Willie Nelson

Songs Written by Willie NelsonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, and activist. He was one of the main figures of the outlaw country subgenre that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. The critical success of his album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music.... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Willie Nelson first charted in 1960 with Family Bible.The artist placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 6 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US AC the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.On US Country the artist achieved 22 Top‑10s, 8 of which peaked at number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Pretty Paper - #2: Crazy - #3: Hello Walls - #4: Funny (How Time Slips Away) - #5: On the Road Again
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  Claude Gray
Family Bible
1.
03/1960

Family Bible
Claude Gray

9 pts




10
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[D 1118]
written by Willie Nelson greentick, Walt Breeland, Claude Gray & Paul Buskirk
  Faron Young
2.
03/1961

#3  Hello Walls
Faron Young

from Hello Walls   
110 pts
12
US
13
AC
1
ctry




[Capitol 4533]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
3.
05/1961

Congratulations
Faron Young

4 pts




28
ctry




US B side to Hello Walls
[Capitol 4533]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  George Jones
Family Bible
4.
05/1961

Family Bible
George Jones

from Cup of Loneliness   
7 pts




16
ctry




[Mercury 71721]
written by Willie Nelson greentick, Walt Breeland, Claude Gray & Paul Buskirk
  Ralph Emery
5.
08/1961

Hello Fool
Ralph Emery

16 pts




4
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[Liberty 55352]
written by Willie Nelson greentick & Jim Coleman
  Billy Walker
6.
10/1961

Funny How Time Slips Away
Billy Walker

from Greatest Hits   
5 pts




23
ctry




[Columbia 4-42050]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Patsy Cline
Crazy
7.
10/1961

#2  Crazy
Patsy Cline

from Showcase   Showcase
137 pts
9
US
2
AC
2
ctry




[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #85]
[Decca 31317]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Jimmy Elledge
8.
11/1961

Funny How Time Slips Away
Jimmy Elledge

48 pts
22
US








[RCA 47-7946]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Faron Young
9.
03/1962

Three Days
Faron Young

from The Young Approach   
12 pts




7
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[Capitol 4696]
written by Willie Nelson greentick & Faron Young
  Willie Nelson
Touch Me
10.
05/1962

Touch Me
Willie Nelson greentick

from And Then I Wrote   
12 pts




7
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[Liberty 55439]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Ray Price
11.
06/1962

I've Just Destroyed the World (I'm Living In)
Ray Price

8 pts




12
ctry




[Columbia 4-42310]
written by Willie Nelson greentick & Ray Price
  Ben Colder
12.
03/1963

Hello Wall No. 2
Ben Colder

8 pts
131
US


30
ctry




[novelty]
[MGM 13122]
written by Willie Nelson greentick & Sheb Wooley
  Willie Nelson
Half a Man
13.
04/1963

Half a Man
Willie Nelson greentick

from Here's Willie Nelson   
5 pts




25
ctry




[Liberty 55532]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Joe Carson
14.
08/1963

I Gotta Get Drunk (And I Shore Do Dread It)
Joe Carson

5 pts




27
ctry




[Liberty 55578]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Rusty Draper
Night Life
15.
09/1963

Night Life
Rusty Draper

25 pts
57
US
17
AC






[Monument 45-823]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Ray Price
Night Life
16.
10/1963

Night Life
Ray Price

4 pts




28
ctry




[Columbia 4-42827]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Johnny Tillotson
17.
10/1963

Funny How Time Slips Away
Johnny Tillotson

from It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin'   
29 pts
50
US
15
AC






[Cadence 1441]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Roy Orbison
Pretty Paper
18.
12/1963

#1  Pretty Paper
Roy Orbison

from More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits   
224 pts
15
US
10
AC




6
UK
[Monument 830]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Esther Phillips
19.
1964

Hello Walls
Esther Phillips

3 pts






36
R&B


written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
20.
01/1964

You Took My Happy Away
Willie Nelson greentick

3 pts




33
ctry




[Liberty 55638]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Timi Yuro
21.
04/1964

Permanently Lonely
Timi Yuro

3 pts
130
US








[Liberty 55665]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Joe Hinton
22.
08/1964

#4  Funny (How Time Slips Away)
Joe Hinton

99 pts
13
US




1
R&B


[Back Beat 541]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
23.
05/1965

She's Not for You
Willie Nelson greentick

from Shotgun Willie   
2 pts




43
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8519]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
24.
10/1965

I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye
Willie Nelson greentick

from Live - Country Music Concert   
2 pts




48
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8682]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Ace Cannon
25.
02/1966

