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List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2022

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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[edit]

Group The Shires
Taylor Swift's Fearless (Taylor's Version) was the first number one of 2022, and spent ten non-consecutive weeks at the top spot throughout the year.
Group The Shires
The Shires spent a leading twelve weeks at number one with their fifth album 10 Year Plan.
Singer Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood's Denim & Rhinestones spent two weeks at number one, her seventh album to reach the top spot, tying her with LeAnn Rimes and Dolly Parton for third most number one albums on the chart.
Group Whiskey Myers
Luke Combs' third album Growin' Up was number one for a combined eight weeks.
Group Whiskey Myers
Tornillo by Whiskey Myers spent three consecutive weeks at number one.
Issue date Album Artist(s) Record label Ref.
7 January Fearless (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift EMI [1]
14 January [2]
21 January [3]
28 January Bloor Street Kiefer Sutherland Cooking Vinyl [4]
4 February [5]
11 February Lu's Jukebox Vol 6: You Are Cordially Invited...
A Tribute to The Rolling Stones
Lucinda Williams Highway 20 [6]
18 February Bloor Street Kiefer Sutherland Cooking Vinyl [7]
25 February Fearless (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift EMI [8]
4 March [9]
11 March Run, Rose, Run Dolly Parton Butterfly [10]
18 March 10 Year Plan The Shires BMG [11]
25 March [12]
1 April [13]
8 April [14]
15 April [15]
22 April [16]
29 April [17]
6 May Palomino Miranda Lambert Sony [18]
13 May [19]
20 May The Last Resort: Greetings From Midland Big Machine [20]
27 May 10 Year Plan The Shires BMG [21]
3 June [22]
10 June [23]
17 June Denim & Rhinestones Carrie Underwood EMI [24]
24 June [25]
1 July Growin' Up Luke Combs Sony [26]
8 July [27]
15 July [28]
22 July [29]
29 July [30]
5 August Tornillo Whiskey Myers Wiggy Thump [31]
12 August [32]
19 August [33]
26 August 10 Year Plan The Shires BMG [34]
2 September [35]
9 September Jerry Jeff Steve Earle New West [36]
16 September [37]
23 September Growin' Up Luke Combs Sony [38]
30 September CrazyTown Beth Nielsen Chapman Cooking Vinyl [39]
7 October Subject to Change Kelsea Ballerini Black River [40]
14 October Lindeville Ashley McBryde Rhino [41]
21 October Rolling Golden Holy Bonny Light Horseman 37d03d [42]
28 October Fearless (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift EMI [43]
4 November [44]
11 November Growin' Up Luke Combs Sony [45]
18 November I Wish You Well Daniel O'Donnell DMG [46]
25 November Fearless (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift EMI [47]
2 December [48]
9 December [49]
16 December Pure & Simple Derek Ryan Sharpe Music [50]
23 December Growin' Up Luke Combs Sony [51]
30 December The Morning After Nathan Carter Sharpe Music [52]

Most weeks at number one[edit]

Weeks at number one Artist
12 The Shires
10 Taylor Swift
8 Luke Combs
3 Kiefer Sutherland
Whiskey Myers
2 Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Steve Earle

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

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