List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1976 explained

Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1976, 37 different singles topped the chart, which at the time was published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the magazine. Chart placings were based on playlists submitted by country music radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores.[1]

At the start of the year the song at the top of the chart was "Convoy" by C. W. McCall, its third week at number one. The song remained in the top spot until the issue of Billboard dated January 31, 1976, when it was replaced by "This Time I've Hurt Her More than She Loves Me" by Conway Twitty. "Convoy" also topped the magazine's all-genres singles chart, the Hot 100.[2] It was one of three 1976 country number ones to capitalize on the prevailing fad for citizens band radio (CB), along with "The White Knight" by Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band and "Teddy Bear" by Red Sovine.[3] [4] CB also featured, to a lesser extent, in the song "One Piece at a Time",[5] which was the final chart-topper for Country Music Hall of Famer and icon of the genre Johnny Cash.[6] [7] [8]

C. W. McCall's total of four weeks at number one in 1976 was matched by Willie Nelson, who spent one week in the top spot with "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" and three with "Good Hearted Woman" in collaboration with Waylon Jennings, as well as by Tammy Wynette, who spent three weeks at number one with two solo singles and a further week at the top with "Golden Ring", a duet with her former husband George Jones. The couple had divorced the previous year, but nonetheless continued to record together.[9] As well as Jennings, Conway Twitty, Marty Robbins and Red Sovine each spent three weeks at number one. Twitty was the only act to take three different singles to number one in 1976. Acts to top the chart for the first time in 1976 included novelty artist Cledus Maggard, who reached the number one position with his first ever Hot Country chart entry. He would go on to enter the listing with three more singles but his chart career ended in 1978,[10] after which Maggard (real name Jay Huguely) would concentrate on the field of television production.[11] Two female singers gained their first number ones via duets with established male vocalists: Mary Lou Turner with Bill Anderson and Helen Cornelius with Jim Ed Brown.[12] [13] [14] Vocal group Dave & Sugar topped the chart for the first time with "The Door Is Always Open",[15] the third version of the song to chart in less than three years, but by far the most successful.[16] [17]

Chart history

scope=colIssue datescope=colTitlescope=colArtist(s)scope=col class=unsortableRef.
scope=row"Convoy"[18]
scope=row[19]
scope=row[20]
scope=row[21]
scope=row"This Time I've Hurt Her More than She Loves Me"[22]
scope=row"Sometimes" & Mary Lou Turner[23]
scope=row""[24]
scope=row"Good Hearted Woman"Waylon & Willie[25]
scope=row[26]
scope=row[27]
scope=row""[28]
scope=row"Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet)"[29]
scope=row""[30]
scope=row"You'll Lose a Good Thing"[31]
scope=row""[32]
scope=row"Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)"[33]
scope=row"Together Again"[34]
scope=row"Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time"[35]
scope=row"My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You"[36]
scope=row"What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down"[37]
scope=row"After All the Good Is Gone"[38]
scope=row"One Piece at a Time"[39]
scope=row[40]
scope=row"I'll Get Over You"[41]
scope=row"El Paso City"[42]
scope=row[43]
scope=row"All These Things"[44]
scope=row""Dave & Sugar[45]
scope=row"Teddy Bear"[46]
scope=row[47]
scope=row[48]
scope=row"Golden Ring" and Tammy Wynette[49]
scope=row"Say It Again"[50]
scope=row"Bring It On Home to Me"[51]
scope=row"(I'm a) Stand by My Woman Man"[52]
scope=row[53]
scope=row"I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" and Helen Cornelius[54]
scope=row[55]
scope=row"If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time"[56]
scope=row"Here's Some Love"[57]
scope=row""[58]
scope=row"You and Me"[59]
scope=row[60]
scope=row"Among My Souvenirs"[61]
scope=row"Cherokee Maiden"[62]
scope=row"Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)"[63]
scope=row[64]
scope=row"Good Woman Blues"[65]
scope=row[66]
scope=row"Thinkin' of a Rendezvous"[67]
scope=row[68]
scope=row"Sweet Dreams"[69]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn

    . Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944 - 2005. ix. Joel Whitburn. Record Research. 2005. 9780898201659.

