These are the Official Charts Company's UK Country Albums Chart number ones of 2008. 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, Long Road Out of Eden by the Eagles spent its tenth consecutive week at number one, and held the top spot for the first twenty three weeks of 2008 before being placed by Dolly Parton's six-week spell at number one with Backwoods Barbie. Long Road Out of Eden would return to the chart peak for two multi-week stints, spending a total of thirty one weeks atop the chart. Meet Glen Campbell held number one for five non-consecutive weeks. Country Boy by Daniel O'Donnell debuted on 2 November and stayed at the top spot for the remaining nine weeks of 2008.
Chart history
Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)Record labelRef.6 JanuaryLong Road Out of EdenEaglesPolydor13 January20 January27 January3 February10 February17 February24 February2 March9 March16 March23 March30 March6 April13 April20 April27 April4 May11 May18 May25 May1 June8 June15 JuneBackwoods BarbieDolly PartonUniversal22 June29 June6 July13 July20 July27 JulyLong Road Out of EdenEaglesPolydor3 August10 August17 August24 August31 AugustMeet Glen CampbellGlen CampbellCapitol7 September14 September21 September Long Road Out of EdenEaglesPolydor28 September5 October12 OctoberMeet Glen CampbellGlen CampbellCapitol19 OctoberLittle HoneyLucinda WilliamsLost Highway26 OctoberMeet Glen CampbellGlen CampbellCapitol2 NovemberCountry BoyDaniel O'DonnellDMG TV9 November16 November23 November30 November7 December14 December21 December28 December
Most weeks at number one Weeks at number oneArtist 31 Eagles 9 Daniel O'Donnell 6 Dolly Parton 5 Glen Campbell
See also
List of UK Albums Chart number ones of 2008 List of UK Dance Singles Chart number ones of 2008 List of UK Album Downloads Chart number ones of 2008 List of UK Independent Albums Chart number ones of 2008 List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2008 List of UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart number ones of 2008 List of UK Compilation Chart number ones of the 2000s
References
External links UK Country Albums Chart