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Top Country Albums is a chart
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that ranks the top-performing country music albums in the United States, published by ''Billboard
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''. Chart positions are based on multi-metric consumption, blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums.
In the issue of ''Billboard'' dated January 2, '' My Gift'' by Carrie Underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer. She rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of ''American Idol'' in 2005. Her single "Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the ''Bill ...
was at number one, retaining the position it had held the previous week. Underwood would return to number one in April with her next album, '' My Savior''. The only other artist with multiple number ones in 2021 was Taylor Swift, who spent time in the peak position with both ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)
''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' is the first re-recorded album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on April 9, 2021, through Republic Records. It is a re-recording of Swift's second studio album, ''Fearless'' (2008), and the f ...
'' and '' Red (Taylor's Version)''. Both were complete re-recordings of albums from earlier in her career, which she released following a dispute regarding ownership of the masters to her first six studio albums.
For much of the year, the number-one position was dominated by '' Dangerous: The Double Album'' by Morgan Wallen
Morgan Cole Wallen (born May 13, 1993) is an American country singer and songwriter. He competed in the sixth season of ''The Voice'', originally as a member of Usher's team, but later as a member of Adam Levine's team. After being eliminated ...
. The album entered the chart at number one in the issue of ''Billboard'' dated January 23, and held the top spot for 11 consecutive weeks. It returned to the peak position for a single week in the issue dated April 17, and reached number one again in the issue dated May 8. By the end of the year, the album had spent a total of 39 weeks atop the chart. It also debuted at number one on the all-genres ''Billboard'' 200 chart, more than doubling the record for the highest weekly number of on-demand streams by a country album.
Chart history
See also
* 2021 in country music *List of Billboard number-one country songs of 2021
Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay are charts that rank the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by '' Billboard'' magazine. Hot Country Songs ranks songs based on digital downloads, streaming, and airplay n ...
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