These are the Official Charts Company's UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2022. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday with the chart-date given as the following Thursday. Chart positions are based the multi-metric consumption of country music in the United Kingdom, blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums. The chart contains 20 positions.
In the iteration of the chart dated 7 January, Taylor Swift's Fearless re-recording continued its run at number one, and remained in the top spot for the first three weeks of 2022 before being displaced by Kiefer Sutherland's third album Bloor Street. Swift would subsequently spend a total of ten weeks at number one throughout the year. 10 Year Plan, the fifth studio album by British duo The Shires spent the most weeks at number one in 2022, with twelve nonconsecutive weeks atop the chart. Carrie Underwood's Denim & Rhinestones reached the top spot for two weeks before Luke Combs's third album Growin' Up debuted on the chart dated 1 July, and spent eight weeks at number one throughout the year. Miranda Lambert and Steve Earle were the only other artists to spend more than one week at number one with their albums Palomino and Jerry Jeff respectively. The final chart topper of the year was The Morning After by Irish singer Nathan Carter, his fifth album to reach number one.
Chart history
Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record labelRef.7 JanuaryFearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI14 January21 January28 JanuaryBloor StreetKiefer SutherlandCooking Vinyl4 February 11 February Lu's Jukebox Vol 6: You Are Cordially Invited... A Tribute to The Rolling StonesLucinda WilliamsHighway 2018 February Bloor StreetKiefer SutherlandCooking Vinyl25 February Fearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI4 March11 MarchRun, Rose, RunDolly PartonButterfly18 March10 Year PlanThe ShiresBMG25 March1 April8 April15 April22 April29 April6 MayPalominoMiranda LambertSony13 May20 MayThe Last Resort: Greetings FromMidlandBig Machine27 May10 Year PlanThe ShiresBMG3 June10 June17 JuneDenim & RhinestonesCarrie UnderwoodEMI24 June1 JulyGrowin' UpLuke CombsSony8 July15 July22 July29 July5 AugustTornilloWhiskey MyersWiggy Thump12 August19 August26 August10 Year PlanThe ShiresBMG2 September9 SeptemberJerry JeffSteve EarleNew West16 September23 SeptemberGrowin' UpLuke CombsSony30 SeptemberCrazyTownBeth Nielsen ChapmanCooking Vinyl7 OctoberSubject to ChangeKelsea BalleriniBlack River14 OctoberLindevilleAshley McBrydeRhino21 OctoberRolling Golden HolyBonny Light Horseman37d03d28 OctoberFearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI4 November11 NovemberGrowin' UpLuke CombsSony18 NovemberI Wish You WellDaniel O'DonnellDMG25 NovemberFearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI2 December9 December16 DecemberPure & SimpleDerek RyanSharpe Music23 DecemberGrowin' UpLuke CombsSony30 DecemberThe Morning AfterNathan CarterSharpe Music
Most weeks at number one Weeks at number oneArtist 12 The Shires 10 Taylor Swift 8 Luke Combs 3 Kiefer Sutherland Whiskey Myers 2 Carrie Underwood Miranda Lambert Steve Earle
See also
List of UK Albums Chart number ones of 2022 List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2022 List of UK Album Downloads Chart number ones of 2022 List of UK Independent Albums Chart number ones of 2022 List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2022 List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2022 List of UK Compilation Chart number ones of the 2020s
References
External links UK Country Albums Chart