With Morgan Wallen spending his thirteenth straight week at #1 on Billboard’s Prime Nation Albums chart together with his record-breaking LP, I’m The Downside, this body, the “Final Evening” singer has prolonged his file lead with most weeks spent at #1 with a staggering 199.
Billboard’s Prime Nation Album chart not too long ago celebrated its 61st anniversary again in January, with it first being created (and subsequently topped by Johnny Money’s Ring of Hearth [The Best of Johnny Cash]) on Jan. 11, 1964. All through the chart’s historical past, it has been topped by a numerous variety of nation legends, starting from George Strait and Willie Nelson to Chris Stapleton and Eric Church. With that being stated, nonetheless, there have solely been 21 artists in historical past to high the charts for greater than 50 weeks.
The 21 artists with essentially the most weeks spent at #1 on the chart embody the next:
#21 Kenny Chesney
Whole weeks at #1: 50
Whole #1 albums: 17
Longest-running #1: When the Solar Goes Down (14 weeks)
The newest member of the Nation Music Corridor of Fame has notched 17 #1 albums all through his profession, together with the 5x platinum file, No Sneakers, No Shirt, No Downside. The “Don’t Blink” singer, who’s the sixth highest-selling nation artist of all time, additionally has two #1 reside albums.
#20 LeAnn Rimes
Whole weeks at #1: 50
Whole #1 albums: 5
Longest-running #1: Blue (28 weeks)
Regardless of solely having 5 #1 albums, one of many lowest among the many artists current on this record, Rimes amassed a complete of fifty weeks at #1 on the chart. That is thanks partially to the success of her major-label debut, Blue, which spent 28 weeks on the high of the chart in 1996 via 1997. Blue’s success additionally propelled Rimes to turn out to be the youngest-ever winner of Greatest New Artist on the Grammys at solely 14 years outdated.
#19 Eddy Arnold
Whole weeks at #1: 51
Whole #1 albums: 9
Longest-running #1: My World (17 weeks)
As a staple of the style within the late Fifties and Nineteen Sixties, Eddy Arnold dominated the toddler phases of nation charts. His longest-running #1 album, My World, turned the primary nation album to obtain a Grammy nomination for Album of the Yr. He’s additionally second behind solely George Jones with essentially the most songs charted on numerous Billboard nation charts with 146.
#18 Glen Campbell
Whole weeks at #1: 51
Whole #1 albums: 9
Longest-running #1: Wichita Lineman (20 weeks)
The Rhinestone Cowboy scored a complete of 9 #1 albums all through his over 60-year profession. The most important of which is none apart from Wichita Lineman, which spent 20 weeks on the high of the chart. Different #1 albums for Campbell embody iconic information resembling Mild on My Thoughts and Galveston.
#17 Merle Haggard
Whole weeks at #1: 51
Whole #1 albums: 16
Longest-running #1: Pancho & Lefty (8 weeks)
From Okie From Muskogee and The Fightin’ Facet of Me to Sing Me Again House and Hag, Merle Haggard is undoubtedly one of many biggest of all time. All through his profession, he spent a complete of 51 weeks atop the Prime Nation Albums chart. His longest-running #1 album is his basic collaboration with Willie Nelson in 1983, Pancho & Lefty.
#16 Johnny Money
Whole weeks at #1: 57
Whole #1 albums: 11
Longest-running #1: Johnny Money at San Quentin (20 weeks)
The Man in Black is the one nation artist in historical past to have #1 albums spanning over 50 years, most not too long ago scoring a #1 in 2014 with the posthumous file, Out Among the many Stars. Amongst his 11 #1 LPs, his longest-running one was none apart from the enduring reside album, Johnny Money at San Quentin, which tied Glen Campbell’s Wichita Lineman because the longest-running #1 of the Nineteen Sixties.
