Top Country Songs of 1977 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1976 <-1977-> 1978
Top songs: #1: Lucille by Kenny Rogers - #2: Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue by Crystal Gayle - #3: It's a Heartache by Bonnie Tyler - #4: Southern Nights by Glen Campbell - #5: Way Down by Elvis Presley
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Lucille
#1
01/1977

Lucille
Kenny Rogers

from Kenny Rogers   
402 pts
5
US
10
AC
1
ctry


1
UK
[United Artists 929]
written by Roger Bowling & Hal Bynum
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
#2
07/1977

Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Crystal Gayle

from We Must Believe in Magic   We Must Believe in Magic
384 pts
2
US
4
AC
1
ctry


5
UK
[United Artists 1016]
written by Richard Leigh
It's a Heartache
#3
12/1977

It's a Heartache
Bonnie Tyler

from Natural Force   Natural Force
342 pts
3
US
10
AC
10
ctry


4
UK
[RCA 11249]
written by Ronnie Scott & Steve Wolfe
Southern Nights
#4
01/1977

Southern Nights
Glen Campbell

from Southern Nights   Southern Nights
324 pts
1
US
1
AC
1
ctry


28
UK
[Capitol 4376]
written by Allen Toussaint
Way Down
#5
06/1977

Way Down
Elvis Presley

from Moody Blue   Moody Blue
319 pts
18
US
14
AC
1
ctry


1
UK
[was charting at time of Presley's death]
[RCA 10998]
written by Layng Martine Jr.
You Light Up My Life
#6
09/1977

You Light Up My Life
Debby Boone

from You Light Up My Life   
304 pts
1
US
1
AC
4
ctry


48
UK
Academy Award for Best Original Song 1977
[Warner/Curb 8455]
written by Joe Brooks
#7
06/1977

We're All Alone
Rita Coolidge

from Anytime...Anywhere   Anytime...Anywhere
276 pts
7
US
1
AC
82
ctry


6
UK
[A&M 1965]
written by Boz Scaggs
Blue Bayou
#8
09/1977

Blue Bayou
Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams   Simple Dreams
241 pts
3
US
3
AC
2
ctry


35
UK
[Asylum 45431]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
Here You Come Again
#9
10/1977

Here You Come Again
Dolly Parton

from Here You Come Again   Here You Come Again
230 pts
3
US
2
AC
1
ctry


75
UK
[RCA 11123]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Sam
#10
01/1977

Sam
Olivia Newton-John

from Don't Stop Believin'   Don't Stop Believin'
214 pts
20
US
1
AC
40
ctry


6
UK
[MCA 40670]
written by John Farrar, Hank Marvin & Don Black
Lay Down Sally
#11
12/1977

Lay Down Sally
Eric Clapton

from Slowhand   Slowhand
204 pts
3
US
25
AC
26
ctry


39
UK
[RSO 886]
written by Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy & George Terry
#12
06/1977

Telephone Man
Meri Wilson

from First Take   
189 pts
18
US


50
ctry
91
R&B
6
UK
[novelty]
[GRT 127]
written by Meri Wilson
Right Time of the Night
#13
01/1977

Right Time of the Night
Jennifer Warnes

from Jennifer Warnes   
186 pts
6
US
1
AC
17
ctry


51
UK
[Arista 0223]
written by Peter McCann
My Way
#14
11/1977

My Way
Elvis Presley

from Elvis in Concert   
184 pts
22
US
6
AC
2
ctry


9
UK
live
[RCA 11165]
written by Claude François, Jacques Revaux & Paul Anka
Margaritaville
#15
04/1977

Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett

from Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes   Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
149 pts
8
US
1
AC
13
ctry




[ABC 12254]
written by Jimmy Buffett
It's So Easy
#16
10/1977

It's So Easy
Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams   Simple Dreams
149 pts
5
US
37
AC
81
ctry




[Asylum 45438]
written by Buddy Holly & Norman Petty
It Was Almost Like a Song
#17
05/1977

It Was Almost Like a Song
Ronnie Milsap

from It Was Almost Like a Song   
109 pts
16
US
7
AC
1
ctry




[RCA Victor PB-10976]
written by Archie Jordan & Hal David
Daytime Friends
#18
08/1977

Daytime Friends
Kenny Rogers

from Daytime Friends   
96 pts
28
US
13
AC
1
ctry


39
UK
[United Artists 1027]
written by Ben Peters
#19
09/1977

The King Is Gone
Ronnie McDowell

from The King Is Gone   
89 pts
13
US
42
AC
13
ctry




[tribute to Elvis Presley]
[Scorpion 135]
written by Ronnie McDowell & Lee Morgan
Heard It in a Love Song
#20
03/1977

Heard It in a Love Song
The Marshall Tucker Band

from Carolina Dreams   Carolina Dreams
83 pts
14
US
25
AC
51
ctry




[Capricorn 0270]
written by Toy Caldwell
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
#21
04/1977

Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
Waylon Jennings

from Ol' Waylon   
79 pts
25
US
16
AC
1
ctry




[RCA 10924]
written by Bobby Emmons & Chips Moman
#22
07/1977

Sunflower
Glen Campbell

from Southern Nights   Southern Nights
72 pts
39
US
1
AC
4
ctry




[Capitol 4445]
written by Neil Diamond
In the Mood
#23
01/1977

In the Mood
Ray Stevens

58 pts
40
US
38
AC
39
ctry


31
UK
as Henhouse Five Plus Too

[Warner 8301]
written by Joe Garland & Andy Razaf
How Can I Leave You Again
#24
11/1977

How Can I Leave You Again
John Denver

from I Want to Live   I Want to Live
53 pts
44
US
2
AC
22
ctry




[RCA 11036]
written by John Denver
I'm Just a Country Boy
#25
09/1977

I'm Just a Country Boy
Don Williams

from Country Boy   
44 pts
110
US


1
ctry


51
UK
[ABC/Dot 17717]
written by Fred Hellerman & Marshall Baker
#26
03/1977

My Sweet Lady
John Denver

from John Denver’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2   John Denver’s Greatest Hits, Volume 2
43 pts
32
US
13
AC
62
ctry




originally b-side of "thank god i'm a country boy"
[RCA 10911]
written by John Denver
Changes in Lattitudes, Changes in Attitudes
#27
09/1977

Changes in Lattitudes, Changes in Attitudes
Jimmy Buffett

from Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes   Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
42 pts
37
US
11
AC
24
ctry




[ABC 12305]
written by Jimmy Buffett
What a Difference You've Made in My Life
#28
11/1977

What a Difference You've Made in My Life
Ronnie Milsap

from It Was Almost Like a Song   
42 pts
80
US
19
AC
1
ctry




[RCA 11146]
written by Archie Jordan
#29
08/1977

Heaven's Just a Sin Away
The Kendalls

from Let the Music Play / Heaven's Just a Sin Away   
36 pts
69
US


1
ctry




[Ovation 1103]
written by Jerry Gillespie
Sweet Music Man
#30
10/1977

Sweet Music Man
Kenny Rogers

from Daytime Friends   
35 pts
44
US
29
AC
9
ctry




[United Artists 1095]
written by Kenny Rogers
#31
07/1977

The Danger of a Stranger
Stella Parton

from Country Sweet   
34 pts




15
ctry


35
UK
[Elektra 45410]
written by Even Stevens & Shel Silverstein
Rollin' with the Flow
#32
05/1977

Rollin' with the Flow
Charlie Rich

from Rollin' with the Flow   
33 pts
101
US
32
AC
1
ctry




[Epic 50392]
written by Jerry Hayes
From Graceland to the Promised Land
#33
10/1977

From Graceland to the Promised Land
Merle Haggard

from My Farewell to Elvis   
32 pts
58
US


4
ctry




[MCA 40804]
written by Merle Haggard
#34
12/1977

Don't Break the Heart That Loves You
Margo Smith

from Don't Break the Heart That Loves You   
31 pts
104
US
40
AC
1
ctry




[Warner 8508]
written by Benny Davis & Ted Murry
#35
04/1977

I Can't Help Myself
Eddie Rabbitt

from Rabbitt   
31 pts
77
US


2
ctry




[Elektra 45390]
written by Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
Some Broken Hearts Never Mend
#36
03/1977

