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These are the U.S. number-one country albums of [[1979 in country music|1979]], per the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top Country Albums]] chart.


[[File:Charlie Daniels CFF.JPG|thumb|right|250px|''[[Million Mile Reflections]]'' was a number one for [[Charlie Daniels|the Charlie Daniels Band]].|alt=Singer Charlie Daniels]]
Note that ''Billboard'' publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
[[Top Country Albums]] is a [[record chart|chart]] that ranks the top-performing [[country music]] albums in the United States, published by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. In 1979, five different albums topped the chart, which was at the time published under the title Top Country LP's, based on sales reports submitted by a representative sample of stores nationwide.<ref>{{cite book|title=Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|publisher=Record Research, Incorporated|date=2008|isbn=9780898201734|page=6}}</ref>


In the issue of ''Billboard'' dated January 6, [[Willie Nelson]] reached number one with the live recording ''[[Willie and Family Live]]'', which replaced the final chart-topper of 1978, ''[[I've Always Been Crazy]]'' by [[Waylon Jennings]].<ref name=J7 /> After two weeks Nelson's album was displaced from the top of the chart by ''[[The Gambler (album)|The Gambler]]'' by [[Kenny Rogers]], who would go on to dominate the number one position during 1979. After spending 23 non-consecutive weeks in the top spot with ''The Gambler'', Rogers would spend a further eight weeks atop the listing with ''[[Kenny (album)|Kenny]]'', which reached the peak position in the issue of ''Billboard'' dated November 10 and would remain there for the remainder of the year and well into 1980. Rogers was at the peak of his career at the time, with the smooth production of his records appealing to both country and pop audiences.<ref name=KR /> Between 1978 and 1980 he reached number one on the [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart with five consecutive releases, including [[The Gambler (song)|the title track from the album ''The Gambler'']].<ref name=KR>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenny-rogers-mn0000069986/biography|title=Kenny Rogers Biography & History|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|first=David|last=Vinopal|accessdate=March 15, 2020}}</ref>
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| '''Issue Date''' || '''Album''' || '''Artist'''
[[Waylon Jennings]] spent fifteen non-consecutive weeks at number one beginning in June with his album ''[[Greatest Hits (Waylon Jennings album)|Greatest Hits]]''. Jennings was one of the mainstays of the [[outlaw country]] movement, which rejected the slick production values evident in popular country music of the early 1970s and added a rock music influence and a counterculture attitude.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/art/outlaw-music|title=Outlaw music|publisher=[[Encyclopaedia Britannica]]|first=Craig|last=Morrison|accessdate=February 28, 2020}}</ref> The compilation was his biggest-selling album, and was ultimately certified quintuple-platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|publisher=Record Research, Incorporated|date=2008|isbn=9780898201734|page=125}}</ref> The album's time at number one was twice interrupted by ''[[Million Mile Reflections]]'', the first number one for the [[Charlie Daniels|Charlie Daniels Band]], which featured the group's chart-topping single "[[The Devil Went Down to Georgia]]".<ref name=CD>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/charlie-daniels-mn0000806247/biography|title=Charlie Daniels Biography & History|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine|accessdate=March 15, 2020}}</ref> Although Daniels would remain a popular concert attraction for decades,<ref name=CD /> he would not achieve any further number ones on either chart.<ref>{{cite book|title=Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|publisher=Record Research, Incorporated|date=2008|isbn=9780898201734|page=72}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits|pages=87&ndash;88|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|authorlink=Joel Whitburn|publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications Inc|date=2005|isbn=9780823082896}}</ref>

