Top Country Albums

Top Country Albums is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. The 50-position chart lists the most popular country music albums in the country, calculated weekly by Nielsen Music based on physical sales along with digital sales and streaming. The chart was first published in the issue of Billboard dated January 11, 1964 under the title Hot Country Albums, when the number one album was Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash.[1]

Johnny Cash had the first number one on the country albums chart.

The chart changed its name to Top Country LP's in the issue of Billboard dated January 13, 1968, Top Country LPs (with no apostrophe) in the issue dated May 31, 1980, and Top Country Albums in the issue dated October 20, 1984.

Methodology

From its launch until May 1991, the chart was compiled based on sales reports submitted by a representative sample of record stores nationwide. In 1991 the sales reports were replaced by electronic point of sale data.[1] Since February 2017 the chart has been "based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums)".

Chart records

Albums with most weeks at number one
Luke Combs has had two albums spend over 30 weeks at number one.

The following albums have spent 30 or more weeks at number one, as of the chart dated November 20, 2021:

Weeks at
number one		ArtistAlbumSource
50
Shania TwainCome On Over[2][3]
50
Luke CombsThis One's for You[2][3]
43Randy TravisAlways & Forever[4]
41Garth BrooksNo Fences[5]
39Morgan WallenDangerous: The Double Album[6]
36Dixie ChicksFly[5]
35Original soundtrackO Brother, Where Art Thou?[7]
35Taylor Swift Fearless
35Luke CombsWhat You See Is What You Get
34Billy Ray CyrusSome Gave All[5]
33Garth BrooksRopin' The Wind[5]
31Lady AntebellumNeed You Now

The figure for "Fearless" by Taylor Swift does not include the weeks spent at number one by Fearless (Taylor's Version), her 2021 complete re-recording of the album.

Artist with most number ones

George Strait has achieved the most number ones, reaching the top spot with 27 albums.[8]

Artists with most cumulative weeks at number one

The followings acts have achieved at least 50 weeks at number one, as of the issue of Billboard dated December 11 2021.

Weeks at
number one		ArtistSource
169
Garth Brooks
125
Alabama
106
Willie Nelson
98
Kenny Rogers
97
Shania Twain
97
Taylor Swift
88
Luke Combs
85
Charley Pride
80
Randy Travis
76
Tim McGraw
75
Dixie Chicks
69
Waylon Jennings
61
George Strait
60
Buck Owens
59
Johnny Cash
51
Glen Campbell
51
Eddy Arnold
50
Kenny Chesney

Artists with most consecutive number one albums

The following artists have garnered the most consecutive number one albums on the Top Country Albums chart.

ArtistConsecutive
number ones		Source
Kenny Chesney12
Carrie Underwood9[9]
Garth Brooks8
Miranda Lambert7
Taylor Swift6

See also

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 6. ISBN 9780898201734.
  2. McIntyre, Hugh (November 4, 2019). "Luke Combs' Debut Is Now Tied As The Longest-Running No. 1 Country Album Ever". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. Hermanson, Wendy (October 28, 2019). "Luke Combs Ties Shania Twain For Longest No.1 Country Album". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 336. ISBN 9780898201734.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 337. ISBN 9780898201734.
  6. "Country Albums chart for November 20, 2021". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 338. ISBN 9780898201734.
  8. Cerio, Michael (April 10, 2019). "George Strait scores his 27th number one album". AOL. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. "Carrie Underwood 'My Savior' debuts at No 1". The Music Universe. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
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