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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

394

✫1
US
✫1
country
5
R&B
as Al Dexter and His Troopers
[Okeh 6708]
written by Al Dexter
2.
09/1949

Slipping Around by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

380

✫1
US
✫1
country


written by Floyd Tillman
3.
12/1949

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry

378

✫1
US
✫1
country


as Gene Autry & The Pinafores
[Christmas]
[Columbia 38610]
written by Johnny Marks
4.
04/1949

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

375

✫1
US
2
country


written by Stan Jones
5.
07/1947

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

371

✫1
US
✫1
country


[Capitol Americana 40001]
written by Merle Travis & Tex Williams
6.
06/1947

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

366

✫1
US
2
country


featuring Jo Stafford on vocals
written by Arthur Freed & Nacio Brown (as Nacio Herb Brown)
7.
11/1943

Pistol Packin' Mama by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters

352

2
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
[Decca 23277]
written by Al Dexter
8.
07/1944

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

352

2
US
✫1
country
3
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8659]
written by Louis Jordan & Billy Austin
9.
07/1947

Feudin' and Fightin' by Dorothy Shay

253

4
US
4
country


[Columbia 37189]
written by Al Dubin & Burton Lane
10.
07/1949

Jealous Heart by Al Morgan

252

4
US
8
country


[London 30001]
written by Jenny Lou Carson
11.
04/1944

Straighten Up and Fly Right by The King Cole Trio

222

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
12.
08/1947

Feudin' and Fightin' by Jo Stafford

212

6
US
5
country


[Capitol 443]
written by Al Dubin & Burton Lane
13.
08/1944

Smoke on the Water by Red Foley

205

7
US
✫1
country


[Decca 6102]
written by Zeke Clements & Earl Nunn
14.
01/1944

Ration Blues by Louis Jordan

200

11
US
✫1
country
✫1
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8654]
written by Antonio Cosey, Collenane Clark & Louis Jordan
15.
11/1949

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

193

8
US
2
country


written by Floyd Tillman
16.
11/1949

Mule Train by Tennessee Ernie Ford

185

9
US
✫1
country


[Capitol 40258]
written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Fred Glickman
17.
11/1948

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

184

8
US
4
country


[R]
[Christmas]
[Columbia 37942]
written by Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman
18.
09/1949

I Never See Maggie Alone by Kenny Roberts

174

9
US
4
country


[Coral 64012]
written by Everett Lynton & Harry Tilsley
19.
10/1948

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

172

10
US
✫1
country


[Capitol 15162]
written by Eddie Dean, Dearest Dean & Hal Blair
20.
01/1944

Sweet Slumber by Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

168

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)
21.
05/1948

Just Because by Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks

167

9
US
7
country


vocals by Frankie Yankovic & Johnny Pecon
[Columbia 12359]
written by Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin & Bob Shelton
22.
12/1947

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

167

9
US
5
country


[Christmas]
[Columbia 37942]
written by Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman
23.
08/1943

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

166

15
US
6
country
✫1
R&B
vocals by Jimmy Mitchelle
[Bluebird 30-0813]
written by Jimmy Mitchelle (as Jimmy Mitchell) & Sammy Lowe
24.
04/1944

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

165

14
US
2
country
3
R&B
[Beacon 7120]
written by Joe Davis
25.
03/1944

When My Man Comes Home by Buddy Johnson

160

18
US
2
country
✫1
R&B
vocals by Ella Johnson
[Decca 8655]
written by Buddy Johnson & J. Mayo Williams
26.
11/1944

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

156

11
US
✫1
country


as Tex Ritter and His Texans
[Capitol 174]
written by Frank Harford
27.
05/1948

Bouquet of Roses by Eddy Arnold

152

13
US
✫1
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
[RCA Victor 2806]
written by Steve Nelson & Bob Hilliard
28.
09/1944

We Might As Well Forget It by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

151

11
US
2
country


vocals by Leon Huff
[Okeh 6722]
written by Johnny Bond
29.
08/1948

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

150

13
US
✫1
country


written by Eddy Arnold & Zeke Clements
30.
09/1945

Shame on You by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra

148

13
US
✫1
country


as Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra & Red Foley
[Decca 18698]
written by Spade Cooley
31.
07/1944

Red Blues by Cootie Williams

147

18
US
4
country
2
R&B
vocals by Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson ; aka Cherry Red Blues
[Hit 7084]
written by Bob Haggart
32.
12/1949

Blues Stay Away from Me by Owen Bradley

145

11
US
7
country


with Jack Shook & Dottie Dillard
[Coral 60107]
written by Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney, Henry Glover & Alton Delmore
33.
02/1946

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

143

12
US
3
country


written by Jimmie Hodges
34.
03/1949

Blue Skirt Waltz by Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks

140

12
US
7
country


as Frankie Yankovic & His Yanks & the Marlin Qisters
[Columbia 12394]
written by Mitchell Parish & Václav Bláha
35.
02/1944