Funny (How Time Slips Away)
Ace Cannon

from Sweet & Tuff   
4 pts
102
US








instrumental
[Hi 2101]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
26.
10/1966

One in a Row
Willie Nelson greentick

from Make Way for Willie Nelson   
6 pts




19
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-8933]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
The Party's Over
27.
03/1967

The Party's Over
Willie Nelson greentick

from The Party's Over and Other Great Willie Nelson Songs   
5 pts




24
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-9100]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  The Anita Kerr Singers
28.
04/1967

One in a Row
The Anita Kerr Singers

8 pts


19
AC






[Warner 7010]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Ray Price
29.
07/1967

I'm Still Not Over You
Ray Price

from Take Me as I Am   
14 pts




6
ctry




[Columbia 4-44195]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
Crazy
30.
08/1967

Crazy
Ray Price

from Danny Boy   
1 pts




73
ctry




[Columbia 4-44195]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Johnny Bush
31.
11/1967

You Oughta Hear Me Cry
Johnny Bush

from Sound of a Heartache   
1 pts




69
ctry




[Stop 126]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
32.
02/1968

Little Things
Willie Nelson greentick

from Good Times   
5 pts




22
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-9427]
written by Willie Nelson greentick & Shirley Nelson
  Johnny Bush
33.
03/1968

What a Way to Live
Johnny Bush

from Undo the Right   Undo the Right
4 pts




29
ctry




[Stop 160]
written by Willie Nelson greentick & Hank Craig
  Claude Gray
Night Life
34.
05/1968

Night Life
Claude Gray

from Easy Way   
3 pts




31
ctry




[Decca 32312]
written by Willie Nelson greentick, Paul Buskirk & Walt Breeland
  Carl Smith
35.
05/1968

You Ought to Hear Me Cry
Carl Smith

2 pts




43
ctry




[Columbia 4-44486]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
36.
06/1968

Good Times
Willie Nelson greentick

from Good Times   
2 pts




44
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-9536]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Johnny Bush
37.
08/1968

Undo the Right
Johnny Bush

from Undo the Right   Undo the Right
9 pts




10
ctry




[Stop 193]
written by Willie Nelson greentick & Hank Cochran
  Kenny Price
38.
05/1969

Who Do I Know in Dallas
Kenny Price

from The Heavyweight   
1 pts




64
ctry




[Boone 1085]
written by Hank Cochran & Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
39.
11/1970

Laying My Burdens Down
Willie Nelson greentick

from Laying My Burdens Down   
1 pts




68
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-9903]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
40.
1971

Yesterday's Wine / Me and Paul
Willie Nelson greentick

from Yesterday's Wine   
1 pts




62
ctry




written by Willie Nelson greentick
41.
02/1971

I'm a Memory
Willie Nelson greentick

from Willie Nelson and Family   
4 pts




28
ctry




[RCA Victor 47-9951]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Waylon Jennings
Good Hearted Woman
42.
01/1972

Good Hearted Woman
Waylon Jennings

from Good Hearted Woman   
18 pts




3
ctry




[RCA Victor 74-0615]
written by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
43.
02/1972

The Words Don't Fit the Picture
Willie Nelson greentick

from Yesterday's Wine   
1 pts




73
ctry




[RCA Victor 74-0635]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Waylon Jennings
44.
10/1972

Pretend I Never Happened
Waylon Jennings

from Lonesome On'ry and Mean   
14 pts




6
ctry




[RCA Victor 74-0808]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
45.
07/1973

Shotgun Willie
Willie Nelson greentick

from Shotgun Willie   
1 pts




60
ctry




[Atlantic 2968]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
46.
02/1974

I Still Can't Believe You're Gone
Willie Nelson greentick

from Phases and Stages   
2 pts




51
ctry




[Atlantic 3008]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
Bloody Mary Morning
47.
04/1974

Bloody Mary Morning
Willie Nelson greentick

from Phases and Stages   
6 pts




17
ctry




[Atlantic 3020]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
48.
12/1974

Sister's Coming Home
Willie Nelson greentick

from Phases and Stages   
1 pts




93
ctry




[Atlantic 3228]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Narvel Felts
49.
08/1975

Funny How Time Slips Away
Narvel Felts

from Narvel Felts   
8 pts




12
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17569]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Good Hearted Woman
50.
12/1975

Good Hearted Woman
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

from Wanted! The Outlaws   Wanted! The Outlaws
76 pts
25
US
16
AC
1
ctry




live
[RCA 10529]
written by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson greentick
  The Charlie Daniels Band
Texas
51.
01/1976

