1978 in country music - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1978.

Events

March 4 — The Public Broadcasting System
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....

(PBS) telecasts the first complete Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...

show from the new Grand Ole Opry House as it happened from 6-9 pm. The show featured Del Reeves
Del Reeves
Franklin Delano Reeves , better known as Del Reeves, was an American country music singer, best known for his "girl-watching" novelty songs of the 1960s including "Girl on the Billboard" and "The Belles of Southern Bell"...

, The Willis Brothers, Billy Grammer
Billy Grammer
Billy Wayne Grammer was an American country music singer and noted guitar player. He was known for the million-selling "Gotta Travel On", which made it onto both the country and pop music charts in 1959.-Biography:...

, Lonzo and Oscar
Lonzo and Oscar
Lonzo and Oscar were an American country music duo originally consisting of Lloyd Leslie George and Rollin Lillian Sullivan , best known for being the first to perform the 1948 song "I'm My Own Grandpa". Lonzo was later portrayed by Johnny Sullivan from 1950–1967 and by David Hooten from...

, Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe
William Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...

, 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...

, Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff
Roy Claxton Acuff was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the King of Country Music, Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the star singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful.Acuff...

, The Crook Brothers, The Fruit Jar Drinkers, Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...

, Grandpa Jones
Grandpa Jones
Louis Marshall Jones , known professionally as Grandpa Jones, was an American banjo player and "old time" country and gospel music singer...

, 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...

and others. The show would run over about 18 minutes the first night. The telecast would repeat from 1979 to 1981.
March 25 — "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" by 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...

and Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...

becomes the last song for 12 years to spend four weeks at No. 1 on Billboard
Billboard (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 Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot 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. There wouldn't be another four-week No. 1 until "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart
Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart
"Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" is the title of a song written by Hugh Prestwood and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. Originally released in January 1990, the song was the second track released from Travis' 1989 album, No Holdin' Back...

" by Randy Travis
Randy Travis
Randy Travis is an American country music singer and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which were number one hits...

in April 1990. The trend of fewer (and shorter) multi-week runs at No. 1 on Billboard, even for the year's biggest hits, is the result of changes in radio programming and the magazine's reporting methods.
May 6 — Bob Kingsley
Bob Kingsley
Bob Kingsley is an American country music radio personality and host of the nationally syndicated programs "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40" and "Bob Kingsley with Today's Hit Makers."...

takes over hosting duties of "American Country Countdown
American Country Countdown
American Country Countdown, also known as ACC or American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, is an internationally syndicated radio program which counts down the top 30 country songs of the previous week, from No. 30 to No. 1, according to the Mediabase country chart...

," a stint that will last 27 years. He had been a producer of the radio countdown show since 1974.
May 24 — The United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...

issues a 13-cent commemorative stamp honoring Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)
James Charles Rodgers , known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling...

, one of the genre's pioneers. The Rodgers stamp, designed by artist Jim Sharpe, is the first in the Postal Service's long-running Performing Arts Series.
September — The Donna Fargo Show premieres in syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...

.
October 4 — One of Nashville's most mysterious crimes involves the reported abduction and beating of 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....

. Media reports said that Wynette had been abducted by a masked man at a shopping center before the beating. No suspects were ever named or arrested. While Wynette would insist the story was true, her daughter raised doubts, claiming the incident was fabricated.
October 21 — Fans of 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...

are saddened when the honky tonk-styled singer, who had long battled clinical depression and alcoholism, committed suicide on his 45th birthday. He had signed a recording contract with Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

earlier in the year.