Some Broken Hearts Never Mend
Don Williams

from Visions   
28 pts
108
US


1
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17683]
written by Wayland Holyfield
If You Want Me
#37
04/1977

If You Want Me
Billie Jo Spears

from If You Want Me   
27 pts




8
ctry


51
UK
[United Artists 985]
written by Ben Peters
#38
04/1977

This Girl (Has Turned into a Woman)
Mary MacGregor

from Torn Between Two Lovers   Torn Between Two Lovers
27 pts
46
US
27
AC
36
ctry




[Ariola America 7662]
written by Peter Yarrow & Mary MacGregor
#39
12/1977

I Love You, I Love You, I Love You
Ronnie McDowell

from I Love You, I Love You, I Love You   
26 pts
81
US
50
AC
5
ctry




[Scorpion 149]
written by Ronnie McDowell
#40
12/1977

Woman to Woman
Barbara Mandrell

from Love's Ups and Downs   
26 pts
92
US
49
AC
4
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17736]
written by Homer Banks, Eddie Marion & Henderson Thigpen
East Bound and Down
#41
09/1977

East Bound and Down
Jerry Reed

from Smokey and the Bandit: Music from the Motion Picture   
25 pts
103
US


2
ctry




charted as East Bound and Down / Redneck in a Rock and Roll Bar in US contry charts
[RCA 11056]
written by Jerry Reed & Dick Feller
#42
06/1977

Pledging My Love
Elvis Presley

from Moody Blue   Moody Blue
25 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 10998]
written by Ferdinand Washington & Don Robey
Near You
#43
1977

Near You
Tammy Wynette

from Golden Ring   Golden Ring
25 pts




1
ctry




written by Francis Craig & Kermit Goell
#44
11/1977

Take This Job and Shove It
Johnny Paycheck

from Take This Job and Shove It   
25 pts




1
ctry




[Epic 50469]
written by David Allan Coe
#45
02/1977

She's Pulling Me Back Again
Mickey Gilley

from First Class   
25 pts




1
ctry




[Playboy 6100]
written by Bill Rice & Jerry Foster
She's Got You
#46
02/1977

She's Got You
Loretta Lynn

from I Remember Patsy   I Remember Patsy
25 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 40679]
written by Hank Cochran
#47
03/1977

Play Guitar Play
Conway Twitty

from Play Guitar Play   
25 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 40682]
written by Conway Twitty
#48
05/1977

I'll Be Leavin' Alone
Charley Pride

from She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory   
25 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 10975]
written by Dickey Lee & Wayland Holyfield
#49
10/1977

The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)
Waylon Jennings

from Waylon & Willie   
25 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 11118]
written by Bobby Emmons & Chips Moman
#50
04/1977

That Was Yesterday
Donna Fargo

from Fargo Country   Fargo Country
25 pts




1
ctry




[Warner 8375]
written by Donna Fargo
#51
12/1977

Out of My Head and Back in My Bed
Loretta Lynn

from Out of My Head and Back In My Bed   
25 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 40832]
written by Peggy Forman
#52
09/1977

More to Me
Charley Pride

from She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory   
25 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 11086]
written by Ben Peters
#53
02/1977

It Couldn't Have Been Any Better
Johnny Duncan

from Greatest Hits   
25 pts




1
ctry




with Janie Fricke
[Columbia 10474]
written by Ray Griff
#54
07/1977

I've Already Loved You in My Mind
Conway Twitty

from I've Already Loved You in My Mind   
25 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 40754]
written by Conway Twitty
#55
12/1977

I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love
Larry Gatlin

from Love Is Just a Game   
25 pts




1
ctry




with Family & Friends
[Monument 234]
written by Larry Gatlin
#56
01/1977

She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory
Charley Pride

from She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory   
25 pts




1
ctry




[RCA 10875]
written by John Schweers
#57
01/1977

Heart Healer
Mel Tillis

from Heart Healer   
25 pts




1
ctry




[MCA 40667]
written by John Greenebaum & Tomas Gmeiner
Walk Right In
#58
06/1977

Walk Right In
Dr. Hook

23 pts
46
US
39
AC
92
ctry




[Capitol 4423]
written by Gus Cannon & Hosea Woods
#59
02/1977

Me and the Elephants
Bobby Goldsboro

from Goldsboro   
22 pts
104
US
6
AC
82
ctry




[Epic 50342]
written by Benny Whitehead
To Daddy
#60
12/1977

To Daddy
Emmylou Harris

from Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town   Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
22 pts
102
US