==Chart history==
[[File:Willie Nelson.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Willie Nelson]] topped the chart for the first two weeks of the year with the live recording ''[[Willie and Family Live]]''.|alt=Singer Willie Nelson]]
[[File:Waylon_Jennings_RCA_cropped.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Singer Waylon Jennings|[[Waylon Jennings]] reached number one with the compilation album ''[[Greatest Hits (Waylon Jennings album)|Greatest Hits]]''.]]
[[File:KennyRogers.jpg |thumb|right|upright|[[Kenny Rogers]] spent more than half of 1979 at number one.|alt=Singer Kenny Rogers]]
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!scope=col|Issue date
!scope=col|Title
!scope=col|Artist(s)
!scope=col class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
|-
| January 6
!scope=row|{{dts|January 6}}
| ''[[Willie and Family Live]]''
|rowspan=2| ''[[Willie and Family Live]]''
| rowspan=2|{{sortname|Willie|Nelson}}||align=center| <ref name=J7>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-01-06|title=Country Albums chart for January 6, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| [[Willie Nelson]]
|-
|-
| January 13
!scope=row|{{dts|January 13}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-01-13|title=Country Albums chart for January 13, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Willie and Family Live''
| Willie Nelson
|-
|-
| January 20
!scope=row|{{dts|January 20}}
| ''[[The Gambler (album)|The Gambler]]''
| rowspan=19|''{{sort|Gambler|[[The Gambler (album)|The Gambler]]}}''
| rowspan=19|{{Sortname|Kenny|Rogers}}||align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-01-20|title=Country Albums chart for January 20, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| [[Kenny Rogers]]
|-
|-
| January 27
!scope=row|{{dts|January 27}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-01-27|title=Country Albums chart for January 27, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| February 3
!scope=row|{{dts|February 3}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-02-03|title=Country Albums chart for February 3, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| February 10
!scope=row|{{dts|February 10}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-02-10|title=Country Albums chart for February 10, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| February 17
!scope=row|{{dts|February 17}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-02-17|title=Country Albums chart for February 17, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| February 24
!scope=row|{{dts|February 24}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-02-24|title=Country Albums chart for February 24, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| March 3
!scope=row|{{dts|March 3}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-03-03|title=Country Albums chart for March 3, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| March 10
!scope=row|{{dts|March 10}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-03-10|title=Country Albums chart for March 10, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| March 17
!scope=row|{{dts|March 17}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-03-17|title=Country Albums chart for March 17, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| March 24
!scope=row|{{dts|March 24}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-03-24|title=Country Albums chart for March 24, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| March 31
!scope=row|{{dts|March 31}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-03-31|title=Country Albums chart for March 31, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| April 7
!scope=row|{{dts|April 7}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-04-07|title=Country Albums chart for April 7, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| April 14
!scope=row|{{dts|April 14}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-04-14|title=Country Albums chart for April 14, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| April 21
!scope=row|{{dts|April 21}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-04-21|title=Country Albums chart for April 21, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| April 28
!scope=row|{{dts|April 28}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-04-28|title=Country Albums chart for April 28, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| May 5
!scope=row|{{dts|May 5}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-05-05|title=Country Albums chart for May 5, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| May 12
!scope=row|{{dts|May 12}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-05-12|title=Country Albums chart for May 12, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| May 19
!scope=row|{{dts|May 19}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-05-19|title=Country Albums chart for May 19, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| May 26
!scope=row|{{dts|May 26}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-05-26|title=Country Albums chart for May 26, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| June 2
!scope=row|{{dts|June 2}}
| ''[[Greatest Hits (Waylon Jennings album)|Greatest Hits]]''
| ''[[Greatest Hits (Waylon Jennings album)|Greatest Hits]]''
| {{sortname|Waylon|Jennings}}||align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-06-02|title=Country Albums chart for June 2, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| [[Waylon Jennings]]
|-
|-
| June 9
!scope=row|{{dts|June 9}}
| ''The Gambler''
| rowspan=4|''{{sort|Gambler|[[The Gambler (album)|The Gambler]]}}''
| rowspan=4|{{Sortname|Kenny|Rogers}}||align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-06-09|title=Country Albums chart for June 9, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| June 16
!scope=row|{{dts|June 16}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-06-16|title=Country Albums chart for June 16, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| June 23
!scope=row|{{dts|June 23}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-06-23|title=Country Albums chart for June 23, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| June 30
!scope=row|{{dts|June 30}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-06-30|title=Country Albums chart for June 30, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''The Gambler''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| July 7
!scope=row|{{dts|July 7}}
| ''Greatest Hits''
| rowspan=8|''[[Greatest Hits (Waylon Jennings album)|Greatest Hits]]''
|rowspan=8|{{sortname|Waylon|Jennings}}||align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-07-07|title=Country Albums chart for July 7, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| July 14
