UK Country Albums Chart

The UK Country Artists Albums Chart is a music charts compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company from sales of songs in the country music genre in record stores and digital downloads. The chart can be viewed on the Official Charts Company's website and is released weekly. The archive on the Official Charts Company website goes back to 30 January 1994, with the first listed number one album being K.d. lang's Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, the soundtrack to the film of the same name.[1]

Digital downloads became eligible on the Country Albums chart in June 2009. Prior to that, only vinyl and CD sales were compiled into the chart.

The Official Country Artists Albums Chart contains 20 positions.

Another chart complied by the Official Charts Company, the UK Country Compilations Chart, collates data on the sales of compilation albums. On March 10, 2024, the UK Country Airplay chart debuted. Monitored by Radiomonitor and the UK wing of the Country Music Association, chart rankings collate information from a range of participating radio stations to identify the most listened to country music single in the UK each week. The chart itself is posted on Holler Country.[2]

Number ones by year

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Artist milestones

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Most number-one albums

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The following artists have had five or more of their albums reach number one on the UK Country Albums Chart:

Albums Artist Ref.
16 Daniel O'Donnell [3]
13 Steve Earle[a] [4] [5]
9 Lady A [6] [7]
8 Dolly Parton [8]
7 Carrie Underwood [9]
Johnny Cash [10]
LeAnn Rimes [11]
6
Nathan Carter [12]
5 Alison Krauss[b] [13]
Chris Stapleton [14]
Garth Brooks [15]
Glen Campbell [16]
Kacey Musgraves [17]
Mary Chapin Carpenter [18]
The Shires [19]
Willie Nelson [20]

Notes

  1. ^ Including five credited with the Dukes, and one with Shawn Colvin.
  2. ^ Including three credited with Union Station.

Most cumulative weeks at number one

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The following artists have spent more than 40 weeks at number one overall on the UK Country Albums Chart:

Weeks at no.1 Artist Albums (Weeks at number one) Ref.
161 Daniel O'Donnell The Very Best Of (4), A Date with Daniel Live (4), Last Waltz (9), Especially for You (11), Timeless (8), Songs of Inspiration (36),
Love Songs (7), Faith & Inspiration (10), Live Laugh Love (6), Yesterday's Memories (1), At the End of the Day (11),
The Jukebox Years (15), Welcome to My World (15), Country Boy (15), Peace in the Valley (9), Wish You Well (1) 		[3]
137 Shania Twain The Woman in Me (6), Come On Over (118), Up! (49) [21]
107 Lady A Need You Now (41), Own the Night (36), Need You Now/Own the Night (2), Golden (13)
747 (9), Ocean (3), What a Song Can Do: Chapter One (1), What a Song Can Do (2) 		[6][7]
96 Taylor Swift Fearless (46), Taylor Swift (4), Fearless (Taylor's Version) (46) [22]
87 The Shires Brave (37), My Universe (11), Accidentally on Purpose (15),
Good Years (11), 10 Year Plan (12) 		[19]
Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around (43), At San Quentin (10), American V: A Hundred Highways (11),
American VI: Ain't No Grave (4), The Classics (1), Out Among the Stars (15), Songwriter (3) 		[10]
45 Garth Brooks In Pieces (13), Fresh Horses (16), Sevens (9), Scarecrow (1), Man Against Machine (6) [15]
42 Eagles The Very Best Of (1), Long Road Out of Eden (41) [23]

Note: Albums are listed in the order they reached number one, which may not necessarily be the order they were released.

Most entries on the chart

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Album milestones

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Most weeks at number one

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The following albums have spent more than 30 weeks at number one:

Weeks Album Artist Year(s) Ref.
118 Come On Over Shania Twain 1997-2023 [21]
49 Up! 2002-2004 [24]
46 Fearless Taylor Swift 2008-2010 [25]
Fearless (Taylor's Version) 2021-2024 [26]
43 American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash 2003-2007 [27]
41 Long Road Out of Eden Eagles 2007-2009 [28]
39 Need You Now Lady Antebellum 2010-2013 [29]
37 Brave The Shires 2015-2016 [30]
36 Own the Night Lady Antebellum 2011-2012 [31]
Songs of Inspiration Daniel O'Donnell 1996-1997 [32]
30 Trampoline The Mavericks 1999-1999 [33]

Most weeks on the chart

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Year-end number-one albums

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The following albums spent the most cumulative weeks at number one in the respective year:

References

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  1. ^ Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20: 30 January 1994 Official Charts Company
  2. ^ Eames, Tom (March 11, 2024). "Conner Smith tops UK's first ever Country Radio Airplay Chart". Smooth Radio.
  3. ^ a b "Daniel O'Donnell Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  4. ^ "Steve Earle Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  5. ^ "Steve Earle and the Dukes Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  6. ^ a b "Lady Antebellum Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ^ a b "Lady A Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  8. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  9. ^ "Carrie Underwood Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  10. ^ a b "Johnny Cash Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  11. ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  12. ^ "Nathan Carter Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  13. ^ "Alison Krauss Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  14. ^ "Chris Stapleton Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  15. ^ a b "Garth Brooks Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  16. ^ "Glen Campbell Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  17. ^ "Kacey Musgraves Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  18. ^ "Mary Chapin Carpenter Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  19. ^ a b "The Shires Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  20. ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  21. ^ a b ""Come On Over" - Shania Twain". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  22. ^ "Taylor Swift Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  23. ^ "Eagles Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  24. ^ ""Up!" - Shania Twain". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  25. ^ ""Fearless" - Taylor Swift". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  26. ^ ""Fearless (Taylor's Version)" - Taylor Swift". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  27. ^ ""American IV: The Man Comes Around" - Johnny Cash". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  28. ^ ""Long Road Out of Eden" - Eagles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  29. ^ ""Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  30. ^ ""Brave" - The Shires". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  31. ^ ""Own the Night" - Lady Antebellum". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  32. ^ ""Songs of Inspiration" - Daniel O'Donnell". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  33. ^ ""Trampoline" - The Mavericks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
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