1971 in country music - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1971.

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Seeking younger, more urban viewers, CBS
CBS
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cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming
Rural purge
The "rural purge" of American television networks was a series of cancellations between 1969 and 1972, the majority of which occurred at the end of the 1970-71 television season, of still popular rural-themed shows and shows with demographically-skewed audiences...

. Among the most notable casualties:
- The Beverly Hillbillies
  The Beverly Hillbillies
  The Beverly Hillbillies is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for nine seasons on CBS from 1962 to 1971, starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer, Jr....
  
  – a sitcom which had aired since 1962, about the misadventures of an Appalachia
  Appalachia
  Appalachia is a term used to describe a cultural region in the eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in the U.S...
  
  clan who become oil tycoons.
- Green Acres
  Green Acres
  Green Acres is an American television series starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm...
  
  – another sitcom about a New York attorney and his wife who move to the country and start farming.
- Hee Haw
  Hee Haw
  Hee Haw is an American television variety show featuring country music and humor with fictional rural Kornfield Kounty as a backdrop. It aired on CBS-TV from 1969–1971 before a 20-year run in local syndication. The show was inspired by Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, the major difference being...
  
  – the country music-variety show starring Roy Clark
  Roy Clark
  Roy Linwood Clark is an American country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969–1992. Clark has been an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and helping to popularize the genre...
  
  and 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...
  
  .

Fans of Hee Haw
Hee Haw
Hee Haw is an American television variety show featuring country music and humor with fictional rural Kornfield Kounty as a backdrop. It aired on CBS-TV from 1969–1971 before a 20-year run in local syndication. The show was inspired by Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, the major difference being...

were quickly soothed when the show entered syndication in the fall. The show was an immediate success, and viewers would continue to make their weekly visit to Kornfield County for the next 20 years. Meanwhile, both The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for nine seasons on CBS from 1962 to 1971, starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer, Jr....

and Green Acres
Green Acres
Green Acres is an American television series starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm...

would continue to live on in syndication.

United States

(as certified by Billboard
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)

Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	CAN peak	Spec. Note
January 30	Flesh and Blood Flesh and Blood (Johnny Cash song) "Flesh and Blood" is a 1970 single written and recorded by Johnny Cash and was featured in the film, I Walk the Line starring Gregory Peck . "Flesh and Blood" went to number one on the U.S. country singles chart for one week, spending a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:...	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...	1
February 6	Joshua Joshua (song) "Joshua" was a 1970 song, written and recorded by Dolly Parton, significant for being her first single to reach #1 on the US country charts . Telling the story of an adventurous young girl who dares to visit the property of a rural recluse, who has a reputation for being mean and hostile...	Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...	1	2	^[A]
February 13	Help Me Make It Through the Night Help Me Make It Through the Night "Help Me Make It Through the Night" is a country music ballad composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album Kristofferson.Kristofferson said that he got the inspiration for the song from an Esquire magazine interview with Frank Sinatra...	Sammi Smith Sammi Smith Sammi Smith was an American country music singer and songwriter. Born Jewel Faye Smith, she is best known for her 1971 country/pop crossover hit, "Help Me Make It Through the Night", which was written by Kris Kristofferson...	3		^[C]
March 6	I'd Rather Love You I'd Rather Love You "I'd Rather Love You" is a 1971 single written by Johnny Duncan and recorded by Charley Pride. It was Pride's sixth song to top the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks, spending a total of thirteen weeks in the chart....	Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...	3
March 27	After the Fire Is Gone After the Fire Is Gone "After the Fire Is Gone" is a 1971 duet single by Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty and written by L.E. White as the only single released from the LP, We Only Make Believe. "After the Fire Is Gone" was the first number one on the U.S. country chart for Lynn and Twitty as a duo. It spent two weeks at...	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... and Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...	2	4
April 10	Empty Arms Empty Arms "Empty Arms" is a 1971 single by Sonny James. "Empty Arms" would be Sonny James' eighteenth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for four weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:...	Sonny James Sonny James James Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1...	4
May 8	How Much More Can She Stand How Much More Can She Stand "How Much More Can She Stand" is a 1971 single written by Harry Compton and recorded by Conway Twitty. "How Much More Can She Stand" was Conway Twitty's sixth number one, solo, country hit. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 15 weeks on the country chart.-Chart...	Conway Twitty	1
May 15	I Won't Mention It Again I Won't Mention It Again "I Won't Mention It Again" is a 1971 single by Ray Price. "I Won't Mention it Again" would be Ray Price's sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of seventeen weeks on the country chart....	Ray Price Ray Price (musician) Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...	3
June 5	You're My Man You're My Man "You're My Man" is a popular No. 1 country hit by country legend Lynn Anderson from 1971.This song was immediately released after Anderson's song " Rose Garden" became a major country and pop hit in February 1971. The song was very successful, reaching the top of the country charts in June of 1971,...	Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...	2
June 19	When You're Hot, You're Hot When You're Hot, You're Hot "When You're Hot, You're Hot" is a 1971 crossover single written and recorded by Jerry Reed. The song was his most successful on the country charts peaking at number one for five weeks. "When You're Hot, You're Hot" also was Jerry Reed's second song to cross over to the Top 40, peaking at number...	Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...	5		^[A]
July 24	Bright Lights, Big City	Sonny James	1	4
July 31	I'm Just Me I'm Just Me "I'm Just Me" is a 1971 single written by Glenn Martin and recorded by Charley Pride. "I'm Just Me" was Pride's seventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for four weeks and spent fourteen weeks on the chart....	Charley Pride	4
August 28	Good Lovin' (Makes It Right) Good Lovin' (Makes It Right) "Good Lovin' " is a 1971 song written by Billy Sherrill and recorded by Tammy Wynette. "Good Lovin' " would be Tammy Wynette's ninth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and a total of spent fifteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...	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....	2
September 11	Easy Loving Easy Loving "Easy Loving" is a song composed by country music singer-songwriter Freddie Hart. Released in the summer of 1971, it became Hart's breakthrough hit and a country music standard.-Song history:...	Freddie Hart Freddie Hart (musician) Frederick Segrest , known professionally as Freddie Hart, is an American country musician and songwriter best-known for his No. 1 hit "Easy Loving," which won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1971 and 1972....	3		^{[1], [2], [A]} Returned to Number One on October 2.
September 18	The Year Clayton Delaney Died	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...	2	6
October 16	How Can I Unlove You How Can I Unlove You "How Can Unlove You" is the name of a No. 1 country hit by country music singer Lynn Anderson, released in 1971."How Can I Unlove You", was released as a single in August 1971, shortly after her previous hit, "You're My Man", peaked at No. 1 on the country charts, where it spent three weeks at the...	Lynn Anderson	3
November 6	Here Comes Honey Again Here Comes Honey Again "Here Comes Honey Again" is a 1971 single by Sonny James. "Here Comes Honey Again" would be the last of sixteen, number one country hits in a row for Sonny James. His next release, his remake of "Only Love Can Break a Heart", would peak at number two on country charts...	Sonny James	1	4
November 13	Lead Me On Lead Me On (Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty song) "Lead Me On" is a 1971 duet single by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn and written by Leon Copeland. "Lead Me On" was the second number one on the U.S. country singles chart for the pair as a duo. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart.-Chart...	Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn	1
November 20	Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) "Daddy Frank " is a 1971 single written and recorded by Merle Haggard. "Daddy Frank " was Haggard's tenth No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles...	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,...	2	2
December 4	Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'	Charley Pride	5

