"You're the Only World I Know" is a song made famous by 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...

 singer Sonny James

Sonny James

James Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1...

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Song popularity

In January 1965 it became his 2nd No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 chart (after "Young Love" in early 1957).

"You're the Only World I Know" also kicked off James' amazing run of popularity, which continued to the mid-70s. From 1965 through 1974, James enjoyed 22 No. 1 songs, including a string of 16 straight.

The song had crossover popularity, reaching the Billboard Top 100 and Easy listening surveys.

In 1973, a cover of "You're the Only World I Know" appeared on Marie Osmond

Marie Osmond

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's debut album Paper Roses. (MGM SE 4910, side 1, track 4)

Chart performance

Chart (1964–1965)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	91

Sources

• Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.