!scope=row|{{dts|July 14}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-07-14|title=Country Albums chart for July 14, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Greatest Hits''
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| July 21
!scope=row|{{dts|July 21}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-07-21|title=Country Albums chart for July 21, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Greatest Hits''
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| July 28
!scope=row|{{dts|July 28}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-07-28|title=Country Albums chart for July 28, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Greatest Hits''
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| August 4
!scope=row|{{dts|August 4}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-08-04|title=Country Albums chart for August 4, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Greatest Hits''
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| August 11
!scope=row|{{dts|August 11}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-08-11|title=Country Albums chart for August 11, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Greatest Hits''
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| August 18
!scope=row|{{dts|August 18}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-08-18|title=Country Albums chart for August 18, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Greatest Hits''
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| August 25
!scope=row|{{dts|August 25}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-08-25|title=Country Albums chart for August 25, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Greatest Hits''
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| September 1
!scope=row|{{dts|September 1}}
| ''[[Million Mile Reflections]]''
| ''[[Million Mile Reflections]]''
| {{sort|Daniels|[[Charlie Daniels Band]]}}||align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-09-01|title=Country Albums chart for September 1, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| [[Charlie Daniels]]
|-
|-
| September 8
!scope=row|{{dts|September 8}}
| ''Greatest Hits''
| rowspan=2|''[[Greatest Hits (Waylon Jennings album)|Greatest Hits]]''
|rowspan=2| {{sortname|Waylon|Jennings}}||align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-09-08|title=Country Albums chart for September 8, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| September 15
!scope=row|{{dts|September 15}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-09-15|title=Country Albums chart for September 15, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Greatest Hits''
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| September 22
!scope=row|{{dts|September 22}}
| ''Million Mile Reflections''
|rowspan=3| ''[[Million Mile Reflections]]''
|rowspan=3| {{sort|Daniels|[[Charlie Daniels Band]]}}||align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-09-22|title=Country Albums chart for September 22, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| Charlie Daniels
|-
|-
| September 29
!scope=row|{{dts|September 29}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-09-29|title=Country Albums chart for September 29, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Million Mile Reflections''
| Charlie Daniels
|-
|-
| October 6
!scope=row|{{dts|October 6}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-10-06|title=Country Albums chart for October 6, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Million Mile Reflections''
| Charlie Daniels
|-
|-
| October 13
!scope=row|{{dts|October 13}}
| ''Greatest Hits''
| rowspan=4|''[[Greatest Hits (Waylon Jennings album)|Greatest Hits]]''
|rowspan=4| {{sortname|Waylon|Jennings}}||align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-10-13|title=Country Albums chart for October 13, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| October 20
!scope=row|{{dts|October 20}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-10-20|title=Country Albums chart for October 20, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Greatest Hits''
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| October 27
!scope=row|{{dts|October 27}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-10-27|title=Country Albums chart for October 27, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Greatest Hits''
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| November 3
!scope=row|{{dts|November 3}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-11-03|title=Country Albums chart for November 3, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Greatest Hits''
| Waylon Jennings
|-
|-
| November 10
!scope=row|{{dts|November 10}}
| ''[[Kenny (album)|Kenny]]''
|rowspan=8| ''[[Kenny (album)|Kenny]]''
|rowspan=8| {{sortname|Kenny|Rogers}}||align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-11-10|title=Country Albums chart for November 10, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| November 17
!scope=row|{{dts|November 17}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-11-17|title=Country Albums chart for November 17, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Kenny''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| November 24
!scope=row|{{dts|November 24}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-11-24|title=Country Albums chart for November 24, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Kenny''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| December 1
!scope=row|{{dts|December 1}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-12-01|title=Country Albums chart for December 1, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Kenny''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| December 8
!scope=row|{{dts|December 8}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-12-08|title=Country Albums chart for December 8, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Kenny''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| December 15
!scope=row|{{dts|December 15}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-12-15|title=Country Albums chart for December 15, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Kenny''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| December 22
!scope=row|{{dts|December 22}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-12-22|title=Country Albums chart for December 22, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Kenny''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
| December 29
!scope=row|{{dts|December 29}}
|align=center| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/1979-12-29|title=Country Albums chart for December 29, 1979|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 12, 2020}}</ref>
| ''Kenny''
| Kenny Rogers
|-
|-
|}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}


