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[[File:Carrie Underwood, Storyteller Tour, Wells Fargo Center.jpg|alt=Singer Carrie Underwood|thumb|[[Carrie Underwood]] had two number ones in the first half of the year.|270x270px]]
[[File:Kacey_Musgraves_-_Palace_Theatre_St._Paul_(46059079305).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|alt=Singer Kacey Musgraves|[[Kacey Musgraves]] topped the chart in September with ''[[Star-Crossed (album)|Star-Crossed]]''.]]
[[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]]''. Chart positions are based on multi-metric consumption, blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums.
[[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]]''. 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]] was at number one, retaining the position it had held the previous week.<ref name=J2 /> Underwood would return to number one in April with her next album, ''[[My Savior (album)|My Savior]]''. For much of the year, the number-one position was dominated by ''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]'' by [[Morgan Wallen]]. The album entered the chart at number one in the issue of ''Billboard'' dated January 23,<ref name=J23 /> 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. As of the issue dated September 18, the album has spent a total of 32 weeks atop the chart. It also debuted at number one on the all-genres [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, more than doubling the record for the highest weekly number of on-demand streams by a country album.<ref name="BB200">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9512768/morgan-wallen-dangerous-the-double-album-billboard-200-debut-country-streaming-record/|title=Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous: The Double Album' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Breaks Country Streaming Record|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=January 17, 2021|access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref>
In the issue of ''Billboard'' dated January 2, ''[[My Gift]]'' by [[Carrie Underwood]] was at number one, retaining the position it had held the previous week.<ref name=J2 /> Underwood would return to number one in April with her next album, ''[[My Savior (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)]]'' and ''[[Red (Taylor's Version)]]''. Both were complete re-recordings of albums from earlier in her career, which she released following [[Taylor Swift masters dispute|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]]. The album entered the chart at number one in the issue of ''Billboard'' dated January 23,<ref name=J23 /> 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|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, more than doubling the record for the highest weekly number of on-demand streams by a country album.<ref name="BB200">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9512768/morgan-wallen-dangerous-the-double-album-billboard-200-debut-country-streaming-record/|title=Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous: The Double Album' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Breaks Country Streaming Record|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=January 17, 2021|access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref>
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==Chart history==
==Chart history==
[[File:191125_Taylor_Swift_at_the_2019_American_Music_Awards_(cropped).png|thumb|right|upright|alt=Singer Taylor Swift|[[Taylor Swift]] reached number one in April with ''[[Fearless (Taylor's Version)]]'', a re-recording of [[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|her album originally released in 2008]].]]
[[File:Morgan Wallen performing in Bristol, Tennessee at Country Thunder, Photo by Andrew Wendowski.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Singer Morgan Wallen|[[Morgan Wallen]]'s record-breaking ''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]'' spent most of 2021 at the number one spot on the chart.]]
[[File:Kacey Musgraves 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Singer Kacey Musgraves|[[Kacey Musgraves]] topped the chart in September with ''[[Star-Crossed (album)|Star-Crossed]]''.]]
[[File:191125_Taylor_Swift_at_the_2019_American_Music_Awards_(cropped).png|thumb|right|upright|alt=Singer Taylor Swift|[[Taylor Swift]] had two number ones with re-recorded versions of earlier albums.]]
