MERLE HAGGARD
Billboard Charting Singles (Top 40)
Date: date first entered chart
Peak: highest chart position attained; (x): number of weeks at Number 1 or 2
Weeks: number of weeks on chart
Red denotes a Number One Song
| DATE | PEAK POS | WEEKS | TITLE | CATALOG |
12/63 |
19 |
3 |
Sing A Sad Song | Tally 155 |
9/64 |
28 |
24 |
Just Between The Two Of Us (duet with Bonnie Owens) |
Tally 181 |
| 1/65 | 10 |
21 |
(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers | Tally 179 |
| 4/66 | 5 |
26 |
Swinging Doors | Capitol 5600 |
| 8/66 | 3 |
20 |
The Bottle Let Me Down | Capitol 5704 |
| 1/67 | 1 (1) |
15 |
The Fugitive / | Capitol 5803 |
| 1/67 | 32 |
5 |
Someone Told My Story | Capitol 5803 |
| 4/67 | 2 (2) |
15 |
I Threw Away The Rose | Capitol 5844 |
7/67 |
1 (1) | 15 | Branded Man | Capitol 5931 |
| 12/67 | 1 (2) | 17 | Sing Me Back Home | Capitol 2017 |
| 3/68 | 1 (2) | 14 | The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde | Capitol 2123 |
| 7/68 | 1 (4) | 15 | Mama Tried | Capitol 2219 |
| 11/68 | 3 | 16 | I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am | Capitol 2289 |
3/69 |
1 (1) | 15 | Hungry Eyes | Capitol 2383 |
7/69 |
1 (1) | 13 | Workin' Man Blues | Capitol 2503 |
10/69 |
1 (4) | 15 | Okie From Muskogee | Capitol 2626 |
2/70 |
1 (3) | 14 | The Fightin' Side Of Me | Capitol 2719 |
5/70 |
9 | 10 | Street Singer | Capitol 2778 |
6/70 |
3 | 13 | Jesus, Take A Hold | Capitol 2838 |
10/70 |
3 | 15 | I Can't Be Myself / | Capitol 2891 |
| 10/70 | 15 | Sidewalks Of Chicago | Capitol 2891 | |
| 2/71 | 3 | 12 | Soldier's Last Letter | Capitol 3024 |
| 7/71 | 2 (2) | 14 | Someday We'll Look Back | Capitol 3112 |
| 10/71 | 1 (2) | 13 | Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) | Capitol 3198 |
| 12/71 | 1 (3) | 15 | Carolyn | Capitol 3222 |
| 4/72 | 1 (2) | 14 | Grandma Harp / | Capitol 3294 |
| 4/72 | 10 | Turnin' Off A Memory | Capitol 3294 | |
| 9/72 | 1 (1) | 12 | It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) | Capitol 3419 |
| 12/72 | 1 (1) | 13 | I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me | Capitol 3488 |
| 3/73 | 3 | 12 | The Emptiest Arms In The World | Captiol 3552 |
| 7/73 | 1 (2) | 15 | Everybody's Had The Blues | Capitol 3641 |
| 11/73 | 1 (4) | 14 | If We Make It Through December | Capitol 3746 |
| 3/74 | 1 (1) | 10 | Things Aren't Funny Anymore | Capitol 3830 |
| 7/74 | 1 (1) | 10 | Old Man From The Mountain | Capitol 3900 |
| 11/74 | 1 (1) | 11 | Kentucky Gambler | Capitol 3974 |
| 3/75 | 1 (2) | 10 | Always Wanting You | Capitol 4027 |
| 6/75 | 1 (1) | 9 | Movin' On | Capitol 4085 |
| 10/75 | 1 (1) | 13 | It's All In The Movies | Capitol 4141 |
| 1/76 | 1 (1) | 10 | The Roots Of My Raising | Capitol 4204 |
| 5/76 | 10 | 9 | Here Comes The Freedom Train | Capitol 4267 |
9/76 |
1 (1) | 11 | Cherokee Maiden / | Capitol 4326 |
| 9/76 | 11 | What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana | Capitol 4326 | |
| 4/77 | 2 (2) | 12 | If We're Not Back In Love By Monday | MCA 40700 |
| 7/77 | 2 (2) | 11 | Ramblin' Fever / | MCA 40743 |
