" I Don't Want to Have to Marry You' is a 1976 single by the duo of 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...

 and Helen Cornelius

Helen Cornelius

Helen Cornelius is an American country singer-songwriter and actress, best remembered for a series of hit duets with Jim Ed Brown, many of which reached the U.S...

. "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" would be the most successful single for both Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius as both a duo and as solo artists. The single was the only number one of their careers and stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.

Chart performance

Chart (1976)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	7