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| ''[[My Gift]]''
| ''[[My Gift]]''
| {{sortname|Carrie|Underwood}}
| {{sortname|Carrie|Underwood}}
| align=center|<ref name=J2>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-01-02|title=Country Albums chart for January 2, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 29, 2020}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref name=J2>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-01-02|title=Country Albums chart for January 2, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 29, 2020}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|January 9}}
!scope=row|{{dts|January 9}}
|rowspan="2" |''[[What You See Is What You Get (Luke Combs album)|What You See Is What You Get]]''
|rowspan="2" |''[[What You See Is What You Get (Luke Combs album)|What You See Is What You Get]]''
|rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Luke|Combs}}
|rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Luke|Combs}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-01-09|title=Country Albums chart for January 9, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 5, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-01-09|title=Country Albums chart for January 9, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 5, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|January 16}}
!scope=row|{{dts|January 16}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-01-16|title=Country Albums chart for January 16, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 12, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-01-16|title=Country Albums chart for January 16, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 12, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|January 23}}
!scope=row|{{dts|January 23}}
|rowspan="11"|''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]''
|rowspan="11"|''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]''
|rowspan="11"|{{sortname|Morgan|Wallen}}
|rowspan="11"|{{sortname|Morgan|Wallen}}
| align=center|<ref name=J23>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-01-23|title=Country Albums chart for January 23, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref name=J23>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-01-23|title=Country Albums chart for January 23, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|January 30}}
!scope=row|{{dts|January 30}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-01-30|title=Country Albums chart for January 30, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 26, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-01-30|title=Country Albums chart for January 30, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 26, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|February 6}}
!scope=row|{{dts|February 6}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-02-06|title=Country Albums chart for February 6, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=February 2, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-02-06|title=Country Albums chart for February 6, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 2, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|February 13}}
!scope=row|{{dts|February 13}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-02-13|title=Country Albums chart for February 13, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=February 9, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-02-13|title=Country Albums chart for February 13, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 9, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|February 20}}
!scope=row|{{dts|February 20}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-02-20|title=Country Albums chart for February 20, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=February 17, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-02-20|title=Country Albums chart for February 20, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 17, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|February 27}}
!scope=row|{{dts|February 27}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-02-27|title=Country Albums chart for February 27, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-02-27|title=Country Albums chart for February 27, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|March 6}}
!scope=row|{{dts|March 6}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-03-06|title=Country Albums chart for March 6, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 2, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-03-06|title=Country Albums chart for March 6, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 2, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|March 13}}
!scope=row|{{dts|March 13}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-03-13|title=Country Albums chart for March 13, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-03-13|title=Country Albums chart for March 13, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|March 20}}
!scope=row|{{dts|March 20}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-03-20|title=Country Albums chart for March 20, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 16, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-03-20|title=Country Albums chart for March 20, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 16, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|March 27}}
!scope=row|{{dts|March 27}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-03-27|title=Country Albums chart for March 27, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 23, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-03-27|title=Country Albums chart for March 27, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 23, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|April 3}}
!scope=row|{{dts|April 3}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-04-03|title=Country Albums chart for April 3, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 30, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-04-03|title=Country Albums chart for April 3, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 30, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|April 10}}
!scope=row|{{dts|April 10}}
| ''[[My Savior (album)|My Savior]]''
| ''[[My Savior (album)|My Savior]]''
| {{sortname|Carrie|Underwood}}
| {{sortname|Carrie|Underwood}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-04-10|title=Country Albums chart for April 10, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 6, 2020}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-04-10|title=Country Albums chart for April 10, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 6, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|April 17}}
!scope=row|{{dts|April 17}}
|''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]''
|''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]''
|{{sortname|Morgan|Wallen}}
|{{sortname|Morgan|Wallen}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-04-17|title=Country Albums chart for April 17, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-04-17|title=Country Albums chart for April 17, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 13, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|April 24}}
!scope=row|{{dts|April 24}}
|rowspan="2"|''[[Fearless (Taylor's Version)]]''
|rowspan="2"|''[[Fearless (Taylor's Version)]]''
|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Taylor|Swift}}
