I am currently including a tribute series as part of my chart where I add a song to the voting to honor the history of Country Music. I add #1 songs from the 1980s and 1990s around the anniversary of their ascent to #1 on either the Billboard or Radio & Records Charts. In addition, I add a song for the first chart of each month that honors the legacy of a Country Music Hall-of-Fame artist (this forms my Artist Tribute Series). I will add a song when a Hall-of-Fame artist passes away, and then include one of their songs in the monthly series. Occasionally, I will add a song from an artist that recently passed away and will sometimes add a second single to my monthly rotation to try to keep it going as long as possible.
On this page, I will list this year’s adds and, at the bottom, list the future songs to be added to the Artist Tribute Series
80s #1 Series for 2024
Since the songs are not always aligned between the two charts, I add them the first week they appear. Songs are bolded when they will be added. If there is not a song and artist listed in any row, that means the song from the previous row was the #1 song on that chart.
| Week of 2024 | Sunday | Billboard #1s | Radio & Records #1s | ||
| 1 | 1/7/2024 | YOU LOOK SO GOOD IN LOVE | George Strait | ||
| 2 | 1/14/2024 | SLOW BURN | T.G. Sheppard | SLOW BURN | T.G. Sheppard |
| 3 | 1/21/2024 | IN MY EYES | John Conlee | THE SOUND OF GOODBYE | Crystal Gayle |
| 4 | 1/28/2024 | THE SOUND OF GOODBYE | Crystal Gayle | SHOW HER | Ronnie Milsap |
| 5 | 2/4/2024 | SHOW HER | Ronnie Milsap | STAY YOUNG | Don Williams |
| 6 | 2/11/2024 | THAT’S THE WAY LOVE GOES | Merle Haggard | ||
| 7 | 2/18/2024 | DON’T CHEAT IN OUR HOMETOWN | Ricky Skaggs | ROLL ON (EIGHTEEN WHEELER) | Alabama |
| 8 | 2/25/2024 | STAY YOUNG | Don Williams | ||
| 9 | 3/3/2024 | WOKE UP IN LOVE | Exile | ||
| 10 | 3/10/2024 | GOING, GOING, GONE | Lee Greenwood | ||
| 11 | 3/17/2024 | ELIZABETH | The Statler Brothers | ||
| 12 | 3/24/2024 | ROLL ON (EIGHTEEN WHEELER) | Alabama | LET’S STOP TALKIN’ ABOUT IT | Janie Fricke |
| 13 | 3/31/2024 | LET’S STOP TALKIN’ ABOUT IT | Janie Fricke | THE YELLOW ROSE | Johnny Lee & Lane Brody |
| 14 | 4/7/2024 | DON’T MAKE IT EASY FOR ME | Earl Thomas Conley | HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR HEARTACHE | Barbara Mandrell |
| 15 | 4/14/2024 | THANK GOD FOR THE RADIO | The Kendalls | I GUESS IT NEVER HURTS TO HURT SOMETIMES | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 16 | 4/21/2024 | THE YELLOW ROSE | Johnny Lee & Lane Brody | ||
| 17 | 4/28/2024 | RIGHT OR WRONG | George Strait | TO ALL THE GIRLS I’VE LOVED BEFORE | Julio Iglesias with Willie Nelson |
| 18 | 5/5/2024 | I GUESS IT NEVER HURTS TO HURT SOMETIMES | The Oak Ridge Boys | ||
| 19 | 5/12/2024 | TO ALL THE GIRLS I’VE LOVED BEFORE | Julio Iglesias with Willie Nelson | AS LONG AS I’M ROCKIN’ YOU | John Conlee |
| 20 | 5/19/2024 | HONEY (OPEN THAT DOOR) | Ricky Skaggs | ||
| 21 | 5/26/2024 | AS LONG AS I’M ROCKIN’ YOU | John Conlee | WHEN WE MAKE LOVE | Alabama |
| 22 | 6/2/2024 | HONEY (OPEN THAT DOOR) | Ricky Skaggs | ||
