List of number-one country singles of 1974 (U.S.)

These are the U.S. number-one country songs of 1974

1974 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1974.-Events:* March 16 — The Grand Ole Opry moves from the Ryman Auditorium, its home of the past 41 years, to the newly constructed 4,400 Grand Ole Opry House, on the Opryland complex. President Richard Nixon is a guest...

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Issue date	Title	Artist
January 5	If We Make It Through December If We Make It Through December "If We Make It Through December" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Merle Haggard. It was released in October 1973 as the lead single from album, of the same name. The song was included on Haggard's Christmas album released that year...	Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
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January 19	I Love I Love "I Love" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in October 1973 as the only single from the album, For the People in the Last Hard Town. The song would be Hall's most successful single becoming his fourth number one on the U.S....	Tom T. Hall Tom T. Hall Thomas "Tom T." Hall is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100...
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February 2	Jolene Jolene (song) "Jolene" is a song written and performed by Dolly Parton from her album Jolene , produced by Bob Ferguson. It is ranked #217 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".-History:...	Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
February 9	World of Make Believe World of Make Believe "World of Make Believe" is a 1973 single by Bill Anderson. "World of Make Believe" would be Bill Anderson's last number one as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart....	Bill Anderson
February 16	That's the Way Love Goes	Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez is an American country music singer. He was the first famous Latin American country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish....
February 23	Another Lonely Song Another Lonely Song "Another Lonely Song" is a 1974 single by Tammy Wynette, who co-wrote the song with Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson. "Another Lonely Song" was Wynette's fourteenth number-one solo hit on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a two weeks and spent a total of twelve weeks on the...	Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
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March 9	There Won't Be Anymore There Won't Be Anymore "There Won't Be Anymore" is a song written and recorded by Charlie Rich. Recorded in the 1960s, it was released as a single at the end of 1973, and eventually became his fourth No...	Charlie Rich Charlie Rich Charles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver...
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March 23	There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In) There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In) "There's a Honky Tonk Angel " is a 1974 single written by Troy Seals and Denny Rice and recorded by Conway Twitty. The single was Twitty's 10th number one on the U.S. country singles chart as a solo artist and 13th overall...	Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...
March 30	Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone) Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone) (song) "Would You Lay with Me " is the title track from Tanya Tucker's third album and was written by David Allan Coe. It was released in December 1973 as a single, it topped the U.S. country chart on March 30, 1974, for one week to become Tucker's third number-one song on the chart. On the Billboard Hot...	Tanya Tucker Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker is a female American country music artist who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13...
April 6	A Very Special Love Song A Very Special Love Song "A Very Special Love Song" is the title of a 1974 song by country music singer Charlie Rich. The song was written by Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson, songwriters who had also written Rich's 1973 hit, "The Most Beautiful Girl"...	Charlie Rich
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April 27	Hello Love Hello Love (Hank Snow song) "Hello Love" is a 1974 single by Hank Snow. "Hello Love" was Snow's seventh and final number one on the U.S. country singles chart, and his first number one in twelve years. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart.When "Hello Love" peaked in...	Hank Snow Hank Snow Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
May 4	Things Aren't Funny Anymore Things Aren't Funny Anymore "Things Aren't Funny Anymore" is a 1974 single written and recorded by Merle Haggard. "Things Aren't Funny Anymore" would Merle Haggard's seventeenth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent ten weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...	Merle Haggard
May 11	Is It Wrong (For Loving You) Is It Wrong (For Loving You) "Is It Wrong " is a 1974 single by Sonny James. "Is It Wrong " would the final of twenty-three number ones on the country chart for Sonny James. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart.The song was written by Warner MacPherson in...	Sonny James Sonny James James Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1...
May 18	Country Bumpkin Country Bumpkin (song) "Country Bumpkin" is a 1974 single by Cal Smith. "Country Bumpkin" was Cal Smith's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart. Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn recorded a duet that peaked in the top...	Cal Smith Cal Smith Calvin Grant Shofner , known professionally as Cal Smith, is an American country musician, most famous for his 1974 hit "Country Bumpkin."-Career:...
May 25	No Charge No Charge "No Charge" is a country music song, written by songwriter Harlan Howard, and made famous by country singer Melba Montgomery in 1974.-About the song:...	Melba Montgomery Melba Montgomery Melba Montgomery is an American country music singer. She is best known for duet hit recordings in the 1960s with country music singer George Jones....
June 1	Pure Love Pure Love "Pure Love" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Originally released in 1974, the song became Milsap's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the late spring of the year...	Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...
June 8	I Will Always Love You I Will Always Love You "I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974.-Dolly Parton version:...	Dolly Parton
June 15	I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" is a popular song, written by Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss and published in 1949. The song was popularized that year by Gordon Jenkins and the Stardusters and by Perry Como....	Charlie Rich
June 22	This Time This Time (Waylon Jennings song) "This Time" is a country music song made famous by Waylon Jennings. Written by Jennings, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in June 1974, in the process becoming his first No. 1 hit .-Chart performance:...	Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
June 29	Room Full of Roses Room Full of Roses "Room Full of Roses", written by Tim Spencer, is a song first recorded in 1949 by country music singer George Morgan, and famously covered in 1974 by up-and-coming singer Mickey Gilley...	Mickey Gilley Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as...
