Top Country Songs of 1973 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1972 <-1973-> 1974
Top songs: #1: The Most Beautiful Girl by Charlie Rich - #2: Paper Roses by Marie Osmond - #3: Dueling Banjos by Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - #4: The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia by Vicki Lawrence - #5: Spiders and Snakes by Jim Stafford
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The Most Beautiful Girl
#1
09/1973

The Most Beautiful Girl
Charlie Rich

from Behind Closed Doors   Behind Closed Doors
482 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry
2
UK
[Epic 11040]
written by Rory Michael Bourke, Billy Sherrill & Norro Wilson
Paper Roses
#2
09/1973

Paper Roses
Marie Osmond

from Paper Roses   
393 pts
5
US
1
AC
1
ctry
2
UK
[MGM/Kolob 14609]
written by Fred Spielman & Janice Torre
Dueling Banjos
#3
01/1973

Dueling Banjos
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell

from Deliverance OST   
308 pts
2
US
1
AC
5
ctry
17
UK
instrumental from the movie Deliverance
[Warner 7659]
written by Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith & Don Reno
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
#4
02/1973

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
Vicki Lawrence

from The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia   
254 pts
1
US
6
AC
36
ctry


[Bell 45,303]
written by Bobby Russell
Spiders and Snakes
#5
11/1973

Spiders and Snakes
Jim Stafford

from Jim Stafford   Jim Stafford
248 pts
3
US
28
AC
66
ctry
14
UK
[MGM 14648]
written by Jim Stafford & David Bellamy
#6
05/1973

Welcome Home
Peters & Lee

from Welcome Home   
233 pts
119
US
26
AC
79
ctry
1
UK
[Philips 40729]
written by Jean Alphonse Dupre, Stanislas Beldone & Bryan Blackburn
Behind Closed Doors
#7
02/1973

Behind Closed Doors
Charlie Rich

from Behind Closed Doors   Behind Closed Doors
177 pts
15
US
8
AC
1
ctry
16
UK
[Epic 10950]
written by Kenny O'Dell
Let Me Be There
#8
08/1973

Let Me Be There
Olivia Newton-John

from Let Me Be There   
169 pts
6
US
3
AC
7
ctry


[MCA 40101]
written by John Rostill
Summer (The First Time)
#9
06/1973

Summer (The First Time)
Bobby Goldsboro

from Summer (The First Time)   
157 pts
21
US
18
AC
100
ctry
9
UK
[United Artists 251]
written by Bobby Goldsboro
Fool
#10
04/1973

Fool
Elvis Presley

from Elvis [1973 album]   
147 pts
17
US
12
AC
31
ctry
15
UK
US B-side to Steamroller Blues
[RCA Victor 74-0910]
written by James Last & Carl Sigman
#11
11/1973

I Love
Tom T. Hall

from For the People in the Last Hard Town   
135 pts
12
US
2
AC
1
ctry


[Mercury 73436]
written by Tom T. Hall
#12
12/1973

A Love Song
Anne Murray

from Love Song   
130 pts
12
US
1
AC
5
ctry


[Capitol 3776]
written by Dona Lynn George & Kenny Loggins
Uneasy Rider
#13
06/1973

