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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

1940

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1.

① Pistol Packin' Mama by Al Dexter

video

MP3

395

US ✫1
US country ✫1
US R&B 5

as Al Dexter and His Troopers
[Okeh 6708]
written by Al Dexter

2.

② Pistol Packin' Mama by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters

video

MP3

325

US 2
US country ✫1
US R&B 3

[Decca 23277]
written by Al Dexter

3.

③ Slipping Around by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

video

MP3

263

US ✫1
US country ✫1

written by Floyd Tillman

4.

④ Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) by Vaughn Monroe

video

MP3

260

US ✫1
US country 2

written by Stan Jones

5.

⑤ Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry

video

MP3

248

US ✫1
US country ✫1

as Gene Autry & The Pinafores
[Christmas]
[Columbia 38610]
written by Johnny Marks

6.

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

video

MP3

238

US ✫1
US country ✫1

written by Merle Travis & Tex Williams

7.

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

video

MP3

234

US ✫1
US country 2

featuring Jo Stafford on vocals
written by Arthur Freed & Nacio Brown (as Nacio Herb Brown)

8.

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

video

MP3

233

US 2
US country ✫1
US R&B 3

as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8659]
written by Louis Jordan & Billy Austin

9.

Jealous Heart by Al Morgan

video

MP3

183

US 4
US country 8

[London 30001]
written by Jenny Lou Carson

10.

Straighten Up and Fly Right by The King Cole Trio

video

MP3

163

US 9
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1

US B side to Straighten Up and Fly Right
[Capitol 154]
written by Nat King Cole & Irving Mills

11.

Feudin' and Fightin' by Dorothy Shay

video

MP3

162

US 4
US country 4

[Columbia 37189]
written by Al Dubin & Burton Lane

12.

Smoke on the Water by Red Foley

video

MP3

158

US 7
US country ✫1

[Decca 6102]
written by Zeke Clements & Earl Nunn

13.

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

video

MP3

146

US 8
US country 2

written by Floyd Tillman

14.

Feudin' and Fightin' by Jo Stafford

video

MP3

145

US 6
US country 5

[Capitol 443]
written by Al Dubin & Burton Lane

15.

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

video

MP3

143

US 15
US country 6
US R&B ✫1

vocals by Jimmy Mitchelle
written by Jimmy Mitchell & Sammy Lowe

16.

Mule Train by Tennessee Ernie Ford

video

MP3

143

US 9
US country ✫1

[Capitol 40258]
written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Fred Glickman

17.

I Never See Maggie Alone by Kenny Roberts

video

MP3

139

US 9
US country 4

[Coral 64012]
written by Everett Lynton & Harry Tilsley

18.

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

video

MP3

139

US 10
US country ✫1

[Capitol 15162]
written by Eddie Dean, Dearest Dean & Hal Blair

19.

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

video

MP3

139

US 8
US country 4

[R]
[Columbia 37942]
written by Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman

20.

Just Because by Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks

video

MP3

138

US 9
US country 7

vocals by Frankie Yankovic & Johnny Pecon
written by Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin & Bob Shelton

21.

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

video

MP3

117

US 9
US country 5

[Christmas]
[Columbia 37942]
written by Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman

22.

Ration Blues by Louis Jordan

video

MP3

114

US 11
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1

as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8654]
written by Antonio Cosey, Collenane Clark & Louis Jordan

23.

Bouquet of Roses by Eddy Arnold

video

MP3

112

US 13
US country ✫1

as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
[RCA Victor 2806]
written by Steve Nelson & Bob Hilliard

24.

Sweet Slumber by Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

video

MP3

96

US 15
US country 4
US R&B ✫1

vocals by Trevor Bacon
[Decca 18569]
written by Al Neiburg (as Al J. Neiburg), Lucky Millinder & Henri Woode (as William Henri Woode)

25.

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

video

MP3

95

US 14
US country 2
US R&B 3

[Beacon 7120]
written by Joe Davis

26.

Blue Skirt Waltz by Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks

video

MP3

94

US 12
US country 7

as Frankie Yankovic & His Yanks & the Marlin Qisters
written by Mitchell Parish & Václav Bláha

27.

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

video

MP3

94

US 13
US country ✫1

written by Eddy Arnold & Zeke Clements

28.

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

video

MP3

92

US 11
US country ✫1

written by Frank Harford

29.

When My Man Comes Home by Buddy Johnson

video

MP3

90

US 18
US country 2
US R&B ✫1

vocals by Ella Johnson
written by Buddy Johnson & J. Mayo Williams

30.

Red Blues by Cootie Williams

video

MP3

83

US 18
US country 4
US R&B 2

vocals by Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson
[Hit 7084]
written by Bob Haggart

31.

