Songs written by Willie Nelson&nbsp;&nbsp;

Congratulations by Faron Young

28
country

US B side to Hello Walls
[Capitol 4533]
written by Willie Nelson

George Jones

Family Bible by George Jones

from Cup of Loneliness

16
country

written by Willie Nelson

, Walt Breeland, Claude Gray & Paul Buskirk

Billy Walker

Funny How Time Slips Away by Billy Walker

from Greatest Hits

23
country

[Columbia 42050]
written by Willie Nelson

Ralph Emery

Hello Fool by Ralph Emery

4
country

[Liberty 55352]
written by Willie Nelson

& Jim Coleman

Faron Young

04/1961

③ Hello Walls by Faron Young

from Hello Walls

12
US

13
AC

✫1
country

[songwriter #3 hit]
[Capitol 4533]
written by Willie Nelson

Patsy Cline

10/1961

② Crazy by Patsy Cline

from Showcase

111

9
US

2
AC

2
country

[songwriter #2 hit]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #85]
[Decca 31317]
written by Willie Nelson

Jimmy Elledge

11/1961

Funny How Time Slips Away by Jimmy Elledge

22
US

[RCA 47-7946]
written by Willie Nelson

Ray Price

1962

I've Just Destroyed the World (I'm Living In) by Ray Price

12
country

written by Willie Nelson

& Ray Price

Faron Young

10.

1962

Three Days by Faron Young

from The Young Approach

7
country

[Capitol 4696]
written by Willie Nelson

& Faron Young

11.

1962

Touch Me by Willie Nelson

from And Then I Wrote

7
country

[Liberty 55439]
written by Willie Nelson

12.

1963

Half a Man by Willie Nelson

from Here's Willie Nelson

25
country

[Liberty 55532]
written by Willie Nelson

Ray Price

13.

1963

Night Life by Ray Price

28
country

[Columbia 42827]
written by Willie Nelson

Ben Colder

14.

03/1963

Hello Wall No. 2 by Ben Colder

131
US

30
country

written by Willie Nelson

& Sheb Wooley

Joe Carson

15.

08/1963

I Gotta Get Drunk (And I Shore Do Dread It) by Joe Carson

27
country

written by Willie Nelson

Rusty Draper

16.

09/1963

Night Life by Rusty Draper

57
US

17
AC

[Monument 823]
written by Willie Nelson

Johnny Tillotson

17.

10/1963

Funny How Time Slips Away by Johnny Tillotson

from It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin'

50
US

16
AC

[Cadence 1441]
written by Willie Nelson

Roy Orbison

18.

12/1963

① Pretty Paper by Roy Orbison

from More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

127

15
US

10
AC

6
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
[Monument 830]
written by Willie Nelson

Esther Phillips

19.

1964

Hello Walls by Esther Phillips

36
R&B

written by Willie Nelson

20.

1964

You Took My Happy Away by Willie Nelson

33
country

written by Willie Nelson

Timi Yuro

21.

04/1964

Permanently Lonely by Timi Yuro

130
US

[Liberty 55665]
written by Willie Nelson

Joe Hinton

22.

08/1964

④ Funny (How Time Slips Away) by Joe Hinton

13
US

✫1
R&B

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Back Beat 541]
written by Willie Nelson

23.

1965

I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye by Willie Nelson

from Live - Country Music Concert

48
country

[RCA 47-8682]
written by Willie Nelson

24.

1965

She's Not for You by Willie Nelson

from Shotgun Willie

43
country

[RCA 47-8519]
written by Willie Nelson

25.

1966

One in a Row by Willie Nelson

from Make Way for Willie Nelson

19
country

[RCA 47-8933]
written by Willie Nelson

Ace Cannon

26.

02/1966

Funny (How Time Slips Away) by Ace Cannon

102
US

written by Willie Nelson

Ray Price

27.

Crazy by Ray Price

from Danny Boy

73
country

[Columbia 44195]
written by Willie Nelson

28.

I'm Still Not Over You by Ray Price

from Take Me as I Am

6
country

[Columbia 44195]
written by Willie Nelson

The Anita Kerr Singers

29.

One in a Row by The Anita Kerr Singers

19
AC

[Warner 7010]
written by Willie Nelson

30.

