New York City is the #1 market for country album sales, according to Nielsen. NYC beat even Nashville when looking at the number of albums sold. Nashville came in at #6, while the top 3 was rounded out by LA and Dallas-Fort Worth. New York owes its top spot more to population than popularity. When looking at music sales by genre, the South and Midwest stayed true to their country roots. This too date, 31.8 million physical and digital country albums have been sold nationwide. INFOGRAPHIC: