The highest-selling albums and EPs in the United States are ranked in the ''Billboard'' 200, which is published by ''

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'' magazine. The data are compiled by

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based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales. In 2014, a total of 33 albums claimed the top position of the chart. One of which,

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R&B singer

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's self-titled visual album started its peak in late 2013. The soundtrack to the 2013 Disney film, '' Frozen'' was the longest-running number-one album of the year, staying atop the chart for thirteen non-consecutive weeks. Other albums with extended chart runs include

's self-titled visual album, ''

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'' by

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, the

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soundtrack '' Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1'' and '' 1989'' by

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; only three albums spent two weeks on the top position. The ''Frozen'' soundtrack sold 165,000 additional copies in its sixth week upon its week, bringing its sales up to nearly 2.7 million units, becoming the highest-selling album during the debut week. Taylor Swift's ''1989'' sold 1.28 million copies in its first week, making it the second album with the highest sales during the opening week, since 2002 when

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's third album, ''

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'' opened up with 1.3 million.

Chart history

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Current ''Billboard'' 200 chart''Billboard'' Chart Archives – ''Billboard'' 200 (2014)
{{US Albums 2014 United States Albums

Chart history

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