HOT COUNTRY SONGS

The week of January 11, 1975
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.

Ruby, Baby
Billy "Crash" Craddock
ABC
4
Two Weeks Ago
2
Last Week
RIAA Certification
1
Weeks at no. 1
10
Weeks on chart
Two Weeks Ago Last Week this Week Certification RIAA Pos Peak. Weeks On Chart
4 2 1
#1 1 wks
Ruby, Baby
Billy "Crash" Craddock
ABC
 1 10
3 3 2
Kentucky Gambler
Merle Haggard
Capitol
 0 10
12 6 3
(I'd Be) A Legend In My Time
Ronnie Milsap
RCA Victor
 0 7
7 5 4
Like Old Times Again
Ray Price
Myrrh
 0 12
9 8 5
My Woman's Man
Freddie Hart
Capitol
 0 11
13 7 6
Rock On Baby
Brenda Lee
MCA
 0 11
5 4 7
Out Of Hand
Gary Stewart
RCA Victor
 0 13
22 11 8
City Lights
Mickey Gilley
Playboy
 0 6
11 10 9
It's Midnight/Promised Land
Elvis Presley
RCA Victor
 0 3
2 1 10
The Door
George Jones
Epic
 0 12
35 25 11
Then Who Am I
Charley Pride
RCA Victor
 0 5
15 13 12
For A Minute There
Johnny Paycheck
Epic
 0 11
20 15 13
I've Got My Baby On My Mind
Connie Smith
Columbia
 0 9
29 21 14
It's Time To Pay The Fiddler
Cal Smith
MCA
 0 6
28 19 15
Wrong Road Again
Crystal Gayle
United Artists
 0 12
26 20 16
It Was Always So Easy (To Find An Unhappy Woman)
Moe Bandy
GRC
 0 8
33 24 17
Devil In The Bottle
T.G. Sheppard
J.Gilmer, B.Browden, D.Crus
Dot
 0 7
10 9 18
U.S. Of A
Donna Fargo
ABC/Dot
 0 14
24 23 19
Susan When She Tried
The Statler Brothers
Mercury
 0 10
25 22 20
I Wonder Whose Baby (You Are Now)
Jerry Wallace
MCA
 0 9
40 26 21
Great Expectations
Buck Owens
Capitol
 0 7
32 28 22
Someone Cares For You
Red Steagall
Capitol
 0 12
38 29 23
The Ties That Bind
Don Williams
ABC/Dot
 0 5
16 14 24
Poor Sweet Baby
Jean Shepard
United Artists
 0 12
18 16 25
Forbidden Angel
Mel Street
GRT
 0 11
30 27 26
Easy To Love
Hank Snow
RCA Victor
 0 9
36 30 27
That's The Way Love Should Be
Brian Collins
ABC/Dot
 0 10
42 34 28
Whatcha Gonna Do With A Dog Like That
Susan Raye
Capitol
 0 8
50 35 29
I Care/Sneaky Snake
Tom T. Hall
Mercury
 0 3
39 31 30
Another You
Faron Young
Mercury
 0 7
49 39 31
Lady Came From Baltimore
Johnny Cash
Columbia
 0 5
-- -- 32
Rainy Day Woman/Let's All Help The Cowboys (Sing The Blues)
Waylon Jennings
RCA Victor
 0 1
37 36 33
Singin' In The Kitchen
Bobby Bare
RCA Victor
 0 9
53 42 34
There's A Song On The Jukebox
David Wills
Epic
 0 9
58 45 35
Let's Sing Our Song
Jerry Reed
RCA Victor
 0 5
41 38 36
You Don't Have To Go Home
Nat Stuckey
RCA Victor
 0 10
1 12 37
What A Man, My Man Is
Lynn Anderson
Columbia
 0 12
52 47 38
The Busiest Memory In Town
Dickey Lee
RCA Victor
 0 7
51 44 39
Everybody Needs A Rainbow
Ray Stevens
Barnaby
 0 7
60 50 40
I'm A Believer
Tommy Overstreet
ABC/Dot
 0 5
64 51 41
Carolina Moonshiner
Porter Wagoner
RCA Victor
 0 5
56 46 42
Wolf Creek Pass
C.W. McCall
D.Sears, C.Davis, Not Listed
MGM
 0 6
63 53 43
It's A Sin When You Love Somebody
Glen Campbell
Capitol
 0 5
59 49 44
Never Coming Back Again
Rex Allen Jr.
Warner
 0 6
69 57 45
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
Linda Ronstadt
Capitol
 0 4
6 17 47
Son Of A Rotten Gambler
Anne Murray
Capitol
 0 16
17 18 48
Here We Go Again
Brian Shaw
RCA Victor
 0 14
43 41 49
Country Girl
Jody Miller
Epic
 0 9
19 32 50
Angels Are Hard To Find
Hank Williams Jr.