|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Taylor|Swift}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-04-24|title=Country Albums chart for April 24, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-04-24|title=Country Albums chart for April 24, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|May 1}}
!scope=row|{{dts|May 1}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-05-01|title=Country Albums chart for May 1, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 27, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-05-01|title=Country Albums chart for May 1, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 27, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|May 8}}
!scope=row|{{dts|May 8}}
|rowspan=20|''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]''
|rowspan=20|''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]''
|rowspan=20|{{sortname|Morgan|Wallen}}
|rowspan=20|{{sortname|Morgan|Wallen}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-05-08|title=Country Albums chart for May 8, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 4, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-05-08|title=Country Albums chart for May 8, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 4, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|May 15}}
!scope=row|{{dts|May 15}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-05-15|title=Country Albums chart for May 15, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 11, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-05-15|title=Country Albums chart for May 15, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 11, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|May 22}}
!scope=row|{{dts|May 22}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-05-22|title=Country Albums chart for May 22, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 18, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-05-22|title=Country Albums chart for May 22, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 18, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|May 29}}
!scope=row|{{dts|May 29}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-05-29|title=Country Albums chart for May 29, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 25, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-05-29|title=Country Albums chart for May 29, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 25, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|June 5}}
!scope=row|{{dts|June 5}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-06-05|title=Country Albums chart for June 5, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=June 2, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-06-05|title=Country Albums chart for June 5, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 2, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|June 12}}
!scope=row|{{dts|June 12}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-06-12|title=Country Albums chart for June 12, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=June 8, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-06-12|title=Country Albums chart for June 12, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 8, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|June 19}}
!scope=row|{{dts|June 19}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-06-19|title=Country Albums chart for June 19, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=June 15, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-06-19|title=Country Albums chart for June 19, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 15, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|June 26}}
!scope=row|{{dts|June 26}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-06-26|title=Country Albums chart for June 26, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=June 22, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-06-26|title=Country Albums chart for June 26, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 22, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|July 3}}
!scope=row|{{dts|July 3}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-07-03|title=Country Albums chart for July 3, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=June 29, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-07-03|title=Country Albums chart for July 3, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=June 29, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|July 10}}
!scope=row|{{dts|July 10}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-07-10|title=Country Albums chart for July 10, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 7, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-07-10|title=Country Albums chart for July 10, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 7, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|July 17}}
!scope=row|{{dts|July 17}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-07-17|title=Country Albums chart for July 17, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 13, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-07-17|title=Country Albums chart for July 17, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 13, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|July 24}}
!scope=row|{{dts|July 24}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-07-24|title=Country Albums chart for July 24, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 20, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-07-24|title=Country Albums chart for July 24, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 20, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|July 31}}
!scope=row|{{dts|July 31}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-07-31|title=Country Albums chart for July 31, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-07-31|title=Country Albums chart for July 31, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|August 7}}
!scope=row|{{dts|August 7}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-08-07|title=Country Albums chart for August 7, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 3, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-08-07|title=Country Albums chart for August 7, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 3, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|August 14}}
!scope=row|{{dts|August 14}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-08-14|title=Country Albums chart for August 14, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 10, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-08-14|title=Country Albums chart for August 14, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 10, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|August 21}}
!scope=row|{{dts|August 21}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-08-21|title=Country Albums chart for August 21, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 18, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-08-21|title=Country Albums chart for August 21, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 18, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|August 28}}
!scope=row|{{dts|August 28}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-08-28|title=Country Albums chart for August 28, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-08-28|title=Country Albums chart for August 28, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|September 4}}
