1972 in country music
Encyclopedia
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1972.
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^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard
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Events
- March — For the first time since 1967, Sonny JamesSonny JamesJames Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1...
fails to hit the No. 1 spot on BillboardBillboard (magazine)Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
's Hot Country SinglesHot Country SongsHot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
Chart with a single release. His hit, "Only Love (Can Break a Heart)Only Love Can Break a Heart"Only Love Can Break a Heart" is the title of a popular song from 1962 by the American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney. The song was written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach and appears on Pitney's second album Only Love Can Break a Heart.Pitney had enjoyed some success as a songwriter prior to...
" stops at No. 2. James' record streak would hold for more than 14 years, until AlabamaAlabama (band)Alabama is a country music and southern rock band from Fort Payne, Alabama, United States. The band was founded in 1969 by Randy Owen and his cousin Teddy Gentry , soon joined by Jeff Cook...
scored its 17th-straight with "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')40 Hour Week (For a Livin')"40 Hour Week " is the title of a song written by Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz and Lisa Silver, and recorded the American country music band Alabama. Originally released as a single in April 1985, the song was the title track to Alabama's sixth album....
" in August 1985. "The Southern Gentleman" will return to the No. 1 spot twice more during 1972 — "That's Why I Love You Like I DoThat's Why I Love You Like I Do"That's Why I Love You Like I Do" is a song country music song originally made famous by Sonny James. The song had two runs of popularity for James, one in 1956 and the other in 1972, each under a different title and with a distinctive arrangement....
" (a retitled remake of his 1957 hit, "You're the Reason I'm in Love," the lesser-known flip side of "Young Love;" and also his last major hit with Capitol RecordsCapitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
); and "When the Snow is on the RosesWhen the Snow Is on the Roses"When the Snow Is on the Roses" is a country music song made famous by Sonny James. The record became an Adult Contemporary hit for Ed Ames in 1967, spending four weeks at #1 on the Easy Listening chart, but only reached #98 on the Billboard Hot 100....
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- During 1972, James inks a recording deal with Columbia RecordsColumbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
; "When the Snow..." is his first hit with his new label.- March — Merle HaggardMerle HaggardMerle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
is pardonPardonClemency means the forgiveness of a crime or the cancellation of the penalty associated with it. It is a general concept that encompasses several related procedures: pardoning, commutation, remission and reprieves...
ed by California Gov.Governor of CaliforniaThe Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced...
Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
for his 1957 robbery; which had landed him a prison term that lasted two-and-a-half years. - April — The first Fan FairCMA Music FestivalThe CMA Music Festival is a four-day music festival centered around country music hosted each June by the Country Music Association in Nashville, Tennessee...
is held in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, TennesseeNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. - June 3 — The Opryland USAOpryland USAOpryland USA was an amusement park located in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. It operated seasonally from 1972 until 1997...
country music theme park opens in Nashville. - June 13 — The Country Music Foundation Library and Media Center is dedicated.
- September — The premiere issue of Country Music magazine hits the newsstand. The magazine, which will be issued monthly (later bi-monthly), is an immediate hit with critics and readers.
- October — The Country Music AssociationCountry Music AssociationThe Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
moves from NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
to CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, where it remained until 2006 when the awards show moved to ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
. Loretta LynnLoretta LynnLoretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
becomes the first woman to win the CMA's Entertainer of the Year award.
- March — Merle Haggard
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- The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandNitty Gritty Dirt BandThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded...
, a California-based country-folk-rock band, releases their landmark Will the Circle Be UnbrokenWill the Circle Be UnbrokenWill the Circle Be Unbroken is a 1972 album officially by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, but with collaboration from many famous Bluegrass and country-western players, including Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Bashful Brother Oswald, Norman Blake, Jimmy...
. The album of folk and country standards, recorded in Nashville alongside traditional country artists, is a huge critical and commercial success. Two additional volumes would be released in 1989 and 2002. - Music and BillboardBillboard (magazine)Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
chart historian Joel WhitburnJoel WhitburnJoel Carver Whitburn is an American author and music historian.Whitburn founded Record Research Inc. in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, in 1970, and put together a team of researchers to examine in detail all of Billboards music and video charts...
releases "Top Country Songs 1944-1971." The book, published by Record Research, marks the first time a listing of every song and artist that had ever appeared on the chart had appeared in a single volume. Six more updated volumes will follow (the latest scheduled released in late 2008), as well as two editions focusing on strictly those songs reaching the Top 40 (the original released in 1996, and an updated version in 2006). - Buck OwensBuck OwensAlvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
returns to his musical roots when Jerry BrightmanJerry BrightmanJerry Brightman is a pedal steel guitarist who played for Buck Owens and the The Buckaroos and featured on television's Hee Haw along with performing on many top 10 records with Buck, Susan Raye, Tony Booth, and others. Impressing audiences at an early age, he began playing professionally in 1966...
is added on pedal steel for records and tours.
United States
(as certified by BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
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| Date | Single Name | Artist | Wks. No.1 | CAN peak | Spec. Note |
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| January 8 | Would You Take Another Chance on Me Would You Take Another Chance on Me "Would Tou Take Another Chance on Me" is a 1971 single by Jerry Lee Lewis. "Would You Take Another Chance on Me" would be Jerry Lee Lewis' fifth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of sixteen weeks within the top 40.The flip-side of... |
Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The... |
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| January 15 | Carolyn Carolyn (song) "Carolyn" is a 1971 single written by Tommy Collins and recorded by Merle Haggard. "Carolyn" was Haggard's eleventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.... |
Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
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| February 5 | One's on the Way One's on the Way "One's on the Way" is a song made famous by country music singer Loretta Lynn. Originally released in 1971, the song was the title track to her 1971 album and became one of her best-known hits... |
Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he... |
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| February 19 | It's Four in the Morning It's Four in the Morning "It's Four in the Morning" is a song made famous by the country music singer, Faron Young. Originally released in 1971, the song became his first No... |
Faron Young Faron Young Faron Young was an American country music singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars... |
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| March 4 | Bedtime Story Bedtime Story (Tammy Wynette song) "Bedtime Story" is a 1972 single written by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton and recorded by Tammy Wynette. "Bedtime Story" was Tammy Wynette's eleventh number one on the country charts spending one weeks at the top and a total of thirteen weeks on the country charts .-Chart performance:-References:... |
Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists.... |
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| March 11 | My Hang-Up Is You My Hang-Up Is You "My Hang-Up Is You" is a 1972 single by Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats. "My Hang-Up Is You" was Hart's second number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for six weeks and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the chart.... |