United States

(as certified by Billboard

Billboard (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
January 7	Take This Job and Shove It Take This Job and Shove It "Take This Job and Shove It" is a song by David Allan Coe from his 1978 album, Family Album about the bitterness of a man who worked long and hard with no apparent reward. The song was famously covered by Johnny Paycheck...	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"...	2		^[C]
January 21	What a Difference You've Made in My Life What a Difference You've Made in My Life "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" is an inspirational song written by Archie Jordan and first made famous by two artists during 1977: teenaged Christian music singer Amy Grant and country music singer Ronnie Milsap.-Song history:...	Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...	1
January 28	Out of My Head and Back in My Bed Out of My Head and Back in My Bed "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed" is a 1977 single written by Peggy Forman and recorded by Loretta Lynn. It was Lynn's twelfth-and-last number one on the U.S. country music chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eleven weeks on the chart.-Chart...	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...	2		^[B]
February 11	I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love "I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love" is 1977 single by Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends. "I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love" was written by Larry Gatlin and was the group's sixth and most successful single on the country chart...	Larry Gatlin Larry Gatlin Larry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer/songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has had a total of 33 Top 40 singles...	1	3	^[A]
February 18	Don't Break the Heart That Loves You Don't Break the Heart That Loves You "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" is an American song written by Benny Davis and Ted Murry. The song would become a success for two artists in two different genres: Connie Francis in the pop field in 1962, and Margo Smith as a country version in 1978....	Margo Smith Margo Smith Margo Smith is an American Country Music Singer. In the 1970s, she was a popular female Country vocalist, acquiring two No. 1 hits on the Country charts during that time, "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" and "It Only Hurts for a Little While", both Country music remakes of previous Pop music...	2	5	^[A]
March 4	Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" is a country music song first recorded by Ed Bruce, written by him and wife Patsy Bruce. His version of the song appears on his 1976 self-titled album for United Artists Records. In late 1975–early 1976, Bruce's rendition of the song went to #15...	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... and Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...	4		^[1]
April 1	Ready for the Times to Get Better Ready for the Times to Get Better "Ready for the Times to Get Better" is a 1978 single written by Allen Reynolds and recorded by Crystal Gayle. "Ready for the Times to Get Better" was Gayle's fourth number one on the U.S Billboard Hot Country Singles chart...	Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...	1
April 8	Someone Loves You Honey Someone Loves You Honey "Someone Loves You Honey" is a 1978 single written by Don Devaney and recorded by Charley Pride. "Someone Loves You Honey would be Charley Pride's twentieth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart...	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...	2
April 22	Every Time Two Fools Collide Every Time Two Fools Collide (song) "Every Time Two Fools Collide" is a country music song written by Jan Dyer and Jeff Tweel, and recorded by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West. Released in 1978, the song reached No...	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... and Dottie West Dottie West Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and co-recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists...	2		^{[A] - Dottie West}
May 6	It's All Wrong, But It's All Right It's All Wrong, But It's All Right "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" is a 1978 single written and recorded by Dolly Parton. Originally appearing on Parton's Here You Come Again album, "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" would be Dolly Parton's seventh number one country single as a solo artist...	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...	2
May 20	She Can Put Her Shoes Under my Bed (Anytime) She Can Put Her Shoes Under my Bed (Anytime) "She Can Put Her Shoes Under my Bed " is a 1978 single written by Aaron Schroeder and Bob Halley and recorded by Johnny Duncan. "She Can Put Her Shoes Under my Bed " would the third and final number one on the country chart for Johnny Duncan. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent...	Johnny Duncan Johnny Duncan (country music artist) Johnny Richard Duncan was an American country singer. In his career, he released fourteen studio albums, including thirteen on Columbia Records...	1		^[B]
May 27	Do You Know You Are My Sunshine Do You Know You Are My Sunshine "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" is a 1978 single by The Statler Brothers. "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" was written by Don Reid and Harold Reid and would become The Statler Brothers twenty-seventh country hit and the first of four number ones on the country chart...	The Statler Brothers	2	5	^[A]
June 10	Georgia on My Mind Georgia on My Mind "Georgia on My Mind" is a song written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell . It is the official state song of the U.S. state of Georgia. Gorrell wrote the lyrics for Hoagy's sister, Georgia Carmichael. However, the lyrics of the song are ambiguous enough to refer either to the state or...	Willie Nelson	1
June 17	Two More Bottles of Wine Two More Bottles of Wine "Two More Bottles of Wine" is a song written by Delbert McClinton, which was most famously recorded in 1978, by Emmylou Harris, whose recording topped the U.S. country singles charts.-The song:...	Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...	1
June 24	I'll Be True to You I'll Be True to You "I'll Be True to You" is a 1978 single written by Alan Rhody and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys. "I'll Be True to You" was The Oak Ridge Boys' third single to hit the country chart and the first of seventeen number one country hits. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total...	The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...	1	8	^[A]
July 1	It Only Hurts for a Little While It Only Hurts for a Little While "It Only Hurts for a Little While" is a 1956 popular song with music by Fred Spielman and lyrics by Mack David.The recording by The Ames Brothers was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-6481. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 19, 1956...	Margo Smith	1		^[B]
July 8	I Believe in You I Believe in You (Mel Tillis song) "I Believe in You" is a 1978 single by Mel Tillis. "I Believe in You" would be Mel Tillis' fourth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...	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....	1
July 15	Only One Love in My Life Only One Love in My Life (song) ""Only One Love in My Life" is the title track from Ronnie Milsap's 1978 album. "Only One Love in My Life" was written by R.C. Bannon and John Bettis and would be Ronnie Milsap's tenth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of 11 weeks...	Ronnie Milsap	3
August 5	Love or Something Like It Love Or Something Like It (song) "Love or Something Like It" is the title of a 1978 hit single performed by Kenny Rogers. The song was written by Rogers and Steven Glassmeyer and would be Kenny Rogers' third number one on the country chart...	Kenny Rogers	1
August 12	You Don't Love Me Anymore You Don't Love Me Anymore (Eddie Rabbitt song) "You Don't Love Me Anymore" is a 1978 single written by Alan Ray and Jeff Raymond and recorded by Eddie Rabbitt. "You Don't Love Me Anymore" would be Eddie Rabbitt's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country...	Eddie Rabbitt Eddie Rabbitt Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974...	1	3
August 19	Talking in Your Sleep Talking in Your Sleep (Crystal Gayle song) "Talking in Your Sleep" is a song written by Roger Cook and Bobby Wood, that was the second single released by Country-Pop crossover singer, Crystal Gayle, to become a hit on both the country and pop charts. It was a hit in 1978...	Crystal Gayle	2
September 2	Blue Skies Blue Skies (song) -History:The song was composed in 1926 as a last minute addition to the Rodgers and Hart musical, Betsy. Although the show only ran for 39 performances, "Blue Skies" was an instant success, with audiences on opening night demanding 24 encores of the piece from star, Belle Baker. During the final...	Willie Nelson	1
September 9	I've Always Been Crazy I've Always Been Crazy (song) "I've Always Been Crazy" is the title track to the 1978 album by Waylon Jennings. "I've Always Been Crazy" was written by Waylon Jennings and became his sixth number one on the country chart as a solo artist...	Waylon Jennings	3
September 30	Heartbreaker	Dolly Parton	3
October 21	Tear Time Tear Time "Tear Time" is a 1967 single by Wilma Burgess. "Tear Time" would be Wilma Burgess' fifth hit on the country chart. The single peaked at number sixteen on the country chart and spent sixteen weeks on the country chart .-Chart performance:...	Dave & Sugar Dave & Sugar Dave & Sugar was a pop-styled country music trio that enjoyed its peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. It consisted of lead singer Dave Rowland and initially on backing vocalists, Vicki Hackeman and Jackie Frantz...	1	3
October 28	Let's Take the Long Way Around the World Let's Take the Long Way Around the World "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" is a 1978 single written by Archie Jordan and Naomi Martin and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" was Ronnie Milsap's eleventh number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and...	Ronnie Milsap	1
November 4	Sleeping Single In a Double Bed Sleeping Single in a Double Bed "Sleeping Single In a Double Bed" is a 1978 single written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan and recorded by Barbara Mandrell for her album, Moods. "Sleeping Single In a Double Bed" would be Barbara Mandrell's twenty-sixth chart hit on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles, the first of six...	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		^[A]
November 25	Sweet Desire Sweet Desire "Sweet Desire" is a 1978 single by The Kendalls. "Sweet Desire" was The Kendalls' fourth country hit and their second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of 15 weeks on the charts. The song charted as a double-sided single with b-side... /Old Fashioned Love	The Kendalls The Kendalls The Kendalls was an American country music duo, consisting of Royce Kendall and his daughter Jeannie Kendall . Between the 1960s and 1990s, they released sixteen albums on various labels, including five on Mercury Records...	1	2
December 2	I Just Want to Love You I Just Want to Love You "I Just Want to Love You" is a 1978 single by Eddie Rabbitt, who co-wrote the song with Even Stevens and David Malloy. "I Just Want to Love You" would be Eddie Rabbitt's third number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the...	Eddie Rabbitt	1	2
December 9	On My Knees On My Knees (Charlie Rich song) "On My Knees" is a 1978 single by Charlie Rich with Janie Fricke. "On My Knees" was written by Charlie Rich would become the final number one country hit where Charlie Rich performed on and would be Janie Fricke's first of eight songs to hit number one on the country chart...	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... and Janie Fricke Janie Fricke Janie Fricke is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early to mid 1980s....	1	2	^{[B] - Charlie Rich} ^{[A] - Janie Fricke}
December 16	The Gambler The Gambler (song) "The Gambler" is the title of a song written by Don Schlitz and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in November 1978 as the title track from his album The Gambler which won him the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance in 1980. Bobby Bare had...	Kenny Rogers	3	2

