Country No.1 Hits

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1Wild Side of Life
recording of:
The Wild Side of Life (in 1964)
lyricist and composer:
Arlie Carter and William Warren
publisher:
Commodore Music Corp., EMI Music, EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leeds Music Ltd., Unart Music Corp. and Leeds Music (in 1976)
Hank Thompson?:??
2It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1952-05-03)
bass:
Johnnie Wright (on 1952-05-03)
fiddle:
Paul Warren (on 1952-05-03)
guitar:
Jack Anglin (on 1952-05-03)
steel guitar:
Harold "Shot" Jackson (on 1952-05-03)
vocals:
Kitty Wells (on 1952-05-03)
recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (on 1952-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
cover recording of:
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller
publisher:
Peer International Corporation
Kitty Wells?:??
3Alabam
recording of:
Alabam
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Copas
publisher:
Starday Records
Cowboy Copas?:??
4Big Bad John
Jimmy Dean?:??
5White Lightning
cover recording of:
White Lightning
lyricist and composer:
J. P. Richardson
publisher:
Glad Music Co.
George Jones?:??
6Sixteen Tons
acoustic guitar:
Bobby Gibbons (on 1955-09-20)
bass clarinet:
Darol Rice (on 1955-09-20)
clarinet:
Red Mandel (on 1955-09-20)
double bass [bass]:
Rolly Bundock (on 1955-09-20)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (on 1955-09-20)
finger snaps and lead vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1955-09-20)
trombone:
George Bruns (on 1955-09-20)
trumpet:
Charlie Parlato (on 1955-09-20)
conductor:
Jack Fascinato (on 1955-09-20)
arranger:
Jack Fascinato
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bacci Bros Records (in 2010) and Lucky Vintage (in 2014)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-09-20)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 12)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1955-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Tennessee Ernie Ford?:??
7Jambalaya
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys?:??
8A Dear John Letter
performer:
Jean Shepard
recording of:
A Dear John Letter
writer:
Billy Barton, Charles “Fuzzy” Owen and Lewis Tally
publisher:
American Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
A Dear John Letter
writer:
Billy Barton, Charles “Fuzzy” Owen and Lewis Tally
publisher:
American Music, Inc.
Jean Shepherd & Ferlin Husky?:??
9(When You Feel Like You're in Love) Don't Just Stand There
Carl Smith?:??
10That's My Pa
Sheb Wooley?:??
11North to Alaska
Johnny Horton?:??
12I've Been Everywhere
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
I’ve Been Everywhere (on 1962-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Geoff Mack
publisher:
Belinda Music and EMI Belinda Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Hank Snow?:??
13Devil Woman
recording of:
Devil Woman
lyricist and composer:
Martin Robinson
Marty Robbins?:??
14She's Got You
Patsy Cline?:??
15Take These Chains from My Heart
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys2:39
16Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Faron Young2:25
17Charlie's Shoes
recording of:
Charlie’s Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Roy Baham
Billy Walker2:16
18Oh Lonesome Me
Don Gibson2:31
19My Special Angel
recording of:
My Special Angel
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Duncan
publisher:
J. Albert & Son and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Bobby Helms2:54
20I Don't Care
recording of:
I Don’t Care
lyricist and composer:
Webb Pierce and Cindy Walker
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing (in 1955)
Webb Pierce2:27
21Misery Loves Company
recording of:
Misery Loves Company
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Reed
Porter Wagoner2:35
22I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
recording of:
I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
lyricist and composer:
Cecil A. Null (in 1947)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Fairway Music Corp. (on 1953-10-10)
The Davis Sisters2:59
23She Thinks I Still Care
recording of:
She Thinks I Still Care
lyricist and composer:
Dickey Lee Lipscomb and Steve Duffy
publisher:
Glad Music, Glad Music Co., Jack Music, Inc., Orange Sky Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing International Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
George Jones2:35
24Midnight
Red Foley3:13
25He'll Have to Go
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Jim Reeves
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1959)
recording of:
He’ll Have to Go (on 1959-10-15)
writer:
Audrey Allison and Joe Allison
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Central Songs and Central Songs, Inc.
Jim Reeves2:19
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1Don't Take Your Guns to Town
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
producer:
Don Law
acoustic guitar:
Johnny Cash (on 1958-08-13)
bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1958-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Harman (on 1958-08-13)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1958-08-13)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1958-08-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1958)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-08-13)
recording of:
Don’t Take Your Guns to Town (on 1958-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Johnny Cash?:??
2I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
recording of:
I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (on 1952-06-13)
writer:
Fred Rose and Hank Williams
Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys?:??
3In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce?:??
4Heartbreak USA
recording of:
Heartbreak U.S.A.
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
Kitty Wells?:??
5Singing the Blues
recording of:
Singing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Melvin Endsley (in 1956)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Opryland Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Music Limited
Marty Robbins?:??
6Battle of New Orleans
Johnny Horton?:??
7Mexican Joe
recording of:
Mexican Joe
lyricist and composer:
Mitchell Torok
Jim Reeves?:??
8Cattle Call
Eddy Arnold?:??
9Young Love
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-10-30)
background vocals:
Gordon Stoker (on 1956-10-30)
lead vocals:
Sonny James (on 1956-10-30)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 40)
cover recording of:
Young Love (on 1956-10-30)
writer:
Ric Cartey and Carole Joyner
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Sonny James?:??
10Blue Blue Day
recording of:
Blue Blue Day (1958 country song)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson
Don Gibson?:??
11There Stands the Glass
recording of:
There Stands the Glass
lyricist:
Audrey Greisham and Mary Jean Shurtz
composer:
Russ Hull
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Webb Pierce?:??
12Wolverton Mountain
Claude King?:??
13Loose Talk
Carl Smith?:??
14I Fall to Pieces
recording of:
I Fall to Pieces
composer:
Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard
Patsy Cline?:??
15Please Help Me I'm Fallin'
recording of:
Please Help Me, I’m Falling
lyricist and composer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell & Co., Inc., Don Robertson Music Corp., Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Hank Locklin?:??
16Hey Joe
Carl Smith?:??
17Crazy Arms
recording of:
Crazy Arms
writer:
Ralph Mooney (in 1954) and Chuck Seals (in 1954)
publisher:
Champion Music Corp., Leeds Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (in 1956) and MCA Music Svenska AB (in 1978)
Ray Price?:??
18Waterloo
Stonewall Jackson?:??
19Slow Poke
Pee Wee King?:??
20Walk on By
Leroy Van Dyke?:??
21Don't Let Me Cross Over
recording of:
Don’t Let Me Cross Over
lyricist and composer:
Penny Jay
Carl and Pearl Butler?:??
22Country Girl
recording of:
Country Girl
lyricist and composer:
Roy Drusky
Faron Young?:??
23El Paso
Marty Robbins?:??
24Wings of a Dove
recording of:
On the Wings of a Dove
lyricist and composer:
Bob Ferguson
publisher:
Belinda Music, Fort Knox Music Co, Husky Music Co. Inc. and Larrick Music Co.
Ferlin Husky?:??
25Tender Years
recording of:
Tender Years
composer:
Darrell Edwards
publisher:
Glad Music Co. and Glad Music Ltd.
George Jones?:??