List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. country chart

This is a list of recording artists who have reached Number One on the weekly country music singles chart published by Billboard magazine.

From January 8, 1944 to May 15, 1948, the only country music chart was the Juke Box chart. A Best Sellers chart debuted that week, followed by a Jockeys chart on the week of December 10, 1949.[1] The last Juke Box chart was published for the week of June 15, 1957,[2] and starting on the chart week of October 13, 1958, the Best Sellers and Jockeys charts were consolidated into one singles chart called Hot C&W Sides.[3] This chart was renamed Hot Country Singles on November 3, 1962, Hot Country Singles & Tracks on February 17, 1990, and was given its current name of Hot Country Songs on April 30, 2005. This list includes the Juke Box, Best Sellers and Jockeys charts, as well as the current (1958–present) Hot Country Songs chart.

As of 2015, George Strait holds the record for the most country number-one singles with 44.

List inclusions

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B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, p. 650
  2. ↑ Whitburn, p. 652
  3. ↑ Whitburn, p. 651

Further reading

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