1973 in country music - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1973.

Events

July — The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by crooner Dean Martin...

becomes known as Dean Martin Presents Music Country for the longtime variety show's summer broadcasts. Country music becomes a staple of Martin's show for the 1973-1974 season — its last on the air, as it turns out.
July 4 — Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...

hosts his first Fourth of July picnic.
July 14 — Billboard
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increases the number of positions for its 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 to 100 (up from 75), which it would keep until January 1990. The expansion comes at a time when the number of No. 1 songs in a given year continues to increase; for the first time in history, there are at least 35 No. 1 songs in one year.
September — Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Ray Dean was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. Although he may be best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand, he became a national television personality starting in 1957, rising to fame for his 1961 country crossover hit "Big Bad...

's third country music TV series, The Jimmy Dean Show, premieres in syndication for what will be a two-season run.
October 6 — Country music's most successful syndicated radio countdown program to date, "American Country Countdown
American Country Countdown
American Country Countdown, also known as ACC or American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, is an internationally syndicated radio program which counts down the top 30 country songs of the previous week, from No. 30 to No. 1, according to the Mediabase country chart...

," makes its debut. The three-hour program is created by Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem
Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem is an American radio personality and voice actor who is best known for being the host of the nationally syndicated Top 40 countdown show American Top 40, and for voicing Shaggy in the popular Saturday morning cartoon franchise Scooby-Doo.Kasem, along with Don Bustany and...

and Don Bustany
Don Bustany
Donald S. Bustany is an American radio and television broadcaster.Bustany was born in Detroit to Lebanese-American parents. He and Casey Kasem were co-creators of the syndicated radio program American Top 40 and American Country Countdown...

, and is modeled after American Top 40
American Top 40
American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...

(which Kasem also hosted). Comedian Don Bowman is the original host, but by 1978, he would be replaced by Bob Kingsley
Bob Kingsley
Bob Kingsley is an American country music radio personality and host of the nationally syndicated programs "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40" and "Bob Kingsley with Today's Hit Makers."...

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October — The new Radio & Records
Radio & Records
Radio & Records was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It originally started out as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006, up until its final issue in 2009.-History:The company was founded in 1973 and...

magazine includes a 50-position country singles chart.
November 10 — One of Nashville's most notorious murders makes national headlines when David Akeman (aka Stringbean) and his wife, Estelle, are killed when they interrupt a burglary after returning home. Their bodies are found the next day. Their assailants -- brothers John and Marvin Douglas -- are later captured, convicted and sentenced to prison. Stringbean, who was 58, was best known to his audiences for his role on the syndicated series "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...