!scope=row|{{dts|September 4}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-09-04|title=Country Albums chart for September 4, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=August 31, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-09-04|title=Country Albums chart for September 4, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 31, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|September 11}}
!scope=row|{{dts|September 11}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-09-11|title=Country Albums chart for September 11, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-09-11|title=Country Albums chart for September 11, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|September 18}}
!scope=row|{{dts|September 18}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-09-18|title=Country Albums chart for September 18, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 14, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-09-18|title=Country Albums chart for September 18, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 14, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope=row|{{dts|September 25}}
!scope=row|{{dts|September 25}}
|''[[Star-Crossed (album)|Star-Crossed]]''
|''[[Star-Crossed (album)|Star-Crossed]]''
|{{sortname|Kacey|Musgraves}}
|{{sortname|Kacey|Musgraves}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-09-25|title=Country Albums chart for September 25, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 21, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-09-25|title=Country Albums chart for September 25, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 21, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|October 2}}
!scope=row|{{dts|October 2}}
|''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]''
|rowspan=2|''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]''
|{{sortname|Morgan|Wallen}}
|rowspan=2|{{sortname|Morgan|Wallen}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-10-02|title=Country Albums chart for October 2, 2021|work=Billboard|accessdate=September 28, 2021}}</ref>
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-10-02|title=Country Albums chart for October 2, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 28, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|October 9}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-10-09|title=Country Albums chart for October 9, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 5, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|October 16}}
|''[[Fearless (Taylor's Version)]]''
|{{sortname|Taylor|Swift}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-10-16|title=Country Albums chart for October 16, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 12, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|October 23}}
|rowspan=5|''[[Dangerous: The Double Album]]''
|rowspan=5|{{sortname|Morgan|Wallen}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-10-23|title=Country Albums chart for October 23, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|October 30}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-10-30|title=Country Albums chart for October 30, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 26, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|November 6}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-11-06|title=Country Albums chart for November 6, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 2, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|November 13}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-11-13|title=Country Albums chart for November 13, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 9, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|November 20}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-11-20|title=Country Albums chart for November 20, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 16, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|November 27}}
|rowspan=5|''[[Red (Taylor's Version)]]''
|rowspan=5|{{sortname|Taylor|Swift}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-11-27|title=Country Albums chart for November 27, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 23, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|December 4}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-12-04|title=Country Albums chart for December 4, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 30, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|December 11}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-12-11|title=Country Albums chart for December 11, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 7, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|December 18}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-12-18|title=Country Albums chart for December 18, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 14, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{dts|December 25}}
| align=center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-albums/2021-12-25|title=Country Albums chart for December 25, 2021|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 21, 2021}}</ref>
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Singer Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgraves topped the chart in September with Star-Crossed.

Top Country Albums is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music albums in the United States, published by Billboard. 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 was at number one, retaining the position it had held the previous week.[1] 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) 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. The album entered the chart at number one in the issue of Billboard dated January 23,[2] 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.[3]

Chart history

[edit]
Singer Morgan Wallen
Morgan Wallen's record-breaking Dangerous: The Double Album spent most of 2021 at the number one spot on the chart.
Singer Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift had two number ones with re-recorded versions of earlier albums.
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 2 My Gift Carrie Underwood [1]
January 9 What You See Is What You Get Luke Combs [4]
January 16 [5]
January 23 Dangerous: The Double Album Morgan Wallen [2]
January 30 [6]
February 6 [7]
February 13 [8]
February 20 [9]
February 27 [10]
March 6 [11]
March 13 [12]
March 20 [13]
March 27 [14]
April 3 [15]
April 10 My Savior Carrie Underwood [16]
April 17 Dangerous: The Double Album Morgan Wallen [17]
April 24 Fearless (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift [18]
May 1 [19]
May 8 Dangerous: The Double Album Morgan Wallen [20]
May 15 [21]
May 22 [22]
May 29 [23]
June 5 [24]
June 12 [25]
June 19 [26]
June 26 [27]
July 3 [28]
July 10 [29]
July 17 [30]
July 24 [31]
July 31 [32]
August 7 [33]
August 14 [34]
August 21 [35]
August 28 [36]
September 4 [37]
September 11 [38]
September 18 [39]
September 25 Star-Crossed Kacey Musgraves [40]
October 2 Dangerous: The Double Album Morgan Wallen [41]
October 9 [42]
October 16 Fearless (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift [43]
October 23 Dangerous: The Double Album Morgan Wallen [44]
October 30 [45]
November 6 [46]
November 13 [47]
November 20 [48]
November 27 Red (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift [49]
December 4 [50]
December 11 [51]
December 18 [52]
December 25 [53]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b "Country Albums chart for January 23, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
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