Hit Country Records 1954-1982

MORE MUSIC! Music Vendor’s Country chart contained 50 positions during the 1950s while Billboard’s Country charts typically numbered 15 (finally reaching 50 in 1964).

► First-ever chart stats for Elvis Presley’s first Sun recording! “That’s All Right” and its B-side, “Blue Moon Of Kentucky,” on Sun 209, placed for seven and 12 weeks, respectively, and were the first two of his six Sun recordings on Music Vendor’s Country charts!

► Hundreds of brand new artists with bios, including Louise Duncan, The Farmer Boys, Neil Merritt, Mimi Roman, and The York Brothers.

► Early chart hits for Bill Anderson, Lynn Anderson, Jimmy Dean, Mickey Gilley, Freddie Hart, Johnny Paycheck (as “Donny Young”), Mel Tillis, and many more.

► Nearly every major Country artist with many more charted hits.

► All “coat-tail” hits are researched, even if an artist’s version of a song was shown for just one week.

Here are a few of the more than 1,700 songs not seen in any other Record Research publication:

• Bob Luman – Red Cadillac And Black Mustache
• Billy Lee Riley – Pearly Lee
• Ronnie Self – Ain’t I’m A Dog
• The Sprouts – Goodbye, She’s Gone
• Jimmy Dean & his Texas Wildcats – Big Blue Diamonds
• Bob Roubian – Blue Suede Shoes
• Skeeter Bonn – Honey Baby
• Warren Smith – Rock ‘N’ Roll Ruby
• Onie Wheeler – Onie’s Bop
• Wanda Jackson – Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad
• Cliff Johnson – Go ‘Way Hound Dog
• Poppa John Gordy – Salty Dog Rag
• Johnny Brandon – Rainbow Kisses
• Rod Willis – Somebody’s Been Rocking My Baby
• Charlene Arthur – Just Look, Don’t Touch, He’s Mine