Top Country Songs of 1944 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1943 <-1944-> 1945
Top songs: #1: Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby) by Louis Jordan - #2: Straighten Up and Fly Right by The King Cole Trio - #3: Smoke on the Water by Red Foley - #4: Ration Blues by Louis Jordan - #5: Sweet Slumber by Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra
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Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)
#1
07/1944

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

374 pts
2
US
1
ctry
3
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8659]
written by Louis Jordan & Billy Austin
#2
04/1944

Straighten Up and Fly Right
The King Cole Trio

236 pts
9
US
1
ctry
1
R&B
US B side to Straighten Up and Fly Right
[Capitol 154]
written by Nat King Cole & Irving Mills
#3
08/1944

Smoke on the Water
Red Foley

218 pts
7
US
1
ctry


[Decca 6102]
written by Zeke Clements & Earl Nunn
Ration Blues
#4
01/1944

Ration Blues
Louis Jordan

213 pts
11
US
1
ctry
1
R&B
as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8654]
written by Antonio Cosey, Collenane Clark & Louis Jordan
#5
01/1944

Sweet Slumber
Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

179 pts
15
US
4
ctry
1
R&B
vocals by Trevor Bacon
[Decca 18569]
written by Al J. Neiburg, Lucky Millinder & William Henri Woode
#6
04/1944

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

176 pts
14
US
2
ctry
3
R&B
[Beacon 7120]
written by Joe Davis
#7
03/1944

When My Man Comes Home
Buddy Johnson

170 pts
18
US
2
ctry
1
R&B
vocals by Ella Johnson
[Decca 8655]
written by Buddy Johnson & J. Mayo Williams
#8
11/1944

I'm Wastin' My Tears on You
Tex Ritter

166 pts
11
US
1
ctry


as Tex Ritter and His Texans
[Capitol 174]
written by Frank Harford
#9
09/1944

We Might as Well Forget It
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

161 pts
11
US
2
ctry


vocals by Leon Huff
[Okeh 6722]
written by Johnny Bond
#10
07/1944

Red Blues
Cootie Williams

157 pts
18
US
4
ctry
2
R&B
vocals by Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson ; aka Cherry Red Blues
[Hit 7084]
written by Bob Haggart
#11
02/1944

Hurry, Hurry!
Benny Carter and His Orchestra

145 pts
23
US
2
ctry
2
R&B
vocals by Savannah Churchill
[Capitol 144]
written by Richard Larkin & Benny Carter
You're from Texas
#12
09/1944

You're from Texas
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

142 pts
14
US
2
ctry


vocals by Leon McAuliffe
[Okeh 6722]
written by Cindy Walker
#13
05/1944

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

142 pts
24
US
2
ctry
2
R&B
[Capitol 154]
written by Nadine Robinson & Dok Stanford
#14
02/1944

The Prodigal Son
Roy Acuff

141 pts
13
US
4
ctry


as Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
[Okeh 6716]
written by Floyd Jenkins
#15
01/1944

Try Me One More Time
Ernest Tubb

139 pts
15
US
2
ctry


[Decca 6093]
written by Ernest Tubb
#16
05/1944

Soldier's Last Letter
Ernest Tubb

138 pts
16
US
1
ctry


[Decca 6098]
written by Redd Stewart & Ernest Tubb
#17
03/1944

Too Late to Worry
Al Dexter

128 pts
18
US
1
ctry


as Al Dexter and His Troopers
US B side to So Long Pal
[Okeh 6718]
written by Al Dexter
#18
04/1944

Mexico Joe
Ivie Anderson

126 pts
16
US
4
ctry


with Ceele Burke's Orchestra
[Exclusive 3113]
written by Leon René & Johnny Lange
#19
01/1944

Rosalita
Al Dexter

113 pts
22
US
1
ctry


as Al Dexter and His Troopers
[Okeh 6708]
written by Al Dexter
#20
11/1944

There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder
Tex Ritter

111 pts
21
US
2
ctry


as Tex Ritter and His Texans
[Capitol 174]
written by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan & Lee Blastic
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
#21
03/1944

When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
Ella Fitzgerald

107 pts
22
US
2
ctry


as Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous Orchestra
[Decca 18587]
written by Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh & Irving Mills
#22
07/1944

