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class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_in_country_music&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Top hits of the year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Number_one_hits">Number one hits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_in_country_music&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Number one hits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>(As certified by <a href="/wiki/Billboard_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard magazine">Billboard magazine</a>)</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="75"><small>US</small> </th> <th>Single </th> <th>Artist </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">January 5 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/You_Will_Have_To_Pay" class="mw-redirect" title="You Will Have To Pay">You Will Have To Pay</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tex_Ritter" title="Tex Ritter">Tex Ritter</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">January 5 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/White_Cross_on_Okinawa" title="White Cross on Okinawa">White Cross on Okinawa</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wills" title="Bob Wills">Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">February 2 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Guitar_Polka" title="Guitar Polka">Guitar Polka</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Dexter" title="Al Dexter">Al Dexter</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">May 18 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/New_Spanish_Two_Step" title="New Spanish Two Step">New Spanish Two Step</a>" </td> <td>Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Sept 14 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Wine,_Women_and_Song" class="mw-redirect" title="Wine, Women and Song">Wine, Women and Song</a>" </td> <td>Al Dexter </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">October 12 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Divorce_Me_C.O.D." title="Divorce Me C.O.D.">Divorce Me C.O.D.</a>" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merle_Travis" title="Merle Travis">Merle Travis</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Top_Hillbilly_(Country)_Recordings_1946"><span id="Top_Hillbilly_.28Country.29_Recordings_1946"></span>Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings 1946</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_in_country_music&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings 1946"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Most-Played_Folk_Records_of_1946" title="Billboard Most-Played Folk Records of 1946">Billboard Most-Played Folk Records of 1946</a> is a year-end list compiled by <a href="/wiki/Billboard_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard magazine">The Billboard</a>, printed in the January 4, 1947 issue. It includes rankings for the calendar year only, handicapping records at the beginning and end of the year such as "<a href="/wiki/The_Old_Lamp-Lighter" title="The Old Lamp-Lighter">The Old Lamp-Lighter</a>", which lost more than half of its points. For all year-end charts on these pages, records that enter the chart in December of the previous year, or remain on the chart after December of the current year, receive points for their full chart runs. Each week, a score of 15 points is assigned for the no. 1 record, 9 points for no. 2, 8 points for no. 3, and so on, and the total of all weeks determined the final rank. Additional information can also be found at <a href="/wiki/List_of_Most_Played_Juke_Box_Folk_Records_number_ones_of_1946" title="List of Most Played Juke Box Folk Records number ones of 1946">List of Most Played Juke Box Folk Records number ones of 1946</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th><big>Rank</big> </th> <th><big>Artist</big> </th> <th><big>Title</big> </th> <th><big>Label</big> </th> <th><big>Recorded</big> </th> <th><big>Released</big> </th> <th><big>Chart Positions</big> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Dexter" title="Al Dexter">Al Dexter and His Troopers</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Guitar_Polka" title="Guitar Polka">Guitar Polka</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Columbia365_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Columbia365-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Columbia 36898</td> <td>March 21, 1942<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1942-03-21</span>)</span></td> <td>January 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-01</span>)</span></td> <td>US BB 1946 #158, US #12, US Hillbilly 1946 #1, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 32 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wills" title="Bob Wills">Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/New_Spanish_Two_Step" title="New Spanish Two Step">New Spanish Two Step</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Columbia365_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Columbia365-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Columbia 36966</td> <td>May 4, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-05-04</span>)</span></td> <td>May 18, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-05-18</span>)</span></td> <td>US BB 1946 #188, US #14, US Hillbilly 1946 #2, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 26 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merle_Travis" title="Merle Travis">Merle Travis</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Divorce_Me_C.O.D." title="Divorce Me C.O.D.">Divorce Me C.O.D.</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Capitol_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Capitol-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Capitol 290</td> <td>July 9, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-07-09</span>)</span></td> <td>September 6, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-09-06</span>)</span></td> <td>US BB 1946 #161, US #12, US Hillbilly 1946 #3, USHB #1 for 14 weeks, 26 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Tubb" title="Ernest Tubb">Ernest Tubb</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Rainbow_at_Midnight" title="Rainbow at Midnight">Rainbow at Midnight</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Decca 46018</td> <td>September 17, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-09-17</span>)</span></td> <td>October 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-10</span>)</span></td> <td>US Hillbilly 1946 #4, USHB #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddy_Arnold" title="Eddy Arnold">Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_How_Much_I_Love_You_(Eddy_Arnold_song)" title="That's How Much I Love You (Eddy Arnold song)">That's How Much I Love