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{{About|the self-titled album by Taylor Swift|other albums by Swift|Taylor Swift albums discography}}
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'''''Taylor Swift''''' is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]].
Relocating from [[Pennsylvania]] to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], Swift signed with [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing|Sony/ATV Tree Music Publishing]] at 14 to write songs for the album. Her contract with Big Machine in 2005 enabled her to work with the producer [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]] during her [[freshman]] year of high school. Of the 11 tracks that made the album, Swift wrote three by herself and the rest with [[Robert Ellis Orrall]], Brian Maher, [[Angelo Petraglia]], and [[Liz Rose]]. Inspired by her outlook on life as a teenager, the lyrics address romantic relationships, friendships, and security. A [[Country music|country]] album, ''Taylor Swift'' incorporates acoustic instruments such as guitars, [[
Five songs were released as [[single (music)|singles]]; "[[Our Song]]" and "[[Should've Said No]]" peaked atop [[Hot Country Songs]], and "[[Teardrops on My Guitar]]" charted on [[Pop Songs]]. Swift embarked on a six-month radio tour in 2006 and opened tours for other country artists throughout 2006–2007. By promoting her album via the social networking site [[Myspace]], she reached a younger audience relative to country music's middle-age demographics. In mainstream reviews of ''Taylor Swift'', critics praised its accessible sounds with [[Crossover music|crossover]] appeal and Swift's earnest depictions of adolescent feelings. The album was nominated for [[Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] at the [[43rd Academy of Country Music Awards|2008 Academy of Country Music Awards]].
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== Background ==
[[Taylor Swift]] had an interest in the [[performing arts]] as a child. While acting in a children's musical theatre company, she developed a fondness for singing and would sing [[Country music|country]] songs on the company's [[karaoke]] machine during the cast parties.<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Grigoriadis |first=Vanessa |date=March 5, 2009 |title=The Very Pink, Very Perfect Life of Taylor Swift |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/the-very-pink-very-perfect-life-of-taylor-swift-107451/ |url-access=limited |access-date=June 28, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128093106/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/the-very-pink-very-perfect-life-of-taylor-swift-107451/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After watching a documentary about [[Faith Hill]], she felt sure she needed to move to [[Nashville, Tennessee]]—the center of country music<ref>{{cite web |date=September 2015 |title=Nashville Music Industry: Impact, Contribution and Cluster Analysis |url=https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/nashville-music-industry-study.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218220049/https://www.riaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/nashville-music-industry-study.pdf |archive-date=December 18, 2017 |access-date=February 21, 2020 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref>—to become a country singer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diu |first=Nisha Lilia |date=April 3, 2011 |title=Taylor Swift: 'I Won't Do Sexy Shoots' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/8421110/Taylor-Swift-interview-I-wont-do-sexy-shoots.html |url-access= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506063028/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/8421110/Taylor-Swift-interview-I-wont-do-sexy-shoots.html |archive-date=May 6, 2013 |access-date=April 17, 2012 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> At 11, Swift broadened her performing capabilities by [[Opening act|opening]] for [[Charlie Daniels]] and singing the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|national anthem of the United States]] at local sports games.<ref name=":2" /> She traveled from her hometown in [[Pennsylvania]] to Nashville with her mother to pitch [[demo (music)|demo]] tapes of karaoke covers to [[
The rejections made Swift become determined to distinguish herself from other aspiring country singers.<ref name="americansongwriter2" /> At 12, she started writing songs and learned to play the guitar with the help of a computer repairman who had fixed her family's computer.{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=7}} Her performance of "[[America the Beautiful]]" at the [[2002 US Open (tennis)|2002 US Open]] caught the attention of Dan Dymtrow, a music manager who helped 13-year-old Swift get an [[artist development deal]] with [[RCA Records]] in Nashville.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2015 |title=Casting Call Hopefuls Ready To Shine |url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2015-06-30/us_open_casting_call_hopefuls_ready_for_their_time_to_shine.html |access-date=July 4, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Tennis Association]] |archive-date=September 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902130335/https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2015-06-30/us_open_casting_call_hopefuls_ready_for_their_time_to_shine.html |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=12}} To assist Swift's artistic endeavors, her father transferred his job to Nashville, and her family relocated to the Nashville suburb of [[Hendersonville, Tennessee|Hendersonville]], where she enrolled in the [[Hendersonville High School (Tennessee)|local public high school]].{{Sfn|Spencer|2010|p=19}}