The Party's Over by Willie Nelson

from The Party's Over and Other Great Willie Nelson Songs

24
country

[RCA 47-9100]
written by Willie Nelson

Johnny Bush

31.

You Oughta Hear Me Cry by Johnny Bush

from Sound of a Heartache

69
country

written by Willie Nelson

32.

Good Times by Willie Nelson

from Good Times

44
country

[RCA 47-9536]
written by Willie Nelson

33.

Little Things by Willie Nelson

from Good Times

22
country

[RCA 47-9427]
written by Willie Nelson

& Shirley Nelson

Claude Gray

34.

Night Life by Claude Gray

from Easy Way

31
country

[Decca 32312]
written by Willie Nelson

, Paul Buskirk & Walt Breeland

Carl Smith

35.

You Ought to Hear Me Cry by Carl Smith

43
country

[Columbia 44486]
written by Willie Nelson

Johnny Bush

36.

05/1968

What a Way to Live by Johnny Bush

from Undo the Right

29
country

[Stop 160]
written by Willie Nelson

& Hank Craig

37.

08/1968

Undo the Right by Johnny Bush

from Undo the Right

10
country

[Stop 193]
written by Willie Nelson

& Hank Cochran

Kenny Price

38.

1969

Who Do I Know in Dallas by Kenny Price

from The Heavyweight

64
country

[RCA 74-0183]
written by Hank Cochran & Willie Nelson

39.

1970

Laying My Burdens Down by Willie Nelson

from Laying My Burdens Down

68
country

[RCA 47-9903]
written by Willie Nelson

40.

1971

I'm a Memory by Willie Nelson

from Willie Nelson and Family

28
country

[RCA 47-9951]
written by Willie Nelson

41.

1971

Yesterday's Wine / Me and Paul by Willie Nelson

from Yesterday's Wine

62
country

written by Willie Nelson

Waylon Jennings

42.

1972

Good Hearted Woman by Waylon Jennings

from Good Hearted Woman

3
country

written by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

43.

1972

Pretend I Never Happened by Waylon Jennings

from Lonesome On'ry and Mean

6
country

[RCA 74-0808]
written by Willie Nelson

44.

1972

The Words Don't Fit the Picture by Willie Nelson

from Yesterday's Wine

73
country

written by Willie Nelson

45.

1973

Shotgun Willie by Willie Nelson

from Shotgun Willie

60
country

[Atlantic 2968]
written by Willie Nelson

46.

1974

Bloody Mary Morning by Willie Nelson

from Phases and Stages

17
country

[Atlantic 3020]
written by Willie Nelson

47.

1974

I Still Can't Believe You're Gone by Willie Nelson

from Phases and Stages

51
country

[Atlantic 3008]
written by Willie Nelson

48.

1974

Sister's Coming Home by Willie Nelson

from Phases and Stages

93
country

[Atlantic 3228]
written by Willie Nelson

Narvel Felts

49.

1975

Funny How Time Slips Away by Narvel Felts

from Narvel Felts

12
country

[Dot 17569]
written by Willie Nelson

Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

50.

1976

I Gotta Get Drunk by Willie Nelson

from Both Sides Now

55
country

[RCA 10591]
written by Willie Nelson

51.

02/1976

Good Hearted Woman by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

from Wanted! The Outlaws

25
US

16
AC

✫1
country

[live]
written by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

The Charlie Daniels Band

52.

02/1976

Texas by The Charlie Daniels Band

from Nightrider

91
US

36
country

written by Charlie Daniels & Willie Nelson

Dorothy Moore

53.

07/1976

Funny How Time Slips Away by Dorothy Moore

from Misty Blue

58
US

46
AC

7
R&B

38
UK

[Malaco 1033]
written by Willie Nelson

Linda Ronstadt

54.

Crazy by Linda Ronstadt

from Hasten Down the Wind

6
country

written by Willie Nelson

55.

I'm a Memory by Willie Nelson

from Willie Before His Time

22
country

written by Willie Nelson

Steve Young

56.

It's Not Supposed to Be That Way by Steve Young

from Renegade Picker

84
country

written by Willie Nelson

Howdy Glenn

57.

Touch Me by Howdy Glenn

62
country

[Warner 8447]
written by Willie Nelson

58.

Uncloudy Day by Willie Nelson

from The Troublemaker

4
country

written by Willie Nelson

59.

