Number One Country Albums of 2008

Though Taylor Swift released her self-titled debut on October 24, 2006, the album spent sixteen weeks at the top of the Country Album charts in 2008. The album has sold over 3 million copies since its release. Two singles from this album topped the Country Songs charts. "Our Song" spent 4 weeks at the top, and "Should've Said No" spent 2 weeks at the top in 2008. The album has currently sold 3.7 million copies, earning Taylor 3X platinum certification, and soon should reach 4x platinum.
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Sugarland enjoyed a great year in 2008. Their album Love on the Inside spent 6 weeks at the top of the Country Album chart. Their album was released over two weeks. A Deluxe version came out on July 22nd, which featured additional tracks and videos. The regular version of the album came out on July 28th. Their debut single "All I Want to Do" spent a week at the top of the Country Songs chart, and the second single "Already Gone" is a Top 5 hit. Love on the Inside made 2 of 5 AboutCountry staff members Top 10 Albums of the Year list. The album has sold over one million copies, earning it a Platinum certification.
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Fearless is Taylor Swift's sophomore album, and has spent 5 weeks at the No. 1 spot on the Country Album charts. The lead single "Love Story" was a No. 1 hit, and held the top position for 2 weeks. Her second single, "White Horse," is in the Top 30 in just two weeks. The album sold nearly 600,000 copies the first week, and by the end of the year, had sold over 1.5 million copies. Fearless made 2 of 5 AboutCountry staff members Top 10 Albums of the Year list.
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George Strait's Troubadour spent three weeks at the top of the Country Album charts in 2008. The album received the Album of the Year honors from both the ACMs and the CMAs. George added another No. 1 to his long list of accolades with "I Saw God Today." The title cut was a Top 10 song, and "River of Love" is the third single from the album, and at the time of writing this, was a Top 20 hit and rising. The album has sold over 500,000 copies, earning Strait another gold record. Troubadour made 2 of 5 AboutCountry staff members Top 10 Albums of the Year list.
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Darius Rucker recorded his first country album in 2008, and what a winner it was. The album spent three weeks at the top of the Country Album charts in 2008. The lead single "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" spent 2 weeks at the top of the Country Songs chart, and earned a Top 5 spot in the overall end-of-the-year charts. That's quite an achievement from someone just starting out in a new genre. By the end of 2008, the second single, "It Won't Be Like This For Long" was a Top 20 song. Learn to Live made 3 of 5 AboutCountry staff members Top 10 Albums of the Year list.
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Though the album was released on October 30, 2007, Long Road Out of Eden spent 2 weeks at the Top position on the Country Album charts at the beginning of the year. The album also lands in the Top spot on the year-end Country Albums chart. The album has currently sold over 7 million copies.
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Alan Jackson released Good Time on March 4th. The album spent 2 weeks at the top of the Country Albums chart. The album has sold over 500,000 copies, earning Alan a Gold certification. The singles released from the album include "Small Town Southern Man," the title track, which each spent 2 weeks at the Top of the Country Songs chart, and "Country Boy," which ends the year in the Top 10 on the Country Songs chart. "Small Town Southern Man" also earned a Top 5 spot on the overall year-end charts.
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35 Biggest Hits was the first of Toby Keith's two albums to top the charts in 2008. It held the top position for 2 weeks. The album has sold over 1 million copies, earning Toby a Platinum certification. The only new song on the 2-CD set is "She's a Hottie," which peaked at No. 13 on the Country Songs chart.
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Kenny Chesney's Lucky Old Sun was released in two different weeks. The first week was a deluxe version released on October 21st, which contained four live songs, and access to online content. The regular version was released on October 28th. The debut single "Everybody Wants to Go To Heaven" spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Country Songs chart, and the second single, the duet with Mac McAnally ("Down the Road") ended the year in the Top 15.
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Chris Cagle released My Life's Been a Country Song on February 19th. The album spent one week at No. 1. The debut single "What Kinda Gone" peaked at No. 3 on the Country Song charts.
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