^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard
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Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

.

2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	U.S. peak	Spec. Note
January 9	Old Bill Jones Old Bill Jones "Old Bill Jones" is a single by Canadian country music group Mercey Brothers. The song peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on January 9, 1971. It also reached number 18 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart.-Chart performance:...	Mercey Brothers Mercey Brothers The Mercey Brothers was a Canadian country music group active from 1957 to 1989.-Before they were famous:The Mercey family grew up to music in their household at an early age. Brothers Larry, Ray, and Lloyd Mercey formed a country-infused musical group in 1966...	1	—
January 16	(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden	Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...	2		^[2] Fell to #6 on the week of January 23.
January 23	Flesh and Blood Flesh and Blood (Johnny Cash song) "Flesh and Blood" is a 1970 single written and recorded by Johnny Cash and was featured in the film, I Walk the Line starring Gregory Peck . "Flesh and Blood" went to number one on the U.S. country singles chart for one week, spending a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:...	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...	4
February 27	Sing High, Sing Low Sing High, Sing Low "Sing High, Sing Low" is a single by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. Released in 1971, it was the first single from her album Straight, Clean and Simple. It peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart. It also reached number 53 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the...	Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....	1	53
March 6	A Woman Always Knows A Woman Always Knows "A Woman Always Knows" is a single by American country music artist David Houston. Released in December 1970, it was the second single from his album A Woman Always Knows. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks...	David Houston David Houston (singer) Charles David Houston was an American country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s through the early 1970s.-Biography:...	1	2	^[B]
March 13	Help Me Make It Through the Night Help Me Make It Through the Night "Help Me Make It Through the Night" is a country music ballad composed by Kris Kristofferson and released on his 1970 album Kristofferson.Kristofferson said that he got the inspiration for the song from an Esquire magazine interview with Frank Sinatra...	Sammi Smith Sammi Smith Sammi Smith was an American country music singer and songwriter. Born Jewel Faye Smith, she is best known for her 1971 country/pop crossover hit, "Help Me Make It Through the Night", which was written by Kris Kristofferson...	1		^[C]
March 20	A Stranger in My Place A Stranger in My Place "A Stranger in My Place" is a single by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. Released in February 1971, it was the second single from her album Straight, Clean and Simple. It peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart. It also reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart...	Anne Murray	2	27
April 3	I'd Rather Love You I'd Rather Love You "I'd Rather Love You" is a 1971 single written by Johnny Duncan and recorded by Charley Pride. It was Pride's sixth song to top the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks, spending a total of thirteen weeks in the chart....	Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...	1
April 10	Anyway Anyway (George Hamilton IV song) "Anyway" is a single by American country music artist George Hamilton IV. Released in January 1971, it was the fourth single from his album Back Where It's At. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in...	George Hamilton IV George Hamilton IV George Hege Hamilton IV is an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, later switching to country music in the early 1960s.-Biography:Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina...	1	13
April 17	Empty Arms Empty Arms "Empty Arms" is a 1971 single by Sonny James. "Empty Arms" would be Sonny James' eighteenth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for four weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:...	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...	1
April 24	Man from the City	Humphrey and the Dumptrucks	1	—	^[C]
May 1	We Sure Can Love Each Other We Sure Can Love Each Other "We Sure Can Love Each Other" is a single by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. Released in February 1971, it was the first single from her album We Sure Can Love Each Other. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM...	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....	2	2
May 15	How Much More Can She Stand How Much More Can She Stand "How Much More Can She Stand" is a 1971 single written by Harry Compton and recorded by Conway Twitty. "How Much More Can She Stand" was Conway Twitty's sixth number one, solo, country hit. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 15 weeks on the country chart.-Chart...	Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...	1
May 22	I Won't Mention It Again I Won't Mention It Again "I Won't Mention It Again" is a 1971 single by Ray Price. "I Won't Mention it Again" would be Ray Price's sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of seventeen weeks on the country chart....	Ray Price Ray Price (musician) Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...	2		^[B]
June 5	The Final Hour The Final Hour "The Final Hour" is a single by Canadian country music artist Hank Smith. The song debuted at number 45 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on March 20, 1971. It peaked at number 1 on June 5, 1971.-Chart performance:-References:...	Hank Smith Hank Smith (singer) Hank Smith was a Canadian country music singer.He was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and moved to Canada in 1957. He founded the band Wild Rose Country in 1963 and recorded ten albums...	1	—
June 12	I Wanna Be Free I Wanna Be Free (Loretta Lynn song) "I Wanna Be Free" is a single by American country music artist Loretta Lynn. Released in February 1971, it was the first single from her album I Wanna Be Free. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in...	Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...	1	3
June 19	Hello Mom Hello Mom "Hello Mom" is a single co-written by Terry Carisse and performed by Canadian country music group the Mercey Brothers. The song peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on June 19, 1971. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart.-Chart performance:-References:...	Mercey Brothers	2	—