July 6	He Thinks I Still Care She Thinks I Still Care "She Thinks I Still Care" is a song written by Dickey Lee and Steve Duffy which became the third C&W #1 hit for George Jones, spending six weeks at #1 in the spring/summer of 1962...	Anne Murray Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....
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July 20	Marie Laveau Marie Laveau (song) "Marie Laveau" is a 1974 live recording by Bobby Bare. "Marie Laveau" was Bobby Bare's thirty-fourth single to hit the country charts, which became his only number one. It was written by Shel Silverstein...	Bobby Bare Bobby Bare Robert Joseph Bare is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.-Early career:...
July 27	You Can't Be a Beacon If Your Light Don't Shine You Can't Be a Beacon If Your Light Don't Shine "You Can't Be a Beacon If Your Light Don't Shine" is a 1974 single written by Marty Cooper and recorded by Donna Fargo. It was Fargo's fifth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent a single week at number one and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:...	Donna Fargo Donna Fargo Donna Fargo is an American country music singer-songwriter, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s...
August 3	Rub It In Rub It In "Rub It In" is a song written and originally recorded by Layng Martine, Jr., and credited as Layng Martine. His version, released on the Barnaby Records label, was produced by Ray Stevens and was a chart single in 1971. Billy "Crash" Craddock covered the song in 1974, on the album Rub It In, taking...	Billy "Crash" Craddock
August 10		Billy "Crash" Craddock
August 17	As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" is a 1974 single by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn from the album Country Partners. It was the fourth number one on the U.S. country singles chart for the pair as a duo...	Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006... and Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
August 24	Old Man from the Mountain Old Man from the Mountain "Old Man from the Mountain" is a 1974 single by Merle Haggard from the album Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album. It was Haggard's eighteenth number one on the country singles chart. The single went to number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart.-Chart...	Merle Haggard
August 31	The Grand Tour The Grand Tour (song) "The Grand Tour" is a song made famous by country music singer George Jones. Originally released in 1974, the song was the title track to his album released that year.The song became Jones' sixth No...	George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
September 7	Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" is song written by Kris Kristofferson. Ronnie Milsap recorded the song in 1974 and the song become his fourth country hit and second number on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of nine weeks on the country...	Ronnie Milsap
September 14		Ronnie Milsap
September 21	I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me "I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me" is a 1974 single written by Al Turney and recorded by Don Williams. The song was Williams's sixth release as a solo artist and his first of seventeen number ones on the country singles chart in Billboard Magazine. The single spent one week at the...	Don Williams Don Williams Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,...
September 28	I'm a Ramblin' Man I'm a Ramblin' Man "I'm a Ramblin' Man" is the title of a song written by Ray Pennington and performed by Waylon Jennings. "I'm a Ramblin' Man" would be Waylon Jennings' second number one on the country chart...	Waylon Jennings
October 5	I Love My Friend I Love My Friend "I Love My Friend" is a 1974 single written by Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson and recorded by Charlie Rich. "I Love My Friend" was Rich's sixth number one on the country chart. The single remained at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart....	Charlie Rich
October 12	Please Don't Stop Loving Me Please Don't Stop Loving Me "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" is a 1974 duet by Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" would be Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton's sixteenth country hit and their only number one on the country chart...	Porter Wagoner Porter Wagoner Porter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and... and Dolly Parton
October 19	I See the Want To in Your Eyes I See the Want To in Your Eyes "I See the Want To in Your Eyes" is a 1974 single written by Mischa Scorer and Wayne Carson, recorded by Conway Twitty. "I See the Want To in Your Eyes" would be Conway Twitty's 11th number one on the country chart...	Conway Twitty
October 26		Conway Twitty
November 2	I Overlooked an Orchid I Overlooked an Orchid "I Overlooked an Orchid" is a 1974 single written by Carl Smith, Carl Story, and Shirly Lyn and recorded by Mickey Gilley. "I Overlooked an Orchid" would be Mickey Gilley's second country hit and second number one on the country chart. The single would stay at number one for a single week and spend...	Mickey Gilley
November 9	Love Is Like a Butterfly Love Is Like a Butterfly (song) "Love Is Like a Butterfly" is the title track from Dolly Parton's 1974 album. "Love Is Like a Butterfly" was written by Dolly Parton and would be her fourth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the...	Dolly Parton
November 16	Country Is Country Is "Country Is" is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music artist Tom T. Hall. It was released in September 1974 as the second and final single from the album of the same name, Country Is. The song was Hall's fifth number one on the country chart...	Tom T. Hall
November 23	Trouble in Paradise Trouble in Paradise (Loretta Lynn song) "Trouble in Paradise" is 1974 single by Loretta Lynn. "Trouble in Paradise" was Lynn's eighth number one on the U.S country singles chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart....	Loretta Lynn
November 30	Back Home Again Back Home Again (song) "Back Home Again" is the title of a popular song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter John Denver. Released as a single from his album of the same name in 1974, "Back Home Again" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. in November of that year. It was Denver's fifth...	John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
December 7	She Called Me Baby She Called Me Baby "She Called Me Baby" is a country song written in 1961 by Harlan Howard which despite a number of recorded versions did not appear in the Top 20 of the C&W chart in Billboard until 1974 when a mid-60s recording by Charlie Rich was belatedly released to reach #1 C&W...	Charlie Rich
December 14	I Can Help I Can Help "I Can Help" is a song written and performed by Billy Swan. Released in September 1974, the song was a big crossover smash, reaching #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Singles charts late that fall....	Billy Swan Billy Swan Billy Lance Swan is an American songwriter and singer, best known for his 1974 single, "I Can Help".-Life:Swan was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a child, he learned drums, piano and guitar, and began writing songs...
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December 28	What a Man My Man Is What a Man My Man Is "What a Man My Man Is" is the name of a number-one U.S. country music hit by Lynn Anderson, from 1974.This was Anderson's last number-one country hit, staying at the top for one week and spending a total of nine weeks on the chart. It was also her last pop entry on the Hot 100, reaching number 93...	Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...

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