| The Emptiest Arms in the World | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Merle Haggard and The Strangers |
| Album: | I Love Dixie Blues |
| B-Side: | Radiator Man from Wasco |
| Released: | March 10, 1973 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:19 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Ken Nelson Fuzzy Owen |
| Prev Title: | I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Everybody's Had the Blues |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
"The Emptiest Arms in the World" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in March 1973 as the second single from the album I Love Dixie Blues. The song peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It reached number twelve on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 146.