Special Report

100 Best Pop Albums of All Time

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100. Seal, “Seal” (1994)
> Billboard 200 peak: No. 15 for 1 week
> Total time on Billboard 200: 181 weeks
> Certified U.S. sales: 4 million

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99. Green Day, “American Idiot” (2004)
> Billboard 200 peak: No. 1 for 3 weeks
> Total time on Billboard 200: 143 weeks
> Certified U.S. sales: 6 million

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98. Elton John, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” (1973)
> Billboard 200 peak: No. 1 for 8 weeks
> Total time on Billboard 200: 111 weeks
> Certified U.S. sales: 8 million

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97. Kelly Clarkson, “Breakaway” (2004)
> Billboard 200 peak: No. 3 for 1 week
> Total time on Billboard 200: 104 weeks
> Certified U.S. sales: 6 million

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96. Post Malone, “Hollywood’s Bleeding” (2019)
> Billboard 200 peak: No. 1 for 5 weeks
> Total time on Billboard 200: 122 weeks
> Certified U.S. sales: 3 million

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95. Iron Butterfly, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” (1968)
> Billboard 200 peak: No. 4 for 1 week
> Total time on Billboard 200: 140 weeks
> Certified U.S. sales: 4 million

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94. Prince, “1999” (1982)
> Billboard 200 peak: No. 7 for 1 week
> Total time on Billboard 200: 163 weeks
> Certified U.S. sales: 4 million

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93. Bush, “Sixteen Stone” (1994)
> Billboard 200 peak: No. 4 for 1 week
> Total time on Billboard 200: 109 weeks
> Certified U.S. sales: 6 million

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92. U2, “Achtung Baby” (1991)
> Billboard 200 peak: No. 1 for 1 week
> Total time on Billboard 200: 101 weeks
> Certified U.S. sales: 8 million

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91. Bonnie Raitt, “Nick Of Time” (1989)
> Billboard 200 peak: No. 1 for 3 weeks
> Total time on Billboard 200: 185 weeks
> Certified U.S. sales: 5 million

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