Dean Dillon

Songs Written by Dean DillonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Dean Dillon (born Larry Dean Flynn; March 26, 1955) is an American country musician and songwriter. Between 1982 and 1993, he recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Since 1993, Dillon has continued to write hit songs for other artists, most notably George Strait. In 2002, Dillon was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2020, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. == Early life... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Dean Dillon first charted in 1980 with What's New with You.The artist placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.On US Country the artist achieved 32 Top‑10s, 12 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Tennessee Whiskey - #2: Miami - #3: The Best Day - #4: Uno Más - #5: She Let Herself Go
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  David Wills
1.
05/1980

She's Hangin' in There (I'm Hangin' Out)
David Wills

1 pts


91
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[United Artists 1350]
written by David Wills, Charles Quillen & Dean Dillon greentick
  Dean Dillon
2.
05/1980

What Good Is a Heart
Dean Dillon greentick

4 pts


28
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[RCA 12003]
written by Dean Dillon greentick
3.
11/1980

Nobody in His Right Mind (Would've Left Her)
Dean Dillon greentick

4 pts


25
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[RCA 12109]
written by Dean Dillon greentick
  Con Hunley
4.
12/1980

What's New with You
Con Hunley

from Don't It Break Your Heart   Don't It Break Your Heart
8 pts


11
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[Warner 49613]
written by Charles Quillen & Dean Dillon greentick
  Steve Wariner
5.
04/1981

By Now
Steve Wariner

from Steve Wariner   
13 pts


6
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[RCA 12204]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Don Pfrimmer & Charles Quillen
  George Strait
6.
05/1981

Unwound
George Strait

from Strait Country   Strait Country
13 pts


6
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[MCA 51104]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Frank Dycus
  Dean Dillon
7.
05/1981

They'll Never Take Me Alive
Dean Dillon greentick

2 pts


57
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[RCA 12234]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Frank Dycus
  David Allan Coe
8.
07/1981

Tennessee Whiskey
David Allan Coe

from Tennessee Whiskey   
1 pts


77
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[Columbia 02118]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Linda Hargrove
  George Strait
9.
09/1981

Down and Out
George Strait

from Strait Country   Strait Country
7 pts


16
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[MCA 51170]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Frank Dycus
  Dean Dillon
10.
10/1981

Jesus Let Me Slide
Dean Dillon greentick

1 pts


77
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[RCA 12319]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Frank Dycus & Al Gore
  Joe Sun
11.
03/1982

Holed Up in Some Honky Tonk
Joe Sun

from I Ain't Honky Tonkin' No More   
2 pts


40
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[Elektra 47417]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Frank Dycus & Blake Mevis
  Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon
12.
04/1982

Brotherly Love
Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon

from Brotherly Love   
2 pts


41
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[RCA 13049]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Gary Stewart
  Dave Rowland
13.
05/1982

Natalie / Why Didn't I Think of That
Dave Rowland

1 pts


77
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[Elektra 47442]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Tanya Tucker, Gary Stewart, Jamie O'Hara & John R. Potts
  George Strait
14.
10/1982

Marina Del Rey
George Strait

from Strait from the Heart   Strait from the Heart
13 pts


6
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[MCA 52120]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Frank Dycus
  Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon
15.
01/1983

Those Were the Days
Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon

from Those Were the Days   
2 pts


47
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[RCA 13401]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Rex Huston & Gary Stewart
16.
04/1983

Smokin' in the Rockies
Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon

from Those Were the Days   
1 pts


71
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[RCA 13472]
written by Buddy Cannon, Frank Dycus, Dean Dillon greentick & Gary Stewart
  Con Hunley
17.
04/1983

Once You Get the Feel of It
Con Hunley

2 pts


42
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[MCA 52208]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Larry Butler
  Hank Williams Jr.
18.
06/1983

Leave Them Boys Alone
Hank Williams Jr.

from Strong Stuff   
12 pts


6
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with Waylon Jennings and Ernest Tubb
[Warner/Curb 29633]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Gary Stewart, Tanya Tucker & Hank Williams Jr.
  George Jones
19.
09/1983

Tennessee Whiskey
George Jones

from Shine On   
18 pts


2
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[Epic 04082]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Linda Hargrove
  Tommy Bell
20.
09/1983

