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Backroad Nation
Studio album by Lee Kernaghan
Released	10 May 2019
Genre	Country
Length	37:58
Label	ABC Music
Producer	Lindsay Rimes
Lee Kernaghan chronology
The 25th Anniversary Album (2017) Backroad Nation (2019) The Very Best of Lee Kernaghan: Three Decades of Hits (2022)
Singles from Backroad Nation
"Backroad Nation" Released: May 2019

Backroad Nation is the fifteenth studio album by Australian country singer Lee Kernaghan. It was released digitally and physically in Australia on 10 May 2019 through ABC Music/Universal Music Australia. The album peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Charts.

Kernaghan describes the album as "a celebration of us, our way of life and the people who make our country great. Much of the inspiration for the songs has come from the people I've met and the places I've travelled to from Alice Springs to the Deni Ute Muster, from the mighty Pilbara region in WA to backroads QLD and everywhere in between."

At the Country Music Awards of Australia of 2020, the album won Top Selling Album of the Year. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Country Album. At the AIR Awards of 2020, the album was nominated for Best Independent Country Album.

Track listing

1. "Backroad Nation"
2. "Waiting on a Mate"
3. "Take It Down a Backroad"
4. "Round Here"
5. "Watching Lightning"
6. "Where I Wanna Be" (with Robby x)
7. "Live to Ride"
8. "Let There Be Cowgirls"
9. "The Trucks Came Through"
10. "Wheels"
11. "Keep On Truckin'"
12. "Till It Ends" (with The Wolfe Brothers)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1. ^ "Lee Kernaghan Releases Epic New Album Backroad Nation". Triple M. May 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
2. "Lee Kernaghan - Backroad Nation (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
3. "Backroad Nation by Lee Kernaghan". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
4. "2020 AIR Awards Nominees". scenestr. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
5. "That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations". the industry observer. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
6. "Australiancharts.com – Lee Kernaghan – Backroad Nation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
7. "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums for week of 1 July 2019". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
8. "ARIA End of Year Albums 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
9. "2019 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
10. "2020 ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

• Lee Kernaghan albums
• 2019 albums