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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Country Songs of the 1940s

1930s <-1940-> 1950s


  

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1.
08/1943

Pistol Packin' Mama by Al Dexter

395

✫1
US
✫1
country
5
R&B
as Al Dexter and His Troopers
[Okeh 6708]
written by Al Dexter
2.
11/1943

Pistol Packin' Mama by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters

325

2
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
[Decca 23277]
written by Al Dexter
3.
09/1949

Slipping Around by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

263

✫1
US
✫1
country


written by Floyd Tillman
4.
04/1949

Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) by Vaughn Monroe

260

✫1
US
2
country


written by Stan Jones
5.
12/1949

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry

248

✫1
US
✫1
country


as Gene Autry & The Pinafores
[Christmas]
[Columbia 38610]
written by Johnny Marks
6.
07/1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) by Tex Williams

238

✫1
US
✫1
country


written by Merle Travis & Tex Williams
7.
06/1947

Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle and the Natural Seven

234

✫1
US
2
country


featuring Jo Stafford on vocals
written by Arthur Freed & Nacio Brown (as Nacio Herb Brown)
Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)
8.
07/1944

Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby) by Louis Jordan

233

2
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8659]
written by Louis Jordan & Billy Austin
9.
07/1949

Jealous Heart by Al Morgan

183

4
US
8
country


[London 30001]
written by Jenny Lou Carson
10.
04/1944

Straighten Up and Fly Right by The King Cole Trio

163

9
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
US B side to Straighten Up and Fly Right
[Capitol 154]
written by Nat King Cole & Irving Mills
11.
07/1947

Feudin' and Fightin' by Dorothy Shay

162

4
US
4
country


[Columbia 37189]
written by Al Dubin & Burton Lane
12.
09/1944

Smoke on the Water by Red Foley

158

7
US
✫1
country


[Decca 6102]
written by Zeke Clements & Earl Nunn
13.
11/1949

I'll Never Slip Around Again by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

146

8
US
2
country


written by Floyd Tillman
14.
08/1947

Feudin' and Fightin' by Jo Stafford

145

6
US
5
country


[Capitol 443]
written by Al Dubin & Burton Lane
15.
08/1943

Don't Cry, Baby by Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

143

15
US
6
country
✫1
R&B
vocals by Jimmy Mitchelle
written by Jimmy Mitchell & Sammy Lowe
16.
11/1949

Mule Train by Tennessee Ernie Ford

143

9
US
✫1
country


[Capitol 40258]
written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Fred Glickman
17.
09/1949

I Never See Maggie Alone by Kenny Roberts

139

9
US
4
country


[Coral 64012]
written by Everett Lynton & Harry Tilsley
18.
10/1948

One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) by Jimmy Wakely

139

10
US
✫1
country


[Capitol 15162]
written by Eddie Dean, Dearest Dean & Hal Blair
19.
11/1948

Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) by Gene Autry

139

8
US
4
country


[R]
[Columbia 37942]
written by Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman
20.
05/1948

Just Because by Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks

138

9
US
7
country


vocals by Frankie Yankovic & Johnny Pecon
written by Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin & Bob Shelton
21.
12/1947

Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) by Gene Autry

117

9
US
5
country


[Christmas]
[Columbia 37942]
written by Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman
22.
02/1944

Ration Blues by Louis Jordan

114

11
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8654]
written by Antonio Cosey, Collenane Clark & Louis Jordan
23.
05/1948

Bouquet of Roses by Eddy Arnold

112

13
US
✫1
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
[RCA Victor 2806]
written by Steve Nelson & Bob Hilliard
24.
01/1944

Sweet Slumber by Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

96

15
US
4
country
✫1
R&B
vocals by Trevor Bacon
[Decca 18569]
written by Al Neiburg (as Al J. Neiburg), Lucky Millinder & Henri Woode (as William Henri Woode)
25.
07/1944