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United States

(as certified by Billboard
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Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	CAN peak	Spec. Note
January 20	Soul Song Soul Song “Soul Song” is a song made famous by country music singer Joe Stampley. Originally released in 1972, the song became his first No. 1 song and was the title track to Stampley’s album, released in early 1973....	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...	1	2	^[A]
January 27	(Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine (Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine " Watermelon Wine" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in November 1972 as the second and final single from the album, The Storyteller. The song was Hall's third number one on the U.S. country singles chart...	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...	1
February 3	She Needs Someone to Hold Her (When She Cries) She Needs Someone to Hold Her (When She Cries) "She Needs Someone to Hold Her " is a 1972 single written by Raymond Smith and recorded by Conway Twitty. The song was Twitty's ninth number one in the U.S. country chart as a solo artist. It stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of 14 weeks in the chart.-Chart performance:...	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	8
February 17	I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me "I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me" is a 1972 single written and recorded by Merle Haggard. "I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me" was Haggard's fourteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. It was number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.-Chart...	Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...	1
February 24	Rated "X" Rated "X" "Rated "X"" is a 1972 single written and recorded by Loretta Lynn. "Rated 'X'" was Lynn's sixth number one country single as a solo artist. The single spent one week at number one and a total of fourteen weeks on the chart...	Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...	1
March 3	The Lord Knows I'm Drinking The Lord Knows I'm Drinking "The Lord Knows I'm Drinking" is a 1972 single written by Bill Anderson and made famous by country music singer Cal Smith.-Song background:Smith, who had first gained fame performing with Ernest Tubb's Texas Trubadors in the 1960s, released a series of minor hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s...	Cal Smith Cal Smith Calvin Grant Shofner , known professionally as Cal Smith, is an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hit "Country Bumpkin."-Career:...	1	2	^[A]
March 10	'Til I Get it Right 'Til I Get It Right "Til I Get it Right" is a 1973 single written by Red Lane and Larry Henley and recorded by Tammy Wynette. It was Wynette's twelfth number one, spending one week at number one and a total of twelve on the U.S. country singles 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....	1
March 17	The Teddy Bear Song The Teddy Bear Song "The Teddy Bear Song" is a 1973 single written by Don Earl and Nick Nixon, and made famous by country music vocalist Barbara Fairchild. Released in December 1972, the song became Fairchild's first No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in March 1973. The song also became a...	Barbara Fairchild Barbara Fairchild Barbara Fairchild is an American Country Music/Gospel Music Singer, who is best known for her 1973 Country chart-topper "The Teddy Bear Song". After the success of the song, she continued to have success on the Country charts....	2		^[C]
March 31	Keep Me in Mind Keep Me in Mind (Lynn Anderson song) "Keep Me in Mind" was a No. 1 country hit for country legend Lynn Anderson in 1973.This song was one of 11 No. 1 country hits for Anderson. Her career was still going strong three years after her major crossover hit, " 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...	1
April 7	Super Kind of Woman Super Kind of Woman "Super Kind of Woman" is a 1973 single by Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats. "Super Kind of Woman" would be Freddie Hart's fifth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent twelve weeks on the country chart....	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
April 14	A Shoulder to Cry On A Shoulder to Cry On "A Shoulder to Cry On" is a 1973 single written by Merle Haggard and recorded by Charley Pride. "A Shoulder to Cry On" would Charley Pride's eleventh number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart .-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 21	Superman Superman (Donna Fargo song) "Superman" is a 1973 single co-written and recorded by Donna Fargo. "Superman" would be Donna Fargo's third, consecutive number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for a single week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart....	Donna Fargo Donna Fargo Donna Fargo is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s...	1
April 28	Behind Closed Doors Behind Closed Doors (Charlie Rich song) "Behind Closed Doors" is a country song written by Kenny O'Dell and first recorded by Charlie Rich for his 1973 album Behind Closed Doors. The single became Rich's first number-one hit on the country charts, spent 20 weeks on this chart, and also became a crossover hit on the pop charts...	Charlie Rich Charlie Rich Charles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver...	2		^[A]
May 12	Come Live with Me Come Live with Me (song) "Come Live with Me is a 1973 single written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and recorded by Roy Clark. "Come Live with Me" was Roy Clark's twelfth hit on the country chart and his only number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the country...	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...	1		^[C]
May 19	What's Your Mama's Name What's Your Mama's Name (song) "What's Your Mama's Name" is the title track from Tanya Tucker's 1973 album. "What's Your Mama's Name" was written by Dallas Frazier and Earl Montgomery and was Tucker's fourth hit on the country chart and her first number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total...	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...	1		^[A]
May 26	Satin Sheets	Jeanne Pruett Jeanne Pruett Jeanne Pruett is an American Country Music Singer and Grand Ole Opry star, best-known for her 1973 chart-topping Country hit, "Satin Sheets", that spent three weeks at No. 1....	3	3	^{[2], [C]} Returned to Number One on June 23.
