HOT COUNTRY SONGS

The week of May 18, 1968
Radio Airplay + Sales Data + Streaming Data =HOT COUNTRY SONGS

This week's most popular country songs, based on radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data from online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music.

I Wanna Live
Glen Campbell
Parkway
10
Two Weeks Ago
8
Last Week
RIAA Certification
1
Weeks at no. 1
6
Weeks on chart
Two Weeks Ago Last Week this Week Certification RIAA Pos Peak. Weeks On Chart
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#1 1 wks
I Wanna Live
Glen Campbell
Parkway
 1 6
4 3 2
Honey
Bobby Goldsboro
Fantasy
 0 8
6 4 3
Wild Week-End
Bill Anderson
Decca
 0 10
5 5 4
Another Place Another Time
Jerry Lee Lewis
Palo Alto
 0 11
2 1 5
Have A Little Faith
David Houston
Epic
 0 11
1 2 6
The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde
Merle Haggard
Capitol
 0 11
22 10 7
I Got You
Waylon Jennings & Anita Carter
RCA Victor
 0 8
3 7 8
Fist City
Loretta Lynn
Decca
 0 13
16 12 9
The Image Of Me
Conway Twitty
Decca
 0 9
7 6 10
Little Green Apples
Roger Miller
Atlantic
 0 11
34 24 11
Sweet Rosie Jones
Buck Owens
Capitol
 0 5
9 11 12
That's When I See The Blues (In Your Pretty Brown Eyes)
Jim Reeves
RCA Victor
 0 11
29 23 13
No Another Time
Lynn Anderson
Chart
 0 8
15 15 14
She Went A Little Bit Farther
Faron Young
Mercury
 0 11
13 13 15
There Ain't No Easy Run
Dave Dudley
Mercury
 0 12
19 16 16
Count Your Blessings, Woman
Jan Howard
Decca
 0 11
20 19 17
Rainbows Are Back In Style
Slim Whitman
Imperial
 0 10
8 9 18
You Are My Treasure
Jack Greene
Decca
 0 14
25 22 19
Wild Blood
Del Reeves
United Artists
 0 8
24 21 20
Mental Journey
Leon Ashley
Ashley
 0 8
35 28 21
Holding On To Nothin'
Porter Wagoner And Dolly Parton
RCA Victor
 0 6
18 18 22
Sundown Mary
Billy Walker
Monument
 0 12
21 20 23
Will You Visit Me On Sundays?
Charlie Louvin
Capitol
 0 11
42 34 24
With Pen In Hand
Johnny Darrell
United Artists
 0 4
27 26 25
A Thing Called Love
Jimmy Dean
RCA Victor
 0 11
37 32 26
Something Pretty
Wynn Stewart
Capitol
 0 5
52 42 27
Love Is In The Air
Marty Robbins
Columbia
 0 3
30 29 28
You Better Sit Down Kids
Roy Drusky
Mercury
 0 8
31 30 29
Ordinary Miracle
Bobby Lewis
United Artists
 0 9
46 41 30
Remembering
Jerry Reed
Not Listed
RCA
 0 6
41 31 31
Row Row Row
Henson Cargill
Monument
 0 4
33 33 32
What A Way To Live
Johnny Bush
Stop
 0 10
43 38 33
Country Girl
Dottie West
RCA Victor
 0 4
44 39 34
Going Home For The Last Time
Kenny Price
Boone
 0 4
38 36 35
Small Time Laboring Man
George Jones
Musicor
 0 6
39 37 36
Evolution And The Bible
Hugh X. Lewis
Kapp
 0 9
17 17 37
The Last Goodbye
Dick Miles
Capitol
 0 10
74 52 38
I've Been There Before
Ray Price
Columbia
 0 3
11 14 39
Here Comes The Rain, Baby
Eddy Arnold
Atlantic
 0 14
45 43 40
He's A Good Ole Boy
Arlene
Columbia
 0 7
-- -- 41
The Easy Part's Over
Charley Pride
RCA Victor
 0 1
40 40 42
Love Song For You
Hank Locklin
RCA Victor
 0 8
51 46 43
Take Me Along With You
Van Trevor
Date
 0 4
49 47 44
The Sunshine Of My World
Dallas Frazier
Capitol
 0 6
47 45 45
Mama Sez
Marion Worth
Decca
 0 8
68 53 46
The Jimmie Rodgers Blues
Elton Britt
RCA Victor
 0 3
71 54 47
My Baby Walked Right Out On Me
Wanda Jackson
Capitol
 0 3
50 48 48
Sunshine And Bluebirds
Jimmy Newman
Decca
 0 6
55 50 49
Live Your Life Out Loud
Bobby Lord
Decca
 0 7
-- -- 50
Run Away Little Tears
Connie Smith
RCA Victor
 0 1
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Radio Airplay + Sales Data + Streaming Data = HOT COUNTRY SONGS

This week's most popular country songs, based on radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data from online music sources tracked by Nielsen Music.