You</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Victor150_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Victor150-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>RCA Victor 20-1948</td> <td>March 20, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-03-20</span>)</span></td> <td>September 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-09</span>)</span></td> <td>US Hillbilly 1946 #5, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 29 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Al Dexter and His Troopers</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Wine_Women_and_Song" title="Wine Women and Song">Wine Women and Song</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Columbia370_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Columbia370-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Columbia 37062</td> <td>April 5, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-04-05</span>)</span></td> <td>July 29, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-07-29</span>)</span></td> <td>US Hillbilly 1946 #6, USHB #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zeke_Manners" title="Zeke Manners">Zeke Manners and His Band</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Sioux_City_Sue" title="Sioux City Sue">Sioux City Sue</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Victor150_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Victor150-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>RCA Victor 20-1797</td> <td>January 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-01</span>)</span></td> <td>February 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-02</span>)</span></td> <td>US Hillbilly 1946 #7, USHB #2 for 9 weeks, 25 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Roly_Poly_(Bob_Wills_song)" title="Roly Poly (Bob Wills song)">Roly Poly</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Columbia365_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Columbia365-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Columbia 36966</td> <td>January 24, 1945<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1945-01-24</span>)</span></td> <td>March 12, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-03-12</span>)</span></td> <td>US Hillbilly 1946 #8, USHB #3 for 8 weeks, 24 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elton_Britt" title="Elton Britt">Elton Britt</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Someday_(You%27ll_Want_Me_to_Want_You)" title="Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)">Someday</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Bluebird 33-0521</td> <td>November 22, 1944<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1944-11-22</span>)</span></td> <td>January 29, 1945<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1945-01-29</span>)</span></td> <td>US Hillbilly 1946 #9, USHB #2 for 5 weeks, 30 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hoosier_Hot_Shots" title="Hoosier Hot Shots">Hoosier Hot Shots</a> and <a href="/wiki/Two_Ton_Baker" title="Two Ton Baker">Two Ton Baker</a></td> <td>"Sioux City Sue"<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Decca 18745</td> <td>November 13, 1945<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1945-11-13</span>)</span></td> <td>January 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-01</span>)</span></td> <td>US BB 1946 #178, US #26, US Hillbilly 1946 #10, USHB #2 for 1 week, 22 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Ernest Tubb</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Filipino_Baby" title="Filipino Baby">Filipino Baby</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Decca 46019</td> <td>September 17, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-09-17</span>)</span></td> <td>October 9, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-10-09</span>)</span></td> <td>US Hillbilly 1946 #11, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tex_Ritter" title="Tex Ritter">Tex Ritter and His Texans</a></td> <td>"You Will Have To Pay"<sup id="cite_ref-Capitol_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Capitol-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Capitol 223</td> <td>September 27, 1944<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1944-09-27</span>)</span></td> <td>November 24, 1945<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1945-11-24</span>)</span></td> <td>US Hillbilly 1946 #12, USHB #1 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Merle Travis</td> <td>"Cincinnati Lou"<sup id="cite_ref-Capitol_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Capitol-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Capitol 258</td> <td>March 18, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-03-18</span>)</span></td> <td>May 12, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-05-12</span>)</span></td> <td>US BB 1946 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1946 #13, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gene_Autry" title="Gene Autry">Gene Autry</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Have_I_Told_You_Lately_That_I_Love_You%3F" title="Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?">Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Columbia370_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Columbia370-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Columbia 37079</td> <td>October 1, 1945<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1945-10-01</span>)</span></td> <td>September 2, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-09-02</span>)</span></td> <td>US Hillbilly 1946 #14, USHB #5 for 1 week, 14 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spade_Cooley" title="Spade Cooley">Spade Cooley and His Western Band</a></td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Detour_(song)" title="Detour (song)">Detour</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Columbia365_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Columbia365-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Columbia 36935</td> <td>January 3, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-01-03</span>)</span></td> <td>February 18, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-02-18</span>)</span></td> <td>US Hillbilly 1946 #15, USHB #2 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Tex Ritter</td> <td>"When You Leave Don't Slam The Door"<sup id="cite_ref-Capitol_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Capitol-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Capitol 296</td> <td>July 31, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-07-31</span>)</span></td> <td>September 2, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-09-02</span>)</span></td> <td>US Hillbilly 1946 #16, USHB #3 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Stay_A_Little_Longer" class="mw-redirect" title="Stay A Little