| 23 | 6/9/2024 | SOMEDAY WHEN THINGS ARE GOOD | Merle Haggard | ||
| 24 | 6/16/2024 | I GOT MEXICO | Eddy Raven | ||
| 25 | 6/23/2024 | WHEN WE MAKE LOVE | Alabama | SOMEBODY’S NEEDIN’ SOMEBODY | Conway Twitty |
| 26 | 6/30/2024 | I CAN TELL BY THE WAY YOU DANCE (YOU’RE GONNA LOVE ME TONIGHT) | Vern Gosdin | JUST ANOTHER WOMAN IN LOVE | Anne Murray |
| 27 | 7/7/2024 | SOMEBODY’S NEEDIN’ SOMEBODY | Conway Twitty | ||
| 28 | 7/14/2024 | I DON’T WANT TO BE A MEMORY | Exile | THAT’S THE THING ABOUT LOVE | Don Williams |
| 29 | 7/21/2024 | JUST ANOTHER WOMAN IN LOVE | Anne Murray | ||
| 30 | 7/28/2024 | ANGEL IN DISGUISE | Earl Thomas Conley | ||
| 31 | 8/4/2024 | MAMA HE’S CRAZY | The Judds | SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE | T.G. Sheppard |
| 32 | 8/11/2024 | THAT’S THE THING ABOUT LOVE | Don Williams | LONG HARD ROAD (THE SHARECROPPER’S DREAM) | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 33 | 8/18/2024 | STILL LOSING YOU | Ronnie Milsap | TENNESSEE HOMESICK BLUES | Dolly Parton |
| 34 | 8/25/2024 | LONG HARD ROAD (THE SHARECROPPER’S DREAM) | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | LET’S FALL TO PIECES TOGETHER | George Strait |
| 35 | 9/1/2024 | LET’S FALL TO PIECES TOGETHER | George Strait | TURNING AWAY | Crystal Gayle |
| 36 | 9/8/2024 | TENNESSEE HOMESICK BLUES | Dolly Parton | EVERYDAY | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| 37 | 9/15/2024 | YOU’RE GETTIN’ TO ME AGAIN | Jim Glaser | ||
| 38 | 9/22/2024 | LET’S CHASE EACH OTHER AROUND THE ROOM | Merle Haggard | I DON’T KNOW A THING ABOUT LOVE (THE MOON SONG) | Conway Twitty |
| 39 | 9/29/2024 | TURNING AWAY | Crystal Gayle | ||
| 40 | 10/6/2024 | EVERYDAY | The Oak Ridge Boys | CITY OF NEW ORLEANS | Willie Nelson |
| 41 | 10/13/2024 | UNCLE PEN | Ricky Skaggs | ||
| 42 | 10/20/2024 | I DON’T KNOW A THING ABOUT LOVE (THE MOON SONG) | Conway Twitty | ||
| 43 | 10/27/2024 | IF YOU’RE GONNA PLAY IN TEXAS (YOU GOTTA HAVE A FIDDLE IN THE BAND) | Alabama | I’VE BEEN AROUND ENOUGH TO KNOW | John Schneider |
| 44 | 11/3/2024 | CITY OF NEW ORLEANS | Willie Nelson | CHANCE OF LOVIN’ YOU | Earl Thomas Conley |
| 45 | 11/10/2024 | I’VE BEEN AROUND ENOUGH TO KNOW | John Schneider | ||
| 46 | 11/17/2024 | GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE | Exile | NOBODY LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO | Anne Murray & Dave Loggins |
| 47 | 11/24/2024 | YOU COULD’VE HEARD A HEART BREAK | Johnny Lee | WHY NOT ME | The Judds |
| 48 | 12/1/2024 | YOUR HEART’S NOT IN IT | Janie Fricke | ||
| 49 | 12/8/2024 | CHANCE OF LOVIN’ YOU | Earl Thomas Conley | ||
| 50 | 12/15/2024 | NOBODY LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO | Anne Murray & Dave Loggins | ||
| 51 | 12/22/2024 | WHY NOT ME | The Judds | THE BEST YEAR OF MY LIFE | Eddie Rabbitt |
| 52 | 12/29/2024 | (THERE’S A) FIRE IN THE NIGHT | Alabama |
90s #1 Series
Since the songs are not always aligned between the two charts, I add them the first week they appear. Songs are bolded when they will be added. If there is not a song and artist listed in any row, that means the song from the previous row was the #1 song on that chart.
