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References
- ↑ "78 Record: Wayne Raney - Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me (1949)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 280.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 512.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 281.
| Preceded by "Lovesick Blues" by Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys | Best Selling Retail Country & Western Records number one single by Wayne Raney September 10, 1949 | Succeeded by "Slipping Around" by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely |
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