52 (album series)

52 is a series of albums by American country singer, songwriter, and record producer Kristian Bush. The series consists of four albums with 52 songs total that were written by Bush over the past two decades in the music industry. The albums released over the course of a year—from 2022 to 2023—to celebrate Bush's 52nd birthday. The project began with the release first two songs of the collection, "Everybody Gotta Go Home" and "Tennessee Plates", on March 4, 2022, and concluded with the release of the final album, 52 | This Year on March 10, 2023.

Encouraged by his work releasing archived and unreleased music from the 1990s to 2010s, and inspired by a four-record box set of original music released by country artist Vince Gill, Bush decided to release a collection of 52 songs in the span of one year. The music was unreleased music written by Bush from across his music career, with works spanning as early as 2006. The music co-written with many other songwriters and recorded in Decatur, Georgia. Bush anticipated releasing the albums independently, but CEO of Big Machine Records Scott Borchetta supported the project. Bush was assisted on the whole project by his brother Brandon, and Bush also recorded a weekly podcast with music journalist Cindy Watts spanning 52 weeks.

The first album, 52 | ATL x BNA, released on March 25, 2022, and consists of music that blends country music from Nashville, Tennessee and R&B from Atlanta, Georgia. The second album, 52 | In the Key of Summer, released on June 24, 2022, and is a collection of music that reflects the feelings associated with the summer season. 52 | New Blue, the third album, released on September 30, 2022, and consists of music featuring a blend of genres, mainly alternative folk rock similar to the duo band Billy Pilgrim that Bush is a part of. The fourth and final album, 52 | This Year, released on March 10, 2023, and consisted of themes about true love and a reflection of Bush's career in the music industry.