3
ctry




[Warner 8498]
written by Dolly Parton
#61
1977

When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
Merle Haggard

from Ramblin' Fever   
21 pts




2
ctry




[MCA 40743]
written by Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan
#62
1977

Redneck in a Rock and Roll Bar
Jerry Reed

21 pts




2
ctry




US B side to Redneck in a Rock and Roll Bar ; charted as East Bound and Down / Redneck in a Rock and Roll Bar in US contry charts
written by Bill Anthony & Robert Morrison
#63
04/1977

If We're Not Back in Love by Monday
Merle Haggard

from Ramblin' Fever   
21 pts




2
ctry




[MCA 40700]
written by Glenn Martin & Sonny Throckmorton
#64
10/1977

I'm Knee Deep in Loving You
Dave & Sugar

from That's the Way Love Should Be   
21 pts




2
ctry




[RCA 11141]
written by Sonny Throckmorton
#65
12/1977

You're the One
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Y'all Come Back Saloon   
21 pts




2
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17732]
written by Bob Morrison
#66
07/1977

Ramblin' Fever
Merle Haggard

from Ramblin' Fever   
21 pts




2
ctry




[MCA 40743]
written by Merle Haggard
I'll Do It All Over Again
#67
03/1977

I'll Do It All Over Again
Crystal Gayle

from Crystal   Crystal
21 pts




2
ctry




[United Artists 948]
written by Bob McDill & Wayland Holyfield
#68
06/1977

I Can't Love You Enough
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty

from Dynamic Duo   
21 pts




2
ctry




[MCA 40728]
written by Max D. Barnes & Troy Seals
#69
09/1977

Roses for Mama
C.W. McCall

from Roses for Mama   
21 pts




2
ctry




[Polydor 14420]
written by Johnny Wilson, Gene Dobbins & Wayne Sharpe
Don't Throw It All Away
#70
02/1977

Don't Throw It All Away
Dave & Sugar

from That's the Way Love Should Be   
19 pts


32
AC
5
ctry




[RCA 10876]
written by Gary Benson & David Mindel
#71
06/1977

A Song in the Night
Johnny Duncan

from Come a Little Bit Closer   
19 pts
105
US


5
ctry




[Columbia 10554]
written by Bobby Lee Springfield
Married but Not to Each Other
#72
04/1977

Married but Not to Each Other
Barbara Mandrell

from Midnight Angel   
18 pts




3
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17688]
written by Denise LaSalle & Frances Miller
Y'All Come Back Saloon
#73
07/1977

Y'All Come Back Saloon
The Oak Ridge Boys

from Y'all Come Back Saloon   
18 pts




3
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17710]
written by Sharon Vaughn
#74
01/1977

Paper Rosie
Gene Watson

from Paper Rosie   
18 pts




3
ctry




[Capitol 4378]
written by Dallas Harms
#75
05/1977

I Don't Wanna Cry
Larry Gatlin

from Love Is Just a Game   
18 pts




3
ctry




with Family & Friends
[Monument 221]
written by Larry Gatlin
#76
10/1977

Georgia Keeps Pulling on My Ring
Conway Twitty

from Georgia Keeps Pulling On My Ring   
18 pts




3
ctry




[MCA 40805]
written by Tim Marshall & David Wilkins
#77
09/1977

Love Is Just a Game
Larry Gatlin

from Love Is Just a Game   
18 pts




3
ctry




with Family & Friends
[Monument 226]
written by Larry Gatlin
#78
08/1977

I Got the Hoss
Mel Tillis

from Love's Troubled Waters   
18 pts




3
ctry




[MCA 40764]
written by Gerald House
Light of a Clear Blue Morning
#79
04/1977

Light of a Clear Blue Morning
Dolly Parton

from New Harvest - First Gathering   
17 pts
87
US


11
ctry




[RCA 10935]
written by Dolly Parton
Middle Age Crazy
#80
10/1977

Middle Age Crazy
Jerry Lee Lewis

from Country Memories   
17 pts




4
ctry




[Mercury 55011]
written by Sonny Throckmorton
#81
04/1977

Your Man Loves You Honey
Tom T. Hall

from About Love   
17 pts




4
ctry




[Mercury 73899]
written by Tom T. Hall
Come a Little Bit Closer
#82
10/1977

Come a Little Bit Closer
Johnny Duncan & Janie Fricke

from Come a Little Bit Closer   
17 pts




4
ctry




[Columbia 10634]
written by Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart & Wes Farrell
#83
03/1977

