List of number-one country albums of 1997 (U.S.)
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These are the U.S. number-one country albums of 1997
, per the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance.
1997 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1997.-Events:* July 12 — The song, "It's Your Love," by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill becomes the first song in 20 years to spend six weeks atop Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The last song to do so...
, 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 4 | 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... |
| January 11 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| January 18 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| January 25 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| February 1 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| February 8 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| February 15 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| February 22 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| March 1 | Unchained Melody: The Early Years Unchained Melody: The Early Years Jose F. Promis of Allmusic gave the album two and a half out of five stars stating that it's "a tad bizarre" due to the album consisting of recordings released prior to Blue, that were recorded when Rimes was eleven years old, as a flow up to her debut album.... |
LeAnn Rimes |
| March 8 | Unchained Melody: The Early Years | LeAnn Rimes |
| March 15 | Unchained Melody: The Early Years | LeAnn Rimes |
| March 22 | Unchained Melody: The Early Years | LeAnn Rimes |
| March 29 | Unchained Melody: The Early Years | LeAnn Rimes |
| April 5 | Unchained Melody: The Early Years | LeAnn Rimes |
| April 12 | Unchained Melody: The Early Years | LeAnn Rimes |
| April 19 | Unchained Melody: The Early Years | LeAnn Rimes |
| April 26 | Unchained Melody: The Early Years | LeAnn Rimes |
| May 3 | Unchained Melody: The Early Years | LeAnn Rimes |
| May 10 | Carrying Your Love with Me Carrying Your Love With Me Carrying Your Love With Me is the title of an album released in 1997 by American country music singer George Strait. It was released by MCA Nashville Records and it produced four singles for Strait on the Billboard country charts... |
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 17 | Carrying Your Love with Me | George Strait |
| May 24 | Carrying Your Love with Me | George Strait |
| May 31 | Carrying Your Love with Me | George Strait |
| June 7 | Carrying Your Love with Me | George Strait |
| June 14 | Carrying Your Love with Me | George Strait |
| June 21 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the... |
| June 28 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw |
| July 5 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw |
| July 12 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw |
| July 19 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw |
| July 26 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw |
| August 2 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw |
| August 9 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw |
| August 16 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw |
| August 23 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw |
| August 30 | Everywhere | Tim McGraw |
| September 6 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| September 13 | (Songbook) A Collection of Hits (Songbook) A Collection of Hits -Australian and Japanese track listing:-Chart performance:-Certifications:... |
Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood , is an American country music artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA... |
| September 20 | (Songbook) A Collection of Hits | Trisha Yearwood |
| September 27 | You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs You Light up My Life: Inspirational Songs You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs is the third album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States by Curb Records on September 9, 1997, when Rimes was 15 years old. The album was hugely successful but many critics thought that much of the material did not do Rimes'... |
LeAnn Rimes |
| October 4 | You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs | LeAnn Rimes |
| October 11 | You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs | LeAnn Rimes |
| October 18 | You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs | LeAnn Rimes |
| October 25 | You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs | LeAnn Rimes |
| November 1 | You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs | LeAnn Rimes |
| November 8 | You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs | LeAnn Rimes |
| November 15 | You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs | LeAnn Rimes |
| November 22 | Come On Over Come on Over (Shania Twain album) Come On Over is the third studio album recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the world's best-selling country music album and the best-selling studio album ever released by a female artist in any genre... |
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... |
| November 29 | Come On Over | Shania Twain |
| December 6 | Come On Over | Shania Twain |
| December 13 | Sevens Sevens (album) Sevens is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 25, 1997, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, and on the Top Country Albums chart. The album also topped the Country album charts in Britain for several months and crossed over into the... |
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... |
| December 20 | Sevens | Garth Brooks |
| December 27 | Sevens | Garth Brooks |