You Ought to Hear Me Cry by Willie Nelson

from Willie Before His Time

16
country

[RCA 11061]
written by Willie Nelson

60.

1978

Will You Remember Mine by Willie Nelson

from Sweet Memories

67
country

[Lone Star 703]
written by Willie Nelson

61.

Danny Davis & Willie Nelson

Family Bible by Willie Nelson

from Family Bible

92
country

[MCA 41313 (songbird)]
written by Willie Nelson

, Walt Breeland, Claude Gray & Paul Buskirk

62.

Funny How Time Slips Away by Danny Davis & Willie Nelson

from Willie Nelson and Danny Davis

41
country

written by Willie Nelson

Pam Rose

63.

Danny Davis & Willie Nelson

It's Not Supposed to Be That Way by Pam Rose

52
country

[Epic 50819]
written by Willie Nelson

64.

Night Life by Danny Davis & Willie Nelson

from Willie Nelson and Danny Davis

20
country

written by Willie Nelson

Merle Haggard & George Jones

65.

09/1980

⑤ On the Road Again by Willie Nelson

from Honeysuckle Rose

20
US

7
AC

✫1
country

[songwriter #5 hit]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #471]
[Columbia 11351]
written by Willie Nelson

66.

1981

Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground by Willie Nelson

from Honeysuckle Rose

✫1
country

[Columbia 11418]
written by Willie Nelson

67.

1981

Good Times by Willie Nelson

from Minstrel Man

25
country

[RCA 12254]
written by Willie Nelson

68.

1981

Heartaches of a Fool by Willie Nelson

from Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be)

39
country

[Columbia 02558]
written by Willie Nelson

, Walt Breeland & Paul Buskirk

Jerry Reed

69.

1982

The Bird by Jerry Reed

from The Bird

2
country

written by Hal Coleman, Barry Etris, Johnny Bush, Paul Stroud, Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman & Willie Nelson

70.

1982

Yesterday's Wine by Merle Haggard & George Jones

from A Taste of Yesterday's Wine

✫1
country

written by Willie Nelson

The Spinners [US band]

71.

12/1982

Funny How Time Slips Away by The Spinners [US band]

from Grand Slam

67
US

43
R&B

written by Willie Nelson

72.

1983

Little Old Fashioned Karma by Willie Nelson

from Tougher Than Leather

10
country

[Columbia 03674]
written by Willie Nelson

73.

1983

Why Do I Have to Choose by Willie Nelson

from Take It to the Limit

3
country

[Columbia 03965]
written by Willie Nelson

Merle Haggard

74.

1984

A Place to Fall Apart by Merle Haggard

from It's All in the Game

✫1
country

with Janie Fricke
written by Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson

& Freddy Powers

75.

1985

Forgiving You Was Easy by Willie Nelson

from Me & Paul

✫1
country

[Columbia 04847]
written by Willie Nelson

76.

1985

Me and Paul by Willie Nelson

from Me & Paul

14
country

[R]
[Columbia 05597]
written by Willie Nelson

77.

David Allan Coe & Willie Nelson

I'm Not Trying to Forget You by Willie Nelson

from The Promiseland

21
country

[Columbia 06246]
written by Willie Nelson

78.

I've Already Cheated on You by David Allan Coe & Willie Nelson

from Son of the South

56
country

[Columbia 06227]
written by David Allan Coe & Willie Nelson

Roy Clark

79.

Juke Box Saturday Night / Night Life by Roy Clark

from Rockin' in the Country

61
country

written by John Rosasco, Stewart Harris, Paul Buskirk, Walt Breeland & Willie Nelson

B.J. Thomas

80.

Night Life by B.J. Thomas

from Night Life

59
country

[Columbia 06314]
written by Willie Nelson

, Walt Breeland & Paul Buskirk

81.

1987

Island in the Sea by Willie Nelson

from Island in the Sea

27
country

[Columbia 07202]
written by Willie Nelson

Patsy Cline

82.

03/1987

Crazy by Patsy Cline

from Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits

79
UK

[R]
written by Willie Nelson

k.d. lang

83.

1989

Three Days by k.d. lang

from Absolute Torch and Twang

55
country

[Warner 22734 (Sire)]
written by Willie Nelson

Patsy Cline

84.

12/1990

Crazy by Patsy Cline

14
UK

[R]
written by Willie Nelson