Country USA was a 23-volume series issued by Time-Life Music during the late 1980s and early 1990s, spotlighting country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 of the 1950s through early 1970s.

Each volume in the series chronicled a specific year in country music, from 1950 through 1972, and was issued on a double-length compact disc

Compact Disc

The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

 or cassette, or two vinyl albums. Individual volumes contained 24 tracks, usually representing the year's most popular and important songs. Also included was a booklet, containing liner notes written by some of the most respected historians of the genre, photographs of the artists, and information on the songs (writers, performers and peak position on Billboard magazines country charts).

All told, the entire series contains 552 tracks.

History

"Country USA" was first issued during the summer of 1988, and is pattered after Time-Life's successful "Rock'n'Roll Era

Rock'n'Roll Era (Time-Life Music)

Rock'n'Roll Era was a 42-volume series issued by Time-Life during the 1980s and early 1990s, spotlighting songs from the early years of rock and roll era, primarily the pre-Beatles era of 1954-1964...

" and "Your Hit Parade

Your Hit Parade (Time-Life Music)

Your Hit Parade -- was a 40-volume series issued by Time-Life during the late 1980s and early 1990s, spotlighting popular music from the pre-rock era years of 1940-1954, and non-rock and roll songs from 1955 through mid-1960s....

" series. It represented Time-Life's first real attempt at chronicling country music's post-1950 history; earlier in the 1980s, Time-Life had a budget "Country Series" and the later "Country & Western Classics."

During its peak, the "Country USA" series was advertised in television and magazine advertisements

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. The series was available by subscription (by calling a 1-800 number

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); those who purchased the series in that fashion received a new volume roughly every other month (on the format of their choice), and had the option of keeping just the volumes they wanted. Each volume was also offered for individual sale.

New volumes continued to be issued through 1991. Another series, "Contemporary Country

Contemporary Country (Time-Life Music)

Contemporary Country was a 22-volume series issued by Time-Life during the early 1990s, spotlighting country music of the 1970s through early 1990s....

," essentially picked up where "Country USA" left off, as that series covered the 1970s through early 1990s.

Time-Life continued to offer "Country USA" through the early first decade of the 21st century. The series has essentially been replaced by "Classic Country." Three newer series — "Country Gold," "Superstars of Country" and "Lifetime of Country Romance" — have also since been issued.

Critics widely hailed "Country USA" as a definitive overview of the genre during what some refer to as the Golden Age. In many cases, the songs offered on each volume represented the first time they had ever been re-released on compact disc. However, critics tempered their praise by pointing out a few minor faults, such as the exclusion of some tracks (in lieu of songs that weren't necessarily hits) and alternate versions/re-recordings of some hits.

The series

The track listings below represent the sequencing on the compact discs. While the sequencing is identical on the records and cassettes, some songs may be on different sides.

Also, while the years will be listed sequentially under the track listing section, the "Country USA" series was not issued sequentially by year. The series was issued in the following order:

• 1988 – 1961, 1957, 1962 and 1970.
• 1989 – 1971, 1968, 1958, 1969, 1959, 1965, 1963 and 1960.
• 1990 – 1956, 1964, 1954, 1952, 1967, 1972, 1955 and 1953.
• 1991 – 1966, 1951 and 1950.

1950

Cover: Little Jimmy Dickens

Little Jimmy Dickens

James Cecil Dickens , better known as Little Jimmy Dickens, is an American country music singer famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, 4'11" , and his rhinestone-studded outfits...

• "Hillbilly Fever" – Little Jimmy Dickens
  Little Jimmy Dickens
  James Cecil Dickens , better known as Little Jimmy Dickens, is an American country music singer famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, 4'11" , and his rhinestone-studded outfits...
  
  
• "Birmingham Bounce" – Red Foley
  Red Foley
  Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
  
  
• "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" – Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell , born William Orville Frizzell, was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty...
  
  
• "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It" – Hank Williams
• "Throw Your Love My Way" – Ernest Tubb
  Ernest Tubb
  Ernest Dale Tubb , nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" , marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music...
  
  
• "Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You)" – Stuart Hamblen
  Stuart Hamblen
  Stuart Hamblen , born Stuart Carl Hamblen, was one of American radio's first singing cowboys in 1926, and later became a Christian songwriter, temperance supporter and recurring candidate for political office....
  
  
• "Cuddle Buggin' Baby" – 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...
  
  
• "The Gods Were Angry With Me" – Margaret Whiting
  Margaret Whiting
  Margaret Whiting was a singer of American popular music and country music who first made her reputation during the 1940s and 1950s.-Youth:...
  
   and Jimmy Wakely
  Jimmy Wakely
  James Clarence Wakeley , better known as Jimmy Wakely, was an American country-Western singer and actor, one of the last crooning cowpokes following World War II...
  
  
• "Moanin' The Blues" – Hank Williams
• "I Love You A Thousand Ways" – Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell , born William Orville Frizzell, was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty...
  
  
• "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" – Red Foley
  Red Foley
  Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
  
  
• "I'm Moving On" – Hank Snow
  Hank Snow
  Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
  
  
• "Anticipation Blues" – Tennessee Ernie Ford
  Tennessee Ernie Ford
  Ernest Jennings Ford , better known as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop, and gospel musical genres...
  
  
• "Why Don't You Love Me" – Hank Williams
• "The Lovebug Itch" – 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...
  
  
• "Letters Have No Arms" – Ernest Tubb
  Ernest Tubb
  Ernest Dale Tubb , nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" , marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music...
  
  
• "I Love You Because" – Leon Payne
  Leon Payne
  Leon Payne , "the Blind Balladeer", was a country music singer and songwriter.-Life:Leon Roger Payne was born in Alba, Texas on June 15, 1917. He was blind in one eye at birth, and lost the sight of the other eye in early childhood. He attended the Texas School for the Blind from 1924 to 1935,...
  
  
• "A-Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed" – Little Jimmy Dickens
  Little Jimmy Dickens
  James Cecil Dickens , better known as Little Jimmy Dickens, is an American country music singer famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, 4'11" , and his rhinestone-studded outfits...
  
  
• "Mississippi" – Red Foley
  Red Foley
  Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
  
  
• "Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me" – 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...
  
  
• "Quicksilver" – Elton Britt
  Elton Britt
  Elton Britt , born James Elton Baker, was a country music guitarist and singer-songwriter.-Biography:Elton Britt was born in Searcy County, Arkansas...
  
   and Rosalie Allen
  Rosalie Allen
  Rosalie Allen was born Julie Marlene Bedra on June 27, 1924, in Old Forge, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and died September 24, 2003. Allen grew up the daughter of a Polish immigrant chiropractor in a large, impoverished Pennsylvania family...
  
  
• "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" – Hank Williams
• "Mule Train" – Tennessee Ernie Ford
  Tennessee Ernie Ford
  Ernest Jennings Ford , better known as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop, and gospel musical genres...
  
  
• "Goodnight Irene" – Red Foley
  Red Foley
  Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
  
   and Ernest Tubb
  Ernest Tubb
  Ernest Dale Tubb , nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" , marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music...
  
  

1951

Cover: Lefty Frizzell

Lefty Frizzell

Lefty Frizzell , born William Orville Frizzell, was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty...

• "The Golden Rocket" – Hank Snow
  Hank Snow
  Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
  
  
• "Howlin' At The Moon" – Hank Williams
• "The Shot Gun Boogie" – Tennessee Ernie Ford
  Tennessee Ernie Ford
  Ernest Jennings Ford , better known as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop, and gospel musical genres...
  
  
• "There's Been A Change In Me" – 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...
  
  
• "Mom And Dad's Waltz" – Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell , born William Orville Frizzell, was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty...
  
  
• "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way" – Carl Smith
  Carl Smith (country musician)
  Carl Milton Smith was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter...
  
  
• "Hot Rod Race" – Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan
• "Hey Good Lookin'" – Hank Williams
• "Kentucky Waltz" – 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...
  
  
• "Down Yonder" – Del Wood
  Del Wood
  Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood , known professionally as Del Wood, was an American pianist.-Biography:...
  
  
• "Slow Poke" – Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys
  Pee Wee King
  Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski , known professionally as Pee Wee King, was an American country music songwriter and recording artist best known for co-writing "The Tennessee Waltz"....
  
   (feat. Redd Stewart)
• "Always Late (With Your Kisses)" – Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell , born William Orville Frizzell, was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty...
  
  
• "Alabama Jubilee" – Red Foley
  Red Foley
  Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
  
  
• "The Rhumba Boogie" – Hank Snow
  Hank Snow
  Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
  
  
• "Poison Love" – Johnnie and Jack
• "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)" – Hank Williams
• "Let's Live A Little" – Carl Smith
  Carl Smith (country musician)
  Carl Milton Smith was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter...
  
  
• "I Want To Be With You Always" – Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell , born William Orville Frizzell, was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty...
  
  
• "Cherokee Boogie (Eh-Oh Aleena)" – Moon Mullican
  Moon Mullican
  Aubrey Wilson Mullican , known as Moon Mullican, was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and pianist. However, he also sang and played jazz, rock 'n' roll and the blues...
  
  
• "I Want To Play House With You" – 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...
  
  
• "The Tennessee Waltz" – Patti Page
  Patti Page
  Clara Ann Fowler , known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer, one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music. She was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s, and has sold over 100 million records...
  
  
• "Music Makin' Mama From Memphis" – Hank Snow
  Hank Snow
  Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
  
  
• "Cold, Cold Heart
  Cold, Cold Heart
  "Cold, Cold Heart" is a country music and popular music song, written by Hank Williams. This blues ballad is both a classic of honky tonk and an entry in the Great American Songbook....
  
  " – Hank Williams
• "Peace In The Valley" – Red Foley
  Red Foley
  Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
  
  

1952

Cover: Hank Williams

• "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
  Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
  "Jambalaya " is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in July 1952...
  
  " – Hank Williams
• "Blackberry Boogie" – Tennessee Ernie Ford
  Tennessee Ernie Ford
  Ernest Jennings Ford , better known as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop, and gospel musical genres...
  
  
• "That Heart Belongs To Me" – Webb Pierce
  Webb Pierce
  Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
  
  
• "Midnight" – Red Foley
  Red Foley
  Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
  
  
• "Are You Teasing Me" – Carl Smith
  Carl Smith (country musician)
  Carl Milton Smith was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter...
  
  
• "Give Me More More More (Of Your Kisses)" – Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell , born William Orville Frizzell, was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty...
  
  
• "A Full Time Job" – 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...
  
  
• "The Wild Side of Life
  The Wild Side of Life
  "The Wild Side of Life" is a song made famous by country music singer Hank Thompson. Originally released in 1952, the song became one of the most popular recordings in the genre's history, spending 15 weeks at No...
  
  " – Hank Thompson
  Hank Thompson (music)
  Henry William Thompson , known professionally as Hank Thompson, was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades...
  
  
• "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
  It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
  "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" is a 1952 country song written by J. D. "Jay" Miller, and originally recorded by Kitty Wells. It was an answer song to the Hank Thompson hit "The Wild Side of Life."...
  
  " – Kitty Wells
  Kitty Wells
  Ellen Muriel Deason , known professionally as Kitty Wells, is an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country star...
  
  
• "Half As Much" – Hank Williams
• "Back Street Affair" – Webb Pierce
  Webb Pierce
  Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
  
  
• "Almost" – George Morgan
  George Morgan (singer)
  George Thomas Morgan was a mid-20th century American country music singer. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and a former member of the Grand Ole Opry.-Biography:...
  
  
• "Too Old To Cut The Mustard" – Ernest Tubb
  Ernest Tubb
  Ernest Dale Tubb , nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" , marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music...
  
   and Red Foley
  Red Foley
  Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
  
  
• "I'm An Old Old Man (Tryin' To Live While I Can)" – Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell , born William Orville Frizzell, was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty...
  
  
• "Don't Just Stand There" – Carl Smith
  Carl Smith (country musician)
  Carl Milton Smith was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter...
  
  
• "Easy On The Eyes" – 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...
  
  
• "Indian Love Call" – Slim Whitman
  Slim Whitman
  Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr. , known professionally as Slim Whitman, is an American country music singer and songwriter, known for his yodelling abilities. He has sold in excess of 120 million albums in unit sales and has had numerous successful recordings...
  
  
• "Waiting In The Lobby Of Your Heart" – Hank Thompson
  Hank Thompson (music)
  Henry William Thompson , known professionally as Hank Thompson, was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades...
  
  
• "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" – Skeets McDonald
  Skeets McDonald
  Enos William McDonald , better known as Skeets McDonald, was an American country and rockabilly musician popular during the 1950s and 60s...
  
  
• "Wondering" – Webb Pierce
  Webb Pierce
  Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
  
  
• "Don't Stay Away (Till Love Grows Cold)" – Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell
  Lefty Frizzell , born William Orville Frizzell, was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty...
  
  
• "Missing In Action" – Ernest Tubb
  Ernest Tubb
  Ernest Dale Tubb , nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" , marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music...
  
  
• "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
  I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
  "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" is a song written by Fred Rose and American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams, released by Williams in 1952. The last single to be released during Williams' lifetime, it reached #1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart posthumously in January...
  
  " – Hank Williams
• "The Gold Rush Is Over" – Hank Snow
  Hank Snow
  Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
  
  

1953

Cover: Bill Carlisle

Bill Carlisle

William Toliver Carlisle was an American country music singer, songwriter, comedian and guitarist popular in the late 1940s and 1950s but who influenced the genre for more than 50 years. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.-Biography:Bill Carlisle was born in Wakefield, Kentucky...

• "No Help Wanted" – The Carlisles
  Bill Carlisle
  William Toliver Carlisle was an American country music singer, songwriter, comedian and guitarist popular in the late 1940s and 1950s but who influenced the genre for more than 50 years. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.-Biography:Bill Carlisle was born in Wakefield, Kentucky...
  