July 3	You're My Man You're My Man "You're My Man" is a popular No. 1 country hit by country legend Lynn Anderson from 1971.This song was immediately released after Anderson's song " Rose Garden" became a major country and pop hit in February 1971. The song was very successful, reaching the top of the country charts in June of 1971,...	Lynn Anderson	1
July 10	When You're Hot, You're Hot When You're Hot, You're Hot "When You're Hot, You're Hot" is a 1971 crossover single written and recorded by Jerry Reed. The song was his most successful on the country charts peaking at number one for five weeks. "When You're Hot, You're Hot" also was Jerry Reed's second song to cross over to the Top 40, peaking at number...	Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...	1		^[A]
July 17	Rise 'n' Shine Rise 'n' Shine "Rise 'n' Shine" is a single by Canadian country music artist Dick Damron. The song debuted at number 41 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on April 24, 1971. It peaked at number 1 on July 17, 1971.-Chart performance:...	Dick Damron Dick Damron Dick Damron, is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter. Guitar,Banjo,Violin and Blues Harp. Damron experimented with many musical styles in the country genre including: ‘Outlaw’, ‘Honkey tonk’ and Gospel...	1	—
July 24	Countryfied Countryfied "Countryfied" is a song written by Canadian country music artist Dick Damron. The song debuted at number 43 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on July 18, 1970. It peaked at number 1 on September 26, 1970....	George Hamilton IV	5	35
August 28	Sweet City Woman Sweet City Woman Sweet City Woman is a 1971 song by Canadian rock band The Stampeders. The song appeared on their debut album Against the Grain...	The Stampeders The Stampeders The Stampeders are a Canadian rock trio, consisting of Rich Dodson, Ronnie King, and Kim Berly.-Career:The band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1964 as The Rebounds....	2	—	^[C]
September 11	I'm Just Me I'm Just Me "I'm Just Me" is a 1971 single written by Glenn Martin and recorded by Charley Pride. "I'm Just Me" was Pride's seventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for four weeks and spent fourteen weeks on the chart....	Charley Pride	1
September 18	Good Lovin' (Makes It Right) Good Lovin' (Makes It Right) "Good Lovin' " is a 1971 song written by Billy Sherrill and recorded by Tammy Wynette. "Good Lovin' " would be Tammy Wynette's ninth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and a total of spent fifteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...	Tammy Wynette	1
September 25	When He Walks on You When He Walks on You "When He Walks on You " is a single by American country music artist Jerry Lee Lewis. Released in June 1971, it was the second single from his album Touching Home. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in...	Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...	1	11
October 2	Easy Loving Easy Loving "Easy Loving" is a song composed by country music singer-songwriter Freddie Hart. Released in the summer of 1971, it became Hart's breakthrough hit and a country music standard.-Song history:...	Freddie Hart Freddie Hart (musician) Frederick Segrest , known professionally as Freddie Hart, is an American country musician and songwriter best-known for his No. 1 hit "Easy Loving," which won the Country Music Association Song of the Year award in 1971 and 1972....	1		^[A]
October 9	Who Wrote the Words Who Wrote the Words "Who Wrote the Words" is a single written by Terry Carisse and performed by Canadian country music group Mercey Brothers. The song peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on October 9, 1971. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart.-Chart performance:-References:...	Mercey Brothers	2	—	^[B]
October 23	Talk It Over in the Morning Talk It Over in the Morning (song) "Talk It Over in the Morning" is a single by Canadian country pop artist Anne Murray. Released in August 1971, it was the first single from her album Talk It Over in the Morning. It peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart....	Anne Murray	1	—
October 30	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	1	5
November 6	How Can I Unlove You How Can I Unlove You "How Can Unlove You" is the name of a No. 1 country hit by country music singer Lynn Anderson, released in 1971."How Can I Unlove You", was released as a single in August 1971, shortly after her previous hit, "You're My Man", peaked at No. 1 on the country charts, where it spent three weeks at the...	Lynn Anderson	1
November 13	Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms" is a cover version, released as a single by American country music artist Buck Owens. The song was written by Lester Flatt, and first released as a single, "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms," by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and the Foggy Mountain Boys, on December 14,...	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...	2	2
November 27	Where Do We Go from Here Where Do We Go from Here (Hank Smith song) "Where Do We Go from Here" is a single by Canadian country music artist Hank Smith. The song debuted at number 48 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on September 4, 1971. It peaked at number 1 on November 27, 1971.-Chart performance:-References:...	Hank Smith	1	—
December 4	I Say a Little Prayer I Say a Little Prayer "I Say a Little Prayer" is a song written by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick, originally peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in December 1967.-Background:... / By the Time I Get to Phoenix By the Time I Get to Phoenix "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is the title of a song written by Jimmy Webb. Originally recorded by Johnny Rivers in 1965, it was made famous by American country music singer Glen Campbell, appearing as the opening track on the latter's 1967 album of the same name. Campbell's version reached #2 on...	Anne Murray and Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show...	1	40
December 11	Lead Me On Lead Me On (Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty song) "Lead Me On" is a 1971 duet single by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn and written by Leon Copeland. "Lead Me On" was the second number one on the U.S. country singles chart for the pair as a duo. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart.-Chart...	Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn	1
December 18	Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'	Charley Pride	2