Texas
The Charlie Daniels Band

from Nightrider   Nightrider
9 pts
91
US


36
ctry




[Kama Sutra 607]
written by Charlie Daniels & Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
52.
04/1976

I Gotta Get Drunk
Willie Nelson greentick

from Both Sides Now   
1 pts




55
ctry




[RCA Victor 10591]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Dorothy Moore
53.
07/1976

Funny How Time Slips Away
Dorothy Moore

from Misty Blue   
51 pts
58
US
46
AC


7
R&B
38
UK
[Malaco 1033]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Linda Ronstadt
Crazy
54.
12/1976

Crazy
Linda Ronstadt

from Hasten Down the Wind   Hasten Down the Wind
13 pts




6
ctry




[Asylum 45361]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
55.
12/1976

Uncloudy Day
Willie Nelson greentick

from The Troublemaker   
15 pts




4
ctry




[Columbia 10453]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Steve Young
56.
02/1977

It's Not Supposed to Be That Way
Steve Young

from Renegade Picker   
1 pts




84
ctry




[RCA 10868]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
57.
05/1977

I'm a Memory
Willie Nelson greentick

from Willie Before His Time   
5 pts




22
ctry




[RCA 10969]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
58.
09/1977

You Ought to Hear Me Cry
Willie Nelson greentick

from Willie Before His Time   
7 pts




16
ctry




[RCA 11061]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Howdy Glenn
Touch Me
59.
09/1977

Touch Me
Howdy Glenn

1 pts




62
ctry




[Warner 8447]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
60.
10/1978

Will You Remember Mine
Willie Nelson greentick

from Sweet Memories   
1 pts




67
ctry




[Lone Star 703]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Pam Rose
61.
01/1980

It's Not Supposed to Be That Way
Pam Rose

2 pts




52
ctry




[Epic 50819]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Danny Davis & Willie Nelson
Night Life
62.
02/1980

Night Life
Danny Davis & Willie Nelson

from Willie Nelson and Danny Davis   
5 pts




20
ctry




[RCA 11893]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
63.
05/1980

Funny How Time Slips Away
Danny Davis & Willie Nelson

from Willie Nelson and Danny Davis   
2 pts




41
ctry




[RCA 11999]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
On the Road Again
64.
08/1980

#5  On the Road Again
Willie Nelson greentick

from Honeysuckle Rose   Honeysuckle Rose
88 pts
20
US
7
AC
1
ctry




[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #471]
[Columbia 11351]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
Family Bible
65.
10/1980

Family Bible
Willie Nelson greentick

from Family Bible   
1 pts




92
ctry




[Songbird 41313]
written by Willie Nelson greentick, Walt Breeland, Claude Gray & Paul Buskirk
66.
01/1981

Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
Willie Nelson greentick

from Honeysuckle Rose   Honeysuckle Rose
24 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 11418]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
67.
06/1981

Good Times
Willie Nelson greentick

from Minstrel Man   
5 pts




25
ctry




[RCA 12254]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
68.
11/1981

Heartaches of a Fool
Willie Nelson greentick

from Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be)   
2 pts




39
ctry




[Columbia 02558]
written by Willie Nelson greentick, Walt Breeland & Paul Buskirk
  Merle Haggard & George Jones
69.
08/1982

Yesterday's Wine
Merle Haggard & George Jones

from A Taste of Yesterday's Wine   
23 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 03072]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Jerry Reed
70.
10/1982

The Bird
Jerry Reed

from The Bird   
20 pts




2
ctry




as Jerry Reed & Friends
[RCA 13355]
written by Hal Coleman, Barry Etris, Johnny Bush, Paul Stroud, Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman & Willie Nelson greentick
  The Spinners [US band]
71.
12/1982

Funny How Time Slips Away
The Spinners [US band]

from Grand Slam   
14 pts
67
US




43
R&B


[Atlantic 89922]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
Little Old Fashioned Karma
72.
03/1983

Little Old Fashioned Karma
Willie Nelson greentick

from Tougher Than Leather   
8 pts




10
ctry




[Columbia 03674]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
73.
06/1983

Why Do I Have to Choose
Willie Nelson greentick

from Take It to the Limit   Take It to the Limit
15 pts




3
ctry




[Columbia 03965]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Merle Haggard
74.
10/1984