June 9	You Always Come Back to Hurting Me You Always Come Back to Hurting Me "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me" is a 1973 single by Johnny Rodriguez, who co-wrote the song with Tom T. Hall. It was Rodriguez's second hit on the U.S. country music chart and first number one. The single spent one week at the top and a total of twelve weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:...	Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez is an American country music singer. He was the first famous Latin American country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish....	1		^[A]
June 16	Kids Say the Darndest Things Kids Say the Darndest Things (song) "Kids Say the Darndest Things" is a 1973 single written by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton and recorded by Tammy Wynette. It was Wynette's thirteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart, staying at number one for a single week and spending a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.-Chart...	Tammy Wynette	1	2
June 30	Don't Fight the Feelings of Love Don't Fight the Feelings of Love "Don't Fight the Feelings of Love" is a 1974 single written by John Schweers and recorded by Charley Pride. "Don't Fight the Feelings of Love" was Pride's twelfth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on...	Charley Pride	1
July 7	Why Me Why Me (Kris Kristofferson song) "Why Me" is an American country and gospel song written and recorded by Kris Kristofferson.-Song history:Kristofferson had become the toast of Nashville in the early 1970s, with the massive success of compositions including "For the Good Times," "Me and Bobby McGee," "Sunday Morning Coming Down,"...	Kris Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...	1		^[A]
July 14	Love Is the Foundation Love Is the Foundation (song) "Love Is the Foundation" is the title track from the 1973 album by Loretta Lynn. "Love Is the Foundation", written by William Cody Hall, was Lynn's seventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of thirteen...	Loretta Lynn	2
July 28	You Were Always There You Were Always There "You Were Always There" is a 1973 single written and recorded by Donna Fargo. "You Were Always There" was Fargo's fourth hit on the country chart and her fourth number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the chart. -Chart performance:...	Donna Fargo	1
August 4	Lord, Mr. Ford Lord, Mr. Ford "Lord, Mr. Ford" is the title of a song written by Dick Feller and recorded by Jerry Reed. It was released in May 1973 as the only single from the album of the same name, Lord, Mr. Ford. The single was Jerry Reed's second of three No. 1's on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. "Lord, Mr...	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	2
August 11	Trip to Heaven Trip to Heaven "Trip to Heaven" is a 1973 single by Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats. "Trip to Heaven" was Freddie Hart's sixth and final number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...	Freddie Hart	1		^[B]
August 18	Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man (song) "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" is the title of a song, recorded as duet by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. The song was written by Becki Bluefield and Jim Owen. "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" was the title track of the 1973 album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn and the single was their...	Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn	1
August 25	Everybody's Had the Blues Everybody's Had the Blues "Everybody's Had the Blues" is a 1973 single written and recorded by Merle Haggard. "Everybody's Had the Blues" was a live recording that became Haggard's fifteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on...	Merle Haggard	2
September 8	You've Never Been This Far Before You've Never Been This Far Before "You've Never Been This Far Before" is a 1973 single written and recorded by Conway Twitty. "You've Never Been This Far Before" was Twitty's 10th number one on the country chart as a solo artist...	Conway Twitty	3		^[1]
September 29	Blood Red and Goin' Down Blood Red and Goin' Down "Blood Red and Goin' Down" is a 1973 single written by Curly Putman and performed by Tanya Tucker. "Blood Red and Goin' Down" was the second release from Tucker's 1973 album, What's Your Mama's Name. The single was Tucker's second number one on the country chart and would stay at number one for a...	Tanya Tucker	1
October 6	You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" — also known simply as "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" — is a song written by Jim Weatherly, and enjoyed two runs of popularity, each by an artist in a different genre.-Ray Price country version:...	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...	1	2	^[B]
October 13	Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" is a 1973 single written and recorded by Johnny Rodriguez. "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" was Rodriguez's second number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the charts.-Chart performance:...	Johnny Rodriguez	2
October 27	We're Gonna Hold On We're Gonna Hold On We're Gonna Hold On is an album by country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette. This album was released in 1973 on the Epic Records label...	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	2	2
November 10	Paper Roses Paper Roses "Paper Roses" is a popular song written by Fred Spielman and Janice Torre which was a hit in 1960 for Anita Bryant with Monty Kelly's Orchestra and Chorus and later for Marie Osmond in 1973....	Marie Osmond Marie Osmond Olive Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s...	2		^[A]
November 24	The Most Beautiful Girl The Most Beautiful Girl "The Most Beautiful Girl" is a song recorded by Charlie Rich and written by Bill Sherrill, Norris Wilson, and Rory Michael Bourke. The country & western ballad reached #1 in the United States in 1973 on three Billboard music charts: the pop chart ; the country chart ; and the adult contemporary...	Charlie Rich	3
December 15	Amazing Love Amazing Love (song) "Amazing Love" is a 1973 single written by John Schweers and recorded by Charley Pride. "Amazing Love" was Pride's thirteenth number-one single on the U.S. country chart. The single went to number one for a single week and spent thirteen weeks on the chart....	Charley Pride	1
December 22	If We Make It Through December If We Make It Through December "If We Make It Through December" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Merle Haggard. It was released in October 1973 as the lead single from album, of the same name. The song was included on Haggard's Christmas album released that year...	Merle Haggard	4

