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1946 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1946.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

USSingleArtist
January 5"You Will Have To Pay"Tex Ritter
January 5"White Cross on Okinawa"Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
February 2"Guitar Polka"Al Dexter
May 18"New Spanish Two Step"Bob WillsBob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Sept 14"Wine, Women and Song"Al Dexter
October 12"Divorce Me C.O.D."Merle Travis

Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings 1946

Billboard Most-Played Folk Records of 1946 is a year-end list compiled by The Billboard, 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 "The Old Lamp-Lighter", 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 List of Most Played Juke Box Folk Records number ones of 1946.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart Positions
1Al Dexter and His Trooperstitle=COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 36500 - 37000url=https://www.78discography.com/COL36500.htmaccess-date=2022-05-03website=www.78discography.com}}Columbia 36898US BB 1946 #158, US #12, US Hillbilly 1946 #1, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 32 total weeks
2Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys"New Spanish Two Step"Columbia 36966US BB 1946 #188, US #14, US Hillbilly 1946 #2, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 26 total weeks
3Merle Travistitle=Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discographyurl=https://www.78discography.com/Capitol100.htmaccess-date=2022-04-14website=www.78discography.com}}Capitol 290US BB 1946 #161, US #12, US Hillbilly 1946 #3, USHB #1 for 14 weeks, 26 total weeks
4Ernest Tubb"Rainbow at Midnight"Decca 46018US Hillbilly 1946 #4, USHB #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks
5Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys"That's How Much I Love You"RCA Victor 20-1948US Hillbilly 1946 #5, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 29 total weeks
6Al Dexter and His Trooperstitle=COLUMBIA (USA) 37000-37500 78rpm numerical listing discographyurl=https://www.78discography.com/COL37000.htmaccess-date=2022-08-09website=www.78discography.com}}Columbia 37062US Hillbilly 1946 #6, USHB #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks
7Zeke Manners and His Band"Sioux City Sue"RCA Victor 20-1797US Hillbilly 1946 #7, USHB #2 for 9 weeks, 25 total weeks
8Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys"Roly Poly"Columbia 36966US Hillbilly 1946 #8, USHB #3 for 8 weeks, 24 total weeks
9Elton Britt"Someday"Bluebird 33-0521US Hillbilly 1946 #9, USHB #2 for 5 weeks, 30 total weeks
10Hoosier Hot Shots and Two Ton Baker"Sioux City Sue"Decca 18745US BB 1946 #178, US #26, US Hillbilly 1946 #10, USHB #2 for 1 week, 22 total weeks
11Ernest Tubb"Filipino Baby"Decca 46019US Hillbilly 1946 #11, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks
12Tex Ritter and His Texans"You Will Have To Pay"Capitol 223US Hillbilly 1946 #12, USHB #1 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks
13Merle Travis"Cincinnati Lou"Capitol 258US BB 1946 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1946 #13, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks
14Gene Autry"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?"Columbia 37079US Hillbilly 1946 #14, USHB #5 for 1 week, 14 total weeks
15Spade Cooley and His Western Band"Detour"Columbia 36935US Hillbilly 1946 #15, USHB #2 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks
16Tex Ritter"When You Leave Don't Slam The Door"Capitol 296US Hillbilly 1946 #16, USHB #3 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks
17Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys"Stay A Little Longer"Columbia 37097US Hillbilly 1946 #17, USHB #2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
18The Hoosier Hot Shots and Two Ton Baker"Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)"Decca 18738US BB 1946 #238, US #16, US Hillbilly 1946 #18, USHB #3 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks
19Merle Travis"No Vacancy"Capitol 258US BB 1946 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1946 #19, USHB #3 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks
20Spade Cooley and His Western Band"You Can't Break My Heart"Columbia 36935US Hillbilly 1946 #20, USHB #3 for 1 weeks, 22 total weeks

Births

  • January 11 — Naomi Judd, mother half of The Judds (died 2022).
  • January 19 — Dolly Parton, major multi-faceted country star since the 1960s.
  • March 20 — Ranger Doug, "The Idol of American Youth", member of Riders in the Sky.
  • July 15 — Linda Ronstadt, singer-songwriter with strong influences in both country and rock music.
  • August 11 — John Conlee, former mortician and disc jockey who became one of the most consistent performers of the late 1970s and 1980s.
  • October 2 — Jo-El Sonnier, Singer-songwriter and accordionist who perform country music and Cajun music.
  • November 2 — Howard Bellamy, of The Bellamy Brothers.
  • November 5 — Gram Parsons, influential country rock and alt-country singer-songwriter-guitarist who was a member of such bands as The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, as well as a solo act (died 1973).
  • December 11 — Tony Brown, record producer.
  • December 25 — Jimmy Buffett, singer best known for his "island escapism"-styled music (died 2023).

Deaths

  • July 13 – Riley Puckett, 52, vocalist with the Skillet Lickers (blood poisoning).

References

References

  1. "COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 36500 - 37000".
  2. "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography".
  3. "Decca matrix 73680. Rainbow at midnight / The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  4. "RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-1500 - 20-2000".
  5. "COLUMBIA (USA) 37000-37500 78rpm numerical listing discography".
  6. "Victor matrix D4AB-0437. Someday / Elton Britt ; Skytoppers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  7. "Decca matrix 73120. Sioux City Sue / Hoosier Hot Shots - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  8. "Decca matrix 73678. Filipino baby / The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  9. "Decca matrix 73121. Someday (you'll want me to want you) / Sally Foster - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
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