Americana/Folk Albums
Americana/Folk Albums (formerly Folk Albums) is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling "current releases by traditional folk artists, as well as appropriate titles by acoustic-based singer-songwriters" in the United States.[1] The chart debuted on the issue dated December 5, 2009, as a 15-position chart with its first number-one title being the Bob Dylan Christmas album Christmas in the Heart.[1]
It has since expanded to a 25-position chart. In May 2016, Billboard renamed the chart to "Americana/Folk Albums", with the increasing popularity of Americana music, giving more recognition to acts which lean more towards Americana than folk.[2]
Over the chart's fourteen-year history Bob Dylan holds the record for the most number-one albums with eight. Chris Stapleton has spent 190 weeks at the chart's peak with his five number-one albums, including the longest-running number-one in the chart's history Traveller.
On the year-end Billboard charts, Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons was the best performing album of 2010 and 2011, Babel by Mumford & Sons was the best performing album of 2012 and 2013, All the Little Lights by Passenger was the best performing album of 2014, Hozier by Hozier was the best performing album of 2015, and Traveller by Chris Stapleton was the best performing album of 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] [15]
Folk/Americana chart achievements
[edit]Albums with most weeks at number one
[edit]| Weeks | Album | Artist | Year(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | 2016–2022 | [16] |
| 79 | Stick Season | Noah Kahan | 2023–2026 | [17] |
| 66 | Sigh No More | Mumford & Sons | 2010–2012 | [18] |
| 61 | American Heartbreak | Zach Bryan | 2022–2023 | [19] |
| 36 | Starting Over | Chris Stapleton | 2021–2022 | [16] |
| 32 | Babel | Mumford & Sons | 2012–2013 | [20] |
| 21 | Hozier | Hozier | 2014–2015 | [21] |
| 20 | The Great Divide | Noah Kahan | 2026 | [17] |
| 19 | Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going | Shaboozey | 2024–2025 | [22] |
| 18 | The Lumineers | The Lumineers | 2012–2013 | [23] |
Artists with most cumulative weeks at number-one
[edit]| Weeks at number one | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 190 | Chris Stapleton | [16] |
| 105 | Mumford & Sons | [24] |
| 99 | Noah Kahan | [17] |
| 87 | Zach Bryan | [25] |
| 26 | Hozier | [26] |
| 23 | The Lumineers | [27] |
| 19 | Shaboozey | [28] |
| 16 | Passenger | [29] |
| 15 | Bob Dylan | [30] |
| 15 | She & Him | [31] |
Artists with the most number-one albums
[edit]| Number of albums | Artist | ref |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bob Dylan | [30] |
| 6 | Brandi Carlile | [32] |
| 5 | Chris Stapleton | [16] |
| 5 | John Mayer | [33] |
| 5 | Sturgill Simpson | [34] |
| 5 | Mumford & Sons | [24] |
| 4 | The Lumineers | [27] |
| 4 | Zach Bryan | [25] |
| 3 | Lord Huron | [35] |
| 3 | Bon Iver | [36] |
| 3 | Tyler Childers | [37] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Trust, Gary (November 26, 2009). "Chart Beat Thursday: John Mayer, Folk Albums, David Guetta". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ↑ Billboard Staff (May 17, 2016). "Billboard Introduces Americana/Folk Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums - Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums - Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums - Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums - Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums - Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums - Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums - Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums - Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums - Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums - Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums - Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ↑ "These Were the Top-Selling Americana and Folk Albums of 2020". theboot.com. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums - Year-End 2022". Billboard.
- 1 2 3 4 "Chris Stapleton Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Noah Kahan Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums Chart". Billboard.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums Chart". Billboard.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums Chart". Billboard.
- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums Chart". Billboard.
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- ↑ "Americana/Folk Albums Chart". Billboard.
- 1 2 "Mumford & Sons Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- 1 2 "Zach Bryan Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Hozier Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- 1 2 "The Lumineers Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Shaboozey Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Passenger Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- 1 2 "Bob Dylan Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ↑ "She & Him Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Brandi Carlile Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ↑ "John Mayer Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Sturgill Simpson Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Lord Huron Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Bon Iver Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Tyler Childers Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2025.