Top Country Songs of the 1970s Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1960s <-1970-> 1980s
Top songs: #1: The Most Beautiful Girl by Charlie Rich - #2: Annie's Song by John Denver - #3: Convoy by C.W. McCall - #4: The Streak by Ray Stevens - #5: Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell
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The Most Beautiful Girl
#1
09/1973

The Most Beautiful Girl
Charlie Rich

from Behind Closed Doors   
482 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry


2
UK
[Epic 11040]
written by Rory Michael Bourke, Billy Sherrill & Norro Wilson
Annie's Song
#2
06/1974

Annie's Song
John Denver

from Back Home Again   
442 pts
1
US
1
AC
9
ctry


1
UK
[RCA Victor 0295]
written by John Denver
Convoy
#3
11/1975

Convoy
C.W. McCall

from Black Bear Road   
440 pts
1
US
19
AC
1
ctry


2
UK
[novelty]
[MGM 14839]
written by Bill Fries & Chip Davis
#4
04/1974

The Streak
Ray Stevens

from Boogity - Boogity   
431 pts
1
US
12
AC
3
ctry


1
UK
[Barnaby 600]
written by Harold Ragsdale
Rhinestone Cowboy
#5
05/1975

Rhinestone Cowboy
Glen Campbell

from Rhinestone Cowboy   
426 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry


4
UK
[Capitol 4095]
written by Larry Weiss
Lucille
#6
01/1977

Lucille
Kenny Rogers

from Kenny Rogers   
402 pts
5
US
10
AC
1
ctry


1
UK
[United Artists 929]
written by Roger Bowling & Hal Bynum
Paper Roses
#7
09/1973

Paper Roses
Marie Osmond

from Paper Roses   
393 pts
5
US
1
AC
1
ctry


2
UK
[MGM/Kolob 14609]
written by Fred Spielman & Janice Torre
#8
11/1976

Torn Between Two Lovers
Mary MacGregor

from Torn Between Two Lovers   
391 pts
1
US
1
AC
3
ctry


4
UK
[Ariola America 7638]
written by Phillip Jarrell & Peter Yarrow
Coward of the County
#9
11/1979

Coward of the County
Kenny Rogers

from Kenny   
389 pts
3
US
5
AC
1
ctry


1
UK
[United Artists 1327]
written by Roger Bowling & Billy Edd Wheeler
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
#10
07/1977

Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Crystal Gayle

from We Must Believe in Magic   
384 pts
2
US
4
AC
1
ctry


5
UK
[United Artists 1016]
written by Richard Leigh
Everything Is Beautiful
#11
04/1970

Everything Is Beautiful
Ray Stevens

from Everything Is Beautiful   
365 pts
1
US
1
AC
39
ctry


6
UK
[Barnaby 2011]
written by Harold Ragsdale
I Can Help
#12
09/1974

I Can Help
Billy Swan

from I Can Help   
356 pts
1
US
6
AC
1
ctry


6
UK
[Monument 8621]
written by Billy Swan
#13
11/1970

Rose Garden
Lynn Anderson

from Rose Garden   
350 pts
3
US
5
AC
1
ctry


3
UK
[Columbia 4-45252]
written by Joe South
You Don't Bring Me Flowers
#14
10/1978

You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond

from Songbird   
348 pts
1
US
3
AC
70
ctry


5
UK
as Barbara & Neil
[Columbia 10840]
written by Neil Diamond, Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman
I'm Leaving It (All) Up to You
#15
07/1974

I'm Leaving It (All) Up to You
Donny and Marie Osmond

from I'm Leaving It All Up to You   
345 pts
4
US
1
AC
17
ctry


2
UK
[MGM/Kolob 14735]
written by Dewey Terry & Donald Harris
It's a Heartache
#16
12/1977

It's a Heartache
Bonnie Tyler

from Natural Force   
342 pts
3
US
10
AC
10
ctry


4
UK
[RCA 11249]
written by Ronnie Scott & Steve Wolfe
Let Your Love Flow
#17
01/1976

Let Your Love Flow
The Bellamy Brothers

from Bellamy Brothers   
340 pts
1
US
2
AC
21
ctry


7
UK
[Warner 8169]
written by Larry Williams
Hopelessly Devoted to You
#18
07/1978

Hopelessly Devoted to You
Olivia Newton-John

from Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture   
339 pts
3
US
7
AC
20
ctry


2
UK
[RSO 903]
written by John Farrar
#19
05/1970

The Wonder of You
Elvis Presley

from On Stage - February, 1970   
336 pts
9
US
1
AC
37
ctry


1
UK
live
[RCA Victor 47-9835]
written by Baker Knight
When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman
#20
04/1979

