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List of Top Country LPs number ones of 1982

Top Country Albums is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music albums in the United States, published by Billboard. In 1982, six different albums topped the chart, which was at the time published under the title Top Country LPs, based on sales reports submitted by a representative sample of stores nationwide.[1]

The band the Oak Ridge Boys
Bobbie Sue was a number one for the Oak Ridge Boys.

Willie Nelson and the band Alabama dominated the top of the chart in 1982; both acts spent more than 20 weeks at number one, and only four of the year's 52 issues did not feature one of the two acts in the top spot. In the issue of Billboard dated January 2, Alabama was at number one with Feels So Right. The album had already spent 17 weeks atop the chart in 1981 and would continue to return to number one in the first half of 1982, going on to achieve a final total of 28 weeks at number one, a new record for the country albums chart.[2] Three weeks after Feels So Right was displaced from the top spot, the band was back at number one with its next album, Mountain Music. That album went on to spend 14 weeks at number one in 1982, the most by any LP during the year, and would add a further 14 the following year to equal the band's own record of 28 weeks atop the chart with an album.[2] Alabama would go on to become the most successful country act of the 1980s,[3] with ten number one LPs during the decade, a run interrupted only by the seasonal album Christmas in 1985.[4] Mountain Music was the band's best-selling LP, selling over 5 million copies.[5]

Nelson spent a single week at number one in January with the compilation Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) and then returned to the top spot in May with Always on My Mind, which spent 22 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart. Although it consisted largely of cover versions of pop classics rather than original material, the latter album was hugely successful, selling over four million copies and being honored as Album of the Year by the Country Music Association.[6] It was the longest-running of Nelson's 13 career number ones, spending twice as long atop the chart as any of his other chart-toppers.[7] Only two other acts reached number one in 1982. The Oak Ridge Boys spent three weeks in the top spot in the spring with Bobbie Sue, and in November Ricky Skaggs topped the chart for a single week with Highways & Heartaches. It was the first of four chart-topping albums for Skaggs, all of which occurred in a four-year portion of a career that has spanned from the late 1950s into the 21st century.[8][9]

Chart history

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Ricky Skaggs had his first chart-topping album in 1982.
 
Randy Owen, lead singer of Alabama. The band had two long-running number ones in 1982
 
Willie Nelson spent a total of 23 weeks at number one in 1982
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 2 Feels So Right Alabama [10]
January 9 [11]
January 16 Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) Willie Nelson [12]
January 23 Feels So Right Alabama [13]
January 30 [14]
February 6 [15]
February 13 [16]
February 20 [17]
February 27 [18]
March 6 [19]
March 13 [20]
March 20 [21]
March 27 Bobbie Sue The Oak Ridge Boys [22]
April 3 [23]
April 10 [24]
April 17 Mountain Music Alabama [25]
April 24 [26]
May 1 [27]
May 8 [28]
May 15 [29]
May 22 Always on My Mind Willie Nelson [30]
May 29 [31]
June 5 Mountain Music Alabama [32]
June 12 Always on My Mind Willie Nelson [33]
June 19 [34]
June 26 Mountain Music Alabama [35]
July 3 [36]
July 10 [37]
July 17 Always on My Mind Willie Nelson [38]
July 24 [39]
July 31 [40]
August 7 [41]
August 14 [42]
August 21 [43]
August 28 [44]
September 4 [45]
September 11 [46]
September 18 [47]
September 25 [48]
October 2 [49]
October 9 [50]
October 16 [51]
October 23 [52]
October 30 [53]
November 6 [54]
November 13 [55]
November 20 Highways & Heartaches Ricky Skaggs [56]
November 27 Mountain Music Alabama [57]
December 4 [58]
December 11 [59]
December 18 [60]
December 25 [61]

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 6. ISBN 9780898201734.
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. pp. 333–335. ISBN 9780898201734.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Alabama Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 6. ISBN 9780898201734.
  5. ^ Lynch, John (November 25, 2018). "The 50 best-selling music artists of all time, ranked by platinum albums". Business Insider. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. pp. 175–176. ISBN 9780898201734.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums: Billboard 1964 to 2007. Record Research, Incorporated. p. 228. ISBN 9780898201734.
  9. ^ Vinopal, David. "Ricky Skaggs Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "Country Albums chart for January 2, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Country Albums chart for January 9, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Country Albums chart for January 16, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  13. ^ "Country Albums chart for January 23, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "Country Albums chart for January 30, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  15. ^ "Country Albums chart for February 6, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  16. ^ "Country Albums chart for February 13, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "Country Albums chart for February 20, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  18. ^ "Country Albums chart for February 27, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  19. ^ "Country Albums chart for March 6, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  20. ^ "Country Albums chart for March 13, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  21. ^ "Country Albums chart for March 20, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  22. ^ "Country Albums chart for March 27, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  23. ^ "Country Albums chart for April 3, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  24. ^ "Country Albums chart for April 10, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  25. ^ "Country Albums chart for April 17, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  26. ^ "Country Albums chart for April 24, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  27. ^ "Country Albums chart for May 1, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  28. ^ "Country Albums chart for May 8, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  29. ^ "Country Albums chart for May 15, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  30. ^ "Country Albums chart for May 22, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  31. ^ "Country Albums chart for May 29, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  32. ^ "Country Albums chart for June 5, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  33. ^ "Country Albums chart for June 12, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  34. ^ "Country Albums chart for June 19, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  35. ^ "Country Albums chart for June 26, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  36. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 3, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  37. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 10, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  38. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 17, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  39. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 24, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  40. ^ "Country Albums chart for July 31, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  41. ^ "Country Albums chart for August 7, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  42. ^ "Country Albums chart for August 14, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  43. ^ "Country Albums chart for August 21, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  44. ^ "Country Albums chart for August 28, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  45. ^ "Country Albums chart for September 4, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  46. ^ "Country Albums chart for September 11, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  47. ^ "Country Albums chart for September 18, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  48. ^ "Country Albums chart for September 25, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  49. ^ "Country Albums chart for October 2, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  50. ^ "Country Albums chart for October 9, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  51. ^ "Country Albums chart for October 16, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  52. ^ "Country Albums chart for October 23, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  53. ^ "Country Albums chart for October 30, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  54. ^ "Country Albums chart for November 6, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  55. ^ "Country Albums chart for November 13, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  56. ^ "Country Albums chart for November 20, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  57. ^ "Country Albums chart for November 27, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  58. ^ "Country Albums chart for December 4, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  59. ^ "Country Albums chart for December 11, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  60. ^ "Country Albums chart for December 18, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  61. ^ "Country Albums chart for December 25, 1982". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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