Uneasy Rider
The Charlie Daniels Band

from Honey in the Rock   
105 pts
9
US
37
AC
67
ctry


[novelty]
[Kama Sutra 576]
written by Charlie Daniels
Why Me
#14
04/1973

Why Me
Kris Kristofferson

from Jesus Was a Capricorn   Jesus Was a Capricorn
101 pts
16
US
28
AC
1
ctry


[Monument 8571]
written by Kris Kristofferson
Daisy a Day
#15
01/1973

Daisy a Day
Jud Strunk

from Daisy a Day   
100 pts
14
US
4
AC
33
ctry



[MGM 14463]
written by Jud Strunk
There Won't Be Anymore
#16
12/1973

There Won't Be Anymore
Charlie Rich

from There Won't Be Anymore   
97 pts
18
US
15
AC
1
ctry


[RCA Victor APB0-0195]
written by Charlie Rich
#17
07/1973

You've Never Been This Far Before
Conway Twitty

from You've Never Been This Far Before   
80 pts
22
US
37
AC
1
ctry


[MCA 40094]
written by Conway Twitty
#18
10/1973

If We Make It Through December
Merle Haggard

from If We Make It Through December   
72 pts
28
US
16
AC
1
ctry


[Capitol 3746]
written by Merle Haggard
Steamroller Blues
#19
04/1973

Steamroller Blues
Elvis Presley

from Aloha from Hawaii: Via Satellite   
68 pts
17
US


31
ctry


live
[RCA 74-0910]
written by James Taylor
#20
03/1973

Satin Sheets
Jeanne Pruett

from Satin Sheets   
64 pts
28
US


1
ctry


[MCA 40015]
written by John Volinkaty
#21
12/1973

Daddy What If
Bobby Bare

from Lullabyes, Legends and Lies   
53 pts
41
US
14
AC
2
ctry


with Bobby Bare Jr.
live [novelty]
[RCA Victor APBO-0197]
written by Shel Silverstein
#22
02/1973

Superman
Donna Fargo

from My Second Album   My Second Album
50 pts
41
US
35
AC
1
ctry


[Dot 17444]
written by Donna Fargo
#23
05/1973

What About Me
Anne Murray

from Danny's Song   Danny's Song
46 pts
64
US
2
AC
20
ctry


[Capitol 3600]
written by Scott McKenzie
#24
09/1973

Country Sunshine
Dottie West

from Country Sunshine   
43 pts
49
US
37
AC
2
ctry


[RCA Victor APB0-0072]
written by Dottie West & Billy Davis [Roquel Davis]
Jolene
#25
11/1973

Jolene
Dolly Parton

from Jolene   Jolene
42 pts
60
US
44
AC
1
ctry


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #217]
[RCA Victor APB0-0145]
written by Dolly Parton
You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
#26
07/1973

You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
Ray Price

from You're the Best Thing   
41 pts
82
US
21
AC
1
ctry


[Columbia 4-45889]
written by Jim Weatherly
#27
05/1973

Lord, Mr. Ford
Jerry Reed

from Lord, Mr. Ford   
41 pts
68
US
32
AC
1
ctry


[novelty]
[RCA Victor 74-0960]
written by Dick Feller
#28
09/1973

Little Girl Gone
Donna Fargo

from All About a Feeling   
39 pts
57
US
43
AC
2
ctry


[Dot 17476]
written by Donna Fargo
#29
02/1973

Come Live with Me
Roy Clark

from Come Live with Me   
38 pts
89
US
23
AC
1
ctry


[Dot DOA-17449]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant
#30
06/1973

Everybody's Had the Blues
Merle Haggard

from I Love Dixie Blues   I Love Dixie Blues
38 pts
62
US


1
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 3641]
written by Merle Haggard
Top of the World
#31
06/1973

Top of the World
Lynn Anderson

from Top of the World   
36 pts
74
US
34
AC
2
ctry


[Columbia 4-45857]
written by Richard Carpenter & John Bettis
#32
08/1973

Ridin' My Thumb Down to Mexico
Johnny Rodriguez

from All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing   
36 pts
70
US


1
ctry


[Mercury 73416]
written by Johnny Rodriguez
Blood Red and Goin' Down
#33
07/1973

Blood Red and Goin' Down
Tanya Tucker

from What's Your Mama's Name   
35 pts
74
US


1
ctry


[Columbia 4-45892]
written by Curly Putman
Kids Say the Darndest Things
#34
04/1973

Kids Say the Darndest Things
Tammy Wynette

from Kids Say the Darndest Things   
35 pts
72
US


1
ctry


[Epic 10969]
written by Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton
#35
05/1973