When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman
Dr. Hook

from Pleasure and Pain   
335 pts
6
US
5
AC
68
ctry


1
UK
[Capitol 4705]
written by Even Stevens
Southern Nights
#21
01/1977

Southern Nights
Glen Campbell

from Southern Nights   
324 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry


28
UK
[Capitol 4376]
written by Allen Toussaint
Way Down
#22
06/1977

Way Down
Elvis Presley

from Moody Blue   
319 pts
18
US
14
AC
1
ctry


1
UK
[was charting at time of Presley's death]
[RCA 10998]
written by Layng Martine Jr.
Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me
#23
06/1972

Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me
Mac Davis

from Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me   
312 pts
1
US
1
AC
26
ctry


29
UK
[Columbia 4-45618]
written by Mac Davis
Dueling Banjos
#24
01/1973

Dueling Banjos
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell

from Deliverance OST   
308 pts
2
US
1
AC
5
ctry


17
UK
instrumental from the movie Deliverance
[Warner 7659]
written by Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith & Don Reno
#25
11/1978

A Little More Love
Olivia Newton-John

from Totally Hot   
304 pts
3
US
4
AC
94
ctry


4
UK
[MCA 40975]
written by John Farrar
You Light Up My Life
#26
09/1977

You Light Up My Life
Debby Boone

from You Light Up My Life   
304 pts
1
US
1
AC
4
ctry


48
UK
Academy Award for Best Original Song 1977
[Warner/Curb 8455]
written by Joe Brooks
#27
02/1975

(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
B.J. Thomas

from Reunion   
294 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry


51
UK
[ABC 12054]
written by Larry Butler & Chips Moman
I'm Sorry
#28
08/1975

I'm Sorry
John Denver

from Windsong   
292 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry


51
UK
[RCA Victor 10353]
written by John Denver
I Honestly Love You
#29
08/1974

I Honestly Love You
Olivia Newton-John

from If You Love Me, Let Me Know   
290 pts
1
US
1
AC
6
ctry


22
UK
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1975
[MCA 40280]
written by Jeff Barry & Peter Allen
Misty
#30
03/1975

Misty
Ray Stevens

from Misty   
288 pts
14
US
8
AC
3
ctry


2
UK
[Barnaby 614]
written by Erroll Garner & Johnny Burke
You Needed Me
#31
05/1978

You Needed Me
Anne Murray

from Let's Keep It That Way   
284 pts
1
US
3
AC
4
ctry


22
UK
[Capitol 4574]
written by Randy Goodrum
New Kid in Town
#32
12/1976

New Kid in Town
Eagles

from Hotel California   
282 pts
1
US
2
AC
43
ctry


20
UK
[Asylum 45373]
written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey & J.D. Souther
Afternoon Delight
#33
04/1976

Afternoon Delight
Starland Vocal Band

from Starland Vocal Band   
280 pts
1
US
5
AC
94
ctry


18
UK
[Windsong 10588]
written by Bill Danoff
#34
06/1977

We're All Alone
Rita Coolidge

from Anytime...Anywhere   
276 pts
7
US
1
AC
82
ctry


6
UK
[A&M 1965]
written by Boz Scaggs
Have You Never Been Mellow
#35
01/1975

Have You Never Been Mellow
Olivia Newton-John

from Have You Never Been Mellow   
271 pts
1
US
1
AC
3
ctry




[MCA 40349]
written by John Farrar
Lyin' Eyes
#36
09/1975

Lyin' Eyes
Eagles

from One of These Nights   
271 pts
2
US
3
AC
8
ctry


23
UK
[Asylum 45279]
written by Don Henley & Glenn Frey
It's Only Make Believe
#37
09/1970

It's Only Make Believe
Glen Campbell

from The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album   
268 pts
10
US
2
AC
3
ctry


4
UK
[Capitol 2905]
written by Jack Nance & Conway Twitty
Sundown
#38
04/1974

Sundown
Gordon Lightfoot

from Sundown   
267 pts
1
US
1
AC
13
ctry


33
UK
[Reprise 1194]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
Thank God I'm a Country Boy
#39
03/1975

Thank God I'm a Country Boy
John Denver

266 pts
1
US
5
AC
1
ctry




live
[RCA Victor 10239]
written by John Sommers
Just When I Needed You Most
#40
03/1979