  2. Book: Hoffmann, Frank. Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900 - 2000. Routledge. 2016. 9781135868857.
  3. Book: Mansour, David. From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century. 76. Andrews McMeel Publishing. 2011. 9780740793073.
  4. 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time: Red Sovine, "Teddy Bear". Rolling Stone. Daniel. Kreps. David. Menconi. Linda. Ryan. Rob. Harvilla. Nick. Murray. Cady. Drell. Mike. Powell. Marissa R.. Moss. Keith. Harris. September 26, 2014. March 25, 2018. March 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180326064324/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/40-saddest-country-songs-of-all-time-20140926/red-sovine-teddy-bear-20140926. live.
  5. Web site: Johnny Cash's "One Piece at a Time" Car: Working Class Ingenuity. Bill. Wilson. Motor1.com. March 25, 2014. March 25, 2018. March 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180326064101/https://www.motor1.com/news/72367/johnny-cashs-one-piece-at-a-time-car-working-class-ingenuity/. live.
  6. Flashback: Hear Johnny Cash's Rare Take on Kenny Rogers' 'The Gambler'. Rolling Stone. Stephen L.. Betts. July 6, 2017. March 25, 2018. March 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180326064409/https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/kenny-rogers-the-gambler-hear-johnny-cashs-original-w491218. live.
  7. Web site: 37 Years Ago: Johnny Cash is Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Gayle. Thompson. The Boot. Townsquare Media. October 13, 2017. March 25, 2018. March 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180326064217/http://theboot.com/johnny-cash-country-music-hall-of-fame-induction/. live.
  8. Web site: 10 Reasons to Celebrate Johnny Cash's Legend. The Boot. Townsquare Media. February 26, 2018. March 25, 2018. March 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180321030509/http://theboot.com/johnny-cashs-birthday/. live.
  9. Web site: Tammy Wynette, Country Singer Known For 'Stand by Your Man,' Is Dead at 55. Jon. Pareles. The New York Times. April 8, 1998. March 23, 2018. September 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230922051350/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/08/arts/tammy-wynette-country-singer-known-for-stand-by-your-man-is-dead-at-55.html. live.
  10. Cledus Maggard Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20190210012326/https://www.billboard.com/music/cledus-maggard/chart-history/country-songs. dead. February 10, 2019. Billboard. March 26, 2020.
  11. News: Obituary: James Wesley Huguely. Los Angeles Times. April 26, 2009. Legacy.com. February 28, 2020. December 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202031422/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=james-wesley-huguely&pid=126585591. live.
  12. Mary Lou Turner Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20180703105542/https://www.billboard.com/music/mary-lou-turner. dead. July 3, 2018. Billboard. March 26, 2020.
  13. Helen Cornelius Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20190210010746/https://www.billboard.com/music/helen-cornelius/chart-history/country-songs. live. February 10, 2019. Billboard. March 26, 2020.
  14. Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20180707014557/https://www.billboard.com/music/jim-ed-brown-and-helen-cornelius. dead. July 7, 2018. Billboard. March 26, 2020.
  15. Book: Mayor, Alan. The Nashville Family Album: A Country Music Scrapbook. 196. Macmillan. 2014. 9781466885677.
  16. Tennessee Pulleybone Chart History. Billboard. March 26, 2018. November 17, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117203409/https://www.billboard.com/artist/tennessee-pulleybone/chart-history/csi/. live.
  17. Lois Johnson Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20190209190441/https://www.billboard.com/music/Lois-Johnson/chart-history/country-songs. dead. February 9, 2019. Billboard. March 26, 2018.
  18. Hot Country Songs chart for January 3, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . October 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171003134528/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-01-03 . live .
  19. Hot Country Songs chart for January 10, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200750/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-01-10 . live .
  20. Hot Country Songs chart for January 17, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200752/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-01-17 . live .
  21. Hot Country Songs chart for January 24, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200753/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-01-24 . live .
  22. Hot Country Songs chart for January 31, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 31, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094448/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-01-31 . live .
  23. Hot Country Songs chart for February 7, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . October 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161010130304/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-02-07 . live .
  24. Hot Country Songs chart for February 14, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050358/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-02-14 . live .
  25. Hot Country Songs chart for February 21, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200812/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-02-21 . live .
  26. Hot Country Songs chart for February 28, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327200813/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-02-28 . live .
  27. Hot Country Songs chart for March 6, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . May 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170516043412/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-03-06 . live .
  28. Hot Country Songs chart for March 13, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050403/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-03-13 . live .
  29. Hot Country Songs chart for March 20, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050408/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-03-20 . live .
  30. Hot Country Songs chart for March 27, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . May 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170516050052/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-03-27 . live .
  31. Hot Country Songs chart for April 3, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050419/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-04-03 . live .
  32. Hot Country Songs chart for April 10, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050424/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-04-10 . live .
  33. Hot Country Songs chart for April 17, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050428/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-04-17 . live .
