List of number-one country albums of 2006 (U.S.)
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These are the U.S. number-one country albums of 2006
, per the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
2006 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2006.-Events:* January 14 — With the song, "She Let Herself Go," George Strait scores his 40th No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, all of them solo. It ties a 20-year-old record for most 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 7 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005... |
| January 14 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |
| January 21 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |
| January 28 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |
| February 4 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |
| February 11 | Your Man Your Man Your Man is the second studio album by British country music artist Josh Turner. It released on January 24, 2006 and debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and debuted at No... |
Josh Turner Josh Turner Joshua Otis "Josh" Turner is a country music singer and actor signed to MCA Nashville Records in 2003, Turner has released four studio albums for the label. The first of these was 2003's Long Black Train, whose title track was his breakthrough single release... |
| February 18 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |
| February 25 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |
| March 4 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |
| March 11 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |
| March 18 | Precious Memories | 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... |
| March 25 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |
| April 1 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |
| April 8 | Precious Memories | Alan Jackson |
| April 15 | Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | 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... |
| April 22 | Me and My Gang Me and My Gang Me and My Gang is the fourth studio album from the American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released on April 4, 2006. The album sold more than 721,747 units and went double platinum in the first month of release... |
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... |
| April 29 | Me and My Gang | Rascal Flatts |
| May 6 | Me and My Gang | Rascal Flatts |
| May 13 | Me and My Gang | Rascal Flatts |
| May 20 | Me and My Gang | Rascal Flatts |
| May 27 | Me and My Gang | Rascal Flatts |
| June 3 | Me and My Gang | Rascal Flatts |
| June 10 | Taking the Long Way Taking the Long Way -Public reception:On May 31, 2006, the album took three number one spots on the charts of Billboard magazine. It was number one on the Hot Country Albums, Top Digital Albums, and on the Billboard 200 chart, going Gold in its first week with 526,000 units sold.... |
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... |
| June 17 | Taking the Long Way | Dixie Chicks |
| June 24 | Taking the Long Way | Dixie Chicks |
| July 1 | Taking the Long Way | Dixie Chicks |
| July 8 | Taking the Long Way | Dixie Chicks |
| July 15 | Taking the Long Way | Dixie Chicks |
| July 22 | American V: A Hundred Highways American V: A Hundred Highways -Track listing:#"Help Me" – 2:51#:Previously recorded by Kris Kristofferson for Jesus Was a Capricorn #"God's Gonna Cut You Down" – 2:38... |
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century... |
| July 29 | American V: A Hundred Highways | Johnny Cash |
| August 5 | If You're Going Through Hell If You're Going Through Hell If You're Going Through Hell is the second studio album released by country singer Rodney Atkins. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA for U.S... |
Rodney Atkins Rodney Atkins Rodney Allan Atkins is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records in 1996, he charted his first single on the Billboard country chart that year, but did not release an album until 2003's Honesty, which included the number 4 hit "Honesty ".If You're Going Through Hell, his second... |
| August 12 | Me and My Gang | Rascal Flatts |
| August 19 | Me and My Gang | Rascal Flatts |
| August 26 | Me and My Gang | Rascal Flatts |
| September 2 | Dangerous Man Dangerous Man Dangerous Man is an album by country music singer Trace Adkins, released on August 15, 2006 on Capitol Records Nashville. The album produced three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 2006 and mid-2007. The first of these, "Swing", reached No... |
Trace Adkins Trace Adkins Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations... |
| September 9 | Dangerous Man | Trace Adkins |
| September 16 | Me and My Gang | Rascal Flatts |
| September 23 | Me and My Gang | Rascal Flatts |
| September 30 | Me and My Gang | Rascal Flatts |
| October 7 | Live: Live Those Songs Again Live: Live Those Songs Again Live: Live Those Songs Again is the twelfth album of country music singer Kenny Chesney. His first live album, it was released on September 19, 2006 via BNA Records. The album includes live renditions of fifteen songs, of which eleven were singles... |
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... |
| October 14 | Like Red on a Rose | Alan Jackson |
| October 21 | It Just Comes Natural It Just Comes Natural It Just Comes Natural is the 24th studio album from country music singer George Strait. The album produced Strait's 41st Number One Billboard Hot Country Songs) hit in its lead-off single "Give It Away". Also released from this album were the title track , "Wrapped" , and "How 'Bout Them Cowgirls"... |
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 28 | Take the Weather with You Take the Weather with You Take the Weather with You is the 27th studio album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, released on RCA Records in 2006. It peaked at #1 on Billboards country charts, also reaching #4 on the "Billboard 200"... |
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"... |
| November 4 | Long Trip Alone Long Trip Alone Long Trip Alone is the third studio album of country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released October 17, 2006 . His third album for Capitol Records Nashville, it has produced four singles to date on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Every Mile a Memory", the title track, "Free and Easy... |
Dierks Bentley Dierks Bentley Dierks Bentley is an American country music artist who has been signed to Capitol Records Nashville since 2003. That year, he released his self-titled debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter, are certified platinum in the United States. A third album, 2006's Long Trip... |
| November 11 | Songs of Inspiration Songs of Inspiration Songs of Inspiration is a studio album by American country music group Alabama. It was released by RCA Records on October 24, 2006. The album debuted at #1 on both the Top Country Albums and Top Christian Albums charts.-Track listing:... |
Alabama Alabama (band) Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook... |
| November 18 | Small Town Girl | Kellie Pickler Kellie Pickler Kellie Dawn Pickler is an American country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol, eventually finishing in sixth place. In 2006, she signed to 19 Recordings and BNA Records as a recording artist, releasing... |
| November 25 | Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing, or Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing as typeset on the cover art, is the fifth solo album by Australian country singer Keith Urban. It is his fourth album release in the United States, and his fifth for Capitol Records. The album was issued on November 7, 2006... |
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... |
| December 2 | Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing | Keith Urban |
| December 9 | Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing | Keith Urban |
| December 16 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |
| December 23 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |
| December 30 | Some Hearts | Carrie Underwood |