Top Country Songs of 1966 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1965 <-1966-> 1967
Top songs: #1: Ballad of the Green Berets by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler - #2: Distant Drums by Jim Reeves - #3: I Want to Go with You by Eddy Arnold - #4: Husbands and Wives by Roger Miller - #5: Almost Persuaded by David Houston
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Ballad of the Green Berets
#1
02/1966

Ballad of the Green Berets
Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler

303 pts
1
US
1
AC
2
ctry
24
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8739]
written by Barry Sadler & Robin Moore
#2
04/1966

Distant Drums
Jim Reeves

from Distant Drums   
245 pts
45
US


1
ctry
1
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8789]
written by Cindy Walker
#3
02/1966

I Want to Go with You
Eddy Arnold

from I Want to Go with You   
93 pts
36
US
1
AC
1
ctry
46
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8749]
written by Hank Cochran
Husbands and Wives
#4
02/1966

Husbands and Wives
Roger Miller

from Words and Music by Roger Miller   
78 pts
26
US
2
AC
5
ctry


[Smash 2024]
written by Roger Miller
#5
06/1966

Almost Persuaded
David Houston

from Almost Persuaded   
66 pts
24
US


1
ctry


[Epic 10025]
written by Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton
#6
12/1966

Gallant Men
Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen

from Gallant Men   
54 pts
29
US
4
AC
58
ctry


[spoken]
[Capitol 5805]
written by John Cacavas & Charles O. Wood
#7
04/1966

The A Team
Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler

53 pts
28
US
6
AC
46
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8804]
written by Barry Sadler, Leonard Whitcup & Phyllis Fairbanks
The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me
#8
05/1966

The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me
Eddy Arnold

from The Last Word in Lonesome   
53 pts
40
US
9
AC
2
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8818]
written by Roger Miller
#9
07/1966

The Tip of My Finger
Eddy Arnold

from Somebody Like Me   
49 pts
43
US
8
AC
3
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8869]
written by Bill Anderson
#10
10/1966

Somebody Like Me
Eddy Arnold

from Somebody Like Me   
46 pts
53
US
15
AC
1
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8965]
written by Wayne Carson
#11
08/1966

Blue Side of Lonesome
Jim Reeves

from Blue Side of Lonesome   
45 pts
59
US
15
AC
1
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8902]
written by Leon Payne
#12
10/1966

Call Her Your Sweetheart
Frank Ifield

from Tale of Two Cities   
44 pts




28
ctry
24
UK
[Hickory 1411]
written by Leon Payne
#13
06/1966

No One Will Ever Know
Frank Ifield

from Tale of Two Cities   
41 pts




42
ctry
25
UK
[Hickory 1397]
written by Fred Rose & Mel Foree
History Repeats Itself
#14
04/1966

History Repeats Itself
Buddy Starcher

from History Repeats Itself   
41 pts
39
US


2
ctry


[Boone 1038]
written by Buddy Starcher
#15
02/1966

Tippy Toeing
The Harden Trio

from Tippy Toeing   
38 pts
44
US


2
ctry


[Columbia 4-43463]
written by Bobby Harden
The One on the Right Is on the Left
#16
02/1966

The One on the Right Is on the Left
Johnny Cash

from Everybody Loves a Nut   Everybody Loves a Nut
37 pts
46
US


2
ctry


[Columbia 4-43496]
written by Jack Clement
Waitin' in Your Welfare Line
#17
01/1966

Waitin' in Your Welfare Line
Buck Owens

from Carnegie Hall Concert   
36 pts
57
US


1
ctry


as Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
[Capitol 5566]
written by Buck Owens, Don Rich & Nat Stuckey
There Goes My Everything
#18
10/1966

There Goes My Everything
Jack Greene

from There Goes My Everything   
34 pts
65
US


1
ctry


[Decca 32023]
written by Dallas Frazier
#19
06/1966

Day for Decision
Johnny Sea

from Day for Decision   
32 pts
35
US


14
ctry


answer-song to "eve of destruction"
[Warner 5820]
written by Allen N. Peltier
Think of Me
#20
05/1966

Think of Me
Buck Owens

from Open Up Your Heart   
32 pts
74
US


1
ctry


as Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
[Capitol 5647]
written by Don Rich & Estella Olson
Don't Touch Me
#21
04/1966

Don't Touch Me
Jeannie Seely

from The Seely Style   
31 pts
85
US
29
AC
2
ctry


[Monument 933]
written by Hank Cochran
You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd
#22
06/1966

You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd
Roger Miller

from Golden Hits   
31 pts
40
US
17
AC
35
ctry


[Smash 2043]
written by Roger Miller
#23
01/1966

Snow Flake
Jim Reeves

from Distant Drums   
31 pts
66
US


2
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8719]
written by Ned Miller
#24
09/1966

