List of number-one country singles of 1977 (U.S.)

These are the U.S. number-one country songs of 1977

1977 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1977.-Events:*June 25 — Waylon Jennings smash, "Luckenbach, Texas " spends its sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It is just the third six-week No...

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Issue date	Title	Artist
January 1	Sweet Dreams	Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
January 8	Broken Down in Tiny Pieces Broken Down in Tiny Pieces "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces" is a song written by John Adrian. It was recorded by country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock, whom had a number one country hit with it in 1977. "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces" would stay at number one for one week and spend twelve weeks within the top 40. Janie Fricke...	Billy "Crash" Craddock
January 15	You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye) You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye) "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing " is a 1976 single written by Bob McDill and recorded by Crystal Gayle. "You Never Miss a Real Good Thing " would be Crystal Gayle's second number one song on the country chart. The single would stay at number one for one week and spend twelve weeks on the...	Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...
January 22	I Can't Believe She Gives It All to Me I Can't Believe She Gives It All to Me "I Can't Believe She Gives It All to Me" is a 1976 single written and recorded by Conway Twitty. "I Can't Believe She Gives It All to Me" would be Conway Twitty's 18th number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 12 weeks on the country...	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...
January 29	Let My Love Be Your Pillow Let My Love Be Your Pillow "Let My Love Be Your Pillow" is a 1976 single written by John Schweers and recorded by Ronnie Milsap. "Let My Love Be Your Pillow" would be Ronnie Milsap's seventh number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the chart.-Chart...	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...
February 5	Near You Near You "Near You" is a popular song written by Francis Craig with lyrics by Kermit Goell. The song was published in 1947.The recording by Francis Craig was released by Bullet Records as catalog number 1001. It first reached the Billboard Best Sellers chart on August 30, 1947, and lasted 21 weeks on the...	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.... and 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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February 19	Moody Blue Moody Blue (Elvis song) "Moody Blue" is a song made famous by Elvis Presley.Written by Mark James , the song became Presley's last No. 1 hit in his lifetime, topping the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in February 1977 . "Moody Blue" also peaked at number thirty-one on the Hot 100...	Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
February 26	Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" is a 1976 single by Tom Jones. The song was Jones's first and highest-charting country music hit. Spending ten weeks within the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" went to number one for one week on 26 February 1977...	Tom Jones Tom Jones (singer) Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
March 5	Heart Healer Heart Healer "Heart Healer" is a 1977 single written by John Greenebaum and Tomas Gmeiner and recorded by Mel Tillis. "Heart Healer" would be Mel Tillis' third number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of nine weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...	Mel Tillis Mel Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
March 12	She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory "She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory" is a 1977 single written by John Schweers and recorded by Charley Pride. "She's Just an Old Love Turned memory would be his seventeenth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks on...	Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...
March 19	Southern Nights Southern Nights (song) "Southern Nights" is the title of a song written by Allen Toussaint and most famously recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. It was released in January 1977 as the lead single from the album of the same name...	Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show...
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April 2	Lucille Lucille (Kenny Rogers song) "Lucille" is the title of a ballad written by Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum, and recorded by Kenny Rogers. It was released in January 1977 as the second and final single from the album Kenny Rogers. The song is about a man in a bar that meets a woman who has left her husband...	Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
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April 16	It Couldn't Have Been Any Better It Couldn't Have Been Any Better "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" is a country music song written by Ray Griff, and made famous by Johnny Duncan.One of several Duncan singles to feature session vocalist Janie Fricke on harmony vocals, "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" became his second No. 1 song to top the Billboard Hot...	Johnny Duncan Johnny Duncan (country music artist) Johnny Richard Duncan was an American country singer. In his career, he released fourteen studio albums, including thirteen on Columbia Records...
April 23	She's Got You She's Got You "She's Got You" is a famous pop song written by Hank Cochran and was first recorded and released as a single by Patsy Cline in 1962. Musically the song is an upbeat jazz-pop song with country overtones to support it.-History:...	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...