Just When I Needed You Most
Randy VanWarmer

from Warmer   
263 pts
4
US
1
AC
71
ctry


8
UK
[Bearsville 0334]
written by Randy VanWarmer & Tony Wilson
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
#41
01/1975

Before the Next Teardrop Falls
Freddy Fender

from Before the Next Teardrop Falls   
256 pts
1
US
19
AC
1
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17540]
written by Vivian Keith & Ben Peters
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
#42
02/1973

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
Vicki Lawrence

from The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia   
254 pts
1
US
6
AC
36
ctry




[Bell 45,303]
written by Bobby Russell
Spiders and Snakes
#43
11/1973

Spiders and Snakes
Jim Stafford

from Jim Stafford   
248 pts
3
US
28
AC
66
ctry


14
UK
[MGM 14648]
written by Jim Stafford & David Bellamy
Blue Bayou
#44
09/1977

Blue Bayou
Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams   
241 pts
3
US
3
AC
2
ctry


35
UK
[Asylum 45431]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
#45
06/1979

The Devil Went Down to Georgia
The Charlie Daniels Band

from Million Mile Reflections   
240 pts
3
US
30
AC
1
ctry


14
UK
[Epic 8-50700]
written by Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward & James W. Marshall
When Will I Be Loved
#46
04/1975

When Will I Be Loved
Linda Ronstadt

from Heart Like a Wheel   
240 pts
2
US
3
AC
1
ctry




[Capitol 4050]
written by Phil Everly
#47
03/1976

Welcome Back
John Sebastian

from Welcome Back   
238 pts
1
US
1
AC
93
ctry




[Reprise 1349]
written by John B. Sebastian
Sunshine on My Shoulders
#48
01/1974

Sunshine on My Shoulders
John Denver

from John Denver’s Greatest Hits   
237 pts
1
US
1
AC
42
ctry




[RCA Victor APB0-0213]
written by John Denver, Dick Kniss & Mike Taylor
Honey Come Back
#49
01/1970

Honey Come Back
Glen Campbell

from Try a Little Kindness   
236 pts
19
US
4
AC
2
ctry


4
UK
[Capitol 2718]
written by Jimmy Webb
#50
05/1973

Welcome Home
Peters & Lee

from Welcome Home   
233 pts
119
US
26
AC
79
ctry


1
UK
[Philips 40729]
written by Jean Alphonse Dupre, Stanislas Beldone & Bryan Blackburn
Here You Come Again
#51
10/1977

Here You Come Again
Dolly Parton

from Here You Come Again   
230 pts
3
US
2
AC
1
ctry


75
UK
[RCA 11123]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Take Me Home, Country Roads
#52
04/1971

Take Me Home, Country Roads
John Denver

from Poems, Prayers and Promises   
223 pts
2
US
3
AC
50
ctry




with Fat City
[RCA Victor 74-0445]
written by John Denver, Bill Danoff & Taffy Nivert
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
#53
08/1976

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Gordon Lightfoot

from Summertime Dream   
214 pts
2
US
9
AC
50
ctry


40
UK
[Reprise 1369]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
Sam
#54
01/1977

Sam
Olivia Newton-John

from Don't Stop Believin'   
214 pts
20
US
1
AC
40
ctry


6
UK
[MCA 40670]
written by John Farrar, Hank Marvin & Don Black
Please Mr. Please
#55
06/1975

Please Mr. Please
Olivia Newton-John

from Have You Never Been Mellow   
209 pts
3
US
1
AC
5
ctry




[MCA 40418]
written by Bruce Welch & John Rostill
Longer
#56
12/1979

Longer
Dan Fogelberg

from Phoenix   
208 pts
2
US
1
AC
85
ctry




[Full Moon 50824]
written by Dan Fogelberg
#57
11/1974

My Boy
Elvis Presley

from Good Times   
206 pts
20
US
1
AC
14
ctry


5
UK
[RCA 10191]
written by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Claude François, Bill Martin & Phil Coulter
Lay Down Sally
#58
12/1977

Lay Down Sally
Eric Clapton

from Slowhand   
204 pts
3
US
25
AC
26
ctry


39
UK
[RSO 886]
written by Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy & George Terry
There Goes My Everything
#59
12/1970

There Goes My Everything
Elvis Presley

202 pts
21
US
2
AC
9
ctry


6
UK
US B-side to I Really Don't Want to Know ; charted as I Really Don't Want to Know / There Goes My Everything in US AC and US Hot 100 charts
[RCA Victor 47-9960]
written by Dallas Frazier
#60
10/1970

