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Morgan Wallen, Garth Brooks, Taylor Swift & More Artists With Most Weeks at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart: Full List
Morgan Wallen's album "I'm the Problem" has returned to No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart for a 45th non-consecutive week, taking his career total to 231 weeks atop the chart and extending his record as the artist with the most weeks at No. 1 in the chart's 62-year history. His achievement is notable for how quickly it has been amassed, having first reached No. 1 in August 2020, with the album recently spending 13 weeks at No. 2 behind Ella Langley's "Dandelion" before reclaiming top spot.
To mark the milestone, Billboard compiled a full list of the 21 artists who have logged 50 or more weeks at No. 1 on the chart, which began in 1964 as Hot Country Albums. Male solo artists dominate the list, though three female solo acts and two groups (including one all-female group) also feature, while only one Black artist has reached the 50-week threshold. Early entrants include Kenny Chesney and LeAnn Rimes (50 weeks each), Eddy Arnold, Glen Campbell and Merle Haggard (51 weeks each), and Johnny Cash (57 weeks), with the list continuing up to Wallen's record-breaking tally.
In short
- Morgan Wallen sets new record: 231 weeks atop Top Country Albums chart
- Billboard lists all 21 artists with 50+ weeks at No. 1
- Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" topped the chart's first edition in 1964
Explained simply
Billboard's Top Country Albums chart measures which country music albums are selling best in the United States each week. The chart has been published since 1964 and is widely regarded as the most important barometer of commercial success in country music.
Morgan Wallen is an American country music artist who holds the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on this chart in its entire 62-year history. What makes this achievement striking is that he accumulated this record in a relatively short timeframe, having first topped the chart in 2020.
The record demonstrates how the country music landscape has shifted. Earlier chart dominators include artists such as Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Kenny Chesney, whose success unfolded over many years and decades. Wallen's rapid ascent to surpass these established legends reflects changing patterns in how country music is consumed and which artists connect most powerfully with audiences today.
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