You Were Always There
Donna Fargo

from My Second Album   My Second Album
34 pts
93
US
47
AC
1
ctry


[Dot 17460]
written by Donna Fargo
What's Your Mama's Name
#36
03/1973

What's Your Mama's Name
Tanya Tucker

from What's Your Mama's Name   
33 pts
86
US


1
ctry


[Columbia 4-45799]
written by Dallas Frazier & Earl Montgomery
#37
03/1973

You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)
Johnny Rodriguez

from Introducing Johnny Rodriguez   
32 pts
86
US


1
ctry


[Mercury 73368]
written by Johnny Rodriguez & Tom T. Hall
#38
10/1973

Somewhere Between Love and Tomorrow
Roy Clark

from Come Live with Me   
30 pts
81
US


2
ctry


[Dot DOA-17480]
written by Thomas Lazaros & George "Bud" Reneau
#39
11/1973

A Song I'd Like to Sing
Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge

from Full Moon   
30 pts
49
US
12
AC
92
ctry


[A&M 1475]
written by Kris Kristofferson
#40
05/1973

Don't Fight the Feelings of Love
Charley Pride

from Sweet Country   
29 pts
101
US


1
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0942]
written by John Schweers
#41
05/1973

Love Is the Foundation
Loretta Lynn

from Love Is the Foundation   Love Is the Foundation
29 pts
102
US


1
ctry


[MCA 40058]
written by William Cody Hall
#42
02/1973

A Shoulder to Cry On
Charley Pride

from Sweet Country   
29 pts
101
US


1
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0884]
written by Merle Haggard
Keep Me in Mind
#43
01/1973

Keep Me in Mind
Lynn Anderson

from Keep Me in Mind   
29 pts
104
US


1
ctry


[Columbia 4-45768]
written by George Richey & Glenn Sutton
#44
04/1973

Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Jerry Lee Lewis

from The Session   
28 pts
41
US


20
ctry


[Mercury 73374]
written by Stick McGhee & J. Mayo Williams
#45
07/1973

Kid Stuff
Barbara Fairchild

from Kid Stuff   
28 pts
95
US


2
ctry


[Columbia 4-45903]
written by Jerry Crutchfield & Don Earl
I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)
#46
03/1973

I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)
Glen Campbell

from I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)   
28 pts
45
US
26
AC
48
ctry


[Capitol 3548]
written by Neal Hefti & Stan Styne
#47
02/1973

Nobody Wins
Brenda Lee

from Brenda   
27 pts
70
US


5
ctry


[MCA 40003]
written by Kris Kristofferson
Slippin' Away
#48
06/1973

Slippin' Away
Jean Shepard

from Slippin' Away   
26 pts
81
US


4
ctry


[United Artists 248]
written by Bill Anderson
#49
09/1973

We're Gonna Hold On
George Jones & Tammy Wynette

from We're Gonna Hold On   
25 pts




1
ctry


[Epic 11031]
written by George Jones & Earl Montgomery
#50
06/1973

Trip to Heaven
Freddie Hart

from Trip to Heaven   
25 pts




1
ctry


as Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats
[Capitol 3612]
written by Freddie Hart
Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
#51
06/1973

Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty

from Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man   
25 pts




1
ctry


Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man
[MCA 40079]
written by Becki Bluefield & Jim Owen
#52
10/1973

Amazing Love
Charley Pride

from Amazing Love   
25 pts




1
ctry


[RCA Victor APB0-0073]
written by John Schweers
#53
12/1973

World of Make Believe
Bill Anderson

from Bill   
25 pts




1
ctry


[MCA 40164]
written by Pee Wee Maddux, Mario Carpenter & Pete McCord
#54
02/1973

Super Kind of Woman
Freddie Hart

from Super Kind of Woman   
25 pts




1
ctry


as Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats
[Capitol 3524]
written by Jack Lebsock
Another Lonely Song
#55
12/1973

Another Lonely Song
Tammy Wynette

from Another Lonely Song   
25 pts




1
ctry


[Epic 11079]
written by Billy Sherrill & Norro Wilson
#56
12/1973

That's the Way Love Goes
Johnny Rodriguez

from All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing   
25 pts




1
ctry


[Mercury 73446]
written by Lefty Frizzell & Sanger D. Shafer
#57
09/1973

For Ol' Times Sake
Elvis Presley

from Raised on Rock/For Ol' Times Sake   
24 pts
41
US


42
ctry


US B-side to Raised On Rock
[RCA Victor APB0-0088]
written by Tony Joe White
#58
07/1973

