Hank Thompson

Songs Performed or Written by Hank ThompsonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 – November 6, 2007) was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned seven decades. Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky-tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar, and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals. His backing band, the Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. Thompson pursued a "light" version of the Western swing sound... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Rub-A-Dub-Dub - #2: Humpty Dumpty Heart - #3: The Wild Side of Life - #4: Rub-A-Dub-Dub - #5: Wake Up Irene
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  Hank Thompson
1.
1948

Green Light
Hank Thompson greentick

20 pts


7
ctry
written by Hank Thompson greentick
Humpty Dumpty Heart
2.
1948

#2  Humpty Dumpty Heart
Hank Thompson greentick

33 pts


2
ctry
written by Hank Thompson greentick
3.
09/1948

Yesterday's Mail
Hank Thompson greentick

13 pts


12
ctry
[Capitol 15132]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
4.
1949

Whoa Sailor
Hank Thompson greentick

22 pts


6
ctry
written by Hank Thompson greentick
5.
1949

You Broke My Heart (In Little Bitty Pieces)
Hank Thompson greentick

12 pts


15
ctry
written by Hank Thompson greentick
6.
02/1949

I Find You Cheatin' on Me
Hank Thompson greentick

12 pts


14
ctry
[Capitol 15345]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
7.
02/1949

What Are We Gonna Do About the Moonlight
Hank Thompson greentick

15 pts


10
ctry
[Capitol 15132]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
8.
10/1949

Soft Lips
Hank Thompson greentick

15 pts


10
ctry
[Capitol 40211]
written by Walt McCoy
9.
11/1949

The Grass Looks Greener Over Yonder
Hank Thompson greentick

12 pts


15
ctry
[Capitol 40211]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
10.
09/1951

Love Thief
Hank Thompson greentick

13 pts


13
ctry
as Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 1745]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Mary Lou Powers
11.
1952

#3  The Wild Side of Life
Hank Thompson greentick

from Hank Thompson Favorites   
26 pts


1
ctry
written by Arlie Carter & William Warren
12.
1952

Waiting in the Lobby of Your Heart
Hank Thompson greentick

from Hank Thompson Favorites   
19 pts


3
ctry
[Capitol 2063]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
13.
12/1952

The New Wears Off Too Fast
Hank Thompson greentick

10 pts


10
ctry
as Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 2269]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
14.
1953

No Help Wanted
Hank Thompson greentick

11 pts


9
ctry
[Capitol 2377]
written by Bill Carlisle
15.
1953

#4  Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Hank Thompson greentick

from Songs of the Brazos Valley   
26 pts


1
ctry
[Capitol 2445]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
16.
1953

Yesterday's Girl
Hank Thompson greentick

from Songs of the Brazos Valley   
12 pts


8
ctry
[Capitol 2553]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
  Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra
17.
09/1953

#1  Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra

64 pts
18
US


written by Hank Thompson greentick
  Hank Thompson
18.
1954

A Fooler, a Faker
Hank Thompson greentick

10 pts


9
ctry
[Capitol 2758]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
19.
1954

Honky Tonk Girl
Hank Thompson greentick

10 pts


9
ctry
[Capitol 2823]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Chuck Harding
20.
1954

The New Green Light
Hank Thompson greentick

18 pts


3
ctry
written by Hank Thompson greentick
Wake Up Irene
21.
1954

#5  Wake Up Irene
Hank Thompson greentick

24 pts


1
ctry
written by Weldon Allard & Johnny Hathcock
22.
1954

We've Gone Too Far
Hank Thompson greentick

10 pts


10
ctry
[Capitol 2823]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
23.
05/1954

Breakin' the Rules
Hank Thompson greentick

9 pts


10
ctry
as Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 2758]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
24.
1955

Honey Honey Bee Ball
Hank Thompson greentick

15 pts


5
ctry
written by Jerry Hamilton
25.
1955

If Lovin' You Is Wrong
Hank Thompson greentick

9 pts


12
ctry
[Capitol 3030]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
26.
03/1955

Annie Over
Hank Thompson greentick

8 pts


13
ctry
[Capitol 3030]
written by Hank Thompson greentick, Billy Gray & Don Clay
27.
06/1955

Breakin' in Another Heart
Hank Thompson greentick

12 pts


7
ctry
[Capitol 3106]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
28.
06/1955

Wildwood Flower
Hank Thompson greentick

15 pts


5
ctry
as Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys with Merle Travis
[Capitol 3106]
written by Joseph Philbrick Webster & Maud Irving
29.
08/1955

Most of All
Hank Thompson greentick

14 pts


6
ctry
[Capitol 3188]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
30.
12/1955

Don't Take It Out On Me
Hank Thompson greentick

15 pts


5
ctry
[Capitol 3275]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
31.
1956

I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt
Hank Thompson greentick

8 pts


14
ctry
[Capitol 3347]
written by Lyla De Rouche & Orville Proctor
32.
03/1956

The Blackboard of My Heart
Hank Thompson greentick

17 pts


4
ctry
[Capitol 3347]
written by Lyle Gaston & Hank Thompson greentick
33.
1957

I Was the First One
Hank Thompson greentick

7 pts


13
ctry
[Capitol 3623]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
34.
02/1957

Rockin' in the Congo
Hank Thompson greentick

7 pts


13
ctry
[Capitol 3623]
written by Orville Proctor
35.
10/1957

Tears Are Only Rain
Hank Thompson greentick

7 pts


14
ctry
[Capitol 3781]
written by Weldon Allard & Johnny Hathcock
36.
06/1958

How Do You Hold a Memory
Hank Thompson greentick

8 pts


11
ctry
[Capitol 3950]
written by Lyle Gaston & Hank Thompson greentick
37.
08/1958

Squaws Along the Yukon
Hank Thompson greentick

19 pts


2
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4017]
written by Cam Smith
38.
12/1958

I've Run Out of Tomorrows
Hank Thompson greentick

12 pts


7
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4085]
written by Lewis Compton, Vernon Mize & Orville Proctor
39.
02/1959

You're Going Back to Your Old Ways Again
Hank Thompson greentick

5 pts


26
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4085]
written by Billy Gray & Orville Proctor
40.
05/1959

Anybody's Girl
Hank Thompson greentick

8 pts


13
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4182]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
41.
06/1959

Total Strangers
Hank Thompson greentick

5 pts


25
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4182]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
42.
11/1959

I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love
Hank Thompson greentick

from At the Golden Nugget   
6 pts


22
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4269]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
43.
03/1960

A Six Pack to Go
Hank Thompson greentick

from At the Golden Nugget   
13 pts
102
US
10
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4334]
written by Hank Thompson greentick, Johnny Lowe & Dick Hart
  Johnny Cash
44.
07/1960

Honky Tonk Girl
Johnny Cash

from Now, There Was a Song!   
6 pts
92
US


US B side to Down The Street to 301
[Columbia 41707]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Chuck Harding
  Hank Thompson
45.
07/1960

She's a Whole Lot Like You
Hank Thompson greentick

from At the Golden Nugget   
13 pts
99
US
14
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4386]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
Oklahoma Hills
46.
05/1961

Oklahoma Hills
Hank Thompson greentick

from Cheyenne Frontier Days   
12 pts


7
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4556]
written by Woody Guthrie
47.
05/1961

Teach Me How to Lie
Hank Thompson greentick

from Cheyenne Frontier Days   
4 pts


25
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4556]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
48.
09/1961

Hangover Tavern
Hank Thompson greentick

from Cheyenne Frontier Days   
8 pts


12
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4605]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Johnny Lowe
49.
09/1963

I Wasn't Even in the Running
Hank Thompson greentick

from Luckiest Heartache in Town   
6 pts


23
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 4968]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
50.
09/1963

Too in Love
Hank Thompson greentick

6 pts


22
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 5008]
written by Ned Fairchild & Merle Travis
51.
01/1964

Twice as Much
Hank Thompson greentick

from Luckiest Heartache in Town   
2 pts


45
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 5071]
written by Hank Thompson greentick, Billy Gray & Bob Blanchard
52.
08/1965

Then I'll Start Believing in You
Hank Thompson greentick

from Luckiest Heartache in Town   
2 pts


42
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Capitol 5422]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Will Penix
  Tom Jones
53.
12/1965

Chills and Fever
Tom Jones

3 pts
125
US


[only released in the US]
[Tower 190]
written by Billy Gray & Hank Thompson greentick
  Hank Thompson
Pick Me Up on Your Way Down
54.
04/1966

Pick Me Up on Your Way Down
Hank Thompson greentick

3 pts
134
US


[Capitol 5599]
written by Harlan Howard
55.
10/1966

Where Is the Circus
Hank Thompson greentick

from Where Is the Circus   
7 pts


15
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Warner 5858]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Bobby Bishop
56.
02/1967

He's Got a Way with Women
Hank Thompson greentick

from On Tap, In the Can, Or in the Bottle   
7 pts


16
ctry
as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys
[Warner 5886]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Rodney Lay
57.
07/1968

On Tap, in the Can, or in the Bottle
Hank Thompson greentick

from On Tap, In the Can, Or in the Bottle   
12 pts


7
ctry
[Dot 45-17108]
written by Dick Hart & Hank Thompson greentick
58.
10/1968

Smoky the Bar
Hank Thompson greentick

from Smoky the Bar   
14 pts


5
ctry
[Dot 45-17163]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Jet Penix
59.
03/1969

I See Them Everywhere
Hank Thompson greentick

from Smoky the Bar   
2 pts


47
ctry
[Dot 45-17207]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
60.
07/1969

The Pathway of My Life
Hank Thompson greentick

from Next Time I Fall in Love (I Won't)   
2 pts


46
ctry
[Dot 45-17262]
written by Red Lane
61.
10/1969

Oklahoma Home Brew
Hank Thompson greentick

from Hank Thompson Salutes Oklahoma   
1 pts


60
ctry
[Dot 45-17307]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & William Penix
62.
05/1970

But That's All Right
Hank Thompson greentick

from Next Time I Fall in Love (I Won't)   
2 pts


54
ctry
[Dot 45-17347]
written by Red Lane
63.
10/1970

One of the Fortunate Few
Hank Thompson greentick

from Next Time I Fall in Love (I Won't)   
1 pts


69
ctry
[Dot DOA-17354]
written by Charlie Williams
64.
03/1971

Next Time I Fall in Love (I Won't)
Hank Thompson greentick

from Next Time I Fall in Love (I Won't)   
8 pts


15
ctry
[Dot DOA-17365]
written by Ned Miller
65.
07/1971

The Mark of a Heel
Hank Thompson greentick

from Next Time I Fall in Love (I Won't)   
6 pts


18
ctry
[Dot DOA-17385]
written by Neal Merritt & Happy Wilson
66.
12/1971

I've Come Awful Close
Hank Thompson greentick

from Hank Thompson's 25th Anniversary Album   
9 pts


11
ctry
[Dot DOA-17399]
written by Ann J. Morton
67.
04/1972

Cab Driver
Hank Thompson greentick

from Cab Driver (A Salute to the Mills Brothers)   
7 pts


16
ctry
[Dot DOA-17410]
written by C. Carson Parks
68.
09/1972

Glow Worm
Hank Thompson greentick

from Cab Driver (A Salute to the Mills Brothers)   
2 pts


53
ctry
[Dot DOA-17430]
written by Paul Lincke & Lilla Cayley Robinson
69.
03/1973

Roses in the Wine
Hank Thompson greentick

1 pts


70
ctry
[Dot DOA-17447]
written by Steve Stone & Buckley Maxwell
70.
09/1973

Kindly Keep It Country
Hank Thompson greentick

from Kindly Keep It Country   
2 pts


48
ctry
[Dot DOA-17470]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Paul Gailey
  Leon Russell
71.
01/1974

A Six Pack to Go
Leon Russell

from Hank Wilson's Back   
1 pts


68
ctry
as Hank Wilson
[Shelter 7338]
written by Dick Hart, Hank Thompson greentick & Johnny Lowe
  Hank Thompson
72.
02/1974

The Older the Violin, the Sweeter the Music
Hank Thompson greentick

from Kindly Keep It Country   
10 pts


8
ctry
[Dot DOA-17490]
written by Curly Putman
73.
07/1974

Who Left the Door to Heaven Open
Hank Thompson greentick

from Moving On   
9 pts


10
ctry
[Dot DOA-17512]
written by Betty Walls
74.
01/1975

Mama Don't 'Low
Hank Thompson greentick

from Moving On   
4 pts


29
ctry
[ABC/Dot 17535]
written by traditional
75.
06/1975

That's Just My Truckin' Luck
Hank Thompson greentick

1 pts


70
ctry
[ABC/Dot 17556]
written by Johnny Koonse & Bobby P. Barker
76.
03/1976

Asphalt Cowboy
Hank Thompson greentick

1 pts


72
ctry
[ABC/Dot 17612]
written by Royce G. Clark & Lawton Williams
77.
09/1976

Big Band Days
Hank Thompson greentick

from Back in the Swing of Things   
1 pts


86
ctry
[ABC/Dot 17649]
written by Joe Allen
78.
01/1977

Honky Tonk Girl (New Version)
Hank Thompson greentick

from Back in the Swing of Things   
1 pts


91
ctry
R
[ABC/Dot 17673]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Chuck Harding
79.
05/1977

Just an Old Flame
Hank Thompson greentick

from The Thompson Touch   
1 pts


92
ctry
[ABC/Dot 17695]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
80.
10/1978

I'm Just Gettin' By
Hank Thompson greentick

from Brand New Hank   
1 pts


92
ctry
[ABC 12409]
written by Jerry Foster & Bill Rice
81.
03/1979

Dance with Me Molly
Hank Thompson greentick

from Brand New Hank   
1 pts


88
ctry
[ABC 12447]
written by Steve Tutsie & Roger Bowling
82.
08/1979

I Hear the South Callin' Me
Hank Thompson greentick

from Brand New Hank   
3 pts


29
ctry
[MCA 41079]
written by Royal Bannon & John Bettis
83.
02/1980

Tony's Tank-Up Drive-In Caf?
Hank Thompson greentick

from Brand New Hank   
3 pts


32
ctry
[MCA 41176]
written by Glenn Sutton
84.
11/1980

The King of Western Swing
Hank Thompson greentick

1 pts


102
ctry
[MCA 51030]
written by Ken McDuffie
85.
12/1981

Rockin' in the Congo (New Version)
Hank Thompson greentick

from One Thousand and One Nighters   
1 pts


82
ctry
R
[Churchill 7779]
written by Orville Proctor
86.
07/1983

Once in a Blue Moon
Hank Thompson greentick

1 pts


82
ctry
[Churchill 94026]
written by Marc Rossi

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