![(L-R) Morgan Wallen, Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown](https:/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/12/Morgan-Wallen-Carrie-Underwood-Kane-Brown-652x512-1.png)
Billboard has ranked the top country artists for 2021 by album sales. The Top 10 are a mix of the biggest names in Country Music and some of the hottest new names in the format.
1 – Morgan Wallen
![Morgan Wallen](https:/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/01/Morgan-Wallen-Big-Loud-Records-652x512-300x236.png)
2 – Luke Combs
![Luke Combs](https:/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/10/Luke-Combs-Sony-Music-Nashville-2-652x512-1-300x236.png)
3 – Chris Stapleton
![Chris Stapleton](https:/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/08/Chris-Stapleton-Becky-Fluke-652x512-300x236.png)
4 – Gabby Barrett
![](https:/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/11/Gabby-Barrett-Robby-Klein-652x512-1-300x236.png)
5 – Luke Bryan
![Luke Bryan](https:/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/08/2021-LB-PR-Image-UMG-Nashville-652x512-300x236.png)
6 – Kane Brown
![Kane Brown](https:/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/07/Kane-Brown-Matthew-Berinato-2-652x512-300x236.png)
7 – Dan + Shay
![(L-R) Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay](https:/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/09/Dan-Smyers-Shay-Mooney-652x512-300x236.png)
8 – Blake Shelton
![Blake Shelton](https:/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/06/Blake-Shelton-Warner-Music-Nashville-652x512-300x236.png)
9 – Florida Georgia Line
![Brian Kelley (L) and Tyler Hubbard (R) of Florida Georgia Line](https:/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/04/FGL-652x512-300x236.png)
10 – Carrie Underwood
![Carrie Underwood](https:/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/08/Carrie-Underwood-Chris-Haston-NBC-652x512-300x236.png)
You can see the Top 50 list at Billboard.com.
Are you surprised by anybody that made the Top 10? Are you surprised at anybody that did not make the Top 10?
By: Buck Stevens
![Buck Stevens](https:/wp-content/uploads/sites/380/2021/05/Buck-Stevens-150x150.png)