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List of Top Country Albums number ones of 1999

Top Country Albums is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music albums in the United States, published by Billboard. In 1999, eight different albums topped the chart, based on electronic point of sale data provided by SoundScan Inc.[1]

The band Dixie Chicks
The Dixie Chicks had two chart-topping albums in 1999.

In the issue of Billboard dated January 2, Garth Brooks occupied the top spot with the live recording Double Live, the album's fifth week at number one.[2] Having been certified more than 20 times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, Double Live is the biggest-selling live album of all time in the United States.[3] Later in the year, Brooks returned to the top of the chart when he spent a single week at number one with the seasonal album Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas. It was the singer's eighth consecutive number one and his tenth chart-topping album of the 1990s,[4] a decade in which he experienced a level of mainstream popularity and success unprecedented for a country artist.[5] Another country singer who became a global superstar during this era was Canadian vocalist Shania Twain,[6] whose album Come On Over spent 26 weeks at number one during 1999, including a spell of 15 consecutive weeks in the top spot, the longest such run of the year. The album would ultimately spend a total of 50 weeks at number one, making it the longest-running chart-topper in the history of the Top Country Albums listing.[7][8] In 2000, it was recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America as the highest-selling album of all time by a female artist, as well as the biggest-selling country album.[9][10]

Garth Brooks was one of two acts with two number ones in 1999, the other being the all-female trio the Dixie Chicks. The group's first album to enter the Top Country Albums listing,[11] Wide Open Spaces, finally reached the top spot in its 51st week on the chart, and remained there for seven weeks.[12] The group returned to the top spot in September with Fly, which spent eight weeks at number one. Both albums won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album, at the 1999 and 2000 ceremonies respectively.[13] As well as the Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill topped the chart for the first time in 1999 with her album Breathe, which reached the peak position in the issue of Billboard dated November 27.[14] It would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best Country Album at the 2001 ceremony.[13] Hill's first appearance atop the listing came six months after her husband, Tim McGraw, achieved his fourth consecutive number one with A Place in the Sun.[15][16]

Chart history

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Shania Twain spent 26 weeks at number one with Come On Over, which would go on to become the longest-running chart-topper in the history of the Top Country Albums listing.
 
Faith Hill had her first number one in 1999 with Breathe.
 
Garth Brooks had two number ones during the year.
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 2 Double Live Garth Brooks [2]
January 9 [17]
January 16 [18]
January 23 [19]
January 30 Wide Open Spaces Dixie Chicks [12]
February 6 [20]
February 13 [21]
February 20 [22]
February 27 [23]
March 6 [24]
March 13 [25]
March 20 Come On Over Shania Twain [26]
March 27 [27]
April 3 [28]
April 10 [29]
April 17 [30]
April 24 [31]
May 1 [32]
May 8 [33]
May 15 [34]
May 22 A Place in the Sun Tim McGraw [35]
May 29 [36]
June 5 Come On Over Shania Twain [37]
June 12 [38]
June 19 [39]
June 26 [40]
July 3 [41]
July 10 [42]
July 17 [43]
July 24 [44]
July 31 [45]
August 7 [46]
August 14 [47]
August 21 [48]
August 28 [49]
September 4 [50]
September 11 [51]
September 18 Fly Dixie Chicks [52]
September 25 [53]
October 2 [54]
October 9 [55]
October 16 [56]
October 23 [57]
October 30 [58]
November 6 [59]
November 13 LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes [60]
November 20 [61]
November 27 Breathe Faith Hill [62]
December 4 [63]
December 11 Come On Over Shania Twain [64]
December 18 Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas Garth Brooks [65]
December 25 Come On Over Shania Twain [66]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Country Albums chart for January 2, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Whitaker, Sterling (April 4, 2020). "Trisha Yearwood Jokes Garth Brooks 'Might Need Therapy' After Coronavirus Quarantine". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 40. ISBN 9780898201734.
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Garth Brooks Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Shania Twain Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  7. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (November 4, 2019). "Luke Combs' Debut Is Now Tied As The Longest-Running No. 1 Country Album Ever". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  8. ^ Hermanson, Wendy (October 28, 2019). "Luke Combs Ties Shania Twain For Longest No.1 Country Album". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. ^ Dansby, Andrew (December 20, 2000). "Shania Tops Whitney for Best-Selling Album by a Female". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
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  12. ^ a b "Country Albums chart for January 30, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Horton, Carrie (January 21, 2020). "Every Grammy Awards Best Country Album Winner Ever". The Boot. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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  18. ^ "Country Albums chart for January 16, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  19. ^ "Country Albums chart for January 23, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  20. ^ "Country Albums chart for February 6, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  21. ^ "Country Albums chart for February 13, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  22. ^ "Country Albums chart for February 20, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  23. ^ "Country Albums chart for February 27, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  24. ^ "Country Albums chart for March 6, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  25. ^ "Country Albums chart for March 13, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  26. ^ "Country Albums chart for March 20, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  27. ^ "Country Albums chart for March 27, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  28. ^ "Country Albums chart for April 3, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  29. ^ "Country Albums chart for April 10, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  30. ^ "Country Albums chart for April 17, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  31. ^ "Country Albums chart for April 24, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  32. ^ "Country Albums chart for May 1, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  33. ^ "Country Albums chart for May 8, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  34. ^ "Country Albums chart for May 15, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  35. ^ "Country Albums chart for May 22, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  36. ^ "Country Albums chart for May 29, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  37. ^ "Country Albums chart for June 5, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  38. ^ "Country Albums chart for June 12, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  39. ^ "Country Albums chart for June 19, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  40. ^ "Country Albums chart for June 26, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  41. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 3, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  42. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 10, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  43. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 17, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  44. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 24, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  45. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 31, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  46. ^ "Country Albums chart for August 7, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  47. ^ "Country Albums chart for August 14, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  48. ^ "Country Albums chart for August 21, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  49. ^ "Country Albums chart for August 28, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  50. ^ "Country Albums chart for September 4, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  51. ^ "Country Albums chart for September 11, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  52. ^ "Country Albums chart for September 18, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  53. ^ "Country Albums chart for September 25, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  54. ^ "Country Albums chart for October 2, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  55. ^ "Country Albums chart for October 9, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  56. ^ "Country Albums chart for October 16, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  57. ^ "Country Albums chart for October 23, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  58. ^ "Country Albums chart for October 30, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  59. ^ "Country Albums chart for November 6, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  60. ^ "Country Albums chart for November 13, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  61. ^ "Country Albums chart for November 20, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  62. ^ "Country Albums chart for November 27, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  63. ^ "Country Albums chart for December 4, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  64. ^ "Country Albums chart for December 11, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  65. ^ "Country Albums chart for December 11, 1999". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
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