I Learned a Lesson, I'll Never Forget by 5 Red Caps

95

14
US
2
country
3
R&B
[Beacon 7120]
written by Joe Davis
26.
03/1949

Blue Skirt Waltz by Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks

94

12
US
7
country


as Frankie Yankovic & His Yanks & the Marlin Qisters
written by Mitchell Parish & Václav Bláha
27.
08/1948

(Just a Little Lovin') Will Go a Long Way by Eddy Arnold

94

13
US
✫1
country


written by Eddy Arnold & Zeke Clements
28.
11/1944

I'm Wastin' My Tears on You by Tex Ritter

92

11
US
✫1
country


written by Frank Harford
29.
04/1944

When My Man Comes Home by Buddy Johnson

90

18
US
2
country
✫1
R&B
vocals by Ella Johnson
written by Buddy Johnson & J. Mayo Williams
30.
08/1944

Red Blues by Cootie Williams

83

18
US
4
country
2
R&B
vocals by Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson
[Hit 7084]
written by Bob Haggart
31.
12/1949

Blues Stay Away from Me by Owen Bradley

82

11
US
7
country


with Jack Shook & Dottie Dillard
written by Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney, Henry Glover & Alton Delmore
32.
03/1948

Anytime by Eddy Arnold

78

17
US
✫1
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
[RCA Victor 2700]
written by Herbert "Happy" Lawson
33.
01/1944

Try Me One More Time by Ernest Tubb

78

15
US
2
country


[Decca 6093]
written by Ernest Tubb
34.
05/1944

I Can't See for Lookin' by The King Cole Trio

77

24
US
2
country
2
R&B
[Capitol 154]
written by Nadine Robinson & Dok Stanford
35.
09/1945

Shame on You by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra

77

13
US
✫1
country


as Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra & Red Foley
written by Spade Cooley
36.
02/1946

Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) by Hoosier Hot Shots and Sally Foster

76

12
US
3
country


written by Jimmie Hodges
37.
08/1944

Soldier's Last Letter by Ernest Tubb

76

16
US
✫1
country


[Decca 6098]
written by Redd Stewart & Ernest Tubb
38.
02/1944

Hurry, Hurry! by Benny Carter and His Orchestra

76

23
US
2
country
2
R&B
vocals by Savannah Churchill
[Capitol 144]
written by Richard Larkin & Benny Carter
39.
02/1944

The Prodigal Son by Roy Acuff

75

13
US
4
country


as Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
[Okeh 6716]
written by Floyd Jenkins
40.
11/1949

Slipping Around by Ernest Tubb

74

17
US
✫1
country


[Decca 46173]
written by Floyd Tillman
41.
05/1948

Texarkana Baby by Eddy Arnold

73

18
US
✫1
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
US b side to Bouquet of Roses
[RCA Victor 2806]
written by Fred Rose
42.
03/1946

Guitar Polka by Al Dexter

72

16
US
✫1
country


as Al Dexter and His Troopers
[instrumental]
written by Al Dexter & James B. Paris
43.
07/1949

I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl That I Love) by Eddy Arnold

71

19
US
✫1
country


written by Ed Nelson Jr., Eddy Arnold & Steve Nelson
44.
12/1948

I Love You So Much It Hurts by Jimmy Wakely

71

21
US
✫1
country


[Capitol 15243]
written by Floyd Tillman
45.
04/1944

Too Late to Worry by Al Dexter

70

18
US
✫1
country


as Al Dexter and His Troopers
US B side to So Long Pal
written by Al Dexter
46.
12/1945

Sioux City Sue by Dick Thomas

69

16
US
✫1
country


[National 5007]
written by Dick Thomas & Max C. Freedman (as Ray Freedman)
47.
02/1947

(Oh Why, Oh Why, Did I Ever Leave) Wyoming by Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra

68

14
US
4
country


vocals by Jimmy Castle
written by Morey Amsterdam
48.
04/1944

Mexico Joe by Ivie Anderson

66

16
US
4
country


with Ceele Burke's Orchestra
[Exclusive 3113]
written by Leon René & Johnny Lange
49.
10/1948

Buttons and Bows by Gene Autry

66

17
US
6
country


[Columbia 20469]
written by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
50.
02/1949

Don't Rob Another Man's Castle by Eddy Arnold

65

23
US
✫1
country


US b side to There's Not a Thing (I Wouldn't Do fo You)
[RCA 48-0042]
written by Jenny Lou Carson
51.
10/1949

Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me by Wayne Raney

64

22
US
✫1
country


[King 791]
written by Wayne Raney & Lonnie Glosson
52.
11/1948

A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses) by Eddy Arnold

63

23
US
✫1
country


[RCA Victor 3174]
written by Eddy Arnold, Steve Nelson & Ray Soehnel
53.
07/1947

Ragtime Cowboy Joe by Eddy Howard

63

16
US
5
country


#1 hit for Bob Roberts in 1912
written by Lewis F. Muir, Maurice Abrahams & Grant Clarke
54.
04/1944

Rosalita by Al Dexter

62

22
US
✫1
country


as Al Dexter and His Troopers
written by Al Dexter
55.
05/1949

One Kiss Too Many by Eddy Arnold

62

23
US
✫1
country


[RCA 48-0083]
written by Steve Nelson, Ed Nelson Jr. & Eddy Arnold
56.
12/1949

Blue Christmas by Ernest Tubb

62

23
US
✫1
country


[Christmas]
[Decca 46186]
written by Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson
57.
12/1944

There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder by Tex Ritter

62

21
US
2
country


[Capitol 174]
written by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan & Lee Blastic
58.
05/1949

Lovesick Blues by Hank Williams

60

24
US
✫1
country


as Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys
[MGM 10352]
written by Cliff Friend & Irving Mills
59.
03/1946

Wave to Me, My Lady by Elton Britt

60

19
US
3
country


[Victor 1789]
written by William Stein & Frank Loesser
60.
02/1949

Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) by Burl Ives and Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers

60

16
US
13
country


written by traditional
61.
03/1944

When My Sugar Walks Down the Street by Ella Fitzgerald

59

22
US
2
country


as Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous Orchestra
[Decca 18587]
written by Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh & Irving Mills
62.
08/1944

Hurry, Hurry by Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

59

20
US
4
country


vocals by Wynonie Harris
written by Benny Carter & Richard Larkin
63.
06/1944

She Broke My Heart in Three Places by Hoosier Hot Shots

59

21
US
3
country


[Decca 4442]
written by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston
64.
04/1949

Riders in the Sky (Cowboy Legend) by Burl Ives

58

21
US
8
country


[Columbia 38485]
written by Stan Jones
65.
11/1944

I'll Forgive You but I Can't Forget by Roy Acuff

58

21
US
3
country


as Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
written by Joe L. Frank & Pee Wee King
66.
01/1947

New Pretty Blonde (Jole Blon) by Moon Mullican

57

21
US
2
country


[King 578]
written by traditional
67.
06/1944

Yesterday's Tears by Ernest Tubb

54

23
US
4
country


[Decca 6098]
written by Ernest Tubb
68.
10/1949

Room Full of Roses by George Morgan

51

25
US
4
country


[Columbia 20594]
written by Tim Spencer
69.
03/1948

What a Fool I Was by Eddy Arnold

50

29
US
2
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
US b side to Anytime
[RCA Victor 2700]
written by Stu Davis
70.
08/1949

Baby, It's Cold Outside by Homer and Jethro

48

22
US
9
country


with June Carter
written by Frank Loesser
71.
12/1949

Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) by Gene Autry

48

24
US
8
country


[R]
[Christmas]
written by Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman
72.
12/1948