Freddie Hart Freddie Hart (musician) Frederick Segrest , known professionally as Freddie Hart, is an American country musician and songwriter best-known for his No. 1 hit "Easy Loving," which won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1971 and 1972.... |
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| April 22 | Chantilly Lace Chantilly Lace (song) "Chantilly Lace" is the name of a rock and roll song, written and originally performed by The Big Bopper in 1958. The Co-writers of the song were Jerry Foster and Bill Rice... |
Jerry Lee Lewis | 3 | [B] | |
| May 13 | Grandma Harp Grandma Harp "Grandma Harp is a 1972 single written and recorded by Merle Haggard. "Grandma Harp" would be Merle Haggard's 12th No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in May 1972, staying atop the chart for two weeks, and spending a total 14 weeks in the top 40.-Content:The song is a reflection of a... |
Merle Haggard | 2 | 5 | |
| May 27 | (Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date | Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006... |
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| June 3 | The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. | Donna Fargo Donna Fargo Donna Fargo is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s... |
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| June 24 | That's Why I Love You Like I Do That's Why I Love You Like I Do "That's Why I Love You Like I Do" is a song country music song originally made famous by Sonny James. The song had two runs of popularity for James, one in 1956 and the other in 1972, each under a different title and with a distinctive arrangement.... |
Sonny James Sonny James James Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1... |
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| July 1 | Eleven Roses Eleven Roses "Eleven Roses" is the title of a song written by Lamar Morris and Darrell McCall and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr.. It was released in March 1972 as the only single from the album of the same name. The song became Williams' second number one on the Billboard magazine... |
Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country... |
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| July 15 | Made in Japan Made in Japan (Buck Owens song) "Made in Japan" is a 1972 single by Buck Owens. "Made in Japan" would be Buck Owens' last number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart. The song appears in Jackass: The Movie.-Chart performance:... |
Buck Owens Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos... |
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| July 22 | It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer" is a 1972 single written by Ben Peters and recorded by Charley Pride. "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer" would Charley Pride's ninth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the... |
Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis... |
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| August 12 | Bless Your Heart Bless Your Heart "Bless Your Heart" is a song made famous by country music singer Freddie Hart. Originally released in 1972, the song became his third No. 1 song that summer and was the title track to Hart's 1972 album.... |
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| August 26 | If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry "If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry" is a song made famous by country music singer Jerry Wallace. Originally released in 1972, the song became the only number-one song during Wallace's recording career.... |
Jerry Wallace Jerry Wallace Jerry Wallace was an American country and pop singer. Between 1958 and 1964, Wallace charted nine hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the #8 "Primrose Lane." He made his debut on the country music charts in 1965, entering it thirty-five times between then and 1980. In that timespan, Wallace... |
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| September 2 | Woman (Sensuous Woman) Woman (Sensuous Woman) "Woman " is a 1972 single by Don Gibson. "Woman " would be Don Gibson's final number one on the country charts spending one week at the top and a total of sixteen weeks on the charts... |
Don Gibson Don Gibson Donald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was... |
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| September 16 | When the Snow Is on the Roses When the Snow Is on the Roses "When the Snow Is on the Roses" is a country music song made famous by Sonny James. The record became an Adult Contemporary hit for Ed Ames in 1967, spending four weeks at #1 on the Easy Listening chart, but only reached #98 on the Billboard Hot 100.... |
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| September 23 | I Can't Stop Loving You I Can't Stop Loving You "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular song written and composed by country singer, songwriter and musician Don Gibson, who first recorded it on December 30, 1957, for RCA Victor Records... |
Conway Twitty | 1 | ||
| September 30 | I Ain't Never I Ain't Never "I Ain't Never" is the title of a song, recorded in 1972, by American country music artist Mel Tillis. It was his first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.... |
Mel Tillis Mel Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits.... |
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| October 14 | Funny Face Funny Face (Donna Fargo song) "Funny Face is a 1972 single written and recorded by Donna Fargo. "Funny Face" was Fargo's follow-up release on the country chart after "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA". Like its predecessor, "Funny Face" hit number one on the country chart and was a Gold Record. "Funny Face" remained at... |
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| November 4 | It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) (song) "It's Not Love " is a 1972 single written by Hank Cochran and Grady Martin and recorded by Merle Haggard. "It's Not Love " would be Haggard's thirteenth number one on the country chart. The single would hit number one for one week and would spend a total of twelve weeks on the country... |
Merle Haggard | 1 | ||
| November 11 | My Man (Understands) My Man (Understands) "My Man " is a 1972 single written by Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson, and Carmol Taylor and recorded by Tammy Wynette. The single was Tammy Wynette's twentieth release on the country charts. "My Man " went to number one for a single week on the country charts and spent twelve weeks on the... |
Tammy Wynette | 1 | ||
| November 18 | She's Too Good to Be True She's Too Good to Be True (Charley Pride song) "She's Too Good to Be True" is a 1972 single written by Johnny Duncan and recorded by Charley Pride. "She's Too Good to Be True" would be Charley Pride's tenth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country... |
Charley Pride | 3 | ||
| December 9 | Got the All Overs For You (All Over Me) Got the All Overs For You (All Over Me) "Got the All Overs For You is a 1972 single by Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats. "Got the All Overs For You " would be Freddie Hart's fourth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks at and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart... |
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| December 30 | She's Got to Be a Saint She's Got to Be a Saint "She's Got t Be a Saint" is a 1972 single by Ray Price. "She's Got to Be a Saint" would be Ray Price's seventh number one on the country chart. The single stayed a number one for three weeks and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.... |
Ray Price Ray Price (musician) Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music... |
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^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard
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Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
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- 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
- A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
- B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
- C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
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(as certified by RPMRPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
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| Date | Single Name | Artist | Wks. No.1 | U.S. peak | Spec. Note |
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| January 8 | Mile After Mile Mile After Mile "Mile After Mile" is a song written and composed in 1969 by Canadian singer-songwriter Gerry Joly. It was a 1971-72 hit single for Canadian country singer Orval Prophet. Mile After Mile debuted at number 49 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on September 25, 1971. It peaked at number 1 on January 8,... |
Orval Prophet Orval Prophet Orval William Prophet was among the first Canadian country music performers to achieve a career of international scope.-Early life:... |
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| January 29 | There Ain't No Easy Way | Eddie Chwill | 1 | — | [C] |
| February 5 | One's on the Way One's on the Way "One's on the Way" is a song made famous by country music singer Loretta Lynn. Originally released in 1971, the song was the title track to her 1971 album and became one of her best-known hits... |
Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he... |
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| February 12 | I Can't See Me Without You I Can't See Me Without You "I Can't See Me Without You" is a single by American country music artist Conway Twitty. Released in November 1971, it was the first single from his album I Can't See Me Without You. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country... |
Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006... |
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| February 19 | Bedtime Story Bedtime Story (Tammy Wynette song) "Bedtime Story" is a 1972 single written by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton and recorded by Tammy Wynette. "Bedtime Story" was Tammy Wynette's eleventh number one on the country charts spending one weeks at the top and a total of thirteen weeks on the country charts .-Chart performance:-References:... |
Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists.... |
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| February 26 | It's Four in the Morning It's Four in the Morning "It's Four in the Morning" is a song made famous by the country music singer, Faron Young. Originally released in 1971, the song became his first No... |
Faron Young Faron Young Faron Young was an American country music singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars... |
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| March 4 | Cotton Jenny Cotton Jenny "Cotton Jenny" is a single by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. The song was written by Gordon Lightfoot, who originally recorded it on his 1971 album Summer Side of Life. Murray's version was released in January 1972 as was the first single from her album Talk It Over in the Morning. It... |
Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies.... |
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| March 11 | Ann (Don't Go Runnin') Ann (Don't Go Runnin') "Ann " is a single by American country music artist Tommy Overstreet. Released in December 1971, it was the first single from his album This Is Tommy Overstreet. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, his highest-charting single on the chart. It also reached No... |
Tommy Overstreet Tommy Overstreet Tommy Overstreet is an American country singer. Often known simply as "T.O." by fans and radio disc jockeys, Overstreet has five top five hit singles in the Billboard country charts and 11 top 10 singles. His popularity peaked in the 1970s.-Early life:Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Overstreet... |
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| March 18 | Good Hearted Woman Good Hearted Woman (song) "Good Hearted Woman" is the title track from Waylon Jennings' 1972 album. "Good Hearted Woman" was written by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson and performed by Waylon Jennings, the song spent eighteen weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart, reaching a peak of #3 in March 1972... |
Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL... |
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| March 25 | Cry Cry (Churchill Kohlman song) "Cry" is the title of a 1951 popular song written by Churchill Kohlman. The song was first recorded by Ruth Casey on the Cadillac label. The biggest hit version was recorded in New York City by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads on October 16, 1951.... |
Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most... |
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| April 1 | All His Children All His Children "All His Children" is a single by American country music artist Charley Pride with music by Henry Mancini. Released in January 1972, the song was the theme of the film Sometimes a Great Notion. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the... |
Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis... |
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| April 8 | My Hang-Up Is You My Hang-Up Is You "My Hang-Up Is You" is a 1972 single by Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats. "My Hang-Up Is You" was Hart's second number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for six weeks and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the chart.... |
Freddie Hart Freddie Hart (musician) Frederick Segrest , known professionally as Freddie Hart, is an American country musician and songwriter best-known for his No. 1 hit "Easy Loving," which won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1971 and 1972.... |
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| April 15 | A Thing Called Love A Thing Called Love (song) "A Thing Called Love" is a song written and originally recorded by Jerry Reed in 1968. This song has been recorded by many artists, including Jimmy Dean, Elvis Presley and Dave Dudley. In 1971, the song was recorded by Johnny Cash and it became a #1 hit in Canada... |
Johnny Cash Johnny Cash John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century... |
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| April 22 | Smiling Wine Smiling Wine "Smiling Wine" is a single by Canadian artist Shirley Eikhard. The song debuted at number 42 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on February 26, 1972. It peaked at number 1 on April 22, 1972.-Chart performance:... |
Shirley Eikhard Shirley Eikhard Shirley Rose Eikhard is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her song, "Something to Talk About", was recorded by musician Bonnie Raitt to significant success in the 1990s. She sang the theme song to the movie The Passion of Ayn Rand, "Love is, Love is Not"... |
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| May 6 | Moon-Man Newfie Moon-Man Newfie "Moon-Man Newfie" is a single by Canadian country music artist Stompin' Tom Connors. The song debuted at number 48 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on February 26, 1972. It peaked at number 1 on May 6, 1972.-Chart performance:... |
Stompin' Tom Connors Stompin' Tom Connors Charles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, OC is one of Canada's most prolific and well-known country and folk singers.He lives in Wellington County, Ontario.- Early life :... |
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| May 13 | Chantilly Lace Chantilly Lace (song) "Chantilly Lace" is the name of a rock and roll song, written and originally performed by The Big Bopper in 1958. The Co-writers of the song were Jerry Foster and Bill Rice... |
Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The... |
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| May 20 | Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees) Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees) "Nothin' Shakin' " is a song written by Eddie Fontaine, Cirino Colacrai, Diane Lampert and John Gluck, Jr., and first released by Eddie Fontaine in 1958.It has been covered by The Beatles, Billy "Crash" Craddock, Dr... |
Billy "Crash" Craddock | 1 | 10 | [A] |
| May 27 | Together Again Together Again (Hank Smith song) "Together Again" is a single by Canadian country music artist Hank Smith. The song debuted at number 49 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on January 22, 1972. It peaked at number 1 on May 27, 1972.-Chart performance:... |
Hank Smith Hank Smith (singer) Hank Smith was a Canadian country music singer.He was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and moved to Canada in 1957. He founded the band Wild Rose Country in 1963 and recorded ten albums... |
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| June 3 | (Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date | Conway Twitty | 2 | ||
| June 17 | Made In Japan Made in Japan (Buck Owens song) "Made in Japan" is a 1972 single by Buck Owens. "Made in Japan" would be Buck Owens' last number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart. The song appears in Jackass: The Movie.-Chart performance:... |
Buck Owens Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos... |
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| June 24 | Kate Kate (Johnny Cash song) "Kate" is a single by American country music artist Johnny Cash. Released in March 1972, it was the third single from his album A Thing Called Love. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart... |
Johnny Cash | 1 | 2 | |
| July 1 | Sing Happy Sing Happy "Sing Happy" is a single by Canadian country music artist Dianne Leigh. The song was released as a single in 1972. It peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on July 1, 1972.-Chart performance:... |
Dianne Leigh Dianne Leigh Dianne Leigh is a Canadian country music performer. She was the first recipient of the Gold Leaf Award in 1970.... |
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| July 8 | That's Why I Love You Like I Do That's Why I Love You Like I Do "That's Why I Love You Like I Do" is a song country music song originally made famous by Sonny James. The song had two runs of popularity for James, one in 1956 and the other in 1972, each under a different title and with a distinctive arrangement.... |
Sonny James Sonny James James Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1... |
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| July 15 | Eleven Roses Eleven Roses "Eleven Roses" is the title of a song written by Lamar Morris and Darrell McCall and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr.. It was released in March 1972 as the only single from the album of the same name. The song became Williams' second number one on the Billboard magazine... |
Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country... |
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| July 22 | Reach Out Your Hand (And Touch Somebody) Reach Out Your Hand (And Touch Somebody) "Reach Out Your Hand " is a single by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. Released in April 1972, it was the second single from her album Bedtime Story. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in... |
Tammy Wynette | 1 | 2 | |
| July 29 | It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer" is a 1972 single written by Ben Peters and recorded by Charley Pride. "It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer" would Charley Pride's ninth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the... |
Charley Pride | 1 | ||
| August 5 | Listen to a Country Song | Lynn Anderson | 1 | 4 | |
| August 12 | Loving You Could Never Be Better Loving You Could Never Be Better "Loving You Could Never Be Better" is a single by American country music artist George Jones. Released in April 1972, it was the second single from his album George Jones . The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks... |
George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... |
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| August 19 | Testing 1-2-3 | Joyce Seamone | 1 | — | [C] |
| August 26 | I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door", written by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wayne, is a song that was an originally released by The Isley Brothers in 1959 and became hit for teenage actor Eddie Hodges in 1961... |
Billy "Crash" Craddock | 1 | 5 | |
| September 2 | There's a Party Goin' On There's a Party Goin' On "There's a Party Goin' On" is a single by American country music artist Jody Miller. Released in May 1972, it was the third single from her album There's a Party Goin' On. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks... |
Jody Miller Jody Miller Jody Brooks is an American country music singer. Born as Myrna Joy Miller, she was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Oklahoma.-Career:... |
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| September 9 | Woman (Sensuous Woman) Woman (Sensuous Woman) "Woman " is a 1972 single by Don Gibson. "Woman " would be Don Gibson's final number one on the country charts spending one week at the top and a total of sixteen weeks on the charts... |
Don Gibson Don Gibson Donald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was... |
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| September 16 | I Can't Stop Loving You I Can't Stop Loving You "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular song written and composed by country singer, songwriter and musician Don Gibson, who first recorded it on December 30, 1957, for RCA Victor Records... |
Conway Twitty | 2 | ||
| September 30 | When the Snow Is on the Roses When the Snow Is on the Roses "When the Snow Is on the Roses" is a country music song made famous by Sonny James. The record became an Adult Contemporary hit for Ed Ames in 1967, spending four weeks at #1 on the Easy Listening chart, but only reached #98 on the Billboard Hot 100.... |
Sonny James | 1 | [B] | |
| October 7 | Oney Oney (song) "Oney" is a single by American country music artist Johnny Cash. Released in July 1972, it was the second single from his album Any Old Wind That Blows. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.The... |
Johnny Cash | 1 | 2 | |
| October 14 | I Ain't Never I Ain't Never "I Ain't Never" is the title of a song, recorded in 1972, by American country music artist Mel Tillis. It was his first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.... |
Mel Tillis Mel Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits.... |
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| October 21 | Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" is a hit song by country and pop singer-songwriter Mac Davis. From his breakthrough album of the same name, the song reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts in September 1972, spending three weeks atop each chart... |
Mac Davis Mac Davis Mac Davis is a country music singer, songwriter, and actor originally from Lubbock, Texas who has enjoyed much crossover success... |
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| October 28 | Funny Face Funny Face (Donna Fargo song) "Funny Face is a 1972 single written and recorded by Donna Fargo. "Funny Face" was Fargo's follow-up release on the country chart after "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA". Like its predecessor, "Funny Face" hit number one on the country chart and was a Gold Record. "Funny Face" remained at... |
Donna Fargo Donna Fargo Donna Fargo is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s... |
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| November 4 | My Man (Understands) My Man (Understands) "My Man " is a 1972 single written by Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson, and Carmol Taylor and recorded by Tammy Wynette. The single was Tammy Wynette's twentieth release on the country charts. "My Man " went to number one for a single week on the country charts and spent twelve weeks on the... |
Tammy Wynette | 1 | ||
| November 11 | It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) (song) "It's Not Love " is a 1972 single written by Hank Cochran and Grady Martin and recorded by Merle Haggard. "It's Not Love " would be Haggard's thirteenth number one on the country chart. The single would hit number one for one week and would spend a total of twelve weeks on the country... |
Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
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| November 18 | She's Too Good to Be True She's Too Good to Be True (Charley Pride song) "She's Too Good to Be True" is a 1972 single written by Johnny Duncan and recorded by Charley Pride. "She's Too Good to Be True" would be Charley Pride's tenth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country... |
Charley Pride | 3 | [2]
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| December 2 | Got the All Overs For You (All Over Me) Got the All Overs For You (All Over Me) "Got the All Overs For You is a 1972 single by Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats. "Got the All Overs For You " would be Freddie Hart's fourth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks at and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart... |
Freddie Hart | 1 | ||
| December 16 | Fool Me Fool Me "Fool Me" is a song written by Joe South. South's version was released as a single in 1971 and peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Lynn Anderson version:... |
Lynn Anderson | 2 | 4 | |
| December 30 | You Are What I Am You Are What I Am You Are What I Am is a song by Gordon Lightfoot, released on the 1972 Old Dan's Records album.-Chart performance:... |
Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s... |
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- A^ First RPMRPM (magazine)RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
No. 1 hit for that artist. - B^ Last RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
- C^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
Singles released by American artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
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| 15 | — | Ain't It All Worth Living For | Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Tompall & The Glaser Brothers was an American country music group composed of three brothers: Chuck, Jim, and Tompall Glaser, all of whom also had success in the 1970s as solo artists. Between 1960 and 1975, the trio recorded ten studio albums, and charted nine singles on the Billboard Hot Country... |
| 7 | 16 | Ain't That a Shame | Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country... and The Mike Curb Congregation Mike Curb Michael Curb is an American musician, record company executive, NASCAR and IRL race car owner. A Republican, he served as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1979-1983 under Democratic Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr... |
| 22 | 12 | Alabama Wild Man | Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films... |
| 5 | 2 | All the Lonely Women in the World | Bill Anderson |
| 27 | 19 | Another Puff | Jerry Reed |
| 15 | — | Ashes of Love | Dickey Lee Dickey Lee Royden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa... |
| 31 | 15 | Baby, Bye Bye | Dickey Lee |
| 12 | — | Baby's Smile, Woman's Kiss | Johnny Duncan |
| 26 | 12 | Ballad of a Hillbilly Singer | Freddy Weller Freddy Weller Freddy Weller is a United States country music singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. His recording career started in 1969, while he was playing guitar in the band Paul Revere & The Raiders.... |
| 15 | 11 | Be My Baby | Jody Miller Jody Miller Jody Brooks is an American country music singer. Born as Myrna Joy Miller, she was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Oklahoma.-Career:... |
| 6 | 6 | The Best Part of Living | Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist... |
| 7 | 9 | Borrowed Angel | Mel Street Mel Street King Malachi Street , commonly known as Mel Street, was an American country music singer.-Biography:Street was born in Rowe, Virginia to a coal mining family... |