^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard
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2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

US	CAN	Single	Artist
22	19	Afraid I'll Want to Love Her One More Time	Billy "Crash" Craddock
23	10	After You	Hank Williams, Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. Randall Hank Williams , better known as Hank Williams, Jr. and Bocephus, is an American country singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of Southern rock, blues, and traditional country...
14	7	Ain't It Amazing Gracie	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...
13	63	All in the Name of Love	Narvel Felts Narvel Felts Narvel Felts is an American country music singer. Known for his soaring tenor and high falsetto, Felts enjoyed his greatest success during the 1970s, most famously 1975's "Reconsider Me."-Career:...
16	4	Always on My Mind Always on My Mind "Always on My Mind" is an American country music song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, originally recorded by Brenda Lee in 1972.Allmusic lists over 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers...	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"....
12	9	Am I That Easy to Forget Am I That Easy to Forget "Am I That Easy to Forget" is the title of a popular song written by country music singer Carl Belew and W.S. Stevenson and published in 1958. Belew recorded his song in Nashville on December 17, 1958, and released the single in March 1959, where it reached number nine on the U.S. country music chart...	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...
2	2	Baby's Gone	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...
22	5	Blue Train (Of the Heartbreak Line)	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...
7	4	Bring It on Home (To Your Woman)	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...
15	11	Broad-Minded Man	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...
6	4	Can I Sleep in Your Arms	Jeannie Seely Jeannie Seely Jeannie Seely is an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star. She is best-known for her 1966 Grammy award-winning Country hit, "Don't Touch Me", which peaked at No...
26	9	Carry Me Back	The Statler Brothers
12	3	Catfish John Catfish John "Catfish John" is the title of a song written by Bob McDill and Allen Reynolds, and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Russell. It was released in November1972 as the fourth single from the album, Catfish John / Chained...	Johnny Russell Johnny Russell John Bright "Johnny" Russell was an American country singer, songwriter, and comedian best-known for his song "Act Naturally", which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965...
18	20	Cheating Game	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...
30	15	Children	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...
12	—	Come Early Morning	Don Williams Don Williams Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,...
2	9	Country Sunshine	Dottie West Dottie West Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and co-recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists...
33	18	Daisy a Day	Jud Strunk Jud Strunk Jud Strunk was an American singer, songwriter and comedian.-Biography:Born Justin Strunk, Jr. in Jamestown, New York, he was raised in Buffalo, New York, where as a small boy his showmanship became evident...
5	3	Darling, You Always Come Back	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:...
2	4	Do You Know What It's Like to Be Lonesome	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...
3	12	Don't Give Up on Me	Jerry Wallace
8	48	Drift Away	Narvel Felts
20	12	Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee	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...
5	9	Dueling Banjos Dueling Banjos "Dueling Banjos" is an instrumental composition by Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith. The song was composed in 1955 by Smith as a banjo instrumental he called "Feudin' Banjos", which contained riffs from "Yankee Doodle". Smith recorded it playing a four-string plectrum banjo and accompanied by...	Eric Weissberg Eric Weissberg Eric Weissberg is an American banjo player, best known for the theme from the movie Deliverance.-Biography:Eric Weissberg went to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, then the Juilliard School of Music. He joined an early version of the Greenbriar Boys , but left before they made any recordings.... and Steve Mandell
3	12	The Emptiest Arms in the World The Emptiest Arms in the World "The Emptiest Arms in the World" is a 1973 song written and performed by Merle Haggard. "The Emptiest Arms in the World" peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboad Hot Country Singles chart. It reached number twelve on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks....	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,...
9	9	Good News	Jody Miller
2	3	Good Things	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:...
14	36	Got Leaving on Her Mind	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...
12	14	Hank	Hank Williams, Jr.
14	20	Hello We're Lonely	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... 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...
17	13	Honky Tonk Wine	Wayne Kemp Wayne Kemp Wayne Kemp is an American country music singer. He recorded between 1969 and 1986 for Decca, MCA, United Artists, Mercury and Door Knob Records, and charted twenty-four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-peaking single was "Honky Tonk Wine," which peaked at #17 in 1973...
12	11	I Can't Believe That It's All Over	Skeeter Davis 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...
10	14	I Hate You	Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...
4	3	I Love You More and More Everyday	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...
11	3	I Need Somebody Bad	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:...
16	—	I Recall a Gypsy Woman	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...
22	14	I Used It All on You	Nat Stuckey
24	16	I Wish (You Had Stayed)	Brian Collins Brian Collins (singer) Brian Collins is an American country music artist. Between 1973 and 1974, he recorded two albums for Dot Records. In that same time span, he charted three Top 40 singles on the Billboard country charts. His highest-charting single was a #10 cover of Jack Greene's "Statue of a...
7	10	I'll Never Break These Chains	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...
8	8	I'm Your Woman I'm Your Woman (song) "I'm Your Woman" is a single by American country music artist Jeanne Pruett. Released in August 1973, it was the first single from the album Jeanne Pruett. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.- Chart performance :...	Jeanne Pruett Jeanne Pruett Jeanne Pruett is an American Country Music Singer and Grand Ole Opry star, best-known for her 1973 chart-topping Country hit, "Satin Sheets", that spent three weeks at No. 1....
15	11	If She Just Helps Me Get Over You	Sonny James
3	5	If Teardrops Were Pennies	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...
2	2	If You Can Live with It (I Can Live Without It)	Bill Anderson
3	5	If You Can't Feel It (It Ain't There)	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....
