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Top Country Albums

Weekly country music rankings published by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States

Weekly country music rankings published by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States

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 Broadcast Data Systems 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.

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. The record for the highest number of weeks spent at number one by an album is held by Dangerous: The Double Album by Morgan Wallen, which spent a total of 97 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart.

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.

Chart records

Albums with most weeks at number one

The following albums have spent more than 30 weeks at number one, as of the chart dated January 31, 2026:

WeeksFirst year
at number oneArtistAlbumRef.
972021Morgan WallenDangerous: The Double Album
872023One Thing at a Time
501997Shania TwainCome On Over
2017Luke CombsThis One's for You
431987Randy TravisAlways & Forever
411990Garth BrooksNo Fences
372019Luke CombsWhat You See Is What You Get
361999Dixie ChicksFly
352000Original soundtrackO Brother, Where Art Thou?
2008Taylor SwiftFearless
2025Morgan WallenI'm the Problem
341992Billy Ray CyrusSome Gave All
331991Garth BrooksRopin' The Wind
312010Lady 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. Dixie Chicks and Lady Antebellum subsequently changed their names to The Chicks and Lady A respectively.

Artist with most number ones

The following acts have had more than 15 number ones as of the chart dated January 31, 2026:

Number onesFirst year
at number oneArtistRef.
271984George Strait
181975Willie Nelson
171990Garth Brooks
2000Kenny Chesney
1994Tim McGraw
161966Merle Haggard

Artists with most cumulative weeks at number one

The followings acts have achieved at least 50 weeks at number one, as of the chart dated January 31, 2026.

Weeks at
number oneArtistSource
221Morgan Wallen
173Garth Brooks
125Alabama
101Willie Nelson
Taylor Swift
99Kenny Rogers
97Shania Twain
88Luke Combs
85Charley Pride
80Randy Travis
76Tim McGraw{{cite magazineurl=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tim-mcgraw/chart-history/clp/title=Tim McGraw
Waylon Jennings{{cite magazineurl=https://www.billboard.com/artist/waylon-jennings/chart-history/clp/title=Waylon Jenningsaccessdate=February 2, 2022}}
73The Chicks
61George Strait{{cite magazineurl=https://www.billboard.com/artist/george-strait/chart-history/clp/title=George Strait
60Buck Owens
57Johnny Cash
51Glen Campbell
Merle Haggard
Eddy Arnold
50LeAnn Rimes
Kenny Chesney

The total for The Chicks consists of 71 weeks under the band's previous name, Dixie Chicks, and 2 under its new name.

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 onesSource
Kenny Chesney12
Carrie Underwood9
Garth Brooks8
Rascal Flatts
Taylor Swift
Miranda Lambert7

References

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel. (2008). "Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007". Record Research, Incorporated.
  2. Asker, Jim. (March 28, 2022). "Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous' Rewrites Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart".
  3. McIntyre, Hugh. (November 4, 2019). "Luke Combs' Debut Is Now Tied As The Longest-Running No. 1 Country Album Ever". [[Forbes]].
  4. Hermanson, Wendy. (October 28, 2019). "Luke Combs Ties Shania Twain For Longest No.1 Country Album". [[Townsquare Media]].
  5. Whitburn, Joel. (2008). "Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007". Record Research, Incorporated.
  6. Whitburn, Joel. (2008). "Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007". Record Research, Incorporated.
  7. "Luke Combs".
  8. Whitburn, Joel. (2008). "Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007". Record Research, Incorporated.
  9. "Taylor Swift".
  10. (January 26, 2021). "11 Years Ago: Lady A Release 'Need You Now' Album". [[Townsquare Media]].
  11. Cerio, Michael. (April 10, 2019). "George Strait scores his 27th number one album". [[AOL]].
  12. "Morgan Wallen".
  13. "Garth Brooks".
  14. "Alabama".
  15. "Willie Nelson".
  16. "Kenny Rogers".
  17. "Shania Twain".
  18. "Charley Pride".
  19. "Randy Travis".
  20. Whitburn, Joel. (2008). "Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007". Record Research, Incorporated.
  21. "Country Albums chart for August 8, 2020".
  22. "Buck Owens".
  23. "Johnny Cash".
  24. Whitburn, Joel. (2008). "Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007". Record Research, Incorporated.
  25. "Eddy Arnold".
  26. "Kenny Chesney".
  27. (2021-04-06). "Carrie Underwood 'My Savior' debuts at No 1".
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