US	CAN	Single	Artist
18	21	After All They Used to Belong to Me	Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
18	—	All I Ever Need Is You	Ray Sanders Ray Sanders (singer) Raymon Sanders is an American country music artist. Between 1960 and 1980, he charted fourteen times on the Hot Country Songs charts with singles released by Liberty, Imperial and United Artists labels...
6	5	Always Remember	Bill Anderson
13	12	Angel's Sunday	Jim Ed Brown Jim Ed Brown Jim Ed Brown is an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981...
5	13	Another Night of Love	Freddy Weller Freddy Weller Freddy Weller is a United States country music singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. His recording career started in 1969, while he was playing guitar in the band Paul Revere & The Raiders....
4	13	The Arms of a Fool	Mel Tillis Mel Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
5	8	Baby I'm Yours	Jody Miller Jody Miller Jody Brooks is an American country music singer. Born as Myrna Joy Miller, she was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Oklahoma.-Career:...
30	7	Bar Room Talk	Del Reeves Del Reeves Franklin Delano Reeves , better known as Del Reeves, was an American country music singer, best known for his "girl-watching" novelty songs of the 1960s including "Girl on the Billboard" and "The Belles of Southern Bell"...
11	20	Be a Little Quieter	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...
9	3	Bed of Rose's Bed of Rose's "Bed of Rose's" was a hit song for the country music vocal group the Statler Brothers. The song, written by bass singer Harold Reid, reached its popularity peak in the winter of 1971, eventually reaching the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, peaking at number nine...	The Statler Brothers
7	8	Better Move It on Home	Porter Wagoner Porter Wagoner Porter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and... and Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
41	18	Big River	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...
8	46	Brand New Mister Me	Mel Tillis
9	8	Bridge over Troubled Water Bridge over Troubled Water (song) "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is the title song of Simon & Garfunkel's album of the same name. The single was released on January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album Live 1969, released in 2008. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at...	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...
26	19	Catch the Wind	Jack Barlow
12	11	Cedartown, Georgia	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...
7	6	The Chair	Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
15	10	Charley's Picture	Porter Wagoner
23	7	Chip 'N' Dale's Place	Claude King Claude King Claude King is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for his million selling 1962 hit, "Wolverton Mountain".-Biography:...
4	15	Coat of Many Colors Coat of Many Colors (song) "Coat of Many Colors" is a song by Dolly Parton, which she has described on numerous occasions as her favorite of the songs she has written. She composed the song in 1969, while traveling with Porter Wagoner on a tour bus...	Dolly Parton
7	6	Come Sundown	Bobby Bare Bobby Bare Robert Joseph Bare is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.-Early career:...
8	17	Comin' Down	Dave Dudley Dave Dudley Dave Dudley , born David Darwin Pedruska, was an American country music singer best-known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his semi-slurred baritone. His signature song was "Six Days on the Road," and he is also remembered for "Vietnam Blues," "Truck Drivin'...
5	7	Country Green	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...
23	20	Day Drinkin'	Dave Dudley and 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...
4	11	Dis-Satisfied	Bill Anderson and Jan Howard Jan Howard Lula Grace Johnson , known professionally as Jan Howard, is an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star. She attained moderate success as a country female vocalist during the 1960s and early 1970s...
17	—	Do Right Woman, Do Right Man	Barbara Mandrell Barbara Mandrell Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s...
16	30	(Don't Let the Sun Set on You) Tulsa	Waylon Jennings
7	4	Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)	Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show...
5	—	Dream Lover Dream Lover "Dream Lover" is a song written and recorded by Bobby Darin on March 5, 1959. It was produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and engineered by Tom Dowd. It is considered a soulful rock song. The song became a multi-million seller, reaching #2 in US charts and was #1 in UK for three weeks during...	Billy "Crash" Craddock
9	12	Early Morning Sunshine	Marty Robbins
13	26	Fancy Satin Pillows	Wanda Jackson Wanda Jackson Wanda Lavonne Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist who had success in the mid-1950s and 60s as one of the first popular female rockabilly singers and a pioneering rock and roll artist...
8	5	Fly Away Again	Dave Dudley