Honky Tonk Crazy
Tommy Bell

1 pts


97
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[Gold Sound 8016]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Frank Dycus
  Dean Dillon
21.
11/1983

Famous Last Words of a Fool
Dean Dillon greentick

1 pts


67
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[RCA 13628]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Rex Huston
  Vern Gosdin
22.
07/1984

What Would Your Memories Do
Vern Gosdin

from There Is a Season   
8 pts


10
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[Compleat 126]
written by Hank Cochran & Dean Dillon greentick
  David Allan Coe
23.
04/1985

Don't Cry Darlin'
David Allan Coe

from Darlin', Darlin   
3 pts


29
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[Columbia 04846]
written by Dean Dillon greentick
  Ray Price
24.
08/1985

I'm Not Leaving (I'm Just Getting Out of Your Way)
Ray Price

from Welcome to Ray Price Country   
1 pts


81
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[Step One 344]
written by Hank Cochran, Royce Porter & Dean Dillon greentick
  George Strait
The Chair
25.
09/1985

The Chair
George Strait

from Something Special   Something Special
21 pts


1
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[MCA 52667]
written by Hank Cochran & Dean Dillon greentick
  Keith Whitley
26.
02/1986

Miami, My Amy
Keith Whitley

from L.A. to Miami   L.A. to Miami
7 pts


14
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[RCA 14285]
written by Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon greentick & Royce Porter
  David Allan Coe
27.
05/1986

A Country Boy (Who Rolled the Rock Away)
David Allan Coe

from Son of the South   
2 pts


44
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[Columbia 05876]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Buddy Cannon & Jimmy Darrell
  George Strait
28.
05/1986

Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her
George Strait

from #7   #7
22 pts


1
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[MCA 52817]
written by Dean Dillon greentick
29.
09/1986

It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You
George Strait

from #7   #7
22 pts


1
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[MCA 52914]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Royce Porter
  Keith Whitley
30.
11/1986

Homecoming '63
Keith Whitley

from L.A. to Miami   L.A. to Miami
10 pts


9
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[RCA 5013]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Royce Porter
  George Strait
31.
01/1987

Ocean Front Property
George Strait

from Ocean Front Property   Ocean Front Property
20 pts


1
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[MCA 53021]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Hank Cochran & Royce Porter
  Jeff Dugan
32.
08/1987

Once a Fool, Always a Fool
Jeff Dugan

1 pts


68
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[Warner 28376]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Bob Melton & Royce Porter
  The Marshall Tucker Band
33.
09/1987

Hangin' Out in Smokey Places
The Marshall Tucker Band

from Still Holdin' On   
2 pts


44
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[Mercury 888775]
written by Larry Butler & Dean Dillon greentick
  Dobie Gray
34.
11/1987

Take It Real Easy
Dobie Gray

from Love's Talkin'   
1 pts


82
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[Capitol 44087]
written by Larry Butler & Dean Dillon greentick
  The Marshall Tucker Band
35.
01/1988

Once You Get The Feel of It
The Marshall Tucker Band

from Still Holdin' On   
1 pts


79
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[Mercury 870050]
written by Larry Butler & Dean Dillon greentick
  George Strait
36.
02/1988

Famous Last Words of a Fool
George Strait

from If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'   If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'
23 pts


1
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[MCA 53248]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Rex Huston
  Vern Gosdin
37.
04/1988

Set 'Em Up Joe
Vern Gosdin

from Chiseled in Stone   Chiseled in Stone
23 pts


1
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[Columbia 07762]
written by Hank Cochran, Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon greentick & Vern Gosdin
  Dean Dillon
38.
07/1988

The New Never Wore Off My Sweet Baby
Dean Dillon greentick

from Slick Nickel   
2 pts


51
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[Capitol 44179]
written by Blake Mevis, Dean Dillon greentick & Frank Dycus
  George Jones & Shelby Lynne
39.
09/1988

If I Could Bottle This Up
George Jones & Shelby Lynne

from Friends in High Places   
2 pts


43
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[Epic 08011]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Paul Overstreet
  Touch of Country
40.
11/1988

I Won't Be Seeing Her No More
Touch of Country

1 pts


85
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[OL 127]
written by Hank Cochran & Dean Dillon greentick
  Gary Stewart
41.
12/1988