#15 Buck Owens
Whole weeks at #1: 60
Whole #1 albums: 16
Longest-running #1: I’ve Obtained a Tiger by the Tail (15 weeks)
One other staple of the style within the Nineteen Sixties, Buck Owens dominated the early days of nation music charts. With 21 #1 singles, together with “Act Naturally” and “Made in Japan,” Owens was a large in his time. His 16 chart-topping albums have spent 60 whole weeks at #1, with the 1965 album, I’ve Obtained a Tiger by the Tail, spending 15 weeks atop the chart.
#14 George Strait
Whole weeks at #1: 61
Whole #1 albums: 27
Longest-running #1: Ocean Entrance Property/Carrying Your Love With Me (6 weeks)
Regardless of the King having essentially the most #1 hits in historical past with 60 (44 on Billboard’s charts), Strait has not fairly had the identical sprawling success album-wise by way of weeks on the chart. With that being stated, nonetheless, he nonetheless has a staggering 27 #1 albums, which have spent a complete of 61 weeks on high. Apparently, he’s the one artist on this record who doesn’t have an album that spent longer than six weeks at #1 at any level.
#13 The Chicks
Whole weeks at #1: 73
Whole #1 albums: 5
Longest-running #1: Fly (36 weeks)
Previously often called the Dixie Chicks earlier than their 2020 rebrand, The Chicks are considered one of two teams on this record. Boosted by the success of their 11x platinum album, Fly, which spent 36 weeks at #1 from 1999 to 2000, the Chicks have spent 73 whole weeks atop the album chart.
#12 Waylon Jennings
Whole weeks at #1: 76
Whole #1 albums: 11
Longest-running #1: Biggest Hits (16 weeks)
Waylon’s legendary profession is really onerous to understate. As a driving pressure of the outlaw motion and a key member of the Highwaymen, he scored 11 #1 albums all through his four-decade profession. Between ‘Ol Waylon, Are You Prepared for the Nation and his longest-running Biggest Hits file from 1979, Waylon spent 76 weeks atop the chart all through his profession.
#11 Tim McGraw
Whole weeks at #1: 76
Whole #1 albums: 17
Longest-running #1: Not a Second Too Quickly (29 weeks)
McGraw, who’s the seventh highest-selling nation artist of all time, was arguably the gold customary for nation artists within the Nineteen Nineties and 2000s. His 1994 breakout file, Not a Second Too Quickly, spent a staggering 29 straight weeks at #1. Moreover, McGraw is without doubt one of the few nation artists to attain a #1 album on the chart in 4 separate many years, together with his most up-to-date #1 being Right here on Earth in 2020.
#10 Randy Travis
Whole weeks at #1: 80
Whole #1 albums: 5
Longest-running #1: At all times & Ceaselessly (43 weeks)
Slotting into the Prime 10 is none apart from Randy Travis. Propelled by the large success of his 1987 album, At all times & Ceaselessly, the “Three Wood Crosses” singer spent 43 weeks at #1 from 1987-1988, good for the longest run of any nation album within the Nineteen Eighties. In whole, Travis spent a complete of 80 weeks at #1 all through his profession.
#9 Charley Satisfaction
Whole weeks at #1: 85
Whole #1 albums: 12
Longest-running #1: Charley Satisfaction Sings Coronary heart Songs/The Better of Charley Satisfaction, Quantity 2 (16 weeks)
Satisfaction, who’s undoubtedly one of the vital artists on this record, spent a complete of 85 weeks at #1 all through his profession. Most notably, his two longest-running albums, Charley Satisfaction Sings Coronary heart Songs and The Better of Charley Satisfaction (16 weeks every), had been scored consecutively, which means he spent a complete of 32 straight weeks at #1 in 1972.
#8 Luke Combs
Whole weeks at #1: 89
Whole #1 albums: 4
Longest-running #1: This One’s for You (50 weeks)
Combs, who was not too long ago named the second-highest promoting nation artist of all time by the RIAA, slots in at #8 on the record with 89 weeks at #1. That is thanks partially to the unbelievable 50 weeks his debut album, This One’s For You, spent atop the chart from 2017-2018. Couple that with an enormous 37-week #1 run from What You See Is What You Get, and Combs skyrocketed right into a Prime 10 placement.