B.Beckett, H.Williams,Jr., J.E.Norman
Curb
 0 11
8 33 51
I Can Help
Billy Swan
C.Young, B.Swan, Not Listed
Monument
 0 14
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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
2
LAST WEEK
10
WEEKS ON CHART
Ruby, Baby
Billy "Crash" Craddock
Imprint/Promotion Label
ABC

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Billy "Crash" Craddock Ruby, Baby Billboard Hot Country Songs
Ruby, Baby
Billy "Crash" Craddock
2  Last
1  Peak
10  Weeks
4
PREVIOUS WEEK
2
LAST WEEK
1
PEAK POSITION
10
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
ABC
2
Merle Haggard Kentucky Gambler Billboard Hot Country Songs
Kentucky Gambler
Merle Haggard
3  Last
2  Peak
10  Weeks
3
PREVIOUS WEEK
3
LAST WEEK
2
PEAK POSITION
10
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
3
Ronnie Milsap (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time Billboard Hot Country Songs
(I'd Be) A Legend In My Time
Ronnie Milsap
6  Last
3  Peak
7  Weeks
12
PREVIOUS WEEK
6
LAST WEEK
3
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
4
Ray Price Like Old Times Again Billboard Hot Country Songs
Like Old Times Again
Ray Price
5  Last
4  Peak
12  Weeks
7
PREVIOUS WEEK
5
LAST WEEK
4
PEAK POSITION
12
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Myrrh
5
Freddie Hart My Woman's Man Billboard Hot Country Songs
My Woman's Man
Freddie Hart
8  Last
5  Peak
11  Weeks
9
PREVIOUS WEEK
8
LAST WEEK
5
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
6
Brenda Lee Rock On Baby Billboard Hot Country Songs
Rock On Baby
Brenda Lee
7  Last
6  Peak
11  Weeks
13
PREVIOUS WEEK
7
LAST WEEK
6
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
MCA
7
Gary Stewart Out Of Hand Billboard Hot Country Songs
Out Of Hand
Gary Stewart
4  Last
4  Peak
13  Weeks
5
PREVIOUS WEEK
4
LAST WEEK
4
PEAK POSITION
13
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
8
Mickey Gilley City Lights Billboard Hot Country Songs
City Lights
Mickey Gilley
11  Last
8  Peak
6  Weeks
22
PREVIOUS WEEK
11
LAST WEEK
8
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Playboy
9
Elvis Presley It's Midnight/Promised Land Billboard Hot Country Songs
It's Midnight/Promised Land
Elvis Presley
10  Last
9  Peak
3  Weeks
11
PREVIOUS WEEK
10
LAST WEEK
9
PEAK POSITION
3
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
10
George Jones The Door Billboard Hot Country Songs
The Door
George Jones
1  Last
1  Peak
12  Weeks
2
PREVIOUS WEEK
1
LAST WEEK
1
PEAK POSITION
12
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
11
Charley Pride Then Who Am I Billboard Hot Country Songs
Then Who Am I
Charley Pride
25  Last
11  Peak
5  Weeks
35
PREVIOUS WEEK
25
LAST WEEK
11
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
12
Johnny Paycheck For A Minute There Billboard Hot Country Songs
For A Minute There
Johnny Paycheck
13  Last
12  Peak
11  Weeks
15
PREVIOUS WEEK
13
LAST WEEK
12
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
13
Connie Smith I've Got My Baby On My Mind Billboard Hot Country Songs
I've Got My Baby On My Mind
Connie Smith
15  Last
13  Peak
9  Weeks
20
PREVIOUS WEEK
15
LAST WEEK
13
PEAK POSITION
9
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
14
Cal Smith It's Time To Pay The Fiddler Billboard Hot Country Songs
It's Time To Pay The Fiddler
Cal Smith
21  Last
14  Peak
6  Weeks
29
PREVIOUS WEEK
21
LAST WEEK
14
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
MCA
15
Crystal Gayle Wrong Road Again Billboard Hot Country Songs
Wrong Road Again
Crystal Gayle
19  Last
15  Peak
12  Weeks
28
PREVIOUS WEEK
19
LAST WEEK
15
PEAK POSITION
12
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
16
Moe Bandy It Was Always So Easy (To Find An Unhappy Woman) Billboard Hot Country Songs
It Was Always So Easy (To Find An Unhappy Woman)
Moe Bandy
20  Last
16  Peak
8  Weeks
26
PREVIOUS WEEK
20
LAST WEEK
16
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
GRC
17
T.G. Sheppard Devil In The Bottle Billboard Hot Country Songs
Devil In The Bottle