An Empty Glass (That's the Way the Day Ends)
Gary Stewart

from Brand New   Brand New
1 pts


64
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[Hightone 507]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Gary Stewart
  Dean Dillon
42.
12/1988

Hey Heart
Dean Dillon greentick

from Slick Nickel   
1 pts


58
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[Capitol 44294]
written by Dean Dillon greentick
  Lee J. Stevens
43.
01/1989

You'll Be the First to Know
Lee J. Stevens

1 pts


92
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[Regal 01]
written by Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon greentick & Roy Porter
  Joe Stampley
44.
05/1989

You Sure Got This Ol' Redneck Feelin' Blue
Joe Stampley

1 pts


89
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[Evergreen 1081]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Buzz Rabin
  Dean Dillon
45.
08/1989

It's Love That Makes You Sexy
Dean Dillon greentick

from I've Learned to Live   
1 pts


61
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[Capitol 44400]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Frank Dycus
  Shelby Lynne
46.
10/1989

Little Bits and Pieces
Shelby Lynne

from Sunrise   
1 pts


62
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[Epic 73032]
written by Hank Cochran & Dean Dillon greentick
  Shane Barmby
47.
11/1989

A Rainbow of Our Own
Shane Barmby

from Let's Talk About Us   
1 pts


77
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[Mercury 876020]
written by Buddy Cannon & Dean Dillon greentick
  Dean Dillon
48.
11/1989

Back in the Swing of Things
Dean Dillon greentick

from I've Learned to Live   
1 pts


66
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[Capitol]
written by Buddy Cannon, Vern Gosdin & Dean Dillon greentick
  George Strait
49.
11/1990

I've Come to Expect It from You
George Strait

from Livin' It Up   Livin' It Up
22 pts


1
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[MCA 53969]
written by Buddy Cannon & Dean Dillon greentick
  Vern Gosdin
50.
12/1990

Is It Raining at Your House
Vern Gosdin

from 10 Years of Hits - Newly Recorded   
9 pts


10
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[Columbia 73632]
written by Vern Gosdin, Dean Dillon greentick & Hank Cochran
  Dean Dillon
51.
02/1991

Holed Up in Some Honky Tonk
Dean Dillon greentick

from Out of Your Ever Lovin' Mind   
1 pts


69
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[Atlantic 87774]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Blake Mevis & Frank Dycus
  George Strait
52.
03/1991

If I Know Me
George Strait

from Chill of an Early Fall   Chill of an Early Fall
23 pts


1
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[MCA 54052]
written by Pam Belford & Dean Dillon greentick
  Dean Dillon
53.
06/1991

Friday Night's Woman
Dean Dillon greentick

from Out of Your Ever Lovin' Mind   
2 pts


39
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[Atlantic 87794]
written by Buddy Cannon, Dean Dillon greentick & Hodges Rippy
54.
09/1991

Don't You Even (Think About Leavin')
Dean Dillon greentick

from Out of Your Ever Lovin' Mind   
1 pts


62
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[Atlantic 87606]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Randy Scruggs
  Paul Overstreet
55.
11/1991

If I Could Bottle This Up
Paul Overstreet

from Heroes   Heroes
3 pts


30
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[RCA 62106]
written by Paul Overstreet & Dean Dillon greentick
  Davis Daniel
56.
05/1992

Still Got a Crush on You
Davis Daniel

from Fighting Fire with Fire   
2 pts


48
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[Mercury 866822]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Paul Overstreet
  Dean Dillon
57.
05/1993

Hot, Country and Single
Dean Dillon greentick

from Hot, Country and Single   
1 pts


62
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[Atlantic 87356]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & John Northrup
  George Strait
Easy Come, Easy Go
58.
08/1993

Easy Come, Easy Go
George Strait

from Easy Come, Easy Go   Easy Come, Easy Go
35 pts
71
US
1
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[MCA 54717]
written by Aaron Barker & Dean Dillon greentick
  Pam Tillis
Spilled Perfume
59.
03/1994

Spilled Perfume
Pam Tillis

from Sweetheart's Dance   Sweetheart's Dance
15 pts


5
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[Arista 12676]
written by Pam Tillis & Dean Dillon greentick
  Brooks & Dunn
I'll Never Forgive My Heart
60.
11/1994