Send a Little Love My Way
Anne Murray

from Love Song   
24 pts
72
US
10
AC
79
ctry


[Capitol 3648]
written by Henry Mancini & Hal David
#59
07/1973

The Corner of My Life
Bill Anderson

from Bill   
21 pts




2
ctry


[MCA 40070]
written by Bill Anderson & Walter Haynes
#60
08/1973

Sawmill
Mel Tillis

from Sawmill   
21 pts




2
ctry


as Mel Tillis and The Statesiders
[MGM 14585]
written by Horace Whatley & Mel Tillis
#61
06/1973

Mr. Lovemaker
Johnny Paycheck

from Mr. Lovemaker   
21 pts




2
ctry


[Epic 10999]
written by Johnny Paycheck
#62
03/1973

Baby's Gone
Conway Twitty

from You've Never Been This Far Before   
21 pts




2
ctry


[MCA 40027]
written by Bill Parks & Conway Twitty
#63
02/1973

If You Can Live with It (I Can Live Without It)
Bill Anderson

from Bill   
21 pts




2
ctry


[MCA 40004]
written by Bill Anderson
#64
07/1973

Open Up Your Heart
Roger Miller

19 pts
105
US
20
AC
14
ctry


[Columbia 4-45873]
written by Roger Miller & Buddy Killen
#65
06/1973

Sunshine
Mickey Newbury

from Heaven Help the Child   
18 pts
87
US
16
AC
53
ctry


[Elektra 45853]
written by Mickey Newbury
If Teardrops Were Pennies
#66
06/1973

If Teardrops Were Pennies
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton

from Love and Music   
18 pts




3
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0981]
written by Carl Butler
#67
09/1973

Sing About Love
Lynn Anderson

from Top of the World   
18 pts




3
ctry


[Columbia 4-45918]
written by Glenn Sutton
#68
10/1973

If You Can't Feel It (It Ain't There)
Freddie Hart

from If You Can't Feel It (It Ain't There)   
18 pts




3
ctry


as Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats
[Capitol 3730]
written by Freddie Hart
#69
12/1973

I'm Still Loving You
Joe Stampley

from I'm Still Loving You   
18 pts




3
ctry


[Dot DOA-17485]
written by George Richey & Glenn Sutton
#70
11/1973

Hey Loretta
Loretta Lynn

from Love Is the Foundation   Love Is the Foundation
18 pts




3
ctry


[MCA 40150]
written by Shel Silverstein
#71
08/1973

Don't Give Up on Me
Jerry Wallace

from Primrose Lane / Don't Give Up On Me   
18 pts




3
ctry


[MCA 40111]
written by Ben Peters
#72
03/1973

The Emptiest Arms in the World
Merle Haggard

from I Love Dixie Blues   I Love Dixie Blues
18 pts




3
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 3552]
written by Merle Haggard
#73
11/1973

Once You've Had the Best
George Jones

from The Grand Tour   
18 pts




3
ctry


[Epic 11053]
written by Johnny Paycheck
#74
06/1973

She's All Woman
David Houston

from Good Things   
18 pts




3
ctry


[Epic 10995]
written by Carmol Taylor
Ravishing Ruby
#75
05/1973

Ravishing Ruby
Tom T. Hall

from Rhymer and Other Five and Dimers   
18 pts




3
ctry


[Mercury 73377]
written by Tom T. Hall
#76
10/1973

The Last Love Song
Hank Williams Jr.

from The Last Love Song   
17 pts




4
ctry


[MGM 14656]
written by Hank Williams Jr.
#77
08/1973

Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer
Johnny Russell

from Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer   
17 pts




4
ctry


[RCA Victor APB0-0021]
written by Wayland Holyfield, Bob McDill & Chuck Neese
#78
02/1973

I Love You More and More Everyday
Sonny James

from If She Helps Me Get Over You   
17 pts




4
ctry


[Columbia 4-45770]
written by Don Robertson
#79
02/1973

Dream Me Home
Mac Davis

from Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me   
17 pts
73
US
32
AC
47
ctry