7	22	Good Enough to Be Your Wife	Jeannie C. Riley Jeannie C. Riley Jeannie C. Riley is an American country music and gospel singer. She is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit "Harper Valley PTA" , which missed becoming the Billboard Country and Pop number one hit at the same time...
27	12	A Good Man	June Carter Cash June Carter Cash Valerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedienne and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash...
2	4	A Good Year for the Roses	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....
19	4	Guess Away the Blues	Don Gibson
7	5	Guess Who	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...
5	2	Gwen (Congratulations)	Tommy Overstreet Tommy Overstreet Tommy Overstreet is an American country singer. Often known simply as "T.O." by fans and radio disc jockeys, Overstreet has five top five hit singles in the Billboard country charts and 11 top 10 singles. His popularity peaked in the 1970s.-Early life:Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Overstreet...
16	14	Gypsy Feet	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...
26	19	Hanging Over Me	Jack Greene Jack Greene Jack Greene is an American country musician nicknamed the "Jolly Green Giant" and well known for his 1966 hit "There Goes My Everything."-Early career:...
5	3	He's So Fine He's So Fine "He's So Fine" is a recording by The Chiffons which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in the spring of 1963. One of the most instantly recognizable Golden Oldies with its doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang background vocal, "He's So Fine" is also renowned as the plaintiff song in the now-infamous...	Jody Miller
13	21	Here I Go Again	Bobby Wright
12	—	Hitchin' a Ride Hitchin' a Ride (Vanity Fare song) "Hitchin' a Ride" is a song written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander issued as a single by the UK-based band, Vanity Fare in late 1969. It reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1970, but was a bigger hit in the United States, reaching #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1970. ...	Jack Reno Jack Reno Jack Reno was an American country singer.-Career:Born in Bloomfield, Iowa, Reno appeared at the Grand Ole Opry in the 1960s and played with Waylon Jennings and Dolly Parton...
5	3	I Don't Know You (Anymore)	Tommy Overstreet
15	25	I Love the Way That You've Been Lovin' Me	Roy Drusky Roy Drusky Roy Frank Drusky Jr., was an American country music singer popular from the 1960s through the early 1970s. Known for his baritone voice, he was known for incorporating the Nashville sound. His highest-charting single was the No. 1 "Yes Mr. Peters", a duet with Priscilla Mitchell.-Early life and...
4	3	I Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving	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...
2	2	I'd Rather Be Sorry	Ray Price Ray Price (musician) Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...
13	—	I'll Follow You (Up to Our Cloud)	George Jones
17	34	I'm Gonna Act Right	Nat Stuckey Nat Stuckey Nathan Stuckey was an American country singer. He recorded for various labels between 1966 and 1978, charting in the top 10 of Hot Country Songs with "Sweet Thang", "Plastic Saddle", "Sweet Thang and Cisco" and "Take Time to Love Her"-Biography:Raised in Atlanta, Texas, in Cass County, Nat Stuckey...
3	26	I'm Gonna Keep on Keep on Lovin' You	Billy Walker Billy Walker (musician) William Marvin Walker , better known as Billy Walker, was an American country music singer and guitarist best-known for his 1962 hit, " Charlie's Shoes"...
6	17	I've Got a Right to Cry	Hank Williams, Jr.
19	29	If You Think I Love You Now (I've Just Started)	Jody Miller
3	4	Indian Lake	Freddy Weller
20	37	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."...	Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...
2	2	Just One Time	Connie Smith Connie Smith Connie Smith is an American country music artist. She began her career in 1963 after winning a local talent contest near Columbus, Ohio, which attracted the attention of country songwriter Bill Anderson...
3	21	Knock Three Times Knock Three Times "Knock Three Times" is a popular song credited to Tony Orlando and Dawn. The actual singers were Tony Orlando, Toni Wine, and Linda November, prior to the creation of "Dawn" with Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson. The song was released as a single in November 1970, paired with Orlando's other...	Billy "Crash" Craddock
11	3	Ko-Ko Joe	Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
9	26	L.A. International Airport L.A. International Airport L.A. International Airport is a song written by Leanne Scott thatbecame an international pop hit for American country singer Susan Raye in 1971....	Susan Raye Susan Raye Susan Raye is an American country music singer. She enjoyed great popularity during the early and mid 1970's and chalked up seven top 10 and nineteen top 40 country hits Susan Raye discography, most notably the song "L.A...
18	13	The Last One to Touch Me	Porter Wagoner
