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.Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20: 30 January 1994 Official Charts Company
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.
Number ones by year Lists of UK Country Albums Chart number ones
Artist milestones Most number-one albums The following artists have had five or more of their albums reach number one on the UK Country Albums Chart:
AlbumsArtistRef. 16Daniel O'Donnell 13Steve Earle 9Lady A Willie Nelson 8Dolly Parton 7Carrie Underwood Johnny Cash LeAnn Rimes 6Alison Krauss Kacey Musgraves Mary Chapin Carpenter Nathan Carter The Shires 5Chris Stapleton Garth Brooks Glen Campbell Luke Combs
Notes
Most cumulative weeks at number one The following artists have spent more than 40 weeks at number one overall on the UK Country Albums Chart: Weeks at no.1ArtistAlbums (Weeks at number one)Ref.161Daniel O'DonnellThe 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) 137Shania TwainThe Woman in Me (6), Come On Over (118), Up! (49) 107Lady ANeed 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) 105Taylor SwiftFearless (46), Taylor Swift (5), Fearless (Taylor's Version) (54) 87The ShiresBrave (37), My Universe (11), Accidentally on Purpose (15), Good Years (11), 10 Year Plan (12), Bonfire (1) Johnny CashAmerican 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) 45Garth BrooksIn Pieces (13), Fresh Horses (16), Sevens (9), Scarecrow (1), Man Against Machine (6) 42EaglesThe Very Best Of (1), Long Road Out of Eden (41) 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 The following artists have had ten or more of their albums appear on the UK Country Albums Chart:
AlbumsArtistRef. 42Willie Nelson 31Johnny Cash 25Daniel O'Donnell 23Dolly Parton 19Alan Jackson 17Tim McGraw 16Steve Earle 15Dwight Yoakam Emmylou Harris Kenny Chesney Reba McEntire 14George Strait 13Garth Brooks LeAnn Rimes 12Brad Paisley Mary Chapin Carpenter Toby Keith 11Martina McBride Nathan Carter 10Keith Urban Trisha Yearwood Vince Gill
Album milestones Most weeks at number one The following albums have spent more than 30 weeks at number one:
Weeks AlbumArtistYear(s)Ref. 118Come On OverShania Twain1997-2023 54Fearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor Swift2021-2024 49 Up!Shania Twain2002-2004 46FearlessTaylor Swift2008-2010 43American IV: The Man Comes AroundJohnny Cash2003-2007 41Long Road Out of EdenEagles2007-2009 39Need You NowLady Antebellum2010-2013 37BraveThe Shires2015-2016 36Own the NightLady Antebellum2011-2012 Songs of InspirationDaniel O'Donnell1996-1997 30TrampolineThe Mavericks1998-1999
Most weeks on the chart The following albums have spent more than 150 weeks on the UK Country Albums chart: Weeks AlbumArtistYear(s)Ref. 550Come On OverShania Twain1997-2024 373TravellerChris Stapleton2016-2026 343The Woman in MeShania Twain1996-2023 314American IV: The Man Comes AroundJohnny Cash2003-2009 309Wide Open SpacesDixie Chicks1998-2016 280Fearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor Swift2021-2025 275What You See Is What You GetLuke Combs2019-2025 231Songs of InspirationDaniel O'Donnell1996-2001 226In PiecesGarth Brooks1994-1998 205FearlessTaylor Swift2009-2025 204Taylor Swift2009-2025 198Need You NowLady Antebellum2010-2017 193Long Road Out of EdenEagles2007-2021 188Up!Shania Twain2002-2019 180Own the NightLady Antebellum2011-2019 177Growin' UpLuke Combs2023-2026 165Sittin' on Top of the WorldLeAnn Rimes1998-2002 Gettin' OldLuke Combs2023-2026 162FlyDixie Chicks1999-2003 158Home2002-2006 151Zach BryanZach Bryan2023-2026
Year-end number-one albums The following albums spent the most cumulative weeks at number one in their respective year: 2007: Easy Tiger - Ryan Adams 2008: Long Road Out of Eden - Eagles 2009: Fearless - Taylor Swift 2010: Need You Now - Lady Antebellum 2011: Paper Airplane - Alison Krauss & Union Station 2012: Own the Night - Lady Antebellum 2013: Golden - Lady Antebellum 2014: Out Among the Stars - Johnny Cash 2015: Brave - The Shires 2016: My Universe - The Shires 2017: Adiós - Glen Campbell 2018: Accidentally on Purpose - The Shires 2019: Reckless & Me - Kiefer Sutherland 2020: Good Years - The Shires 2021: Fearless (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift 2022: 10 Year Plan - The Shires 2023: Gettin' Old - Luke Combs 2024: Fearless (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift 2025: Look Up - Ringo Starr
References
External links UK Country Albums Chart