The Rains Came / Sugar Coated Love
Freddy Fender

17 pts




4
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17686]
written by Huey P. Meaux & J.D. Miller
#84
12/1977

What Did I Promise Her Last Night
Mel Tillis

from Love's Troubled Waters   
17 pts




4
ctry




[MCA 40836]
written by Ronal McCown & Wayne P. Walker
#85
06/1977

Honky Tonk Memories
Mickey Gilley

from Movin' On   
17 pts




4
ctry




[Playboy 5807]
written by Gene Dobbins, Johnny Wilson & Rory Bourke
#86
02/1977

Adios Amigo
Marty Robbins

from Adios Amigo   
17 pts




4
ctry




[Columbia 10472]
written by Bobby Vinton & Ray Girado
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
#87
04/1977

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
George Hamilton IV

from Fine Lace and Homespun Cloth   
16 pts




81
ctry


52
UK
[ABC/Dot 17687]
written by Joseph E. Howard, Will M. Hough & Frank R. Adams
#88
04/1977

Brooklyn
Cody Jameson

15 pts
74
US
35
AC
64
ctry




[Atco 7073]
written by Lefty Pedroski
#89
07/1977

Southern California
George Jones & Tammy Wynette

from George Jones and Tammy Wynette's Greatest Hits   
15 pts




5
ctry




[Epic 50418]
written by Billy Sherrill, George Richey & Sammy Lyons
#90
08/1977

Once in a Lifetime Thing
John Wesley Ryles

from John Wesley Ryles   
15 pts




5
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17698]
written by Jerry Foster & Bill Rice
#91
05/1977

If Practice Makes Perfect
Johnny Rodriguez

from If Practice Makes Perfect   
15 pts




5
ctry




[Mercury 73914]
written by Larry Gorlin
#92
05/1977

Don't Go City Girl on Me
Tommy Overstreet

from Vintage '77   
15 pts




5
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17697]
written by Mike Kosser & Rafe Van Hoy
#93
01/1977

Desperado
Johnny Rodriguez

from Reflecting   
15 pts




5
ctry




[Mercury 73878]
written by Don Henley & Glenn Frey
#94
07/1977

That's the Way Love Should Be
Dave & Sugar

from That's the Way Love Should Be   
15 pts


45
AC
7
ctry




[RCA 11034]
written by David Gillon, Joe Dougherty & Milton Blackford
#95
08/1977

We Can't Go On Living Like This
Eddie Rabbitt

from Rabbitt   
14 pts




6
ctry




[Elektra 45418]
written by Eddie Rabbitt & Even Stevens
#96
10/1977

Don't Let Me Touch You
Marty Robbins

from Don't Let Me Touch You   
14 pts




6
ctry




[Columbia 10629]
written by Marty Robbins & Billy Sherrill
#97
10/1977

One of a Kind
Tammy Wynette

from One of a Kind   
14 pts




6
ctry




[Epic 50450]
written by Billy Sherrill & Steve Davis
Let's Get Together (One Last Time)
#98
03/1977

Let's Get Together (One Last Time)
Tammy Wynette

from Let's Get Together   
14 pts




6
ctry




[Epic 50349]
written by Billy Sherrill & George Richey
(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie
#99
02/1977

(You Never Can Tell) C'est La Vie
Emmylou Harris

from Luxury Liner   Luxury Liner
14 pts




6
ctry




[Warner 8329]
written by Chuck Berry
#100
05/1977

I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
Marty Robbins

from Adios Amigo   
13 pts
108
US


10
ctry




[Columbia 10536]
written by Fred E. Ahlert & Roy Turk

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