1972 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1972.

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List of years in country music (table)
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Events

During 1972, James inks a recording deal with Columbia Records; "When the Snow..." is his first hit with his new label.

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Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1CAN peakSpec. Note
January 8 Would You Take Another Chance on Me Jerry Lee Lewis 12
January 15 Carolyn Merle Haggard 32
February 5 One's on the Way Loretta Lynn 2
February 19 It's Four in the Morning Faron Young 2 [B]
March 4 Bedtime Story Tammy Wynette 1
March 11 My Hang-Up Is You Freddie Hart 6 [1]
April 22 Chantilly Lace Jerry Lee Lewis3 [B]
May 13 Grandma Harp Merle Haggard25
May 27 (Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date Conway Twitty 1
June 3 The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. Donna Fargo 316 [A]
June 24 That's Why I Love You Like I Do Sonny James 1
July 1 Eleven Roses Hank Williams, Jr. 2
July 15 Made in Japan Buck Owens 1
July 22 It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer Charley Pride 3
August 12 Bless Your Heart Freddie Hart24
August 26 If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry Jerry Wallace 23 [2], [C]
  • Returned to Number One on September 9.
September 2 Woman (Sensuous Woman) Don Gibson 1 [B]
September 16 When the Snow Is on the Roses Sonny James1
September 23 I Can't Stop Loving You Conway Twitty1
September 30 I Ain't Never Mel Tillis 2 [A]
October 14 Funny Face Donna Fargo3
November 4 It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) Merle Haggard1
November 11 My Man (Understands) Tammy Wynette1
November 18 She's Too Good to Be True Charley Pride3
December 9 Got the All Overs for You (All Over Me) Freddie Hart3
December 30 She's Got to Be a Saint Ray Price 32
Notes
  • 1 ^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard .
  • 2 ^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A ^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B ^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C ^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

Canada

(as certified by RPM)

DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1U.S. peakSpec. Note
January 8 Mile After Mile Orval Prophet 3 [B]
January 29There Ain't No Easy Way Eddie Chwill 1 [C]
February 5 One's on the Way Loretta Lynn 1
February 12 I Can't See Me Without You Conway Twitty 14
February 19 Bedtime Story Tammy Wynette 1
February 26 It's Four in the Morning Faron Young 1 [B]
March 4 Cotton Jenny Anne Murray 111
March 11 Ann (Don't Go Runnin') Tommy Overstreet 12 [C]
March 18 Good Hearted Woman Waylon Jennings 13
March 25 Cry Lynn Anderson 13
April 1 All His Children Charley Pride 12
April 8 My Hang-Up Is You Freddie Hart 1
April 15 A Thing Called Love Johnny Cash 12
April 22 Smiling Wine Shirley Eikhard 2 [C]
May 6 Moon-Man Newfie Stompin' Tom Connors 1 [B]
May 13 Chantilly Lace Jerry Lee Lewis 1 [B]
May 20 Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees) Billy "Crash" Craddock 110 [A]
May 27 Together Again Hank Smith 1
June 3 (Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date Conway Twitty2
June 17 Made In Japan Buck Owens 1 [B]
June 24 Kate Johnny Cash12
July 1 Sing Happy Dianne Leigh 1 [B]
July 8 That's Why I Love You Like I Do Sonny James 1
July 15 Eleven Roses Hank Williams, Jr. 1
July 22 Reach Out Your Hand (And Touch Somebody) Tammy Wynette12
July 29 It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer Charley Pride1
August 5 Listen to a Country Song Lynn Anderson14
August 12 Loving You Could Never Be Better George Jones 12 [A]
August 19Testing 1-2-3 Joyce Seamone 1 [C]
August 26 I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door Billy "Crash" Craddock15
September 2 There's a Party Goin' On Jody Miller 14 [C]
September 9 Woman (Sensuous Woman) Don Gibson 1 [B]
September 16 I Can't Stop Loving You Conway Twitty2
September 30 When the Snow Is on the Roses Sonny James1 [B]
October 7 Oney Johnny Cash12
October 14 I Ain't Never Mel Tillis 1 [A]
October 21 Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me Mac Davis 126 [C]
October 28 Funny Face Donna Fargo 1 [A]
November 4 My Man (Understands) Tammy Wynette1
November 11 It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) Merle Haggard 1
November 18 She's Too Good to Be True Charley Pride3 [2]
  • Fell to #2 on the week of December 2.
December 2 Got the All Overs for You (All Over Me) Freddie Hart1
December 16 Fool Me Lynn Anderson24
December 30 You Are What I Am Gordon Lightfoot 1
Notes
  • 2 ^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A ^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B ^ Last RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C ^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.

