30 Years of No. 1 Country Hits

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1950 - 1956
2▶CD: 1957 - 1964
3▶CD: 1965 - 1971
4▼CD: 1972 - 1979
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Eleven Roses
recording of:
Eleven Roses
Hank Williams, Jr.2:44
2One’s on the Way
recording of:
One’s On the Way
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Loretta Lynn2:39
3Funny Face
recording of:
Funny Face (1972 song)
lyricist and composer:
Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo32:43
4Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine
recording of:
Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Tom T. Hall4:10
5Come Live with Me
Roy Clark2:59
6You’ve Never Been This Far Before
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 151)
recording of:
You’ve Never Been This Far Before
lyricist and composer:
Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Conway Twitty3.53:01
7Pure Love
Ronnie Milsap2:23
8I’m a Ramblin’ Man
recording of:
I’m a Rambling Man
lyricist and composer:
Ray Pennington
publisher:
Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Waylon Jennings2:49
9When Will I Be Loved
cover recording of:
When Will I Be Loved?
lyricist and composer:
Phil Everly
publisher:
Acuff-Rose (BMI), Everly and Sons Music Publishing (BMI) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Linda Ronstadt2:08
10If We Make it Through December
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 14)
recording of:
If We Make It Through December
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Merle Haggard42:43
11Rhinestone Cowboy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nashville Records (country label, used to be under Starday Records in Nashville, TN, today under Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1975) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2003)
recording of:
Rhinestone Cowboy (on 1975-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
House of Weiss Music Co, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Glen Campbell43:14
12Heaven’s Just a Sin Away
recording of:
Heaven’s Just a Sin Away (in 1977)
writer:
Jerry Gillespie (songwriter)
publisher:
Big Yellow Dog Music
The Kendalls2:23
13(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
cover recording of:
(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (1974 song)
writer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist) and Chips Moman
B.J. Thomas3:23
14Here You Come Again
vocals:
Dolly Parton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 60)
cover recording of:
Here You Come Again
lyricist:
Cynthia Weil
composer:
Barry Mann
publisher:
Dyad Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Summerhill Music Songs and Summerhill Songs
Dolly Parton4.52:58
15Good Hearted Woman
producer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) and Ray Pennington
bass:
Duke Goff (in 1972)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (in 1972)
guitar:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1972), Billy Ray Reynolds (in 1972) and Larry Whitmore (in 1972)
harmonica:
Roger Crabtree (in 1972)
steel guitar:
Ralph Mooney (in 1972)
vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (in 1972) and Willie Nelson (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1974) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recording of:
Good Hearted Woman (in 1972)
writer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Baron Music Publishing Co. and Willie Nelson Music
cover recording of:
Good Hearted Woman
writer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) and Willie Nelson
publisher:
Baron Music Publishing Co. and Willie Nelson Music
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson3.52:58
16Cherokee Maiden
cover recording of:
Cherokee Maiden
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc. (from 1942 to present) and Oree Music (BMI) (in 1942)
Merle Haggard2.52:58
17Don’t it Make My Brown Eyes Blue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1975), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1976), Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1976) and Capitol Nashville (in 1977, in 1979)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 71)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle4.42:34
18Moody Blue
engineer:
Brian Christian
executive producer:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
bass:
Dennis Linde (on 1976-02-04) and Jerry Scheff (on 1976-02-04)
congas and timpani:
Farrell Morris (on 1976-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Tutt (drummer) (on 1976-02-04)
electric piano:
David Briggs (English organist and composer) (on 1976-02-04) and Bobby Emmons (on 1976-02-04)
guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) (on 1976-02-04), Charlie Hodge (on 1976-02-04), John Wilkinson (known world-wide as the rhythm guitar player of Elvis Presley) (on 1976-02-04) and Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1976-02-04)
Moog:
Shane Keister (on 1976-02-04)
piano:
David Briggs (English organist and composer) (on 1976-02-04) and Glen D. Hardin (on 1976-02-04)
background vocals:
Myrna Smith (on 1976-02-04) and J.D. Sumner & The Stamps (on 1976-02-04)
lead vocals:
Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (on 1976-02-04)
vocals:
Myrna Smith (from 1976-02-02 until 1976-02-07), J.D. Sumner & The Stamps (from 1976-02-02 until 1976-02-07), Dolores Edgin (on 1976-02-04), Wendellyn Suits (on 1976-02-04), Kathy Westmoreland (on 1976-02-04) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1976-02-04)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1976), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1976), RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1976) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1976-02-04)
recording of:
Moody Blue (from 1976-02-02 until 1976-02-07)
lyricist and composer:
Mark James (Francis Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sweet Glory Music, Inc.
cover recording of:
Moody Blue
lyricist and composer:
Mark James (Francis Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sweet Glory Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley4.352:49
19Backside of Thirty
John Conlee42:35
20Two Doors Down
vocals:
Dolly Parton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
recording of:
Two Doors Down
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton53:00
21Nobody Likes Sad Songs
Ronnie Milsap3:44
22Do You Know You are My Sunshine
recording engineer and mixer:
Tom Sparkman
producer:
Jerry Kennedy
strings arranger:
D. Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1979)
recording of:
Do You Know You Are My Sunshine
writer:
Don Reid (country) and Harold Reid (co-founder of The Statler Brothers)
The Statler Brothers2:15
23It Must Be Love
recording of:
It Must Be Love (Song by Don Williams)
lyricist and composer:
Bob McDill
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Don Williams2:30
24Someone Loves You Honey
producer:
Jerry Bradley (producer, engineer) and Charley Pride
background vocals [vocal accompaniment]:
The Jordanaires (southern gospel group)
strings arranger:
D. Bergen White (American arranger, producer, conductor, musician, composer and singer)
recorded at:
Sound Masters Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Someone Loves You Honey (1978 song) (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
Don DeVaney (songwriter)
Charley Pride42:08