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine which ranks the top-selling

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroa ...

albums in the United States based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The chart debuted on the issue dated June 30, 2001 under the title Top Electronic Albums, with the first number-one title being the original soundtrack to the film ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider''. It originally began as a fifteen-position chart and has since expanded to twenty-five positions. Top Electronic Albums features full-length albums by artists who are associated with electronic music genres ( house,

techno Techno is a Music genre, genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally music production, produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central Drum beat, rhythm is typ ...

, IDM,

trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...

, etc.) as well as pop-oriented

dance music Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded da ...

and electronic-leaning hip hop. Also eligible for this chart are

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s by otherwise non-electronic-based artists and DJ-mixed compilation albums and film

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s which feature a majority of electronic or dance music. In 2019, ''Billboard'' added a companion chart, Dance/Electronic Album Sales, which tracks the top 15 albums based solely on physical sales, but with an emphasis on core dance/electronic artists. ''

The Fame ''The Fame'' is the debut studio album by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released on August 19, 2008, by Interscope Records. After joining Kon Live Distribution and Cherrytree Records in 2008, Gaga began working on the album with different pr ...

'' by

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holds the record for the most weeks at number one (175 weeks) as well as the most weeks on the chart (458 weeks). As of the issue dated December 31, 2022, ''

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'' by Beyoncé is the current number one.

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Album milestones

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Year-end number-one albums

List of albums that ranked number-one on the ''Billboard'' Top Dance/Electronic Albums Year-End chart. *2001: ''Pulse'' – Various Artists *2002: '' 18'' – Moby *2003: ''N.Y.C. Underground Party 5'' – Louie DeVito *2004: ''Fired Up!'' – Various Artists *2005: ''

Demon Days ''Demon Days'' is the second studio album by British virtual band Gorillaz. It was first released on 11 May 2005 in Japan and on 23 May 2005 in the United Kingdom by Parlophone and in the United States by Virgin Records. Produced by the band, ...

'' – Gorillaz *2006: ''

Confessions on a Dance Floor ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' is the tenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on November 9, 2005, by Warner Bros. Records. A complete departure from her previous studio album '' American Life'' (2003), ...

'' – Madonna *2007: '' St. Elsewhere'' –

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*2008: ''

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'' – M.I.A. *2009: ''

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*2010: ''The Fame'' – Lady Gaga *2011: '' Born This Way'' – Lady Gaga *2012: ''

Sorry for Party Rocking ''Sorry for Party Rocking'' is the second studio album by LMFAO. It was released June 21, 2011, physically and digitally by Interscope Records as the follow-up to their debut album ''Party Rock'' (2009). " Party Rock Anthem" was the first single ...

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LMFAO LMFAO (an initialism for Laughing My Freaking Ass Off or Laughing My Fucking Ass Off) are an American electronic dance music duo consisting of Redfoo and Sky Blu. Redfoo is the youngest son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and Nancy Le ...

*2013: ''

Random Access Memories ''Random Access Memories'' is the fourth studio album by the French electronic duo Daft Punk, released on 17 May 2013 through Columbia Records. The album pays tribute to late 1970s and early 1980s American music, particularly from Los Angeles. ...

'' – Daft Punk *2014: ''

Artpop ''Artpop'' (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released on November 6, 2013, by Streamline and Interscope Records. Gaga began planning the project in 2011, shortly after the launch of her second ...

'' – Lady Gaga *2015: ''

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David Guetta Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...

*2016: ''Now That's What I Call a Workout 2016'' – Various Artists *2017: '' Memories...Do Not Open'' – The Chainsmokers *2018: ''Memories...Do Not Open'' – The Chainsmokers *2019: ''

Marshmello Fortnite Extended Set ''Marshmello Fortnite Extended Set'' is the debut DJ mix, mix album by American DJ and record producer Marshmello. It was released on February 2, 2019. This album won the ''Billboard'' Music Award for Best Electronic Album in 2020. Background M ...

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Marshmello Christopher Comstock (born May 19, 1992), known professionally as Marshmello, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. His songs "Silence", "Wolves", "Friends", " Happier", and " Alone" have been certified multi-platinum in several ...

*2020: ''

Chromatica ''Chromatica'' is the sixth studio album by American singer Lady Gaga, released on May 29, 2020, by Interscope Records and subsidiary Streamline. Gaga supervised the production with longtime collaborator BloodPop and a variety of other produc ...

'' – Lady Gaga *2021: ''The Fame'' – Lady Gaga *2022: ''

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Current Dance/Electronic Albums
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Artist milestones

Most number-one albums

Most cumulative weeks at number one

Most entries on the chart

Album milestones

Most weeks at number one

Most weeks on the chart

Year-end number-one albums

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