  
• "Hey, Joe!" – Carl Smith
  Carl Smith (country musician)
  Carl Milton Smith was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter...
  
  
• "Eddy's Song" – 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...
  
  
• "There Stands the Glass" – Webb Pierce
  Webb Pierce
  Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
  
  
• "Paying for That Back Street Affair" – Kitty Wells
  Kitty Wells
  Ellen Muriel Deason , known professionally as Kitty Wells, is an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country star...
  
  
• "Yesterday's Girl" – Hank Thompson
  Hank Thompson (music)
  Henry William Thompson , known professionally as Hank Thompson, was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades...
  
  
• "I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes" – Goldie Hill
  Goldie Hill
  Goldie Hill , born Argolda Voncile Hill, was an American country music singer. She was one of the first women in country music, and became one of the first women to reach the top of the country music charts with her No. 1 1953 hit, "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes"...
  
  
• "Your Cheatin' Heart" – Hank Williams
• "A Fool Such As I" – Hank Snow
  Hank Snow
  Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
  
  
• "I Couldn't Keep from Cryin'" – Marty Robbins
  Marty Robbins
  Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
  
  
• "It's Been So Long" – Webb Pierce
  Webb Pierce
  Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
  
  
• "Crying in the Chapel" – Rex Allen
  Rex Allen
  Rex Elvie Allen was an American film actor, singer and songwriter, known as the Arizona Cowboy, particularly known as the narrator in many Disney nature and Western film productions. For contributions to the recording industry, Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.-Family...
  
  
• "Mexican Joe" – 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...
  
  
• "Rub-a-Dub-Dub" – Hank Thompson
  Hank Thompson (music)
  Henry William Thompson , known professionally as Hank Thompson, was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades...
  
  
• "Kaw Liga" – Hank Williams
• "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" – The Davis Sisters
  Skeeter Davis
  Mary Frances Penick , better known as Skeeter Davis, was an American country music singer best known for crossover pop music songs of the early 1960s. She started out as part of The Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Records. In the late '50s, she became a solo...
  
  
• "I'll go On Alone" – Marty Robbins
  Marty Robbins
  Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
  
  
• "Shake a Hand" – Red Foley
  Red Foley
  Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
  
  
• "I'm Walking the Dog" – Webb Pierce
  Webb Pierce
  Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
  
  
• "How Much is That Hound Dog in the Window" – Homer and Jethro
  Homer and Jethro
  Homer and Jethro were the stage names of American country music duo Henry D. Haynes and Kenneth C. Burns , popular from the 1940s through the 1960s on radio and television for their satirical versions of popular songs...
  
  
• "Bimbo" – 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...
  
  
• "Take These Chains from My Heart" – Hank Williams
• "A Dear John Letter" – Jean Shepard
  Jean Shepard
  Ollie Imogene Shepard , better known as Jean Shepard, is an American honky tonk singer-songwriter who was a pioneer for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which reached the #1 spot...
  
   and Ferlin Husky
  Ferlin Husky
  Ferlin Eugene Husky was an early American country music singer who was equally adept at the genres of traditional honky honk, ballads, spoken recitations, and rockabilly pop tunes...
  
  
• "Wake Up, Irene" – Hank Thompson
  Hank Thompson (music)
  Henry William Thompson , known professionally as Hank Thompson, was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades...
  
  

1954

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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...

• "That's All Right" – Marty Robbins
  Marty Robbins
  Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
  
  
• "Sure Fire Kisses" – Justin Tubb
  Justin Tubb
  Justin Wayne Tubb was an American country music singer and songwriter. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was the oldest son of legendary country singer Ernest Tubb.-Biography:...
  
   and Goldie Hill
  Goldie Hill
  Goldie Hill , born Argolda Voncile Hill, was an American country music singer. She was one of the first women in country music, and became one of the first women to reach the top of the country music charts with her No. 1 1953 hit, "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes"...
  
  
• "Honky-Tonk Girl" – Hank Thompson
  Hank Thompson (music)
  Henry William Thompson , known professionally as Hank Thompson, was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades...
  
  
• "More And More" – Webb Pierce
  Webb Pierce
  Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
  
  
• "I Don't Hurt Anymore" – Hank Snow
  Hank Snow
  Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
  
  
• "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" – Faron Young
  Faron Young
  Faron Young was an American country music singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars...
  
  
• "You Better Not Do That" – Tommy Collins
  Tommy Collins
  Tommy Collins, sometimes referred to as Tom Collins M.A., Dublin City University, is an Irish filmmaker.- Biography :Born in County Donegal, he moved as a child to nearby Derry, Northern Ireland...
  
  
• "Back Up Buddy" – Carl Smith
  Carl Smith (country musician)
  Carl Milton Smith was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter...
  
  
• "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" – Ray Price
  Ray Price (musician)
  Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...
  
  
• "I Really Don't Want To Know" – 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...
  
  
• "If You Don't Somebody Else Will" – Jimmy & Johnny
  Jimmy & Johnny
  Jimmy & Johnny were an American country music duo composed of Jimmy Lee Fautheree and Johnny "Country" Mathis. They scored several hits on the U.S. country charts in the 1950s....
  
  
• "Secret Love" – Slim Whitman
  Slim Whitman
  Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr. , known professionally as Slim Whitman, is an American country music singer and songwriter, known for his yodelling abilities. He has sold in excess of 120 million albums in unit sales and has had numerous successful recordings...
  
  
• "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" – 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"....
  
  
• "Even Tho" – Webb Pierce
  Webb Pierce
  Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
  
  
• "Two Glasses Joe" – Ernest Tubb
  Ernest Tubb
  Ernest Dale Tubb , nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" , marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music...
  
  
• "One By One" – Red Foley
  Red Foley
  Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
  
   and Kitty Wells
  Kitty Wells
  Ellen Muriel Deason , known professionally as Kitty Wells, is an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country star...
  
  
• "Loose Talk" – Carl Smith
  Carl Smith (country musician)
  Carl Milton Smith was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter...
  
  
• "Let Me Go Lover" – Hank Snow
  Hank Snow
  Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
  
  
• "This Ole House" – Stuart Hamblen
  Stuart Hamblen
  Stuart Hamblen , born Stuart Carl Hamblen, was one of American radio's first singing cowboys in 1926, and later became a Christian songwriter, temperance supporter and recurring candidate for political office....
  
  
• "Watcha Gonna Do Now" – Tommy Collins
  Tommy Collins
  Tommy Collins, sometimes referred to as Tom Collins M.A., Dublin City University, is an Irish filmmaker.- Biography :Born in County Donegal, he moved as a child to nearby Derry, Northern Ireland...
  
  
• "Slowly" – Webb Pierce
  Webb Pierce
  Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
  
  
• "Release Me" – Ray Price
  Ray Price (musician)
  Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...
  
  
• "The New Green Light" – Hank Thompson
  Hank Thompson (music)
  Henry William Thompson , known professionally as Hank Thompson, was an American country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades...
  
