Who is the First country artist to sell ten million albums?

The first country artist to sell ten million albums was Charley Pride. In April 1971, RCA Records announced that Pride had made chart history when his album, "Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs," had sold more than 1 million copies. On 10 January 1972, Pride received a Gold Record for the sale of 1 million copies of his latest LP, "(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again". In October 1972, it was announced that Pride's album "Charley Pride's 10th Album" had sold over 1 million copies.