^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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.

US	CAN	Single	Artist
16	12	'57 Chevrolet	Billie Jo Spears Billie Jo Spears Billie Jo Spears is an American country music singer. She reached the top-10 of the Country music charts five times between 1969 and 1977, her biggest hit being "Blanket on the Ground", which, in 1975, became her only number one...
4	2	Ain't No California	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....
3	4	All of Me All of Me (song) "All of Me" is a popular song and jazz standard written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931.First performed by Belle Baker over the radio and recorded in December 1931 by Ruth Etting, it has become one of the most recorded songs of its era, with notable versions by Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby,...	Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
21	10	Another Fine Mess	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...
10	8	Another Goodbye	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...
2	10	Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... and Dottie West Dottie West Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and co-recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists...
21	19	Baby It's You	Janie Fricke Janie Fricke Janie Fricke is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early to mid 1980s....
20	—	Baby, Last Night Made My Day	Susie Allanson Susie Allanson Susie Allanson is an American country music singer and actress. Susie was raised in Burbank and lived in Las Vegas from 1963-71. Before beginning her singing career in the mid-1970s, she toured as part of Jesus Christ Superstar and appeared in the film of the same name...
17	13	Back to the Love	Susie Allanson
6	8	Bartender's Blues	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.... and James Taylor James Taylor James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
36	16	Be Your Own Best Friend	Ray Stevens Ray Stevens Ray Stevens is an American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty songs.-Early career:...
10	2	Beautiful Woman	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...
18	—	Bedroom Eyes	Don Drumm Don Drumm (singer) Don Drumm is an American Jazz Pianist & country music singer.-Career:'Don Drumm is an American Jazz Pianist & country music singer.Drumm began his musical career as a pianist...
20	34	Better Me	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...
13	17	Break My Mind	Vern Gosdin Vern Gosdin Vern Gosdin was an American country music singer. He idolized The Louvin Brothers and The Blue Sky Boys as a young man and sang in a gospel quartet called The Gosdin Brothers. An inheritor of the soulful honky tonk style of Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard, Gosdin was nicknamed "The Voice" by his...
13	12	Bucket to the South	Ava Barber Ava Barber Ava Barber is an American country music singer and performer. She is best remembered for having performed on The Lawrence Welk Show throughout much of the 1970s and early 1980s....
8	25	The Bull and the Beaver	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,... and Leona Williams Leona Williams Leona Belle Helton is an American country music singer known professionally as Leona Williams. Active since 1958, Williams has been a backing musician for Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard, to whom she was married between 1978 and 1983...
16	18	Can You Fool	Glen Campbell
18	20	Caribbean	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...
4	2	Come a Little Bit Closer	Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke
10	44	Come on In	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...
17	28	Come See Me and Come Lonely	Dottie West
16	9	Come to Me	Roy Head Roy Head Roy Head is an American singer, best known for his hit "Treat Her Right."-Career:Head achieved fame as a member of a musical group out from San Marcos, Texas known as The Traits. The group's sponsor landed their first recording contract in 1958 with TNT Music in San Antonio, Texas while they were...
23	16	Country Lovin'	Eddy Arnold Eddy Arnold Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
11	14	Cowboys Don't Get Lucky All the Time	Gene Watson Gene Watson Gary Gene Watson is an American country singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1982 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has notched six number ones, 23 top tens and over 75 charted singles.-Biography:Watson...
20	16	Danger Heartbreak Ahead	Zella Lehr Zella Lehr Zella Lehr is an American singer and entertainer. She had hit records on RCA Records and Columbia Records, most notably Dolly Parton's "Two Doors Down"...
7	9	Daylight	T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard T. G. Sheppard is an American country music singer, who had 14 number one hits during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:...
13	3	Do It Again Tonight	Larry Gatlin Larry Gatlin Larry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer/songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has had a total of 33 Top 40 singles...
13	18	Don't Ever Say Goodbye	T. G. Sheppard
12	5	Easy from Now On	Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
11	18	Fadin' In, Fadin' Out	Tommy Overstreet
20	36	Four Little Letters	Stella Parton Stella Parton Stella Parton is an American Country Music singer and songwriter. She is a younger sister of country music icon Dolly Parton, and musician and businessman Randy Parton. Stella Parton became a mildly successful country singer in the 70s, and though having nowhere near the success of her elder...
10	15	The First Time	Billy "Crash" Craddock
7	8	Friend, Lover, Wife	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"...
6	2	From Seven Till Ten	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... and 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...
17	6	Georgia in a Jug	Johnny Paycheck
11	12	God Made Love	Mel McDaniel Mel McDaniel Mel McDaniel was an American country music artist. His chart making years were mainly the 1980s and his hits from that era include "Louisiana Saturday Night", "Big Ole Brew", "Stand Up", the Number One "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", "I Call It Love", "Stand on It", and a remake of Chuck Berry's...
4	9	Gotta Quit Lookin' at You Baby	Dave & Sugar Dave & Sugar Dave & Sugar was a pop-styled country music trio that enjoyed its peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. It consisted of lead singer Dave Rowland and initially on backing vocalists, Vicki Hackeman and Jackie Frantz...
16	12	Grandest Lady of Them All	Conway Twitty
19	—	Handcuffed to a Heartache	Mary K. Miller
2	9	Hearts on Fire Hearts on Fire (Eddie Rabbitt song) "Hearts on Fire" is a single by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. Released in 1978, it was the first from the album Variations. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	Eddie Rabbitt Eddie Rabbitt Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974...
4	7	Hello Mexico (And Adios Baby to You)	Johnny Duncan
9	43	Here Comes the Hurt Again	Mickey Gilley Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as...
15	26	Here Comes the Reason I Love	Ronnie McDowell Ronnie McDowell Ronald Dean "Ronnie" McDowell is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1977 with the song "The King Is Gone", a tribute to Elvis Presley, who had died not long before the single's release. From that single onward, McDowell has charted more than thirty Top 40 hits on the Billboard...
20	—	Here in Love	Dottsy Dottsy Dottsy Brodt is an American country music singer. Between 1975 and 1981, she recorded as Dottsy for the RCA Records label...