Longer">Stay A Little Longer</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Columbia370_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Columbia370-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Columbia 37097</td> <td>January 24, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-01-24</span>)</span></td> <td>October 14, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-10-14</span>)</span></td> <td>US Hillbilly 1946 #17, USHB #2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>The Hoosier Hot Shots and Two Ton Baker</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Someday_(You%27ll_Want_Me_to_Want_You)" title="Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)">Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Decca 18738</td> <td>November 13, 1945<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1945-11-13</span>)</span></td> <td>December 1945<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1945-12</span>)</span></td> <td>US BB 1946 #238, US #16, US Hillbilly 1946 #18, USHB #3 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Merle Travis</td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/No_Vacancy_(Merle_Travis_song)" title="No Vacancy (Merle Travis song)">No Vacancy</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Capitol_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Capitol-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Capitol 258</td> <td>March 18, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-03-18</span>)</span></td> <td>May 12, 1946<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1946-05-12</span>)</span></td> <td>US BB 1946 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1946 #19, USHB #3 for 3 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class="mw-redirect" title="Ranger Doug">Ranger Doug</a>, "The Idol of American Youth", member of <a href="/wiki/Riders_in_the_Sky_(band)" title="Riders in the Sky (band)">Riders in the Sky</a>.</li> <li>July 15 — <a href="/wiki/Linda_Ronstadt" title="Linda Ronstadt">Linda Ronstadt</a>, singer-songwriter with strong influences in both country and rock music.</li> <li>August 11 — <a href="/wiki/John_Conlee" title="John Conlee">John Conlee</a>, former mortician and disc jockey who became one of the most consistent performers of the late 1970s and 1980s.</li> <li>October 2 — <a href="/wiki/Jo-El_Sonnier" title="Jo-El Sonnier">Jo-El Sonnier</a>, Singer-songwriter and accordionist who perform country music and Cajun music.</li> <li>November 2 — Howard Bellamy, of <a href="/wiki/The_Bellamy_Brothers" title="The Bellamy Brothers">The Bellamy Brothers</a>.</li> <li>November 5 — <a href="/wiki/Gram_Parsons" title="Gram Parsons">Gram Parsons</a>, influential country rock and alt-country 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href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8118-3572-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-8118-3572-3">0-8118-3572-3</a>)</li> <li>Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-06-273244-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-06-273244-7">0-06-273244-7</a>)</li> <li>Whitburn, Joel. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prior_to_1920_in_country_music" title="Prior to 1920 in country music">Prior to 1920</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_in_country_music" title="1920 in country music">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_in_country_music" title="1921 in country music">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_in_country_music" title="1922 in country music">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_in_country_music" title="1923 in country music">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_in_country_music" title="1924 in country music">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_country_music" title="1925 in country music">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_country_music" title="1926 in country music">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_country_music" title="1927 in country music">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_country_music" title="1928 in country music">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_country_music" title="1929 in country music">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_country_music" title="1930 in country music">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_country_music" title="1931 in country music">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_country_music" title="1932 in country music">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_country_music" title="1933 in country music">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_country_music" title="1934 in country music">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_country_music" title="1935 in country music">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_country_music" title="1936 in country music">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_country_music" title="1937 in country music">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_country_music" title="1938 in country music">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_country_music" title="1939 in country music">1939</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_country_music" title="1940 in country music">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_country_music" title="1941 in country music">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_country_music" title="1942 in country music">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_country_music" title="1943 in country music">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_country_music" title="1944 in country music">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_country_music" title="1945 in country music">1945</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_country_music" title="1947 in country music">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_country_music" title="1948 in country music">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_country_music" title="1949 in country music">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_country_music" title="1950 in country music">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_country_music" title="1951 in country music">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_country_music" title="1952 in country music">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_country_music" title="1953 in country music">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_country_music" title="1954 in country music">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_country_music" title="1955 in country music">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_country_music" title="1956 in country music">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_country_music" title="1957 in country