Blues Stay Away from Me by Owen Bradley

video

MP3

82

US 11
US country 7

with Jack Shook & Dottie Dillard
written by Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney, Henry Glover & Alton Delmore

32.

Anytime by Eddy Arnold

video

MP3

78

US 17
US country ✫1

as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
[RCA Victor 2700]
written by Herbert "Happy" Lawson

33.

Try Me One More Time by Ernest Tubb

video

MP3

78

US 15
US country 2

[Decca 6093]
written by Ernest Tubb

34.

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

video

MP3

77

US 24
US country 2
US R&B 2

[Capitol 154]
written by Nadine Robinson & Dok Stanford

35.

Shame on You by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra

video

MP3

77

US 13
US country ✫1

as Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra & Red Foley
written by Spade Cooley

36.

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

video

MP3

76

US 12
US country 3

written by Jimmie Hodges

37.

Soldier's Last Letter by Ernest Tubb

video

MP3

76

US 16
US country ✫1

[Decca 6098]
written by Redd Stewart & Ernest Tubb

38.

Hurry, Hurry! by Benny Carter and His Orchestra

video

MP3

76

US 23
US country 2
US R&B 2

vocals by Savannah Churchill
[Capitol 144]
written by Richard Larkin & Benny Carter

39.

The Prodigal Son by Roy Acuff

video

MP3

75

US 13
US country 4

as Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
[Okeh 6716]
written by Floyd Jenkins

40.

Slipping Around by Ernest Tubb

video

MP3

74

US 17
US country ✫1

[Decca 46173]
written by Floyd Tillman

41.

Texarkana Baby by Eddy Arnold

video

MP3

73

US 18
US country ✫1

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

42.

Guitar Polka by Al Dexter

video

MP3

72

US 16
US country ✫1

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

43.

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

video

MP3

71

US 19
US country ✫1

written by Ed Nelson Jr., Eddy Arnold & Steve Nelson

44.

I Love You So Much It Hurts by Jimmy Wakely

video

MP3

71

US 21
US country ✫1

[Capitol 15243]
written by Floyd Tillman

45.

Too Late to Worry by Al Dexter

video

MP3

70

US 18
US country ✫1

as Al Dexter and His Troopers
US B side to So Long Pal
written by Al Dexter

46.

Sioux City Sue by Dick Thomas

video

MP3

69

US 16
US country ✫1

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

47.

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

video

MP3

68

US 14
US country 4

vocals by Jimmy Castle
written by Morey Amsterdam

48.

Mexico Joe by Ivie Anderson

video

MP3

66

US 16
US country 4

with Ceele Burke's Orchestra
[Exclusive 3113]
written by Leon René & Johnny Lange

49.

Buttons and Bows by Gene Autry

video

MP3

66

US 17
US country 6

[Columbia 20469]
written by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans

50.

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

video

MP3

65

US 23
US country ✫1

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

51.

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

video

MP3

64

US 22
US country ✫1

[King 791]
written by Wayne Raney & Lonnie Glosson

52.

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

video

MP3

63

US 23
US country ✫1

[RCA Victor 3174]
written by Eddy Arnold, Steve Nelson & Ray Soehnel

53.

Ragtime Cowboy Joe by Eddy Howard

video

MP3

63

US 16
US country 5

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

54.

Rosalita by Al Dexter

video

MP3

62

US 22
US country ✫1

as Al Dexter and His Troopers
written by Al Dexter

55.

One Kiss Too Many by Eddy Arnold

video

MP3

62

US 23
US country ✫1

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

56.

Blue Christmas by Ernest Tubb

video

MP3

62

US 23
US country ✫1

[Christmas]
[Decca 46186]
written by Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson

57.

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

video

MP3

62

US 21
US country 2

[Capitol 174]
written by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan & Lee Blastic

58.

Lovesick Blues by Hank Williams

video

MP3

60

US 24
US country ✫1

as Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys
[MGM 10352]
written by Cliff Friend & Irving Mills

59.

Wave to Me, My Lady by Elton Britt

video

MP3

60

US 19
US country 3

[Victor 1789]
written by William Stein & Frank Loesser

60.

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

video

MP3

60

US 16
US country 13

written by traditional

61.

When My Sugar Walks Down the Street by Ella Fitzgerald

video

MP3

59

US 22
US country 2

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

62.

Hurry, Hurry by Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

video

MP3

59

US 20
US country 4

vocals by Wynonie Harris
written by Benny Carter & Richard Larkin

63.

She Broke My Heart in Three Places by Hoosier Hot Shots

video

MP3

59

US 21
US country 3

[Decca 4442]
written by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston

64.