T.G. Sheppard
24  Last
17  Peak
7  Weeks
33
PREVIOUS WEEK
24
LAST WEEK
17
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Producer(s):
J.Gilmer, B.Browden, D.Crus
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Dot
18
Donna Fargo U.S. Of A Billboard Hot Country Songs
U.S. Of A
Donna Fargo
9  Last
9  Peak
14  Weeks
10
PREVIOUS WEEK
9
LAST WEEK
9
PEAK POSITION
14
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
ABC/Dot
19
The Statler Brothers Susan When She Tried Billboard Hot Country Songs
Susan When She Tried
The Statler Brothers
23  Last
19  Peak
10  Weeks
24
PREVIOUS WEEK
23
LAST WEEK
19
PEAK POSITION
10
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury
20
Jerry Wallace I Wonder Whose Baby (You Are Now) Billboard Hot Country Songs
I Wonder Whose Baby (You Are Now)
Jerry Wallace
22  Last
20  Peak
9  Weeks
25
PREVIOUS WEEK
22
LAST WEEK
20
PEAK POSITION
9
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
MCA
21
Buck Owens Great Expectations Billboard Hot Country Songs
Great Expectations
Buck Owens
26  Last
21  Peak
7  Weeks
40
PREVIOUS WEEK
26
LAST WEEK
21
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
22
Red Steagall Someone Cares For You Billboard Hot Country Songs
Someone Cares For You
Red Steagall
28  Last
22  Peak
12  Weeks
32
PREVIOUS WEEK
28
LAST WEEK
22
PEAK POSITION
12
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
23
Don Williams The Ties That Bind Billboard Hot Country Songs
The Ties That Bind
Don Williams
29  Last
23  Peak
5  Weeks
38
PREVIOUS WEEK
29
LAST WEEK
23
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
ABC/Dot
24
Jean Shepard Poor Sweet Baby Billboard Hot Country Songs
Poor Sweet Baby
Jean Shepard
14  Last
14  Peak
12  Weeks
16
PREVIOUS WEEK
14
LAST WEEK
14
PEAK POSITION
12
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
25
Mel Street Forbidden Angel Billboard Hot Country Songs
Forbidden Angel
Mel Street
16  Last
16  Peak
11  Weeks
18
PREVIOUS WEEK
16
LAST WEEK
16
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
GRT
26
Hank Snow Easy To Love Billboard Hot Country Songs
Easy To Love
Hank Snow
27  Last
26  Peak
9  Weeks
30
PREVIOUS WEEK
27
LAST WEEK
26
PEAK POSITION
9
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
27
Brian Collins That's The Way Love Should Be Billboard Hot Country Songs
That's The Way Love Should Be
Brian Collins
30  Last
27  Peak
10  Weeks
36
PREVIOUS WEEK
30
LAST WEEK
27
PEAK POSITION
10
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
ABC/Dot
28
Susan Raye Whatcha Gonna Do With A Dog Like That Billboard Hot Country Songs
Whatcha Gonna Do With A Dog Like That
Susan Raye
34  Last
28  Peak
8  Weeks
42
PREVIOUS WEEK
34
LAST WEEK
28
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
29
Tom T. Hall I Care/Sneaky Snake Billboard Hot Country Songs
I Care/Sneaky Snake
Tom T. Hall
35  Last
29  Peak
3  Weeks
50
PREVIOUS WEEK
35
LAST WEEK
29
PEAK POSITION
3
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury
30
Faron Young Another You Billboard Hot Country Songs
Another You
Faron Young
31  Last
30  Peak
7  Weeks
39
PREVIOUS WEEK
31
LAST WEEK
30
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury
31
Johnny Cash Lady Came From Baltimore Billboard Hot Country Songs
Lady Came From Baltimore
Johnny Cash
39  Last
31  Peak
5  Weeks
49
PREVIOUS WEEK
39
LAST WEEK
31
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
32
Waylon Jennings Rainy Day Woman/Let's All Help The Cowboys (Sing The Blues) Billboard Hot Country Songs
Rainy Day Woman/Let's All Help The Cowboys (Sing The Blues)
Waylon Jennings
-  Last
32  Peak
1  Weeks
33
Bobby Bare Singin' In The Kitchen Billboard Hot Country Songs
Singin' In The Kitchen
Bobby Bare
36  Last
33  Peak
9  Weeks
37
PREVIOUS WEEK
36
LAST WEEK
33
PEAK POSITION
9
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
34
David Wills There's A Song On The Jukebox Billboard Hot Country Songs
There's A Song On The Jukebox
David Wills
42  Last
34  Peak
9  Weeks
53
PREVIOUS WEEK
42
LAST WEEK
34
