Morgan Wallen, Garth Brooks, Taylor Swift & More Artists With Most Weeks at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart: Full List

Morgan Wallen ’s I’m the Problem leads Billboard ‘s Top Country Albums chart (dated Dec. 27) for the 31st consecutive week. This ups Wallen’s career tally of weeks at No. 1 to 217, allowing him to extend his lead as the artist with the most weeks at No. 1 in the chart’s 61-year history. Image Credit: J.Sciulli/WireImage for CMT: Country Music Television/Getty Images 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. Top Country Albums originated as Hot Country Albums in the Jan. 11, 1964 issue of Billboard . Johnny Cash ’s Ring of Fire (The Best of Johnny Cash) headed the inaugural chart. The compilation was well-timed: “Ring of Fire” had headed Hot Country Songs for seven weeks the previous summer and had crossed over to reach the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. 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) Image Credit: J.Sciulli/WireImage for CMT: Country Music Television/Getty Images 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. Eddy Arnold (51 weeks) First week at No. 1: Aug. 14, 1965 Most recent week at No. 1: May 4, 1968 Longest-running No. 1: My World (17 weeks in 1965-66) Notes: My World was the first country album to receive a Grammy nod for album of the year. The album included the crossover hit “Make the World Go Away,” which all but defined the “countrypolitan” sound. Glen Campbell (51 weeks) First week at No. 1: Feb. 10, 1968 Most recent week at No. 1: May 7, 1977 Longest-running No. 1: Wichita Lineman (20 weeks in 1968-69) Notes: Wichita Lineman is tied with Johnny Cash at San Quentin for the longest run at No. 1 of any album in the 1960s. Campbell’s tally of No. 1 albums also includes Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell , a collab with the singer of “Ode to Billie Joe.” The 1968 album was the first collaborative album to reach No. 1 on the...

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