| 18 | 13 | Bring Him Safely Home to Me | Sandy Posey Sandy Posey Sandy Posey is an American popular singer, who enjoyed success in the 1960s with singles such as her 1966 recording of Martha Sharpe's composition, "Single Girl." She is often described as a country singer, although, like Skeeter Davis her output has varied... |
| 11 | 9 | Burning the Midnight Oil | Porter Wagoner Porter Wagoner Porter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and... and Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk... |
| 16 | 13 | Cab Driver | Hank Thompson |
| 6 | 3 | The Ceremony | Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists.... and George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.... |
| 63 | 3 | The Child's Song/Country Music in My Soul | George Hamilton IV George Hamilton IV George Hege Hamilton IV is an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, later switching to country music in the early 1960s.-Biography:Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina... |
| 6 | 3 | The Class of '57 | The Statler Brothers |
| 18 | 20 | The Day That Love Walked In | David Houston David Houston (singer) Charles David Houston was an American country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s through the early 1970s.-Biography:... |
| 6 | 3 | Delta Dawn Delta Dawn "Delta Dawn" is a song written by former child rockabilly star Larry Collins and songwriter Alex Harvey , best known as a 1972 top ten C&W hit for Tanya Tucker and a number-one hit for Helen Reddy in 1973.-Lyrical story:The title character is a faded southern... |
Tanya Tucker Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13... |
| 2 | — | Do You Remember These | The Statler Brothers |
| 18 | 28 | Don't Pay the Ransom | Nat Stuckey Nat Stuckey Nathan Stuckey was an American country singer. He recorded for various labels between 1966 and 1978, charting in the top 10 of Hot Country Songs with "Sweet Thang", "Plastic Saddle", "Sweet Thang and Cisco" and "Take Time to Love Her"-Biography:Raised in Atlanta, Texas, in Cass County, Nat Stuckey... |
| 2 | 2 | Don't She Look Good | Bill Anderson |
| 20 | 5 | Everybody's Reaching Out for Someone | Pat Daisy |
| 12 | 6 | Far Far Away | Don Gibson Don Gibson Donald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was... |
| 19 | 16 | Fools | Johnny Duncan |
| 16 | 6 | Forgive Me for Not Calling You Darling | Nat Stuckey |
| 12 | 37 | Give Myself a Party | Jeannie C. Riley Jeannie C. Riley Jeannie C. Riley is an American country music and gospel singer. She is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit "Harper Valley PTA" , which missed becoming the Billboard Country and Pop number one hit at the same time... |
| 3 | 3 | Heaven Is My Woman's Love | Tommy Overstreet Tommy Overstreet Tommy Overstreet is an American country singer. Often known simply as "T.O." by fans and radio disc jockeys, Overstreet has five top five hit singles in the Billboard country charts and 11 top 10 singles. His popularity peaked in the 1970s.-Early life:Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Overstreet... |
| 3 | 3 | Here I Am Again | Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he... |
| 19 | 19 | I Really Don't Want to Know I Really Don't Want to Know "I Really Don't Want to Know" is a popular song with music was written by Don Robertson and lyrics by Howard Barnes. The song was published in 1953.... |
Charlie McCoy Charlie McCoy Charles "Charlie" Ray McCoy is an American musician noted for his harmonica playing. In his career, McCoy has backed several notable musicians including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Astor, Elvis Presley and Ween. He has also recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records... |
| 6 | 3 | I Take It on Home | Charlie Rich Charlie Rich Charles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver... |
| 17 | — | I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) | Johnny Bush Johnny Bush Johnny Bush, born February 17, 1935 as John Bush Shinn III in Houston, Texas, is a country music singer, songwriter, and drummer. Bush, nicknamed the "Country Caruso," is best-known for his distinctive voice and as the writer of "Whiskey River," a top-ten hit for himself and Willie Nelson's... |
| 8 | 8 | I'll Still Be Waiting for You | Buck Owens Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos... |
| 4 | 4 | I'm a Truck I'm a Truck "I'm a Truck" is a song made famous by country music singer Red Simpson. Originally released in 1971, the song — sometimes known as "Hello, I'm a Truck" — became Simpson's biggest hit single, reaching No... |
Red Simpson Red Simpson Red Simpson is an American country singer-songwriter best known for his trucker-themed songs.-Biography:Red Simpson was raised in Bakersfield, California, the youngest of a dozen children... |
| 11 | 19 | I've Come Awful Close | Hank Thompson |
| 4 | 13 | I've Found Someone of My Own | Cal Smith Cal Smith Calvin Grant Shofner , known professionally as Cal Smith, is an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hit "Country Bumpkin."-Career:... |
| 3 | — | (I've Got A) Happy Heart | Susan Raye Susan Raye Susan Raye is an American country music singer. She enjoyed great popularity during the early and mid 1970's and chalked up seven top 10 and nineteen top 40 country hits Susan Raye discography, most notably the song "L.A... |
| 13 | 24 | I've Got to Have You | Sammi Smith Sammi Smith Sammi Smith was an American country music singer and songwriter. Born Jewel Faye Smith, she is best known for her 1971 country/pop crossover hit, "Help Me Make It Through the Night", which was written by Kris Kristofferson... |
| 7 | 15 | If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone) | Connie Smith Connie Smith Connie Smith is an American country music artist. She began her career in 1963 after winning a local talent contest near Columbus, Ohio, which attracted the attention of country songwriter Bill Anderson... |
| 14 | 26 | If It Feels Good Do It | Dave Dudley Dave Dudley Dave Dudley , born David Darwin Pedruska, was an American country music singer best-known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his semi-slurred baritone. His signature song was "Six Days on the Road," and he is also remembered for "Vietnam Blues," "Truck Drivin'... |
| 9 | 15 | If You Touch Me (You've Got to Love Me) | Joe Stampley Joe Stampley Joe Stampley is an American country music singer.-Biography:He was born to R.C. Stampley, Jr. , and Mary E. Stampley... |
| 11 | 3 | Is This the Best I'm Gonna Feel | Don Gibson |
| 5 | 4 | Just for What I Am | Connie Smith |
| 16 | 6 | Katy Did | Porter Wagoner |
| 15 | 26 | The Key's in the Mailbox | Tony Booth Tony Booth (musician) Tony Booth is an American country music singer who participated in Buck Owens' "Bakersfield sound" revolution.-Early years:... |
| 9 | 4 | The Lawrence Welk - Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka | Roy Clark Roy Clark Roy Linwood Clark is an American country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969–1992. Clark has been an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and helping to popularize the genre... |
| 13 | 18 | Let's All Go Down to the River | Jody Miller and Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck was the legal name of Donald Eugene Lytle , a country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member most famous for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It"... |
| 11 | 13 | Lonely Weekends | Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The... |
| 4 | 4 | Lonely Women Make Good Lovers Lonely Women Make Good Lovers "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" is the title of a song written by Freddy Weller and Lindon Oldham, and first recorded by Bob Luman. Luman's version was the second single from his 1972 album of the same name... |
Bob Luman Bob Luman Bob Luman was an American country and rockabilly singer.-Early life and career:... |
| 16 | 7 | Lonesome 7-7203 Lonesome 7-7203 "Lonesome 7-7203" is a 1963 single by Hawkshaw Hawkins, written by Justin Tubb. It was the final single release of his career, released in 1963 on the King label.-History:... |
Tony Booth |
| 2 | 2 | The Lonesomest Lonesome | Ray Price Ray Price (musician) Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music... |
| 13 | — | Looking Back to See | Buck Owens and Susan Raye |
| 9 | — | Lost Forever in Your Kiss | Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton |
| 12 | 24 | Love Is a Good Thing | Johnny Paycheck |
| 36 | 14 | Love Is Like a Spinning Wheel | Jan Howard Jan Howard Lula Grace Johnson , known professionally as Jan Howard, is an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star. She attained moderate success as a country female vocalist during the 1960s and early 1970s... |
| 6 | 6 | Manhattan, Kansas | Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show... |
| 8 | 4 | Me and Jesus | Tom T. Hall Tom T. Hall Thomas "Tom T." Hall is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100... |
| 8 | 13 | Missing You | Jim Reeves Jim Reeves James Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound... |
| 37 | 10 | Misty Memories | Brenda Lee Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis... |
| 11 | 9 | The Monkey That Became President | Tom T. Hall |
| 26 | 14 | More About John Henry | Tom T. Hall |