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Swift invited record label executives to her showcase concert at Nashville's [[Bluebird Café]] on November 3, 2004;<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Paulson |first1=Dave |last2=Alund |first2=Natalie Nesya |last3=Leimkuehler |first3=Matthew |last4=Tamburin |first4=Adam |date=November 24, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift vs. Big Machine: How Did We Get Here? |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/11/15/taylor-swift-vs-big-machine-how-did-we-get-here/4202070002/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=[[The Tennessean]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Kristen |date=May 16, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift (at Age 14!) Proved 'She Can Actually Work a Room' at Nashville Landmark Bluebird Café |url=https://people.com/country/bluebird-cafe-documentary-nashville-landmark/ |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-date=January 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102133129/https://people.com/country/bluebird-cafe-documentary-nashville-landmark/ |url-status=live }}</ref> among the invitees were [[Scott Borchetta]], a music executive who had working experiences at [[MCA Nashville]] and [[DreamWorks Records]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Leonard |first=Devin |date=2014-11-14 |title=Taylor Swift Is the Music Industry |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-11-12/taylor-swift-and-big-machine-are-the-music-industry |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |language= |archive-date=March 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313072511/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-11-12/taylor-swift-and-big-machine-are-the-music-industry |url-status=live }}</ref> At that time, Borchetta was planning to establish an [[independent record label]] that still needed financing. He offered to Swift and her parents that as soon as the label was set up, she would have a record deal with him.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> Two weeks later, Swift called Borchetta to accept the offer.<ref name=":3" /> The label was [[Big Machine Records]], who partnered with [[Universal Music Group]] for music distribution.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=July 25, 2007 |title=Getting to Know Taylor Swift |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/07/25/getting-know-taylor-swift/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524211942/https://ew.com/article/2007/07/25/getting-know-taylor-swift/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Swift, she signed with Big Machine because the deal allowed her to write all songs that would feature in her albums.{{Sfn|Spencer|2010|p=21}} Her father purchased a three-percent [[equity (finance)|stake]] in the company.<ref name="Taylor in Wonderland">{{Cite magazine |last1=Hiatt |first1=Brian |date=October 25, 2012 |title=Taylor Swift in Wonderland |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-in-wonderland-180107/ |url-access=limited |access-date=June 28, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209064602/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-in-wonderland-180107/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Of over 40 songs that Swift wrote for the album, 11 made the standard edition.{{Sfn|Spencer|2010|p=27}} Seven songs were co-written by [[Liz Rose]], who became an important collaborator and formed a lasting working relationship with Swift on later albums.{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=19}} According to Rose, they had productive sessions because she respected Swift's vision and did not want to put her in the "Nashville cookie-cutter songwriting mold".<ref name="the star" /> [[Robert Ellis Orrall]] and [[Angelo Petraglia]] co-wrote "[[A Place in This World]]", and Brian Maher co-wrote "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" with Rose. Three tracks—"The Outside", "[[Should've Said No]]", and "[[Our Song]]"—were written solely by Swift.<ref name="liner" /> The deluxe edition features three additional songs, co-written by Orrall, Petraglia, [[Brett James]], and [[Troy Verges]].{{sfn|Perone|2017|p=15}}
After experimenting with different producers, Swift persuaded Big Machine to recruit [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]], who had produced her [[demo album]] in a "little shed" behind the Sony/ATV offices.<ref name="albuminfo">{{cite web |last=Morris |first=Edward |date=December 1, 2006 |title=When She Thinks 'Tim McGraw', Taylor Swift Savors Payoff: Hardworking Teen to Open for George Strait Next Year |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1546980/when-she-thinks-tim-mcgraw-taylor-swift-savors-payoff.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229194025/http://www.cmt.com/news/1546980/when-she-thinks-tim-mcgraw-taylor-swift-savors-payoff/ |archive-date=December 29, 2018 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> Big Machine was skeptical about hiring Chapman because he had never produced a commercially released studio album but conceded because Swift felt they had the "right chemistry".<ref name="albuminfo" /> Before approaching Chapman, Swift conceptualized how her songs should sound: "I know exactly where I want the hook to be and ... what instruments I want to use."{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=27}} He has sole production credits on all songs but one, "The Outside", which credits Orrall as the producer and Chapman as an additional producer.<ref name="albuminfo" /> Recording took place for four months near the end of 2005.<ref name="albuminfo" /> When the recording and production wrapped, Swift had finished her [[freshman]] high-school year.{{sfn|Spencer|2010|p=28}}