April 30	She's Pulling Me Back Again She's Pulling Me Back Again "She's Pulling Me Back Again" is a 1977 single written by Bill Rice and Jerry Foster and recorded by Mickey Gilley. "She Pulling Me Back Again" would be Mickey Gilley's seventh number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of thirteen weeks...	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...
May 7	Play Guitar Play Play Guitar Play "Play Guitar Play" is a 1977 single written and recorded by Conway Twitty. "Play Guitar Play" would be Conway Twitty's 19th number one on the country chart. "Play Guitar Play" stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 13 weeks on the country chart .-Chart performance:...	Conway Twitty
May 14	Some Broken Hearts Never Mend Some Broken Hearts Never Mend "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" is a 1977 single written by Wayland Holyfield and recorded by Don Williams. "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" would be Don Williams' sixth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of twelve weeks within 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,...
May 21	Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) "Luckenbach, Texas " is a popular song sung by Waylon Jennings released in April 1977, at the height of outlaw country on the hit album Ol' Waylon...	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...
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July 2	That Was Yesterday	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...
July 9	I'll Be Leaving Alone I'll Be Leaving Alone "I'll Be Leaving Alone" is a 1977 single written by Dickey Lee and Wayland Holyfield and recorded by Charley Pride. "I'll Be Leaving Alone" would be Charley Pride's eighteenth number one on the country chart. The single would stay at number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on...	Charley Pride
July 16	It Was Almost Like a Song It Was Almost Like a Song "It Was Almost Like a Song" is a song made famous by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. Released originally during 1977 by him, the song became one of the greatest successes of his recording career....	Ronnie Milsap
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August 6	Rollin' with the Flow Rollin' with the Flow "Rollin' with the Flow" is the title of a song, released in 1977, by American country music artist Charlie Rich. The single was his eighth Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.-Chart performance:-Mark Chesnutt version:...	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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August 20	Way Down Way Down "Way Down" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley. Recorded in October 1976, it was the last single released before his death on August 16, 1977. The song was written by Layng Martine, Jr. and was later covered by Status Quo and Cliffhanger....	Elvis Presley
August 27	Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" is a popular country-pop music song by Crystal Gayle , younger sister of Loretta Lynn. The song was written by Richard Leigh and first appeared on Gayle's 1977 album, We Must Believe in Magic....	Crystal Gayle
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September 24	I've Already Loved You in My Mind I've Already Loved You in My Mind "I've Already Loved You in My Mind" is a 1977 single written and recorded by Conway Twitty. "I've Already Loved You in My Mind" was Twitty's 20th number-one country hit in the United States. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 11 weeks on the country chart.-Chart...	Conway Twitty
October 1	Daytime Friends Daytime Friends (song) "Daytime Friends" is the title of a song written by Ben Peters and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in August 1977 as the lead single from the album of the same name, 1977 album and was written by Ben Peters. "Daytime Friends" was Kenny Rogers' second number...	Kenny Rogers
October 8	Heaven's Just a Sin Away Heaven's Just a Sin Away "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" is song composed by Jerry Gillespie, which was recorded in 1977 by The Kendalls. Released in 1977, the song went to Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts...	The Kendalls The Kendalls The Kendalls was an American country music duo, consisting of Royce Kendall and his daughter Jeannie Kendall . Between the 1960s and 1990s, they released sixteen albums on various labels, including five on Mercury Records...
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November 5	I'm Just a Country Boy I'm Just a Country Boy "I'm Just a Country Boy" is a 1977 single written by Fred Hellerman and Marshall Baker and recorded by Don Williams. "I'm Just a Country Boy" would be Don Williams' seventh number one on the country chart...	Don Williams
November 12	More to Me More to Me "More to Me" is a 1977 single written by Ben Peters and recorded by Charley Pride. "More to Me" was Pride's nineteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the chart....	Charley Pride
November 19	The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You) The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You) "The Wurlitzer Prize " is a 1977 single written and recorded by Waylon Jennings. "The Wurlitzer Prize " was Waylon Jennings' sixth number one on the country charts. The single spent two weeks at the top and a total of eleven weeks on the chart .-Chart performance:...	Waylon Jennings
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December 3	Here You Come Again	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...
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