PEAK POSITION
9
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
35
Jerry Reed Let's Sing Our Song Billboard Hot Country Songs
Let's Sing Our Song
Jerry Reed
45  Last
35  Peak
5  Weeks
58
PREVIOUS WEEK
45
LAST WEEK
35
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
36
Nat Stuckey You Don't Have To Go Home Billboard Hot Country Songs
You Don't Have To Go Home
Nat Stuckey
38  Last
36  Peak
10  Weeks
41
PREVIOUS WEEK
38
LAST WEEK
36
PEAK POSITION
10
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
37
Lynn Anderson What A Man, My Man Is Billboard Hot Country Songs
What A Man, My Man Is
Lynn Anderson
12  Last
1  Peak
12  Weeks
1
PREVIOUS WEEK
12
LAST WEEK
1
PEAK POSITION
12
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
38
Dickey Lee The Busiest Memory In Town Billboard Hot Country Songs
The Busiest Memory In Town
Dickey Lee
47  Last
38  Peak
7  Weeks
52
PREVIOUS WEEK
47
LAST WEEK
38
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
39
Ray Stevens Everybody Needs A Rainbow Billboard Hot Country Songs
Everybody Needs A Rainbow
Ray Stevens
44  Last
39  Peak
7  Weeks
51
PREVIOUS WEEK
44
LAST WEEK
39
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Barnaby
40
Tommy Overstreet I'm A Believer Billboard Hot Country Songs
I'm A Believer
Tommy Overstreet
50  Last
40  Peak
5  Weeks
60
PREVIOUS WEEK
50
LAST WEEK
40
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
ABC/Dot
41
Porter Wagoner Carolina Moonshiner Billboard Hot Country Songs
Carolina Moonshiner
Porter Wagoner
51  Last
41  Peak
5  Weeks
64
PREVIOUS WEEK
51
LAST WEEK
41
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
42
C.W. McCall Wolf Creek Pass Billboard Hot Country Songs
Wolf Creek Pass
C.W. McCall
46  Last
42  Peak
6  Weeks
56
PREVIOUS WEEK
46
LAST WEEK
42
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Producer(s):
D.Sears, C.Davis, Not Listed
Imprint/Promotion Label:
MGM
43
Glen Campbell It's A Sin When You Love Somebody Billboard Hot Country Songs
It's A Sin When You Love Somebody
Glen Campbell
53  Last
43  Peak
5  Weeks
63
PREVIOUS WEEK
53
LAST WEEK
43
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
44
Rex Allen Jr. Never Coming Back Again Billboard Hot Country Songs
Never Coming Back Again
Rex Allen Jr.
49  Last
44  Peak
6  Weeks
59
PREVIOUS WEEK
49
LAST WEEK
44
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner
45
Linda Ronstadt I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) Billboard Hot Country Songs
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
Linda Ronstadt
57  Last
45  Peak
4  Weeks
69
PREVIOUS WEEK
57
LAST WEEK
45
PEAK POSITION
4
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
47
Anne Murray Son Of A Rotten Gambler Billboard Hot Country Songs
Son Of A Rotten Gambler
Anne Murray
17  Last
5  Peak
16  Weeks
6
PREVIOUS WEEK
17
LAST WEEK
5
PEAK POSITION
16
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
48
Brian Shaw Here We Go Again Billboard Hot Country Songs
Here We Go Again
Brian Shaw
18  Last
17  Peak
14  Weeks
17
PREVIOUS WEEK
18
LAST WEEK
17
PEAK POSITION
14
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
49
Jody Miller Country Girl Billboard Hot Country Songs
Country Girl
Jody Miller
41  Last
41  Peak
9  Weeks
43
PREVIOUS WEEK
41
LAST WEEK
41
PEAK POSITION
9
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
50
Hank Williams Jr. Angels Are Hard To Find Billboard Hot Country Songs
Angels Are Hard To Find
Hank Williams Jr.
32  Last
19  Peak
11  Weeks
19
PREVIOUS WEEK
32
LAST WEEK
19
PEAK POSITION
11
WEEKS ON CHART
Songwriter(s):
H.Williams,Jr.
Producer(s):
B.Beckett, H.Williams,Jr., J.E.Norman
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner Bros. | Curb
51
Billy Swan I Can Help Billboard Hot Country Songs
I Can Help
Billy Swan
33  Last
1  Peak
14  Weeks
8
PREVIOUS WEEK
33
LAST WEEK
1
PEAK POSITION
14
WEEKS ON CHART
Producer(s):
C.Young, B.Swan, Not Listed
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Monument
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