This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1946.
(As certified by Billboard magazine)
| US | Single | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | "You Will Have To Pay" | Tex Ritter | |
| January 5 | "White Cross on Okinawa" | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | |
| February 2 | "Guitar Polka" | Al Dexter | |
| May 18 | "New Spanish Two Step" | Bob Wills | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| Sept 14 | "Wine, Women and Song" | Al Dexter | |
| October 12 | "Divorce Me C.O.D." | Merle Travis |
Billboard Most-Played Folk Records of 1946 is a year-end list compiled by The Billboard, printed in the January 4, 1947 issue. It includes rankings for the calendar year only, handicapping records at the beginning and end of the year such as "The Old Lamp-Lighter", which lost more than half of its points. For all year-end charts on these pages, records that enter the chart in December of the previous year, or remain on the chart after December of the current year, receive points for their full chart runs. Each week, a score of 15 points is assigned for the no. 1 record, 9 points for no. 2, 8 points for no. 3, and so on, and the total of all weeks determined the final rank. Additional information can also be found at List of Most Played Juke Box Folk Records number ones of 1946.
| Rank | Artist | Title | Label | Recorded | Released | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Guitar Polka"[1] | Columbia 36898 | US BB 1946 #158, US #12, US Hillbilly 1946 #1, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 32 total weeks | ||||
| 2 | "New Spanish Two Step" | Columbia 36966 | US BB 1946 #188, US #14, US Hillbilly 1946 #2, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 26 total weeks | ||||
| 3 | "Divorce Me C.O.D."[2] | Capitol 290 | US BB 1946 #161, US #12, US Hillbilly 1946 #3, USHB #1 for 14 weeks, 26 total weeks | ||||
| 4 | "Rainbow at Midnight"[3] | Decca 46018 | US Hillbilly 1946 #4, USHB #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks | ||||
| 5 | "That's How Much I Love You"[4] | RCA Victor 20-1948 | US Hillbilly 1946 #5, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 29 total weeks | ||||
| 6 | Al Dexter and His Troopers | "Wine Women and Song"[5] | Columbia 37062 | US Hillbilly 1946 #6, USHB #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks | |||
| 7 | "Sioux City Sue" | RCA Victor 20-1797 | US Hillbilly 1946 #7, USHB #2 for 9 weeks, 25 total weeks | ||||
| 8 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Roly Poly" | Columbia 36966 | US Hillbilly 1946 #8, USHB #3 for 8 weeks, 24 total weeks | |||
| 9 | "Someday"[6] | Bluebird 33-0521 | US Hillbilly 1946 #9, USHB #2 for 5 weeks, 30 total weeks | ||||
| 10 | "Sioux City Sue"[7] | Decca 18745 | US BB 1946 #178, US #26, US Hillbilly 1946 #10, USHB #2 for 1 week, 22 total weeks | ||||
| 11 | Ernest Tubb | "Filipino Baby"[8] | Decca 46019 | US Hillbilly 1946 #11, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks | |||
| 12 | "You Will Have To Pay" | Capitol 223 | US Hillbilly 1946 #12, USHB #1 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks | ||||
| 13 | Merle Travis | "Cincinnati Lou" | Capitol 258 | US BB 1946 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1946 #13, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks | |||
| 14 | "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" | Columbia 37079 | US Hillbilly 1946 #14, USHB #5 for 1 week, 14 total weeks | ||||
| 15 | "Detour" | Columbia 36935 | US Hillbilly 1946 #15, USHB #2 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks | ||||
| 16 | Tex Ritter | "When You Leave Don't Slam The Door" | Capitol 296 | US Hillbilly 1946 #16, USHB #3 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks | |||
| 17 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Stay A Little Longer" | Columbia 37097 | US Hillbilly 1946 #17, USHB #2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks | |||
| 18 | The Hoosier Hot Shots and Two Ton Baker | "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)"[9] | Decca 18738 | US BB 1946 #238, US #16, US Hillbilly 1946 #18, USHB #3 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks | |||
| 19 | Merle Travis | "No Vacancy" | Capitol 258 | US BB 1946 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1946 #19, USHB #3 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks | |||
| 20 | Spade Cooley and His Western Band | "You Can't Break My Heart" | Columbia 36935 | US Hillbilly 1946 #20, USHB #3 for 1 weeks, 22 total weeks |