Other major hits

Singles released by American artists

USCANSingleArtist
15Ain't It All Worth Living For Tompall & the Glaser Brothers
716Ain't That a Shame Hank Williams, Jr. and
The Mike Curb Congregation
2212Alabama Wild Man Jerry Reed
52 All the Lonely Women in the World Bill Anderson
2719Another PuffJerry Reed
15Ashes of Love Dickey Lee
3115Baby, Bye ByeDickey Lee
12Baby's Smile, Woman's Kiss Johnny Duncan
2612Ballad of a Hillbilly Singer Freddy Weller
1511Be My Baby Jody Miller
66The Best Part of Living Marty Robbins
79Borrowed Angel Mel Street
1813Bring Him Safely Home to Me Sandy Posey
119Burning the Midnight Oil Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
1613 Cab Driver Hank Thompson
63 The Ceremony Tammy Wynette and George Jones
633The Child's Song/Country Music in My Soul George Hamilton IV
63 The Class of '57 The Statler Brothers
1820The Day That Love Walked In David Houston
63 Delta Dawn Tanya Tucker
2 Do You Remember These The Statler Brothers
1828Don't Pay the Ransom Nat Stuckey
22 Don't She Look Good Bill Anderson
205Everybody's Reaching Out for Someone Pat Daisy
126Far Far Away Don Gibson
1916FoolsJohnny Duncan
166Forgive Me for Not Calling You DarlingNat Stuckey
1237Give Myself a Party Jeannie C. Riley
33Heaven Is My Woman's Love Tommy Overstreet
33 Here I Am Again Loretta Lynn
1919 I Really Don't Want to Know Charlie McCoy
63I Take It on Home Charlie Rich
17I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) Johnny Bush
88I'll Still Be Waiting for You Buck Owens
44 I'm a Truck Red Simpson
14 I'm Sorry If My Love Got in Your Way Connie Smith
1119I've Come Awful CloseHank Thompson
413 I've Found Someone of My Own Cal Smith
3(I've Got A) Happy Heart Susan Raye
1324I've Got to Have You Sammi Smith
715 If It Ain't Love (Let's Leave It Alone) Connie Smith
1426If It Feels Good Do It Dave Dudley
915If You Touch Me (You've Got to Love Me) Joe Stampley
113Is This the Best I'm Gonna FeelDon Gibson
54 Just for What I Am Connie Smith
166Katy DidPorter Wagoner
1526The Key's in the Mailbox Tony Booth
94The Lawrence Welk – Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka Roy Clark
1318 Let's All Go Down to the River Jody Miller and Johnny Paycheck
1113Lonely Weekends Jerry Lee Lewis
44 Lonely Women Make Good Lovers Bob Luman
167 Lonesome 7-7203 Tony Booth
22The Lonesomest Lonesome Ray Price
13Looking Back to SeeBuck Owens and Susan Raye
9Lost Forever in Your KissPorter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
1224Love Is a Good ThingJohnny Paycheck
3614 Love Is Like a Spinning Wheel Jan Howard
66Manhattan, Kansas Glen Campbell
84Me and Jesus Tom T. Hall
813 Missing You Jim Reeves
3710Misty Memories Brenda Lee
119 The Monkey That Became President Tom T. Hall
2614More About John HenryTom T. Hall
1515 Much Oblige Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely
10 My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own Susan Raye
99Need You David Rogers
159Oklahoma Sunday MorningGlen Campbell
544 One Tin Soldier Skeeter Davis
22 Only Love Can Break a Heart Sonny James
513 A Picture of Me (Without You) George Jones
62Pretend I Never Happened Waylon Jennings
32Pride's Not Hard to SwallowHank Williams, Jr.
1716Red Red Wine Roy Drusky
3418Rhythm of the Rain Pat Roberts
1729The RoadmasterFreddy Weller
2116Ruby, You're WarmDavid Rogers
466 Sad Situation Skeeter Davis
2413 Sea of Heartbreak Kenny Price
1612A Seed Before the RoseTommy Overstreet
1431Send Me Some Lovin'Hank Williams, Jr. and Lois Johnson
1148Show Me Barbara Mandrell
363Sing Me a Love Song to Baby Billy Walker
86Soft, Sweet and WarmDavid Houston
2113Somebody Loves MeJohnny Paycheck
47Someone to Give My Love ToJohnny Paycheck
1531Somewhere in Virginia in the Rain Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
73 Sweet Dream Woman Waylon Jennings
1217Sylvia's Mother Bobby Bare
912Take MeTammy Wynette and George Jones
333Ten Degrees and Getting ColderGeorge Hamilton IV
53This Little Girl of Mine Faron Young
1112This Much a ManMarty Robbins
128To Get to You Jerry Wallace
1812 To Know Him Is to Love Him Jody Miller
1613Today I Started Loving You AgainCharlie McCoy
14Together AlwaysPorter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
1034 Tonight My Baby's Coming Home Barbara Mandrell
628 Touch Your Woman Dolly Parton
5220Travelin' LightGeorge Hamilton IV
1710Turn Your Radio On Ray Stevens
1417Untouched Mel Tillis
207Washday BluesDolly Parton
64 We Can Make It George Jones
810What Ain't to Be Just Might HappenPorter Wagoner
1324What Am I Gonna DoBobby Bare
1919 What in the World Has Gone Wrong with Our Love Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely
1611 Wheel of Fortune Susan Raye
610 When You Say Love Bob Luman
147 Whiskey River Johnny Bush
52 White Silver Sands Sonny James
146Who's Gonna Play This Ol' Piano?Jerry Lee Lewis
18A Whole Lot of Somethin'Tony Booth
145A World Without MusicPorter Wagoner
1224Would You Want the World to EndMel Tillis
1520The Writing's on the WallJim Reeves
1214You've Gotta Cry GirlDave Dudley