20	33	High and Dry	Joe Sun Joe Sun James Joseph Paulsen is an American country music singer, songwriter of Danish descent, known professionally as Joe Sun. Recording for the Ovation and Elektra Records labels, Sun charted fourteen singles on the Hot Country Songs charts...
20	14	Hopelessly Devoted to You Hopelessly Devoted to You "Hopelessly Devoted to You", written by John Farrar, is a song originally performed by Olivia Newton-John. The song, featured in the film version of Grease, received an Oscar nomination as Best Original Song, losing to "Last Dance" at the 51st Academy Awards. She performed the song at the 21st...	Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
22	6	How Can I Leave You Again	John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
14	14	Hubba Hubba	Billy "Crash" Craddock
4	4	I Cheated on a Good Woman's Love	Billy "Crash" Craddock
8	4	I Don't Need a Thing at All	Gene Watson
15	6	I Fought the Law I Fought the Law "I Fought the Law" is a song written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets and became popularized by a cover by the Bobby Fuller Four, which went on to become a top-ten hit for the band in 1966 and was also recorded by The Clash in 1979...	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...
14	23	I Just Want to Be Your Everything I Just Want to Be Your Everything "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" was a hit song by pop singer Andy Gibb. The first single released from his debut album, Flowing Rivers, it became the first of three consecutive number one Billboard Hot 100 singles for Gibb...	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...
5	5	I Love You, I Love You, I Love You	Ronnie McDowell
10	7	I Love You (What Can I Say)	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...
18	17	I Promised Her a Rainbow	Bobby Borchers Bobby Borchers Robert Jerome "Bobby" Borchers is an American country music singer.Borchers was raised in Kentucky. He learned to play guitar at age twelve, and got his first break in the mid-1970s, when Tanya Tucker recorded his song "Jamestown Ferry." In the mid-1970s, recorded for the Playboy Records label...
8	16	I Will Never Marry	Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
13	29	I Wish I Loved Somebody Else	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...
12	23	I Would Like to See You Again	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...
10	—	I'll Find It Where I Can	Jerry Lee Lewis
11	41	I'll Just Take It Out in Love	George Jones
11	27	I'll Never Be Free	Jim Ed Brown Jim Ed Brown Jim Ed Brown is an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981... and Helen Cornelius Helen Cornelius Helen Cornelius is an American country singer-songwriter and actress, best remembered for a series of hit duets with Jim Ed Brown, many of which reached the U.S...
2	2	I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall (song) "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall" is a single by American country music artist Merle Haggard. Released in April 1978, it was the first single and title track from the album I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...	Merle Haggard
10	—	I'm Gonna Love You Anyway	Cristy Lane Cristy Lane Eleanor Johnston, known by her professional name as Cristy Lane is an American country music and gospel music singer, best known for a number of major country hits in the late 70s and the early 1980s, including her cover version of the song, "One Day at a Time".Lane's career began to take shape in...
26	20	I'm Leaving It All Up to You	Freddy Fender Freddy Fender Freddy Fender , born Baldemar Garza Huerta in San Benito, Texas, United States, was a Mexican-American Tejano, country and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados...
7	10	I've Got a Winner in You I've Got a Winner in You "I've Got a Winner in You" is a single by American country music artist Don Williams. Released in 1978, it was the second single from the album Country Boy. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	Don Williams Don Williams Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,...
17	26	I've Got to Go	Billie Jo Spears
9	—	If I Had a Cheating Heart	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...
6	7	If the World Ran Out of Love Tonight	Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
5	5	If You Can Touch Her at All	Willie Nelson
6	9	If You've Got Ten Minutes (Let's Fall in Love)	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...
2	2	It Don't Feel Like Sinnin' to Me	The Kendalls The Kendalls The Kendalls was an American country music duo, consisting of Royce Kendall and his daughter Jeannie Kendall . Between the 1960s and 1990s, they released sixteen albums on various labels, including five on Mercury Records...
10	2	It's a Heartache	Bonnie Tyler Bonnie Tyler Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
13	19	Let Me Be Your Baby	Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s....
9	—	Let's Shake Hands and Come Out Lovin'	Kenny O'Dell Kenny O'Dell Kenny O'Dell is an American country music singer and songwriter.Early in his career he worked with guitar legand,Duane Eddy,and his own band, Guys and Dolls. He is best known for writing the country hit "Behind Closed Doors", which Charlie Rich recorded, and "Mama He's Crazy" for The Judds...
3	6	Little Things Mean a Lot Little Things Mean a Lot "Little Things Mean a Lot" is a popular song written by Edith Lindeman and Carl Stutz , published in 1953. Lindeman was the leisure editor of the Richmond Times-Despatch and Stutz a disc jockey from Richmond, Virginia....	Margo Smith Margo Smith Margo Smith is an American Country Music Singer. In the 1970s, she was a popular female Country vocalist, acquiring two No. 1 hits on the Country charts during that time, "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" and "It Only Hurts for a Little While", both Country music remakes of previous Pop music...
18	9	Lonely Hearts Club	Billie Jo Spears
8	14	Lonely Street	Rex Allen, Jr. Rex Allen, Jr. Rex Allen, Jr. is an American country music singer, who started singing at the age of six; he had followed in the footsteps of his father, Rex Allen, a singing cowboy and the narrator of many Walt Disney films. Rex Allen, Jr...
26	19	Love, Love, Love	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...
7	13	Love Me with All Your Heart (Cuando Caliente El Sol)	Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez Johnny 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....
3	6	A Lover's Question A Lover's Question "A Lover's Question" is a 1958 pop/R&B hit for Clyde McPhatter. The single was written by Brook Benton and Jimmy T. Williams and was Clyde McPhatter's most successful pop and R&B release. "A Lover's Question" made it to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was #1 for one week on the R&B chart...	Jacky Ward Jacky Ward Jacky Ward is an American country music artist. Between 1972 and 1982, he recorded four albums for Mercury Records, and charted more than fifteen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Jacky Ward (born November 18, 1946 in Groveton, Texas) is an American country music artist. Between 1972...
13	5	May the Force Be with You Always	Tom T. Hall
7	14	Maybe Baby Maybe Baby (song) "Maybe Baby" was originally recorded by The Crickets in 1957. It was written by Norman Petty and Buddy Holly and reached 17th in the US charts but 4th in the UK charts - see Buddy Holly discography...	Susie Allanson
4	3	Middle Age Crazy	Jerry Lee Lewis
13	27	Mister D.J.	T. G. Sheppard
9	30	Never My Love	Vern Gosdin
8	4	No, No, No (I'd Rather Be Free)	Rex Allen, Jr.
