Hot Country Songs

Week of October 29, 1983

Hot Country Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Islands In The Stream

Kenny Rogers Duet With Dolly Parton

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Songwriter(s):

B.A.Gibb, R.H.Gibb, M.E.Gibb

Producer(s):

B.Gibb, K.Richardson, A.Galuten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

Hot Country Songs

Week of October 29, 1983

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1
- Islands In The Stream
  Kenny Rogers Duet With Dolly Parton
- 3
- 1
- 9
- - 3
  - 1
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

B.A.Gibb, R.H.Gibb, M.E.Gibb

Producer(s):

B.Gibb, K.Richardson, A.Galuten

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

2
- You've Got A Lover
  Ricky Skaggs
- 4
- 2
- 12
- - 4
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

S.Russell

Producer(s):

R.Skaggs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

3
- Somebody's Gonna Love You
  Lee Greenwood
- 8
- 3
- 11
- - 8
  - 3
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Cook, R.Van Hoy

Producer(s):

J.Crutchfield

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

4
- The Wind Beneath My Wings
  Gary Morris
- 5
- 4
- 13
- - 5
  - 4
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

L.Henley, J.Silbar

Producer(s):

J.Bowen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

5
- Midnight Fire
  Steve Wariner
- 6
- 5
- 12
- - 6
  - 5
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

L.Anderson, D.Gibson

Producer(s):

N.Wilson, T.Brown

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

6
- Lady Down On Love
  Alabama
- 1
- 1
- 11
- - 1
  - 1
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

R.Owen

Producer(s):

H.Shedd, Alabama

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

7
- One Of A Kind Pair Of Fools
  Barbara Mandrell
- 10
- 7
- 10
- - 10
  - 7
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

R.C.Bannon, J.Bettis

Producer(s):

T.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

8
- Nobody But You
  Don Williams
- 2
- 2
- 14
- - 2
  - 2
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

D.Williams, G.Fundis

Producer(s):

J.jarraro, J.D.Martin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

9
- Guilty
  The Statler Brothers
- 11
- 9
- 12
- - 11
  - 9
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

H.Reid, Don Reid

Producer(s):

J.Kennedy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

10
- You Put The Beat In My Heart
  Eddie Rabbitt
- 12
- 10
- 9
- - 12
  - 10
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Pfrimmer, R.Giles

Producer(s):

D.Malloy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

11
- Your Love Shines Through
  Mickey Gilley
- 13
- 11
- 9
- - 13
  - 11
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

W.Holyfield, G.Nicholson

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

12
- Tennessee Whiskey
  George Jones
- 14
- 12
- 8
- - 14
  - 12
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

D.Dillon, Linda Hargrove

Producer(s):

B.Sherrill

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

13
- Holding Her And Loving You
  Earl Thomas Conley
- 15
- 13
- 8
- - 15
  - 13
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

W.Aldridge, T.Brasfield

Producer(s):

N.Larkin, E.T.Conley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

14
- Why Do We Want What We Know We Can't Have
  Reba McEntire
- 7
- 7
- 14
- - 7
  - 7
  - 14

Producer(s):

D.king, D.woodward, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

15
- Baby I Lied
  Deborah Allen
- 18
- 15
- 11
- - 18
  - 15
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Allen, R.Bourke, R.Van Hoy

Producer(s):

C.Calello

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

16
- A Little Good News
  Anne Murray
- 19
- 16
- 7
- - 19
  - 16
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Black, Bourke, Rocca

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

17
- Paradise Tonight
  Charly McClain & Mickey Gilley
- 9
- 1
- 16
- - 9
  - 1
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

M.Wright, B.Kenner

Producer(s):

Chucko

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

18
- The Boy Gets Around
  Sylvia
- 20
- 18
- 10
- - 20
  - 18
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

R.Fleming, D.Morgan

Producer(s):

T.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

19
- Lonely But Only For You
  Sissy Spacek
- 21
- 19
- 11
- - 21
  - 19
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

R.Bourke, C.Black, K.T.Oslin

Producer(s):

