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| Released | 24 March 2017 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | ABC Music | |||
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The 25th Anniversary Album is the fourteenth studio album by Australian country singer Lee Kernaghan. It was released digitally and physically in Australia on 24 March 2017 through ABC Music.
On 19 January 2017, the album was announced to mark the 25th anniversary of Kernaghan's country number one single, "Boys from the Bush", and the release of his debut album, The Outback Club (1992). [1] Kernaghan has since had 34 number one hits on the Australian country music charts, won 36 Golden Guitars and has sold over two million albums in Australia. Kernaghan also performed a 25th anniversary show in Tamworth on 26 January 2017. [2]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] | 2 |
| Australian Country Albums (ARIA) [4] | 1 |
| Chart (2017) | Position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] | 77 |
| ARIA Country Albums Chart [6] | 3 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | 24 March 2017 | Mirabai, ABC Music, Universal Music Australia | LEE9898 | |
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