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
Elvis Presley

from That's the Way It Is   
200 pts
11
US
1
AC
56
ctry


9
UK
[RCA Victor 47-9916]
written by Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Vicki Wickham & Simon Napier-Bell
She Believes in Me
#61
04/1979

She Believes in Me
Kenny Rogers

from The Gambler   
197 pts
5
US
1
AC
1
ctry


42
UK
[United Artists 1273]
written by Steve Gibb
Funny Face
#62
09/1972

Funny Face
Donna Fargo

from The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA   
194 pts
5
US
5
AC
1
ctry




[Dot 17429]
written by Donna Fargo
Garden Party
#63
07/1972

Garden Party
Ricky Nelson

from Garden Party   
191 pts
6
US
1
AC
44
ctry


41
UK
as Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band
[Decca 32980]
written by Rick Nelson
Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast
#64
04/1972

Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast
Wayne Newton

from Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast   
189 pts
4
US
3
AC
55
ctry




[Chelsea 0100]
written by Peter Callander & Geoff Stephens
It's Four in the Morning
#65
12/1971

It's Four in the Morning
Faron Young

from It's Four in the Morning   
189 pts
92
US


1
ctry


3
UK
[Mercury 73250]
written by Jerry Chesnut
#66
06/1977

Telephone Man
Meri Wilson

from First Take   
189 pts
18
US


50
ctry
91
R&B
6
UK
[novelty]
[GRT 127]
written by Meri Wilson
Moody Blue
#67
12/1976

Moody Blue
Elvis Presley

from Moody Blue   
188 pts
31
US
2
AC
1
ctry


6
UK
[RCA 10857]
written by Mark James [songwriter]
Better Love Next Time
#68
10/1979

Better Love Next Time
Dr. Hook

from Sometimes You Win   
187 pts
12
US
3
AC
91
ctry


8
UK
[Capitol 4785]
written by Steve Pippen, Larry Keith & Johnny Slate
If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
#69
03/1979

If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
The Bellamy Brothers

from The Two and Only   
187 pts
39
US


1
ctry


3
UK
[Warner 8790]
written by David Bellamy
I'm Not Lisa
#70
02/1975

I'm Not Lisa
Jessi Colter

from I'm Jessi Colter   
186 pts
4
US
16
AC
1
ctry




[Capitol 4009]
written by Jessi Colter
Right Time of the Night
#71
01/1977

Right Time of the Night
Jennifer Warnes

from Jennifer Warnes   
186 pts
6
US
1
AC
17
ctry


51
UK
[Arista 0223]
written by Peter McCann
My Way
#72
11/1977

My Way
Elvis Presley

from Elvis in Concert   
184 pts
22
US
6
AC
2
ctry


9
UK
live
[RCA 11165]
written by Claude François, Jacques Revaux & Paul Anka
#73
01/1972

A Thing Called Love
Johnny Cash

from A Thing Called Love   
184 pts
103
US
37
AC
2
ctry


4
UK
as Johnny Cash & The Evangel Temple Choir
[Columbia 45534]
written by Jerry Reed Hubbard
Snowbird
#74
07/1970

Snowbird
Anne Murray

from This Way Is My Way   
183 pts
8
US
1
AC
10
ctry


23
UK
[Capitol 2738]
written by Gene MacLellan
Until It's Time for You to Go
#75
01/1972

Until It's Time for You to Go
Elvis Presley

from Elvis Now   
179 pts
40
US
9
AC
68
ctry


5
UK
charted as Until It's Time for You to Go / We Can Make the Morning in US AC charts
[RCA Victor 74-0619]
written by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Back Home Again
#76
09/1974

Back Home Again
John Denver

from Back Home Again   
178 pts
5
US
1
AC
1
ctry




[RCA Victor 10065]
written by John Denver
Behind Closed Doors
#77
02/1973

Behind Closed Doors
Charlie Rich

from Behind Closed Doors   
177 pts
15
US
8
AC
1
ctry


16
UK
[Epic 10950]
written by Kenny O'Dell
Promised Land
#78
10/1974

Promised Land
Elvis Presley

from Promised Land   
173 pts
14
US
8
AC
9
ctry


9
UK
charted as It's Midnight / Promised Land in US AC charts
[RCA 10074]
written by Chuck Berry
Music Box Dancer
#79
01/1979

Music Box Dancer
Frank Mills

from Music Box Dancer   
172 pts
3
US
4
AC
44
ctry




instrumental
[Polydor 14517]
written by Frank Mills
If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
#80
04/1974

