40 Number 1 Hits
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40 #1 Hits is a greatest hits collection by American country music artist 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...

, released in 2000 by Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

. The album peaked at #19 on the 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...

Top Country Albums chart. Since its release, the album has been certified Gold by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...

 for shipments of over 500,000 copies.

Disc 1

  1. "Pure Love
    Pure Love
    "Pure Love" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Originally released in 1974, the song became Milsap's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the late spring of the year...

    " (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...

    ) – 2:22
  2. "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends
    Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends
    "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" is song written by Kris Kristofferson. Ronnie Milsap recorded the song in 1974 and the song become his fourth country hit and second number on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of nine weeks on the country...

    " (Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...

    ) – 2:44
  3. "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
    (I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
    " A Legend in My Time" is a 1974 single written by Don Gibson and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. " A Legend in My Time" would be Ronnie Milsap's sixth country hit and his third number one. The single would stay at number one for a single week and spend a total of ten weeks within the top 40.Gibson...

    " (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...

    ) – 2:58
  4. "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry
    Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry (song)
    "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" is a 1944 song by Al Dexter. The song is the B-side to "So Long Pal" and went to number one on the Folk Juke Box charts for two weeks and a total of thirty weeks on the charts ....

    " (Al Dexter
    Al Dexter
    Al Dexter was an American country musician and songwriter. He is best known for "Pistol Packin' Mama," a 1944 hit that was one of the most popular recordings of the World War II years and later became a hit again with a cover by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters.-Biography:Born Clarence Albert...

    ) – 3:08
  5. "Daydreams About Night Things
    Daydreams About Night Things
    "Daydreams About Night Things" is a 1975 single written by John Schweers and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Daydreams About Night Things" would be Ronnie Milsap's eight hit on the country chart and his fourth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a...

    " (John Schweers) – 2:23
  6. "Just in Case
    Just in Case (Ronnie Milsap song)
    "Just in Case" is a single by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. Released in October 1975, it was the second single from his album Night Things. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:...

    " (Hugh Moffatt
    Hugh Moffatt
    Hugh Moffatt is an American country singer and songwriter. In the 1970s and 1980s several artists made hits out of his songs. He has also released critically acclaimed albums of his own.-Beginnings:...

    ) – 2:59
  7. "What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down
    What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down
    "What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down" is a 1976 single written by John Schweers and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down" would be Ronnie Milsap's fifth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on...

    " (Schweers) – 2:53
  8. "(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man
    (I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man
    " Stand by My Woman Man" is a 1976 single written by Kent Robbins and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. " Stand by My Woman Man" would be Ronnie Milsap's sixth number one on the country chart...

    " (Kent Robbins
    Kent Robbins
    Kent Robbins was an American country music songwriter. He began writing for Charley Pride's Pi-Gem music in 1974. Between then and his death, he wrote songs for several other country music artists...

    ) – 2:59
  9. "Let My Love Be Your Pillow
    Let My Love Be Your Pillow
    "Let My Love Be Your Pillow" is a 1976 single written by John Schweers and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Let My Love Be Your Pillow" would be Ronnie Milsap's seventh number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the chart.-Chart...

    " (Schweers) – 3:06
  10. "It Was Almost Like a Song
    It Was Almost Like a Song
    "It Was Almost Like a Song" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Released originally during 1977 by him, the song became one of the greatest successes of his recording career....

    " (Hal David
    Hal David
    Harold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...

    , Archie Jordan) – 3:38
  11. "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:...

    " (Jordan) – 3:58
  12. "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...

    " (R.C. Bannon
    R.C. Bannon
    Daniel Shipley is an American country music singer, known professionally as R.C. Bannon. Active since 1977, Bannon has recorded for the Columbia and RCA labels. He was also married to singer Louise Mandrell from 1979 to 1991, and charted six duets with her in addition to twelve singles of his own...

    , John Bettis
    John Bettis
    John Bettis is an American lyricist who has co-written many famous popular songs over the years. In 2011, John was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....

    ) – 3:29
  13. "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...