[Columbia 4-45773]
written by Mac Davis
You Can Have Her
#80
02/1973

You Can Have Her
Waylon Jennings

from Lonesome On'ry and Mean   
16 pts
114
US


7
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0886]
written by William S. Cook
#81
05/1973

Your Side of the Bed
Mac Davis

from Mac Davis   
16 pts
88
US
28
AC
36
ctry


[Columbia 4-45839]
written by Mac Davis
#82
04/1973

Yellow Ribbon
Johnny Carver

from Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree   Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree
15 pts




5
ctry


[ABC 11357]
written by Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown
Darling, You Can Always Come Back Home
#83
07/1973

Darling, You Can Always Come Back Home
Jody Miller

from Good News   
15 pts




5
ctry


[Epic 11016]
written by Jerry Foster & Bill Rice
Can I Sleep in Your Arms
#84
07/1973

Can I Sleep in Your Arms
Jeannie Seely

from Can I Sleep In Your Arms/Lucky Ladies   
14 pts




6
ctry


[MCA 40074]
written by Hank Cochran
#85
03/1973

Walking Piece of Heaven
Marty Robbins

from Marty Robbins   
14 pts




6
ctry


[MCA 40012]
written by Marty Robbins
#86
03/1973

Sweet Country Woman
Johnny Duncan

from Sweet Country Woman   Sweet Country Woman
14 pts




6
ctry


[Columbia 4-45818]
written by Chuck Tharp & Sandy St. John
#87
04/1973

Southern Loving
Jim Ed Brown

from Bar-Rooms & Pop-a-Tops   
14 pts




6
ctry


[RCA Victor 74-0928]
written by Jim Owen
#88
12/1973

I Love You, I Love You
Barbara Mandrell & David Houston

from A Perfect Match   
14 pts




6
ctry


[Epic 11068]
written by Denise Walls, Norris Wilson & Sammy Lyons
#89
03/1973

What My Woman Can't Do
George Jones

from Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)   
14 pts




6
ctry


[Epic 10959]
written by George Jones, Earl Montgomery & Billy Sherrill
#90
05/1973

Touch the Morning
Don Gibson

from Touch the Morning / That's What I'll Do   
14 pts




6
ctry


[Hickory 1671]
written by Eddy Raven
#91
08/1973

Sunday Sunrise
Brenda Lee

from New Sunrise   
14 pts




6
ctry


[MCA 40107]
written by Mark James [songwriter]
#92
07/1973

You Really Haven't Changed
Johnny Carver

from Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree   Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree
14 pts




6
ctry


[ABC 11374]
written by Johnny Carver & Ron Chancey
#93
09/1973

Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough
Jerry Lee Lewis

from Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough   
14 pts




6
ctry


[Mercury 73423]
written by Stan Kesler
#94
11/1973

Biff, the Friendly Purple Bear
Dick Feller

from Dick Feller Wrote   
13 pts
101
US
36
AC
22
ctry


[spoken]
[United Artists 316]
written by Dick Feller
#95
06/1973

I Can't Belive That It's All Over
Skeeter Davis

from I Can't Belive That It's All Over   
13 pts
101
US


12
ctry


[RCA Victor 0968]
written by Ben Peters
The Midnight Oil
#96
08/1973

The Midnight Oil
Barbara Mandrell

from The Midnight Oil   
13 pts




7
ctry


[Columbia 4-45904]
written by Joseph Allen
#97
09/1973

I'll Never Break These Chains
Tommy Overstreet

from My Friends Call Me T.O.   
13 pts




7
ctry


[Dot DOA-17474]
written by Charlie Black, Ricci Mareno & Thomas Rocco
#98
04/1973

Send Me No Roses
Tommy Overstreet

from My Friends Call Me T.O.   
13 pts




7
ctry


[Dot DOA-17455]
written by Charlie Black & Ricci Mareno
#99
06/1973

Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)
George Jones

from Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)   
13 pts




7
ctry


[Epic 11006]
written by Bobby Braddock
#100
03/1973

Bring It On Home (To Your Woman)
Joe Stampley

from Soul Song   
13 pts




7
ctry


[Dot DOA-17452]
written by Joe Stampley, Carmol Taylor & Norro Wilson

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