Almost Persuaded No. 2
Ben Colder

26 pts
58
US


6
ctry


[MGM 13590]
written by Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton & Ben Colder
Open Up Your Heart
#25
09/1966

Open Up Your Heart
Buck Owens

from Open Up Your Heart   
23 pts




1
ctry


as Buck Owens & the Buckaroos
[Capitol 5705]
written by Buck Owens
Take Good Care of Her
#26
04/1966

Take Good Care of Her
Sonny James

from True Love's a Blessing   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Capitol 5612]
written by Arthur Kent & Ed Warren
#27
08/1966

I Get the Fever
Bill Anderson

from I Love You Drops   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Decca 9-31999]
written by Bill Anderson
#28
12/1966

The Fugitive
Merle Haggard

from I'm a Lonesome Fugitive   
23 pts




1
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 5803]
written by Liz Anderson & Casey Anderson
Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)
#29
11/1966

Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)
Loretta Lynn

from Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Decca 32045]
written by Loretta Lynn & Peggy Sue Wells
#30
06/1966

You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)
Loretta Lynn

from You Ain't Woman Enough   You Ain't Woman Enough
20 pts




2
ctry


[Decca 9-31966]
written by Loretta Lynn
I'm a Nut
#31
06/1966

I'm a Nut
Leroy Pullins

20 pts
57
US


18
ctry


[Kapp 758]
written by Leroy Pullins
#32
08/1966

Room in Your Heart
Sonny James

from The Best of Sonny James   
20 pts




2
ctry


[Capitol 5690]
written by Frances Long & Sonny James
A Million and One
#33
06/1966

A Million and One
Billy Walker

from A Million and One   
20 pts




2
ctry


[Monument 943]
written by Yvonne Devaney
#34
12/1966

A Loser's Cathedral
David Houston

from A Loser's Cathedral   
20 pts
135
US


3
ctry


US B side to Where Could I Go? (But to Her)
[Epic 10102]
written by Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton
#35
06/1966

Ain't Had No Lovin'
Connie Smith

from Born to Sing   
20 pts




2
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8842]
written by Dallas Frazier
#36
06/1966

The Streets of Baltimore
Bobby Bare

from The Streets of Baltimore   
17 pts
124
US


5
ctry


[RCA Victor 8851]
written by Harlan Howard & Tompall Glaser
#37
08/1966

The Bottle Let Me Down
Merle Haggard

from Swinging Doors   
17 pts




3
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 5704]
written by Merle Haggard
#38
10/1966

The Hurtin's All Over
Connie Smith

from Downtown Country   
17 pts




3
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8964]
written by Harlan Howard
#39
03/1966

Talkin' to the Wall
Warner Mack

from The Country Touch   
17 pts




3
ctry


[Decca 9-31911]
written by Warner McPherson & Bill Montague
Touch My Heart
#40
10/1966

Touch My Heart
Ray Price

from Touch My Heart   
17 pts




3
ctry


[Columbia 4-43795]
written by Aubrey Mayhew & Donny Young
#41
07/1966

The Shoe Goes on the Other Foot Tonight
Marty Robbins

17 pts




3
ctry


[Columbia 4-43680]
written by Buddy Mize
#42
11/1966

Hurt Her Once for Me
The Wilburn Brothers

16 pts




3
ctry


[Decca 32038]
written by Johnny Russell & Vince Finneran
#43
11/1966

Bear with Me a Little Longer
Billy Walker

from The Walker Way   
16 pts




3
ctry


[Monument 980]
written by Darrell Glenn
#44
09/1966

My Uncle Used to Love Me but She Died
Roger Miller

from Words and Music by Roger Miller   
16 pts
58
US


39
ctry


[Smash 2055]
written by Roger Miller
#45
02/1966

I Love You Drops
Bill Anderson

from Bright Lights and Country Music   
16 pts




4
ctry


US B side to Golden Guitar
[Decca 9-31890]
written by Bill Anderson
#46
02/1966

Nobody but a Fool (Would Love You)
Connie Smith

from Miss Smith Goes to Nashville   
15 pts




4
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8746]
written by Bill Anderson
Sweet Thang
#47
09/1966