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HOT COUNTRY SONGS

The week of
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LAST WEEK
6
WEEKS ON CHART
I Wanna Live
Glen Campbell
Imprint/Promotion Label
Parkway

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Glen Campbell I Wanna Live Billboard Hot Country Songs
I Wanna Live
Glen Campbell
8  Last
1  Peak
6  Weeks
8
LAST WEEK
10
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Parkway
2
Bobby Goldsboro Honey Billboard Hot Country Songs
Honey
Bobby Goldsboro
3  Last
2  Peak
8  Weeks
3
LAST WEEK
4
TWO WEEKS AGO
2
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Fantasy
3
Bill Anderson Wild Week-End Billboard Hot Country Songs
Wild Week-End
Bill Anderson
4  Last
3  Peak
10  Weeks
4
LAST WEEK
6
TWO WEEKS AGO
3
PEAK POSITION
10
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Decca
4
Jerry Lee Lewis Another Place Another Time Billboard Hot Country Songs
Another Place Another Time
Jerry Lee Lewis
5  Last
4  Peak
11  Weeks
5
LAST WEEK
5
TWO WEEKS AGO
4
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Palo Alto
5
David Houston Have A Little Faith Billboard Hot Country Songs
Have A Little Faith
David Houston
1  Last
1  Peak
11  Weeks
1
LAST WEEK
2
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
6
Merle Haggard The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde Billboard Hot Country Songs
The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde
Merle Haggard
2  Last
1  Peak
11  Weeks
2
LAST WEEK
1
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
7
Waylon Jennings & Anita Carter I Got You Billboard Hot Country Songs
I Got You
Waylon Jennings & Anita Carter
10  Last
7  Peak
8  Weeks
10
LAST WEEK
22
TWO WEEKS AGO
7
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
8
Loretta Lynn Fist City Billboard Hot Country Songs
Fist City
Loretta Lynn
7  Last
1  Peak
13  Weeks
7
LAST WEEK
3
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
13
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Decca
9
Conway Twitty The Image Of Me Billboard Hot Country Songs
The Image Of Me
Conway Twitty
12  Last
9  Peak
9  Weeks
12
LAST WEEK
16
TWO WEEKS AGO
9
PEAK POSITION
9
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Decca
10
Roger Miller Little Green Apples Billboard Hot Country Songs
Little Green Apples
Roger Miller
6  Last
6  Peak
11  Weeks
6
LAST WEEK
7
TWO WEEKS AGO
6
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
11
Buck Owens Sweet Rosie Jones Billboard Hot Country Songs
Sweet Rosie Jones
Buck Owens
24  Last
11  Peak
5  Weeks
24
LAST WEEK
34
TWO WEEKS AGO
11
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
12
Jim Reeves That's When I See The Blues (In Your Pretty Brown Eyes) Billboard Hot Country Songs
That's When I See The Blues (In Your Pretty Brown Eyes)
Jim Reeves
11  Last
9  Peak
11  Weeks
11
LAST WEEK
9
TWO WEEKS AGO
9
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
13
Lynn Anderson No Another Time Billboard Hot Country Songs
No Another Time
Lynn Anderson
23  Last
13  Peak
8  Weeks
23
LAST WEEK
29
TWO WEEKS AGO
13
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Chart
14
Faron Young She Went A Little Bit Farther Billboard Hot Country Songs
She Went A Little Bit Farther
Faron Young
15  Last
14  Peak
11  Weeks
15
LAST WEEK
15
TWO WEEKS AGO
14
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury
15
Dave Dudley There Ain't No Easy Run Billboard Hot Country Songs
There Ain't No Easy Run
Dave Dudley
13  Last
10  Peak
12  Weeks
13
LAST WEEK
13
TWO WEEKS AGO
10
PEAK POSITION
12
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury
16
Jan Howard Count Your Blessings, Woman Billboard Hot Country Songs
Count Your Blessings, Woman
Jan Howard
16  Last
16  Peak
11  Weeks
16
LAST WEEK
19
TWO WEEKS AGO
16
