List of Top Country Albums number ones of 2009 explained

Top Country Albums is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music albums in the United States, published by Billboard. In 2009, 16 different albums topped the chart; placings were based on electronic point of sale data from retail outlets.[1]

Unusually, the year began and ended with the same album at number one. In the issue of Billboard dated January 3, 19-year-old singer Taylor Swift's album Fearless spent its sixth week in the top spot.[2] The album held the top spot for 13 of the first 14 weeks of 2009. Later in the year, the album experienced a resurgence in its chart performance, returning to number one in the issue dated August 1. It returned to the top spot periodically for the remainder of the year, and in the issue dated December 26 spent its 29th week atop the chart. The album also topped the all-genre Billboard 200 for 11 weeks,[3] and won a number of awards, including the Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Country Album.[4] It was 2009's biggest-selling album in the U.S. and would eventually be certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping more than 10 million units.[5] [6]

After Fearless, the album which spent the most time at number one on the Top Country Albums chart in 2009 was the soundtrack album of the film , starring 16-year-old actress/singer Miley Cyrus, who performed most of the tracks.[7] [8] [9] The album spent nine non-consecutive weeks atop the chart, interrupted for a single week by Kenny Chesney's Greatest Hits II. In contrast to teen stars Swift and Cyrus, George Strait topped the chart at the age of 57 with Twang.[10] It was the 23rd number one for the singer, who had first reached the peak position with Right or Wrong more than 25 years earlier and achieved regular chart-toppers ever since.[11] Strait's album was displaced from number one by Keep On Loving You by Reba McEntire, another veteran country star who had been achieving chart-toppers since the 1980s.[12] It was the 11th number one for McEntire, breaking the record for the most chart-topping country albums by a female artist which she had previously shared with Loretta Lynn.[13]

Chart history

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scope=rowShine [28]
scope=rowDefying Gravity [29]
scope=rowUnstoppable Rascal Flatts[30]
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scope=rowHannah Montana: The Movie Soundtrack[32]
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scope=rowGreatest Hits II [36]
scope=rowHannah Montana: The Movie Soundtrack[37]
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scope=rowAmerican Saturday Night [42]
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scope=rowLive on the Inside Sugarland[47]
scope=rowTwang [48]
scope=rowKeep on Loving You [49]
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scope=rowFearless [51]
scope=row Brooks & Dunn[52]
scope=rowFearless [53]
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scope=rowRevolution [55]
scope=rowAmerican Ride [56]
scope=rowFearless [57]
scope=rowSouthern Voice [58]
scope=rowFearless [59]
scope=rowPlay On [60]
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Notes and References

  1. Billboard's Genre Album Charts Will Now Incorporate Streams & Track Sales. Billboard. January 26, 2017. April 6, 2020.
  2. Web site: Taylor Swift Explains Meaning Behind Cover of New Album '1989'. ABC News. Michael. Rothman. August 18, 2014. May 18, 2020. The first surprise was the song and the second surprise was the title and cover of the new album, which reflects the year she was born. "Having been born on Dec. 13 1989, this album is called '1989,'" Swift said..
  3. On the Charts: Taylor Swift Joins Whitney Houston in Elite Number One Club. Daniel. Kreps. Rolling Stone. February 4, 2015. May 22, 2020.
  4. Web site: Taylor Swift Wins Album Of The Year Grammy For Fearless . https://archive.today/20121206011215/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630904/20100201/swift__taylor.jhtml . dead . December 6, 2012 . . February 1, 2010. May 21, 2020.
  5. Web site: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Album Has Been Certified Diamond. Forbes. Hugh. McIntyre. December 11, 2017. May 21, 2020.
  6. Web site: Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' Is Best-Selling Album of '09. Stephen L.. Betts. The Boot. Townsquare Media. January 7, 2010. May 22, 2020.
  7. Web site: Miley Cyrus Performs 'The Climb' From the 'Hannah Montana' Movie During Virtual Graduation. Dory. Jackson. May 15, 2020. May 22, 2020. Us Weekly.
  8. Web site: Hannah Montana: The Movie. AllMusic. Heather. Phares. May 22, 2020.
  9. Web site: Miley Cyrus. Official Charts Company. May 22, 2020. Miley Cyrus was born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee.
  10. Web site: Country Music Memories: George Strait Is Born in Poteet, Texas. Happy 68th birthday to George Strait! The singer was born on this day (May 18) in 1952. Gayle. Thompson. The Boot. Townsquare Media. May 18, 2020. May 22, 2020.
  11. George Strait Chart History. Billboard. May 22, 2020.
  12. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. 2008. 9780898201734. 161.
  13. Web site: Reba McEntire has Billboard's Top Country Album. https://web.archive.org/web/20160721142710/https://www.axs.com/se/reba-mcentire-has-billboard-s-top-country-album-50589. dead. 2016-07-21. AXS TV. Shannon. Alexander. April 25, 2015. May 22, 2020.
  14. Country Albums chart for January 3, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  15. Country Albums chart for January 10, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  16. Country Albums chart for January 17, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  17. Country Albums chart for January 24, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  18. Country Albums chart for January 31, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  19. Country Albums chart for February 7, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  20. Country Albums chart for February 14, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  21. Country Albums chart for February 21, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  22. Country Albums chart for February 28, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  23. Country Albums chart for March 7, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  24. Country Albums chart for March 14, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  25. Country Albums chart for March 21, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  26. Country Albums chart for March 28, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  27. Country Albums chart for April 4, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  28. Country Albums chart for April 11, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  29. Country Albums chart for April 18, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  30. Country Albums chart for April 25, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  31. Country Albums chart for May 2, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  32. Country Albums chart for May 9, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  33. Country Albums chart for May 16, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  34. Country Albums chart for May 23, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  35. Country Albums chart for May 30, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  36. Country Albums chart for June 6, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  37. Country Albums chart for June 13, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  38. Country Albums chart for June 20, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  39. Country Albums chart for June 27, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  40. Country Albums chart for July 4, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  41. Country Albums chart for July 11, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  42. Country Albums chart for July 18, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  43. Country Albums chart for July 25, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  44. Country Albums chart for August 1, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  45. Country Albums chart for August 8, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  46. Country Albums chart for August 15, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  47. Country Albums chart for August 22, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  48. Country Albums chart for August 29, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  49. Country Albums chart for September 5, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  50. Country Albums chart for September 12, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  51. Country Albums chart for September 19, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  52. Country Albums chart for September 26, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  53. Country Albums chart for October 3, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  54. Country Albums chart for October 10, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  55. Country Albums chart for October 17, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  56. Country Albums chart for October 24, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  57. Country Albums chart for October 31, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  58. Country Albums chart for November 7, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  59. Country Albums chart for November 14, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  60. Country Albums chart for November 21, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  61. Country Albums chart for November 28, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  62. Country Albums chart for December 5, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  63. Country Albums chart for December 12, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  64. Country Albums chart for December 19, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.
  65. Country Albums chart for December 26, 2009. Billboard. May 21, 2020.

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