Sweet Thang
Nat Stuckey

from Nat Stuckey Really Sings   
15 pts




4
ctry


[Paula 243]
written by Nat Stuckey
Misty Blue
#48
10/1966

Misty Blue
Wilma Burgess

from Misty Blue   
15 pts




4
ctry


[Decca 32027]
written by Bob Montgomery
#49
09/1966

It Takes a Lot of Money
Warner Mack

from Drifting Apart   
15 pts




4
ctry


[Decca 32004]
written by Bob Morris
#50
12/1966

Once
Ferlin Husky

from I Could Sing All Night   
15 pts




4
ctry


[Capitol 5775]
written by Ted Harris
#51
02/1966

Dear Uncle Sam
Loretta Lynn

from I Like 'Em Country   
15 pts




4
ctry


[Decca 9-31893]
written by Loretta Lynn
#52
02/1966

If You Can't Bite, Don't Grow!
Tommy Collins

15 pts
105
US


7
ctry


[Columbia 43489]
written by Tommy Collins
#53
03/1966

I'm Living in Two Worlds
Bonnie Guitar

from Two Worlds   
15 pts
99
US


9
ctry


[Dot 45-16811]
written by Jan Crutchfield
#54
04/1966

Swinging Doors
Merle Haggard

from Swinging Doors   
14 pts




5
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 5600]
written by Merle Haggard
#55
03/1966

Would You Hold It Against Me
Dottie West

from Suffer Time   
14 pts




5
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8770]
written by Dottie West & Bill West
#56
05/1966

Standing in the Shadows
Hank Williams Jr.

from Country Shadows   
14 pts




5
ctry


[MGM 13504]
written by Hank Williams Jr.
Four-O-Thirty-Three
#57
07/1966

Four-O-Thirty-Three
George Jones

from Four-O-Thirty-Three   
14 pts




5
ctry


[Musicor 1181]
written by George Jones & Earl Montgomery
Evil on Your Mind
#58
04/1966

Evil on Your Mind
Jan Howard

from Jan Howard Sings Evil on Your Mind   
14 pts




5
ctry


[Decca 9-31933]
written by Harlan Howard
#59
10/1966

The Game of Triangles
Bobby Bare, Norma Jean and Liz Anderson

from The Game of Triangles   
14 pts




5
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8963]
written by Cy Coben
#60
04/1966

Put It Off Until Tomorrow
Bill Phillips

from Put It Off Until Tomorrow   
13 pts




6
ctry


[Decca 31901]
written by Dolly Parton & Bill Owens
#61
03/1966

I'm a People
George Jones

from I'm a People   
13 pts




6
ctry


[Musicor 1143]
written by Dallas Frazier
#62
05/1966

(Yes) I'm Hurting
Don Gibson

from Great Country Songs   
13 pts




6
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8812]
written by Don Gibson
#63
10/1966

How Long Has It Been
Bobby Lewis [country singer]

from How Long Has It Been   
13 pts




6
ctry


[United Artists 50067]
written by Jim Throckmorton & David Snyder
Everybody Loves a Nut
#64
07/1966

Everybody Loves a Nut
Johnny Cash

from Everybody Loves a Nut   Everybody Loves a Nut
12 pts
96
US


17
ctry


[Columbia 4-43673]
written by Jack Clement
#65
04/1966

A Way to Survive
Ray Price

from Touch My Heart   
12 pts




7
ctry


[Columbia 4-43560]
written by Hank Cochran & Moneen Carpenter
#66
08/1966

Walking on New Grass
Kenny Price

from One Hit Follows Another   
12 pts




7
ctry


[Boone 1042]
written by Ray Pennington
#67
10/1966

Unmitigated Gall
Faron Young

from Unmitigated Gall   
12 pts




7
ctry


[Mercury 72617]
written by Mel Tillis
#68
12/1966

Happy Tracks
Kenny Price

from One Hit Follows Another   
12 pts




7
ctry


[Boone 1051]
written by Ray Pennington
#69
03/1966

Viet Nam Blues
Dave Dudley

from There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere   
11 pts
127
US


12
ctry


[spoken]
[Mercury 72550]
written by Kris Kristofferson
I've Been a Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone)
#70
02/1966

I've Been a Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone)
Roger Miller

from Words and Music by Roger Miller   
11 pts
103
US


13
ctry


[Smash 2024]
written by Roger Miller
The Lovin' Machine
#71
06/1966

The Lovin' Machine
Johnny Paycheck

from The Lovin' Machine   
11 pts




8
ctry


[Little Darlin' 008]
written by Larry Kingston
#72
08/1966

The Company You Keep
Bill Phillips

from Bill Phillips Style   
11 pts




8
ctry


[Decca 31996]
written by Dolly Parton & Bill Owens
#73
02/1966

Someone Before Me
The Wilburn Brothers

11 pts




8
ctry


[Decca 9-31894]
written by Bob Hicks
#74
11/1966

Funny, Familiar, Forgotten, Feelings
Don Gibson

from More Country Soul   
11 pts




8
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8975]
written by Mickey Newbury
It's Only Love
#75
09/1966

