List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2017

These are the Official Charts Company's UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2017. 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 6 January, Ward Thomas' second album Cartwheels spent it's sixth week at number one, having spent the last two weeks of 2016 in the top spot. The British duo spend the first five weeks of the year at the chart peak, and returned for a further two weeks in mid-February. Beginning on 10th March, Alison Krauss spent seven consecutive weeks at number one with her album Windy City before being displaced by Brad Paisley's Love and War, which spent two weeks in the top spot. Following this, Chris Stapleton charted at number one with From A Room: Volume 1, and charted again later in the year with Volume 2, spending a total of five weeks at number one. Glen Campbell's final studio album Adiós debuted at number one, and remained there for twenty one weeks, with sales likely being boosted following his death on 8 August. The album was displaced by Margo Price's All American Made, but returned to the peak for the last two weeks of the year. Other artists who spent multiple weeks at number one included Shane Richie, and Zac Brown Band.

Chart history

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Glen Campbell spent twenty three weeks at number one with his final album Adiós.
 
Windy City by Alison Krauss spent seven consecutive weeks at the chart peak.
 
Chris Stapleton spent a total of five weeks at number one throughout the year with his two part project From A Room: Volume 1 and Volume 2.
 
Love and War by Brad Paisley held the top spot for two weeks, and became his third studio album to reach the peak in the UK.
Issue date Album Artist(s) Record label Ref.
6 January Cartwheels Ward Thomas Sony/WTW [1]
13 January [2]
20 January [3]
27 January [4]
3 February [5]
10 February Liv On Amy Sky, Olivia Newton-John, and Beth Nielsen Chapman OBA [6]
17 February Cartwheels Ward Thomas Sony/WTW [7]
24 February [8]
3 March The Breaker Little Big Town Capitol [9]
10 March Windy City Alison Krauss [10]
17 March [11]
24 March [12]
31 March [13]
7 April [14]
14 April [15]
21 April [16]
28 April Love and War Brad Paisley Arista Nashville [17]
5 May [18]
12 May From A Room: Volume 1 Chris Stapleton Mercury Nashville [19]
19 May [20]
26 May Welcome Home Zac Brown Band Atlantic [21]
9 June [22]
9 June From A Room: Volume 1 Chris Stapleton Mercury Nashville [23]
16 June Adiós Glen Campbell UMC [24]
23 June [25]
30 June [26]
7 July [27]
14 July [28]
21 July [29]
28 July [30]
4 August [31]
11 August [32]
18 August [33]
25 August [34]
1 September [35]
8 September [36]
15 September [37]
22 September [38]
29 September [39]
6 October [40]
13 October [41]
20 October [42]
27 October [43]
3 November [44]
10 November All American Made Margo Price Third Man [45]
17 November A Country Soul Shane Richie Rhino [46]
1 December [47]
8 December From A Room: Volume 2 Chris Stapleton Mercury Nashville [48]
15 December [49]
22 December Adiós Glen Campbell UMC [50]
29 December [51]

Most weeks at number one

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Weeks at number one Artist
23 Glen Campbell
7 Alison Krauss
Ward Thomas
5 Chris Stapleton
2 Brad Paisley
Shane Richie
Zac Brown Band

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "6th January 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 6 January 2017.
  2. ^ "13th January 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 13 January 2017.
  3. ^ "20th January 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 20 January 2017.
  4. ^ "27th January 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 27 January 2017.
  5. ^ "3rd February 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 3 February 2017.
  6. ^ "10th February 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 10 February 2017.
  7. ^ "17th February 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 17 February 2017.
  8. ^ "24th February 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 24 February 2017.
  9. ^ "3rd March 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 3 March 2017.
  10. ^ "10th March 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 10 March 2017.
  11. ^ "17th March 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 17 March 2017.
  12. ^ "24th March 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 24 March 2017.
  13. ^ "31st March 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 31 March 2017.
  14. ^ "7th April 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 7 April 2017.
  15. ^ "14th April 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 14 April 2017.
  16. ^ "21st April 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 21 April 2017.
  17. ^ "28th April 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 28 April 2017.
  18. ^ "5th May 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 5 May 2017.
  19. ^ "12th May 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 12 May 2017.
  20. ^ "19th May 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 19 May 2017.
  21. ^ "26th May 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 26 May 2017.
  22. ^ "2nd June 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 2 June 2017.
  23. ^ "9th June 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 9 June 2017.
  24. ^ "16th June 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 16 June 2017.
  25. ^ "23rd June 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 23 June 2017.
  26. ^ "30th June 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 30 June 2017.
  27. ^ "7th July 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 7 July 2017.
  28. ^ "14th July 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 14 July 2017.
  29. ^ "21st July 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 21 July 2017.
  30. ^ "28th July 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 28 July 2017.
  31. ^ "4th August 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 4 August 2017.
  32. ^ "11th August 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 11 August 2017.
  33. ^ "18th August 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 18 August 2017.
  34. ^ "25th August 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 25 August 2017.
  35. ^ "1st September 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 1 September 2017.
  36. ^ "8th September 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 8 September 2017.
  37. ^ "15th September 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 15 September 2017.
  38. ^ "22nd September 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 2 September 2017.
  39. ^ "29th September 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 29 September 2017.
  40. ^ "6th October 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 6 October 2017.
  41. ^ "13th October 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 13 October 2017.
  42. ^ "20th October 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 20 October 2017.
  43. ^ "27th October 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 27 October 2017.
  44. ^ "3rd November 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 3 November 2017.
  45. ^ "10th November 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 10 November 2017.
  46. ^ "17th November 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 17 November 2017.
  47. ^ "1st December 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 1 December 2017.
  48. ^ "8th December 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 8 December 2017.
  49. ^ "15th December 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 15 December 2017.
  50. ^ "22nd December 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 22 December 2017.
  51. ^ "29th December 2017". London: Official Charts Company. 29 December 2017.
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