Singles released by Canadian artists

USCANSingleArtist
15Albert County Soul Marg Osburne
4Bill Jones General Store Tommy Hunter
9The Bug Song Stompin' Tom Connors
16Cold Day in October R. Harlan Smith
9Come on Back Billy Stolyz
12Country Soul Honey West
8Ding-a-Ling DebbieR. Harlan Smith
18Donna on My Mind Hugh Scott
6Down and Losing Bob Ruzicka
3Family Love Family Brown
12Here's to Lovin' You Jack Bailey
9Home Again This Year Dick Nolan
6I'd Like to See You Humphrey and the Dumptrucks
5I'm Coming Home Jim and Don Haggart
8In the Loving Arms Dallas Harms
6219It Rains Just the Same in Missouri Ray Griff
8It's Good to Be Home Again Orval Prophet
3Kentucky Turn Your Back Mercey Brothers
16Lonesome River Gene MacLellan
4The Long Green Line Dick Damron
18Long Lonely Road Dianne Leigh
20Louisiana Joe B. J. Berg
26November Rain Wayne Rostad
14Papa Was a Fiddlin' Man Michael Brandon
19The Redman and the Train Harry Rusk
17 Robbie's Song for Jesus Anne Murray
8Robbin' the Cradle Con Archer
3Saunder's Ferry Line Gary Buck
6 The Seashores of Old Mexico Hank Snow
8Sit Down Mr. Music Man Little John Cameron
11Something in Your Face Shirley Eikhard
4Somewhere There's a Mountain Eddie Chwill
2Storm WarningBob Ruzicka
19 Sweet City Woman Jeffy Young
19Take Me Home Hank Smith
16That's How My Heart Beats for You Carroll Baker
9Total Destruction Lynn Jones
17Travellin' OnLynn Jones
20Trouble's Back in TownHugh Scott
12Tryin' The Poppy Family
19When Final Change Is MadeGary Buck
15Whistler's Mountain Andy Zachary
15You Don't Have to Go to Switzerland Russ Gurr
18You're Just More a Woman Danny Coughlan

Top new album releases

SingleArtistRecord Label
America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song Johnny Cash Columbia
Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill) Bill Anderson and Jan Howard Decca
Don't She Look Good Bill AndersonDecca
Eagles The Eagles Asylum
Good Hearted Woman Waylon Jennings RCA
The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. Donna Fargo Dot
International Superstar Johnny CashRCA
Ladies Love Outlaws Waylon Jennings RCA
Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits Lynn Anderson Columbia
My Favorite Songwriter: Porter Wagoner Dolly Parton RCA
The Right Combination/Burning The Midnight Oil Porter Wagoner and Dolly PartonRCA
A Sweeter Love Barbara Fairchild Columbia
A Thing Called Love Johnny CashColumbia
Together Always Porter Wagoner and Dolly PartonRCA
Touch Your Woman Dolly PartonRCA
Will the Circle Be Unbroken Nitty Gritty Dirt Band EMI America

Other top albums

SingleArtistRecord Label
Bill Anderson Sings for "All the Lonely Women in the World" Bill Anderson Decca
Cry Lynn Anderson Columbia
Garden Party Ricky Nelson MCA
The Hillbilly Singer Skeeter Davis RCA
If It Ain't Love and Other Great Dallas Frazier Songs Connie Smith RCA
Lonely Women Make Good Lovers Bob Luman Epic
Love Is Like a Spinning Wheel Jan Howard Decca
There's a Party Goin' On Jody Miller Epic
Two for the Show Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely Decca
Wheel of Fortune Susan Raye Capitol

Christmas albums

Births

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

Juno Awards

Academy of Country Music

Country Music Association

Further reading

Related Research Articles

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References

  1. Cooper, Daniel (2004), In The Encyclopedia of Country Music, Oxford University Press, ISBN   978-0-19-517608-7
  2. "Country Music Entertainer faces suit over spanking". The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia. September 19, 1972. Retrieved 9 November 2012.