Hurry, Hurry! by Benny Carter and His Orchestra

136

23
US
2
country
2
R&B
vocals by Savannah Churchill
[Capitol 144]
written by Richard Larkin & Benny Carter
36.
08/1948

Life Gits Tee-Jus Don't It by Carson Robison

134

14
US
3
country


as Carson Robison and His Pleasant Valley Boys
[MGM 10224]
written by Carson Robison
37.
09/1944

You're from Texas by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

134

14
US
2
country


vocals by Leon McAuliffe
[Okeh 6722]
written by Cindy Walker
38.
05/1944

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

133

24
US
2
country
2
R&B
[Capitol 154]
written by Nadine Robinson & Dok Stanford
39.
09/1945

Sioux City Sue by Dick Thomas

133

16
US
✫1
country


[National 5007]
written by Dick Thomas & Max C. Freedman (as Ray Freedman)
40.
02/1944

The Prodigal Son by Roy Acuff

133

13
US
4
country


as Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
[Okeh 6716]
written by Fred Rose (as Floyd Jenkins)
41.
02/1946

Guitar Polka by Al Dexter

132

16
US
✫1
country


as Al Dexter and His Troopers
[instrumental]
[Columbia 36898]
written by Al Dexter & James B. Paris
42.
01/1944

Try Me One More Time by Ernest Tubb

131

15
US
2
country


[Decca 6093]
written by Ernest Tubb
43.
05/1944

Soldier's Last Letter by Ernest Tubb

130

16
US
✫1
country


[Decca 6098]
written by Redd Stewart & Ernest Tubb
44.
02/1947

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

129

14
US
4
country


vocals by Jimmy Castle
[Columbia 37210]
written by Morey Amsterdam
45.
11/1949

Slipping Around by Ernest Tubb

128

17
US
✫1
country


[Decca 46173]
written by Floyd Tillman
46.
03/1948

Anytime by Eddy Arnold

128

17
US
✫1
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
[RCA Victor 2700]
written by Herbert "Happy" Lawson
47.
05/1948

Texarkana Baby by Eddy Arnold

124

18
US
✫1
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
US b side to Bouquet of Roses
[RCA Victor 2806]
written by Cottonseed Clark & Fred Rose
48.
07/1949

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

122

19
US
✫1
country


written by Ed Nelson Jr., Eddy Arnold & Steve Nelson
49.
03/1944

Too Late to Worry by Al Dexter

121

18
US
✫1
country


as Al Dexter and His Troopers
US B side to So Long Pal
[Okeh 6718]
written by Al Dexter
50.
04/1944

Mexico Joe by Ivie Anderson

118

16
US
4
country


with Ceele Burke's Orchestra
[Exclusive 3113]
written by Leon René & Johnny Lange
51.
07/1947

Ragtime Cowboy Joe by Eddy Howard

118

16
US
5
country


#1 hit for Bob Roberts in 1912
[Majestic 1155]
written by Lewis F. Muir, Maurice Abrahams & Grant Clarke
52.
05/1946

New Spanish Two Step by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

114

20
US
✫1
country


vocals by Tommy Duncan
[Columbia 36966]
written by Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan
53.
12/1948

I Love You So Much It Hurts by Jimmy Wakely

113

21
US
✫1
country


[Capitol 15243]
written by Floyd Tillman
54.
10/1948

Buttons and Bows by Gene Autry

112

17
US
6
country


[Columbia 20469]
written by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
55.
02/1949

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

110

16
US
13
country


[Decca 24547]
written by traditional
56.
03/1946

Wave to Me, My Lady by Elton Britt

110

19
US
3
country


[RCA Victor 20-1789]
written by Willie Stein (as William Stein) & Frank Loesser
57.
07/1949

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

110

22
US
✫1
country


[King 791]
written by Wayne Raney & Lonnie Glosson
58.
02/1949

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

107

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
59.
05/1949

One Kiss Too Many by Eddy Arnold

107

23
US
✫1
country


[RCA 48-0083]
written by Steve Nelson, Ed Nelson Jr. & Eddy Arnold
60.
12/1949

Blue Christmas by Ernest Tubb

107

23
US
✫1
country


[Christmas]
[Decca 46186]
written by Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson
61.
11/1948

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

106

23
US
✫1
country


[RCA Victor 3174]
written by Eddy Arnold, Steve Nelson & Ray Soehnel
62.
01/1944

Rosalita by Al Dexter

106

22
US
✫1
country


as Al Dexter and His Troopers
[Okeh 6708]
written by Al Dexter
63.
01/1947

New Pretty Blonde (Jole Blon) by Moon Mullican

106

21
US
2
country


[King 578]
written by traditional
64.
11/1944

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

104

21
US
2
country


as Tex Ritter and His Texans
[Capitol 174]
written by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan & Lee Blastic
65.
05/1949

Lovesick Blues by Hank Williams

104

24
US
✫1
country


as Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys
[MGM 10352]
written by Cliff Friend & Irving Mills
66.
03/1944

When My Sugar Walks Down the Street by Ella Fitzgerald

101

22
US
2
country


as Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous Orchestra
[Decca 18587]
written by Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh & Irving Mills
67.
07/1944

