# 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 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. 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

The following albums have spent more than 30 weeks at number one, as of the chart dated March 22, 2025:
| Weeks | First year at number one | Artist | Album |
| 97 | 2021 | Morgan Wallen | Dangerous: The Double Album |
| 78 | 2023 | Morgan Wallen | One Thing at a Time |
| 50 | 1997 | Shania Twain | Come On Over |
| 50 | 2017 | Luke Combs | This One's for You |
| 43 | 1987 | Randy Travis | Always & Forever |
| 41 | 1990 | Garth Brooks | No Fences |
| 37 | 2019 | Luke Combs | What You See Is What You Get |
| 36 | 1999 | Dixie Chicks | Fly |
| 35 | 2000 | Original soundtrack | O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
| 35 | 2008 | Taylor Swift | Fearless |
| 34 | 1992 | Billy Ray Cyrus | Some Gave All |
| 33 | 1991 | Garth Brooks | Ropin' The Wind |
| 31 | 2010 | Lady Antebellum | Need 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 March 22, 2025:
| Number ones | First year at number one | Artist |
| 27 | 1984 | George Strait |
| 18 | 1975 | Willie Nelson |
| 17 | 1990 | Garth Brooks |
| 17 | 2000 | Kenny Chesney |
| 17 | 1994 | Tim McGraw |
| 16 | 1966 | Merle 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 March 22, 2025.
| Weeks at number one | Artist |
| 177 | Morgan Wallen |
| 173 | Garth Brooks |
| 125 | Alabama |
| 101 | Willie Nelson |
| 101 | Taylor Swift |
| 99 | Kenny Rogers |
| 97 | Shania Twain |
| 88 | Luke Combs |
| 85 | Charley Pride |
| 80 | Randy Travis |
| 76 | Tim McGraw |
| 76 | Waylon Jennings |
| 73 | The Chicks |
| 61 | George Strait |
| 60 | Buck Owens |
| 57 | Johnny Cash |
| 51 | Glen Campbell |
| 51 | Merle Haggard |
| 51 | Eddy Arnold |
| 50 | LeAnn Rimes |
| 50 | 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.
| Artist | Consecutive number ones |
| Kenny Chesney | 12 |
| Carrie Underwood | 9 |
| Garth Brooks | 8 |
| Rascal Flatts | 8 |
| Taylor Swift | 8 |
| Miranda Lambert | 7 |