9	11	Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye	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...
15	5	Listen Betty (I'm Singing Your Song)	Dave Dudley
9	16	Living and Learning	Mel Tillis and Sherry Bryce Sherry Bryce Sherry Bryce is an American country music artist. Between 1971 and 1977, she charted fifteen times on the Billboard country singles charts, including seven duets with Mel Tillis. Their highest-charting duet was 1971's "Take My Hand" at #8. They were also nominated in 1974 at the Country Music...
12	33	Lovenworth	Roy Rogers Roy Rogers Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye , was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain...
28	8	Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)	Roger Miller Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs...
10	19	Maiden's Prayer	David Houston David Houston (singer) Charles David Houston was an American country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s through the early 1970s.-Biography:...
3	2	Man in Black Man in Black (song) "Man in Black" is a protest song written and sung by and about Johnny Cash, originally released on his 1971 album of the same name. Cash himself was known as "The Man in Black" for his distinctive style of on-stage costuming...	Johnny Cash
18	18	The Mark of a Heel	Hank Thompson
17	13	Mary's Vineyard	Claude King
7	3	Me and You and a Dog Named Boo	Stonewall Jackson Stonewall Jackson (musician) Stonewall Jackson is an American country singer and musician who achieved his greatest fame during country's "golden" honky tonk era in the 1950s and early 1960s.-Early years:...
14	6	Mississippi Woman	Waylon Jennings
19	39	The Morning After	Jerry Wallace Jerry Wallace Jerry Wallace was an American country and pop singer. Between 1958 and 1964, Wallace charted nine hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the #8 "Primrose Lane." He made his debut on the country music charts in 1965, entering it thirty-five times between then and 1980. In that timespan, Wallace...
20	—	Mountain of Love	Bobby G. Rice Bobby G. Rice Robert Gene Rice is an American country music singer-songwriter, known professionally as Bobby G. Rice. Between 1970 and 1988, Rice released nine albums and charted thirty songs on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart...
17	4	My Blue Tears	Dolly Parton
9	24	Nashville	David Houston
8	31	Never Ending Song of Love	Dickey Lee Dickey Lee Royden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa...
19	34	New York City	The Statler Brothers
15	36	Next Time I Fall in Love (I Won't)	Hank Thompson
15	7	No Need to Worry	Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
23	3	North Country/West Texas Highway	George Hamilton IV George Hamilton IV George Hege Hamilton IV is an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, later switching to country music in the early 1960s.-Biography:Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina...
21	18	Ode to Half a Pound of Ground Round	Tom T. Hall
4	5	Oh Singer	Jeannie C. Riley
14	11	One Hundred Children	Tom T. Hall
5	3	Padre	Marty Robbins
16	17	Papa Was a Good Man	Johnny Cash
9	38	The Philadelphia Fillies	Del Reeves
13	27	Pictures	The Statler Brothers
6	9	Pitty Pitty Patter	Susan Raye
8	3	Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends	Bobby Bare
49	19	Pledging My Love Pledging My Love "Pledging My Love" is a blues ballad. It was written by Ferdinand Washington and Don Robey and published in 1954.The song's theme is captured in the title and the opening lines:-Johnny Ace:The most popular recording of the song was done by Johnny Ace...	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...
26	9	Portrait of My Woman	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...
3	9	The Promised Land	Freddy Weller
3	2	Quits	Bill Anderson
3	2	Rainin' in My Heart	Hank Williams, Jr. and The Mike Curb Congregation Mike Curb Michael Curb is an American musician, record company executive, NASCAR and IRL race car owner. A Republican, he served as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1979-1983 under Democratic Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr...
14	26	The Right Combination	Porter Wagoner Porter Wagoner Porter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and... and Dolly Parton
7	10	Right Won't Touch a Hand	George Jones
7	21	Rings	Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Tompall & The Glaser Brothers was an American country music group composed of three brothers: Chuck, Jim, and Tompall Glaser, all of whom also had success in the 1970s as solo artists. Between 1960 and 1975, the trio recorded ten studio albums, and charted nine singles on the Billboard Hot Country...
15	15	Roses and Thorns	Jeannie C. Riley
3	3	Ruby (Are You Mad)	Buck Owens
24	13	Saturday Morning Confusion	Bobby Russell Bobby Russell Bobby Russell was an American singer and songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he charted five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the crossover pop hit "Saturday Morning Confusion." Russell was also married to singer and actress Vicki Lawrence from 1972 to 1974.-Career:Russell wrote...
