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 !

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