26	9	If You're Goin' Girl	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...
22	16	It'll Be Her	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...
20	22	It's a Man's World (If You Have a Man Like Mine)	Diana Trask Diana Trask Diana Trask is an Australian and American country and pop singer born in Melbourne, Australia. She was a popular country singer during the 1970s in the United States and also was a popular star in her native Australia...
17	18	Just Thank Me	David Rogers
9	9	Just What I Had in Mind	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...
19	10	Keep on Truckin'	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'...
3	4	Last Love Song	Hank Williams, Jr.
7	11	Let Me Be There Let Me Be There "Let Me Be There" is a popular song written by John Rostill. It was first recorded by Olivia Newton-John in 1973 and included on her album of the same title. The country influenced song was Newton-John's first Top 10 single in the U.S., peaking at No. 6, and also won her a Grammy Award for Best...	Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
17	12	Lila	Doyle Holly Doyle Holly Doyle Floyd Hendricks, known by the stage name Doyle Holly was an American musician best known as the bass guitar player of the country music band Buck Owens and the Buckaroos and for his solo hit songs "Queen Of The Silver Dollar" and "Lila". Holly's contributions on bass guitar and rhythm guitar...
2	2	Little Girl Gone	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...
8	6	Love Is the Look You're Looking For	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...
9	3	Love Me	Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
17	18	Love Sure Feels Good in My Heart	Susan Raye
5	8	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...
7	5	The Midnight Oil	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...
20	10	Monday Morning Secretary	The Statler Brothers
2	3	Mr. Lovemaker	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"...
15	10	My Tennessee Mountain Home My Tennessee Mountain Home (song) "My Tennessee Mountain Home" is a song written by Dolly Parton. Using imagery from her rural childhood in Tennessee , the song served as the centerpiece of her 1973 concept album My Tennessee Mountain Home. It was released as a single in early 1973, and reached #15 on the U.S...	Dolly Parton
7	17	Neither One of Us	Bob Luman Bob Luman Bob Luman was an American country and rockabilly singer.-Early life and career:...
3	3	Neon Rose	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....
19	3	No More Hanging On	Jerry Lee Lewis
7	8	Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing 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....
33	17	One Last Time	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...
14	8	Open Up Your Heart	Roger Miller Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs...
9	7	Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)	Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez is an American country music singer. He was the first famous Latin American country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish....
13	7	The Perfect Stranger	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....
11	4	Ride Me Down Easy	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:...
17	12	Satisfaction	Jack Greene
2	5	Sawmill	Mel Tillis
15	8	Say When	Diana Trask
50	5	Second Cup of Coffee	George Hamilton IV
7	10	Send Me No Roses	Tommy Overstreet
15	6	She Fights That Lovin' Feeling	Faron Young
11	3	She Loves Me (Right Out of My Mind)	Freddy Weller
3	6	She's All Woman	David Houston
20	43	She's My Rock She's My Rock "She's My Rock" is a song written by Gene Dobbins. It was first recorded by Stoney Edwards on his 1973 album She's My Rock. Edwards' version peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Cover versions:...	Stoney Edwards Stoney Edwards Stoney Edwards was one of the first black singers to have a significant presence in country music. He is best known for the song, "She's My Rock," a Top 20 country hit that was later a hit song for Brenda Lee and then for George Jones.-Biography:...
14	—	Shelter of Your Eyes	Don Williams
3	3	Sing About Love	Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...
14	13	Slippin' and Slidin' Slippin' and Slidin' "Slippin' and Slidin" is an R&B/rock song performed by Little Richard. The song is credited to Little Richard, Edwin Bocage , Al Collins, and James Smith....	Billy "Crash" Craddock
4	3	Slippin' Away Slippin' Away (Jean Shepard song) "Slippin' Away" is a country music song written by singer-songwriter Bill Anderson, and made famous in 1973 by Jean Shepard.Her first single since signing with United Artists records in 1973, "Slippin' Away" peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart late that summer...	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...
28	15	So Many Ways	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...
10	20	Something About You I Love	Johnny Paycheck
6	6	Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough	Jerry Lee Lewis
21	16	Sound of Goodbye	Jerry Wallace
6	6	Southern Loving	Jim Ed Brown
31	20	Steamroller Blues Steamroller Blues "Steamroller Blues", often labelled just "Steamroller", is a song written by James Taylor, that first appeared on his 1970 breakthrough album Sweet Baby James. The song title comes from the first line: "I'm a steamroller baby, I'm bound to roll all over you..."... /Fool	Elvis Presley
6	8	Sunday Sunrise	Brenda Lee Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis...
6	8	Sweet Country Woman	Johnny Duncan
10	14	Take Time to Love Her	Nat Stuckey
18	42	Talkin' with My Lady	Johnny Duncan
21	12	Thank You for Being You	Mel Tillis
8	18	'Till the Water Stops Runnin'	Billy "Crash" Craddock
12	23	Too Far Gone	Joe Stampley
8	7	Too Much Monkey Business	Freddy Weller
6	5	Touch the Morning	Don Gibson
20	12	Travelin' Man	Dolly Parton
11	6	Walk Softly on the Bridges	Mel Street
6	5	Walking Piece of Heaven	Marty Robbins
16	20	Watergate Blues	Tom T. Hall
28	17	We Had It All	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...
6	—	What My Woman Can't Do	George Jones
32	17	When a Man Loves a Woman (The Way That I Love You)	Tony Booth Tony Booth (musician) Tony Booth is an American country music singer who participated in Buck Owens' "Bakersfield sound" revolution.-Early years:...
20	30	Wherefore and Why	Glen Campbell
13	38	Whole World's Making Love Again Tonight	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...
13	11	You Ain't Gonna Have Ol' Buck to Kick Around No More	Buck Owens
8	8	You Ask Me To	Waylon Jennings
7	2	You Can Have Her	Waylon Jennings
8	8	You Give Me You	Bobby G. Rice
30	13	You Know Who	Bobby Bare
3	7	You Lay So Easy on My Mind	Bobby G. Rice
6	11	You Really Haven't Changed	Johnny Carver Johnny Carver Johnny Carver is an American country music artist. Between 1968 and 1977, he charted fifteen Top 40 hits on the Billboard country charts. His highest-charting single was a cover of Tony Orlando's "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", a cover that reached #1 for him in 1974...
18	8	You Took All the Ramblin' Out of Me	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...
36	19	Your Side of the Bed	Mac Davis Mac Davis Mac Davis is a country music singer, songwriter, and actor originally from Lubbock, Texas who has enjoyed much crossover success...