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Decca
17
Slim Whitman Rainbows Are Back In Style Billboard Hot Country Songs
Rainbows Are Back In Style
Slim Whitman
19  Last
17  Peak
10  Weeks
19
LAST WEEK
20
TWO WEEKS AGO
17
PEAK POSITION
10
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Imperial
18
Jack Greene You Are My Treasure Billboard Hot Country Songs
You Are My Treasure
Jack Greene
9  Last
1  Peak
14  Weeks
9
LAST WEEK
8
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
14
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Decca
19
Del Reeves Wild Blood Billboard Hot Country Songs
Wild Blood
Del Reeves
22  Last
19  Peak
8  Weeks
22
LAST WEEK
25
TWO WEEKS AGO
19
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
20
Leon Ashley Mental Journey Billboard Hot Country Songs
Mental Journey
Leon Ashley
21  Last
20  Peak
8  Weeks
21
LAST WEEK
24
TWO WEEKS AGO
20
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Ashley
21
Porter Wagoner And Dolly Parton Holding On To Nothin' Billboard Hot Country Songs
Holding On To Nothin'
Porter Wagoner And Dolly Parton
28  Last
21  Peak
6  Weeks
28
LAST WEEK
35
TWO WEEKS AGO
21
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
22
Billy Walker Sundown Mary Billboard Hot Country Songs
Sundown Mary
Billy Walker
18  Last
18  Peak
12  Weeks
18
LAST WEEK
18
TWO WEEKS AGO
18
PEAK POSITION
12
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Monument
23
Charlie Louvin Will You Visit Me On Sundays? Billboard Hot Country Songs
Will You Visit Me On Sundays?
Charlie Louvin
20  Last
20  Peak
11  Weeks
20
LAST WEEK
21
TWO WEEKS AGO
20
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
24
Johnny Darrell With Pen In Hand Billboard Hot Country Songs
With Pen In Hand
Johnny Darrell
34  Last
24  Peak
4  Weeks
34
LAST WEEK
42
TWO WEEKS AGO
24
PEAK POSITION
4
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
25
Jimmy Dean A Thing Called Love Billboard Hot Country Songs
A Thing Called Love
Jimmy Dean
26  Last
25  Peak
11  Weeks
26
LAST WEEK
27
TWO WEEKS AGO
25
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
26
Wynn Stewart Something Pretty Billboard Hot Country Songs
Something Pretty
Wynn Stewart
32  Last
26  Peak
5  Weeks
32
LAST WEEK
37
TWO WEEKS AGO
26
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
27
Marty Robbins Love Is In The Air Billboard Hot Country Songs
Love Is In The Air
Marty Robbins
42  Last
27  Peak
3  Weeks
42
LAST WEEK
52
TWO WEEKS AGO
27
PEAK POSITION
3
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
28
Roy Drusky You Better Sit Down Kids Billboard Hot Country Songs
You Better Sit Down Kids
Roy Drusky
29  Last
28  Peak
8  Weeks
29
LAST WEEK
30
TWO WEEKS AGO
28
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury
29
Bobby Lewis Ordinary Miracle Billboard Hot Country Songs
Ordinary Miracle
Bobby Lewis
30  Last
29  Peak
9  Weeks
30
LAST WEEK
31
TWO WEEKS AGO
29
PEAK POSITION
9
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
30
Jerry Reed Remembering Billboard Hot Country Songs
Remembering
Jerry Reed
41  Last
30  Peak
6  Weeks
41
LAST WEEK
46
TWO WEEKS AGO
30
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Producer(s):
Not Listed
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unknown | RCA
31
Henson Cargill Row Row Row Billboard Hot Country Songs
Row Row Row
Henson Cargill
31  Last
31  Peak
4  Weeks
31
LAST WEEK
41
TWO WEEKS AGO
31
PEAK POSITION
4
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Monument
32
Johnny Bush What A Way To Live Billboard Hot Country Songs
What A Way To Live
Johnny Bush
33  Last
32  Peak
10  Weeks
33
LAST WEEK
33
TWO WEEKS AGO
32
PEAK POSITION
10
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Stop
33
Dottie West Country Girl Billboard Hot Country Songs
Country Girl
Dottie West
38  Last
33  Peak
4  Weeks
