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List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2018

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These are the Official Charts Company's UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2018. 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 5 January, From A Room: Volume 2 by Chris Stapleton spent its third non-consecutive week at number one, but was then displaced by Glen Campbell's final album Adiós, which returned for its twenty fourth week in the top spot following his death in August 2017. Later in the year, Sings for the King, a compilation of previously unreleased demos recorded by Campbell for Elvis Presley spent three weeks at the chart peak, giving Campbell two number one albums in 2018. In March, Kelsea Ballerini's second album Unapologetically finally reached number one, nineteen weeks after debuting on the chart, and held the top spot for three weeks, before being replaced by Kacey Musgraves' critically acclaimed Golden Hour, which also spent three weeks at number one and returned to the peak twice later in the year. Accidentally on Purpose, the third studio album by British duo The Shires, was released in April and spent a leading fifteen weeks at number one, including fourteen consecutive weeks. It was ultimately displaced by Talk of This Town, the debut album by Irish singer-songwriter Catherine McGrath, which held the top spot for four weeks. Carrie Underwood's Cry Pretty also spent four consecutive weeks at number one. Other artists who spent multiple weeks at the top of the chart include The Wandering Hearts, Clare Bowen, Pistol Annies, and Ashton Lane. The final number one of the year was Musgraves' Golden Hour.

Chart history

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Singer Chris Stapleton
From A Room: Volume 2 by Chris Stapleton was number one for four weeks.
Singer Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell reached number one with two albums in 2018: Adiós his final album, and Sings for the King, a posthumous compilation.
Singer Kacey Musgraves
Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves spent five weeks in the top spot.
Duo The Shires
The Shires spent a leading fifteen weeks at number one with their third album Accidentally on Purpose.
Singer Catherine McGrath
Catherine McGrath spent four consecutive weeks at number one with her debut album Talk of This Town.
Singer Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood's Cry Pretty held the top spot for four weeks, and became her fourth UK number one album.
Issue date Album Artist(s) Record label Ref.
5 January From A Room: Volume 2 Chris Stapleton Mercury Nashville [1]
12 January Adiós Glen Campbell UMC [2]
19 January [3]
26 January From A Room: Volume 2 Chris Stapleton Mercury Nashville [4]
2 February [5]
9 February [6]
16 February Wild Silence The Wandering Hearts Decca [7]
23 February [8]
2 March [9]
9 March I'll Make the Most of My Sins Robert Vincent At the Helm [10]
16 March Unapologetically Kelsea Ballerini Sony [11]
23 March [12]
30 March [13]
6 April Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mercury Nashville [14]
13 April [15]
20 April [16]
27 April Accidentally on Purpose The Shires Decca [17]
4 May [18]
11 May [19]
18 May [20]
25 May [21]
1 June [22]
8 June [23]
15 June [24]
22 June [25]
29 June [26]
6 July [27]
13 July [28]
20 July [29]
27 July [30]
3 August Talk of This Town Catherine McGrath Warner Bros [31]
10 August [32]
17 August [33]
24 August [34]
31 August Accidentally on Purpose The Shires Decca [35]
7 September Clare Bowen Clare Bowen BMG [36]
14 September [37]
21 September Cry Pretty Carrie Underwood EMI [38]
28 September [39]
5 October [40]
12 October [41]
19 October Desperate Man Eric Church Spinefarm [42]
26 October Born for the Road Nathan Carter Sharpe Music [43]
2 November Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mercury Nashville [44]
9 November Interstate Gospel Pistol Annies Sony [45]
16 November [46]
23 November Sings for the King Glen Campbell UMC [47]
30 November [48]
7 December [49]
14 December The In-Between Ashton Lane OC [50]
21 December [51]
28 December Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mercury Nashville [52]

Most weeks at number one

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Weeks at number one Artist
15 The Shires
5 Glen Campbell
Kacey Musgraves
4 Carrie Underwood
Catherine McGrath
Chris Stapleton
3 Kelsea Ballerini
The Wandering Hearts
2 Ashton Lane
Clare Bowen
Pistol Annies

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "5th January 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ "12th January 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ "19th January 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 19 January 2018.
  4. ^ "26th January 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 26 January 2018.
  5. ^ "2nd February 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ "9th February 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 9 February 2018.
  7. ^ "16th February 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 16 February 2018.
  8. ^ "23rd February 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 23 February 2018.
  9. ^ "2nd March 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 2 March 2018.
  10. ^ "9th March 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 9 March 2018.
  11. ^ "16th March 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 16 March 2018.
  12. ^ "23rd March 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 23 March 2018.
  13. ^ "30th March 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 30 March 2018.
  14. ^ "6th April 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 6 April 2018.
  15. ^ "13th April 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 13 April 2018.
  16. ^ "20th April 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 20 April 2018.
  17. ^ "27th April 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 27 April 2018.
  18. ^ "4th May 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 4 May 2018.
  19. ^ "11th May 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 11 May 2018.
  20. ^ "18th May 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 18 May 2018.
  21. ^ "25th May 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 25 May 2018.
  22. ^ "1st June 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 1 June 2018.
  23. ^ "8th June 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 8 June 2018.
  24. ^ "15th June 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 15 June 2018.
  25. ^ "22nd June 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 22 June 2018.
  26. ^ "29th June 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 29 June 2018.
  27. ^ "6th July 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 6 July 2018.
  28. ^ "13th July 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 13 July 2018.
  29. ^ "20th July 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 20 July 2018.
  30. ^ "27th July 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 27 July 2018.
  31. ^ "3rd August 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 3 August 2018.
  32. ^ "10th August 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 10 August 2018.
  33. ^ "17th August 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 17 August 2018.
  34. ^ "24th August 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 24 August 2018.
  35. ^ "31st August 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 31 August 2018.
  36. ^ "7th September 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 7 September 2018.
  37. ^ "14th September 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 14 September 2018.
  38. ^ "21st September 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 21 September 2018.
  39. ^ "28th September 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 28 September 2018.
  40. ^ "5th October 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 5 October 2018.
  41. ^ "12th October 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 12 October 2018.
  42. ^ "19th October 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 19 October 2018.
  43. ^ "26th October 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 26 October 2018.
  44. ^ "2nd November 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 2 December 2018.
  45. ^ "9th November 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 9 November 2018.
  46. ^ "16th November 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 16 November 2018.
  47. ^ "23rd November 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 23 November 2018.
  48. ^ "30th November 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 30 November 2018.
  49. ^ "7th December 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 7 December 2018.
  50. ^ "14th December 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 14 December 2018.
  51. ^ "21st December 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 21 December 2018.
  52. ^ "28th December 2018". London: Official Charts Company. 28 December 2018.
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