music">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_country_music" title="1958 in country music">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_country_music" title="1959 in country music">1959</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_country_music" title="1960 in country music">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_country_music" title="1961 in country music">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_country_music" title="1962 in country music">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_country_music" title="1963 in country music">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_country_music" title="1964 in country music">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_country_music" title="1965 in country music">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_country_music" title="1966 in country music">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_country_music" title="1967 in country music">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_country_music" title="1968 in country music">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_country_music" title="1969 in country music">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_country_music" title="1970 in country music">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_country_music" title="1971 in country music">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_country_music" title="1972 in country music">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_country_music" title="1973 in country music">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_country_music" title="1974 in country music">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_country_music" title="1975 in country music">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_country_music" title="1976 in country music">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_country_music" title="1977 in country music">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_country_music" title="1978 in country music">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_country_music" title="1979 in country music">1979</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_country_music" title="1980 in country music">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_country_music" title="1981 in country music">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_country_music" title="1982 in country music">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_country_music" title="1983 in country music">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_country_music" title="1984 in country music">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_country_music" title="1985 in country music">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_country_music" title="1986 in country music">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_country_music" title="1987 in country music">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_country_music" title="1988 in country music">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_country_music" title="1989 in country music">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_country_music" title="1990 in country music">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_country_music" title="1991 in country music">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_country_music" title="1992 in country music">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_in_country_music" title="1993 in country music">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_in_country_music" title="1994 in country music">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_in_country_music" title="1995 in country music">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_country_music" title="1996 in country music">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_in_country_music" title="1997 in country music">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_in_country_music" title="1998 in country music">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_in_country_music" title="1999 in country music">1999</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_in_country_music" title="2000 in country music">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_country_music" title="2001 in country music">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_country_music" title="2002 in country music">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_country_music" title="2003 in country music">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_country_music" title="2004 in country music">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_country_music" title="2005 in country music">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_country_music" title="2006 in country music">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_country_music" title="2007 in country music">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_country_music" title="2008 in country music">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_country_music" title="2009 in country music">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_country_music" title="2010 in country music">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_country_music" title="2011 in country music">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_country_music" title="2012 in country music">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_country_music" title="2013 in country music">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_country_music" title="2014 in country music">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_country_music" title="2015 in country music">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_country_music" title="2016 in country music">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_country_music" title="2017 in country music">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_country_music" title="2018 in country music">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_country_music" title="2019 in country music">2019</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_in_country_music" title="2020 in country music">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_in_country_music" title="2021 in country music">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_in_country_music" title="2022 in country music">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_in_country_music" title="2023 in country music">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_in_country_music" title="2024 in country music">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_in_country_music" title="2025 in country music">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_in_country_music&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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