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 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 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. Since February 2017 the chart has been "based on multi-metric consumption ".

Chart records

The record for the most weeks spent at number one by an album is 50, achieved by both Shania Twain's Come On Over and This One's for You by Luke Combs. George Strait has achieved the most number ones, reaching the top spot with 27 albums.

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 July 30, 2020.
Weeks at
number one		ArtistSource
169
Garth Brooks
125
Alabama
106
Willie Nelson
98
Kenny Rogers
97
Shania Twain
87
Taylor Swift
85
Charley Pride
80
Randy Travis
77
Luke Combs
75
Tim McGraw
73
Dixie Chicks
69
Waylon Jennings
61
George Strait
60
Buck Owens
59
Johnny Cash
51
Glen Campbell
51
Eddy Arnold
50
Kenny Chesney