List of number-one country albums of 2002 (U.S.)
Encyclopedia
These are the U.S. number-one country albums of 2002
, per the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance.
2002 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:* November — Shania Twain returned with her fourth album, Up!. It opened at No...
, 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 5 | Scarecrow Scarecrow (Garth Brooks album) Scarecrow is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 13, 2001, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and 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 12 | Scarecrow | Garth Brooks |
| January 19 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the soundtrack of music from the 2000 American film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, and John Goodman.... |
Soundtrack |
| January 26 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Soundtrack |
| February 2 | Drive Drive (Alan Jackson album) Drive is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in 2002 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Jackson's highest-debuting single on the Hot Country Songs charts in the Number One hit "Where Were You ", a ballad written in response to the September 11, 2001... |
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... |
| February 9 | Drive | Alan Jackson |
| February 16 | Drive | Alan Jackson |
| February 23 | Drive | Alan Jackson |
| March 2 | Drive | Alan Jackson |
| March 9 | Drive | Alan Jackson |
| March 16 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Soundtrack |
| March 23 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Soundtrack |
| March 30 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Soundtrack |
| April 6 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Soundtrack |
| April 13 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Soundtrack |
| April 20 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Soundtrack |
| April 27 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Soundtrack |
| May 4 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Soundtrack |
| May 11 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems - Album :- Singles :- Certifications :... |
Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney Kenneth "Kenny" Arnold Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S... |
| May 18 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | Kenny Chesney |
| May 25 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | Kenny Chesney |
| June 1 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | Kenny Chesney |
| June 8 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | Kenny Chesney |
| June 15 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | Kenny Chesney |
| June 22 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | Kenny Chesney |
| June 29 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Soundtrack |
| July 6 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | Kenny Chesney |
| July 13 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | Kenny Chesney |
| July 20 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | Kenny Chesney |
| July 27 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | Kenny Chesney |
| August 3 | I Miss My Friend I Miss My Friend I Miss My Friend is the second album of country music singer Darryl Worley, it was released on July 16, 2002. The album produced Worley's first Number One single on the Hot Country Songs charts in its title track; "Family Tree" was also a Top 30 hit for him on the same chart... |
Darryl Worley Darryl Worley Darryl Wade Worley is an American country music artist. Signed to DreamWorks Records Nashville in 2000, Worley released four albums for the label: Hard Rain Don't Last , I Miss My Friend , Have You Forgotten? , and Darryl Worley in 2004... |
| August 10 | Unleashed Unleashed (Toby Keith album) Unleashed is the title of American country music singer Toby Keith's seventh studio album, released in 2002 on DreamWorks Records Nashville... |
Toby Keith Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of... |
| August 17 | Unleashed | Toby Keith |
| August 24 | Unleashed | Toby Keith |
| August 31 | Unleashed | Toby Keith |
| September 7 | Unleashed | Toby Keith |
| September 14 | Home Home (Dixie Chicks album) Home is the sixth studio album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 2002 on Monument/Columbia Records. It is notable for its acoustic bluegrass sound, which stands in contrast with their previous two country pop albums.... |
Dixie Chicks Dixie Chicks The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines... |
| September 21 | Home | Dixie Chicks |
| September 28 | Home | Dixie Chicks |
| October 5 | Home | Dixie Chicks |
| October 12 | ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits | Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... |
| October 19 | ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits | Elvis Presley |
| October 26 | ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits | Elvis Presley |
| November 2 | Cry Cry (Faith Hill album) -Personnel:*Faith Hill - vocals*Tim Akers - keyboard*Rick Baptist - trumpet*Greg Barnhill - background vocals*Bob Becker - viola*Charlie Bisharat - violin*Bekka Bramlett - tambourine, background vocals*Denyse Buffum - viola*Paul Bushnell - bass... |
Faith Hill Faith Hill Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S... |
| November 9 | Cry | Faith Hill |
| November 16 | Melt | Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney... |
| November 23 | Cry | Faith Hill |
| November 30 | Home | Dixie Chicks |
| December 7 | Up! Up! (album) -Critical reception:Upon its release, the album received very positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 72/100 from Metacritic... |
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... |
| December 14 | Up! | Shania Twain |
| December 21 | Up! | Shania Twain |
| December 28 | Up! | Shania Twain |