Billboard’s Bluegrass Chart Has a New Record-Holder for the Most No. 1 Albums
Billboard launched its Bluegrass Albums chart in 2002, and for the past several years, Old Crow Medicine Show has held the record for the most No. 1 albums in the chart’s history.
This week (on the Sept. 14-dated chart), the Steep Canyon Rangers tie the record with their new live album, Live at Greenfield Lake. The set debuts at No. 1 with nearly 1,000 copies sold, according to Luminate, becoming the group’s 10th No. 1.
Here’s a look at the acts with the most No. 1s on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart (through the chart dated Sept. 14):
- 10, Old Crow Medicine Show
- 10, Steep Canyon Rangers
- 7, Punch Brothers
- 7, Ricky Skaggs
- 7, Rhonda Vincent
- 6, Dailey & Vincent
- 6, Steve Martin
- 6, Nickel Creek
- 5, Chatham County Line
- 5, The Infamous Stringdusters
- 5, Alison Krauss
The Steep Canyon Rangers charted their first album on Billboard’s charts in May 2006 with One Dime at a Time (No. 13 peak). They followed that up with two top 10 projects, Lovin’ Pretty Women (No. 5; 2007) and Deep in the Shade (No. 3; 2009) before teaming up with Steve Martin for their first No. 1: Rare Bird Alert in 2011.
Here are all 10 of Steep Canyon Rangers’ No. 1 albums:
- Rare Bird Alert with Steve Martin (2011)
- Tell the Ones I Love (2013)
- Live with Steve Martin and featuring Edie Brickell (2014)
- Radio (2015)
- The Long-Awaited Album with Steve Martin (2017)
- Out in the Open (2018)
- North Carolina Songbook (2019)
- Be Still Moses with Asheville Symphony (2020)
- Morning Shift (2023)
- Live at Greenfield Lake (2024)
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