Billboard’s Bluegrass Chart Has a New Record-Holder for the Most No. 1 Albums
Written by djfrosty on September 10, 2024
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.
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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.
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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)