19	9	She Don't Make Me Cry	David Rogers David Rogers (singer) David Rogers was an American country music artist. Between 1968 and 1984, Rogers charted thirty-seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, reaching Top Ten with the hits "Need You" and "Loving You Has Changed My Life," both at #9...
11	5	She Wakes Me with a Kiss Every Morning (And She Loves Me to Sleep Every Night)	Nat Stuckey
2	2	She's All I Got She's All I Got "She's All I Got" is a moderate up-tempo song written by Gary U.S. Bonds and Jerry Williams, Jr. in which the male narrator pleads to someone else not to take away his lover. It has been recorded by several artists. The first version, released in 1971 by Freddie North, was a Top 40 U.S. pop hit,...	Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck was the legal name of Donald Eugene Lytle , a country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member most famous for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It"...
8	9	The Sheriff of Boone County	Kenny Price Kenny Price James Kenneth "Kenny" Price was a singer, songwriter, and actor. Nicknamed the "Round Mound of Sound," Price recorded for the Boone and RCA Victor, MRC and Dimension record labels, charting thirty-four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1966 and 1980...
18	—	Singing in Viet Nam Talking Blues	Johnny Cash
20	28	So This Is Love	Tommy Cash Tommy Cash Tommy Cash, , is a singer-songwriter and younger brother of Johnny Cash.-Biography:Cash was born in Dyess, Arkansas, youngest of four sons and three daughters of Ray and Carrie Cash, and eight years after his brother, Johnny Cash. He formed his first band in high school. After high school...
3	4	Soldiers Last Letter Soldiers Last Letter Soldier's Last Letter was a country music song written by Redd Stewart and Ernest Tubb and recorded by Ernest Tubb. It was released in the United States in 1944. -Background and content:...	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,...
2	2	Someday We'll Look Back Someday We'll Look Back (song) "Someday We'll Look Back" is a 1971 song written and performed by Merle Haggard. "Someday We'll Look Back" peaked at number two on the U.S. Billboad Hot Country Singles chart and peaked at number nineteen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. It reached number two on the Canadian RPM Country...	Merle Haggard
6	23	Something Beautiful (To Remember)	Slim Whitman
10	7	Sometimes You Just Can't Win	George Jones
6	11	Step Aside	Faron Young
14	23	Sweet Misery	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...
50	17	Take Me Home, Country Roads Take Me Home, Country Roads "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is a song written by John Denver, Taffy Nivert, and Bill Danoff and initially recorded by John Denver. It was included on his 1971 breakout album Poems, Prayers and Promises; the single went to #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...	John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
8	15	Take My Hand	Mel Tillis and Sherry Bryce
10	16	Then You Walk In	Sammi Smith Sammi Smith Sammi Smith was an American country music singer and songwriter. Born Jewel Faye Smith, she is best known for her 1971 country/pop crossover hit, "Help Me Make It Through the Night", which was written by Kris Kristofferson...
9	—	There Goes My Everything There Goes My Everything (song) "There Goes My Everything" is a popular song by Dallas Frazier, published in 1965. The song is best known in a 1966 version by Jack Greene whose version spent seven weeks at the top and a total of twenty-one weeks on the chart. The song also won several awards, including Single of the Year and...	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"....
13	15	There's a Whole Lot About a Woman (A Man Don't Know)	Jack Greene
19	—	There's Something About a Lady	Johnny Duncan
11	13	Tomorrow Night in Baltimore	Roger Miller
3	4	Touching Home	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...
12	—	Treat Him Right	Barbara Mandrell
11	18	Waiting for a Train (All Around the Watertank)	Jerry Lee Lewis
7	7	Watching Scotty Grow Watching Scotty Grow "Watching Scotty Grow" is a song written by country music singer-songwriter Mac Davis. Although featured on Davis' 1972 album I Believe in Music, a more famous version of the song was performed by Bobby Goldsboro in 1970 and included on Goldsboro's album We Gotta Start Lovin.-History:Goldsboro had...	Bobby Goldsboro Bobby Goldsboro Bobby Goldsboro is an American country and pop singer-songwriter. He had a string of Pop and Country hits during the 1960s and 1970s, including his signature #1 classic "Honey," which sold well over one million copies in the United States.-Early life:Goldsboro was born in Marianna, Florida...
20	—	We've Got Everything but Love	David Houston and Barbara Mandrell
11	20	Where Is My Castle	Connie Smith
10	9	Willy Jones	Susan Raye
5	2	The Wonders You Perform	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....
10	—	You Better Move On	Billy "Crash" Craddock
38	17	You're Just More a Woman	Bob Yarbrough