Hurry, Hurry by Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

100

20
US
4
country


vocals by Wynonie Harris
[Decca 18609]
written by Benny Carter & Richard Larkin
68.
11/1944

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

99

21
US
3
country


as Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
[Okeh 6723]
written by Joe L. Frank & Pee Wee King
69.
06/1944

She Broke My Heart in Three Places by Hoosier Hot Shots

99

21
US
3
country


[Decca 4442]
written by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston
70.
04/1949

Riders in the Sky (Cowboy Legend) by Burl Ives

94

21
US
8
country


[Columbia 38485]
written by Stan Jones
71.
06/1944

Yesterday's Tears by Ernest Tubb

92

23
US
4
country


[Decca 6098]
written by Ernest Tubb
72.
10/1949

Room Full of Roses by George Morgan

89

25
US
4
country


[Columbia 20594]
written by Tim Spencer
73.
08/1949

Baby, It's Cold Outside by Homer and Jethro

89

22
US
9
country


with June Carter
[RCA Victor 48-0075]
written by Frank Loesser
74.
12/1949

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

84

24
US
8
country


[R]
[Christmas]
written by Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman
75.
03/1948

What a Fool I Was by Eddy Arnold

83

29
US
2
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
US b side to Anytime
[RCA Victor 2700]
written by Stu Davis
76.
04/1949

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

80

30
US
2
country


written by Ernest Tubb, Ernie Benedict (as Ernest Benedict), Roy West & Lenny Sanders
77.
11/1948

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

80

27
US
5
country


[Capitol 15271]
written by Carson Robison (as Carson J. Robinson)
78.
11/1948

Then I Turned and Walked Slowly Away by Eddy Arnold

80

30
US
2
country


US b side to A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses)
written by Red Fortner
79.
08/1949

Room Full of Roses by Sons of the Pioneers

76

26
US
10
country


[RCA Victor 48-0060]
written by Tim Spencer
80.
09/1948

Forever Is Ending Today by Ernest Tubb

71

30
US
5
country


[Decca 46134]
written by Ernest Tubb, Ike Cargill & Johnny Bond
81.
09/1949

Wedding Bells by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely

69

30
US
6
country


[Capitol 57-40224]
written by Claude Bonne
82.
04/1949

Money, Marbles and Chalk by Patti Page

69

27
US
15
country


[Mercury 5251]
written by Garner Eckler
83.
12/1948

'Fore Day in the Morning by Roy Brown

38



12
country
6
R&B
as Roy Brown and His Orchestra
US B side to Rainy Weather Blues
[Deluxe 3198]
written by Roy Brown
84.
11/1949

I Love You Because by Leon Payne

36



✫1
country


[Capitol 40238]
written by Leon Payne
85.
09/1949

Blues Stay Away from Me by The Delmore Brothers

36



✫1
country


[King 803]
written by Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore, Wayne Raney & Henry Glover
86.
1949

Tennessee Saturday Night by Red Foley

36



✫1
country


written by Billy Hughes
87.
1949

Candy Kisses by George Morgan

36



✫1
country


[Columbia 20547]
written by George Morgan
88.
03/1945

Shame on You by Spade Cooley

36



✫1
country


with Tex Williams & Oakie
[Okeh 6731]
written by Spade Cooley
89.
08/1947

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

36



✫1
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
[RCA Victor 20-2332]
written by Eddy Arnold, Hal Horton & Tommy Dilbeck
90.
04/1945

At Mail Call Today by Gene Autry

36



✫1
country


[Okeh 6737]
written by Gene Autry
91.
08/1945

You Two Timed Me One Time Too Often by Tex Ritter

36



✫1
country


as Tex Ritter and His Texans
[Capitol 206]
written by Jenny Lou Carson
92.
01/1945

I'm Losing My Mind Over You by Al Dexter

36



✫1
country


[Okeh 6727]
written by Al Dexter & James B. Paris
93.
07/1945

Oklahoma Hills by Jack Guthrie

36



✫1
country


[Capitol 201]
written by Woody Guthrie
94.
02/1945

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

36



✫1
country


[Decca 6105]
written by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan & Lee Blastic
95.
05/1947

It's a Sin by Eddy Arnold

36



✫1
country


as Eddy Arnold & his Tennessee Plowboys
[RCA Victor 20-2241]
written by Zeb Turner & Fred Rose
96.
03/1945

Smoke on the Water by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

36



✫1
country


[Okeh 6736]
written by Earl Nunn & Zeke Clements
97.
10/1945

With Tears in My Eyes by Wesley Tuttle

36



✫1
country


as Wesley Tuttle and His Texas Stars
[Capitol 216]
written by Paul Howard
98.
11/1945

Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

36



✫1
country


[Columbia 36841]
written by Ed Burt
99.
11/1945

It's Been So Long Darling by Ernest Tubb

36



✫1
country


[Decca 6112]
written by Ernest Tubb
100.
06/1945

Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

36



✫1
country


[Okeh 6742]
written by Bob Wills & Cliff Johnson
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