List of Top Country Albums number ones of 1984 explained

Top Country Albums is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music albums in the United States, published by Billboard. In 1984, nine different albums topped the chart, based on sales reports submitted by a representative sample of stores nationwide. The chart was published under the title Top Country LPs through the issue of Billboard dated October 13, and Top Country Albums thereafter.[1]

In the issue of Billboard dated January 7, Kenny Rogers was at number one with his album Eyes That See in the Dark, its eleventh week in the top spot. The album remained at number one through the issue dated February 11, after which it was displaced by Right or Wrong by George Strait, which spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the chart over a seven-month period. It was the first number one for Strait,[2] who would go on to set a record for the highest number of chart-toppers by an artist, reaching the peak position with 27 albums over the subsequent 35 years.[3] Having sold more than 100 million albums in his career, Strait is considered one of the biggest stars in country music.[4]

In July, Hank Williams Jr reached number one for the first time in more than fifteen years with Major Moves; his only previous appearance at the top of the chart had been in 1969 with Songs My Father Left Me.[5] Nine of his ten albums which entered the chart between 1979 and 1983 had reached the top ten but fallen short of the peak position; Major Moves, however, would begin a run of eight consecutive chart-toppers for the singer. Alabama's album Roll On spent the highest total number of weeks at number one in 1984, with thirteen weeks in the peak position in two separate spells. It was the fourth consecutive album by the band to top the chart, but had the shortest time in the top spot of their four number ones to date; the previous three had all spent over 20 weeks at number one.[6] The longest unbroken run at number one in 1984 was achieved by Willie Nelson with City of New Orleans, which spent 12 consecutive weeks atop the chart. It was displaced in the issue of Billboard dated December 22 by the year's final chart-topper, Kentucky Hearts, the first number-one country album for the band Exile. The band had originally performed primarily pop music and had topped the Hot 100 in 1978 with the disco-influenced track "Kiss You All Over", but went on to achieve much greater success after a shift to the country genre in the early 1980s.[7]

Chart history

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scope=rowEyes That See in the Dark [8]
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scope=rowRight or Wrong [14]
scope=rowDon't Cheat in Our Hometown [15]
scope=rowRight or Wrong [16]
scope=row[17]
scope=rowRoll On Alabama[18]
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scope=row[21]
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scope=row[23]
scope=rowDeliver [24]
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scope=rowRoll On Alabama[29]
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scope=rowMajor Moves [36]
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scope=rowRight or Wrong [42]
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scope=rowMajor Moves [44]
scope=rowIt's All in the Game [45]
scope=rowCity of New Orleans [46]
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scope=rowKentucky Hearts Exile[58]
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Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. 2008. 9780898201734. 6.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. 2008. 9780898201734. 241.
  3. Web site: George Strait scores his 27th number one album. AOL. Michael. Cerio. April 10, 2019. November 20, 2019.
  4. Web site: Love George Strait? You'll Like These 5 Country Acts, Too. Amy. McCarthy. The Boot. Townsquare Media. August 14, 2019. March 24, 2020.
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. 2008. 9780898201734. 275 - 276.
  6. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. 2008. 9780898201734. 16.
  7. Web site: Exile Biography & History. AllMusic. February 27, 2018. Steve. Huey. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041921/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/exile-mn0000791480/biography. December 1, 2017. live.
  8. Country Albums chart for January 7, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  9. Country Albums chart for January 14, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  10. Country Albums chart for January 21, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  11. Country Albums chart for January 28, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  12. Country Albums chart for February 4, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  13. Country Albums chart for February 11, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  14. Country Albums chart for February 18, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  15. Country Albums chart for February 25, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  16. Country Albums chart for March 3, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  17. Country Albums chart for March 10, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  18. Country Albums chart for March 17, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  19. Country Albums chart for March 24, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  20. Country Albums chart for March 31, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  21. Country Albums chart for April 7, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  22. Country Albums chart for April 14, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  23. Country Albums chart for April 21, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  24. Country Albums chart for April 28, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  25. Country Albums chart for May 4, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  26. Country Albums chart for May 11, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  27. Country Albums chart for May 18, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  28. Country Albums chart for May 25, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  29. Country Albums chart for June 2, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  30. Country Albums chart for June 9, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  31. Country Albums chart for June 16, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  32. Country Albums chart for June 23, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  33. Country Albums chart for June 30, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  34. Country Albums chart for July 7, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  35. Country Albums chart for July 14, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  36. Country Albums chart for July 21, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  37. Country Albums chart for July 28, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  38. Country Albums chart for August 4, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  39. Country Albums chart for August 11, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  40. Country Albums chart for August 18, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  41. Country Albums chart for August 25, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  42. Country Albums chart for September 1, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  43. Country Albums chart for September 8, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  44. Country Albums chart for September 15, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  45. Country Albums chart for September 22, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  46. Country Albums chart for September 29, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  47. Country Albums chart for October 6, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  48. Country Albums chart for October 13, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  49. Country Albums chart for October 20, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  50. Country Albums chart for October 27, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  51. Country Albums chart for November 3, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  52. Country Albums chart for November 10, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  53. Country Albums chart for November 17, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  54. Country Albums chart for November 24, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  55. Country Albums chart for December 1, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  56. Country Albums chart for December 8, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  57. Country Albums chart for December 15, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  58. Country Albums chart for December 22, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.
  59. Country Albums chart for December 29, 1984. Billboard. March 23, 2020.

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