This list of the Top 10 albums from 2009 features albums that cover 'the bases' in what country music represents to different people. There is a slice of virtually every type of modern (and traditional) country music represented. Did your favorite artist make the list?
With the biggest sales week of the year, Rock icons U2 have knocked Country-Pop star Taylor Swift from the pole position on the charts with nearly 500,000 CDs sold last week. There was a surpise Top 3 appearance from a critically acclaimed indie Alt-Country artist too.
After last week's strong chart numbers, the dismal state of the Hot Album Charts return as the high of the Grammy Awards is officially over. Still, It's not all bad for some artists, particularly Taylor Swift as she once again dominates the chart, for the 10th week.
The idea for this album came from Willie Nelson's former label boss and good friend Jerry Wexler in the 1960s. This album is a collection of classic Western Swing performed by Willie Nelson and Asleep at The Wheel.
After a remarkable run that tied Usher and his "Confessions" album's chart-topping run of 8 weeks, Taylor Swift saw her "Fearless" album finally dethroned. It took a legend and is latest release to do it. What other country albums made the chart this week?