    " (Jordan, Naomi Martin) – 3:26
  14. "Back on My Mind Again
    Back on My Mind Again
    "Back on My Mind Again" is a single by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. Released in 1979, it was the third single from his album Only One Love in My Life. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:...

    " (Conrad Pierce, Charles Quillen) – 3:16
  15. "Nobody Likes Sad Songs
    Nobody Likes Sad Songs
    "Nobody Likes Sad Songs" is a 1979 single written by Bob McDill and Wayland Holyfield and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Nobody Likes Sad Songs" would be Ronnie Milsap's twelfth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of twelve weeks on...

    " (Bob McDill
    Bob McDill
    Robert Lee "Bob" McDill is an American country music songwriter. Active from the 1960s until 2000, he has written several songs for country music artists, including more than thirty Number One hits...

    , Wayland Holyfield
    Wayland Holyfield
    Wayland D. Holyfield, , is a prominent American songwriter and leader in the songwriting community.-Early life:Wayland Holyfield was born in Mallettown, Arkansas. He was educated in Arkansas public schools and attended Hendrix College at Conway, Arkansas before graduating from the University of...

    ) – 4:03
  16. "Why Don't You Spend the Night
    Why Don't You Spend the Night
    "Why Don't You Spend the Night" is a 1980 single written by Bob McDill and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Why Don't You Spend the Night" would be Ronnie Milsap's fourteenth number one on the country chart. The single spent a week at number one and a total of eleven weeks on the chart .-Chart...

    " (McDill) – 4:10
  17. "My Heart
    My Heart (Ronnie Milsap song)
    "My Heart is a 1980 single written by Don Pfrimmer and Charles Quillen and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "My Heart" was Milsap's fourteenth number one country hit. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart .-Chart performance:...

    " (Don Pfrimmer, Quillen) – 2:42
  18. "Cowboys and Clowns
    Cowboys and Clowns
    "Cowboys and Clowns" is a 1980 single written by Steve Dorff, Snuff Garrett, Gary Harju, and Larry Herbstritt and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Cowboys and Clowns" was featured in the film "Bronco Billy" and was also Ronnie Milsap's fifteenth number one on the country chart...

    " (Steve Dorff, Snuff Garrett
    Snuff Garrett
    Snuff Garrett is a retired American record producer whose most famous work was during the 1960s and 1970s. His nickname is a play on Garrett's Snuff, a brand of snuff....

    , Gary Harju, Larry Herbstritt) – 3:08
  19. "Smoky Mountain Rain
    Smoky Mountain Rain
    "Smoky Mountain Rain" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Originally released in 1980, the song became one of his best-known songs....

    " (Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan
    Dennis Morgan
    Dennis Morgan was an American actor-singer. Born as Earl Stanley Morner, he used the acting pseudonym Richard Stanley before adopting his professional name....

    ) – 3:45
  20. "Am I Losing You
    Am I Losing You
    "Am I Losing You" is a 1981 single written by Jim Reeves. He originally released it in 1957, with his version spending two weeks at number three on the country singles charts...

    " (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...

    ) – 3:37
  21. "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me
    (There's) No Gettin' Over Me
    " No Gettin' Over Me" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Known by many fans by its less grammatically correct title "There Ain't No Gettin' Over Me" — the song's official title appears nowhere in the lyrics — the song became one of Milsap's biggest country and pop hits...

    " (Walt Aldridge
    Walt Aldridge
    Walt Aldridge is an American musician, singer, songwriter, engineer and record producer.Aldridge is known primarily as a Nashville songwriter...

    , Tom Brasfield) – 3:16
  22. "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World
    I Wouldn't Have Missed It For the World
    "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Originally released in 1981, the song became one of his biggest hits in his recording career and came during the peak of his crossover success....

    " (Fleming, Morgan, Quillen) – 3:34
  23. "Any Day Now
    Any Day Now (1962 song)
    "Any Day Now" is the title of a popular song written by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard in 1962. The song has been recorded by numerous artists over the years, including notable versions by Chuck Jackson in 1962, Alan Price in 1965, Elvis Presley in 1969, and Ronnie Milsap in...

