List of Top Country Albums number ones of 2016 explained

Top Country Albums is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music albums in the United States, published by Billboard. In 2016, 22 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 2, Chris Stapleton was at number one with Traveller, its fifth week in the top spot. The album held the top spot for the first nine weeks of 2016 and made intermittent returns to the top spot for the remainder of the year, spending a total of 20 weeks atop the chart during the twelve months. No other act spent more than four weeks at number one in 2016. Travellers first run of the year in the top spot was ended by Joey + Rory's first chart-topping album Hymns That Are Important to Us,[2] which reached number one in the issue of Billboard dated March 5; Joey Feek, the female half of the husband-and-wife duo, died on March 4 at the age of 40.[3]

Several other acts topped the chart for the first time in 2016, beginning with Sturgill Simpson,[4] who spent a single week at number one in May with A Sailor's Guide to Earth, which would go on to win the award for Best Country Album.[5] Maren Morris[6] and Kane Brown[7] both topped the chart with their respective debut albums Hero and Kane Brown, as did Steven Tyler, who released his first solo album We're All Somebody from Somewhere after more than 40 years as the lead singer of the hard rock band Aerosmith and took it to the top of the country albums listing.[8] [9] Jon Pardi also reached number one for the first time.[10] Garth Brooks was the only artist to top the chart with two different albums during the year, both of which reached the top spot in December. He spent a single week at number one in the issue of Billboard dated December 3 with Christmas Together, a collaboration with his wife Trisha Yearwood,[11] and four weeks later returned to the top of the chart with the compilation album The Ultimate Collection. One album reached number one on both the Top Country Albums chart and the all-genre Billboard 200 in 2016: Jason Aldean held the top spot on both listings in the issue of Billboard dated October 1 with They Don't Know.[12] [13]

Chart history

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scope=rowTraveller[14]
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scope=rowHymns That Are Important to UsJoey + Rory[23]
scope=rowTraveller[24]
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scope=rowHymns That Are Important to UsJoey + Rory[26]
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scope=row[28]
scope=rowTraveller[29]
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scope=row[32]
scope=rowTraveller[33]
scope=row[34]
scope=rowRipcord[35]
scope=row[36]
scope=rowIf I'm Honest[37]
scope=rowBlack[38]
scope=rowHero[39]
scope=rowIf I'm Honest[40]
scope=rowCalifornia Sunrise[41]
scope=rowTraveller[42]
scope=rowIf I'm Honest[43]
scope=rowTraveller[44]
scope=rowWe're All Somebody from Somewhere[45]
scope=rowTraveller[46]
scope=rowAmerican Love[47]
scope=rowIf I'm Honest[48]
scope=rowKinda Don't Care[49]
scope=rowPure & Simple[50]
scope=rowDig Your RootsFlorida Georgia Line[51]
scope=row[52]
scope=rowThey Don't Know[53]
scope=rowSinner[54]
scope=rowFarm Tour... Here's to the Farmer[55]
scope=rowThey Don't Know[56]
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scope=rowLike an ArrowBlackberry Smoke[58]
scope=rowTraveller[59]
scope=rowCosmic Hallelujah[60]
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scope=rowChristmas Together and Trisha Yearwood[62]
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scope=rowKane Brown[65]
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See also

