Country Top 40

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Thank God I’m a Country Boy (live)
live recording of:
Thank God I’m a Country Boy
lyricist and composer:
John Martin Sommers
publisher:
Chrysalis One Australia Pty. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
John Denver3:31
2Stand by Your Man
recording of:
Stand by Your Man
writer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Tammy Wynette
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Tammy Wynette2:42
3A Boy Named Sue
recording of:
A Boy Named Sue
lyricist and composer:
Shel Silverstein
Johnny Cash3:46
4That Don’t Impress Me Much
recording of:
That Don’t Impress Me Much
writer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange) and Shania Twain
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd.
Shania Twain4:29
5The Most Beautiful Girl
cover recording of:
The Most Beautiful Girl
writer:
Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Norris “Norro” Wilson
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Gallico Music Ltd.
version of:
Hey Mister
Charlie Rich2:46
6Jolene
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1972-05-03) and Buck Trent (on 1972-05-03)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1972-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Malone (session drummer/percussion) (on 1972-05-03)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1972-05-03)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1972-05-03) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1972-05-03)
guitar:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1972-05-03)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1972-05-03)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1972-05-03)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1972-05-03), Dolores Edgin (on 1972-05-03), June Page (on 1972-05-03) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1972-05-03)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1972-05-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1973)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-05-03)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 1), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 28), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 63) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 217)
recording of:
Jolene (on 1972-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton4.252:42
7Always on My Mind
recording of:
Always on My Mind
writer:
Johnny Christopher (Guitarist, lyricist, composer, singer, session musician), Mark James (Francis Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”) and Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Bike Music, Budde Songs Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Lovolar Music, Peermusic (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Rose Bridge Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Sebanine Music
sub-publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Ltd. (EMI Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
Willie Nelson3:33
8Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1975), Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) (in 1976), Liberty Records (a division of Capitol Records, Inc. since 1980 – not for release label use, but for copyrights and record company credits only) (in 1976) and Capitol Nashville (in 1977, in 1979)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 71)
cover recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
Crystal Gayle4.42:34
9Rhinestone Cowboy
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nashville Records (country label, used to be under Starday Records in Nashville, TN, today under Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 1975) and Capitol Records Nashville (in 2003)
recording of:
Rhinestone Cowboy (on 1975-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Weiss (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
House of Weiss Music Co, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
Glen Campbell43:11
10Walk Right Back
recording of:
Walk Right Back
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Curtis
Anne Murray2:43
11The Devil Went Down to Georgia
recording of:
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
writer:
Charlie Daniels, Joel "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards (drummer and songwriter), Charlie Hayward (Member of The Charlie Daniels Band), John Crain and James W. Marshall
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Hat Band Music (in 1979)
Charlie Daniels3:36
12Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
version of:
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Lynn Anderson2:58
13Crying
recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Joe Melson (in 1961) and Roy Orbison (in 1961)
composer:
Joe Melson and Roy Orbison
publisher:
Acuff Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Acuff Rose Music, Inc. (not for publishing), Barbara Orbison Music Company, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Orbi-Lee Music, R-Key Darkus Music, Rondor Music, Rondor Music (Australia) P/L, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1961-08-16)
part of:
50/50
Roy Orbison2:48
14Heartaches by the Number
recording of:
Heartaches by the Number
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Good Ol’ Harlan Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Legacy of Harlan Perry Howard, LLC (in 1959)
Guy Mitchell & Orchestra2:40
15Ringo
recording of:
Ringo
writer:
Hal Blair and Don Robertson (“Happy Whistler” songwriter)
Lorne Greene3:15
16An American Dream
cover recording of:
Voilà, an American Dream
lyricist and composer:
Rodney Crowell
publisher:
Jolly Cheeks Music (publisher)
The Dirt Band3:31
17El Paso
recording of:
El Paso
lyricist and composer:
Marty Robbins
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Mariposa Music Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Marty Robbins4:23
18Seven Year Ache
recording of:
Seven Year Ache
lyricist and composer:
Rosanne Cash
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI), Hotwire Music and Monster Beach Music
Rosanne Cash3:18
19Wildfire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1975)
recording of:
Wildfire
writer:
Larry Cansler and Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Murphy54:49
20Jackson
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1967-01-11)
producer:
Frank Jones (producer for Columbia, often with Don Law; also singer/songwiter) and Don Law
instruments:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
vocals:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Johnny Cash (country music legend)
performer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 112)
cover recording of:
Jackson (on 1967-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber (in 1963) and Billy Edd Wheeler (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
live cover recording of:
Jackson
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber (in 1963) and Billy Edd Wheeler (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
recording of:
Jackson
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Leiber (in 1963) and Billy Edd Wheeler (in 1963)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash42:42
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