R.Crowell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

20
- Tell Me A Lie
  Janie Fricke
- 23
- 20
- 7
- - 23
  - 20
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

B.Wyrick, M.Buckins

Producer(s):

B.Montgomery

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

21
- Heartache Tonight
  Conway Twitty
- 31
- 21
- 6
- - 31
  - 21
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

D.H.Henley, G.L.Frey, R.C.Seger, J.D.Souther

Producer(s):

C.Twitty, J.Bowen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

22
- The Man In The Mirror
  Jim Glaser
- 24
- 22
- 10
- - 24
  - 22
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

T.Arata

Producer(s):

D.Tolle

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Noble Vision

23
- Strong Weakness
  The Bellamy Brothers
- 25
- 23
- 8
- - 25
  - 23
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

D.Bellamy

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, D.Bellamy, H.Bellamy

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/Warner Bros.

24
- Outside Lookin' In
  Bandana
- 26
- 24
- 9
- - 26
  - 24
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

L.Wilson, J.Fox

Producer(s):

S.Cornelius, M.Daniel, Bandana

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

25
- Don't Count The Rainy Days
  Michael Martin Murphey
- 27
- 25
- 8
- - 27
  - 25
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

J.Careaga, W.Holyfield

Producer(s):

J.E.Norman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

26
- Dixie Dreaming
  Atlanta
- 29
- 26
- 8
- - 29
  - 26
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

J.F.Gilbert

Producer(s):

M.Bogdan, L.McBride

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MDJ

27
- High Cost Of Leaving
  Exile
- 28
- 27
- 11
- - 28
  - 27
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

J.Pennington, S.Lemaire, M.Gray

Producer(s):

B.Killen

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

28
- Movin' Train
  The Kendalls
- 30
- 28
- 10
- - 30
  - 28
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

T.Rocco, C.Black

Producer(s):

B.Mevis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

29
- Black Sheep
  John Anderson
- 36
- 29
- 6
- - 36
  - 29
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

D.Darst, R.Altman

Producer(s):

J.Anderson, L.Bradley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

30
- Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer To You)
  Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
- 35
- 30
- 6
- - 35
  - 30
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

L.Gatlin

Producer(s):

J.Crutchfield, L.Gatlin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

31
- When The New Wears Off Our Love
  The Whites
- 33
- 31
- 8
- - 33
  - 31
  - 8

Producer(s):

R.Skaggs, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

32
- Anybody Else's Heart But Mine
  Terri Gibbs
- 17
- 17
- 12
- - 17
  - 17
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

W.Aldridge

Producer(s):

R.Hall

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

33
- Scarlet Fever
  Kenny Rogers
- 16
- 5
- 14
- - 16
  - 5
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

K.Rogers

Producer(s):

M.dekle

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Liberty

34
- Kiss Me Darling
  Stephanie Winslow
- 37
- 34
- 9
- - 37
  - 34
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

S.Winslow, Checkmate

Producer(s):

R.Ruff

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Oak

35
- Queen Of My Heart
  Hank Williams Jr.
- 39
- 35
- 5
- - 39
  - 35
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

H.Williams,Jr.

Producer(s):

J.Bowen, H.Williams,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curb/Warner Bros.

36
- You Look So Good In Love
  George Strait
- 40
- 36
- 4
- - 40
  - 36
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

R.Bourke, G.Ballard, K.Chater

Producer(s):

R.Baker

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum

Hot Country Songs

Week of October 29, 1983

Hot Country Songs

Islands In The Stream

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Islands In The Stream

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You've Got A Lover

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Somebody's Gonna Love You

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The Wind Beneath My Wings

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Midnight Fire

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Lady Down On Love

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One Of A Kind Pair Of Fools

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Nobody But You

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Guilty

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You Put The Beat In My Heart

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Your Love Shines Through

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Tennessee Whiskey

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Holding Her And Loving You

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Why Do We Want What We Know We Can't Have

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Baby I Lied

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A Little Good News

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Paradise Tonight

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The Boy Gets Around

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