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Country music is a genre rooted in American folk traditions, featuring storytelling lyrics about everyday life, love, and hardship. The sound typically combines acoustic guitars, fiddles, and distinctive vocal twangs. Originating in the rural South, it blends blues, gospel, and Appalachian influences.
100 chronological releases
| Place | Cover | Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 |  |
1959-09 | Marty Robbins | Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs |
| 25 | 1963 | Johnny Cash | Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash | |
| 68 | 1968 | Johnny Cash | At Folsom Prison | |
| 86 | 1969-04-09 | Bob Dylan | Nashville Skyline | |
| 44 | 1969-06-17 | Elvis Presley | From Elvis In Memphis | |
| 66 |  |
1969-09 | Townes Van Zandt | Townes Van Zandt |
| 82 |  |
1974-02-04 | Dolly Parton | Jolene |
| 62 | 1977-02 | Glen Campbell | Southern Nights | |
| 9 | 1978 | Kenny Rogers | The Gambler | |
| 74 |  |
1980-11-17 | Dolly Parton | 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs |
| 14 | 1994-04-26 | Johnny Cash | American Recordings | |
| 35 | 1994-11-01 | Johnny Cash | Super Hits | |
| 3 |  |
1995 | Skeeter Davis | The Essential Skeeter Davis |
| 83 | 1997-11-04 | Shania Twain | Come on Over | |
| 71 | 2000-10-17 | Johnny Cash | American III: Solitary Man | |
| 33 |  |
2001 | The Highwaymen | Highwayman |
| 20 | 2001-07-31 | Blake Shelton | Blake Shelton | |
| 95 |  |
2002 | Beyoncé | COWBOY CARTER |
| 4 | 2002-07-23 | Toby Keith | Unleashed | |
| 17 | 2002-08-26 | Dixie Chicks | Home | |
| 21 | 2002-10-08 | Keith Urban | Golden Road | |
| 94 |  |
2002-11-05 | Johnny Cash | American IV: The Man Comes Around |
| 96 | 2002-11-05 | Johnny Cash | The Man Comes Around | |
| 34 | 2003 | Kenny Chesney | When The Sun Goes Down | |
| 8 |  |
2004-09-21 | Keith Urban | Be Here |
| 39 | 2004-09-28 | Rascal Flatts | Feels Like Today | |
| 13 | 2005-07-26 | Jason Aldean | Jason Aldean | |
| 43 | 2005-10-18 | Billy Currington | Doin' Somethin' Right | |
| 46 | 2005-10-24 | Johnny Cash | The Legend of Johnny Cash | |
| 89 | 2005-11-15 | Carrie Underwood | Some Hearts | |
| 61 | 2006-01-24 | Josh Turner | Your Man | |
| 12 |  |
2006-04-04 | Dixie Chicks | Taking The Long Way |
| 73 | 2006-04-04 | Rascal Flatts | Me And My Gang | |
| 70 | 2006-06-30 | Johnny Cash | American V: A Hundred Highways | |
| 15 | 2006-07-18 | Eric Church | Sinners Like Me | |
| 90 |  |
2006-09-02 | Beyoncé | TEXAS HOLD 'EM |
| 99 | 2006-10-24 | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift | |
| 1 | 2006-10-27 | Dierks Bentley | Long Trip Alone | |
| 24 | 2006-11-07 | Sugarland | Enjoy The Ride | |
| 27 | 2007-05-01 | Miranda Lambert | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | |
| 23 | 2007-08-14 | Luke Bryan | I'll Stay Me | |
| 64 | 2007-10-23 | Carrie Underwood | Carnival Ride | |
| 36 |  |
2008-04-14 | Lady Antebellum | Lady Antebellum |
| 67 |  |
2008-09-12 | Taylor Swift | Love Story |
| 10 | 2008-10-14 | Billy Currington | Little Bit of Everything | |
| 97 |  |
2008-11-11 | Taylor Swift | Fearless |
| 29 |  |
2009 | Luke Bryan | Doin' My Thing |
| 37 |  |