| 15 | 15 | Much Obliged | Jack Greene Jack Greene Jack Greene is an American country musician nicknamed the "Jolly Green Giant" and well known for his 1966 hit "There Goes My Everything."-Early career:... and Jeannie Seely Jeannie Seely Jeannie Seely is an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star. She is best-known for her 1966 Grammy award-winning Country hit, "Don't Touch Me", which peaked at No... |
| 10 | — | My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller which was a #1 hit for Connie Francis in 1960.-1960 hit:... |
Susan Raye |
| 9 | 9 | Need You | David Rogers David Rogers (singer) David Rogers was an American country music artist. Between 1968 and 1984, Rogers charted thirty-seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, reaching Top Ten with the hits "Need You" and "Loving You Has Changed My Life," both at #9... |
| 15 | 9 | Oklahoma Sunday Morning | Glen Campbell |
| 54 | 4 | One Tin Soldier One Tin Soldier "One Tin Soldier" is a 1960s era anti-war song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter. The Canadian pop group Original Caste first recorded the song in 1969. The track went to No. 6 on the RPM Magazine charts and hit the No.1 position on Canada's most influential radio chain, CHUM-AM, in Canada... |
Skeeter Davis Skeeter Davis Mary Frances Penick , better known as Skeeter Davis, was an American country music singer best known for crossover pop music songs of the early 1960s. She started out as part of The Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Records. In the late '50s, she became a solo... |
| 2 | 2 | Only Love Can Break a Heart Only Love Can Break a Heart "Only Love Can Break a Heart" is the title of a popular song from 1962 by the American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney. The song was written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach and appears on Pitney's second album Only Love Can Break a Heart.Pitney had enjoyed some success as a songwriter prior to... |
Sonny James Sonny James James Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1... |
| 5 | 13 | A Picture of Me (Without You) A Picture of Me (Without You) (song) "A Picture of Me " is a country music song written by Norro Wilson and George Richey. It was originally recorded by George Jones, whose version peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1972. The song was covered by Lorrie Morgan on her 1991 album Something in Red... |
George Jones |
| 6 | 2 | Pretend I Never Happened | Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL... |
| 3 | 2 | Pride's Not Hard to Swallow | Hank Williams, Jr. |
| 17 | 16 | Red Red Wine | Roy Drusky Roy Drusky Roy Frank Drusky Jr., was an American country music singer popular from the 1960s through the early 1970s. Known for his baritone voice, he was known for incorporating the Nashville sound. His highest-charting single was the No. 1 "Yes Mr. Peters", a duet with Priscilla Mitchell.-Early life and... |
| 34 | 18 | Rhythm of the Rain | Pat Roberts |
| 17 | 29 | The Roadmaster | Freddy Weller |
| 21 | 16 | Ruby, You're Warm | David Rogers |
| 46 | 6 | Sad Situation | Skeeter Davis |
| 24 | 13 | Sea of Heartbreak | Kenny Price Kenny Price James Kenneth "Kenny" Price was a singer, songwriter, and actor. Nicknamed the "Round Mound of Sound," Price recorded for the Boone and RCA Victor, MRC and Dimension record labels, charting thirty-four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1966 and 1980... |
| 16 | 12 | A Seed Before the Rose | Tommy Overstreet |
| 14 | 31 | Send Me Some Lovin' | Hank Williams, Jr. and Lois Johnson |
| 11 | 48 | Show Me | Barbara Mandrell Barbara Mandrell Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s... |
| 3 | 63 | Sing Me a Love Song to Baby | Billy Walker Billy Walker (musician) William Marvin Walker , better known as Billy Walker, was an American country music singer and guitarist best-known for his 1962 hit, " Charlie's Shoes"... |
| 8 | 6 | Soft, Sweet and Warm | David Houston |
| 21 | 13 | Somebody Loves Me | Johnny Paycheck |
| 4 | 7 | Someone to Give My Love To | Johnny Paycheck |
| 15 | 31 | Somewhere in Virginia in the Rain | Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan is an American country music duo from Florida. It is composed of guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Jack Blanchard and his wife, keyboardist/vocalist Misty Morgan . The duo recorded for several labels in the 1970s, including the charting albums Birds of a Feather and Two... |
| 7 | 3 | Sweet Dream Woman Sweet Dream Woman "Sweet Dream Woman" is a single by American country music artist Waylon Jennings. Released in 1972, it was the second single from the album Good Hearted Woman. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.... |
Waylon Jennings |
| 12 | 17 | Sylvia's Mother | Bobby Bare Bobby Bare Robert Joseph Bare is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.-Early career:... |
| 9 | 12 | Take Me | Tammy Wynette and George Jones |
| 33 | 3 | Ten Degrees and Getting Colder | George Hamilton IV |
| 5 | 3 | This Little Girl of Mine | Faron Young Faron Young Faron Young was an American country music singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars... |
| 11 | 12 | This Much a Man | Marty Robbins |
| 12 | 8 | To Get to You | Jerry Wallace Jerry Wallace Jerry Wallace was an American country and pop singer. Between 1958 and 1964, Wallace charted nine hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the #8 "Primrose Lane." He made his debut on the country music charts in 1965, entering it thirty-five times between then and 1980. In that timespan, Wallace... |
| 18 | 12 | To Know Him Is to Love Him To Know Him Is to Love Him "To Know Him Is to Love Him" is a song written by Phil Spector, inspired by words on his father's tombstone. It was first recorded by his first vocal group, the only one of which he was a member, the Teddy Bears. Their recording went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1958... |
Jody Miller |
| 16 | 13 | Today I Started Loving You Again | Charlie McCoy |
| 14 | — | Together Always | Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton |
| 10 | 34 | Tonight My Baby's Coming Home | Barbara Mandrell |
| 6 | 28 | Touch Your Woman | Dolly Parton |
| 52 | 20 | Travelin' Light | George Hamilton IV |
| 17 | 10 | Turn Your Radio On | Ray Stevens Ray Stevens Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:... |
| 14 | 17 | Untouched | Mel Tillis Mel Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits.... |
| 20 | 7 | Washday Blues | Dolly Parton |
| 6 | 4 | We Can Make It | George Jones |
| 8 | 10 | What Ain't to Be Just Might Happen | Porter Wagoner |
| 13 | 24 | What Am I Gonna Do | Bobby Bare |
| 19 | 19 | What in the World Has Gone Wrong with Our Love | Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely |
| 16 | 11 | Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune (song) "Wheel of Fortune" is a popular song written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss and published in 1951. It was originally recorded in 1951 for Atlantic Records by The Cardinals. In one of the earliest examples of a major record label covering an independent black hit, Capitol recreated The... |
Susan Raye |
| 6 | 10 | When You Say Love | Bob Luman |
| 14 | 7 | Whiskey River Whiskey River "Whiskey River" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Johnny Bush. He released the song in 1972 through RCA Victor and included it on his album Whiskey River... |
Johnny Bush |
| 5 | 2 | White Silver Sands | Sonny James |
| 14 | 6 | Who's Gonna Play This Ol' Piano? | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 18 | — | A Whole Lot of Somethin' | Tony Booth |
| 14 | 5 | A World Without Music | Porter Wagoner |
| 12 | 24 | Would You Want the World to End | Mel Tillis |
| 15 | 20 | The Writing's on the Wall | Jim Reeves |
| 12 | 14 | You've Gotta Cry Girl | Dave Dudley |
Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 15 | Albert County Soul | Marg Osburne Marg Osburne Marg Osburne was a Canadian country, folk and gospel singer.-History:She was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and received her vocal training as a member of a community choir. When she was 17 her cousin made her a bet that she did not have the nerve to answer a newspaper advertisement for a female... |
| — | 4 | Bill Jones General Store | Tommy Hunter Tommy Hunter Thomas James "Tommy" Hunter, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian country music performer, known as "Canada's Country Gentleman".-Career:... |
| — | 9 | The Bug Song | Stompin' Tom Connors Stompin' Tom Connors Charles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, OC is one of Canada's most prolific and well-known country and folk singers.He lives in Wellington County, Ontario.- Early life :... |
| — | 16 | Cold Day in October | R. Harlan Smith |
| — | 9 | Come on Back | Billy Stolyz |
| — | 12 | Country Soul | Honey West |
| — | 8 | Ding-a-Ling Debbie | R. Harlan Smith |
| — | 18 | Donna on My Mind | Hugh Scott |
| — | 6 | Down and Losing | Bob Ruzicka |
| — | 3 | Family Love | Family Brown Family Brown Family Brown was a Canadian country music band founded in 1967 by Joe Brown , along with his son Barry and daughters Lawanda and Tracey , as well as Dave Dennison and Ron Sparling . Between 1967 and 1990, the band charted several singles in both Canada and the United States... |
| — | 12 | Here's to Lovin' You | Jack Bailey |
| — | 9 | Home Again This Year | Dick Nolan Dick Nolan (musician) Richard Francis "Dick" Nolan was a Canadian musician, born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. Nolan was known for performing Newfoundland folk music in Toronto night clubs. During his 50 year career he released more than 40 albums and recorded over 300 tracks... |