It's Only Love
Jeannie Seely

from The Seely Style   
10 pts
121
US


15
ctry


[Monument 965]
written by Hank Cochran
#76
12/1966

Where Could I Go? (But to Her)
David Houston

from A Loser's Cathedral   
10 pts
133
US


14
ctry


[Epic 10102]
written by Glenn Sutton & Billy Sherrill
#77
09/1966

(That's What You Get) For Loving Me
Waylon Jennings

from Leavin' Town   
10 pts




9
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8917]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
#78
11/1966

I Never Had the One I Wanted
Claude Gray

from Claude Gray Sings   
10 pts




9
ctry


[Decca 32039]
written by Jimmie Louis, Claude Gray & Sheb Wooley
Just Between You and Me
#79
12/1966

Just Between You and Me
Charley Pride

from Pride of Country Music   
10 pts




9
ctry


as Country Charley Pride
[RCA Victor 47-9000]
written by Jack Clement
I'll Take the Dog
#80
05/1966

I'll Take the Dog
Jean Shepard & Ray Pillow

from I'll Take the Dog   
10 pts




9
ctry


[Capitol 5633]
written by Marge Barton & Freed McRae
#81
09/1966

Early Morning Rain
George Hamilton IV

from Steel Rail Blues   Steel Rail Blues
10 pts




9
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8924]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
#82
10/1966

Stand Beside Me
Jimmy Dean

from Jimmy Dean Is Here!   
9 pts




10
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8971]
written by Thomas P. Glaser
If Teardrops Were Silver
#83
07/1966

If Teardrops Were Silver
Jean Shepard

9 pts




10
ctry


[Capitol 5681]
written by Don Wayne
Heartbreak Hotel
#84
11/1966

Heartbreak Hotel
Roger Miller

from Words and Music by Roger Miller   
9 pts
84
US


55
ctry


[Smash 2066]
written by Mae Boren Axton, Thomas Durden & Elvis Presley
#85
03/1966

Giddyup Go - Answer
Minnie Pearl

9 pts




10
ctry


[Starday 754]
written by Tommy Hill [songwriter]
Bad Seed
#86
10/1966

Bad Seed
Jan Howard

from Bad Seed   
9 pts




10
ctry


[Decca 32016]
written by Bill Anderson
#87
03/1966

Back Pocket Money
Jimmy Newman

from Sings Country Songs   
9 pts




10
ctry


[Decca 9-31916]
written by Tom Hall
#88
06/1966

The World Is Round
Roy Drusky

from In a New Dimension   
9 pts




10
ctry


[Mercury 72586]
written by Tony Senn, Tommy Stough & Paul Johnson
#89
12/1966

Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine
Wanda Jackson

from Reckless Love Affair   Reckless Love Affair
9 pts




11
ctry


[Capitol 5789]
written by Dale Davis & Francis Coates
#90
12/1966

Green River
Waylon Jennings

from Nashville Rebel OST   
9 pts




11
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-9025]
written by Harlan Howard
#91
01/1966

Golden Guitar
Bill Anderson

from I Love You Drops   
9 pts




11
ctry


[Decca 9-31890]
written by Curtis Leach & Billy Gray
Don't Touch Me
#92
05/1966

Don't Touch Me
Wilma Burgess

from Don't Touch Me   
8 pts




12
ctry


[Decca 9-31941]
written by Hank Cochran
#93
08/1966

Blues Plus Booze (Means I Lose)
Stonewall Jackson

from All's Fair in Love 'N' War   
8 pts




12
ctry


[Columbia 4-43718]
written by Earl Brown
#94
11/1966

If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'
Roy Drusky

from If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'   
8 pts




12
ctry


[Mercury 72627]
written by Ben Peters
#95
01/1966

A Born Loser
Don Gibson

from Great Country Songs   
8 pts




12
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8732]
written by Don Gibson
#96
07/1966

At Ease Heart
Ernest Ashworth

8 pts




13
ctry


as Ernie Ashworth
[Hickory 1400]
written by Jimmy Jay
Many Happy Hangovers to You
#97
03/1966

Many Happy Hangovers to You
Jean Shepard

from Many Happy Hangovers   
8 pts




13
ctry


[Capitol 5585]
written by Johnny MacRae
#98
07/1966

Lonelyville
Dave Dudley

from Lonelyville   
8 pts




13
ctry


[Mercury 72585]
written by Dave Burgess
#99
07/1966

I Can't Keep Away from You
The Wilburn Brothers

8 pts




13
ctry


[Decca 9-31974]
written by Darrell Statler
#100
03/1966

Catch a Little Raindrop
Claude King

from Tiger Woman   
8 pts




13
ctry


[Columbia 4-43510]
written by Dorsey Burnette & Joe Osborn

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