Life Gits Tee-Jus, Don't It? by Tex Williams

48

27
US
5
country


written by Carson Robison (as Carson J. Robinson)
73.
11/1948

Then I Turned and Walked Slowly Away by Eddy Arnold

48

30
US
2
country


US b side to A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses)
written by Red Fortner
74.
04/1949

I'm Bitin' My Fingernails and Thinking of You by The Andrews Sisters and Ernest Tubb and the Texas Troubadors

47

30
US
2
country


written by Ernest Tubb, Ernie Benedict (as Ernest Benedict), Roy West & Lenny Sanders
75.
08/1949

Room Full of Roses by Sons of the Pioneers

44

26
US
10
country


[RCA 48-0060]
written by Tim Spencer
76.
09/1948

Forever Is Ending Today by Ernest Tubb

42

30
US
5
country


[Decca 46134]
written by Ernest Tubb, Ike Cargill & Johnny Bond
77.
10/1949

Wedding Bells by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

40

30
US
6
country


written by Claude Bonne
78.
04/1949

Money, Marbles and Chalk by Patti Page

40

27
US
15
country


[Mercury 5251]
written by Garner Eckler
79.
08/1947

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) by Eddy Arnold

25



✫1
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
written by Eddy Arnold, Hal Horton & Tommy Dilbeck
80.
05/1947

It's a Sin by Eddy Arnold

24



✫1
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
written by Zeb Turner & Fred Rose
81.
1944

They Took the Stars Out of Heaven by Floyd Tillman

22



✫1
country


written by Floyd Tillman
82.
1944

So Long Pal by Al Dexter

22



✫1
country


written by Al Dexter
83.
1949

Tennessee Saturday Night by Red Foley

22



✫1
country


written by Billy Hughes
84.
1949

Candy Kisses by George Morgan

22



✫1
country


[Columbia 20547]
written by George Morgan
85.
04/1945

At Mail Call Today by Gene Autry

21



✫1
country


written by Gene Autry
86.
03/1947

What Is Life without Love by Eddy Arnold

21



✫1
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
written by Eddy Arnold, Owen Bradley & Vic McAlpin
87.
1946

You Will Have to Pay by Tex Ritter

21



✫1
country


written by Tex Ritter, Bonnie Dodd & Sarah Jane Cooper
88.
1946

Wine, Women and Song by Al Dexter

21



✫1
country


written by Johann Strauss II (as Johann Strauss Jr.) & Al Dexter (arrangement)
89.
1946

Divorce Me C.O.D. by Merle Travis

21



✫1
country


[Capitol 290]
written by Merle Travis & Cliffie Stone
90.
1945

You Two Timed Me One Time Too Often by Tex Ritter

20



✫1
country


written by Jenny Lou Carson
91.
1945

With Tears in My Eyes by Wesley Tuttle

20



✫1
country


written by Paul Howard
92.
1945

There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder by Jimmie Davis

20



✫1
country


written by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan & Lee Blastic
93.
1945

Shame on You by Spade Cooley

20



✫1
country


with Tex Williams & Oakie
written by Spade Cooley
94.
1945

Oklahoma Hills by Jack Guthrie

20



✫1
country


written by Woody Guthrie
95.
1945

It's Been So Long Darling by Ernest Tubb

20



✫1
country


written by Ernest Tubb
96.
1945

I'm Losing My Mind Over You by Al Dexter

20



✫1
country


written by Al Dexter & James B. Paris
97.
1947

So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed by Merle Travis

20



✫1
country


[Capitol 349]
written by Merle Travis, Eddie Kirk & Cliffie Stone
98.
1947

Rainbow at Midnight by Ernest Tubb

20



✫1
country


written by Lost John Miller
99.
1947

New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde) by Red Foley

20



✫1
country


written by traditional
100.
12/1948

Fore Day in the Morning by Roy Brown

20



12
country
6
R&B
as Roy Brown and His Orchestra
US B side to Rainy Weather Blues
[Deluxe 3198]
written by Roy Brown
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