10	18	No Sleep Tonight	Randy Barlow Randy Barlow Randy Barlow is an American country music artist. Between 1976 and 1983, he released four albums, including three for Republic Records. In the same time span, he charted more than fifteen singles on the Billboard country singles charts, including a string of four songs in a row which all reached...
19	—	Now You See 'Em, Now You Don't	Roy Head
14	29	Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" was a country song written by Pebe Sebert and Hugh Moffatt. It provided a #14 U.S. country hit for Joe Sun in 1978, and a #86 hit for Brian Collins the same year. It was later covered by Dolly Parton, who took it to the top of the U.S. country charts in...	Joe Sun
8	6	One Sided Conversation	Gene Watson
7	4	Penny Arcade	Cristy Lane
6	28	Pittsburgh Stealers	The Kendalls
17	17	Please Don't Play a Love Song	Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
12	4	Please Help Me (I'm Fallin' in Love with You)	Janie Fricke
8	7	The Power of Positive Drinkin'	Mickey Gilley
8	3	Puttin' in Overtime at Home	Charlie Rich
19	21	Ragamuffin Man	Donna Fargo
3	2	Rake and Ramblin' Man Rake and Ramblin' Man "Rake and Ramblin' Man" is a single by American country music artist Don Williams. Released in 1978, it was the third single from the album Country Boy. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart-Chart performance:...	Don Williams
17	—	Red Hot Memory	Kenny Dale Kenny Dale Kenneth Dale Eoff is an American country music artist, known professionally as Kenny Dale. Activein the 1970s, he recorded two albums for Capitol Records and charted several country hits. His biggest hit was a cover version of Gene Pitney's "Only Love Can Break a Heart", which peaked at #7...
6	7	Red Wine and Blue Memories	Joe Stampley
6	8	Return to Me	Marty Robbins
11	9	Rhythm of the Rain Rhythm of the Rain "Rhythm of the Rain" is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962. It was written by Cascades band member John Claude Gummoe. It rose to number three on the US pop chart on March 9, 1963, and spent two weeks at number one on the US Easy Listening chart. The song was also a top 5...	Jacky Ward
5	6	Rose Colored Glasses Rose Colored Glasses (John Conlee song) "Rose Colored Glasses" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer John Conlee. It was the fourth single release of his career, but the first to enter the American charts. The song is included on his debut album, Rose Colored Glasses. The song peaked at #5 in the...	John Conlee John Conlee John Conlee is an American country music singer. Between 1978 and 2004, Conlee charted a total of thirty-two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and recorded eleven studio albums...
12	10	Running Kind	Merle Haggard
16	28	Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)	Cristy Lane
13	14	Shine on Me (The Sun Still Shines When It Rains)	John Wesley Ryles John Wesley Ryles John Wesley Ryles is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1968 with the single "Kay", a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, and the title track to his debut album for Columbia Records.Ryles later recorded one album, Reconsider Me, for the Plantation label,...
11	8	Sleep Tight Good Night Man	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:...
19	75	Slippin' Away	The Bellamy Brothers
10	—	Slow and Easy	Randy Barlow
13	15	Soft Lights and Hard Country Music	Moe Bandy Moe Bandy Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.–better known professionally as Moe Bandy– is a country music singer...
17	45	Some I Wrote	The Statler Brothers
9	15	Something to Brag About	Mary Kay Place Mary Kay Place Mary Kay Place is an American actress, singer, director and screen writer. She is best known as portraying Loretta Haggers on the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, a role which won her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series in 1977... and Willie Nelson
12	10	Spring Fever	Loretta Lynn
14	20	Standard Lie Number One	Stella Parton
16	—	Starting All Over Again	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...
20	25	Sweet Fantasy	Bobby Borchers
8	6	Sweet, Sweet Smile Sweet, Sweet Smile "Sweet, Sweet Smile" is a C&W song composed by Otha Young and Juice Newton introduced by the Carpenters on their 1977 album Passage. The track features drummer Ronnie Tutt who regularly backed Elvis Presley....	The Carpenters The Carpenters Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of sister Karen and brother Richard Carpenter. The Carpenters were the #1 selling American music act of the 1970s. Though often referred to by the public as "The Carpenters", the duo's official name on authorized recordings and...
13	10	Talk to Me	Freddy Fender
11	10	That's What Makes the Juke Box Play	Moe Bandy
2	5	There Ain't No Good Chain Gang	Johnny Cash and 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...
18	—	Things I Do for You	Mundo Earwood Mundo Earwood Raymond "Mundo" Earwood is an American country music singer-songwriter. Earwood's eponymous debut album was released by Excelsior Records in 1981...
18	10	Think About Me	Freddy Fender
16	37	This Is the Love	Sonny James
20	—	Three Sheets in the Wind	Jacky Ward and Reba McEntire Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
5	25	Tonight	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...
28	17	Tonight's the Night (It's Gonna Be Alright)	Roy Head
29	15	Too Many Nights Alone	Bobby Bare
7	5	Two Doors Down Two Doors Down "Two Doors Down" was a song written and performed by Dolly Parton, which provided a 1978 U.S. country and pop hit for her. The song was sung from the perspective of a woman who has just broken up with her boyfriend and is debating attending a party two doors down the hall from her apartment...	Zella Lehr
18	31	Two Hearts Tangled in Love	Kenny Dale
7	4	Two Lonely People	Moe Bandy
6	6	Unchained Melody Unchained Melody "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....	Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
7	12	We Believe in Happy Endings	Johnny Rodriguez
2	4	We Belong Together	Susie Allanson
26	17	We Got Love	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...
10	6	We've Come a Long Way, Baby	Loretta Lynn
13	28	Week-End Friend	Con Hunley Con Hunley Conard Logan "Con" Hunley is a country music singer.Hunley was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. After graduating from Central High School in Knoxville, Hunley began playing with local bands, maturing musically and gaining his first fans. Hunley joined the Air Force in 1965 and spent most of his...
4	2	What Did I Promise Her Last Night	Mel Tillis
9	14	What Have You Got to Lose	Tom T. Hall
9	20	What Time Do You Have to Be Back to Heaven	Razzy Bailey Razzy Bailey Razzy Bailey is an American country music artist.-Early life:Bailey was raised on a farm in La Fayette, Alabama. Bailey got his first experience of musical performance as a member of his high school's Future Farmers of America string band...
5	29	When Can We Do This Again	T. G. Sheppard
16	5	Whiskey Trip	Gary Stewart Gary Stewart (singer) Gary Stewart was a country musician and songwriter known for his distinctive vibrato voice and his southern rock influenced, outlaw country sound...
3	60	Who Am I to Say	The Statler Brothers
10	7	With Love	Rex Allen, Jr.
4	5	Woman to Woman	Barbara Mandrell
3	3	Womanhood	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....
12	15	Yes Ma'am	Tommy Overstreet
20	35	You Know What	Jerry Reed and Seidina
14	20	You've Still Got a Place in My Heart You've Still Got a Place in My Heart (song) "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Leon Payne. It was covered by Con Hunley in 1978, whose version peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Another cover by George Jones, released in 1984, peaked...	Con Hunley

