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.

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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):

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• 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:

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• 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)