If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
Olivia Newton-John

from If You Love Me, Let Me Know   
172 pts
5
US
2
AC
2
ctry




[MCA 40209]
written by John Rostill
Talking in Your Sleep
#81
06/1978

Talking in Your Sleep
Crystal Gayle

from When I Dream   
170 pts
18
US
3
AC
1
ctry


11
UK
[United Artists 1214]
written by Roger Cook & Bobby Wood
Let Me Be There
#82
08/1973

Let Me Be There
Olivia Newton-John

from Let Me Be There   
169 pts
6
US
3
AC
7
ctry




[MCA 40101]
written by John Rostill
#83
12/1972

Danny's Song
Anne Murray

from Danny's Song   
166 pts
7
US
1
AC
10
ctry




[Capitol 3481]
written by Kenny Loggins
Paloma Blanca
#84
09/1975

Paloma Blanca
George Baker Selection

from Paloma Blanca   
158 pts
26
US
1
AC
33
ctry


10
UK
[Warner 8115]
written by George Baker
Summer (The First Time)
#85
06/1973

Summer (The First Time)
Bobby Goldsboro

from Summer (The First Time)   
157 pts
21
US
18
AC
100
ctry


9
UK
[United Artists 251]
written by Bobby Goldsboro
Blanket on the Ground
#86
02/1975

Blanket on the Ground
Billie Jo Spears

from Blanket on the Ground   
153 pts
78
US


1
ctry


6
UK
[United Artists 584]
written by Roger Bowling
You Decorated My Life
#87
09/1979

You Decorated My Life
Kenny Rogers

from Kenny   
153 pts
7
US
2
AC
1
ctry




[United Artists 1315]
written by Deborah Kay Huppà & Robert E. Morrison
#88
02/1976

What I've Got in Mind
Billie Jo Spears

from What I've Got in Mind   
149 pts




5
ctry


4
UK
[United Artists 764]
written by Kenny O'Dell
Margaritaville
#89
04/1977

Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett

from Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes   
149 pts
8
US
1
AC
13
ctry




[ABC 12254]
written by Jimmy Buffett
It's So Easy
#90
10/1977

It's So Easy
Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams   
149 pts
5
US
37
AC
81
ctry




[Asylum 45438]
written by Buddy Holly & Norman Petty
#91
10/1976

If Not You
Dr. Hook

from A Little Bit More   
148 pts
55
US
21
AC
26
ctry


5
UK
[Capitol 4364]
written by Dennis Locorriere
Fool
#92
04/1973

Fool
Elvis Presley

from Elvis [1973 album]   
147 pts
17
US
12
AC
31
ctry


15
UK
US B-side to Steamroller Blues
[RCA Victor 74-0910]
written by James Last & Carl Sigman
#93
01/1974

The Americans
Byron MacGregor

147 pts
4
US
26
AC
59
ctry




[spoken] [background music: America the Beautiful]
[Westbound 222]
written by Gordon Sinclair
Help Me Make It Through the Night
#94
12/1970

Help Me Make It Through the Night
Sammi Smith

from Help Me Make It Through the Night   
146 pts
8
US
3
AC
1
ctry




[Mega 0015]
written by Kris Kristofferson
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
#95
06/1975

Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
Freddy Fender

from Before the Next Teardrop Falls   
142 pts
8
US
9
AC
1
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17558]
written by Freddy Fender & Wayne Duncan
A Very Special Love Song
#96
02/1974

A Very Special Love Song
Charlie Rich

from Very Special Love Songs   
141 pts
11
US
1
AC
1
ctry


52
UK
[Epic 11091]
written by Norro Wilson & Billy Sherrill
#97
02/1975

Chevy Van
Sammy Johns

from Sammy Johns   
140 pts
5
US


80
ctry




[GRC 2046]
written by Sammy Johns
When You're Hot, You're Hot
#98
05/1971

When You're Hot, You're Hot
Jerry Reed

from When You're Hot, You're Hot   
140 pts
9
US
6
AC
1
ctry




[novelty]
[RCA Victor 47-9976]
written by Jerry Reed
What Is Truth?
#99
04/1970

What Is Truth?
Johnny Cash

139 pts
19
US
4
AC
3
ctry


21
UK
[spoken]
[Columbia 4-45134]
written by Johnny Cash
I've Lost You
#100
08/1970

I've Lost You
Elvis Presley

from That's the Way It Is   
137 pts
32
US
5
AC
57
ctry


9
UK
charted as I've Lost You / The Next Step Is Love in US AC charts
[RCA 47-9873]
written by Alan Blaikley & Ken Howard

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