List of number-one country albums of 2004 (U.S.)
Encyclopedia
These are the U.S. number-one country albums of 2004
, per the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance.
2004 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2004.-No dates:* Lynn Anderson arrested near her home in Taos, New Mexico after being charged with a DUI for drunk driving. A motorist called the local police after noticing Anderson's car weaving in and out of lanes,...
, 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 3 | Shock'n Y'all Shock'n Y'all -References:... |
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... |
| January 10 | Shock'n Y'all | Toby Keith |
| January 17 | Shock'n Y'all | Toby Keith |
| January 24 | Shock'n Y'all | Toby Keith |
| January 31 | Shock'n Y'all | Toby Keith |
| February 7 | Shock'n Y'all | Toby Keith |
| February 14 | Shock'n Y'all | Toby Keith |
| February 21 | When the Sun Goes Down | 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... |
| February 28 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| March 6 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| March 13 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| March 20 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| March 27 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| April 3 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| April 10 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| April 17 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| April 24 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| May 1 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| May 8 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| May 15 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| May 22 | When the Sun Goes Down | Kenny Chesney |
| May 29 | Here for the Party Here for the Party -Album:-Singles:-Certifications:-References:... |
Gretchen Wilson Gretchen Wilson Gretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party... |
| June 5 | Here for the Party | Gretchen Wilson |
| June 12 | Here for the Party | Gretchen Wilson |
| June 19 | Here for the Party | Gretchen Wilson |
| June 26 | Here for the Party | Gretchen Wilson |
| July 3 | Here for the Party | Gretchen Wilson |
| July 10 | Here for the Party | Gretchen Wilson |
| July 17 | Here for the Party | Gretchen Wilson |
| July 24 | Here for the Party | Gretchen Wilson |
| July 31 | License to Chill License to Chill License to Chill is the 26th studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and was released in 2004. It is his album to reach #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart... |
Jimmy Buffett Jimmy Buffett James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"... |
| August 7 | License to Chill | Jimmy Buffett |
| August 14 | License to Chill | Jimmy Buffett |
| August 21 | License to Chill | Jimmy Buffett |
| August 28 | License to Chill | Jimmy Buffett |
| September 4 | Horse of a Different Color Horse of a Different Color (Big & Rich album) -Additional musicians:*Brian Barnett – drums*Steve Brewster – drums*Dennis Burnside – keyboards*Owen Hale – drums*Mike Johnson – steel guitar*Wayne Killius – drums, shaker, peanut can*Duncan Mullins – bass guitar*Matt Pierson – bass guitar... |
Big & Rich Big & Rich Big & Rich is an American country music duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich. Both members alternate as lead vocalists and play rhythm guitar... |
| September 11 | Live Like You Were Dying Live Like You Were Dying Live Like You Were Dying is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released on August 24, 2004, by Curb Records and was recorded in a mountaintop studio in upstate New York. It entered the Billboard 200 chart at number one, with sales of 766,000 copies in its... |
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... |
| September 18 | Live Like You Were Dying | Tim McGraw |
| September 25 | What I Do What I Do What I Do is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on September 7, 2004, and produced four singles for Jackson on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Too Much of a Good Thing" and "Monday Morning Church" both reached #5, while "The Talkin' Song Repair... |
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... |
| October 2 | Live Like You Were Dying | Tim McGraw |
| October 9 | Be Here Be Here - Album :- Singles :- Certifications :- References :... |
Keith Urban Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age... |
| October 16 | Feels Like Today Feels Like Today Feels Like Today is the third album from the American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in September 2004 on Lyric Street Records , has sold 5,149,000 copies in the United States as of October 18, 2009, and has been certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA... |
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... |
| October 23 | 50 Number Ones 50 Number Ones 50 Number Ones is a compilation album, released in 2004, by American country music singer George Strait. It is a compilation of his first 50 Number One country music singles, starting with 1981's "Fool Hearted Memory" and presented in chronological order. A new track, "I Hate Everything", was also... |
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... |
| October 30 | 50 Number Ones | George Strait |
| November 6 | 50 Number Ones | George Strait |
| November 13 | 50 Number Ones | George Strait |
| November 20 | 50 Number Ones | George Strait |
| November 27 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Shania Twain album) Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Shania Twain, released in 2004 . The album contains 21 tracks from her three Diamond albums The Woman in Me, Come on Over and Up!. Also included are three new songs: "Party for Two" which hit the top ten at country in the U.S... |
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 4 | Greatest Hits | Shania Twain |
| December 11 | Greatest Hits | Shania Twain |
| December 18 | Greatest Hits | Shania Twain |
| December 25 | Greatest Hits | Shania Twain |