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[[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 1995, seven different albums topped the chart, 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> |
[[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 1995, seven different albums topped the chart, 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> |
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In the issue of ''Billboard'' dated January 7, [[Garth Brooks]] was at number one with the compilation album ''[[The Hits (Garth Brooks album)|The Hits]]'', its second week in the top spot.<ref name=J7 /> The album held the peak position for the first 14 weeks of 1995 and returned to number one for a single week later in the year; its 16 weeks atop the chart took Brooks's total number of weeks in the top spot to 113 in less than five years.<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=40}}</ref> The singer returned to number one in December with his next album ''[[Fresh Horses (album)|Fresh Horses]]'', which held the top spot for the final four weeks of the year; he was the only artist to achieve more than one chart-topper during 1995. ''The Hits'' was the only one of 1995's Top Country Albums number ones to also top the all-genre |
In the issue of ''Billboard'' dated January 7, [[Garth Brooks]] was at number one with the compilation album ''[[The Hits (Garth Brooks album)|The Hits]]'', its second week in the top spot.<ref name=J7 /> The album held the peak position for the first 14 weeks of 1995 and returned to number one for a single week later in the year; its 16 weeks atop the chart took Brooks's total number of weeks in the top spot to 113 in less than five years.<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=40}}</ref> The singer returned to number one in December with his next album ''[[Fresh Horses (album)|Fresh Horses]]'', which held the top spot for the final four weeks of the year; he was the only artist to achieve more than one chart-topper during 1995. ''The Hits'' was the only one of 1995's Top Country Albums number ones to also top the all-genre [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. |
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In July, [[Shania Twain]] gained her first number one with ''[[The Woman in Me (Shania Twain album)|The Woman in Me]]''; the album spent 11 weeks in the top spot in 1995 but would return to number one for a further 18 weeks the following year, making it the longest-running number one country album to date by a female artist.<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=256}}</ref> The album launched the Canadian singer to stardom in both the country and pop markets, and helped to make her one of the most successful recording artists of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shania-twain-mn0000161808/biography|title=Shania Twain Biography & History|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewin|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref> |
In July, [[Shania Twain]] gained her first number one with ''[[The Woman in Me (Shania Twain album)|The Woman in Me]]''; the album spent 11 weeks in the top spot in 1995 but would return to number one for a further 18 weeks the following year, making it the longest-running number one country album to date by a female artist.<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=256}}</ref> The album launched the Canadian singer to stardom in both the country and pop markets, and helped to make her one of the most successful recording artists of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shania-twain-mn0000161808/biography|title=Shania Twain Biography & History|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewin|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}</ref> |
Revision as of 12:41, 24 April 2020
Top Country Albums is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music albums in the United States, published by Billboard. In 1995, seven different albums topped the chart, based on sales reports submitted by a representative sample of stores nationwide.[1]
In the issue of Billboard dated January 7, Garth Brooks was at number one with the compilation album The Hits, its second week in the top spot.[2] The album held the peak position for the first 14 weeks of 1995 and returned to number one for a single week later in the year; its 16 weeks atop the chart took Brooks's total number of weeks in the top spot to 113 in less than five years.[3] The singer returned to number one in December with his next album Fresh Horses, which held the top spot for the final four weeks of the year; he was the only artist to achieve more than one chart-topper during 1995. The Hits was the only one of 1995's Top Country Albums number ones to also top the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.
In July, Shania Twain gained her first number one with The Woman in Me; the album spent 11 weeks in the top spot in 1995 but would return to number one for a further 18 weeks the following year, making it the longest-running number one country album to date by a female artist.[4] The album launched the Canadian singer to stardom in both the country and pop markets, and helped to make her one of the most successful recording artists of the 1990s.[5]
Chart history
Issue date | Title | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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January 7 | The Hits | Garth Brooks | [2] |
January 14 | [6] | ||
January 21 | [7] | ||
January 28 | [8] | ||
February 4 | [9] | ||
February 11 | [10] | ||
February 18 | [11] | ||
February 25 | [12] | ||
March 4 | [13] | ||
March 11 | [14] | ||
March 18 | [15] | ||
March 25 | [16] | ||
April 1 | [17] | ||
April 8 | [18] | ||
April 15 | John Michael Montgomery | John Michael Montgomery | [19] |
April 22 | [20] | ||
April 29 | [21] | ||
May 6 | [22] | ||
May 13 | [23] | ||
May 20 | [24] | ||
May 27 | [25] | ||
June 3 | [26] | ||
June 10 | [27] | ||
June 17 | [28] | ||
June 24 | [29] | ||
July 1 | [30] | ||
July 8 | [31] | ||
July 15 | The Hits | Garth Brooks | [32] |
July 22 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain | [33] |
July 29 | [34] | ||
August 5 | [35] | ||
August 12 | [36] | ||
August 19 | [37] | ||
August 26 | [38] | ||
September 2 | [39] | ||
September 9 | [40] | ||
September 16 | [41] | ||
September 23 | [42] | ||
September 30 | [43] | ||
October 7 | All I Want | Tim McGraw | [44] |
October 14 | [45] | ||
October 21 | Starting Over | Reba McEntire | [46] |
October 28 | [47] | ||
November 4 | All I Want | Tim McGraw | [48] |
November 11 | The Greatest Hits Collection | Alan Jackson | [49] |
November 18 | [50] | ||
November 25 | [51] | ||
December 2 | [52] | ||
December 9 | Fresh Horses | Garth Brooks | [53] |
December 16 | [54] | ||
December 23 | [55] | ||
December 30 | [56] |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 6. ISBN 9780898201734.
- ^ a b "Country Albums chart for January 7, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 40. ISBN 9780898201734.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 256. ISBN 9780898201734.
- ^ Erlewin, Stephen Thomas. "Shania Twain Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for January 14, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for January 21, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for January 28, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for February 4, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for February 11, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for February 18, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for February 25, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for March 4, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for March 11, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for March 18, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for March 25, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for April 1, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for April 8, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for April 15, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for April 22, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for April 29, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for May 6, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for May 13, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for May 20, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for May 27, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for June 3, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for June 10, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for June 17, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for June 24, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for July 1, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for July 8, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for July 15, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for July 22, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for July 29, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for August 5, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for August 12, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for August 19, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for August 26, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for September 2, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for September 9, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for September 16, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for September 23, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for September 30, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for October 7, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for October 14, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for October 21, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for October 28, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for November 4, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for November 11, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for November 18, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for November 25, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for December 2, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for December 9, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for December 16, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for December 23, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Country Albums chart for December 30, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2020.