These are the Official Charts Company's UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2020. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday with the chart-date given as the following Thursday. Chart positions are based the multi-metric consumption of country music in the United Kingdom, blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums. The chart contains 20 positions.
In the iteration of the chart dated 3 January, Luke Combs's What You See Is What You Getspent its fifth total week at number one, having held the top spot for the final two weeks of 2019. It would go on to remain at the peak for the first three weeks of 2020 before being displaced by Nightfall by Little Big Town, who achieved their second number one album. What You See Is What You Get would return to the chart peak throughout the year, spending a total of seven weeks there in 2020. The Shires spent the most weeks at number one this year, with their fourth album Good Years holding the top spot for eleven weeks, including nine consecutive weeks between March and May. The Chicks spent four weeks at number one with Gaslighter, their first release since 2006. Rumer then spent a cumulative six weeks atop the chart with Nashville Tears. Towards the end of the year, Starting Over by Chris Stapleton became his fourth number one, and held the top spot for five nonconsecutive weeks. Other artists who spent multiple weeks at number one included Ashton Lane, Brothers Osborne, Carrie Underwood, Gretchen Peters, Jason Isbell, The Cadillac Three, and Willie Nelson, who each held the position for two weeks. The final number one of the year was Starting Over.
Chart history
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
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3 January | What You See is What You Get | Luke Combs | Columbia Nashville/River House | |
10 January | ||||
17 January | ||||
24 January | Nightfall | Little Big Town | Decca | |
31 January | ||||
7 February | What You See is What You Get | Luke Combs | Columbia Nashville/River House | |
14 February | Country Fuzz | The Cadillac Three | Big Machine | |
21 February | ||||
28 February | Travelling Mercies | Ashton Lane | OC | |
6 March | ||||
13 March | What You See is What You Get | Luke Combs | Columbia Nashville/River House | |
20 March | Good Years | The Shires | BMG | |
27 March | ||||
3 April | ||||
10 April | ||||
17 April | ||||
24 April | ||||
1 May | ||||
8 May | ||||
15 May | ||||
22 May | Reunions | Jason Isbell | Southeastern | |
29 May | ||||
5 June | Ghosts of West Virginia | Steve Earle | New West | |
12 June | Good Years | The Shires | BMG | |
19 June | ||||
26 June | The Night You Wrote That Song | Gretchen Peters | Sony | |
3 July | ||||
10 July | First Rose of Spring | Willie Nelson | Sony | |
17 July | ||||
24 July | Gaslighter | The Chicks | Columbia | |
31 July | ||||
7 August | ||||
14 August | ||||
21 August | Nashville Tears | Rumer | Cooking Vinyl | |
28 August | ||||
4 September | ||||
11 September | Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs | Colter Wall | La Honda | |
18 September | Nashville Tears | Rumer | Cooking Vinyl | |
25 September | ||||
2 October | My Gift | Carrie Underwood | EMI | |
9 October | ||||
16 October | Skeletons | Brothers Osborne | Spinefarm | |
23 October | ||||
30 October | What You See is What You Get | Luke Combs | Columbia Nashville/River House | |
6 November | ||||
13 November | The Otherside | Cam | Mercury Nashville | |
20 November | Starting Over | Chris Stapleton | Mercury Nashville | |
27 November | ||||
4 December | ||||
11 December | The Road to Christmas | Derek Ryan | Sharpe Music | |
18 December | Starting Over | Chris Stapleton | Mercury Nashville | |
25 December |
Most weeks at number one
Weeks at number one | Artist |
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11 | The Shires |
7 | Luke Combs |
5 | Chris Stapleton |
Rumer | |
4 | The Chicks |
2 | Ashton Lane |
Brothers Osborne | |
Carrie Underwood | |
Gretchen Peters | |
Jason Isbell | |
Little Big Town | |
The Cadillac Three | |
Willie Nelson |
See also
- List of UK Albums Chart number ones of 2020
- List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2020
- List of UK Album Downloads Chart number ones of 2020
- List of UK Independent Albums Chart number ones of 2020
- List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2020
- List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2020
- List of UK Compilation Chart number ones of the 2020s
References
- "3rd January 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 3 January 2020.
- "10th January 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 10 January 2020.
- "17th January 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 17 January 2020.
- "24th January 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 24 January 2020.
- "31st January 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 31 January 2020.
- "7th February 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 7 February 2020.
- "14th February 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 14 February 2020.
- "21st February 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 21 February 2020.
- "28th February 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 28 February 2020.
- "6th March 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 6 March 2020.
- "13th March 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 13 March 2020.
- "20th March 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 20 March 2020.
- "27th March 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 27 March 2020.
- "3rd April 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 3 April 2020.
- "10th April 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 10 April 2020.
- "17th April 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 17 April 2020.
- "24th April 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 24 April 2020.
- "1st May 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 1 May 2020.
- "8th May 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 8 May 2020.
- "15th May 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 15 May 2020.
- "22nd May 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 22 May 2020.
- "29th May 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 29 May 2020.
- "5th June 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 5 June 2020.
- "12th June 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 12 June 2020.
- "19th June 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 19 June 2020.
- "26th June 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 26 June 2020.
- "3rd July 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 3 July 2020.
- "10th July 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 10 July 2020.
- "17th July 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 17 July 2020.
- "24th July 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 24 July 2020.
- "31st July 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 31 July 2020.
- "7th August 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 7 August 2020.
- "14th August 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 14 August 2020.
- "21st August 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 21 August 2020.
- "28th August 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 28 August 2020.
- "4th September 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 4 September 2020.
- "11th September 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 11 September 2020.
- "18th September 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 18 September 2020.
- "25th September 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 25 September 2020.
- "2nd October 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 2 October 2020.
- "9th October 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 9 October 2020.
- "16th October 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 16 October 2020.
- "23rd October 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 23 October 2020.
- "30th October 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 30 October 2020.
- "6th November 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 6 November 2020.
- "13th November 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 13 November 2020.
- "20th November 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 20 November 2020.
- "27th November 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 27 November 2020.
- "4th December 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 4 December 2020.
- "11th December 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 11 December 2020.
- "18th December 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 18 December 2020.
- "25th December 2020". London: Official Charts Company. 25 December 2020.
External links
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