  
• "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight" – Johnnie and Jack

1955

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Louvin Brothers

The Louvin Brothers were an American country music duo composed of brothers Ira Lonnie Loudermilk and Charlie Elzer Loudermilk , better known as Ira and Charlie Louvin. They helped popularize close harmony, a genre of country music.-History:The brothers adopted the name Louvin Brothers in the...

• "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
  Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
  Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young was Faron Young's first number one song and his fifth consecutive top ten hit. It spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country music charts in 1955. "This was a tune I detested," Faron said. "Ken Nelson made me record this song. I put it out and it was a...
  
  " – Faron Young
• "I've Been Thinking" – Eddy Arnold
• "There She Goes" – Carl Smith
• "When I Stop Dreaming" – The Louvin Brothers
• "I Forgot To Remember To Forget" – Elvis Presley
• "Yellow Roses" – Hank Snow
• "Love, Love, Love" – Webb Pierce
• "Why Baby Why" – George Jones
• "Sixteen Tons
  Sixteen Tons
  "Sixteen Tons" is a song about the life of a coal miner, first recorded in 1946 by American country singer Merle Travis and released on his box set album Folk Songs of the Hills the following year...
  
  " – Tennessee Ernie Ford
• "Just Call Me Lonesome" – Eddy Arnold
• "Making Believe
  Making Believe
  Making Believe is a country music song written by Jimmy Work and best known for its chart-topping version in 1955 by Kitty Wells. The song is consistently on lists of all-time greatest country music songs and has been covered by scores of artists over the past fifty years, including Bob Dylan,...
  
  " – Kitty Wells
• "It Tickles" – Tommy Collins
• "Mystery Train
  Mystery Train
  "Mystery Train" is a song written by Junior Parker and Sam Phillips. It was first recorded in Phillip's Memphis Recording Service and Sun Records at 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee in 1953. Raymond Hill plays tenor sax and Matt Murphy plays lead guitar with Bill Johnson on piano, Pat Hare on...
  
  " – Elvis Presley
• "In the Jailhouse Now
  In the Jailhouse Now
  "In The Jailhouse Now" is an American novelty blues song originally found in vaudeville performances from the early 20th century, usually credited to Jimmie Rodgers...
  
  " – Webb Pierce
• "Cry! Cry! Cry!!" – Johnny Cash
• "All Right" – Faron Young
• "Eat Drink and Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry)" – Porter Wagoner
• "The Cattle Call" – Eddy Arnold
• "Wildwood Flower
  Wildwood Flower
  "Wildwood Flower" is an American song, best known through performances and recordings by the Carter Family. However, the song predates them. The original title was "I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets"...
  
  " – Hank Thompson
• "As Long As I Live" – Red Foley & Kitty Wells
• "Kisses Don't Lie" – Carl Smith
• "A Satisfied Mind
  A Satisfied Mind
  A Satisfied Mind is a compilation of 9 of the 12 songs from the 1962 Capitol album Big Bluegrass Special plus "A Satisfied Mind" which was previously released as flipside of Glen Campbell's 1966 Capitol single "Can’t You See I’m Trying"....
  
  " – Porter Wagoner
• "I Don't Care" – Webb Pierce
• "Yonder Comes A Sucker" – Jim Reeves

1956

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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"....

• "Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
• "Why Baby Why" – Red Sovine & Webb Pierce
• "I've Got Five Dollars And It's Saturday Night" – Faron Young
• "Cash On The Barrel Head" – The Louvin Brothers
• "I Take The Chance" – The Browns
• "The Blackboard Of My Heart" – Hank Thompson
• "Singing The Blues" – Marty Robbins
• "Crazy Arms
  Crazy Arms
  "Crazy Arms" is an American country song recorded by Ray Price. The song, released in May 1956, went on to become a hit that year and a honky-tonk standard. It was Price's first number one hit. The song was written by Ralph Mooney and Charles Seals...
  
  " – Ray Price
• "I Want You I Need You I Love You" – Elvis Presley
• "I'm A One-Woman Man" – Johnny Horton
• "You And Me" – Red Foley & Kitty Wells
• "I Walk the Line
  I Walk the Line
  "I Walk the Line" is a song written by Johnny Cash and recorded in 1956. It was performed with the help of Marshall Grant and Luther Perkins, two mechanics that his brother introduced him to following his discharge from the Air Force. Cash and his wife, Vivian, were living in Memphis, Tennessee,...
  
  " – Johnny Cash
• "Blue Suede Shoes" – Carl Perkins
• "Any Old Time" – Webb Pierce
• "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby" – The Louvin Brothers
• "Trouble In Mind" – Eddy Arnold
• "I've Got A New Heartache" – Ray Price
• "Searching" – Kitty Wells
• "You Are The One" – Carl Smith
• "Sweet Dreams" – Faron Young
• "Yes I Know Why" – Webb Pierce
• "Folsom Prison Blues
  Folsom Prison Blues
  "Folsom Prison Blues" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Cash. The song combines elements from two popular folk genres, the train song and the prison song, both of which Cash would continue to use for the rest of his career...
  
  " – Johnny Cash
• "You're Running Wild" – The Louvin Brothers
• "You Don't Know Me" – Eddy Arnold

1957

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Marty Robbins

Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...

• "Honky Tonk Song" – Webb Pierce
  Webb Pierce
  Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
  
  
• "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)" – Marty Robbins
  Marty Robbins
  Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
  
  
• "Dixie Fried" – Carl Perkins
  Carl Perkins
  Carl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954...
  
  
• "Home Of The Blues
  Home of the Blues
  "Home of the Blues" is a Johnny Cash song about his unhappy childhood. It was recorded over a year after "I Walk the Line" on July 1, 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee. The song was written by Johnny Cash, and Douglas L...
  
  " – 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...
  
  
• "Walking After Midnight" – Patsy Cline
• "My Special Angel" – Bobby Helms
• "Bye Bye Love" – The Everly Brothers
• "Gonna Find Me A Bluebird" – Marvin Rainwater
  Marvin Rainwater
  Marvin Karlton Rainwater , better known as Marvin Rainwater, is an American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter who had several hits during the late 1950s, including "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" and "Whole Lotta Woman"...
  
  
• "A Fallen Star" – Jimmy C. Newman
  Jimmy C. Newman
  Jimmy Yves Newman , better known as Jimmy C. Newman , is an American singer and a long time star of the Grand Ole Opry.-Biography:Newman was born near Big Mamou, Louisiana...
  
  
• "Four Walls" – Jim Reeves
• "Repenting" – Kitty Wells
  Kitty Wells
  Ellen Muriel Deason , known professionally as Kitty Wells, is an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country star...
  
  
• "The Story Of My Life" – Marty Robbins
• "My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You" – Ray Price
• "Young Love" – 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...
  
  
• "I'm Tired" – Webb Pierce
• "Fraulein" – Bobby Helms
• "I Found My Girl In The USA" – Jimmie Skinner
  Jimmie Skinner
  Jimmie Skinner was an American country and bluegrass music singer and guitarist. He also was known for a mail-order record business and retail store in Cincinnati, Ohio.-Biography:...
  
  
• "You Win Again" – 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...
  