{{US Country Albums}}
{{US Country Albums}}


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[[Category:1979-related lists]]
[[Category:Lists of number-one country albums in the United States|1979]]
[[Category:Lists of number-one country albums in the United States|1979]]
[[Category:1979 record charts]]
[[Category:1979 record charts]]

Latest revision as of 10:00, 21 October 2023

Singer Charlie Daniels
Million Mile Reflections was a number one for the Charlie Daniels Band.

Top Country Albums is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music albums in the United States, published by Billboard. In 1979, five different albums topped the chart, which was at the time published under the title Top Country LP's, based on sales reports submitted by a representative sample of stores nationwide.[1]

In the issue of Billboard dated January 6, Willie Nelson reached number one with the live recording Willie and Family Live, which replaced the final chart-topper of 1978, I've Always Been Crazy by Waylon Jennings.[2] After two weeks Nelson's album was displaced from the top of the chart by The Gambler by Kenny Rogers, who would go on to dominate the number one position during 1979. After spending 23 non-consecutive weeks in the top spot with The Gambler, Rogers would spend a further eight weeks atop the listing with Kenny, which reached the peak position in the issue of Billboard dated November 10 and would remain there for the remainder of the year and well into 1980. Rogers was at the peak of his career at the time, with the smooth production of his records appealing to both country and pop audiences.[3] Between 1978 and 1980 he reached number one on the Hot Country Singles chart with five consecutive releases, including the title track from the album The Gambler.[3]

Waylon Jennings spent fifteen non-consecutive weeks at number one beginning in June with his album Greatest Hits. Jennings was one of the mainstays of the outlaw country movement, which rejected the slick production values evident in popular country music of the early 1970s and added a rock music influence and a counterculture attitude.[4] The compilation was his biggest-selling album, and was ultimately certified quintuple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[5] The album's time at number one was twice interrupted by Million Mile Reflections, the first number one for the Charlie Daniels Band, which featured the group's chart-topping single "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".[6] Although Daniels would remain a popular concert attraction for decades,[6] he would not achieve any further number ones on either chart.[7][8]

Chart history

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Singer Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson topped the chart for the first two weeks of the year with the live recording Willie and Family Live.
Singer Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings reached number one with the compilation album Greatest Hits.
Singer Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers spent more than half of 1979 at number one.
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 6 Willie and Family Live Willie Nelson [2]
January 13 [9]
January 20 The Gambler Kenny Rogers [10]
January 27 [11]
February 3 [12]
February 10 [13]
February 17 [14]
February 24 [15]
March 3 [16]
March 10 [17]
March 17 [18]
March 24 [19]
March 31 [20]
April 7 [21]
April 14 [22]
April 21 [23]
April 28 [24]
May 5 [25]
May 12 [26]
May 19 [27]
May 26 [28]
June 2 Greatest Hits Waylon Jennings [29]
June 9 The Gambler Kenny Rogers [30]
June 16 [31]
June 23 [32]
June 30 [33]
July 7 Greatest Hits Waylon Jennings [34]
July 14 [35]
July 21 [36]
July 28 [37]
August 4 [38]
August 11 [39]
August 18 [40]
August 25 [41]
September 1 Million Mile Reflections Charlie Daniels Band [42]
September 8 Greatest Hits Waylon Jennings [43]
September 15 [44]
September 22 Million Mile Reflections Charlie Daniels Band [45]
September 29 [46]
October 6 [47]
October 13 Greatest Hits Waylon Jennings [48]
October 20 [49]
October 27 [50]
November 3 [51]
November 10 Kenny Kenny Rogers [52]
November 17 [53]
November 24 [54]
December 1 [55]
December 8 [56]
December 15 [57]
December 22 [58]
December 29 [59]

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 6. ISBN 9780898201734.
  2. ^ a b "Country Albums chart for January 6, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Vinopal, David. "Kenny Rogers Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Morrison, Craig. "Outlaw music". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 125. ISBN 9780898201734.
  6. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Charlie Daniels Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 72. ISBN 9780898201734.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2005). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Watson-Guptill Publications Inc. pp. 87–88. ISBN 9780823082896.
  9. ^ "Country Albums chart for January 13, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "Country Albums chart for January 20, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  11. ^ "Country Albums chart for January 27, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "Country Albums chart for February 3, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  13. ^ "Country Albums chart for February 10, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "Country Albums chart for February 17, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "Country Albums chart for February 24, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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  20. ^ "Country Albums chart for March 31, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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  25. ^ "Country Albums chart for May 5, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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  33. ^ "Country Albums chart for June 30, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  34. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 7, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  35. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 14, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  36. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 21, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  37. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 28, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  38. ^ "Country Albums chart for August 4, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  39. ^ "Country Albums chart for August 11, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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  41. ^ "Country Albums chart for August 25, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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  51. ^ "Country Albums chart for November 3, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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  53. ^ "Country Albums chart for November 17, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  54. ^ "Country Albums chart for November 24, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  55. ^ "Country Albums chart for December 1, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  56. ^ "Country Albums chart for December 8, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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