A Place to Fall Apart
Merle Haggard

from It's All in the Game   It's All in the Game
20 pts




1
ctry




with Janie Fricke
[Epic 04663]
written by Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson greentick & Freddy Powers
  Willie Nelson
75.
04/1985

Forgiving You Was Easy
Willie Nelson greentick

from Me & Paul   
21 pts




1
ctry




[Columbia 04847]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
Me and Paul
76.
09/1985

Me and Paul
Willie Nelson greentick

from Me & Paul   
7 pts




14
ctry




R
[Columbia 05597]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Roy Clark
77.
1986

Juke Box Saturday Night / Night Life
Roy Clark

from Rockin' in the Country   
1 pts




61
ctry




written by John Rosasco, Stewart Harris, Paul Buskirk, Walt Breeland & Willie Nelson greentick
  David Allan Coe & Willie Nelson
78.
08/1986

I've Already Cheated on You
David Allan Coe & Willie Nelson

from Son of the South   
1 pts




56
ctry




[Columbia 06227]
written by David Allan Coe & Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
I'm Not Trying to Forget You
79.
08/1986

I'm Not Trying to Forget You
Willie Nelson greentick

from The Promiseland   
5 pts




21
ctry




[Columbia 06246]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  B.J. Thomas
Night Life
80.
10/1986

Night Life
B.J. Thomas

from Night Life   
1 pts




59
ctry




[Columbia 06314]
written by Willie Nelson greentick, Walt Breeland & Paul Buskirk
  Patsy Cline
Crazy
81.
03/1987

Crazy
Patsy Cline

from Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits   
7 pts








79
UK
R
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
82.
07/1987

Island in the Sea
Willie Nelson greentick

from Island in the Sea   
4 pts




27
ctry




[Columbia 07202]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  k.d. lang
83.
11/1989

Three Days
k.d. lang

from Absolute Torch and Twang   Absolute Torch and Twang
1 pts




55
ctry




as k.d. lang and The Reclines
[Sire 22734]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Patsy Cline
Crazy
84.
12/1990

Crazy
Patsy Cline

63 pts








14
UK
R
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Willie Nelson
85.
03/1991

Ten with a Two
Willie Nelson greentick

from Born for Trouble   
2 pts




45
ctry




[Columbia 73749]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  David Lee Roth
Night Life
86.
05/1994

Night Life
David Lee Roth

from Your Filthy Little Mouth   Your Filthy Little Mouth
10 pts








72
UK
written by Willie Nelson greentick, Paul Buskirk & Walt Breeland
  Julio Iglesias
Crazy
87.
06/1994

Crazy
Julio Iglesias

from Crazy   
19 pts








43
UK
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  LeAnn Rimes
Crazy
88.
12/1999

Crazy
LeAnn Rimes

from LeAnn Rimes   LeAnn Rimes
24 pts








36
UK
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Kenny Chesney
Pretty Paper
89.
01/2004

Pretty Paper
Kenny Chesney

from All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan   All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan
2 pts




45
ctry




featuring Willie Nelson
Christmas
[BNA]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Mariah Carey
Right to Dream
90.
11/2008

Right to Dream
Mariah Carey

6 pts


24
AC






from the movie "Tennessee"
[Island]
written by Mariah Carey & Willie Nelson greentick
  Amber Carrington
Crazy
91.
06/2013

Crazy
Amber Carrington

2 pts




44
ctry




from The Voice (US), season 4
[Republic]
written by Willie Nelson greentick
  Artists of Then, Now & Forever
Forever Country
92.
10/2016

Forever Country
Artists of Then, Now & Forever

69 pts
21
US


1
ctry




charity record
[CMA]
written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, John Denver, Willie Nelson greentick & Dolly Parton


See also...

Danny Davis & Willie NelsonDarrell McCall & Willie NelsonDavid Allan Coe & Willie NelsonDolly Parton & Willie Nelson • Hank Cochran & Willie Nelson • Jody Payne & Willie NelsonJulio Iglesias & Willie NelsonRay Charles & Willie NelsonRoger Miller & Willie Nelson & Ray PriceShirley Collie & Willie NelsonThe Highwaymen [country supergroup]Toby Keith & Willie NelsonUSA for AfricaWaylon Jennings & Willie NelsonWillie Nelson & Brenda LeeWillie Nelson & Julio IglesiasWillie Nelson & Kris KristoffersonWillie Nelson & Lee Ann WomackWillie Nelson & Leon RussellWillie Nelson & Merle HaggardWillie Nelson & Ray PriceWillie Nelson & Tracy NelsonWillie Nelson & Webb Pierce


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