Post by doofus67 on Jun 14, 2020 19:13:11 GMT -5
It was 40 years ago today that the Billboard country singles chart showed the all-time deepest freeze: The top 20 songs each held at the same position as the previous week. I decided to break down this phenomenon magazine by magazine.
This predates any songs from Urban Cowboy making the upper reaches. For what it's worth, of these 20 tracks, the only one I remember ever hearing -- besides the obvious one -- is arguably the greatest country song ever, "He Stopped Loving Her Today."
This predates any songs from Urban Cowboy making the upper reaches. For what it's worth, of these 20 tracks, the only one I remember ever hearing -- besides the obvious one -- is arguably the greatest country song ever, "He Stopped Loving Her Today."
| BB | Title and artist | CB | RW | R&R |
| 1 (1) | "My Heart / Silent Night (After the Fight)," Ronnie Milsap | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) / 24 (25) |
| 2 (2) | "Good Ole Boys Like Me," Don Williams | 6 (5) | 16 (6) | 8 (5) |
| 3 (3) | "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer," Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes | 2 (1) | 3 (2) | 3 (1) |
| 4 (4) | "One Day at a Time," Cristy Lane | 5 (8) | 6 (8) | 7 (10) |
| 5 (5) | "I'm Already Blue," The Kendalls | 9 (10) | 8 (5) | 14 (7) |
| 6 (6) | "Trying to Love Two Women," The Oak Ridge Boys | 3 (4) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) |
| 7 (7) | "Smooth Sailin'," T.G. Sheppard | 11 (12) | 7 (9) | 6 (8) |
| 8 (8) | "He Stopped Loving Her Today," George Jones | 4 (6) | 5 (10) | 5 (6) |
| 9 (9) | "Lucky Me," Anne Murray | 8 (9) | 4 (4) | 4 (4) |
| 10 (10) | "Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me," Jim Reeves and Deborah Allen | 15 (16) | 11 (14) | 15 (15) |
| 11 (11) | "Tell Ole I Ain't Here, He Better Get On Home," Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley | 14 (15) | 9 (11) | 9 (11) |
| 12 (12) | "Your Body Is an Outlaw," Mel Tillis | 10 (13) | 10 (12) | 12 (18) |
| 13 (13) | "Midnight Rider," Willie Nelson | 18 (19) | 15 (20) | 11 (12) |
| 14 (14) | "Too Old to Play Cowboy," Razzy Bailey | 12 (14) | 14 (17) | 19 (21) |
| 15 (15) | "True Love Ways," Mickey Gilley | 21 (24) | 18 (22) | 17 (28) |
| 16 (16) | "You Win Again," Charley Pride | 13 (21) | 19 (23) | 16 (22) |
| 17 (17) | "He Was There (When I Needed You)," Tammy Wynette | 20 (22) | 12 (16) | 13 (17) |
| 18 (18) | "Bedroom Ballad," Gene Watson | 16 (17) | 13 (15) | 18 (16) |
| 19 (19) | "Losing Kind of Love," Lacy J. Dalton | 26 (31) | 22 (26) | 29 (31) |
| 20 (20) | "Friday Night Blues," John Conlee | 17 (18) | 17 (21) | 10 (13) |
| 47 (21) | "Starting Over Again," Dolly Parton | 7 (3) | 28 (7) | 23 (9) |
