Songs Performed or Written by John Wesley RylesTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

John Wesley Ryles (December 2, 1950 – November 2, 2025) was an American country music artist. He recorded a string of hit country songs, beginning in 1968 when he was still a teenager and continuing through the 1980s. His recordings include the 1968 single "Kay", a top-ten hit on the Billboard country charts. From the late 1980s until his death, Ryles worked mainly as a session backing vocalist. == Life and career == John Wesley Ryles was born in Bastrop,... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Kay - #2: Once in a Lifetime Thing - #3: Starting Over Again - #4: Shine on Me (The Sun Still Shines When It Rains) - #5: Liberated Woman
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  John Wesley Ryles
1.
12/1968

#1  Kay
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from Kay   Kay
18 pts
83
US
9
ctry
as John Wesley Ryles I
[Columbia 4-44682]
written by Hank Mills
2.
05/1969

Heaven Below
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from Kay   Kay
2 pts


55
ctry
as John Wesley Ryles I
[Columbia 4-44819]
written by Jerry Fuller
3.
12/1969

The Weakest Kind of Man
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from Kay   Kay
1 pts


57
ctry
as John Wesley Ryles I
[Columbia 4-45018]
written by John Wesley Ryles greentick
4.
05/1970

I've Just Been Wasting My Time
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from Kay   Kay
6 pts


17
ctry
as John Wesley Ryles I
[Columbia 4-45119]
written by Bill Rice & Jerry Foster
5.
11/1971

Reconsider Me
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from Reconsider Me   
2 pts


39
ctry
as John Wesley Ryles I
[Plantation 81]
written by Mira Smith & Margaret Lewis
Tell It Like It Is
6.
01/1976

Tell It Like It Is
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from John Wesley Ryles   
1 pts


83
ctry
[Music Mill 214]
written by George Davis & Lee Diamond
When a Man Loves a Woman
7.
07/1976

When a Man Loves a Woman
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from John Wesley Ryles   
1 pts


72
ctry
[Music Mill 240]
written by Percy Sledge
8.
03/1977

Fool
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from John Wesley Ryles   
7 pts


18
ctry
[ABC/Dot 17679]
written by Terry Skinner
9.
08/1977

#2  Once in a Lifetime Thing
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from John Wesley Ryles   
15 pts


5
ctry
[ABC/Dot 17698]
written by Jerry Foster & Bill Rice
10.
12/1977

#4  Shine on Me (The Sun Still Shines When It Rains)
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from Shine on Me   Shine on Me
8 pts


13
ctry
[ABC/Dot 17733]
written by Jerry Wallace & Terry Skinner
11.
04/1978

Easy
John Wesley Ryles greentick

1 pts


63
ctry
[ABC 12348]
written by Terry Skinner
12.
07/1978

Kay
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from Shine on Me   Shine on Me
2 pts


50
ctry
R
[ABC 12375]
written by Hank Mills
13.
10/1978

Someday You Will
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from Love's Sweet Pain   
2 pts


45
ctry
[ABC 12410]
written by Jerry Foster & Bill Rice
14.
12/1978

Love Ain't Made for Fools
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from Love's Sweet Pain   
3 pts


33
ctry
[ABC 12432]
written by Terry Skinner & Jerry Wallace
15.
06/1979

#5  Liberated Woman
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from Let the Night Begin   Let the Night Begin
7 pts


14
ctry
[MCA 41033]
written by Wayne Carson
You Are Always on My Mind
16.
10/1979

You Are Always on My Mind
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from Let the Night Begin   Let the Night Begin
5 pts


20
ctry
[MCA 41124]
written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James [songwriter] & Wayne Carson Thompson
17.
02/1980

Perfect Strangers
John Wesley Ryles greentick

from Let the Night Begin   Let the Night Begin
5 pts


24
ctry
[MCA 41184]
written by Sam Lorber & Jeff Silbar
18.
07/1980

May I Borrow Some Sugar from You
John Wesley Ryles greentick

2 pts


52
ctry
[MCA 41278]
written by Bobby Emmons & Chips Moman
  Roy Head
19.
09/1980

Drinkin' Them Long Necks
Roy Head

from The Many Sides of Roy Head   
1 pts


70
ctry
[Elektra 47029]
written by Johnny Slate, Danny Morrison & John Wesley Ryles greentick
  John Wesley Ryles
20.
11/1980

Cheater's Trap
John Wesley Ryles greentick

2 pts


54
ctry
[MCA 51013]
written by Roger Murrah & Scott Anders
21.
04/1981

Somewhere to Come When It Rains
John Wesley Ryles greentick

1 pts


80
ctry
[MCA 51080]
written by Red Lane
22.
07/1981

Mathilda
John Wesley Ryles greentick

1 pts


78
ctry
[MCA 51128]
written by George Khoury & Huey Thierry
23.
06/1982

We've Got to Start Meeting Like This
John Wesley Ryles greentick

1 pts


76
ctry
[Primero 1004]
written by Ken Bell, Terry Skinner & J. L. Wallace
Just Once
24.
12/1982

Just Once
John Wesley Ryles greentick

1 pts


80
ctry
[Primero 1016]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
25.
08/1984

She Took It Too Well
John Wesley Ryles greentick

1 pts


78
ctry
[16th Avenue 500]
written by Kent LaVoie & Don Lowery
  Steve Wariner
26.
08/1986

#3  Starting Over Again
Steve Wariner

from Life's Highway   
15 pts


4
ctry
[MCA 52837]
written by Don Goodman & John Wesley Ryles greentick
  Southern Reign
27.
01/1987

15 to 33
Southern Reign

1 pts


62
ctry
[Regal 2]
written by Frank Dycus, Don Goodman, John Wesley Ryles greentick & Mark Sherrill
  John Wesley Ryles
28.
05/1987

Midnight Blue
John Wesley Ryles greentick

2 pts


36
ctry
[Warner 28377]
written by Don Goodman & John Wesley Ryles greentick
29.
12/1987

Louisiana Rain
John Wesley Ryles greentick

5 pts


20
ctry
[Warner 28228]
written by Richard Alves & Roger Murrah
30.
06/1988

Nobody Knows
John Wesley Ryles greentick

2 pts


53
ctry
[Warner 27869]
written by John Wesley Ryles greentick, Don Goodman, Jeff Raymond & Palmer Rakes

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