List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2022 explained

These are the Official Charts Company's UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2022. 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 7 January, Taylor Swift's Fearless re-recording continued its run at number one, and remained in the top spot for the first three weeks of 2022 before being displaced by Kiefer Sutherland's third album Bloor Street. Swift would subsequently spend a total of ten weeks at number one throughout the year. 10 Year Plan, the fifth studio album by British duo The Shires spent the most weeks at number one in 2022, with twelve nonconsecutive weeks atop the chart. Carrie Underwood's Denim & Rhinestones reached the top spot for two weeks before Luke Combs's third album Growin' Up debuted on the chart dated 1 July, and spent eight weeks at number one throughout the year. Miranda Lambert and Steve Earle were the only other artists to spend more than one week at number one with their albums Palomino and Jerry Jeff respetively. The final chart topper of the year was The Morning After by Irish singer Nathan Carter, his fifth album to reach number one.

Chart history

Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record labelRef.
7 JanuaryFearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI[1]
14 January[2]
21 January[3]
28 JanuaryBloor StreetKiefer SutherlandCooking Vinyl[4]
4 February [5]
11 February Lu's Jukebox Vol 6: You Are Cordially Invited...
A Tribute to The Rolling Stones		Lucinda WilliamsHighway 20[6]
18 February Bloor StreetKiefer SutherlandCooking Vinyl[7]
25 February Fearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI[8]
4 March[9]
11 MarchRun, Rose, RunDolly PartonButterfly[10]
18 March10 Year PlanThe ShiresBMG[11]
25 March[12]
1 April[13]
8 April[14]
15 April[15]
22 April[16]
29 April[17]
6 MayPalominoMiranda LambertSony[18]
13 May[19]
20 MayMidlandBig Machine[20]
27 May10 Year PlanThe ShiresBMG[21]
3 June[22]
10 June[23]
17 JuneDenim & RhinestonesCarrie UnderwoodEMI[24]
24 June[25]
1 JulyGrowin' UpLuke CombsSony[26]
8 July[27]
15 July[28]
22 July[29]
29 July[30]
5 AugustTornilloWhiskey MyersWiggy Thump[31]
12 August[32]
19 August[33]
26 August10 Year PlanThe ShiresBMG[34]
2 September[35]
9 SeptemberJerry JeffSteve EarleNew West[36]
16 September[37]
23 SeptemberGrowin' UpLuke CombsSony[38]
30 SeptemberCrazyTownBeth Nielsen ChapmanCooking Vinyl[39]
7 OctoberSubject to ChangeKelsea BalleriniBlack River[40]
14 OctoberLindevilleAshley McBrydeRhino[41]
21 OctoberRolling Golden HolyBonny Light Horseman37d03d[42]
28 OctoberFearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI[43]
4 November[44]
11 NovemberGrowin' UpLuke CombsSony[45]
18 NovemberI Wish You WellDaniel O'DonnellDMG[46]
25 NovemberFearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI[47]
2 December[48]
9 December[49]
16 DecemberPure & SimpleDerek RyanSharpe Music[50]
23 DecemberGrowin' UpLuke CombsSony[51]
30 DecemberThe Morning AfterNathan CarterSharpe Music[52]

Most weeks at number one

scope=colWeeks at number onescope=colArtist
12The Shires
10Taylor Swift
8Luke Combs
3Kiefer Sutherland
Whiskey Myers
2Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Steve Earle

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7th January 2022. 7 January 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  2. Web site: 14th January 2022. 14 January 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  3. Web site: 21st January 2022. 21 January 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  4. Web site: 28th January 2022. 28 January 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  5. Web site: 4th February 2022. 4 February 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  6. Web site: 11th February 2022. 11 February 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  7. Web site: 18th February 2022. 18 February 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  8. Web site: 25th February 2022. 25 February 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  9. Web site: 4th March 2022. 4 March 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  10. Web site: 11th March 2022. 11 March 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  11. Web site: 18th March 2022. 18 March 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  12. Web site: 25th March 2022. 25 March 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  13. Web site: 1st April 2022. 1 April 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  14. Web site: 8th April 2022. 8 April 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  15. Web site: 15th April 2022. 15 April 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  16. Web site: 22nd April 2022. 22 April 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  17. Web site: 29th April 2022. 29 April 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  18. Web site: 6th May 2022. 6 May 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  19. Web site: 13th May 2022. 13 May 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  20. Web site: 20th May 2022. 20 May 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  21. Web site: 27th May 2022. 27 May 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  22. Web site: 3rd June 2022. 3 June 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  23. Web site: 10th June 2022. 10 June 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  24. Web site: 17th June 2022. 17 June 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  25. Web site: 24th June 2022. 24 June 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  26. Web site: 1st July 2022. 1 July 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  27. Web site: 8th July 2022. 8 July 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  28. Web site: 15th July 2022. 15 July 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  29. Web site: 22nd July 2022. 22 July 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  30. Web site: 29th July 2022. 29 July 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  31. Web site: 5th August 2022. 5 August 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  32. Web site: 12th August 2022. 12 August 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  33. Web site: 19th August 2022. 19 August 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  34. Web site: 26th August 2022. 26 August 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  35. Web site: 2nd September 2022. 2 September 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  36. Web site: 9th September 2022. 9 September 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  37. Web site: 16th September 2022. 16 September 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  38. Web site: 23rd September 2022. 23 September 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  39. Web site: 30th September 2022. 30 September 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  40. Web site: 7th October 2022. 7 October 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  41. Web site: 14th October 2022. 14 October 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  42. Web site: 21st October 2022. 21 October 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  43. Web site: 28th October 2022. 28 October 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  44. Web site: 4th November 2022. 4 November 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  45. Web site: 11th November 2022. 11 November 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  46. Web site: 18th November 2022. 18 November 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  47. Web site: 25th November 2022. 25 November 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  48. Web site: 2nd December 2022. 2 December 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  49. Web site: 9th December 2022. 9 December 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  50. Web site: 16th December 2022. 16 December 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  51. Web site: 23rd December 2022. 23 December 2022. Official Charts Company. London.
  52. Web site: 30th December 2022. 30 December 2022. Official Charts Company. London.

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