| — | 6 | I'd Like to See You | Humphrey and the Dumptrucks |
| — | 5 | I'm Coming Home | Jim and Don Haggart |
| — | 8 | In the Loving Arms | Dallas Harms Dallas Harms Dallas Harms is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Twenty of Harms' singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including the number one single "Honky Tonkin' ." Harms was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989.-Albums:-Singles:-References:... |
| 62 | 19 | It Rains Just the Same in Missouri | Ray Griff Ray Griff Ray Griff is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. Griff began songwriting in the early 1960s and had early cuts by Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, and others. Griff moved to Nashville in 1964 to pursue his music career full-time... |
| — | 8 | It's Good to Be Home Again | Orval Prophet Orval Prophet Orval William Prophet was among the first Canadian country music performers to achieve a career of international scope.-Early life:... |
| — | 3 | Kentucky Turn Your Back | Mercey Brothers Mercey Brothers The Mercey Brothers was a Canadian country music group active from 1957 to 1989.-Before they were famous:The Mercey family grew up to music in their household at an early age. Brothers Larry, Ray, and Lloyd Mercey formed a country-infused musical group in 1966... |
| — | 16 | Lonesome River | Gene MacLellan Gene MacLellan Gene MacLellan was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Prince Edward Island.Among his notable compositions were "Snowbird", made famous by Anne Murray, "Put Your Hand in the Hand, "The Call", "Pages of Time" and "Thorn in My Shoe"... |
| — | 4 | The Long Green Line | Dick Damron Dick Damron Dick Damron, is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter. Guitar,Banjo,Violin and Blues Harp. Damron experimented with many musical styles in the country genre including: ‘Outlaw’, ‘Honkey tonk’ and Gospel... |
| — | 18 | Long Lonely Road | Dianne Leigh Dianne Leigh Dianne Leigh is a Canadian country music performer. She was the first recipient of the Gold Leaf Award in 1970.... |
| — | 20 | Louisiana Joe | B. J. Berg |
| — | 14 | Papa Was a Fiddlin' Man | Michael Brandon |
| — | 19 | The Redman and the Train | Harry Rusk |
| — | 17 | Robbie's Song for Jesus | Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies.... |
| — | 8 | Robbin' the Cradle | Con Archer |
| — | 3 | Saunder's Ferry Line | Gary Buck |
| — | 6 | The Seashores of Old Mexico The Seashores of Old Mexico "The Seashores of Old Mexico" is a country music song written by Merle Haggard. It was recorded by Hank Snow in 1971, Freddy Weller in 1972, Haggard himself in 1974, and in 1987 Haggard and Willie Nelson recut the song as a duet... |
Hank Snow Hank Snow Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980... |
| — | 8 | Sit Down Mr. Music Man | John Allan Cameron John Allan Cameron John Allan Cameron, was a Canadian folk singer, "The Godfather of Celtic Music" in Canada. Noted for performing traditional music on his twelve string guitar, he released his first album in 1968. He released 10 albums during his lifetime and was featured on national television... |
| — | 11 | Something in Your Face | Shirley Eikhard Shirley Eikhard Shirley Rose Eikhard is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her song, "Something to Talk About", was recorded by musician Bonnie Raitt to significant success in the 1990s. She sang the theme song to the movie The Passion of Ayn Rand, "Love is, Love is Not"... |
| — | 4 | Somewhere There's a Mountain | Eddie Chwill |
| — | 2 | Storm Warning | Bob Ruzicka |
| — | 19 | Sweet City Woman | Jeffy Young |
| — | 19 | Take Me Home | Hank Smith Hank Smith (singer) Hank Smith was a Canadian country music singer.He was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and moved to Canada in 1957. He founded the band Wild Rose Country in 1963 and recorded ten albums... |
| — | 16 | That's How My Heart Beats for You | Carroll Baker Carroll Baker (singer) Carroll Baker, CM , , is a Juno Award winning Canadian country music singer and songwriter.-Biography:Carroll Baker was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia... |
| — | 9 | Total Destruction | Lynn Jones |
| — | 17 | Travellin' On | Lynn Jones |
| — | 20 | Trouble's Back in Town | Hugh Scott |
| — | 12 | Tryin' | The Poppy Family The Poppy Family The Poppy Family was a late 1960s and early 1970s Canadian pop music group, based in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Career:Seventeen year old Susan Pesklevits met Terry Jacks in the middle 1960s while she was a regular performer on a national teen TV show called Music Hop as well as many other... |
| — | 19 | When Final Change Is Made | Gary Buck |
| — | 15 | Whistler's Mountain | Andy Zachary |
| — | 15 | You Don't Have to Go to Switzerland | Russ Gurr |
| — | 18 | You're Just More a Woman | Danny Coughlan |
Top new album releases
- America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and SongAmerica: A 200-Year Salute in Story and SongAmerica: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song is a concept album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 . As its title suggests, it comprises a number of tracks dedicated to the topic of American history, not unlike several of Cash's other Americana albums...
— Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
(Columbia) - EaglesEagles (album)Eagles is the debut album by the rock band of the same name, released in 1972. The album was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn Johns. The album was an immediate success for the young band reaching #22 on the charts and going platinum. The album also released three Top 40...
— The Eagles (Asylum) - Good Hearted WomanGood Hearted WomanGood Hearted Woman is an album by Waylon Jennings, released on RCA Records in 1972 . Along with Ladies Love Outlaws, released later that same year, and Lonesome, On'ry and Mean, , it was responsible for transforming Jennings' image into that of one of the representatives of the outlaw country...
— Waylon JenningsWaylon JenningsWaylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
(RCA) - The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. is the debut studio album by American country artist Donna Fargo. The album was released in May 1972 on Dot Records and was produced by Fargo's husband and manager Stan Silver...
— Donna FargoDonna FargoDonna Fargo is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s...
(Dot) - International SuperstarInternational SuperstarInternational Superstar is an double compilation album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 . It is a combination of previously released material, including hit singles like "A Thing Called Love" and "The One on the Right is on the Left", and new material...
— Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
(RCA) - Ladies Love Outlaws — Waylon JenningsWaylon JenningsWaylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
(RCA) - My Favorite Songwriter: Porter WagonerMy Favorite Songwriter: Porter Wagoner-External links:* at dollyon-line.com...
— Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
(RCA) - The Right Combination/Burning The Midnight OilThe Right Combination/Burning The Midnight OilThe Right Combination/Burning the Midnight Oil was a duet album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, released in January 1972. It included the humorous "Her and the Car and the Mobile Home" , which became a concert favorite.The two title songs, "The Right Combination" and...
— Porter WagonerPorter WagonerPorter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and...
and Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
(RCA) - A Sweeter Love — Barbara FairchildBarbara FairchildBarbara Fairchild is an American Country Music/Gospel Music Singer, who is best known for her 1973 Country chart-topper "The Teddy Bear Song". After the success of the song, she continued to have success on the Country charts....
(Columbia) - A Thing Called LoveA Thing Called LoveA Thing Called Love is an album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1972 . The title song, written by Jerry Reed, was released successfully as a single , reaching No. 2 on the country charts; two more singles charted as well, while the album itself also reached No...
— Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
(Columbia) - Together AlwaysTogether AlwaysTogether Always was a 1972 studio album by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. It contained their hit "Lost Forever in Your Kiss", which reached the U.S. country top ten and the title track which reached #14. The humorous "Ten Four, Over and Out" exploited the C.B. radio craze a few years before it...
— Porter WagonerPorter WagonerPorter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and...
and Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
(RCA) - Touch Your WomanTouch Your WomanTouch Your Woman is the ninth solo studio album by Dolly Parton, released in 1972. The title song was a top ten country single for Parton in early 1972...
— Dolly PartonDolly PartonDolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
(RCA) - Will the Circle Be UnbrokenWill the Circle Be UnbrokenWill the Circle Be Unbroken is a 1972 album officially by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, but with collaboration from many famous Bluegrass and country-western players, including Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Bashful Brother Oswald, Norman Blake, Jimmy...