US	CAN	Single	Artist
—	2	24 Hours from Tulsa	Tommy Graham Tommy Graham (singer) Tommy Graham is a singer and record producer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Life:Graham joined his first band in 1958. He worked his way through the Toronto club scene with Kay Taylor And The Regents. He moved to Los Angeles in 1960 and returned to Canada three years later...
—	2	The Bridge Came Tumbling Down	Stompin' Tom Connors Stompin' Tom Connors Charles Thomas "Stompin' Tom" Connors, OC is one of Canada's most prolific and well-known country and folk singers.He lives in Wellington County, Ontario.- Early life :...
—	11	Carry Me	The Stampeders The Stampeders The Stampeders are a Canadian rock trio, consisting of Rich Dodson, Ronnie King, and Kim Berly.-Career:The band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1964 as The Rebounds....
—	4	Federal Grain Train	Russ Gurr
—	3	Good Morning World	Julie Lynn
—	8	Goofie Newfie	Roy Payne
—	11	It Seems	Jim Roberts
—	2	It Takes Time	Gary Buck
—	6	It Takes Time	Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....
—	12	Kelly	Alan Moberg
—	15	Love Now and Pay Later	Carroll Baker Carroll Baker (singer) Carroll Baker, CM , , is a Juno Award winning Canadian country music singer and songwriter.-Biography:Carroll Baker was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia...
—	2	Luke's Guitar	Stompin' Tom Connors
—	14	Mem'ries of Home	Carroll Baker
—	17	The Moods of My Man	Honey West
14	12	The Mornin' After Baby Let Me Down	Ray Griff Ray Griff Ray Griff is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. Griff began songwriting in the early 1960s and had early cuts by Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, and others. Griff moved to Nashville in 1964 to pursue his music career full-time...
—	10	Nobody's Singing Them Cowboy Songs No More	Gordie Tapp Gordie Tapp Gordon Robert "Gordie" Tapp, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian entertainer.Tapp studied at the Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts. He was the host for Main Street Jamboree, a radio program broadcast from Hamilton during the 1950s. Tapp later hosted the CBC television show Country Hoedown...
—	18	Parliament Hill	Angus Walker
—	2	R.R. #2	Family Brown Family Brown Family Brown was a Canadian country music band founded in 1967 by Joe Brown , along with his son Barry and daughters Lawanda and Tracey , as well as Dave Dennison and Ron Sparling . Between 1967 and 1990, the band charted several singles in both Canada and the United States...
—	15	Sault Ste. Marie	Original Caste Original Caste The Original Caste is a Canadian folk-pop group. Its style is characterized by rich tight vocals and a clean sound; the group was compared to The Carpenters, The Mamas & the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, John Denver and Peter, Paul and Mary. The band formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1966 under the...
—	14	Six Days of Paper Ladies	Humphrey and the Dumptrucks
—	7	Skip a Rope	Mike Graham
—	12	Tillsonburg	Stompin' Tom Connors
—	16	(The Whole World's) Down on You	Jack Bailey
—	13	Wrote a Song	The Rainvilles

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