  
• "I'm Coming Home" – Johnny Horton
  Johnny Horton
  John Gale "Johnny" Horton was an American country music and rockabilly singer most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs" which began the "historical ballad" craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s...
  
  
• "Knee Deep in the Blues
  Knee Deep in the Blues
  "Knee Deep in the Blues" is a song written by Melvin Endsley and was recorded by Marty Robbins in 1957. The song reached #3 on the Country Singles charts.-Guy Mitchell version:...
  
  " – Marty Robbins
• "Am I Losing You" – Jim Reeves
• "Tangled Mind" – Hank Snow
• "Honeycomb" – Jimmie Rodgers
  Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer)
  James Frederick "Jimmie" Rodgers is an American singer. He is not related to the country singer of the same name.-Career:...
  
  
• "Gone
  Gone (Ferlin Husky song)
  "Gone" is a 1957 single by Ferlin Husky written by Smokey Rogers. The song was Ferlin Husky's second #1 on the country chart where it stayed at the top for ten weeks with a total of twenty-seven weeks on the charts...
  
  " – Ferlin Husky

1958

Cover: Ernest Tubb

Ernest Tubb

Ernest Dale Tubb , nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" , marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music...

• "Oh, Lonesome Me" – Don Gibson
• "Tupelo County Jail" – Webb Pierce
• "Just Married" – Marty Robbins
• Invitation to the Blues – Ray Price
• "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" – Charlie Walker
• "Don't" – Elvis Presley
• "Guess Things Happen That Way" – Johnny Cash
• "Treasure of Love" – George Jones
• "All I Have to Do Is Dream" – Everly Brothers
• "She's No Angel" – Kitty Wells
• "I Can't Stop Loving You" – Don Gibson
• "Squaws Along the Yukon" – Hank Thompson
• "Cigarettes and Coffee Blues" – Lefty Frizzell
• "Half a Mind" – Ernest Tubb
• "Alone With You" – Faron Young
• "Blue Boy" – Jim Reeves
• "City Lights
  City Lights (Bill Anderson song)
  "City Lights" is an American country music song written by Bill Anderson. It twice became a No. 1 hit — in 1958 and again in 1975.Ray Price recorded the original version in 1958, with his version becoming a long-running No. 1 hit. Mickey Gilley recorded a cover version in 1974, and his version also...
  
  " – Ray Price
• "It's Only Make Believe" – Conway Twitty
• "My Baby's Gone" – Louvin Brothers
• "Bird Dog" – Everly Brothers
• "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" – Johnny Cash
• "Blue Blue Day" – Don Gibson
• "Life to Go" – Stonewall Jackson
• "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On – Hank Locklin

1959

Cover: Faron Young

• "The Battle Of New Orleans" – Johnny Horton
• "White Lightning
  White Lightning (George Jones song)
  "White Lightning" is the title of a song written by the rockabilly artist J. P. Richardson, best known by his stage name, The Big Bopper. The song was recorded by American country music artist George Jones and released as a single in February 1959. On April 13, 1959, Jones' version became the first...
  
  " – George Jones
• "Who Cares" – Don Gibson
• "The Three Bells" – The Browns
• "Black Land Farmer" – Frankie Miller
• "The Same Old Me" – Ray Price
• "El Paso" – Marty Robbins
• "Amigo's Guitar" – Kitty Wells
• "I Ain't Never" – Webb Pierce
• "Cabin On The Hill" – Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
• "Gotta Travel On" – Billy Grammer
• "He'll Have To Go" – Jim Reeves
• "Who Shot Sam" – George Jones
• "Country Girl" – Faron Young
• "Set Him Free" – Skeeter Davis
• "When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)" – Johnny Horton
• "Under Your Spell Again" – Buck Owens
• "Don't Take Your Guns To Town" – Johnny Cash
• "Tennessee Stud" – Eddy Arnold
• "Heartaches By The Number" – Ray Price
• "Come Walk With Me" – Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper
• "Waterloo" – Stonewall Jackson
• "Don't Tell Me Your Troubles" – Don Gibson
• Long Black Veil" – Lefty Frizzell

1960

Cover: Kitty Wells

• "One More Time" – Ray Price
• "Alabam" – Cowboy Copas
• "No Love Have I" – Webb Pierce
• "Left To Right" – Kitty Wells
• "Another" – Roy Drusky
• "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)" – Buck Owens
• "A Six Pack To Go" – Hank Thompson
• "Miller's Cave" – Hank Snow
• "I Missed Me" – Jim Reeves
• "Just One Time" – Don Gibson
• "Your Old Used To Be" – Faron Young
• "Family Bible" – Claude Gray
• "Wishful Thinking" – Wynn Stewart
• "North To Alaska" – Johnny Horton
• "Honky Tonk Girl" – Loretta Lynn
• "Fallen Angel" – Webb Pierce
• "Big Iron" – Marty Robbins
• "Let's Think About Living" – Bob Luman
• "Hot Rod Lincoln" – Charlie Ryan
• "Above And Beyond" – Buck Owens
• "Wings Of A Dove" – Ferlin Husky
• "Please Help Me I'm Falling" – Hank Locklin
• "(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too" – Skeeter Davis
• "Last Date" – Floyd Cramer

1961

Cover: Patsy Cline

• "I Fall To Pieces" – Patsy Cline
• "Heart Over Mind" – Ray Price
• "Walk On By" – Leroy Van Dyke
• "Don't Worry" – Marty Robbins
• "Sleepy-Eyed John" – Johnny Horton
• "My Last Date (With You)" – Skeeter Davis
• "Foolin' Around" – Buck Owens
• "The Window Up Above" – George Jones
• "Po' Folks" – Bill Anderson
• "Beggar To A King" – Hank Snow
• "Heartbreak U.S.A." – Kitty Wells
• "Sweet Dreams" – Don Gibson
• "Hello Walls
  Hello Walls
  "Hello Walls" is an American country music song recorded by Faron Young. It became a massive hit in 1961, reaching #1 country and #12 pop, and introduced its songwriter – Willie Nelson – to a national audience....
  
  " – Faron Young
• "Louisiana Man" – Rusty and Doug
• "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven" – Tex Ritter
• "Three Hearts In A Tangle" – Roy Drusky
• "Oklahoma Hills" – Hank Thompson
• "Crazy" – Patsy Cline
• "Big Bad John" – Jimmy Dean
• "Your Old Love Letters" – Porter Wagoner
• "Tender Years" – George Jones
• "Right Or Wrong" – Wanda Jackson
• "Sea Of Heartbreak" – Don Gibson
• "Under The Influence Of Love" – Buck Owens

1962

• "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett" – Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
• "Wolverton Mountain" – Claude King
• "She Thinks I Still Care" – George Jones
• "Imagine That" – Patsy Cline
• "I Can Mend Your Broken Heart" – Don Gibson
• "I've Been Everywhere" – Hank Snow
• "Ruby Ann" – Marty Robbins
• "Don't Let Me Cross Over
  Don't Let Me Cross Over
  "Don't Let Me Cross Over" is a song made famous as a duet by Carl Butler and Pearl, a husband-and-wife country music duo. Originally released in November 1962, the song needed just four weeks to reach the number-one spot on the Billboard Country Singles chart...
  
