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Fact #166850

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Willie Nelson reaches No1 on the Billboard country album chart in the USA with his 26th album, Always On My Mind. It will become the Billboard No1 country album of the year, spending 22 weeks at the top of the charts and remaining for a total of 253 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts. The title track was first recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972, and was later covered by Elvis Presley, The Pet Shop Boys and many others.