Project: Number 1 Hits from the Years – Country

Recording Period: 2009 – 2011

Some of my favorite Number 1 Country Hits by various artists since 1950

CD 1
1950
January 7: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry
January 7: Blue Christmas – Ernest Tubb
January 14 – I Love You Because – Leon Payne
December 23 – If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time – Lefty Frizzell
1951
August 11 – Hey, Good Lookin’ – Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
September 1 – Always Late with Your Kisses – Lefty Frizzell
1953
April 11 – Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
1955
July 9 – A Satisfied Mind – Porter Wagoner
1956
March 17 – Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley
April 7 – Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
June 23 – Crazy Arms – Ray Price
1957
May 20 – A White Sport Coat – Marty Robbins
May 27 – Four Walls – Jim Reeves
July 15 – Bye Bye Love – The Everly Brothers
August 5 – (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear – Elvis Presley
1958
June 2 – All I Have to Do is Dream – The Everly Brothers
1959
February 23 – Don’t Take Your Guns to Town – Johnny Cash
December 21 – El Paso – Marty Robbins
1960
May 16 – Please Help Me, I’m Falling – Hank Locklin
1961
May 8 – Hello Walls – Faron Young

CD 2
1961
August 7 – I Fall to Pieces – Patsy Cline
November 20 – Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean
1963
July 27 – Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
1964
April 4 – Understand Your Man – Johnny Cash
1965
March 27 – King of the Road – Roger Miller
1968
July 20 – Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
August 31 – Mama Tried – Merle Haggard
December 21 – Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell
1969
April 19 – Galveston – Glen Campbell
August 16 – Workin’ Man’s Blues – Merle Haggard
November 15 – Okie From Muskogee – Merle Haggard
1970
March 14 – The Fightin’ Side of Me – Merle Haggard
September 19 – For the Good Times – Ray Price
October 10 – Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down – Johnny Cash
December 26 – Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson
1971
January 30 – Flesh and Blood – Johnny Cash
February 13 – Help Me Make It Through the Night – Sammi Smith
December 4 – Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’ – Charley Pride
1972
April 22 – Chantilly Lace – Jerry Lee Lewis
1973
July 7 – Why Me, Lord – Kris Kristofferson

CD 3
1973
November 24 – The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich
December 22 – If We Make It Through December – Merle Haggard
1974
February 16 – That’s the Way Love Goes – Johnny Rodriguez
March 30 – Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone) – Tanya Tucker
September 28 – I’m a Ramblin’ Man – Waylon Jennings
1975
March 15 – Before the Next Teardrop Falls – Freddy Fender
May 17 – (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song – B. J. Thomas
August 9 – Wasted Days and Wasted Nights – Freddy Fender
September 20 – Daydreams About Night Things – Ronnie Milsap
October 4 – Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain – Willie Nelson
1976
February 21 – Good Hearted Woman – Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
1977
May 21 – Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) – Waylon Jennings August 6 – Rollin’ with the Flow – Charlie Rich
August 27 – Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Crystal Gayle
1978
March 4 – Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys – Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
June 10 – Georgia on My Mind – Willie Nelson
September 2 – Blue Skies – Willie Nelson
September 9 – I’ve Always Been Crazy – Waylon Jennings
December 16 – The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
1979
January 6 – Tulsa Time – Don Williams

CD 4
1979
May 19 – If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me – The Bellamy Brothers
1980
January 5 – Coward of the County – Kenny Rogers
March 8 – My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys – Willie Nelson
1980
July 5 – He Stopped Loving Her Today – George Jones
October 18 – I Believe in You – Don Williams
November 1 – Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys) – Waylon Jennings
November 8 – On the Road Again – Willie Nelson
November 22 – Lady – Kenny Rogers
1981
January 10 – I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink – Merle Haggard
March 21 – Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground – Willie Nelson
September 19 – You Don’t Know Me – Mickey Gilley
September 26 – Tight Fittin’ Jeans – Conway Twitty
November 28 – My Favorite Memory – Merle Haggard
December 26 – Love in the First Degree – Alabama
1982
May 1 – Mountain Music – Alabama
May 8 – Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson
May 15 – Just to Satisfy You – Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
June 19 – Slow Hand – Conway Twitty
August 28 – Fool Hearted Memory – George Strait
October 9 – Yesterday’s Wine – Merle Haggard, George Jones

CD 5
1982
December 11 – Redneck Girl – Bellamy Brothers
1983
March 12 – The Rose – Conway Twitty
July 23 – Pancho and Lefty – Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
July 30 – I Always Get Lucky with You – George Jones
1984
January 7 – You Look So Good in Love – George Strait
May 12 – To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before – Willie Nelson with Julio Iglesias
June 9 – Someday When Things Are Good – Merle Haggard
November 3 – City of New Orleans – Willie Nelson
1985
March 23 – Seven Spanish Angels – Ray Charles with Willie Nelson
July 13 – Forgiving You Was Easy – Willie Nelson
August 17 – Highwayman – The Highwaymen
1986
May 10 – Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Ol’ Days) – The Judds
June 28 – Living in the Promiseland – Willie Nelson
August 2 – Nobody in His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her – George Strait
August 9 – Rockin’ with the Rhythm of the Rain – The Judds
1987
June 13 – Forever and Ever, Amen – Randy Travis
July 11 – All My Ex’s Live in Texas – George Strait
November 21 – I Won’t Need You Anymore (Always and Forever) – Randy Travis
1988
February 20 – Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star – Merle Haggard
March 12 – Too Gone Too Long – Randy Travis

CD 6
1988
August 13 – Don’t Close Your Eyes – Keith Whitley
August 20 – Bluest Eyes in Texas – Restless Heart
October 15 – Streets of Bakersfield – Dwight Yoakam with Buck Owens
December 24 – When You Say Nothing at All – Keith Whitley
1989
January 28 – Deeper Than the Holler – Randy Travis
September 16 – Nothing I Can Do About It Now – Willie Nelson
October 28 – High Cotton – Alabama
December 9 – If Tomorrow Never Comes – Garth Brooks
1990
June 9 – Love Without End, Amen – George Strait
July 14 – The Dance – Garth Brooks
October 6 – Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks
1991
January 12 – Unanswered Prayers – Garth Brooks
June 22 – The Thunder Rolls – Garth Brooks
July 6 – Don’t Rock the Jukebox – Alan Jackson
November 9 – Someday – Alan Jackson
1992
March 14 – Straight Tequila Night – John Anderson
May 9 – Neon Moon – Brooks & Dunn
May 30 – Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus
July 25 – The River – Garth Brooks
October 24 – No One Else on Earth – Wynonna

CD 7
1992
December 19 – She’s Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues) – Alan Jackson
1993
January 23 – Look Heart, No Hands – Randy Travis
February 13 – Can I Trust You with My Heart – Travis Tritt
April 24 – She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful – Sammy Kershaw
July 3 – That Summer – Garth Brooks
July 17 – Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson
October 23 – Easy Come, Easy Go – George Strait
1994
January 29 – Live Until I Die – Clay Walker
February 5 – I Swear – John Michael Montgomery
October 29 – Livin’ on Love – Alan Jackson
November 26 – If I Could Make a Living – Clay Walker
November 11 – Check Yes or No – George Strait
December 9 – Tall, Tall Trees – Alan Jackson
1996
January 13 – It Matters to Me – Faith Hill
February 3 – (If You’re Not in It for Love) I’m Outta Here! – Shania Twain
May 18 – My Maria – Brooks & Dunn
June 22 – Time Marches On – Tracy Lawrence
November 23 – Strawberry Wine – Deana Carter
1997 July 19 – Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait
October 18 – How Do I Get There – Deana Carter

CD 8
1998
May 2 – You’re Still the One – Shania Twain
June 6 – I Just Want to Dance with You – George Strait
August 1 – To Make You Feel My Love – Garth Brooks
August 8 – There’s Your Trouble – Dixie Chicks
1999
March 13 – You Were Mine – Dixie Chicks
December 25 – Breathe – Faith Hill
2000
February 5 – Cowboy Take Me Away – Dixie Chicks
July 8 – I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
September 9 – It Must Be Love – Alan Jackson
October 28 – The Little Girl – John Michael Montgomery
December 2 – We Danced – Brad Paisley
2001
January 27 – Without You – Dixie Chicks
February 24 – But for the Grace of God – Keith Urban
March 3 – You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This – Toby Keith
September 15 – I’m Just Talkin’ About Tonight – Toby Keith
December 29 – Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) – Alan Jackson
2002
April 20 – My List – Toby Keith
December 21 – Who’s Your Daddy? – Toby Keith
December 28 – She’ll Leave You with a Smile – George Strait
2003
March 22 – Travelin’ Soldier – Dixie Chicks

CD 9
2003
March 29 – Brokenheartsville – Joe Nichols
May 24 – Three Wooden Crosses – Randy Travis
June 14 – Beer for My Horses – Toby Keith with Willie Nelson
August 9 – It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere – Alan Jackson with Jimmy Buffett
November 15 – I Love This Bar – Toby Keith
2004
February 7 – Remember When – Alan Jackson
October 16 – Suds in the Bucket – Sara Evans
2005
February 12 – Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
May 28 – Making Memories of Us – Keith Urban
July 23 – As Good as I Once Was – Toby Keith
December 3 – Come a Little Closer – Dierks Bentley
2006
March 11 – Your Man – Josh Turner
September 9 – Leave the Pieces – The Wreckers
September 30 – Give It Away – George Strait
October 14 – Would You Go with Me – Josh Turner
October 28 – I Loved Her First – Heartland
2007
January 27 – Watching You – Rodney Atkins
February 24 – It Just Comes Natural – George Strait
March 10 – Ladies Love Country Boys – Trace Adkins
May 26 – Good Directions – Billy Currington

CD 10
2007
June 16 – Moments – Emerson Drive
June 23 – Find Out Who Your Friends Are – Tracy Lawrence
July 7 – Lucky Man – Montgomery Gentry
October 20 – Love Me If You Can – Toby Keith
October 27 – Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney
November 24 – Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) – Dierks Bentley
2008
March 29 – Small Town Southern Man – Alan Jackson
April 12 – You’re Gonna Miss This – Trace Adkins
May 17 – Just Got Started Lovin’ You – James Otto
July 19 – Home – Blake Shelton
December 6 – Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
2009
August 1 – People Are Crazy – Billy Currington
November 7 – Toes – Zac Brown Band
November 21 – Cowboy Casanova – Carrie Underwood
2010
April 10 – Temporary Home – Carrie Underwood
May 22 – The Man I Want to Be – Chris Young
June 12 – The House That Built Me – Miranda Lambert
September 18 – Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer – Billy Currington
2011
March 24 – Home – Dierks Bentley
March 31 – Ours – Taylor Swift