  " – Carl Butler
• "Success" – Loretta Lynn
• "Charlie's Shoes" – Billy Walker
• "Misery Loves Company" – Porter Wagoner
• "Funny How Time Slips Away" – Willie Nelson
• "Lonesome Number One" – Don Gibson
• "Honky-Tonk Man
  Honky Tonk Man (song)
  "Honky Tonk Man" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Johnny Horton. It was released in March 1956 as his debut single, reaching #9 on the U.S. country singles charts...
  
  " – Johnny Horton
• "Mama Sang A Song" – Bill Anderson
• "A Wound Time Can't Erase" – Stonewall Jackson
• "She's Got You" – Patsy Cline
• "Devil Woman" – Marty Robbins
• "In the Jailhouse Now" – Johnny Cash
• "The End Of The World" – Skeeter Davis
• "Trouble's Back In Town" – The Wilburn Brothers
• "Touch Me" – Willie Nelson
• "If A Woman Answers (Hang Up the Phone)" – Leroy Van Dyke
• "Adios Amigo" – Jim Reeves

1963

Cover: Buck Owens

Buck Owens

Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...

• "Ring Of Fire" – Johnny Cash
• "Act Naturally" – Buck Owens
• "Not What I Had In Mind" – George Jones
• "Night Life" – Ray Price
• "Leavin' On Your Mind" – Patsy Cline
• "Begging To You" – Marty Robbins
• "Six Days On The Road" – Dave Dudley
• "Detroit City
  Detroit City
  "Detroit City" is a song made famous by country music singer Bobby Bare. Originally released in 1963, the song — sometimes known as "I Wanna Go Home" — was Bare's first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart that summer, and became a country music standard.-About the song:Prior to...
  
  " – Bobby Bare
• "Thanks A Lot" – Ernest Tubb
• "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
  We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds
  "We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds" is a song made famous as a duet by country music singers George Jones and Melba Montgomery. Originally released in 1963, the song became a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and a country music standard....
  
  " – George Jones and Melba Montgomery
• "From A Jack To A King" – Ned Miller
• "Make The World Go Away" – Ray Price
• "Love's Gonna Live Here" – Buck Owens
• "Ninety Miles An Hour (Down A Dead End Street)" – Hank Snow
• "Faded Love" – Patsy Cline
• "500 Miles Away From Home" – Bobby Bare
• "Roll Muddy River" – The Wilburn Brothers
• "Still" – Bill Anderson
• "Talk Back Trembling Lips" – Ernest Ashworth
• "Before I'm Over You" – Loretta Lynn
• "Abilene
  Abilene (song)
  Abilene is the title of a song written by Bob Gibson and John D. Loudermilk, and recorded by American country music artist George Hamilton IV. The song reached number one on the U.S. country music chart for four weeks, and peaked at number 15 on the pop music charts...
  
  " – George Hamilton IV
• "The Matador" – Johnny Cash
• "Lonesome 7-7203 - Hawkshaw Hawkins
• "Sweet Dreams (Of You) - Patsy Cline

1964

Cover: 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...

• "The Race Is On" – George Jones
• "Understand Your Man" – Johnny Cash
• "Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar)" – Jean Shepard
• "Don't Be Angry" – Stonewall Jackson
• "Together Again" – Buck Owens
• "You're the Only World I Know
  You're the Only World I Know
  "You're the Only World I Know" is a song made famous by country music singer Sonny James.-Song popularity:In January 1965 it became his 2nd No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart ....
  
  " – Sonny James
• "Chug-a-Lug" – Roger Miller
• "Happy Birthday" – Loretta Lynn
• "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" – Hank Williams Jr.
• "Sorrow On The Rocks" – Porter Wagoner
• "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes" – Johnny Cash
• "Four Strong Winds" – Bobby Bare
• "My Heart Skips A Beat" – Buck Owens
• "Saginaw Michigan" – Lefty Frizzell
• "I Guess I'm Crazy" – Jim Reeves
• "Cross The Brazos At Waco" – Billy Walker
• "Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was On The Right)" – George Jones
• "Burning Memories" – Ray Price
• "It Ain't Me Babe" – Johnny Cash
• "I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)" – Buck Owens
• "Dang Me
  Dang Me
  "Dang Me" is a 1964 song by American country music artist Roger Miller, and that year's Grammy Award winner for Best Country & Western Song. Miller's first major country hit and first Top Ten pop music hit, it was a novelty song whose "jazzy instrumental section" helped make it "the quintessential...
  
  " – Roger Miller
• "Once A Day" – Connie Smith
• "Widow Maker" – Jimmy Martin
• "Welcome To My World" - Jim Reeves

1965

Cover: 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...

• "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail
  I've Got a Tiger By the Tail
  "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" is a song made famous by country music band Buck Owens and the Buckaroos. Released in December 1964, the song became one of Owens' signature songs and showcases of the Bakersfield sound in the genre.-About the song:...
  
  " – Buck Owens
• "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
  (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
  Strangers is the title of a song written by Liz Anderson. Best remembered as American country music artist Merle Haggard's first national top ten record, it was also a top ten song concurrently for Roy Drusky. The song is also known as All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers, All My Friends Are...
  
  " – Merle Haggard
• "Things Have Gone to Pieces" – George Jones
• "I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water" – Stonewall Jackson
• "Make The World Go Away
  Make the World Go Away
  "Make the World Go Away" is a country-popular music song composed by Hank Cochran. It has become a Top 40 popular success three times: for Timi Yuro , for Eddy Arnold , and for the brother-sister duo Donny and Marie Osmond . The original version of the song was recorded by Ray Price during...
  
  " – Eddy Arnold
• "King of the Road
  King of the Road
  - Music :* "King of the Road" , a 1965 song by Roger Miller* King of the Road , an album by Fu Manchu* King of the Road, an EP by The Proclaimers- Other uses :* King of the Road , a contest sponsored by Thrasher magazine...
  
  " – Roger Miller
• "Orange Blossom Special
  Orange Blossom Special
  Orange Blossom Special may refer to:* Orange Blossom Special , was a passenger train operated by the Seaboard Air Line Railway* Orange Blossom Special , by Ervin T. Rouse* Orange Blossom Special , an album by Johnny Cash...
  
  " – Johnny Cash
• "Flowers on the Wall
  Flowers on the Wall
  "Flowers on The Wall" is a song made famous by country music group The Statler Brothers. Written and composed by the group's original tenor, Lew DeWitt, the song peaked in popularity in January 1966, spending four weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart, and reaching No....
  
  " – Statler Brothers
• "Then And Only Then" – Connie Smith
• "Skid Row Joe" – Porter Wagoner
• "Behind The Tear" – Sonny James
• "Ribbon of Darkness
  Ribbon of Darkness
  "Ribbon of Darkness" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot that was released in 1965 as a single by Marty Robbins. The song was Robbins' eleventh number one on the U.S...
  