— Nitty Gritty Dirt BandNitty Gritty Dirt BandThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded...
(EMI America)
Other top albums
- Cry - Lynn AndersonLynn AndersonLynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...
(Columbia) - Garden Party — Rick Nelson (MCA)
- The Hillbilly Singer - Skeeter DavisSkeeter DavisMary Frances Penick , better known as Skeeter Davis, was an American country music singer best known for crossover pop music songs of the early 1960s. She started out as part of The Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Records. In the late '50s, she became a solo...
(RCA) - If It Ain't Love and Other Dallas Frazier Songs - Connie SmithConnie SmithConnie Smith is an American country music artist. She began her career in 1963 after winning a local talent contest near Columbus, Ohio, which attracted the attention of country songwriter Bill Anderson...
(RCA) - Wheel of Fortune - Susan RayeSusan RayeSusan Raye is an American country music singer. She enjoyed great popularity during the early and mid 1970's and chalked up seven top 10 and nineteen top 40 country hits Susan Raye discography, most notably the song "L.A...
(Capitol)
Births
- February 23 — Steve HolySteve HolySteve Holy is an American country music artist. Signed to Curb Records since 1999, he has released three studio albums: 2000's Blue Moon 2006's Brand New Girlfriend and 2011's Love Don't Run...
, 2000s country singer best known for his No. 1 hit "Good Morning Beautiful." - April 5 — Pat GreenPat GreenPatrick Craven "Pat" Green is an American Texas Country artist. Active since 1995, he has recorded a total of ten studio albums, including several independent works, three for Republic Records and two for BNA...
, "Texas country"-styled singer/songwriter. - July 17 — Paul BrandtPaul BrandtPaul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break...
, Canadian country singer who began enjoying U.S. success in the late 1990s. - August 16 — Emily RobisonEmily ErwinEmily Robison is an American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the female country band the Dixie Chicks. Robison plays banjo, dobro, guitar, bass, mandolin, accordion, and sitar...
, member of the Dixie ChicksDixie ChicksThe Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
(she plays the guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
and dobroDobroDobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
). - October 23 — Jimmy WayneJimmy WayneJimmy Wayne Barber is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his self-titled debut album in 2003 on the DreamWorks Records label. Four singles were released from it, including "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much", which both reached Top Ten on the Billboard country charts...
, singer-songwriter of the 2000s. - October 28 — Brad PaisleyBrad PaisleyBrad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references....
, new traditionalist of the 2000s.
Deaths
- January 28 — T. Texas TylerT. Texas TylerDavid Luke Myrick , known professionally as T. Texas Tyler, was an American country music singer and songwriter primarily known for his 1948 hit, "The Deck of Cards".-Biography:...
, 55, 1940s country star best known for "The Deck of CardsThe Deck of Cards"The Deck of Cards" is a recitative that was popularized in both the country and popular music fields, first during the late 1940s. This religious, touching tale of a young American soldier arrested and charged with playing cards during a church service first became a hit in the U.S. in 1948 by...
." - June 23 — Elton BrittElton BrittElton Britt , born James Elton Baker, was a country music guitarist and singer-songwriter.-Biography:Elton Britt was born in Searcy County, Arkansas...
, 59, 1940s country star best known for "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Flying Somewhere."
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USAThe Happiest Girl In the Whole USA"The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" is a country and pop music song written and recorded by Donna Fargo. It is written in the voice of a newlywed girl, sung to her new husband...
," Donna FargoDonna FargoDonna Fargo is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s... - Best Male Country Vocal Performance — Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs, Charley PrideCharley PrideCharley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Class of '57," The Statler Brothers
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — Charlie McCoy/The Real McCoy, Charlie McCoyCharlie McCoyCharles "Charlie" Ray McCoy is an American musician noted for his harmonica playing. In his career, McCoy has backed several notable musicians including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Astor, Elvis Presley and Ween. He has also recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records...
- Best Country Song — "Kiss an Angel Good MorningKiss an Angel Good Morning"Kiss an Angel Good Mornin" is the title of a song written by Ben Peters and recorded by Charley Pride. The song has since become one of his signature tunes and became his eighth song to reach number one on the country charts...
," Ben Peters (Performer: Charley Pride)
Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Stompin' Tom ConnorsStompin' Tom ConnorsCharles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, OC is one of Canada's most prolific and well-known country and folk singers.He lives in Wellington County, Ontario.- Early life :...
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Myrna LorrieMyrna LorrieMyrna Lorrie is a Canadian country singer.Lorrie first sang publicly at age 12 on Fort William radio station CKPR. At age 14 she recorded the song "Are You Mine" with Buddy DuVall, which was released on Abbott Records...
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — Mercey BrothersMercey BrothersThe Mercey Brothers was a Canadian country music group active from 1957 to 1989.-Before they were famous:The Mercey family grew up to music in their household at an early age. Brothers Larry, Ray, and Lloyd Mercey formed a country-infused musical group in 1966...
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Roy ClarkRoy ClarkRoy Linwood Clark is an American country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969–1992. Clark has been an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and helping to popularize the genre...
- Song of the Year — "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USAThe Happiest Girl In the Whole USA"The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" is a country and pop music song written and recorded by Donna Fargo. It is written in the voice of a newlywed girl, sung to her new husband...
," Donna FargoDonna FargoDonna Fargo is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s...
(Performer: Donna Fargo) - Single of the Year — "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA," Donna Fargo
- Album of the Year — The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA, Donna Fargo
- Top Male Vocalist — Merle HaggardMerle HaggardMerle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
- Top Female Vocalist — Donna Fargo
- Top Vocal Group — The Statler Brothers
- Top New Male Vocalist — Johnny RodriguezJohnny RodriguezJohnny Rodriguez is an American country music singer. He was the first famous Latin American country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish....
- Top New Female Vocalist — Tanya TuckerTanya TuckerTanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Loretta LynnLoretta LynnLoretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
- Song of the Year — "Easy LovingEasy Loving"Easy Loving" is a song composed by country music singer-songwriter Freddie Hart. Released in the summer of 1971, it became Hart's breakthrough hit and a country music standard.-Song history:...
," Freddie HartFreddie Hart (musician)Frederick Segrest , known professionally as Freddie Hart, is an American country musician and songwriter best-known for his No. 1 hit "Easy Loving," which won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1971 and 1972....
(Performer: Freddie Hart) - Single of the Year — "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USAThe Happiest Girl In the Whole USA"The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" is a country and pop music song written and recorded by Donna Fargo. It is written in the voice of a newlywed girl, sung to her new husband...
," Donna FargoDonna FargoDonna Fargo is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s... - Album of the Year — Let Me Tell You About a Song, Merle HaggardMerle HaggardMerle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
- Male Vocalist of the Year — Charley PrideCharley PrideCharley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Loretta LynnLoretta LynnLoretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Conway TwittyConway TwittyConway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
and Loretta Lynn - Vocal Group of the Year — The Statler Brothers
- Instrumentalist of the Year — Charlie McCoyCharlie McCoyCharles "Charlie" Ray McCoy is an American musician noted for his harmonica playing. In his career, McCoy has backed several notable musicians including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Astor, Elvis Presley and Ween. He has also recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records...
- Instrumental Group of the Year — Danny Davis and the Nashville BrassDanny Davis (country musician)Danny Davis was a band leader, trumpet player, vocalist and producer and founder/leader of the Nashville Brass.-Early life and career:...
Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.