These are the Official Charts Company's UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2023. 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 6 January, Nathan Carter's The Morning After spent its second week at number one after reaching the top spot in the final week of 2022. He returned to the chart peak in December with his follow-up album Music Man. Taylor Swift's re-recording of her 2008 album Fearless hit number one for the 28th non-consecutive week, and would spend a total of ten weeks atop the chart throughout 2023. Luke Combs spent the most weeks at number one during the year, with his album Growin' Up and its successor Gettin' Old spanning a cumulative thirteen weeks at the chart peak. Welsh/American group Far from Saints spent a total of six weeks at number one with their self-titled debut album, while Margo Price and Chris Stapleton's albums Strays and Higher each held the top spot for three consecutive weeks in January/February and November/December respectively. Notably, Shania Twain's seminal Come On Over album re-entered the chart as she began the UK leg of her Queen of Me Tour, and reached number one for the 117th week on the chart dated 1 September, and remaining there for a record-extending 118th week before being displaced by Ashley McBryde's fourth album The Devil I Know, which spent two weeks at the top. Other artists to spend multiple weeks at number one include Brothers Osborne, Cowboy Junkies, Robert Forster, and Ward Thomas. The final number one of the year was Fearless (Taylor's Version) by Swift.
Chart history
Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Record label | Ref. |
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6 January | The Morning After | Nathan Carter | Sharpe Music | |
13 January | Fearless (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | EMI | |
20 January | Strays | Margo Price | Loma Vista | |
27 January | ||||
3 February | ||||
10 February | The Candle and the Flame | Robert Forster | Tapete | |
17 February | ||||
24 February | Growin' Up | Luke Combs | Sony | |
3 March | ||||
10 March | One Thing at a Time | Morgan Wallen | EMI | |
17 March | Music in the Madness | Ward Thomas | WTW | |
24 March | ||||
31 March | Gettin' Old | Luke Combs | Sony | |
7 April | ||||
14 April | ||||
21 April | ||||
28 April | ||||
5 May | ||||
12 May | Damn Love | Kip Moore | Spinefarm | |
19 May | Gettin' Old | Luke Combs | Sony | |
26 May | ||||
2 June | ||||
9 June | Such Ferocious Beauty | Cowboy Junkies | Ignition | |
16 June | ||||
23 June | Far from Saints | Far from Saints | ||
30 June | ||||
7 July | ||||
14 July | Fearless (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | EMI | |
21 July | ||||
28 July | Far from Saints | Far from Saints | Ignition | |
4 August | ||||
11 August | ||||
18 August | Fearless (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | EMI | |
25 August | ||||
1 September | Come On Over | Shania Twain | Universal | |
8 September | ||||
15 September | The Devil I Know | Ashley McBryde | Rhino | |
22 September | ||||
29 September | Brothers Osborne | Brothers Osborne | Spinefarm | |
6 October | ||||
13 October | Fearless (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | EMI | |
20 October | Gettin' Old | Luke Combs | Sony | |
27 October | ||||
3 November | The Years Go Fast | The Cadillac Three | Big Machine | |
10 November | Fearless (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | EMI | |
17 November | Higher | Chris Stapleton | ||
24 November | ||||
1 December | ||||
8 December | Fearless (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | ||
15 December | ||||
22 December | Music Man | Nathan Carter | Sharpe Music | |
29 December | Fearless (Taylor's Version) | Taylor Swift | EMI |
Most weeks at number one
Weeks at number one | Artist |
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13 | Luke Combs |
10 | Taylor Swift |
6 | Far from Saints |
3 | Chris Stapleton |
Margo Price | |
2 | Ashley McBryde |
Brothers Osborne | |
Cowboy Junkies | |
Nathan Carter | |
Robert Forster | |
Shania Twain | |
Ward Thomas |
See also
- List of UK Albums Chart number ones of 2023
- List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2023
- List of UK Album Downloads Chart number ones of 2023
- List of UK Independent Albums Chart number ones of 2023
- List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2023
- List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2023
- List of UK Compilation Chart number ones of the 2020s
References
- "6th January 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 6 January 2023.
- "13th January 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 13 January 2023.
- "20th January 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 20 January 2023.
- "27th January 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 27 January 2023.
- "3rd February 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 3 February 2023.
- "10th February 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 10 February 2023.
- "17th February 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 17 February 2023.
- "24th February 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 24 February 2023.
- "3rd March 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 3 March 2023.
- "10th March 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 10 March 2023.
- "17th March 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 17 March 2023.
- "24th March 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 24 March 2023.
- "31st March 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 31 March 2023.
- "7th April 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 7 April 2023.
- "14th April 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 14 April 2023.
- "21st April 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 21 April 2023.
- "28th April 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 28 April 2023.
- "5th May 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 5 May 2023.
- "12th May 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 12 May 2023.
- "19th May 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 19 May 2023.
- "26th May 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 26 May 2023.
- "2nd June 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 2 June 2023.
- "9th June 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 9 June 2023.
- "16th June 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 16 June 2023.
- "23rd June 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 23 June 2023.
- "30th June 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 30 June 2023.
- "7th July 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 7 July 2023.
- "14th July 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 14 July 2023.
- "21st July 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 21 July 2023.
- "28th July 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 28 July 2023.
- "4th August 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 4 August 2023.
- "11th August 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 11 August 2023.
- "18th August 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 18 August 2023.
- "25th August 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 25 August 2023.
- "1st September 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 1 September 2023.
- "8th September 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 8 September 2023.
- "15th September 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 15 September 2023.
- "22nd September 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 22 September 2023.
- "29th September 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 29 September 2023.
- "6th October 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 6 October 2023.
- "13th October 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 13 October 2023.
- "20th October 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 20 October 2023.
- "27th October 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 27 October 2023.
- "3rd November 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 3 November 2023.
- "10th November 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 10 November 2023.
- "17th November 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 17 November 2023.
- "24th November 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 24 November 2023.
- "1st December 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 1 December 2023.
- "8th December 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 8 December 2023.
- "15th December 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 15 December 2023.
- "22nd December 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 22 December 2023.
- "29th December 2023". London: Official Charts Company. 29 December 2023.
External links
Number ones of the Official Charts Company's UK Country Albums Chart | |
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