#7 Shania Twain
Whole weeks at #1: 97
Whole #1 albums: 5
Longest-running #1: Come on Over (50 weeks)
Because the second-highest rating lady on the record, Twain has spent almost 100 weeks atop the chart all through her profession. Like Combs, that is due to the 2x diamond file, Come on Over, which additionally spent a staggering 50 weeks. Apparently, Come on Over hung out at #1 for 4 straight years from 1997-2001. The Lady in Me, one other Twain file which achieved diamond standing, additionally spent a formidable 29 weeks at #1.
#6 Kenny Rogers
Whole weeks at #1: 99
Whole #1 albums: 12
Longest-running #1: Kenny (25 weeks)
Between the success of Kenny, The Gambler and Eyes That See within the Darkish within the late Nineteen Seventies and early Nineteen Eighties, Rogers completely dominated the albums chart with a mixed whole of 64 weeks at #1 between the three information. Kenny, which spent 25 weeks atop the chart, was the longest-running #1 nation album of the Nineteen Seventies. Simply lacking the 100 mark, the “Islands within the Stream” singer notched 99 weeks at #1 all through his six-decade profession.
#5 Taylor Swift
Whole weeks at #1: 101
Whole #1 albums: 8
Longest-running #1: Fearless (35 weeks)
Because the highest-charting lady on the chart, Swift amassed a staggering 101 weeks atop the chart all through her profession as a rustic artist. Although the quantity is a bit inflated on account of her subsequent “Taylor’s Model” re-releases of her early albums, Swift nonetheless spent a mixed 72 weeks at #1 together with her first three albums, Taylor Swift, Fearless and Communicate Now. Total, Swift is considered one of simply 5 artists to spend 100+ weeks at #1.
#4 Willie Nelson
Whole weeks at #1: 107
Whole #1 albums: 18
Longest-running #1: At all times on My Thoughts (22 weeks)
The residing legend himself has launched effectively over 100 studio albums all through his profession. Amongst them are 18 #1s, together with the likes of Stardust, At all times on My Thoughts, Metropolis of New Orleans, in addition to collaborations resembling Willie + Waylon and Pancho & Lefty. Enjoyable truth: Stardust is the longest-running album on the Prime Nation Albums chart with a complete of 551 weeks spent on the chart since its launch again in 1978.
#3 Alabama
Whole weeks at #1: 125
Whole #1 albums: 11
Longest-running #1: Feels So Proper/Mountain Music (28 weeks)
Because the most-awarded and highest-selling nation band of all time, Alabama being at #3 on the record shouldn’t come as an enormous shock. Fully dominating the Nineteen Eighties, Alabama spent a complete of 114 weeks at #1 from 1981 to 1986 with Feels So Proper, Mountain Music and The Nearer You Get all spending over 20 weeks atop the chart respectively.
#2 Garth Brooks
Whole weeks at #1: 173
Whole #1 albums: 17
Longest-running #1: No Fences (41 weeks)
The best-selling nation artist of all time, with a formidable 162.5 million models bought within the U.S., Garth Brooks slots in at #2. With No Fences and Ropin’ The Wind each spending 41 and 33 weeks at #1, respectively, in 1990 and 1991, Brooks dominated the 90s. Couple that with The Chase and Sevens’ success and the “Pals in Low Locations” singer spent 146 whole weeks atop the chart all through the last decade.
#1 Morgan Wallen
Whole weeks at #1: 199
Whole #1 albums: 4
Longest-running #1: Harmful: The Double Album (97 weeks)
To nobody’s shock, Morgan Wallen tops the record with a mind-boggling 199 weeks at #1 since If I Know Me topped the chart on August 15, 2020. To place that into perspective, there have been 262 whole weeks since its debut. Because of this Wallen has had the #1 nation album roughly 75% of the time over the previous 5 years. It also needs to come as no shock that the “Final Evening” singer has the 2 longest-running #1 albums within the chart’s historical past, with Harmful: The Double Album spending 97 weeks and One Factor at a Time spending 87 weeks atop it over the previous 4 years.
