List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2015 explained

These are the Official Charts Company's UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2015. 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 4 January, 747 by Lady Antebellum was at number one, having returned there in the last week of 2014. The album would remain at the top spot for another week, and returned in February for its ninth total week at number one. On 8 March, British duo The Shires charted at the peak with their debut album Brave and remained there for ten consecutive weeks. They would return to the top spot several times over the year, spending a minimum of four consecutive weeks there each time, and ultimately spent thirty three weeks at number one. Kacey Musgraves also spent four consecutive weeks at the chart summit with her second album Pageant Material. Carrie Underwood's Storyteller became her fourth UK country number one, and spent two nonconsecutive weeks in the top spot in October and December. Likewise, Hair Down To My Grass became Hayseed Dixie's fourth number one on the chart when it spent two consecutive weeks in January, while Steve Earle's Terraplane held the top spot for two weeks in February/March, becoming his eighth number one. The final number one of the year was Brave by The Shires.

Chart history

Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record labelRef.
4 JanuaryLady Antebellum747Decca[1]
11 January[2]
18 JanuaryHayseed DixieHair Down To My GrassHayseed Dixie[3]
25 January[4]
1 FebruaryBrad PaisleyMoonshine in the TrunkArista Nashville[5]
8 FebruaryLady Antebellum747Decca[6]
22 FebruarySteve EarleTerraplaneNew West[7]
1 March[8]
8 MarchThe ShiresBraveDecca[9]
15 March[10]
22 March[11]
29 March[12]
5 April[13]
12 April[14]
19 April[15]
26 April[16]
3 May[17]
10 May[18]
17 MayNathan CarterBeautiful Life[19]
24 MayThe ShiresBrave[20]
31 May[21]
7 June[22]
14 June[23]
28 JuneKacey MusgravesPageant MaterialMercury Nashville[24]
5 July[25]
10 July[26]
17 July[27]
24 JulyAlan JacksonAngels and AlcoholDHump Head[28]
31 JulyThe ShiresBraveDecca[29]
7 August [30]
14 August [31]
21 August [32]
28 August [33]
4 September[34]
11 September[35]
18 September[36]
25 SeptemberDave Rawlings MachineNashville ObsoleteAcony[37]
2 OctoberThe ShiresBraveDecca[38]
9 October[39]
16 October[40]
23 October[41]
30 OctoberCarrie UnderwoodStoryteller19/Arista[42]
6 NovemberThe ShiresBraveDecca[43]
13 November[44]
20 November[45]
27 November[46]
4 DecemberCarrie UnderwoodStoryteller19/Arista[47]
11 DecemberThe ShiresBraveDecca[48]
18 December[49]
25 December[50]

Most weeks at number one

scope=colWeeks at number onescope=colArtist
33The Shires
4Kacey Musgraves
3Lady Antebellum
2Carrie Underwood
Hayseed Dixie
Steve Earle

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4th January 2015. 4 January 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  2. Web site: 11th January 2015. 11 January 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  3. Web site: 18th January 2015. 18 January 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  4. Web site: 25th January 2015. 25 January 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  5. Web site: 1st February 2015. 1 February 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  6. Web site: 8th February 2015. 8 February 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  7. Web site: 22nd February 2015. 22 February 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  8. Web site: 1st March 2015. 1 March 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  9. Web site: 8th March 2015. 8 March 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  10. Web site: 15th March 2015. 15 March 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  11. Web site: 22nd March 2015. 22 March 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  12. Web site: 29th March 2015. 29 March 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  13. Web site: 5th April 2015. 5 April 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  14. Web site: 12th April 2015. 12 April 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  15. Web site: 19th April 2015. 19 April 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  16. Web site: 26th April 2015. 26 April 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  17. Web site: 3rd May 2015. 3 May 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  18. Web site: 10th May 2015. 10 May 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  19. Web site: 17th May 2015. 17 May 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  20. Web site: 24th May 2015. 24 May 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  21. Web site: 31st May 2015. 31 May 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  22. Web site: 7th June 2015. 7 June 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  23. Web site: 14th June 2015. 14 June 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  24. Web site: 28th June 2015. 28 June 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  25. Web site: 5th July 2015. 5 July 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  26. Web site: 10th July 2015. 10 July 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  27. Web site: 17th July 2015. 17 July 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  28. Web site: 24th July 2015. 24 July 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  29. Web site: 31st July 2015. 31 July 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  30. Web site: 7th August 2015. 7 August 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  31. Web site: 14th August 2015. 14 August 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  32. Web site: 21st August 2015. 21 August 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  33. Web site: 28th August 2015. 28 August 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  34. Web site: 4th September 2015. 4 September 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  35. Web site: 11th September 2015. 11 September 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  36. Web site: 18th September 2015. 18 September 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  37. Web site: 25h September 2015. 25 September 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  38. Web site: 2nd October 2015. 2 October 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  39. Web site: 9th October 2015. 9 October 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  40. Web site: 16th October 2015. 16 October 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  41. Web site: 23rd October 2015. 23 October 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  42. Web site: 30th October 2015. 30 October 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  43. Web site: 6th November 2015. 6 November 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  44. Web site: 13th November 2015. 13 November 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  45. Web site: 20th November 2015. 20 November 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  46. Web site: 27th November 2015. 27 November 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  47. Web site: 4th December 2015. 4 December 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  48. Web site: 11th December 2015. 11 December 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  49. Web site: 18th December 2015. 18 December 2015. Official Charts Company. London.
  50. Web site: 25th December 2015. 25 December 2015. Official Charts Company. London.

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