The number at the right of each song indicates how long the song stayed at the Billboard No. 1 chart position. The asterisks (*) represents the biggest song of the year.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Billboard No. 1 Songs 1972
My Hang-Up Is You (Freddie Hart) *6
Carolyn (Merle Haggard) 3
Chantilly Lace (Jerry Lee Lewis) 3
Funny Face (Donna Fargo) 3
It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer (Charley Pride) 3
Got the All Overs For You (Freddie Hart) 3
She's Got To Be A Saint (Ray Price) 3
She's Too Good to Be True (Charley Pride) 3
The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. (D. Fargo) 3
Bless Your Heart (Freddie Hart) 2
Eleven Roses (Hank Williams Jr) 2
Grandma's Harp (Merle Haggard) 2
I Ain't Never (Mel Tillis) 2
If You Leave Me Tonight I'll Cry (Jerry Wallace) 2
It's Four in the Morning (Faron Young) 2
One's On the Way (Loretta Lynn) 2
Bedtime Story (Tammy Wynette) 1
I Can't Stop Loving You (Conway Twitty) 1
It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) Merle Haggard 1
(Lost Her Love) On Our Last Date (Conway Twitty)1
Made in Japan (Buck Owens) 1
My Man (Understands) Tammy Wynnette 1
That's Why I Love Like I Do (Sonnj James) 1
When the Snow Is On the Roses (Sonny James) 1
Woman (Sensuous Woman) Don Gibson 1
Would You Take Another Chance on Me (Lewis) 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Billboard No. 1 Songs 1956
Crazy Arms (Ray Price) *20
Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) 17
Singing the Blues (Marty Robbins) 13
Don't Be Cruel /Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) 10
I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash) 6
I Forgot to Remember to Forget (Elvis Presley) 5
Why Baby Why (Webb Pierce & Red Sovine) 4
Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins) 3
I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby (Louvin Bros) 2
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You (Elvis Presley) 2
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Billboard No. 1 Songs 1955
In the Jailhouse Now (Webb Pierce) *21
Love Love Love (Webb Pierce) 13
I Don't Care (Webb Pierce) 12
Sixteen Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford) 10
Loose Talk (Carl Smith) 7
A Satisfied Mind (Porter Wagoner) 4
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young (Faron Young) 3
Let Me Go, Lover (Hank Snow) 2
The Cattle Call (Eddy Arnold) 2
They Do Make It Nice (Eddy Arnold)2
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Researched and compiled By Richard Bell, Roots of Country Music, Oct 28, 2011.
