List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2018 explained

These are the Official Charts Company's UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2018. 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 5 January, by Chris Stapleton spent its third non-consecutive week at number one, but was then displaced by Glen Campbell's final album Adiós, which returned for its twenty fourth week in the top spot following his death in August 2017. Later in the year, Sings for the King, a compilation of previously unreleased demos recorded by Campbell for Elvis Presley spent three weeks at the chart peak, giving Campbell two number one albums in 2018. In March, Kelsea Ballerini's second album Unapologetically finally reached number one, nineteen weeks after debuting on the chart, and held the top spot for three weeks, before being replaced by Kacey Musgraves' critically acclaimed Golden Hour, which also spent three weeks at number one and returned to the peak twice later in the year. Accidentally on Purpose, the third studio album by British duo The Shires, was released in April and spent a leading fifteen weeks at number one, including fourteen consecutive weeks. It was ultimately displaced by Talk of This Town, the debut album by Irish singer-songwriter Catherine McGrath, which held the top spot for four weeks. Carrie Underwood's Cry Pretty also spent four consecutive weeks at number one. Other artists who spent multiple weeks at the top of the chart include The Wandering Hearts, Clare Bowen, Pistol Annies, and Ashton Lane. The final number one of the year was Musgraves' Golden Hour.

Chart history

Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record labelRef.
5 JanuaryChris StapletonMercury Nashville[1]
12 JanuaryAdiósGlen CampbellUMC[2]
19 January[3]
26 JanuaryFrom A Room: Volume 2Chris StapletonMercury Nashville[4]
2 February[5]
9 February[6]
16 FebruaryWild SilenceThe Wandering HeartsDecca[7]
23 February[8]
2 March[9]
9 MarchI'll Make the Most of My SinsRobert VincentAt the Helm[10]
16 MarchUnapologeticallyKelsea BalleriniSony[11]
23 March[12]
30 March[13]
6 AprilGolden HourKacey MusgravesMercury Nashville[14]
13 April[15]
20 April[16]
27 AprilAccidentally on PurposeThe ShiresDecca[17]
4 May[18]
11 May[19]
18 May[20]
25 May[21]
1 June[22]
8 June[23]
15 June[24]
22 June[25]
29 June[26]
6 July[27]
13 July[28]
20 July[29]
27 July[30]
3 AugustTalk of This TownCatherine McGrathWarner Bros[31]
10 August[32]
17 August[33]
24 August[34]
31 AugustAccidentally on PurposeThe ShiresDecca[35]
7 SeptemberClare BowenClare BowenBMG[36]
14 September[37]
21 SeptemberCry PrettyCarrie UnderwoodEMI[38]
28 September[39]
5 October[40]
12 October[41]
19 OctoberDesperate ManEric ChurchSpinefarm[42]
26 OctoberBorn for the RoadNathan CarterSharpe Music[43]
2 NovemberGolden HourKacey MusgravesMercury Nashville[44]
9 NovemberInterstate GospelPistol AnniesSony[45]
16 November[46]
23 NovemberSings for the KingGlen CampbellUMC[47]
30 November[48]
7 December[49]
14 DecemberThe In-BetweenAshton LaneOC[50]
21 December[51]
28 DecemberGolden HourKacey MusgravesMercury Nashville[52]

Most weeks at number one

scope=colWeeks at number onescope=colArtist
15The Shires
5Glen Campbell
Kacey Musgraves
4Carrie Underwood
Catherine McGrath
Chris Stapleton
3Kelsea Ballerini
The Wandering Hearts
2Ashton Lane
Clare Bowen
Pistol Annies

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5th January 2018. 5 January 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  2. Web site: 12th January 2018. 12 January 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  3. Web site: 19th January 2018. 19 January 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  4. Web site: 26th January 2018. 26 January 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  5. Web site: 2nd February 2018. 2 February 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  6. Web site: 9th February 2018. 9 February 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  7. Web site: 16th February 2018. 16 February 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  8. Web site: 23rd February 2018. 23 February 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  9. Web site: 2nd March 2018. 2 March 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  10. Web site: 9th March 2018. 9 March 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  11. Web site: 16th March 2018. 16 March 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  12. Web site: 23rd March 2018. 23 March 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  13. Web site: 30th March 2018. 30 March 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  14. Web site: 6th April 2018. 6 April 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  15. Web site: 13th April 2018. 13 April 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  16. Web site: 20th April 2018. 20 April 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  17. Web site: 27th April 2018. 27 April 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  18. Web site: 4th May 2018. 4 May 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  19. Web site: 11th May 2018. 11 May 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  20. Web site: 18th May 2018. 18 May 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  21. Web site: 25th May 2018. 25 May 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  22. Web site: 1st June 2018. 1 June 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  23. Web site: 8th June 2018. 8 June 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  24. Web site: 15th June 2018. 15 June 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  25. Web site: 22nd June 2018. 22 June 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  26. Web site: 29th June 2018. 29 June 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  27. Web site: 6th July 2018. 6 July 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  28. Web site: 13th July 2018. 13 July 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  29. Web site: 20th July 2018. 20 July 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  30. Web site: 27th July 2018. 27 July 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  31. Web site: 3rd August 2018. 3 August 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  32. Web site: 10th August 2018. 10 August 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  33. Web site: 17th August 2018. 17 August 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  34. Web site: 24th August 2018. 24 August 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  35. Web site: 31st August 2018. 31 August 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  36. Web site: 7th September 2018. 7 September 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  37. Web site: 14th September 2018. 14 September 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  38. Web site: 21st September 2018. 21 September 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  39. Web site: 28th September 2018. 28 September 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  40. Web site: 5th October 2018. 5 October 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  41. Web site: 12th October 2018. 12 October 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  42. Web site: 19th October 2018. 19 October 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  43. Web site: 26th October 2018. 26 October 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  44. Web site: 2nd November 2018. 2 December 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  45. Web site: 9th November 2018. 9 November 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  46. Web site: 16th November 2018. 16 November 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  47. Web site: 23rd November 2018. 23 November 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  48. Web site: 30th November 2018. 30 November 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  49. Web site: 7th December 2018. 7 December 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  50. Web site: 14th December 2018. 14 December 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  51. Web site: 21st December 2018. 21 December 2018. Official Charts Company. London.
  52. Web site: 28th December 2018. 28 December 2018. Official Charts Company. London.

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