List of Top Country Albums number ones of 2012 explained

Top Country Albums is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music albums in the United States, published by Billboard. In 2012, 17 different albums topped the chart; placings were based on electronic point of sale data from retail outlets.[1]

In the issue of Billboard dated January 7, the band Lady Antebellum held the top spot with Own the Night, the album's sixth week in the top spot. It occupied the peak position for the first four weeks of 2012 before being displaced by Toby Keith's Clancy's Tavern and subsequently returned to number one for a further four weeks beginning in the issue dated March 3. It tied for the highest total number of weeks spent at number one during the year with Taylor Swift's Red, which reached number one in the issue of Billboard dated November 10 and remained there for the final eight weeks of the year. The album would prove to be Swift's last entry on the Top Country Albums chart for nearly a decade,[2] as she moved away from the country music genre with her subsequent releases.[3] Carrie Underwood came closest to matching the two acts' time at number one, spending seven non-consecutive weeks atop the listing with Blown Away.

Three acts reached number one in 2012 for the first time, beginning with Lionel Richie, who topped the chart in April with Tuskegee, only the second album of his 30-year solo career to enter the country albums listing.[4] Throughout his career with the Commodores and as a solo artist, spanning five decades, Richie was initially associated with the soul genre and later known for pop ballads, but in 2012 he recorded Tuskegee, an album of duets with country singers, which was a success on both the pop and country charts.[5] [6] In late August, country-rap artist Colt Ford reached the top spot for the first time with Declaration of Independence,[7] [8] and two weeks later Dustin Lynch made his first appearance at number one with his self-titled debut album.[9] Lynch, along with fellow 2012 chart-toppers Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean, was associated with the so-called bro-country style, an emerging sub-genre which incorporated influences from rock music and hip hop and often featured lyrics relating to partying, attractive young women, and pick-up trucks.[10] [11]

Chart history

scope=colIssue datescope=colTitlescope=colArtist(s)scope=col class=unsortableRef.
scope=rowOwn the NightLady Antebellum[12]
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scope=rowClancy's Tavern[16]
scope=rowEmotional Traffic[17]
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scope=rowHome[19]
scope=rowOwn the NightLady Antebellum[20]
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scope=row[23]
scope=rowTailgates & Tanlines[24]
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scope=rowTuskegee[26]
scope=rowChangedRascal Flatts[27]
scope=rowTuskegee[28]
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scope=row[30]
scope=rowBlown Away[31]
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scope=rowThirty Miles West[36]
scope=rowPunching Bag[37]
scope=rowWelcome to the Fishbowl[38]
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scope=row[40]
scope=rowUncaged[41]
scope=row[42]
scope=row[43]
scope=row[44]
scope=rowDeclaration of Independence[45]
scope=rowUncaged[46]
scope=rowDustin Lynch[47]
scope=rowBlown Away[48]
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scope=rowTornadoLittle Big Town[50]
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scope=row[54]
scope=rowNight Train[55]
scope=rowRed[56]
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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. Taylor Swift Chart History. Billboard. April 16, 2020.
  3. Web site: Taylor Swift Biography & History. AllMusic. Stephen Thomas. Erlewine. April 16, 2020.
  4. Lionel Richie Chart History. Billboard. May 31, 2020.
  5. Web site: Lionel Richie Biography & History. AllMusic. Steve. Huey. May 31, 2020.
  6. Web site: Tuskegee  - Lionel Richie. AllMusic. Stephen Thomas. Erlewine. May 31, 2020.
  7. Web site: Colt Ford Biography & History. AllMusic. David. Jeffries. May 31, 2020.
  8. Colt Ford Chart History. Billboard. May 31, 2020.
  9. Web site: Dustin Lynch Biography & History. AllMusic. Steve. Leggett. May 31, 2020.
  10. Web site: The New Country. National Post. Sarah. Boesveld. April 15, 2020.
  11. Web site: So Long Bro: Chase Rice Rejects Bro-Country Past With New Label + Album. Laura. McClellan. July 1, 2017. April 15, 2020. Taste of Country. Townsquare Media.
  12. Country Albums chart for January 7, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  13. Country Albums chart for January 14, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  14. Country Albums chart for January 21, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  15. Country Albums chart for January 28, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  16. Country Albums chart for February 4, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  17. Country Albums chart for February 11, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  18. Country Albums chart for February 18, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  19. Country Albums chart for February 25, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  20. Country Albums chart for March 3, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  21. Country Albums chart for March 10, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  22. Country Albums chart for March 17, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  23. Country Albums chart for March 24, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  24. Country Albums chart for March 31, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  25. Country Albums chart for April 7, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  26. Country Albums chart for April 14, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  27. Country Albums chart for April 21, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  28. Country Albums chart for April 28, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  29. Country Albums chart for May 5, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  30. Country Albums chart for May 12, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  31. Country Albums chart for May 19, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  32. Country Albums chart for May 26, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  33. Country Albums chart for June 2, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  34. Country Albums chart for June 9, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  35. Country Albums chart for June 16, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  36. Country Albums chart for June 23, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  37. Country Albums chart for June 30, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  38. Country Albums chart for July 7, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  39. Country Albums chart for July 14, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  40. Country Albums chart for July 21, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  41. Country Albums chart for July 28, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  42. Country Albums chart for August 4, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  43. Country Albums chart for August 11, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  44. Country Albums chart for August 18, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  45. Country Albums chart for August 25, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  46. Country Albums chart for September 1, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  47. Country Albums chart for September 8, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  48. Country Albums chart for September 15, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  49. Country Albums chart for September 22, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  50. Country Albums chart for September 29, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  51. Country Albums chart for October 6, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  52. Country Albums chart for October 13, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  53. Country Albums chart for October 20, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  54. Country Albums chart for October 27, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  55. Country Albums chart for November 3, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  56. Country Albums chart for November 10, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  57. Country Albums chart for November 17, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  58. Country Albums chart for November 24, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  59. Country Albums chart for December 1, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  60. Country Albums chart for December 8, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  61. Country Albums chart for December 15, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  62. Country Albums chart for December 22, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.
  63. Country Albums chart for December 29, 2012. Billboard. May 30, 2020.