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Jun 1, 2014 · Tom T. Hall, ‘Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine’ (1972) In 1972, country music's consummate storyteller traveled to Miami Beach to perform at the Democratic National Convention that ...
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- 'Cruise' by Florida Georgia Line. - Artist: Florida Georgia Line. - Billboard rank: #1. The duo's 2012 single set an all-time record of 56 weeks on the country charts, tying Taylor Swift's record.
- 'Walk On By' by Leroy Van Dyke. - Artist: Leroy Van Dyke. - Billboard rank: #2. Leroy Van Dyke's most successful song spent 37 weeks on the country chart in 1961, with a record-breaking 19 in the #1 spot.
- 'Wanted' by Hunter Hayes. - Artist: Hunter Hayes. - Billboard rank: #3. Hunter Hayes broke a record held since 1973 as the youngest male artist to reach #1 when "Wanted" topped the Hot Country Songs chart.
- 'Take Your Time' by Sam Hunt. - Artist: Sam Hunt. - Billboard rank: #4. This 2014 recording became Hunt's second consecutive single to reach #1 on the country charts.
6 days ago · Dave Dudley, ‘Six Days on the Road’. 1963. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Before there was “White Line Fever,” “Convoy,” or “East Bound and Down,” there was “Six Days on the ...
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- George Jones. Total songs on Hot Country Songs chart: 131. Longest-charting hit: "The Window Up Above" Jones is considered by many to be the greatest country singer of all time.
- George Strait. Total songs on Hot Country Songs chart: 103. Longest-charting hit: "Write This Down" Nicknamed the "King of Country Music," Strait has had a stunning 44 songs reach the No. 1 position on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
- Merle Haggard. Total songs on Hot Country Songs chart: 96. Longest-charting hit: "Swinging Doors" More than a third (or 38) of the 96 songs by Haggard to appear on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart reached No. 1.
- Johnny Cash. Total songs on Hot Country Songs chart: 95. Longest-charting hit: "Ring of Fire" The Man in Black is one of country music's most widely recognized superstars thanks to his late-career resurgence and the 2005 musical biopic "Walk the Line," in which the singer is portrayed by actor Joaquin Phoenix.
Top Country Songs of All Time. Image: Columbia. 1. ‘I Walk the Line’ by Johnny Cash. Cash’s first No. 1 hit on the Billboard chart managed to keep itself on the radar for 43 weeks....
George Strait broke Twitty's record in 2006 and by 2021 had achieved 44 chart-toppers. [7] . Long runs at number one became increasingly uncommon after the 1960s; in the entirety of the 1980s, no song spent longer than three weeks in the top spot, and in 1986 there was a different song at number one every week. [8] .
Jun 1, 2012 · Arguing the Top 100 Country Songs of all time becomes much more fun when you limit the list to one song per artist. Instead of letting legends with dozens of Top 10 hits fill a list of country's ...