US	CAN	Single	Artist
—	11	All Cried Out	Van Dyke
—	19	Caribou to Nashville	Gary Fjellgaard Gary Fjellgaard Gary Fjellgaard is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Fjellgaard has released fifteen albums and charted thirty-five songs on the RPM Country Tracks chart between 1977 and 1996, including the Top 10 singles "Walk in the Rain Tonight" , "The Moon Is Out to Get Me" , "Cowboy in Your...
92	9	The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)	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...
—	10	Comin' on Stronger	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...
—	12	Does the Rain Only Fall on My Mansion	Jerry Palmer
—	7	Dream Maker	Sheila Ann
—	9	The Fastest Gun	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:...
—	12	George the Hermit	Jack Hennig
—	14	Goin' Home	Burton & Honeyman
—	4	Here's Your Watch John	Canadian Zephyr Canadian Zephyr Canadian Zephyr was a Canadian country music group. Twenty of their singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including the number one singles "You Made My Day Tonight" and "Guess I Went Crazy." They released two albums for United Artists and three albums for RCA.-Albums:-Singles:...
—	14	Hold Me Like a Baby	Tim Daniels
—	10	Living in the Best of Two Worlds	Rondini
—	6	Love Is a Contact Sport	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...
—	18	Master of the Classical Guitar	Dallas Harms
—	18	Mindy	Jack Hennig
—	16	My Good Woman	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...
—	14	Ol' Amos	Orval Prophet Orval Prophet Orval William Prophet was among the first Canadian country music performers to achieve a career of international scope.-Early life:...
—	16	Riding High	Van Dyke
—	18	Sun Always Shines	Laura Vinson
—	14	There's More Love Where That Came From	Joyce Seamone
—	16	Truck Driver's Girl	The Good Brothers The Good Brothers The Good Brothers are a Canadian country, bluegrass and folk music group originating from Richmond Hill, Ontario. The band's core members are Brian Good , his twin brother Bruce Good and younger brother Larry Good ....
4	2	Walk Right Back Walk Right Back "Walk Right Back" is a 1961 song by Sonny Curtis that was recorded by The Everly Brothers, and went to #7 in the U.S. Billboard charts, and #1 in the UK charts. Originally it was the B-side, then it was changed to the A-side....	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....
—	19	Where Have All the Cowboy Songs Gone	Orval Prophet
—	9	Whiskey Jack	Dick Damron
—	3	You're the Light	Family Brown