    " (Burt Bacharach
    Burt Bacharach
    Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...

    , Bob Hilliard
    Bob Hilliard
    Bob Hilliard was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs; "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", "Any Day Now", "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", "Our Day Will Come", "My Little Corner of the World", and "Seven Little Girls ".-Career:Born in New York City, New York, and after...

    ) – 3:43

Disc 2

  1. "He Got You
    He Got You
    - Success & Reception :His 32nd single to be released, the song also became his 20th No.1 hit on the country charts. It was a major hit on the Adult Contemporary charts as well, peaking at No. 15. It also had minor success on the pop charts, stopping at No. 59. The song is one of Milsap's most...

    " (Ralph Murray
    Ralph Murray
    Sir Francis Ralph Hay Murray KCMG, CB , was a British journalist, radio broadcaster and diplomat.-Background and education:...

    , Bobby Wood) – 3:33
  2. "Inside
    Inside (Ronnie Milsap song)
    "Inside" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Originally released in 1982, the song extended his early 1980s success as both a country and crossover artist when it reached its peak popularity in early 1983.-About the song:...

    " (Mike Reid) – 4:02
  3. "Stranger in My House
    Stranger in My House (Ronnie Milsap song)
    "Stranger in My House" is a hit song from 1983, recorded by country music artist Ronnie Milsap. The song tells of a man who suspects his wife is fantasizing about being with a secret lover.-Success & Reception:...

    " (Reid) – 4:13
  4. "Don't You Know How Much I Love You
    Don't You Know How Much I Love You
    "Don't You Know How Much I Love You" is a 1983 single written by Michael Stewart and Dan Williams and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Don't You Know How Much I Love You" was Ronnie Milsap's twenty-third number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve...

    " (Michael Stewart, Dan Williams) – 3:20
  5. "Show Her
    Show Her
    "Show Her" is a 1983 single written by Mike Reid and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Show Her" was Ronnie Milsap's twenty-fifth number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart ....

    " (Reid) – 4:00
  6. "Still Losing You
    Still Losing You
    "Still Losing You" was a hit song recorded in 1984 by country music singer Ronnie Milsap.- Success & Reception :"Still Losing You" was Ronnie Milsap's 38th single to be released and his 25th No. 1 hit on the Billboard country charts , and became one of his biggest hits. "Still Losing You" was ...

    " (Reid) – 5:19
  7. "She Keeps the Home Fires Burning
    She Keeps the Home Fires Burning
    "She Keeps the Home Fires Burning", recorded in 1985, is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap.His 41st single to be released, and his 26th No. 1 hit on the country charts, the song is highly regarded as one of Milsap's most popular songs. The song was originally exclusive to the...

    " (Morgan, Reid, Pfrimmer) – 4:01
  8. "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" (Fred Parris, Reid, Troy Seals
    Troy Seals
    Troy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...

    ) – 4:17
  9. "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
    Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
    "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" is a 1957 song written by Margo Sylvia & Gilbert Lopez. "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" was originally performed by The Tune Weavers, who had their only hit with this song. Both Margo Sylvia and Gilbert Lopez were members of The Tune Weavers. The single went to number...

    " (Margo Sylvia, Gilbert Lopez) – 3:41
  10. "In Love
    In Love (Ronnie Milsap song)
    "In Love" is a hit song from 1986, recorded by country music artist Ronnie Milsap.- Success & Reception :His 44th single to be released, "In Love" was simultaneously his 29th No. 1 hit on the Billboard country charts. The song came during the peak of Milsap's success as country music singer as it...

    " (Bruce Dees, Reid) – 4:34
  11. "How Do I Turn You On
    How Do I Turn You On
    "How Do I Turn You On" is a 1986 single by Ronnie Milsap. "How Do I Turn You On" was written by Robert Byrne and Mike Reid and was Ronnie Milsap's thirtieth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...

    " (Robert Byrne, Reid) – 4:45
  12. "Snap Your Fingers
    Snap Your Fingers
    "Snap Your Fingers" is a song written by Grady Martin and Alex Zanetis. It was originally recorded by gospel singer Joe Henderson in 1962, whose version peaked at #2 on the R&B charts and at #8 on the Hot 100 .-Cover versions:...