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Elements of [[crossover music|crossover]] pop are apparent on many songs.{{sfn|Perone|2017|p=6}} In retrospective articles, critics disagreed on to what extent the ''Taylor Swift'' songs are fully country. [[Jon Caramanica]] from ''[[The New York Times]]'' called it a "[[pop music|pop]]-minded country" album,<ref name="nytimes2">{{Cite news |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon |author-link=Jon Caramanica |date=September 5, 2008 |title=A Young Outsider's Life Turned Inside Out |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/arts/music/07cara.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908124214/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/arts/music/07cara.html |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2016 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> while ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' critic Chuck Eddy observed that ''Taylor Swift'' blended "[[pop rock|pop-rock]] and Dixie Chicks-style twang".<ref>{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709093054/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/taylor-swift/biography|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/taylor-swift/biography|title=Taylor Swift|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Chuck|last=Eddy|archive-date=July 9, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=July 9, 2013}}</ref> Another album review on ''Rolling Stone'', meanwhile, felt the songs were inflected with [[rock music|rock]].<ref name="rs review" /> Grady Smith from the same magazine listed the singles "Tim McGraw", "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", and "Picture to Burn" among Swift's "countriest songs", which evoke "classic country" in terms of instrumentation, themes, and [[song structure]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/teardrops-on-her-guitar-taylor-swifts-10-countriest-songs-164352/|title=Teardrops on Her Guitar: Taylor Swift's 10 Countriest Songs|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Grady|last=Smith|date=September 8, 2014|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=August 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820215353/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/teardrops-on-her-guitar-taylor-swifts-10-countriest-songs-164352/|url-status=live}}</ref> J. Freedom du Lac from ''[[The Washington Post]]'' noted that the "[[rhythmic contemporary|rhythmic]], [[rap]]-influenced phrasing" on "Our Song" was atypical to country music.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postrock/2008/02/her_song_talking_taylor_swift_1.html|title=Her Song: Talking Taylor Swift|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first=J. Freedom|last=du Lac|date=February 28, 2008|access-date=February 27, 2010|archive-date=August 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812160010/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postrock/2008/02/her_song_talking_taylor_swift_1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The [[musicologist]] James E. Perone cited "Tim McGraw" as an example of Swift's crossover appeal. "Tim McGraw" follows the [[I-vi-IV-V]] [[chord progression]], which is
== Release and promotion ==
[[File:Swift, Taylor (2007).jpg|alt=Taylor Swift singing on a microphone and playing a guitar|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Swift opening for [[Brad Paisley]] in 2007. To promote her first album, Swift opened tours for other country musicians in 2007–2008.<ref name="vh1country">{{cite web|last=Rosa|first=Christopher|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/y6er24/opening-acts-bigger-than-headliner|title=Opening Acts Who Became Bigger Than The Headliner|website=[[VH1]]|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=November 11, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110191727/http://www.vh1.com/news/5861/opening-acts-bigger-than-headliner/|archive-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref>]]
''Taylor Swift'' was released on October 24, 2006, through Big Machine Records.<ref name="ew accolades">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/gallery/taylor-swift-first-album-photos/|title=Flashback to Taylor Swift's First Album Drop|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Madeline|last=Boardman|date=August 25, 2017|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=July 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721012123/http://ew.com/gallery/taylor-swift-first-album-photos/|url-status=live}}</ref> Swift was involved in the album packaging, designing doodle graphics herself.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes |title=Taylor Swift
The album was preceded by the lead single "Tim McGraw", which was released on June 19, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r843574|title=Tim McGraw|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 24, 2010|archive-date=September 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925094833/https://www.allmusic.com/album/tim-mcgraw-mw0001035161|url-status=live}}</ref> The single peaked at number 40 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number six on the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart, marking Swift's debut appearance on both charts.<ref name="hot 100">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/hsi|title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 24, 2010|archive-date=November 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119211209/https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/hsi/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="country songs">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/csi|title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot Country Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 24, 2010|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117170111/https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/csi/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was certified [[RIAA certifications|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="riaas">{{cite certification|type=single|region=United States|artist=Taylor Swift|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> Swift promoted the album performing on televised programs including ''[[Good Morning America]]'', ''[[The Megan Mullally Show]]'',<ref name="taylorjoinstour">{{cite web |date=October 18, 2006 |title=Taylor Swift Joins Rascal Flatts Tour |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1543489/taylor-swift-joins-rascal-flatts-tour.