List of Top Country Albums number ones of 1990

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Clint Black's album Killin' Time, which had first reached number one in 1989, continued to spend time in the top spot for much of 1990. ClintBlackperforming.jpg
Clint Black's album Killin' Time , which had first reached number one in 1989, continued to spend time in the top spot for much of 1990.

Top Country Albums is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music albums in the United States, published by Billboard . In 1990, seven different albums topped the chart, based on sales reports submitted by a representative sample of stores nationwide. [1]

In the issue of Billboard dated January 6, Randy Travis was at number one with the album No Holdin' Back , its 10th week in the top spot. [2] It remained at number one through the issue dated January 20 before being displaced by Killin' Time by Clint Black. Black's album had spent six weeks at number one the previous fall before No Holdin' Back replaced it atop the chart; it would have three separate spells in the top spot between January and October 1990 and add a further 25 weeks to its total, making it the second-longest-running Top Country Albums number one to date. [3] Black returned to number one in December with Put Yourself in My Shoes , which was the final number one of the year. Travis also achieved two number ones in 1990, as he spent a single week in the top spot in November with Heroes & Friends ; it was his fifth number one in a little over four years but would be his final appearance in the top spot. [4]

In October, Garth Brooks reached number one for the first time with No Fences . [5] Over the next two and a half years Brooks would dominate the top of the Top Country Albums chart, spending a total of 90 weeks at number one with No Fences and his subsequent two albums. [5] In addition to his success on both the country music albums and singles charts, Brooks would experience a level of mainstream popularity and success unprecedented for a country artist; [6] by the following year No Fences was recognized as the highest-selling country album of all time, and by 2019 it had sold 17 million copies. [7] Brooks is ranked by the Recording Industry Association of America as the best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of any genre with more than 130 million domestic units sold by 2015, second only to the Beatles in overall album sales. [8]

Chart history

Garth Brooks reached number one for the first time in 1990. He would go on to become one of the most successful artists of all time, not only in country music but across all genres. Garth Brooks at We Are One (edit).jpg
Garth Brooks reached number one for the first time in 1990. He would go on to become one of the most successful artists of all time, not only in country music but across all genres.
Livin' It Up was the fifth consecutive number one for George Strait. George Strait 2014 1.jpg
Livin' It Up was the fifth consecutive number one for George Strait.
Randy Travis had two number ones in 1990, but they would prove to be his final chart-toppers. Randy Travis 2007.jpg
Randy Travis had two number ones in 1990, but they would prove to be his final chart-toppers.
Issue dateTitleArtist(s)Ref.
January 6 No Holdin' Back Randy Travis [2]
January 13 [10]
January 20 [11]
January 27 Killin' Time Clint Black [12]
February 3 [13]
February 10 [14]
February 17 [15]
February 24 [16]
March 3 RVS III Ricky Van Shelton [17]
March 10 [18]
March 17 [19]
March 24 [20]
March 31 [21]
April 7 [22]
April 14 [23]
April 21 [24]
April 28 [25]
May 5 Killin' Time Clint Black [26]
May 12 [27]
May 19 [28]
May 26 [29]
June 2 [30]
June 9 [31]
June 16 [32]
June 23 [33]
June 30 [34]
July 7 [35]
July 14 Livin' It Up George Strait [36]
July 21 [37]
July 28 [38]
August 4 Killin' Time Clint Black [39]
August 11 [40]
August 18 [41]
August 25 [42]
September 1 [43]
September 8 [44]
September 15 [45]
September 22 [46]
September 29 [47]
October 6 [48]
October 13 No Fences Garth Brooks [49]
October 20 [50]
October 27 [51]
November 3 [52]
November 10 [53]
November 17 [54]
November 24 Heroes & Friends Randy Travis [55]
December 1 No Fences Garth Brooks [56]
December 8 [57]
December 15 [58]
December 22 Put Yourself in My Shoes Clint Black [59]
December 29 [60]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Top Country Albums</span> Weekly country music rankings published by Billboard magazine in the United States

Top Country Albums is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. The 50-position chart lists the most popular country music albums in the country, calculated weekly by Broadcast Data Systems based on physical sales along with digital sales and streaming. The chart was first published in the issue of Billboard dated January 11, 1964, under the title Hot Country Albums, when the number one album was Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash by Johnny Cash.

References

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  2. 1 2 "Country Albums chart for January 6, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. pp. 333–336. ISBN   9780898201734.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 251. ISBN   9780898201734.
  5. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 40. ISBN   9780898201734.
  6. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Garth Brooks Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  7. ↑ Thompson, Gayle (October 24, 2019). "28 Years Ago: Garth Brooks' 'No Fences' Makes Country Music History". The Boot. Townsquare Media . Retrieved April 2, 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Country Albums chart for February 3, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Country Albums chart for February 10, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Country Albums chart for February 17, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Country Albums chart for February 24, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Country Albums chart for March 3, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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  20. ↑ "Country Albums chart for March 24, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Country Albums chart for March 31, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Country Albums chart for April 7, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Country Albums chart for April 14, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Country Albums chart for April 21, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Country Albums chart for April 28, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Country Albums chart for May 5, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Country Albums chart for May 12, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Country Albums chart for May 19, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Country Albums chart for May 26, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  30. ↑ "Country Albums chart for June 2, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  31. ↑ "Country Albums chart for June 9, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  32. ↑ "Country Albums chart for June 16, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  33. ↑ "Country Albums chart for June 23, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  34. ↑ "Country Albums chart for June 30, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  35. ↑ "Country Albums chart for July 7, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  36. ↑ "Country Albums chart for July 14, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  37. ↑ "Country Albums chart for July 21, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  38. ↑ "Country Albums chart for July 28, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  39. ↑ "Country Albums chart for August 4, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  40. ↑ "Country Albums chart for August 11, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  41. ↑ "Country Albums chart for August 18, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  42. ↑ "Country Albums chart for August 25, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  43. ↑ "Country Albums chart for September 1, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  44. ↑ "Country Albums chart for September 8, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  45. ↑ "Country Albums chart for September 15, 1989". Billboard . Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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