US	CAN	Single	Artist
—	20	All Them Irons in the Fire	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...
—	12	Blind Jonathon/Make It Over the Hill	Dianne Leigh Dianne Leigh Dianne Leigh is a Canadian country music performer. She was the first recipient of the Gold Leaf Award in 1970....
—	18	But Tomorrow There's Another Day	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...
—	5	Carpenter of Wood	Cliff Edwards
—	18	Champlain and St. Lawrence Line	Orval Prophet Orval Prophet Orval William Prophet was among the first Canadian country music performers to achieve a career of international scope.-Early life:...
—	8	The Farmer's Song	Murray McLauchlan Murray McLauchlan Murray McLauchlan, CM is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player.-Biography:Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, he emigrated to Canada with his family when he was five years old...
—	16	The Feeling's Too Strong	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...
—	13	Flying East	Sharon Lowness
—	19	Going Home to the Country	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...
—	19	Highway Driving	Alabama Alabama (Canadian band) Alabama was a Canadian band of the early 1970s. They had two songs that reached the top 100 in the RPM Magazine chart. "Song of Love" reached #26 in June 1973, and "Highway Driving" reached #42 in August. Band members were Buster Fykes, Hector McLean, Rick Knight, and Len Sembaluk.-Singles:...
—	4	It's So Easy to Please Me	Mercey Brothers Mercey Brothers The Mercey Brothers was a Canadian country music group active from 1957 to 1989.-Before they were famous:The Mercey family grew up to music in their household at an early age. Brothers Larry, Ray, and Lloyd Mercey formed a country-infused musical group in 1966...
—	12	It's Worth Believin'	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...
—	15	Judgment Day Express	Orval Prophet
—	19	Meant to Be with Me	Mercey Brothers
71	20	North to Chicago	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...
—	15	Old Ira Gray	Dallas Harms Dallas Harms Dallas Harms is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Twenty of Harms' singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including the number one single "Honky Tonkin' ." Harms was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989.-Albums:-Singles:-References:...
—	14	Pictou County Jail	Jim and Don Haggart
—	20	The Prisoner	Shannon Two Feathers
79	10	Send a Little Love My Way	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....
—	18	Too Many Memories	Joe Firth
20	2	What About Me	Anne Murray
46	5	What Got to You (Before It Got to Me)	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...
—	16	The World I Know Is Now	Carroll Baker