  " – Marty Robbins
• "Girl On The Billboard" – Del Reeves
• "Take Me" – George Jones
• "This Is It" – Jim Reeves
• "Blue Kentucky Girl" – Loretta Lynn
• "Kansas City Star" – Roger Miller
• "What's He Doin' In My World" – Eddy Arnold
• "Yakety Axe
  Yakety Sax
  "Yakety Sax" is a piece of music written by James Q. "Spider" Rich and popularized by saxophonist Boots Randolph.The composition includes pieces of assorted fiddle tunes such as "Chicken Reel", and was written for a performance at a venue called The Armory in Hopkinsville, Kentucky...
  
  " – Chet Atkins
• "Green, Green Grass of Home" – Porter Wagoner
• "The Other Woman" – Ray Price
• "Before You Go" – Buck Owens
• "Is It Really Over" – Jim Reeves
• "Ten Little Bottles" – Johnny Bond

1966

Cover: 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...

• "Open Up Your Heart" – Buck Owens
• "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)
  Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)
  "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' " is a country music song, made famous by Country music singer Loretta Lynn in early 1967...
  
  " – Loretta Lynn
• "Swinging Doors" – Merle Haggard
• "Almost Persuaded" – David Houston
• "Take Good Care Of Her" – Sonny James
• "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me (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...
  
  )" – Waylon Jennings
• "I Get The Fever" – Bill Anderson
• "The Streets Of Baltimore" – Bobby Bare
• "Would You Hold It Against Me" – Dottie West
• "You Ain't Woman Enough" – Loretta Lynn
• "There Goes My Everything" – Jack Greene
• "Distant Drums" – Jim Reeves
• "The Bottle Let Me Down" – Merle Haggard
• "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line" – Buck Owens
• "The Hurtin's All Over" – Connie Smith
• "Room In Your Heart" – Sonny James
• "The One On The Right Is On The Left" – Johnny Cash
• "England Swings" – Roger Miller
• "Queen Of The House" – Jody Miller)
• "Four-O-Thirty Three" – George Jones
• "Blue Side Of Lonesome" – Jim Reeves
• "Think Of Me" – Buck Owens
• "The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me" – Eddy Arnold
• "Standing In The Shadows" – Hank Williams Jr.

1967

Cover: Tammy Wynette

• "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" – Tammy Wynette
• "The Cold Hard Facts Of Life" – Porter Wagoner
• "Branded Man" – Merle Haggard
• "If You're Not Gone Too Long" – Loretta Lynn
• "Walk Through This World With Me" – George Jones
• "Jackson" – Johnny Cash and June Carter
• "Tonight Carmen" – Marty Robbins
• "It's Such a Pretty World Today
  It's Such a Pretty World Today
  "It's Such a Pretty World Today" is the title of a popular song released in 1967. The song was written by songwriter Dale Noe.The song was originally a country music single by singer Wynn Stewart...
  
  " – Wynn Stewart
• "It's the Little Things" – Sonny James
• "Where Does The Good Times Go" – Buck Owens
• "My Elusive Dreams" – David Houston and Tammy Wynette
• "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" – Glen Campbell
• "Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man" – Johnny Cash and June Carter
• "The Fugitive" – Merle Haggard
• "I Can't Get There From Here" – George Jones
• "Phantom 309" – Red Sovine
• "Break My Mind" – George Hamilton IV
• "The Party's Over" – Willie Nelson
• "Sam's Place" — Buck Owens
• "Rosanna's Going Wild" – Johnny Cash
• "Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger" – Charley Pride
• "I Don't Wanna Play House" – Tammy Wynette
• "Sing Me Back Home" – Merle Haggard
• "Ode to Billie Joe" – Bobbie Gentry

1968

Cover: 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...

• "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line" – Waylon Jennings
• "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)" – Jerry Lee Lewis
• "The Image Of Me" – Conway Twitty
• "When The Grass Grows Over Me" – George Jones
• "Rocky Top" – The Osborne Brothers
• "Stand By Your Man" – Tammy Wynette
• "Mama Tried" – Merle Haggard
• "How Long Will My Baby Be Gone" – Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
• "The Last Thing on My Mind
  The Last Thing on My Mind
  "The Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written by American musician and singer-songwriter Tom Paxton in the early 1960s, which Paxton first recorded in 1964...
  
  " – Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
• "The Day The World Stood Still" – Charley Pride
• "Harper Valley PTA" – Jeannie C. Riley
• "Wichita Lineman" – Glen Campbell
• "Folsom Prison Blues" – Johnny Cash
• "Fist City
  Fist City
  "Fist City" is a country music song written and performed by Loretta Lynn, released in 1968. Inspired by her husband's dalliances with other women who pursued him while she was busy touring, Lynn wrote the song as a warning for other women to stay away from him if they do not wish to be soundly...
  
  " – Loretta Lynn
• "She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left Of Me)" – Jerry Lee Lewis
• "The Carroll County Accident" – Porter Wagoner
• "D-I-V-O-R-C-E
  D-I-V-O-R-C-E
  "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" is an American country music song written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, and made famous by Tammy Wynette. Wynette's version was a number one country hit in 1968.-Background:...
  
  " – Tammy Wynette
• "I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am" – Merle Haggard
• "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" – Flatt & Scruggs
• "Looking At The World Through A Windshield" – Del Reeves
• "Holding On To Nothin'" – Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
• "Next In Line" – Conway Twitty
• "Another Place, Another Time" – Jerry Lee Lewis
• "Skip A Rope" – Henson Cargill

1969

Cover: 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,...

• "Workin' Man's Blues
  Workin' Man's Blues
  "Workin' Man Blues" is an American country music song performed by its writer, Merle Haggard. Released in 1969, the song was released during his early peak and became one of several signature songs during his career.-Background:...
  
  " – Merle Haggard
• "All I Have to Offer You Is Me
  All I Have to Offer You Is Me
  "All I Have to Offer You " is an American country music song made famous in 1969 by Charley Pride.The song, released that June, reached the top of the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart that August, and in doing so it became Pride's first No. 1 song. It also accomplished a feat not done...
  
  " – Charley Pride
• "Bloody Mary Morning" – Willie Nelson
• "My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy" – Dolly Parton
• "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" – Jerry Lee Lewis
• "Statue Of A Fool" – Jack Greene
• "Ruby (Don't Take Your Love To Town)" – Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
• "Homecoming" – Tom T. Hall
• "The Ways To Love A Man" – Tammy Wynette
• "I'll Share My World With You" – George Jones
• "Okie From Muskogee
  Okie from Muskogee (song)
  "Okie from Muskogee" is an American country music song performed by its co-writer, Merle Haggard. Released in September 1969, the song became one of the most famous of his career.-Background:...
  
  " – Merle Haggard
• "A Boy Named Sue
  A Boy Named Sue
  "A Boy Named Sue" is a song written by Shel Silverstein and performed by Johnny Cash. Cash was at the height of his popularity when he recorded the song live at California's San Quentin State Prison at a concert on 24 February 1969. The concert was filmed by Granada Television for later...
  