38
LAST WEEK
43
TWO WEEKS AGO
33
PEAK POSITION
4
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
34
Kenny Price Going Home For The Last Time Billboard Hot Country Songs
Going Home For The Last Time
Kenny Price
39  Last
34  Peak
4  Weeks
39
LAST WEEK
44
TWO WEEKS AGO
34
PEAK POSITION
4
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Boone
35
George Jones Small Time Laboring Man Billboard Hot Country Songs
Small Time Laboring Man
George Jones
36  Last
35  Peak
6  Weeks
36
LAST WEEK
38
TWO WEEKS AGO
35
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Musicor
36
Hugh X. Lewis Evolution And The Bible Billboard Hot Country Songs
Evolution And The Bible
Hugh X. Lewis
37  Last
36  Peak
9  Weeks
37
LAST WEEK
39
TWO WEEKS AGO
36
PEAK POSITION
9
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Kapp
37
Dick Miles The Last Goodbye Billboard Hot Country Songs
The Last Goodbye
Dick Miles
17  Last
17  Peak
10  Weeks
17
LAST WEEK
17
TWO WEEKS AGO
17
PEAK POSITION
10
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
38
Ray Price I've Been There Before Billboard Hot Country Songs
I've Been There Before
Ray Price
52  Last
38  Peak
3  Weeks
52
LAST WEEK
74
TWO WEEKS AGO
38
PEAK POSITION
3
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
39
Eddy Arnold Here Comes The Rain, Baby Billboard Hot Country Songs
Here Comes The Rain, Baby
Eddy Arnold
14  Last
4  Peak
14  Weeks
14
LAST WEEK
11
TWO WEEKS AGO
4
PEAK POSITION
14
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
40
Arlene He's A Good Ole Boy Billboard Hot Country Songs
He's A Good Ole Boy
Arlene
43  Last
40  Peak
7  Weeks
43
LAST WEEK
45
TWO WEEKS AGO
40
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
41
Charley Pride The Easy Part's Over Billboard Hot Country Songs
The Easy Part's Over
Charley Pride
-  Last
41  Peak
1  Weeks
42
Hank Locklin Love Song For You Billboard Hot Country Songs
Love Song For You
Hank Locklin
40  Last
40  Peak
8  Weeks
40
LAST WEEK
40
TWO WEEKS AGO
40
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
43
Van Trevor Take Me Along With You Billboard Hot Country Songs
Take Me Along With You
Van Trevor
46  Last
43  Peak
4  Weeks
46
LAST WEEK
51
TWO WEEKS AGO
43
PEAK POSITION
4
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Date
44
Dallas Frazier The Sunshine Of My World Billboard Hot Country Songs
The Sunshine Of My World
Dallas Frazier
47  Last
44  Peak
6  Weeks
47
LAST WEEK
49
TWO WEEKS AGO
44
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
45
Marion Worth Mama Sez Billboard Hot Country Songs
Mama Sez
Marion Worth
45  Last
45  Peak
8  Weeks
45
LAST WEEK
47
TWO WEEKS AGO
45
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Decca
46
Elton Britt The Jimmie Rodgers Blues Billboard Hot Country Songs
The Jimmie Rodgers Blues
Elton Britt
53  Last
46  Peak
3  Weeks
53
LAST WEEK
68
TWO WEEKS AGO
46
PEAK POSITION
3
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
47
Wanda Jackson My Baby Walked Right Out On Me Billboard Hot Country Songs
My Baby Walked Right Out On Me
Wanda Jackson
54  Last
47  Peak
3  Weeks
54
LAST WEEK
71
TWO WEEKS AGO
47
PEAK POSITION
3
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
48
Jimmy Newman Sunshine And Bluebirds Billboard Hot Country Songs
Sunshine And Bluebirds
Jimmy Newman
48  Last
48  Peak
6  Weeks
48
LAST WEEK
50
TWO WEEKS AGO
48
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Decca
49
Bobby Lord Live Your Life Out Loud Billboard Hot Country Songs
Live Your Life Out Loud
Bobby Lord
50  Last
49  Peak
7  Weeks
50
LAST WEEK
55
TWO WEEKS AGO
49
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Decca
50
Connie Smith Run Away Little Tears Billboard Hot Country Songs
Run Away Little Tears
Connie Smith
-  Last
50  Peak
1  Weeks
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