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Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	U.S. peak	Spec. Note
January 14	Take This Job and Shove It Take This Job and Shove It "Take This Job and Shove It" is a song by David Allan Coe from his 1978 album, Family Album about the bitterness of a man who worked long and hard with no apparent reward. The song was famously covered by Johnny Paycheck...	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"...	1		^[C]
January 21	My Way My Way (song) "My Way" is a song popularized by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to music based on the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibault. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the...	Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....	2	2
February 4	What a Difference You've Made in My Life What a Difference You've Made in My Life "What a Difference You've Made in My Life" is an inspirational song written by Archie Jordan and first made famous by two artists during 1977: teenaged Christian music singer Amy Grant and country music singer Ronnie Milsap.-Song history:...	Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...	2
February 18	Out of My Head and Back in My Bed Out of My Head and Back in My Bed "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed" is a 1977 single written by Peggy Forman and recorded by Loretta Lynn. It was Lynn's twelfth-and-last number one on the U.S. country music chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of eleven weeks on the chart.-Chart...	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...	1		^[B]
February 25	You're the One You're the One (The Oak Ridge Boys song) "You're the One" is a single by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Released in 1977, it was the second single from the album Y'all Come Back Saloon. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....	The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet.The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in southern gospel during the 1950s...	2	2	^[A]
March 11	To Daddy To Daddy "To Daddy" is a country song, written by Dolly Parton. It was also performed by Emmylou Harris in the 1970s, and included on her album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town....	Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...	1	3
March 18	Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" is a country music song first recorded by Ed Bruce, written by him and wife Patsy Bruce. His version of the song appears on his 1976 self-titled album for United Artists Records. In late 1975–early 1976, Bruce's rendition of the song went to #15...	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... and Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...	3		^{[A] - Willie Nelson}
April 8	I Might as Well Believe (I'll Live Forever) I Might as Well Believe (I'll Live Forever) "I Might As Well Believe "" is a single by Canadian country music artist Carroll Baker. Released in 1977, it was the fourth single from her album Sweet Sensation. The song reached number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada in April 1978.-Chart performance:...	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...	1	—
April 15	Do I Love You (Yes in Every Way) Do I Love You (Yes in Every Way) "Do I Love You " is a single by American country music artist Donna Fargo. Released in December 1977, it was the second single from her album Shame on Me. 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...	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...	1	2	^[B]
April 22	Ready for the Times to Get Better Ready for the Times to Get Better "Ready for the Times to Get Better" is a 1978 single written by Allen Reynolds and recorded by Crystal Gayle. "Ready for the Times to Get Better" was Gayle's fourth number one on the U.S Billboard Hot Country Singles chart...	Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...	1
April 29	Someone Loves You Honey Someone Loves You Honey "Someone Loves You Honey" is a 1978 single written by Don Devaney and recorded by Charley Pride. "Someone Loves You Honey would be Charley Pride's twentieth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart...	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...	2
May 13	Every Time Two Fools Collide Every Time Two Fools Collide (song) "Every Time Two Fools Collide" is a country music song written by Jan Dyer and Jeff Tweel, and recorded by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West. Released in 1978, the song reached No...	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... and Dottie West Dottie West Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and co-recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists...	1
May 20	It's All Wrong, But It's All Right It's All Wrong, But It's All Right "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" is a 1978 single written and recorded by Dolly Parton. Originally appearing on Parton's Here You Come Again album, "It's All Wrong, But It's All Right" would be Dolly Parton's seventh number one country single as a solo artist...	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...	1
May 27	She Can Put Her Shoes Under my Bed (Anytime) She Can Put Her Shoes Under my Bed (Anytime) "She Can Put Her Shoes Under my Bed " is a 1978 single written by Aaron Schroeder and Bob Halley and recorded by Johnny Duncan. "She Can Put Her Shoes Under my Bed " would the third and final number one on the country chart for Johnny Duncan. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent...	Johnny Duncan Johnny Duncan (country music artist) Johnny Richard Duncan was an American country singer. In his career, he released fourteen studio albums, including thirteen on Columbia Records...	1		^[B]
June 3	Georgia on My Mind Georgia on My Mind "Georgia on My Mind" is a song written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell . It is the official state song of the U.S. state of Georgia. Gorrell wrote the lyrics for Hoagy's sister, Georgia Carmichael. However, the lyrics of the song are ambiguous enough to refer either to the state or...	Willie Nelson	2
June 17	Night Time Magic Night Time Magic "Night Time Magic" is a single by American country music artist Larry Gatlin. Released in 1978, it was the first single from his album Oh Brother. 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...	Larry Gatlin Larry Gatlin Larry Wayne Gatlin is an American country music singer/songwriter. He is perhaps best known for teaming up with his brothers Steve and Rudy in the late 1970s, becoming one of country music's most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s. Gatlin has had a total of 33 Top 40 singles...	1	2	^[A]
