Billboard Top Country Hits is a series of compilation albums released by Rhino Records, each featuring ten hit country music recordings from a specific year, mostly number ones on the Billboardcountry singles chart. In all, 15 albums were released spanning the years 1959โ1968 (released in 1990) and 1986โ1990 (released in 1993).
Four of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the
Hot C&W Sides chart during 1960. One of the tracks โ "El Paso" by Marty Robbins, was also a chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100. Also included in the track lineup is the year's No. 1 song, "Please Help Me I'm Falling" by Hank Locklin
. The remaining six tracks all peaked in the top ten.
Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[4]
Seven of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the
Hot Country Singles chart during 1961, including the year's No. 1 song, "I Fall to Pieces" by Patsy Cline. Also included is "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean, a crossover hit which spent five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100
. The other three tracks all peaked in the top ten of the country chart.
Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[6]
Eight of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the
Hot Country Singles chart during 1964, including the year's No. 1 song, "My Heart Skips a Beat" by Buck Owens. The other two tracks โ "Chug-A-Lug" by Roger Miller and "The Race Is On" by George Jones
โ peaked in the top five.
Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[12]
Eight of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the
Hot Country Singles chart during 1965. The other two tracks โ "Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun" by Dave Dudley and "I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love)" by Sonny James
โ peaked in the top five.
Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[14]
Eight of the tracks included on this album reached No. 1 on the
Hot Country Singles chart during 1966, including the year's No. 1 song, "Almost Persuaded" by David Houston. The other two tracks โ "You Ain't Woman Enough" by Loretta Lynn
and "Tippy-Toeing" by the Harden Trio โ peaked at No. 2.
Track information and credits taken from the album's liner notes.[16]
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^Billboard Top Country Hits: 1986 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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^Billboard Top Country Hits: 1987 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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^Billboard Top Country Hits: 1988 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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^Billboard Top Country Hits: 1989 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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^Billboard Top Country Hits: 1990 (liner notes). Various artists. Rhino. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)