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Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	U.S. peak	Spec. Note
January 13	Love's the Answer Love's the Answer "Love's the Answer" is a single by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. Released in September 1972, it was the second single from her album Delta Dawn. The song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in...	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...	1	5	^[A]
January 20	(Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine (Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine " Watermelon Wine" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in November 1972 as the second and final single from the album, The Storyteller. The song was Hall's third number one on the U.S. country singles chart...	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...	1		^[A]
January 27	Danny's Song Danny's Song "Danny's Song" is the title of a song written by the American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. It was written as a gift for his brother Danny for the birth of his son Colin. It first appeared on the album Sittin' In, the debut album by Loggins and Messina...	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	10
February 3	I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me "I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me" is a 1972 single written and recorded by Merle Haggard. "I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me" was Haggard's fourteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. It was number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.-Chart...	Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...	1
February 10	Rated "X" Rated "X" "Rated "X"" is a 1972 single written and recorded by Loretta Lynn. "Rated 'X'" was Lynn's sixth number one country single as a solo artist. The single spent one week at number one and a total of fourteen weeks on the chart...	Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...	2
February 24	'Til I Get it Right 'Til I Get It Right "Til I Get it Right" is a 1973 single written by Red Lane and Larry Henley and recorded by Tammy Wynette. It was Wynette's twelfth number one, spending one week at number one and a total of twelve on the U.S. country singles 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....	1
March 3	Any Old Wind That Blows Any Old Wind That Blows (song) "Any Old Wind That Blows" is a single by American country music artist Johnny Cash. Released in November 1972, it was the third single from his album Any Old Wind That Blows. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks...	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...	2	3
March 17	The Teddy Bear Song The Teddy Bear Song "The Teddy Bear Song" is a 1973 single written by Don Earl and Nick Nixon, and made famous by country music vocalist Barbara Fairchild. Released in December 1972, the song became Fairchild's first No. 1 song on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in March 1973. The song also became a...	Barbara Fairchild Barbara Fairchild Barbara Fairchild is an American Country Music/Gospel Music Singer, who is best known for her 1973 Country chart-topper "The Teddy Bear Song". After the success of the song, she continued to have success on the Country charts....	2		^[A]
March 31	Keep Me in Mind Keep Me in Mind (Lynn Anderson song) "Keep Me in Mind" was a No. 1 country hit for country legend Lynn Anderson in 1973.This song was one of 11 No. 1 country hits for Anderson. Her career was still going strong three years after her major crossover hit, " 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
April 14	Super Kind of Woman Super Kind of Woman "Super Kind of Woman" is a 1973 single by Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats. "Super Kind of Woman" would be Freddie Hart's fifth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent twelve weeks on the country chart....	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
April 21	A Shoulder to Cry On A Shoulder to Cry On "A Shoulder to Cry On" is a 1973 single written by Merle Haggard and recorded by Charley Pride. "A Shoulder to Cry On" would Charley Pride's eleventh number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart .-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 28	Superman Superman (Donna Fargo song) "Superman" is a 1973 single co-written and recorded by Donna Fargo. "Superman" would be Donna Fargo's third, consecutive number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for a single week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart....	Donna Fargo Donna Fargo Donna Fargo is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s...	1
May 5	Behind Closed Doors Behind Closed Doors (Charlie Rich song) "Behind Closed Doors" is a country song written by Kenny O'Dell and first recorded by Charlie Rich for his 1973 album Behind Closed Doors. The single became Rich's first number-one hit on the country charts, spent 20 weeks on this chart, and also became a crossover hit on the pop charts...	Charlie Rich Charlie Rich Charles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver...	1		^[A]
May 12	Nobody Wins Nobody Wins (Brenda Lee song) "Nobody Wins" is a single by American country music artist Brenda Lee. Released in January 1973, it was the second single from her album Brenda. The song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart...	Brenda Lee Brenda Lee Brenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis...	1	5	^[C]
May 19	Come Live with Me Come Live with Me (song) "Come Live with Me is a 1973 single written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and recorded by Roy Clark. "Come Live with Me" was Roy Clark's twelfth hit on the country chart and his only number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of sixteen weeks on the country...	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...	1		^[A]
May 26	What's Your Mama's Name What's Your Mama's Name (song) "What's Your Mama's Name" is the title track from Tanya Tucker's 1973 album. "What's Your Mama's Name" was written by Dallas Frazier and Earl Montgomery and was Tucker's fourth hit on the country chart and her first number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total...	Tanya Tucker	1
June 2	Dirty Old Man Dirty Old Man "Dirty Old Man" is a single by American country music artist George Hamilton IV. Released in April 1973, it was a single from Hamilton's album Out West Country. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada on June 2, 1973....	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...	2	38	^[B]