I'll Never Forgive My Heart
Brooks & Dunn

from Waitin' on Sundown   Waitin' on Sundown
14 pts


6
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[Arista 12779]
written by Ronnie Dunn, Janine Dunn & Dean Dillon greentick
  Shenandoah
Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)
61.
04/1995

Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)
Shenandoah

from In the Vicinity of the Heart   In the Vicinity of the Heart
16 pts


4
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[Liberty 18484]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Ronnie Dunn
  George Strait
62.
06/1995

Lead On
George Strait

from Lead On   Lead On
12 pts


7
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[MCA 55064]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Teddy Gentry
  Rhett Akins
63.
03/1997

Somebody New
Rhett Akins

from Somebody New   Somebody New
1 pts


69
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[Decca 55322]
written by Larry Bastian & Dean Dillon greentick
  Pam Tillis
All the Good Ones Are Gone
64.
04/1997

All the Good Ones Are Gone
Pam Tillis

from Greatest Hits   Greatest Hits
15 pts


4
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[Arista Nashville 13084]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Bob McDill
  Kenny Chesney
A Chance
65.
10/1997

A Chance
Kenny Chesney

from I Will Stand   I Will Stand
8 pts


11
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[BNA 64987]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Royce Porter
  Sammy Kershaw
66.
10/1998

One Day Left to Live
Sammy Kershaw

from Labor of Love   Labor of Love
3 pts


35
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[Mercury 566052]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Randy Boudreaux & John Northrup
  Kenny Chesney
67.
11/1998

Touchdown, Tennessee
Kenny Chesney

1 pts


64
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[limited edition]
[BNA 65655]
written by Kenny Chesney & Dean Dillon greentick
68.
02/1999

Team of Destiny
Kenny Chesney

1 pts


72
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original A-side of "How Forever Feels"
[BNA 65704]
written by Kenny Chesney & Dean Dillon greentick
  George Strait
69.
03/1999

Peace of Mind
George Strait

from Always Never the Same   Always Never the Same
1 pts


74
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[MCA Nashville]
written by Aaron Barker & Dean Dillon greentick
  Daniel O'Donnell
70.
07/1999

#4  Uno Más
Daniel O'Donnell

40 pts




25
UK
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Roger Brown
  George Strait
71.
01/2000

#3  The Best Day
George Strait

from Latest Greatest Straitest Hits   Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
55 pts
31
US
1
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[MCA Nashville 72147]
written by Carson Chamberlain & Dean Dillon greentick
  Craig Morgan
72.
04/2001

I Want Us Back
Craig Morgan

from Craig Morgan   Craig Morgan
2 pts


51
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[Atlantic]
written by Marla Cannon-Goodman, Buddy Cannon & Dean Dillon greentick
  Kenny Chesney
73.
06/2002

A Lot of Things Different
Kenny Chesney

from No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems   No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
28 pts
55
US
6
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[BNA 69172]
written by Bill Anderson & Dean Dillon greentick
  Sammy Kershaw
74.
08/2003

I've Never Been Anywhere
Sammy Kershaw

from I Want My Money Back   I Want My Money Back
2 pts


58
ctry


[Audium]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Jim Collins
  George Strait
75.
01/2004

Honk If You Honky Tonk
George Strait

from Honkytonkville   Honkytonkville
2 pts


45
ctry


[MCA Nashville]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Ken Mellons & John Northrup
  Scotty Emerick
76.
06/2004

The Watch
Scotty Emerick

2 pts


49
ctry


[DreamWorks]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Leslie Satcher & Scotty Emerick
  Kenny Chesney
77.
02/2005

Guitars and Tiki Bars
Kenny Chesney

from Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)   
2 pts


53
ctry


[BNA]
written by Kenny Chesney, Dean Dillon greentick & Mark Tamburino
  George Strait
She Let Herself Go
78.
09/2005

#5  She Let Herself Go
George Strait

from Somewhere Down in Texas   Somewhere Down in Texas
38 pts
54
US
1
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[MCA Nashville]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Kerry Kurt Phillips
  Lee Ann Womack
79.
12/2005

Twenty Years and Two Husbands Ago
Lee Ann Womack

from There's More Where That Came From   There's More Where That Came From
3 pts


32
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[MCA Nashville]
written by Lee Ann Womack, Dean Dillon greentick & Dale Dodson
  Toby Keith
A Little Too Late
80.
04/2006

A Little Too Late
Toby Keith

from White Trash with Money   White Trash with Money
35 pts
53
US
2
ctry


[Show Dog Nashville]
written by Toby Keith, Scotty Emerick & Dean Dillon greentick
Get My Drink On
81.
11/2007

Get My Drink On
Toby Keith

from Big Dog Daddy   Big Dog Daddy
15 pts
88
US
11
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[Show Dog Nashville]
written by Toby Keith, Scotty Emerick & Dean Dillon greentick
  Kenny Chesney
I'm Alive
82.
11/2008

I'm Alive
Kenny Chesney

from Greatest Hits II   Greatest Hits II
30 pts
32
US
55
ctry


with Dave Matthews
[BNA]
written by Kenny Chesney, Dean Dillon greentick & Mark Tamburino
  Mark Chesnutt
She Never Got Me Over You
83.
04/2009

She Never Got Me Over You
Mark Chesnutt

from Rollin' with the Flow   Rollin' with the Flow
2 pts


49
ctry


[Big 7]
written by Keith Whitley, Dean Dillon greentick & Hank Cochran
  George Strait
Living for the Night
84.
06/2009

Living for the Night
George Strait

from Twang   Twang
34 pts
53
US
2
ctry


[MCA Nashville]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Bubba Strait & George Strait
  Kenny Chesney
I'm Alive
85.
08/2009

I'm Alive
Kenny Chesney

from Greatest Hits II   Greatest Hits II
12 pts


6
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with Dave Matthews
R
[BNA]
written by Kenny Chesney, Dean Dillon greentick & Mark Tamburino
  George Strait
86.
07/2010

The Breath You Take
George Strait

from Twang   Twang
24 pts
63
US
6
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[MCA Nashville]
written by Dean Dillon greentick, Jessie Jo Dillon & Casey Beathard
Here for a Good Time
87.
06/2011

Here for a Good Time
George Strait

from Here for a Good Time   Here for a Good Time
36 pts
46
US
2
ctry


[MCA Nashville]
written by George Strait, Bubba Strait & Dean Dillon greentick
Drinkin' Man
88.
05/2012

Drinkin' Man
George Strait

from Here for a Good Time   Here for a Good Time
2 pts


37
ctry


written by Dean Dillon greentick, Bubba Strait & George Strait
  Chris Stapleton
89.
05/2015

#1  Tennessee Whiskey
Chris Stapleton

from Traveller   
71 pts
20
US
1
ctry


[Mercury Nashville Digital]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Linda Hargrove
  Meghan Linsey
90.
05/2015

Tennessee Whiskey
Meghan Linsey

7 pts
118
US
28
ctry


from The Voice (US), season 8
[Republic]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Linda Hargrove
  Chris Stapleton
91.
01/2017

Tennessee Whiskey
Chris Stapleton

from Traveller   
10 pts


9
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[Mercury Nashville]
written by Dean Dillon greentick & Linda Hargrove
  George Strait
Every Little Honky Tonk Bar
92.
02/2019

Every Little Honky Tonk Bar
George Strait

from Honky Tonk Time Machine   
9 pts
111
US
20
ctry


[MCA Nashville]
written by George Strait, Bubba Strait & Dean Dillon greentick
The Weight of the Badge
93.
03/2019

The Weight of the Badge
George Strait

2 pts


43
ctry


written by Dean Dillon greentick, Bubba Strait & George Strait
  Luke Combs
Tomorrow Me
94.
05/2022

Tomorrow Me
Luke Combs

from Growin' Up   
21 pts
61
US
13
ctry


[River House, Columbia Nashville]
written by Luke Combs, Dean Dillon greentick & Ray Fulcher
  Morgan Wallen
95.
05/2025

#2  Miami
Morgan Wallen

from I'm the Problem   
55 pts
21
US




featuring Lil Wayne & Rick Ross
[Mercury/Big Loud]
written by Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak, Ernest Smith, Michael Hardy, Blake Pendergrass, Chase McGill, Dean Dillon greentick, Hank Cochran & Royce Porter


See also...

Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon


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