List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1978
Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1978, 31 different singles topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles, in 52 issues of the magazine, based on playlists submitted by country music radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores.[1]
Several number ones of 1978 came from artists associated with the so-called outlaw country subgenre, which had emerged as a more hard-edged alternative to the slick production values seen in country music earlier in the 1970s.[2] Two of the most prominent exponents of the outlaw style, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson,[3] collaborated on the longest-running number one of the year, "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys", which spent four weeks atop the chart, as well as each reaching number one individually. Jennings' total of seven weeks spent in the top spot was the most by any artist, and Nelson was one of only two artists to take three different singles to number one during the year, the other being Kenny Rogers. Another artist linked to the outlaw movement who topped the chart in 1978 was Johnny Paycheck,[4] who reached number one with "Take This Job and Shove It", which would go on to become his most successful and best-known song.[4]
Paycheck's January chart-topper marked his first and only appearance at the top of the Hot Country chart.[5] In the summer, two vocal groups reached number one for the first time: The Statler Brothers with "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine",[6] and The Oak Ridge Boys with "I'll Be True to You".[7] Margo Smith had her first number one in February with "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You".[8] She followed it up with another chart-topper in July with "It Only Hurts for a Little While", but these would prove to be her only number one singles.[9] In April Dottie West reached the top of the chart for the first time with "Every Time Two Fools Collide", a duet with Kenny Rogers.[10] She would go on to achieve further number ones both in collaboration with Rogers and in her own right.[10]
Chart history
a. ^ Double A-sided single
See also
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005. Record Research. p. ix. ISBN 9780898201659.
- ↑ Szatmary, David P. (2014). Rockin' in Time: A Social History of Rock-and-roll. Pearson. p. 213. ISBN 9780205936243.
- ↑ Gage, Jeff (January 12, 2018). "Country Music Hall of Fame Announces Massive Outlaw Country Exhibit". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- 1 2 Herrera, J.L. (June 17, 2015). "Outlaw country icon Johnny Paycheck was a man of the people". AXS TV. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ Myers, Teresa (June 12, 2016). "The top 10 best Johnny Paycheck songs". AXS TV. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "The Statler Brothers: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ Huey, Steve. "The Oak Ridge Boys: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ Brennan, Sandra. "Margo Smith: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Margo Smith Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- 1 2 Ankeny, Jason. "Dottie West: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for January 7, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for February 4, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for April 1, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for May 13, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for May 20, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for May 27, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for June 3, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for July 22, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for July 29, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for August 5, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for August 12, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for August 19, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for August 26, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for September 9, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for September 16, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for September 23, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for September 30, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for October 21, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for December 9, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for December 16, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for December 23, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart for December 30, 1978". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.