List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2023

These are the Official Charts Company's UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2023. The chart week runs from Friday to Thursday with the chart-date given as the following Thursday. Chart positions are based the multi-metric consumption of country music in the United Kingdom, blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums. The chart contains 20 positions.

In the iteration of the chart dated 6 January, Nathan Carter's The Morning After spent its second week at number one after reaching the top spot in the final week of 2022. He returned to the chart peak in December with his follow-up album Music Man. Taylor Swift's re-recording of her 2008 album Fearless hit number one for the 28th non-consecutive week, and would spend a total of ten weeks atop the chart throughout 2023. Luke Combs spent the most weeks at number one during the year, with his album Growin' Up and its successor Gettin' Old spanning a cumulative thirteen weeks at the chart peak. Welsh/American group Far from Saints spent a total of six weeks at number one with their self-titled debut album, while Margo Price and Chris Stapleton's albums Strays and Higher each held the top spot for three consecutive weeks in January/February and November/December respectively. Notably, Shania Twain's seminal Come On Over album re-entered the chart as she began the UK leg of her Queen of Me Tour, and reached number one for the 117th week on the chart dated 1 September, and remaining there for a record-extending 118th week before being displaced by Ashley McBryde's fourth album The Devil I Know, which spent two weeks at the top. Other artists to spend multiple weeks at number one include Brothers Osborne, Cowboy Junkies, Robert Forster, and Ward Thomas. The final number one of the year was Fearless (Taylor's Version) by Swift.

Chart history

Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record labelRef.6 JanuaryThe Morning AfterNathan CarterSharpe Music13 JanuaryFearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI20 JanuaryStraysMargo PriceLoma Vista27 January3 February10 FebruaryThe Candle and the FlameRobert ForsterTapete17 February24 FebruaryGrowin' UpLuke CombsSony3 March10 MarchOne Thing at a TimeMorgan WallenEMI17 MarchMusic in the MadnessWard ThomasWTW24 March31 MarchGettin' OldLuke CombsSony7 April14 April21 April28 April5 May12 MayDamn LoveKip MooreSpinefarm19 MayGettin' OldLuke CombsSony26 May2 June9 JuneSuch Ferocious BeautyCowboy JunkiesIgnition16 June23 JuneFar from SaintsFar from Saints30 June7 July14 JulyFearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI21 July28 JulyFar from SaintsFar from SaintsIgnition4 August 11 August 18 August Fearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI25 August 1 SeptemberCome On OverShania TwainUniversal8 September15 SeptemberThe Devil I KnowAshley McBrydeRhino22 September29 SeptemberBrothers OsborneBrothers OsborneSpinefarm6 October13 OctoberFearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI20 OctoberGettin' OldLuke CombsSony27 October3 NovemberThe Years Go FastThe Cadillac ThreeBig Machine10 NovemberFearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI17 NovemberHigherChris Stapleton24 November1 December8 DecemberFearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor Swift15 December22 DecemberMusic ManNathan CarterSharpe Music29 DecemberFearless (Taylor's Version)Taylor SwiftEMI

Most weeks at number one Weeks at number oneArtist 13 Luke Combs 10 Taylor Swift 6 Far from Saints 3 Chris Stapleton Margo Price2 Ashley McBryde Brothers Osborne Cowboy Junkies Nathan Carter Robert Forster Shania Twain Ward Thomas

List of UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2023

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