2009 | Various Artists | Cars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| 19 | 2009-03-31 | Rodney Atkins | It's America | |
| 48 | 2009-04-07 | Jason Aldean | Wide Open | |
| 56 |  |
2009-07-21 | Jason Aldean | She's Country |
| 16 | 2009-08-11 | Justin Moore | Justin Moore | |
| 7 | 2009-08-31 | Chris Young | The Man I Want To Be | |
| 18 | 2009-09-24 | Miranda Lambert | Revolution | |
| 5 | 2009-10-20 | Tim McGraw | Southern Voice | |
| 50 | 2009-11-03 | Carrie Underwood | Play On | |
| 81 |  |
2010 | Taylor Swift | Speak Now (Deluxe Package) |
| 41 |  |
2010-02-22 | Johnny Cash | American VI: Ain't No Grave |
| 77 |  |
2010-06-29 | Lady Antebellum | Need You Now |
| 28 | 2010-10-12 | The Band Perry | The Band Perry EP | |
| 55 |  |
2010-10-12 | The Band Perry | The Band Perry |
| 93 |  |
2010-10-25 | Taylor Swift | Speak Now (Deluxe Edition) |
| 98 |  |
2010-10-25 | Taylor Swift | Speak Now |
| 40 | 2010-11-02 | Jason Aldean | My Kinda Party | |
| 45 |  |
2011-06-27 | Lady Gaga | JOANNE (Deluxe) |
| 58 | 2011-07-22 | Eric Church | Chief | |
| 63 | 2011-08-09 | Luke Bryan | Tailgates & Tanlines | |
| 26 | 2011-08-26 | Jake Owen | Barefoot Blue Jean Night | |
| 2 | 2011-09-13 | Lady Antebellum | Own the Night | |
| 54 |  |
2011-11-19 | Phillip Phillips | The World from the Side of the Moon |
| 38 |  |
2011-11-21 | Taylor Swift | Speak Now World Tour Live |
| 30 |  |
2012-05-01 | Carrie Underwood | Blown Away |
| 88 | 2012-08-10 | Taylor Swift | Red | |
| 80 | 2012-08-14 | Taylor Swift | We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together | |
| 53 | 2013-03-19 | Kacey Musgraves | Same Trailer Different Park | |
| 31 | 2013-04-08 | Luke Bryan | Crash My Party | |
| 6 | 2013-05-17 | Darius Rucker | True Believers | |
| 72 |  |
2015 | Chris Stapleton | Traveller |
| 91 |  |
2015 | Taylor Swift | The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond |
| 32 |  |
2016 | Eagles | Hotel California (Remastered) |
| 51 |  |
2016 | Beyoncé | 16 caRriAGeS |
| 85 |  |
2017-09-29 | Miley Cyrus | Younger Now |
| 49 |  |
2017-11-10 | Taylor Swift | Fearless (Platinum Edition) |
| 76 |  |
2018 | Dan + Shay | Tequila |
| 100 |  |
2018 | Lil Nas X | Old Town Road |
| 11 |  |
2018-02-02 | Justin Timberlake | Man of the Woods |
| 60 |  |
2018-03-30 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour |
| 52 |  |
2018-09-07 | Paul McCartney | Ram (Archive Collection) |
| 75 |  |
2018-10-05 | Lady Gaga | a star is born soundtrack |
| 65 |  |
2019-03-22 | Orville Peck | Pony |
| 47 |  |
2020-08-21 | Taylor Swift | The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection |
| 69 |  |
2021 | Olivia Rodrigo | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By) |
| 79 |  |
2021 | Taylor Swift | If This Was a Movie (Taylor’s Version) |
| 87 | |
2021-04-09 | Taylor Swift | Fearless (Taylor's Version) |
| 57 |  |
2021-09-10 | Kacey Musgraves | star-crossed |
| 42 |  |
2022-07-15 | Zach Bryan | Summertime Blues |
| 59 |  |
2022-09-21 | P!nk | Funhouse (Expanded Edition) |
| 92 |  |
2022-11 | Taylor Swift | Speak Now (Taylor's Version) |
| 84 |  |
2023-08-25 | Zach Bryan | Zach Bryan |
| 22 |  |
Chris Young | The Man I Want to Be |