Notes and References

  1. Billboard's Genre Album Charts Will Now Incorporate Streams & Track Sales. Billboard. January 26, 2017. April 6, 2020.
  2. Joey + Rory Chart History. Billboard. April 11, 2019.
  3. Web site: Joey Feek Dies at 40 Following Cancer Battle. Sterling. Whittaker. March 4, 2016. April 10, 2020. Taste of Country. Townsquare Media.
  4. Sturgill Simpson Tops Country Chart. Andrew. Leahey. April 25, 2016. Rolling Stone. April 11, 2020.
  5. Web site: At the Troubadour, country disrupter Sturgill Simpson confounds fans, loudly. Los Angeles Times. Mikael. Wood. September 30, 2019. April 11, 2020.
  6. Web site: Maren Morris Tops the Charts with Debut Album 'Hero'. Christina. Vinson. June 16, 2016. The Boot. Townsquare Media. April 11, 2020.
  7. Web site: Kane Brown Biography & History. Matt. Collar. AllMusic. April 11, 2020.
  8. Web site: Review: Steven Tyler's country outing, 'We're All Somebody From Somewhere'. USA Today. Elysa. Gardner. July 15, 2016. April 11, 2020.
  9. Web site: Steven Tyler Biography & History. Greg. Prato. AllMusic. April 11, 2020.
  10. Web site: Jon Pardi Scores First No. 1 Album With California Sunrise. https://web.archive.org/web/20180630133133/http://www.cmt.com/news/1768186/jon-pardi-scores-first-no-1-album-with-california-sunrise/. dead. June 30, 2018. CMT. Edward. Morris. June 28, 2016. April 11, 2020.
  11. Web site: Garth Brooks' Ex-Wife Speaks Out in New Documentary. Sterling. Whitaker. April 11, 2020. Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. April 11, 2020.
  12. Thomas Rhett's 'Life Changes' Hits Number One on All-Genre Albums Chart. Rolling Stone. September 19, 2017. April 11, 2020.
  13. Billboard 200 chart for October 1, 2016. Billboard. April 11, 2020.
  14. Country Albums chart for January 2, 2016. Billboard. December 22, 2015.
  15. Country Albums chart for January 9, 2016. Billboard. December 29, 2015.
  16. Country Albums chart for January 16, 2016. Billboard. January 5, 2016.
  17. Country Albums chart for January 23, 2016. Billboard. January 12, 2016.
  18. Country Albums chart for January 30, 2016. Billboard. January 20, 2016.
  19. Country Albums chart for February 6, 2016. Billboard. January 26, 2016.
  20. Country Albums chart for February 13, 2016. Billboard. February 2, 2016.
  21. Country Albums chart for February 20, 2016. Billboard. February 9, 2016.
  22. Country Albums chart for February 27, 2016. Billboard. February 16, 2016.
  23. Country Albums chart for March 5, 2016. Billboard. February 23, 2016.
  24. Country Albums chart for March 12, 2016. Billboard. March 1, 2016.
  25. Country Albums chart for March 19, 2016. Billboard. March 8, 2016.
  26. Country Albums chart for March 26, 2016. Billboard. March 15, 2016.
  27. Country Albums chart for April 2, 2016. Billboard. March 22, 2016.
  28. Country Albums chart for April 9, 2016. Billboard. March 29, 2016.
  29. Country Albums chart for April 16, 2016. Billboard. April 5, 2016.
  30. Country Albums chart for April 23, 2016. Billboard. April 12, 2016.
  31. Country Albums chart for April 30, 2016. Billboard. April 19, 2016.
  32. Country Albums chart for May 7, 2016. Billboard. April 26, 2016.
  33. Country Albums chart for May 14, 2016. Billboard. May 3, 2016.
  34. Country Albums chart for May 21, 2016. Billboard. May 10, 2016.
  35. Country Albums chart for May 28, 2016. Billboard. May 17, 2016.
  36. Country Albums chart for June 4, 2016. Billboard. May 24, 2016.
  37. Country Albums chart for June 11, 2016. Billboard. June 1, 2016.
  38. Country Albums chart for June 18, 2016. Billboard. June 7, 2016.
  39. Country Albums chart for June 25, 2016. Billboard. June 14, 2016.
  40. Country Albums chart for July 2, 2016. Billboard. June 21, 2016.
  41. Country Albums chart for July 9, 2016. Billboard. June 28, 2016.
  42. Country Albums chart for July 16, 2016. Billboard. July 6, 2016.
  43. Country Albums chart for July 23, 2016. Billboard. July 12, 2016.
  44. Country Albums chart for July 30, 2016. Billboard. July 19, 2016.
  45. Country Albums chart for August 6, 2016. Billboard. July 26, 2016.
  46. Country Albums chart for August 13, 2016. Billboard. August 2, 2016.
  47. Country Albums chart for August 20, 2016. Billboard. April 9, 2020.
  48. Country Albums chart for August 27, 2016. Billboard. August 16, 2016.
  49. Country Albums chart for September 3, 2016. Billboard. August 23, 2016.
  50. Country Albums chart for September 10, 2016. Billboard. August 30, 2016.
  51. Country Albums chart for September 17, 2016. Billboard. September 7, 2016.
  52. Country Albums chart for September 24, 2016. Billboard. September 13, 2016.
  53. Country Albums chart for October 1, 2016. Billboard. September 20, 2016.
  54. Country Albums chart for October 8, 2016. Billboard. September 27, 2016.
  55. Country Albums chart for October 15, 2016. Billboard. October 4, 2016.
  56. Country Albums chart for October 22, 2016. Billboard. October 11, 2016.
  57. Country Albums chart for October 29, 2016. Billboard. October 18, 2016.
  58. Country Albums chart for November 5, 2016. Billboard. October 25, 2016.
  59. Country Albums chart for November 12, 2016. Billboard. November 1, 2016.
  60. Country Albums chart for November 19, 2016. Billboard. April 9, 2020.
  61. Country Albums chart for November 26, 2016. Billboard. November 15, 2016.
  62. Country Albums chart for December 3, 2016. Billboard. November 22, 2016.
  63. Country Albums chart for December 10, 2016. Billboard. November 29, 2016.
  64. Country Albums chart for December 17, 2016. Billboard. December 6, 2016.
  65. Country Albums chart for December 24, 2016. Billboard. December 13, 2016.
  66. Country Albums chart for December 31, 2016. Billboard. December 20, 2016.

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