Riders in the Sky (Cowboy Legend) by Burl Ives

video

MP3

58

US 21
US country 8

[Columbia 38485]
written by Stan Jones

65.

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

video

MP3

58

US 21
US country 3

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

66.

New Pretty Blonde (Jole Blon) by Moon Mullican

video

MP3

57

US 21
US country 2

[King 578]
written by traditional

67.

Yesterday's Tears by Ernest Tubb

video

MP3

54

US 23
US country 4

[Decca 6098]
written by Ernest Tubb

68.

Room Full of Roses by George Morgan

video

MP3

51

US 25
US country 4

[Columbia 20594]
written by Tim Spencer

69.

What a Fool I Was by Eddy Arnold

video

MP3

50

US 29
US country 2

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

70.

Baby, It's Cold Outside by Homer and Jethro

video

MP3

48

US 22
US country 9

with June Carter
written by Frank Loesser

71.

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

video

MP3

48

US 24
US country 8

[R]
[Christmas]
written by Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman

72.

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

video

MP3

48

US 27
US country 5

written by Carson Robison (as Carson J. Robinson)

73.

Then I Turned and Walked Slowly Away by Eddy Arnold

video

MP3

48

US 30
US country 2

US b side to A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses)
written by Red Fortner

74.

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

video

MP3

47

US 30
US country 2

written by Ernest Tubb, Ernie Benedict (as Ernest Benedict), Roy West & Lenny Sanders

75.

Room Full of Roses by Sons of the Pioneers

video

MP3

44

US 26
US country 10

[RCA 48-0060]
written by Tim Spencer

76.

Forever Is Ending Today by Ernest Tubb

video

MP3

42

US 30
US country 5

[Decca 46134]
written by Ernest Tubb, Ike Cargill & Johnny Bond

77.

Wedding Bells by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

video

MP3

40

US 30
US country 6

written by Claude Bonne

78.

Money, Marbles and Chalk by Patti Page

video

MP3

40

US 27
US country 15

[Mercury 5251]
written by Garner Eckler

79.

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

video

MP3

25

US country ✫1

as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
written by Eddy Arnold, Hal Horton & Tommy Dilbeck

80.

It's a Sin by Eddy Arnold

video

MP3

24

US country ✫1

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

81.

They Took the Stars Out of Heaven by Floyd Tillman

video

MP3

22

US country ✫1

written by Floyd Tillman

82.

So Long Pal by Al Dexter

video

MP3

22

US country ✫1

written by Al Dexter

83.

Tennessee Saturday Night by Red Foley

video

MP3

22

US country ✫1

written by Billy Hughes

84.

Candy Kisses by George Morgan

video

MP3

22

US country ✫1

[Columbia 20547]
written by George Morgan

85.

At Mail Call Today by Gene Autry

video

MP3

21

US country ✫1

written by Gene Autry

86.

What Is Life without Love by Eddy Arnold

video

MP3

21

US country ✫1

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

87.

You Will Have to Pay by Tex Ritter

video

MP3

21

US country ✫1

written by Tex Ritter, Bonnie Dodd & Sarah Jane Cooper

88.

Wine, Women and Song by Al Dexter

video

MP3

21

US country ✫1

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

89.

Divorce Me C.O.D. by Merle Travis

video

MP3

21

US country ✫1

[Capitol 290]
written by Merle Travis & Cliffie Stone

90.

You Two Timed Me One Time Too Often by Tex Ritter

video

MP3

20

US country ✫1

written by Jenny Lou Carson

91.

With Tears in My Eyes by Wesley Tuttle

video

MP3

20

US country ✫1

written by Paul Howard

92.

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

video

MP3

20

US country ✫1

written by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan & Lee Blastic

93.

Shame on You by Spade Cooley

video

MP3

20

US country ✫1

with Tex Williams & Oakie
written by Spade Cooley

94.

Oklahoma Hills by Jack Guthrie

video

MP3

20

US country ✫1

written by Woody Guthrie

95.

It's Been So Long Darling by Ernest Tubb

video

MP3

20

US country ✫1

written by Ernest Tubb

96.

I'm Losing My Mind Over You by Al Dexter

video

MP3

20

US country ✫1

written by Al Dexter & James B. Paris

97.

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

video

MP3

20

US country ✫1

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

98.

Rainbow at Midnight by Ernest Tubb

video

MP3

20

US country ✫1

written by Lost John Miller

99.

New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde) by Red Foley

video

MP3

20

US country ✫1

written by traditional

100.

Fore Day in the Morning by Roy Brown

video

MP3

20

US country 12
US R&B 6

as Roy Brown and His Orchestra
US B side to Rainy Weather Blues
[Deluxe 3198]
written by Roy Brown

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