List of Billboard number-one Americana/folk albums of the 2020s
Americana/Folk Albums (formerly Folk Albums) is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling "current releases by traditional folk artists, as well as appropriate titles by acoustic-based singer-songwriters" in the United States.[1] The chart debuted on the issue dated December 5, 2009, as a 15-position chart with its first number-one title being the Bob Dylan Christmas album Christmas in the Heart.[1]
It has since expanded to a 25-position chart. In May 2016, Billboard renamed the chart to "Americana/Folk Albums", with the increasing popularity of Americana music, giving more recognition to acts which lean more towards Americana than folk.[2]
List of number-one albums
These are the albums which have reached number one on the folk albums chart listed in chronological order. Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 3 days in advance.
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Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Weeks at number one |
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February 15 | The Unraveling | Drive-By Truckers | 1 | [3] |
February 22 | Texas Sun EP | Khruangbin & Leon Bridges | 1 | [4] |
February 29 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | 2 | [5] |
March 14 | American Standard | James Taylor | 3 | [6] |
April 4 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | 2 | [5] |
April 18 | John Prine | John Prine | 1 | [7] |
April 25 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | 5 | [5] |
May 30 | Reunions | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | 1 | [8] |
June 6 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | 1 | [5] |
June 13 | Life on the Flip Side | Jimmy Buffett | 1 | [9] |
June 20 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | 2 | [5] |
July 4 | Rough and Rowdy Ways | Bob Dylan | 2 | [10] |
July 18 | First Rose of Spring | Willie Nelson | 1 | [11] |
July 25 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | 1 | [5] |
August 1 | Gaslighter | The Chicks | 3 | [12] |
August 22 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | 2 | [5] |
September 5 | Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was | Bright Eyes | 1 | [13] |
September 12 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | 3 | [5] |
October 3 | Long Violent History | Tyler Childers | 1 | [14] |
October 10 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | 3 | [5] |
October 31 | Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Shoppe Sessions | Sturgill Simpson | 1 | [15] |
November 7 | Letter to You | Bruce Springsteen | 3 | [16] |
November 28 | Starting Over | Chris Stapleton | 8 | [17] |
January 23 | Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. I | Barry Gibb and Friends | 1 | [18] |
January 30 | Starting Over | Chris Stapleton | 2 | [17] |
References
- Trust, Gary (November 26, 2009). "Chart Beat Thursday: John Mayer, Folk Albums, David Guetta". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- Billboard Staff (May 17, 2016). "Billboard Introduces Americana/Folk Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- Chart references for The Unraveling:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, February 15". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- Chart references for Texas Sun EP:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, February 22". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- Chart references for Traveller:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, February 29". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, March 7". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, March 31". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, April 7". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, April 21". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, April 28". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, May 5". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, May 12". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, May 19". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, June 3". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, June 16". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, June 23". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, July 25". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, August 22". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, August 29". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, September 12". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, September 19". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, September 26". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, October 10". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, October 17". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, October 24". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- Chart references for American Standard:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, March 14". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, March 21". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, March 28". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- Chart references for John Prine:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, April 18". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- Chart references for Reunions:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, May 30". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- Chart references for Life On the Flip Side:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, June 13". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- Chart references for Rough and Rowdy Ways:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, July 4". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, July 11". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- Chart references for First Rose of Spring:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, July 18". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- Chart references for Gaslighter:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, August 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, August 8". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, August 15". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- Chart references for Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, September 5". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- Chart references for Long Violent History:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, September 29". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- Chart references for Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Shoppe Sessions:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, October 27". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- Chart references for Letter to You:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, November 3". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, November 10". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, November 17". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- Chart references for Starting Over:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, November 24". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, December 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, December 8". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, December 15". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, December 22". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, December 29". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, January 5". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, January 12". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, January 30". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- "Americana/Folk Albums, February 6". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- Chart references for Greenfields:
- "Americana/Folk Albums, January 20". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 20, 2021.