08-19-2026, 09:52 PM
The only band with four #1 albums in a single year were the Monkees, 1967. The four albums were:
The Beatles did three #1 albums three consecutive years, 1964 ( Meet the Beatles!, The Beatles’ Second Album, A Hard Day’s Night ), 1965 ( Beatles ’65, Beatles VI, Help! ), and 1966 ( Rubber Soul, Yesterday and Today, Revolver ).
Kingston Trio had three #1 albums in 1960 ( Here We Go Again!, Sold Out, String Along ).
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass had three #1 albums in 1966 ( Whipped Cream & Other Delights, Going Places, What Now My Love ).
- The Monkees — carried over at No. 1 from late 1966 into 1967
- More of the Monkees — reached No. 1 on February 11, 1967
- Headquarters — reached No. 1 on June 24, 1967
- Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. — reached No. 1 late in 1967.
The Beatles did three #1 albums three consecutive years, 1964 ( Meet the Beatles!, The Beatles’ Second Album, A Hard Day’s Night ), 1965 ( Beatles ’65, Beatles VI, Help! ), and 1966 ( Rubber Soul, Yesterday and Today, Revolver ).
Kingston Trio had three #1 albums in 1960 ( Here We Go Again!, Sold Out, String Along ).
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass had three #1 albums in 1966 ( Whipped Cream & Other Delights, Going Places, What Now My Love ).
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