June 16	Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" is a song by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando, written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown and produced by Hank Medress and Dave Appell. It was a worldwide hit for the group in 1973....	Johnny Carver Johnny Carver Johnny Carver is an American country music artist. Between 1968 and 1977, he charted fifteen Top 40 hits on the Billboard country charts. His highest-charting single was a cover of Tony Orlando's "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", a cover that reached #1 for him in 1974...	1	5	^[C]
June 23	You Always Come Back to Hurting Me You Always Come Back to Hurting Me "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me" is a 1973 single by Johnny Rodriguez, who co-wrote the song with Tom T. Hall. It was Rodriguez's second hit on the U.S. country music chart and first number one. The single spent one week at the top and a total of twelve weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:...	Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez is an American country music singer. He was the first famous Latin American country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish....	1		^[A]
June 30	Don't Fight the Feelings of Love Don't Fight the Feelings of Love "Don't Fight the Feelings of Love" is a 1974 single written by John Schweers and recorded by Charley Pride. "Don't Fight the Feelings of Love" was Pride's twelfth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on...	Charley Pride	3		^[2] Fell to #3 on the week of July 7.
July 7	Ravishing Ruby Ravishing Ruby "Ravishing Ruby" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in April 1973 as the first single from his album Rhymer and Other Five and Dimers. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached...	Tom T. Hall	1	3
July 14	Why Me Why Me (Kris Kristofferson song) "Why Me" is an American country and gospel song written and recorded by Kris Kristofferson.-Song history:Kristofferson had become the toast of Nashville in the early 1970s, with the massive success of compositions including "For the Good Times," "Me and Bobby McGee," "Sunday Morning Coming Down,"...	Kris Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...	1		^[A]
July 21	Love Is the Foundation Love Is the Foundation (song) "Love Is the Foundation" is the title track from the 1973 album by Loretta Lynn. "Love Is the Foundation", written by William Cody Hall, was Lynn's seventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of thirteen...	Loretta Lynn	1
August 11	You Were Always There You Were Always There "You Were Always There" is a 1973 single written and recorded by Donna Fargo. "You Were Always There" was Fargo's fourth hit on the country chart and her fourth number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the chart. -Chart performance:...	Donna Fargo	1
August 18	Top of the World Top of the World (The Carpenters song) "Top of the World" is the name of a 1972 song by The Carpenters. Originally recorded for and released on the duo's 1972 studio album A Song for You, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in late 1973, becoming the duo's second U.S. number-one single...	Lynn Anderson	2	2
September 1	Trip to Heaven Trip to Heaven "Trip to Heaven" is a 1973 single by Freddie Hart and the Heartbeats. "Trip to Heaven" was Freddie Hart's sixth and final number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...	Freddie Hart	1
September 8	Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man (song) "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" is the title of a song, recorded as duet by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn. The song was written by Becki Bluefield and Jim Owen. "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" was the title track of the 1973 album by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn and the single was their...	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	2
September 22	Everybody's Had the Blues Everybody's Had the Blues "Everybody's Had the Blues" is a 1973 single written and recorded by Merle Haggard. "Everybody's Had the Blues" was a live recording that became Haggard's fifteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on...	Merle Haggard	1
September 29	The Corner of My Life The Corner of My Life "The Corner of My Life" is a single by American country music artist Bill Anderson. Released in June 1973, it was the second single from his album Bill. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.-Chart...	Bill Anderson	1	2
October 6	You've Never Been This Far Before You've Never Been This Far Before "You've Never Been This Far Before" is a 1973 single written and recorded by Conway Twitty. "You've Never Been This Far Before" was Twitty's 10th number one on the country chart as a solo artist...	Conway Twitty	2
October 20	Blood Red and Goin' Down Blood Red and Goin' Down "Blood Red and Goin' Down" is a 1973 single written by Curly Putman and performed by Tanya Tucker. "Blood Red and Goin' Down" was the second release from Tucker's 1973 album, What's Your Mama's Name. The single was Tucker's second number one on the country chart and would stay at number one for a...	Tanya Tucker	1
October 27	Kid Stuff Kid Stuff (song) "Kid Stuff" is a single by American country music artist Barbara Fairchild. Released in July 1973, it was the first single from her album Kid Stuff. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart...	Barbara Fairchild	1	2	^[B]
November 3	Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer" is the title of a song written by Bob McDill and Wayland Holyfield, and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Russell. It was released in July 1973 as the first single from his album Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer. The song peaked...	Johnny Russell Johnny Russell John Bright "Johnny" Russell was an American country singer, songwriter, and comedian best-known for his song "Act Naturally", which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965...	2	4	^[C]
November 17	Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" is a 1973 single written and recorded by Johnny Rodriguez. "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" was Rodriguez's second number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the charts.-Chart performance:...	Johnny Rodriguez	1
November 24	Paper Roses Paper Roses "Paper Roses" is a popular song written by Fred Spielman and Janice Torre which was a hit in 1960 for Anita Bryant with Monty Kelly's Orchestra and Chorus and later for Marie Osmond in 1973....	Marie Osmond Marie Osmond Olive Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s...	2		^[A]
December 8	The Most Beautiful Girl The Most Beautiful Girl "The Most Beautiful Girl" is a song recorded by Charlie Rich and written by Bill Sherrill, Norris Wilson, and Rory Michael Bourke. The country & western ballad reached #1 in the United States in 1973 on three Billboard music charts: the pop chart ; the country chart ; and the adult contemporary...	Charlie Rich	4