| 7/77 | 10 | When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again | MCA 40743 | |
| 9/77 | 16 | 8 | A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today | Capitol 4477 |
| 10/77 | 4 | 9 | From Graceland To The Promised Land | MCA 40804 |
| 1/78 | 12 | 8 | Running Kind / | Capitol 4525 |
| 1/78 | 7 | Making Believe | Capitol 4525 | |
| 3/78 | 2 (2) | 11 | I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall | MCA 40869 |
| 8/78 | 2 (3) | 11 | It's Been A Great Afternoon / | MCA 40936 |
| 8/78 | 6 | Love Me When You Can | MCA 40936 | |
| 11/78 | 8 | 7 | The Bull And The Beaver (duet with Leona Williams) | MCA 40962 |
| 4/79 | 4 | 10 | Red Bandana / | MCA 41007 |
| 4/79 | 10 | I Must Of Done Something Bad | MCA 41007 | |
| 9/79 | 4 | 10 | My Own Kind Of Hat / | MCA 41112 |
| 9/79 | 10 | Heaven Was A Drink Of Wine | MCA 41112 | |
| 3/80 | 2 (2) | 11 | The Way I Am | MCA 41200 |
| 5/80 | 1 (1) | 13 | Bar Room Buddies (duet with Clint Eastwood) | Elektra 46634 |
| 7/80 | 3 | 10 | Misery And Gin | MCA 41255 |
| 11/80 | 1 (1) | 12 | I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink | MCA 51014 |
| 2/81 | 9 | 9 | Leonard | MCA 51048 |
| 6/81 | 4 | 10 | Rainbow Stew | MCA 51120 |
| 10/81 | 1 (1) | 10 | My Favorite Memory | Epic 02504 |
| 1/82 | 1 (1) | 13 | Big City | Epic 02686 |
| 5/82 | 2 (2) | 13 | Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver) | Epic 02894 |
| 8/82 | 1 (1) | 10 | Yesterday's Wine (duet with George Jones) | Epic 03072 |
| 11/82 | 1 (1) | 13 | Going Where The Lonely Go | Epic 03315 |
| 1/83 | 10 | 10 | C.C. Waterback (duet with George Jones) | Epic 03405 |
| 2/83 | 6 | 11 | Reasons To Quit (duet with Willie Nelson) | Epic 03494 |
| 3/83 | 1 (1) | 13 | You Take Me For Granted | Epic 03723 |
| 5/83 | 1 (1) | 14 | Pancho And Lefty (duet with Willie Nelson) | Epic 03842 |
8/83 |
3 | 12 | What Am I Gonna Do (With The Rest Of My Life) | Epic 04006 |
| 12/83 | 1 (1) | 14 | That's The Way Love Goes | Epic 04226 |
| 4/84 | 1 (1) | 13 | Someday When Things Are Good | Epic 04402 |
| 7/84 | 1 (1) | 12 | Let's Chase Each Other Around The Room | Epic 04512 |
| 11/84 | 1 (1) | 14 | A Place To Fall Apart (with Janie Fricke) | Epic 04663 |
| 4/85 | 1 (1) | 12 | Natural High | Epic 04830 |
| 8/85 | 10 | 10 | Kern River | Epic 05426 |
| 10/85 | 36 | 2 | Amber Waves Of Grain | Epic 05659 |
| 2/86 | 5 | 14 | I Had A Beautiful Time | Epic 05782 |
| 6/86 | 9 | 11 | A Friend In California | Epic 06097 |
| 11/86 | 21 | 7 | Out Among The Stars | Epic 06344 |
| 12/87 | 1 (1) | 15 | Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star | Epic 07631 |
| 4/88 | 9 | 10 | Chill Factor | Epic 07754 |
8/88 |
22 | 7 | We Never Touch At All | Epic 07944 |
| 12/88 | 23 | 9 | You Babe | Epic 08111 |
| 5/89 | 18 | 14 | 5:01 Blues | Epic 68598 |
| 8/89 | 4 | 14 | A Better Love Next Time | Epic 68979 |
| 1/90 | 23 | 9 | If You Want To Be My Woman | Epic 73076 |
In Summary:
38 -- #1 Singles
57 Weeks at #1
90 -- Top 40 Singles
Merle Haggard Top 40 Singles span 4 decades !