    " (Grady Martin
    Grady Martin
    Thomas Grady Martin was one of the most renowned, inventive and historically significant American session musicians in country music and rockabilly....

    , Alex Zanetis) – 3:05
  13. "Make No Mistake, She's Mine
    Make No Mistake, She's Mine
    "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" is a duet single recorded by country pop artists Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers in 1987.The song topped the Billboard country charts and peaked at #42 on the Adult Contemporary...

    " (Kim Carnes
    Kim Carnes
    Kim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice....

    ) – 3:58
    • with Kenny Rogers
      Kenny Rogers
      Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...

  14. "Where Do the Nights Go
    Where Do the Nights Go
    "Where Do the Nights Go" is a 1987 single written by Mike Reid and Rory Michael Bourke and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Where Do the Nights Go" was Ronnie Milsap's thirty-third number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart...

    " (Rory Michael Bourke
    Rory Michael Bourke
    Rory Michael Bourke is a country music songwriter born July 14, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio.Bourke moved to Nashville in 1964 and worked for a period in the promotional department of Mercury Records....

    , Reid) – 4:33
  15. "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)
    Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)
    "Don't You Ever Get Tired " is a country song written by Hank Cochran that was a hit single for Ray Price in 1965, reaching No. 11 on the Billboard chart. A later version by Ronnie Milsap in 1989 became Milsap's thirty-third number one single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one...

    " (Hank Cochran
    Hank Cochran
    Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold and others...

    ) – 3:06
  16. "A Woman in Love
    A Woman in Love (Ronnie Milsap song)
    "A Woman in Love", recorded by country music singer Ronnie Milsap in 1989, was his last song to reach number one on the U.S. country singles chart. It tells of man who is confused with the way women in love behave...

    " (Doug Millett, Wright) – 3:16
  17. "Stranger Things Have Happened
    Stranger Things Have Happened (song)
    "Stranger Things Have Happened" is a single by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. Released in 1990, it was the fourth single and title track from the album Stranger Things Have Happened. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...

    " (Roger Murrah
    Roger Murrah
    Roger Murrah is a songwriter and music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama....

    , Keith Stegall
    Keith Stegall
    Robert Keith Stegall is an American country music recording artist and record producer. Active since 1980, Stegall has recorded two-major label studio albums: 1985's Keith Stegall and 1996's Passages...

    ) – 3:11
  18. "Since I Don't Have You
    Since I Don't Have You
    "Since I Don't Have You" is a song by the doo-wop group The Skyliners. Released in 1958, the single reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also the top five of the R&B chart...

    " (Joseph Rock
    Joseph Rock
    Joseph Francis Charles Rock was an Austrian-American explorer, geographer, linguist and botanist.-Life:He was born in Vienna, Austria, but emigrated to the United States in 1905 and moved to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1907, where he eventually became an authority on the flora there...

    , Jimmy Beaumont, Lenny Martin) – 4:15
  19. "Livin' on Love" (Craig Fuller
    Craig Fuller
    Craig Fuller is an American musician and songwriter. Co-founder of Pure Prairie League, along with John David Call and George Ed Powell. Fuller departed after their second album, Bustin' Out, due to draft board problems. He returned to the music business in 1976 for two LPs with American Flyer...

    , Gary Nicholson) – 3:43
  20. "Time, Love and Money" (Sherrié Austin
    Sherrié Austin
    Sherrie Veronica Krenn is an Australian actress and singer, known professionally as Sherrié Austin. Active as a singer since her teenage years, Sherrié initially recorded as one half of the duo Colorhaus, which also featured Phil Radford...

    , Dave Berg
    Dave Berg (songwriter)
    Dave Berg is an American country music songwriter. His credits include the Number One country hits "Somebody" by Reba McEntire, "If You're Going Through Hell " and "These Are My People" by Rodney Atkins, and "Moments" by Emerson Drive...

    , Will Rambeaux) – 3:25

Chart performance

Chart (2000) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 19
U.S. Billboard 200 178
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