Hurry, Hurry
Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra

107 pts
20
US
4
ctry


vocals by Wynonie Harris
[Decca 18609]
written by Benny Carter & Richard Larkin
#23
11/1944

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

106 pts
21
US
3
ctry


as Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
[Okeh 6723]
written by Joe L. Frank & Pee Wee King
#24
06/1944

She Broke My Heart in Three Places
Hoosier Hot Shots

105 pts
21
US
3
ctry


[Decca 4442]
written by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston
#25
06/1944

Yesterday's Tears
Ernest Tubb

97 pts
23
US
4
ctry


[Decca 6098]
written by Ernest Tubb
#26
03/1944

So Long Pal
Al Dexter

37 pts


1
ctry


[Okeh 6718]
written by Al Dexter
#27
01/1944

They Took the Stars Out of Heaven
Floyd Tillman

37 pts


1
ctry


[Decca 6090]
written by Floyd Tillman
#28
12/1944

Jealous Heart
Tex Ritter

32 pts


2
ctry


as Tex Ritter and His Texans
[Capitol 179]
written by Jenny Lou Carson
#29
01/1944

No Letter Today
Ted Daffan

32 pts


2
ctry


with Chuck Keeshan & Leon Seago
[Okeh 6706]
written by Ted Daffan
#30
04/1944

I'm Sending You Red Roses
Jimmy Wakely

32 pts


2
ctry


[Decca 6095]
written by Wallace Fowler
Born to Lose
#31
01/1944

Born to Lose
Ted Daffan & Leon Seago

27 pts


3
ctry


[Okeh 6706]
written by Frankie Brown
#32
01/1944

I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
Gene Autry

27 pts


3
ctry


[Okeh 6648]
written by A. P. Carter
#33
09/1944

Too Late to Worry Too Blue to Cry
Texas Jim Lewis

27 pts


3
ctry


as Texas Jim Lewis and His Lone Star Cowboys
[Decca 6099]
written by Al Dexter
#34
07/1944

Texas Blues
Foy Willing and His Riders of the Purple Sage

27 pts


3
ctry


[Capitol 162]
written by Foy Willing & Cottonseed Clark
#35
09/1944

Is It Too Late Now
Jimmie Davis

27 pts


3
ctry


[Decca 6100]
written by Jimmie Davis
#36
01/1944

New San Antonio Rose
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

27 pts


3
ctry


R
written by Bob Wills
#37
12/1944

Each Night at Nine
Floyd Tillman

25 pts


4
ctry


as Floyd Tillman and His Favorite Playboys
[Decca 6104]
written by Floyd Tillman
#38
09/1944

There's a Chill on the Hill Tonight
Jimmie Davis

25 pts


4
ctry


[Decca 6100]
written by Jimmie Davis, Dick Robertson, Nelson Cogane & Sammy Mysels
#39
06/1944

Look Who's Talkin'
Ted Daffan & Leon Seago

25 pts


4
ctry


[Okeh 6719]
written by Harriett Melka
#40
04/1944

If It's Wrong to Love You
Charles Mitchell

25 pts


4
ctry


[Bluebird 33-0508]
written by Charles Mitchell & Bonnie Dodd
#41
04/1944

I Hang My Head and Cry
Gene Autry

25 pts


4
ctry


[Okeh 6627]
written by Fred Rose, Gene Autry & Ray Whitley [Raymond Otis Whitley]
#42
12/1944

G.I. Blues
Floyd Tillman

23 pts


5
ctry


as Floyd Tillman and His Favorite Playboys
[Decca 6104]
written by Floyd Tillman
#43
11/1944

When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
Cindy Walker

23 pts


5
ctry


[Decca 6103]
written by Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan
#44
09/1944

There's a Blue Star Shining Bright (In a Window Tonight)
Red Foley

23 pts


5
ctry


[Decca 6102]
written by Jack Foy, Ira Bastow, John Ravencroft & George Howard [songwriter]
#45
11/1944

Write Me Sweetheart
Roy Acuff

21 pts


6
ctry


as Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
B side to I'll Forgive You but I Can't Forget
[Okeh 6723]
written by Roy Acuff
#46
01/1944

Deacon Jones
Louis Jordan

19 pts


7
ctry


as Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
[Decca 8654]
written by Hy Heath, John Lange & Richard Loring

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