  34. Hot Country Songs chart for April 24, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050433/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-04-24 . live .
  35. Hot Country Songs chart for May 1, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050438/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-05-01 . live .
  36. Hot Country Songs chart for May 8, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050442/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-05-08 . live .
  37. Hot Country Songs chart for May 15, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050446/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-05-15 . live .
  38. Hot Country Songs chart for May 22, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050452/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-05-22 . live .
  39. Hot Country Songs chart for May 29, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050456/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-05-29 . live .
  40. Hot Country Songs chart for June 5, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . October 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171003130114/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-06-05 . live .
  41. Hot Country Songs chart for June 12, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 31, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094454/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-06-12 . live .
  42. Hot Country Songs chart for June 19, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050513/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-06-19 . live .
  43. Hot Country Songs chart for June 26, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050519/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-06-26 . live .
  44. Hot Country Songs chart for July 3, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . May 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180522223845/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-07-03 . live .
  45. Hot Country Songs chart for July 10, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050528/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-07-10 . live .
  46. Hot Country Songs chart for July 17, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . November 20, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171120032912/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-07-17 . live .
  47. Hot Country Songs chart for July 24, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050536/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-07-24 . live .
  48. Hot Country Songs chart for July 31, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050540/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-07-31 . live .
  49. Hot Country Songs chart for August 7, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . October 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161010125801/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-08-07 . live .
  50. Hot Country Songs chart for August 14, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050550/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-08-14 . live .
  51. Hot Country Songs chart for August 21, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050553/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-08-21 . live .
  52. Hot Country Songs chart for August 28, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . May 22, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180522223328/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-08-29 . live .
  53. Hot Country Songs chart for September 4, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050603/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-09-04 . live .
  54. Hot Country Songs chart for September 11, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050606/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-09-11 . live .
  55. Hot Country Songs chart for September 18, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050609/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-09-18 . live .
  56. Hot Country Songs chart for September 25, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050612/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-09-25 . live .
  57. Hot Country Songs chart for October 2, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050617/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-10-02 . live .
  58. Hot Country Songs chart for October 9, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . November 20, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171120040732/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-10-09 . live .
  59. Hot Country Songs chart for October 16, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050626/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-10-16 . live .
  60. Hot Country Songs chart for October 23, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050630/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-10-23 . live .
  61. Hot Country Songs chart for October 30, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050632/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-10-30 . live .
  62. Hot Country Songs chart for November 6, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 31, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331094457/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-11-06 . live .
  63. Hot Country Songs chart for November 13, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050644/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-11-13 . live .
  64. Hot Country Songs chart for November 20, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050650/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-11-20 . live .
  65. Hot Country Songs chart for November 27, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . September 29, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929074321/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-11-27 . live .
  66. Hot Country Songs chart for December 4, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050707/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-12-04 . live .
  67. Hot Country Songs chart for December 11, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . November 20, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171120071243/http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-12-11 . live .
  68. Hot Country Songs chart for December 18, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050716/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-12-18 . live .
  69. Hot Country Songs chart for December 25, 1976 . Billboard . October 4, 2010 . March 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180329050721/https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1976-12-25 . live .

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