List of number-one country albums of 1996 (U.S.)
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These are the U.S. number-one country albums of 1996
, per the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance.
1996 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1996.-Events:* June 28 — First annual Country Stampede Music Festival begins* October 6 — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are married, and quickly become country music's most visible couple...
, per the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 6 | Fresh Horses Fresh Horses (album) Fresh Horses is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 21, 1995. Fresh Horses peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart , and #1 on the Top Country Albums chart.... |
Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart... |
| January 13 | Fresh Horses | Garth Brooks |
| January 20 | Fresh Horses | Garth Brooks |
| January 27 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain Shania Twain Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million... |
| February 3 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| February 10 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| February 17 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| February 24 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| March 2 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| March 9 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| March 16 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| March 23 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| March 30 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| April 6 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| April 13 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| April 20 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| April 27 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| May 4 | Borderline Borderline (Brooks & Dunn album) Borderline is the fourth studio album by country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Released in 1996 on Arista Records, the album produced five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts for the duo: the Number One hit "My Maria" Borderline (1996) is the fourth studio album by country music duo Brooks & Dunn.... |
Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists... |
| May 11 | Blue Clear Sky Blue Clear Sky Blue Clear Sky is the title of an album released in 1996 by American country music artist George Strait. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum in the U.S. for sales of three million copies, the album produced four singles... |
George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional... |
| May 18 | Borderline | Brooks & Dunn |
| May 25 | Borderline | Brooks & Dunn |
| June 1 | Borderline | Brooks & Dunn |
| June 8 | Borderline | Brooks & Dunn |
| June 15 | Borderline | Brooks & Dunn |
| June 22 | Borderline | Brooks & Dunn |
| June 29 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| July 6 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| July 13 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| July 20 | The Woman in Me | Shania Twain |
| July 27 | Blue Blue (LeAnn Rimes album) Blue is the debut album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on July 9, 1996 by Curb Records. It reached #3 on Billboard 200, and #1 on Top Country Albums.... |
LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her... |
| August 3 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| August 10 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| August 17 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| August 24 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| August 31 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| September 7 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| September 14 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| September 21 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| September 28 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| October 5 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| October 12 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| October 19 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| October 26 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| November 2 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| November 9 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| November 16 | Everything I Love Everything I Love Everything I Love is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on October 29, 1996 and produced six singles for Jackson on the Hot Country Songs charts: the Number One hits "Little Bitty" and "There Goes", Top Ten hits in the title track, "Between the... |
Alan Jackson Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista... |
| November 23 | Everything I Love | Alan Jackson |
| November 30 | What If It's You What If It's You What If It's You, released in 1996, is the twenty-third album from Reba McEntire. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard country chart and #15 on the Billboard 200. It is certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. What If It's You was the first album she did not use studio musicians, relying... |
Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma... |
| December 7 | Everything I Love | Alan Jackson |
| December 14 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| December 21 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| December 28 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |