Hank Thompson

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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]

As a songwriter, Hank Thompson first charted in 1948 with Green Light.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.On US Country the artist achieved 20 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Rub-A-Dub-Dub - #2: Humpty Dumpty Heart - #3: Rub-A-Dub-Dub - #4: Whoa Sailor - #5: Green Light
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  Hank Thompson
1.
1948

#5  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

#4  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.
11/1949

The Grass Looks Greener Over Yonder
Hank Thompson greentick

12 pts


15
ctry
[Capitol 40211]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
1953

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

from Songs of the Brazos Valley   
26 pts


1
ctry
[Capitol 2445]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
13.
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
14.
09/1953

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

64 pts
18
US


written by Hank Thompson greentick
  Hank Thompson
15.
1954

A Fooler, a Faker
Hank Thompson greentick

10 pts


9
ctry
[Capitol 2758]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
16.
1954

Honky Tonk Girl
Hank Thompson greentick

10 pts


9
ctry
[Capitol 2823]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Chuck Harding
17.
1954

The New Green Light
Hank Thompson greentick

18 pts


3
ctry
written by Hank Thompson greentick
18.
1954

We've Gone Too Far
Hank Thompson greentick

10 pts


10
ctry
[Capitol 2823]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
19.
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
20.
1955

If Lovin' You Is Wrong
Hank Thompson greentick

9 pts


12
ctry
[Capitol 3030]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
21.
03/1955

Annie Over
Hank Thompson greentick

8 pts


13
ctry
[Capitol 3030]
written by Hank Thompson greentick, Billy Gray & Don Clay
22.
06/1955

Breakin' in Another Heart
Hank Thompson greentick

12 pts


7
ctry
[Capitol 3106]
written by Hank Thompson greentick & Billy Gray
23.
08/1955

Most of All
Hank Thompson greentick

14 pts


6
ctry
[Capitol 3188]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
24.
12/1955

Don't Take It Out On Me
Hank Thompson greentick

15 pts


5
ctry
[Capitol 3275]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
25.
03/1956

The Blackboard of My Heart
Hank Thompson greentick

17 pts


4
ctry
[Capitol 3347]
written by Lyle Gaston & Hank Thompson greentick
26.
1957

I Was the First One
Hank Thompson greentick

7 pts


13
ctry
[Capitol 3623]
written by Hank Thompson greentick
27.
06/1958

How Do You Hold a Memory
Hank Thompson greentick

8 pts


11
ctry
[Capitol 3950]
written by Lyle Gaston & Hank Thompson greentick
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
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
40.
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
41.
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
42.
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
43.
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
44.
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
45.
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
46.
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
47.
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
48.
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
49.
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

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