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061511/http://www.cmt.com/news/1543489/taylor-swift-joins-rascal-flatts-tour/ |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> ''[[America's Got Talent]]'',<ref>{{cite web |date=August 20, 2007 |title=Taylor Swift Will Sing on America's Got Talent |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1567495/taylor-swift-will-sing-on-americas-got-talent.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811054944/http://www.cmt.com/news/1567495/taylor-swift-will-sing-on-americas-got-talent/ |archive-date=August 11, 2017 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> ''[[Total Request Live]]'',<ref>{{cite web |date=November 16, 2008 |title=Video: ''TRL'' Embraced Me for who I Am |url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/318549/trl-embraced-me-for-who-i-am.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904191914/http://www.mtv.com/video-clips/mr98c3/trl-embraced-me-for-who-i-am |archive-date=September 4, 2018 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> the [[2008 CMT Music Awards|CMT Music Awards]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Video: Picture to Burn (From the 2008 CMT Music Awards) |url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/225276/picture-to-burn-from-the-2008-cmt-music-awards.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810210800/http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/225276/picture-to-burn-from-the-2008-cmt-music-awards.jhtml |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> and the [[Academy of Country Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Video: Should've Said No (From the 2008 ACM Awards) |url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/taylor-swift/240043/shouldve-said-no-from-the-2008-acm-awards.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613225353/http://www.cmt.com/videos/taylor-swift/240043/shouldve-said-no-from-the-2008-acm-awards.jhtml |archive-date=June 13, 2008 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> To maintain her presence on country radio, Swift embarked on a radio tour during a six-month run in 2006.<ref name="albuminfo" /> Swift also promoted the album by performing as an opening act for other country artists' [[concert tour]]s. She opened for [[Rascal Flatts]] from October 19 to November 3, 2006.<ref name="taylorjoinstour" /> Throughout 2007, she opened for [[George Strait]],<ref>{{cite web |date=November 17, 2006 |title=Taylor Swift Joins George Straits 2007 Tour |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1546137/taylor-swift-joins-george-straits-2007-tour.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729171151/http://www.cmt.com/news/1546137/taylor-swift-joins-george-straits-2007-tour/ |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> [[Brad Paisley]],<ref>{{cite web |date=March 19, 2007 |title=Brad Paisley Announces More Tour Dates |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1555074/brad-paisley-announces-more-tour-dates.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013093235/http://www.cmt.com/news/1555074/brad-paisley-announces-more-tour-dates/ |archive-date=October 13, 2018 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref> and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's joint tour, [[Soul2Soul II Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |date=June 1, 2007 |title=Taylor Swift Joins Tim McGraw, Faith Hill on Tour |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1561014/taylor-swift-joins-tim-mcgraw-faith-hill-on-tour.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525193624/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1561014/taylor-swift-joins-tim-mcgraw-faith-hill-on-tour.jhtml |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |access-date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]]}}</ref>
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* Upon its release, a special [[enhanced CD]] version of the album was released, featuring the "Tim McGraw" music video and performance at the [[Grand Ole Opry]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Taylor Swift
* In addition to the bonus tracks, the deluxe edition also contains the single versions of "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Our Song", replacing the original versions. It was released with the bonus [[DVD]] disc, featuring more than an hour of video content. A special deluxe edition, released at [[Target Corporation|Target]], contains an extended DVD content.<ref name="deluxe">{{cite AV media notes|title=Taylor Swift
* "A Perfectly Good Heart" is entitled "Perfectly Good Heart" on CD releases of the album.
* The initial standard edition releases at [[Best Buy]] include "I Heart ?" as a [[Music download|download]] from Taylor
* The 2008 edition replaced the original editions after being released, and was the first and only edition to be released in many countries. In addition to the new versions of "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Our Song", which had initially replaced their original counterparts on the deluxe edition, the 2008 edition also replaces "Picture to Burn" with the radio edit.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Taylor Swift
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! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (2024)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2024|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 23, 2024}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| US Independent Albums (2023)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/independent-albums/|title=Independent Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-date=December 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205104032/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/independent-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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