Largest No. 1 Country Albums of All Time

Male solo artists dominate, though three female solo artists and two groups have also achieved the feat.

Top Country Albums

Wallen’s achievement is especially impressive because he has amassed this hefty total of weeks at No. 1 in such a short amount of time: He first topped the chart on Aug. 15, 2020.

The chart was named Hot Country LP’s from 1968 to 1984, when vinyl LPs were king.

Twenty-one artists have logged 50 or more weeks at No. 1 on Top Country Albums. Male solo artists dominate, as you might expect, though three female solo artists have achieved the feat, as have two groups. (One of those groups is an all-female group.) Only one Black artist has amassed 50 or more weeks at No. 1, though that may change as country becomes more inclusive.

Here’s a look at all artists who have topped Top Country Albums for 50 or more weeks.

Kenny Chesney (50 weeks)

First week at No. 1: Oct. 14, 2000

Most recent week at No. 1: May 16, 2020

Longest-running No. 1: When the Sun Goes Down (14 weeks in 2004)

Notes: Chesney’s tally of No. 1 albums includes two live albums, LIVE: Live Those Songs Again (2006) and Live in No Shoes Nation (2017).

LeAnn Rimes (50 weeks)

First week at No. 1: July 27, 1996

Most recent week at No. 1: Feb. 17, 2001

Longest-running No. 1: Blue (28 weeks in 1996-97)

Notes: Rimes’ total includes a 1997 compilation of early recordings, Unchained Melody: The Early Years. Rimes was just 14 in February 1997 when she won a Grammy for best new artist. She remains the youngest winner ever in that category.

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