The Civil Wars

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The Civil Wars were an American musical duo composed of singer-songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White. After releasing a live-performance album and a four-song EP, their full-length album Barton Hollow was released in 2011. The band won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Folk Album in 2012. Williams and White met in 2008, during a song-writing session or "writing camp" at a music studio in Nashville, Tennessee. According to Williams, the idea for the band's name came as she "was driving around town looking at all the Civil War monuments. Read more about The Civil Wars on Last.fm.

Type: Group
Area: United States
Founded: 2009
Dissolved: 2014-08-05
Tags: folk acoustic singer-songwriter indie pop

ACHIEVEMENTS

SONGS
2
SONG WEEKS
46
FIRST WEEK
01/12
LAST WEEK
11/13
ALBUMS
4
ALBUM WEEKS
86
WEEKS @ #1
2
FIRST WEEK
07/11
LAST WEEK
09/14

SONGS

Peak Title First Week Weeks Last Week
#27
1 wk

10/13 - 11/13 wks: 2
10/13 2 11/13
#11
1 wk

Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars
01/12 - 20/12 wks: 44
01/12 44 20/12
#11 01/12 46 11/13

ALBUMS

Peak Title First Week Weeks Last Week
#10
1 wk
Barton Hollow by  The Civil Wars
07/11 - 34/13 wks: 52
07/11 52 34/13
#60
1 wk

09/14 - 09/14 wks: 1
09/14 1 09/14
#1
2 wks
The Civil Wars by  The Civil Wars
32/13 - 43/13 wks: 32
32/13 32 43/13
#34
1 wk
Unplugged On Vh1 (ep) by  The Civil Wars
05/13 - 05/13 wks: 1
05/13 1 05/13
#1 07/11 86 09/14

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