The Billboard Year-End Albums goes from November to November which it's the period used by Billboard for their year-end charts. These are the top 10 for each year in the last 25 years, including 2014 now that the eligibility period ended:
1990:
1. Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 - Janet Jackson
2. ...But Seriously - Phil Collins
3. Soul Provider - Michael Bolton
4. Pump - Aerosmith
5. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - M.C. Hammer
6. Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul
7. Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue
8. The End Of Innocence - Don Henley
9. Cosmic Thing - The B-52's
10. Storm Front - Billy Joel
1991:
1. Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey
2. No Fences - Garth Brooks
3. Shake Your Money Maker - The Black Crowes
4. Gonna Make You Sweat - C&C Music Factory
5. Wilson Phillips - Wilson Phillips
6. To The Extreme - Vanilla Ice
7. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - MC Hammer
8. The Immaculate Collection - Madonna
9. Empire - Queensryche
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight - Whitney Houston
1992:
1
Ropin' The Wind
Garth Brooks
2
Dangerous
Michael Jackson
3
Nevermind
Nirvana
4
Some Gave All
Billy Ray Cyrus
5
Achtung Baby
U2
6
No Fences
Garth Brooks
7
Metallica
Metallica
8
Time, Love And Tenderness
Michael Bolton
9
Too Legit To Quit
Hammer
10
Totally Krossed Out
Kris Kross
1993:
1
The Bodyguard
Soundtrack
2
Breathless
Kenny G
3
Unplugged
Eric Clapton
4
Janet
Janet Jackson
5
Some Gave All
Billy Ray Cyrus
6
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
7
Pocket Full Of Kryptonite
Spin Doctors
8
Ten
Pearl Jam
9
The Chase
Garth Brooks
10
Core
Stone Temple Pilots
1994:
1
The Sign
Ace Of Base
2
Music Box
Mariah Carey
3
Doggy Style
Snoop Doggy Dogg
4
The Lion King
Soundtrack
5
August & Everything After
Counting Crows
6
Vs.
Pearl Jam
7
Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
8
Janet.
Janet Jackson
9
Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell
Meat Loaf
10
The One Thing
Michael Bolton
1995:
1
Cracked Rear View
Hootie/The Blowfish
2
The Hits
Garth Brooks
3
II
Boyz II Men
4
Hell Freezes Over
Eagles
5
Crazysexycool
TLC
6
Vitalogy
Pearl Jam
7
Dookie
Green Day
8
Throwing Copper
Live
9
Micracles: The Holiday Album
Kenny G
10
The Lion King
Soundtrack
1996:
1
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
2
Daydream
Mariah Carey
3
Falling Into You
Celine Dion
4
Waiting To Exhale
Soundtrack
5
The Score
Fugees
6
The Woman In Me
Shania Twain
7
Fresh Horses
Garth Brooks
8
Anthology 1
The Beatles
9
Cracked Rear View
Hootie/The Blowfish
10
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
1997:
1
Spice
Spice Girls
2
Tragic Kingdom
No Doubt
3
Falling Into You
Celine Dion
4
Space Jam
Soundtrack
5
Pieces Of You
Jewel
6
Blue
LeAnn Rimes
7
Bringing Down The Horse
The Wallflowers
8
Life After Death
The Notorious B.I.G.
9
Secrets
Toni Braxton
10
No Way Out
Puff Daddy/The Family
1998:
1
Titanic
Soundtrack
2
Let's Talk About Love
Celine Dion
3
Sevens
Garth Brooks
4
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
5
Come On Over
Shania Twain
6
Yourself Or Someone Like You
Matchbox 20
7
City Of Angels
Soundtrack
8
Big Willie Style
Will Smith
9
Savage Garden
Savage Garden
10
Spiceworld
Spice Girls
1999:
1
Millennium
Backstreet Boys
2
... Baby One More Time
Britney Spears
3
Come On Over
Shania Twain
4
'N Sync
'N Sync
5
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
6
Double Live
Garth Brooks
7
Americana
The Offspring
8
Wide Open Spaces
The Dixie Chicks
9
Significant Other
Limp Bizkit
10
Fanmail
TLC
2000:
1
No Strings Attached
'N Sync
2
Supernatural
Santana
3
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
4
Oops!...I Did It Again
Britney Spears
5
2001
Dr. Dre
6
Human Clay
Creed
7
All The Way...A Decade Of Song
Celine Dion
8
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
9
Millennium
Backstreet Boys
10
...And Then There Was X
DMX
2001:
1
1
The Beatles
2
Hotshot
Shaggy
3
Black & Blue
Backstreet Boys
4
Now 5
Various Artists
5
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Limp Bizkit
6
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
7
Break The Cycle
Staind
8
A Day Without Rain
Enya
9
Celebrity
'N Sync
10
Country Grammar
Nelly
2002:
1
The Eminem Show
Eminem
2
Weathered
Creed
3
Nellyville
Nelly
4
M!ssundaztood
Pink
5
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
6
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Soundtrack
7
Silver Side Up
Nickelback
8
Britney
Britney Spears
9
Now 8
Various Artists
10
Word Of Mouf
Ludacris
2003:
1
Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
2
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
3
Up!
Shania Twain
4
Home
Dixie Chicks
5
Let Go
Avril Lavigne
6
Meteora
Linkin Park
7
8 Mile
Soundtrack
8
Fallen
Evanescence
9
Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors
Tim McGraw
10
Stripped
Christina Aguilera
2004:
1
Confessions
Usher
2
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Outkast
3
Closer
Josh Groban
4
Diary of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
5
Feels Like Home
Norah Jones
6
Fallen
Evanescence
7
Shock'n Y'all
Toby Keith
8
In the Zone
Britney Spears
9
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
10
When the Sun Goes Down
Kenny Chesney
2005:
1
THE MASSACRE
50 Cent
2
ENCORE
Eminem
3
AMERICAN IDIOT
Green Day
4
THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI
Mariah Carey
5
BREAKAWAY
Kelly Clarkson
6
LOVE. ANGEL. MUSIC. BABY.
Gwen Stefani
7
DESTINY FULFILLED
Destiny's Child
8
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
U2
9
GREATEST HITS
Shania Twain
10
FEELS LIKE TODAY
Rascal Flatts
2006:
1
SOME HEARTS
Carrie Underwood
2
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Soundtrack
3
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
Nickelback
4
ME AND MY GANG
Rascal Flatts
5
THE BREAKTHROUGH
Mary J. Blige
6
CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS
Eminem
7
BACK TO BEDLAM
James Blunt
8
THE ROAD AND THE RADIO
Kenny Chesney
9
THE LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH
Johnny Cash
10
BREAKAWAY
Kelly Clarkson
2007:
1
DAUGHTRY
Daughtry
2
KONVICTED
Akon
3
THE DUTCHESS
Fergie
4
HANNAH MONTANA
Soundtrack
5
SOME HEARTS
Carrie Underwood
6
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
Nickelback
7
FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS
Justin Timberlake
8
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2
Soundtrack
9
NOW 23
Various Artists
10
MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
Linkin Park
2008:
1
AS I AM
Alicia Keys
2
NOEL
Josh Groban
3
THA CARTER III
Lil Wayne
4
LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN
Eagles
5
TAYLOR SWIFT
Taylor Swift
6
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
Kid Rock
7
VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS
Coldplay
8
NOW 26
Various Artists
9
CARNIVAL RIDE
Carrie Underwood
10
THE ULTIMATE HITS
Garth Brooks
2009:
1
FEARLESS
Taylor Swift
2
I AM...SASHA FIERCE
Beyonce
3
DARK HORSE
Nickelback
4
TWILIGHT
Soundtrack
5
HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE
Soundtrack
6
CIRCUS
Britney Spears
7
808S & HEARTBREAK
Kanye West
8
THE FAME
Lady Gaga
9
RELAPSE
Eminem
10
THE E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas
2010:
1
I DREAMED A DREAM
Susan Boyle
2
RECOVERY
Eminem
3
NEED YOU NOW
Lady Antebellum
4
THE FAME
Lady Gaga
5
MY WORLD 2.0
Justin Bieber
6
MY CHRISTMAS
Andrea Bocelli
7
FEARLESS
Taylor Swift
8
MY WORLD (EP)
Justin Bieber
9
SPEAK NOW
Taylor Swift
10
THE E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas
2011:
1
21
Adele
2
SPEAK NOW
Taylor Swift
3
BORN THIS WAY
Lady Gaga
4
MY KINDA PARTY
Jason Aldean
5
THE GIFT
Susan Boyle
6
THA CARTER IV
Lil Wayne
7
PINK FRIDAY
Nicki Minaj
8
SIGH NO MORE
Mumford & Sons
9
LOUD
Rihanna
10
TEENAGE DREAM
Katy Perry
2012:
1. 21 - Adele
2. Christmas - Michael Buble
3. Take Care - Drake
4. Red - Taylor Swift
5. Up All Night - One Direction
6. Tailgates & Tanlines - Luke Bryan
7. Babel - Mumford & Sons
8. Talk That Talk - Rihanna
9. Tuskegee - Lionel Richie
10. El Camino - Black Keys
2013:
1. The 20/20 Experience - Justin Timberlake
2. Red - Taylor Swift
3. Take Me Home - One Direction
4. Unorthodox Jukebox - Bruno Mars
5. Babel - Mumford & Sons
6. Night Visions - Imagine Dragons
7. Here's To The Good Times - Florida Georgia Line
8. The Truth About Love - Pink
9. Crash My Party - Luke Bryan
10. Unapologetic - Rihanna
2014:
01 - 3.58 - FROZEN - Soundtrack
02 - 2.10 - BEYONCÉ - Beyoncé
03 - 2.00 - 1989 - Taylor Swift
04 - 1.43 - MIDNIGHT MEMORIES - One Direction
05 - 1.23 - THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 - Eminem
06 - 1.09 - PURE HEROINE - Lorde
07 - 1.04 - CRASH MY PARTY - Luke Bryan
08 - 1.03 - PRISM - Katy Perry
09 - 0.87 - BLAME IT ALL ON MY ROOTS - Garth Brooks
10 - 0.84 - HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES - Florida Georgia Line
2014 has not ended. It ends the 3rd week of November (which is tomorrow) so the sales chart that comes out next Thursday will be the final sales counted.
2014 has not ended. It ends the 3rd week of November (which is tomorrow) so the sales chart that comes out next Thursday will be the final sales counted.
No, it has ended. The last sales week on year-end charts is the last week with November issue date. Last chart(week-ending Nov. 16) was published with November 29, next - December 6.