| It's Hard to be Humble | |
| Cover: | It's_Hard_to_be_Humble2_-_Mac_Davis.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mac Davis |
| Album: | Hard To Be Humble |
| B-Side: | The Greatest Gift of All |
| Released: | March 1980 |
| Genre: | Easy listening[1] |
| Length: | 4:20 |
| Label: | Casablanca |
| Producer: | Larry Butler |
| Prev Title: | Every Now and Then |
| Prev Year: | 1976 |
| Next Title: | Let's Keep It That Way |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
"It's Hard to be Humble" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Mac Davis from his LP, Hard To Be Humble. It became an international hit in the spring of 1980.
A version by T.R. Dallas became a Top 20 hit in Ireland during the fall of the year. The song was covered by Rolf Harris in 1980 and Willie Nelson in 2019. The song was additionally covered in Dutch in 1981 by Peter Blanker under the name of "'t Is moeilijk bescheiden te blijven", which became a top 10 hit in the Netherlands, and in German (by Peter Petrel) under the title "Ich bin viel zu bescheiden".
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 9 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 14 |
| Canada RPM Country | 4 |
| New Zealand[3] | 3 |
| 27 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 43 |
| U.S. Billboard Country | 10 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [5] | 35 |
| Chart (1980) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 28 |
| Canada [7] | 87 |
| New Zealand [8] | 14 |
| U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[9] | 247 |