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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.

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. ==Chart records==
Chart records
Albums with most weeks at number one . has had two albums spend over 30 weeks at number one. The following albums have spent more than 30 weeks at number one, as of the chart dated May 9, 2026: 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 May 9, 2026: Artists with most cumulative weeks at number one has spent a total of more than three years at number one. The followings acts have achieved at least 50 weeks at number one, as of the chart dated May 9, 2026. 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. ==See also==
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