  " – Johnny Cash
• "Galveston" – Glen Campbell
• "Woman Of The World (Leave My World Alone)" – Loretta Lynn
• "She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye" – Jerry Lee Lewis
• "Darling You Know I Wouldn't Lie" — Conway Twitty
• "Just Someone I Used To Know" – Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
• "(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn
  (Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn
  " The Lincoln Park Inn" is a song made famous by country music singer Bobby Bare. Written by Tom T. Hall, the song became a major hit for Bare in the spring of 1969, peaking at No...
  
  " – Bobby Bare
• "Daddy Sang Bass" – Johnny Cash
• "Ballad Of Forty Dollars" – Tom T. Hall
• "Hungry Eyes
  Hungry Eyes (Merle Haggard song)
  "Hungry Eyes" is an American country music song written and recorded by Merle Haggard. Recorded in December 1968, the song became one of the most famous of his career.-Background:...
  
  " – Merle Haggard
• "Singing My Song" – Tammy Wynette
• "Since I Met You Baby
  Since I Met You Baby (song)
  "Since I Met You Baby" is an American rhythm and blues song written and recorded by pianist Ivory Joe Hunter. The song, which Hunter recorded in 1956, became an American standard, and saw renewed popularity in 1969 when country music artist Sonny James released his hit version.-Song...
  
  " – Sonny James
• "Suspicious Minds" – Elvis Presley

1970

Cover: 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...

• "Coal Miner's Daughter" – Loretta Lynn
• "There Must Be More To Love Than This" – Jerry Lee Lewis
• "Fifteen Years Ago" – Conway Twitty
• "The Fightin' Side of Me
  The Fightin' Side of Me
  "The Fightin' Side of Me" is an American country music song performed by its writer, Merle Haggard. Released in 1970 as the follow-up to "Okie from Muskogee", the song became one of the most famous of his career....
  
  " – Merle Haggard
• "If I Were A Carpenter" – Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
• "For The Good Times" – Ray Price
• "The Taker" – Waylon Jennings
• "He Loves Me All The Way" – Tammy Wynette
• "Wonder Could I Live There Anymore" – Charley Pride
• "How I Got To Memphis" – Bobby Bare
• "Rose Garden" – Lynn Anderson
• "My Woman My Woman My Wife" – Marty Robbins
• "Mule Skinner Blues" – Dolly Parton
• "A Good Year For The Roses" – George Jones
• "Once More With Feeling" – Jerry Lee Lewis
• "I Know How" – Loretta Lynn
• "Hello Darlin'
  Hello Darlin' (song)
  "Hello Darlin'" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist, Conway Twitty. The song was originally released in March 1970 and became Twitty's fourth No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart that summer. The song spent four weeks atop the...
  
  " – Conway Twitty
• "A Week In A Country Jail" – Tom T Hall
• "Snowbird" – Anne Murray
• "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" – Charley Pride
• "Endlessly" – Sonny James
• "Run Woman Run" – Tammy Wynette
• "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man" – Waylon Jennings
• "Sunday Morning Coming Down" – Johnny Cash

1971

Cover: 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...

• "Man In Black" – Johnny Cash
• "Joshua" – Dolly Parton
• "Lead Me On" – Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
• "I'm Just Me" – Charley Pride
• "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" – Tom T Hall
• "How Much More Can She Stand" – Conway Twitty
• "You're Lookin' At Country
  You're Lookin' at Country
  "You're Lookin' at Country" is a country music song written and made famous by Loretta Lynn in mid 1971.-About the song:Lynn wrote "You're Lookin' At Country" in response to viewing the open country while touring on the road. Lynn said in an interview that she was inspired by all the meadows and...
  
  " – Loretta Lynn
• "Bright Lights Big City" – Sonny James
• "I'm a Truck
  I'm a Truck
  "I'm a Truck" is a song made famous by country music singer Red Simpson. Originally released in 1971, the song — sometimes known as "Hello, I'm a Truck" — became Simpson's biggest hit single, reaching No...
  
  " – Red Simpson
• "Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)" – Merle Haggard
• "Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)" – Tammy Wynette
• "I Won't Mention It Again" – Ray Price
• "When You're Hot You're Hot" – Jerry Reed
• "After The Fire Is Gone" – Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
• "Would You Take Another Chance On Me" – Jerry Lee Lewis
• "Coat Of Many Colors" – Dolly Parton
• "She's All I Got" – Johnny Paycheck
• "Help Me Make It Through The Night – Sammi Smith
• "Kiss an Angel Good Morning
  Kiss an Angel Good Morning
  "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin" is the title of a song written by Ben Peters and recorded by Charley Pride. The song has since become one of his signature tunes and became his eighth song to reach number one on the country charts...
  
  " – Charley Pride
• "Carolyn" – Merle Haggard
• "Easy Loving" – Freddie Hart
• "I Wanna Be Free" – Loretta Lynn
• "Empty Arms" – Sonny James
• "Me And Paul" – Willie Nelson

1972

Cover: 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...

• "It's Gonna Take A Little Bit Longer" – 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...
  
  
• "Rated 'X'" – 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...
  
  
• "It's Not Love(But It's Not Bad)" – 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,...
  
  
• "(Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date" – Conway Twitty
  Conway Twitty
  Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
  
  
• "Delta Dawn" – Tanya Tucker
  Tanya Tucker
  Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
  
  
• "Made In Japan" – Buck Owens
  Buck Owens
  Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
  
  
• "Soul Song" – 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...
  
  
• "Loving You Could Never Be Better" – 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....
  
  
• "The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA" – 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...
  
  
• "Me And Jesus" – Tom T. Hall
  Tom T. Hall
  Thomas "Tom T." Hall is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100...
  
  
• "I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me" – 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,...
  
  
• "Do You Remember These" – Statler Brothers
  Statler Brothers
  The Statler Brothers were an American country music vocal group founded in 1955 in Staunton, Virginia.Originally performing gospel music at local churches, the group billed themselves as The Four Star Quartet, and later The Kingsmen...
  
  
• "One's On The Way" – 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...
  
  
• "Good Hearted Woman" – 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...
  
  
• "The Ceremony" – 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 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....
  
  
• "Eleven Roses" – Hank Williams Jr.
• "I Can't Stop Loving You" – 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...
  
  
• "(Old Dogs Children and) Watermelon Wine" – 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...
  
  
• "Whiskey River" – Johnny Bush
  Johnny Bush
  Johnny Bush, born February 17, 1935 as John Bush Shinn III in Houston, Texas, is a country music singer, songwriter, and drummer. Bush, nicknamed the "Country Caruso," is best-known for his distinctive voice and as the writer of "Whiskey River," a top-ten hit for himself and Willie Nelson's...
  
  
• "Lovin' On Back Streets" – 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...
  
  
• "A Picture Of Me (Without You)" – 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....
  
  
• "'Til I Get It Right" – 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....
  
  
• "Woman Sensuous Woman" – 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...
  
  
• "Think About It Darlin'" – Jerry Lee Lewis
  Jerry Lee Lewis
  Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...
  
  

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