June 24	Two More Bottles of Wine Two More Bottles of Wine "Two More Bottles of Wine" is a song written by Delbert McClinton, which was most famously recorded in 1978, by Emmylou Harris, whose recording topped the U.S. country singles charts.-The song:...	Emmylou Harris	1
July 1	I Can't Wait Any Longer I Can't Wait Any Longer "I Can't Wait Any Longer" is a single by American country music artist Bill Anderson. Released in April 1978, it was the first single from his album Love and Other Sad Stories. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks...	Bill Anderson	2	4	^[B]
July 15	Portrait in the Window Portrait in the Window "Portrait in the Window" is a single by Canadian country music artist Carroll Baker. Released in 1978, it was the fifth single from her album Sweet Sensation. The song reached number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada in July 1978....	Carroll Baker	1	—	^[1]
July 22	It Only Hurts for a Little While It Only Hurts for a Little While "It Only Hurts for a Little While" is a 1956 popular song with music by Fred Spielman and lyrics by Mack David.The recording by The Ames Brothers was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-6481. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 19, 1956...	Margo Smith Margo Smith Margo Smith is an American Country Music Singer. In the 1970s, she was a popular female Country vocalist, acquiring two No. 1 hits on the Country charts during that time, "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" and "It Only Hurts for a Little While", both Country music remakes of previous Pop music...	1		^[C]
July 29	I Believe in You I Believe in You (Mel Tillis song) "I Believe in You" is a 1978 single by Mel Tillis. "I Believe in You" would be Mel Tillis' fourth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...	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....	1
August 5	You Needed Me You Needed Me "You Needed Me" became the second single for Irish Boyband Boyzone from their album By Request. The single became number #1 on the UK Singles Chart, beating the debut solo single of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, outselling her by just 700 copies...	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....	1	4
August 12	Homefolks	Bob Murphy & Big Buffalo	1	—	^[C]
August 19	Love or Something Like It Love Or Something Like It (song) "Love or Something Like It" is the title of a 1978 hit single performed by Kenny Rogers. The song was written by Rogers and Steven Glassmeyer and would be Kenny Rogers' third number one on the country chart...	Kenny Rogers	1
August 26	Only One Love in My Life Only One Love in My Life (song) ""Only One Love in My Life" is the title track from Ronnie Milsap's 1978 album. "Only One Love in My Life" was written by R.C. Bannon and John Bettis and would be Ronnie Milsap's tenth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of 11 weeks...	Ronnie Milsap	1
September 2	Talking in Your Sleep Talking in Your Sleep (Crystal Gayle song) "Talking in Your Sleep" is a song written by Roger Cook and Bobby Wood, that was the second single released by Country-Pop crossover singer, Crystal Gayle, to become a hit on both the country and pop charts. It was a hit in 1978...	Crystal Gayle	1
September 9	When I Stop Leavin' (I'll Be Gone) When I Stop Leavin' (I'll Be Gone) "Burgers and Fries" is a single by American country music artist Charley Pride. Released in May 1978, it was the first single from his album Burgers and Fries. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in...	Charley Pride	1	3
September 16	Boogie Grass Band Boogie Grass Band "Boogie Grass Band" is a single by American country music artist Conway Twitty. Released in July 1978, it was the first single from his album Conway. 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...	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...	1	2
September 23	Blue Skies Blue Skies (song) -History:The song was composed in 1926 as a last minute addition to the Rodgers and Hart musical, Betsy. Although the show only ran for 39 performances, "Blue Skies" was an instant success, with audiences on opening night demanding 24 encores of the piece from star, Belle Baker. During the final...	Willie Nelson	1
September 30	I've Always Been Crazy I've Always Been Crazy (song) "I've Always Been Crazy" is the title track to the 1978 album by Waylon Jennings. "I've Always Been Crazy" was written by Waylon Jennings and became his sixth number one on the country chart as a solo artist...	Waylon Jennings	1
October 7	Heartbreaker	Dolly Parton	3
October 28	It's Been a Great Afternoon It's Been a Great Afternoon "It's Been a Great Afternoon" is a single written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. Released in 1978, it was the second single from the album I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	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,...	1	2	RPM didn't publish on November 4 or November 11.
November 18	Let's Take the Long Way Around the World Let's Take the Long Way Around the World "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" is a 1978 single written by Archie Jordan and Naomi Martin and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" was Ronnie Milsap's eleventh number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and...	Ronnie Milsap	1
November 25	Cryin' Again Cryin' Again "Cryin' Again" is a single by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Released in 1978, it was the second single from the album Room Service. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...	The Oak Ridge Boys	1	3
December 2	Sleeping Single In a Double Bed Sleeping Single in a Double Bed "Sleeping Single In a Double Bed" is a 1978 single written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan and recorded by Barbara Mandrell for her album, Moods. "Sleeping Single In a Double Bed" would be Barbara Mandrell's twenty-sixth chart hit on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles, the first of six...	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...	2		^[A]
December 16	That's What You Do to Me That's What You Do to Me "That's What You Do to Me" is a single by American country music artist Charly McClain. Released in August 1978, it was the third single from her album Let Me Be Your Baby. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks...	Charly McClain Charly McClain Charlotte Denise McClain is an American country music singer, best-known for series of Country hits during the 1980s....	1	8	^[A]
December 23	Hooked on a Feeling Hooked on a Feeling "Hooked on a Feeling" is a 1968 pop song written by Mark James and originally performed by B. J. Thomas. Featuring the sound of the electric sitar, the song reached number five in 1969 on the Billboard Hot 100.-History:...	Carroll Baker	2	—