List of number-one country albums of 2011 (U.S.)
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These are the U.S. number-one country albums of 2011
, per the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance.
2011 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2011.-Events:*January 1 — Shania Twain marries Swiss businessman Frédéric Thiébaud in Puerto Rico, less than two weeks after announcing the two were engaged...
, 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 1 | Speak Now Speak Now Speak Now is the third studio album by American singer–songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 25, 2010 by Big Machine Records. Production for the album took place during 2008 to 2010 at several recording studios, and was handled by Swift and country music producer Nathan Chapman... |
Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America... |
| January 8 | Speak Now | Taylor Swift |
| January 15 | Speak Now | Taylor Swift |
| January 22 | Speak Now | Taylor Swift |
| January 29 | Speak Now | Taylor Swift |
| February 5 | Speak Now | Taylor Swift |
| February 12 | Speak Now | Taylor Swift |
| February 19 | My Kinda Party My Kinda Party Michael McCall with the Associated Press lauded Aldean for his "fresh sound" on the album saying he "stands at the forefront of a movement combining country themes with hard-rock chords"... |
Jason Aldean Jason Aldean Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles... |
| February 26 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| March 5 | Need You Now Need You Now "Need You Now" is a country pop song performed by American country music group Lady Antebellum. The song was co-written by Lady Antebellum and Josh Kear, and produced by the trio along with Paul Worley. It serves as the lead-off single and title track to their second studio album, Need You Now,... |
Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum is an American country pop music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Charles Kelley , Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott .The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol... |
| March 12 | Need You Now | Lady Antebellum |
| March 19 | Town Line Town Line Town Line is the first EP by Staind frontman Aaron Lewis. An extended play consisting of country songs, it was released on March 1, 2011 on Stroudavarious Records. As of the chart dated July 16, 2011, the album has sold 173,544 copies in the US.-Content:... |
Aaron Lewis Aaron Lewis Aaron Lewis, , is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of the rock group Staind, with whom he has released seven studio albums. He has since ventured into country music with his debut solo album, Town Line... |
| March 26 | Stronger Stronger (Sara Evans album) Upon its release, Stronger received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".Jon... |
Sara Evans Sara Evans Sara Lynn Evans is an American country singer and songwriter.Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has made five No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by... |
| April 2 | Stronger | Sara Evans |
| April 9 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| April 16 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| April 23 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| April 30 | Paper Airplane Paper Airplane (album) Thom Jurek of Allmusic gave the album a four star rating, citing it a melancholy record with songs largely revolving around themes of trial and perseverance. He also praised the cover version of "Dimming of the Day" and "My Opening Farewell"... |
Alison Krauss & Union Station Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in... |
| May 7 | Paper Airplane | Alison Krauss & Union Station |
| May 14 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| May 21 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| May 28 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| June 4 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| June 11 | This Is Country Music This Is Country Music Upon its release, This Is Country Music received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a average score of 82, based on 10 reviews. This indicates "universal acclaim".Chris Willman with... |
Brad Paisley Brad Paisley Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.... |
| June 18 | This Is Country Music | Brad Paisley |
| June 25 | Ronnie Dunn Ronnie Dunn (album) Ronnie Dunn is the title of the debut album from country music singer Ronnie Dunn. The album was released on June 7, 2011, via Arista Nashville... |
Ronnie Dunn Ronnie Dunn Ronnie Gene Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn. In 2011, Dunn began working as a solo artist following the breakup of Brooks & Dunn... |
| July 2 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| July 9 | Outlaws Like Me Outlaws Like Me -Album:-Singles:*A Current single.-References:... |
Justin Moore Justin Moore (singer) Justin Cole Moore is an American country music singer and songwriter signed to Big Machine Records imprint Valory Music Group. He has released two albums for Big Machine Records: Justin Moore in 2009 and Outlaws Like Me in 2011... |
| July 16 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| July 23 | My Kinda Party | Jason Aldean |
| July 30 | Red River Blue Red River Blue -Album:-Singles:*A Current single.-Certifications:-Notes:... |
Blake Shelton Blake Shelton Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music artist. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". Released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts... |
| August 6 | Red River Blue | Blake Shelton |
| August 13 | Chief | Eric Church Eric Church Kenneth Eric Church is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Capitol Records in 2006, Church released his debut album Sinners Like Me that year... |
| August 20 | Chief | Eric Church |
| August 27 | Tailgates & Tanlines Tailgates & Tanlines Tailgates & Tanlines is the third studio album by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on August 9, 2011 via Capitol Nashville... |
Luke Bryan Luke Bryan Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan is an American country singer who debuted in 2007 with the single "All My Friends Say", a Top 5 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His debut album, I'll Stay Me, was released on Capitol Records in 2007. This album also produced chart singles in "We Rode in... |
| September 3 | Tailgates & Tanlines | Luke Bryan |
| September 10 | Hell on Heels Hell on Heels Hell on Heels is the first studio album by American country girl group Pistol Annies. The group consists of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley... |
Pistol Annies Pistol Annies Pistol Annies is an American country music supergroup composed of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. The trio, formed by Lambert, gave its debut performance on April 4, 2011 during the Academy of Country Music's Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country special aired on... |
| September 17 | Barefoot Blue Jean Night Barefoot Blue Jean Night -Album:-Singles:*A Current single.... |
Jake Owen Jake Owen Joshua Ryan "Jake" Owen is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records Nashville in 2005, he released his debut album Startin' with Me that year. The album produced three singles, all of which reached Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: "Yee Haw", "Startin' with Me", and... |
| September 24 | Here for a Good Time Here for a Good Time Here for a Good Time is the title of the 39th studio album by American country music artist George Strait. It was released on September 6, 2011 via MCA Nashville. Strait co-produced the album with his long-time producer Tony Brown. The title track and lead-off single, "Here for a Good Time",... |
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 1 | Own the Night Own the Night Own the Night is the third studio album by the American country music trio Lady Antebellum. It was released on September 13, 2011 through Capitol Nashville. It was produced by Paul Worley... |
Lady Antebellum |
| October 8 | Own the Night | Lady Antebellum |
| October 15 | Own the Night | Lady Antebellum |
| October 22 | Clear as Day Clear as Day Clear as Day is the debut album from the season ten American Idol winner Scotty McCreery. The album was released on October 4, 2011 in the United States... |
Scotty McCreery Scotty McCreery Scott Cooke "Scotty" McCreery is an American country singer from Garner, North Carolina . He also won the tenth season of American Idol on May 25, 2011. His debut studio album, Clear as Day was released in October 2011... |
| October 29 | Clear as Day | Scotty McCreery |
| November 5 | Clear as Day | Scotty McCreery |
| November 12 | Clancy's Tavern Clancy's Tavern -Critical Response:The album received a positive critical reception. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of allmusic.com took note that when compared to Keith's previous album, Bullets in the Gun , Clancy's Tavern "pushes humor to the forefront and generally isn’t so insistent on driving the beat into arena... |
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... |
| November 19 | Four the Record Four the Record Four the Record is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Miranda Lambert, released on November 1, 2011, through RCA Records Nashville... |
Miranda Lambert Miranda Lambert Miranda Lambert is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut... |
| November 26 | Four the Record | Miranda Lambert |
| December 3 | Clear as Day | Scotty McCreery |
| December 10 | Clear as Day | Scotty McCreery |