| Week of 2024 | Sunday | Billboard #1s | Radio & Records #1s | ||
| 1 | 1/7/2024 | WILD ONE | Faith Hill | I NEVER KNEW LOVE | Doug Stone |
| 2 | 1/14/2024 | I WANT TO BE LOVED LIKE THAT | Shenandoah | ||
| 3 | 1/21/2024 | LIVE UNTIL I DIE | Clay Walker | ||
| 4 | 1/28/2024 | I SWEAR | John Michael Montgomery | ||
| 5 | 2/4/2024 | LIVE UNTIL I DIE | Clay Walker | ||
| 6 | 2/11/2024 | I SWEAR | John Michael Montgomery | I’D LIKE TO HAVE THAT ONE BACK | George Strait |
| 7 | 2/18/2024 | I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW | Mark Chesnutt | ||
| 8 | 2/25/2024 | TRYIN’ TO GET OVER YOU | Vince Gill | ||
| 9 | 3/3/2024 | ||||
| 10 | 3/10/2024 | I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW | Mark Chesnutt | NO DOUBT ABOUT IT | Neal McCoy |
| 11 | 3/17/2024 | TRYIN’ TO GET OVER YOU | Vince Gill | HE THINKS HE’LL KEEP HER | Mary-Chapin Carpenter |
| 12 | 3/24/2024 | NO DOUBT ABOUT IT | Neal McCoy | (WHO SAYS) YOU CAN’T HAVE IT ALL | Alan Jackson |
| 13 | 3/31/2024 | MY LOVE | Little Texas | ||
| 14 | 4/7/2024 | MY LOVE | Little Texas | I’M HOLDING MY OWN | Lee Roy Parnell |
| 15 | 4/14/2024 | I CAN’T REACH HER ANYMORE | Sammy Kershaw | ||
| 16 | 4/21/2024 | IF THE GOOD DIE YOUNG | Tracy Lawrence | PIECE OF MY HEART | Faith Hill |
| 17 | 4/28/2024 | A GOOD RUN OF BAD LUCK | Clint Black | ||
| 18 | 5/5/2024 | PIECE OF MY HEART | Faith Hill | BEFORE YOU KILL US ALL | Randy Travis |
| 19 | 5/12/2024 | A GOOD RUN OF BAD LUCK | Clint Black | YOUR LOVE AMAZES ME | John Berry |
| 20 | 5/19/2024 | IF BUBBA CAN DANCE (I CAN TOO) | Shenandoah | WISH I DIDN’T KNOW NOW | Toby Keith |
| 21 | 5/26/2024 | YOUR LOVE AMAZES ME | John Berry | DON’T TAKE THE GIRL | Tim McGraw |
| 22 | 6/2/2024 | DON’T TAKE THE GIRL | Tim McGraw | THAT AIN’T NO WAY TO GO | Brooks & Dunn |
| 23 | 6/9/2024 | WHENEVER YOU COME AROUND | Vince Gill | ||
| 24 | 6/16/2024 | THAT AIN’T NO WAY TO GO | Brooks & Dunn | WINK | Neal McCoy |
| 25 | 6/23/2024 | WINK | Neal McCoy | LITTLE ROCK | Collin Raye |
| 26 | 6/30/2024 | I TAKE MY CHANCES | Mary Chapin Carpenter | ||
| 27 | 7/7/2024 | FOOLISH PRIDE | Travis Tritt | ||
| 28 | 7/14/2024 | EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE | BlackHawk | ||
| 29 | 7/21/2024 | FOOLISH PRIDE | Travis Tritt | SUMMERTIME BLUES | Alan Jackson |
| 30 | 7/28/2024 | SUMMERTIME BLUES | Alan Jackson | NATIONAL WORKING WOMAN’S HOLIDAY | Sammy Kershaw |
| 31 | 8/4/2024 | BE MY BABY TONIGHT | John Michael Montgomery | ||
| 32 | 8/11/2024 | LOVE A LITTLE STRONGER | Diamond Rio | ||
| 33 | 8/18/2024 | BE MY BABY TONIGHT | John Michael Montgomery | DREAMING WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN | Clay Walker |
| 34 | 8/25/2024 | WHISPER MY NAME | Randy Travis | ||
| 35 | 9/1/2024 | DREAMING WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN | Clay Walker | SHE CAN’T SAY I DIDN’T CRY | Rick Trevino |
| 36 | 9/8/2024 | WHISPER MY NAME | Randy Travis | XXX’S AND OOO’S (AN AMERICAN GIRL) | Trisha Yearwood |
| 37 | 9/15/2024 | XXX’S AND OOO’S (AN AMERICAN GIRL) | Trisha Yearwood | WHAT THE COWGIRLS DO | Vince Gill |
| 38 | 9/22/2024 | THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN | Joe Diffie | ||
| 39 | 9/29/2024 | THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN | Joe Diffie | WHO’S THAT MAN | Toby Keith |
| 40 | 10/6/2024 | SHE’S NOT THE CHEATIN’ KIND | Brooks & Dunn | ||
| 41 | 10/13/2024 | WHO’S THAT MAN | Toby Keith | CALLIN’ BATON ROUGE | Garth Brooks |
| 42 | 10/20/2024 | SHE’S NOT THE CHEATIN’ KIND | Brooks & Dunn | WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM | Pam Tillis |
| 43 | 10/27/2024 | LIVIN’ ON LOVE | Alan Jackson | ||
| 44 | 11/3/2024 | LIVIN’ ON LOVE | Alan Jackson | I SEE IT NOW | Tracy Lawrence |
| 45 | 11/10/2024 | IF I COULD MAKE A LIVING | Clay Walker | ||
| 46 | 11/17/2024 | SHUT UP AND KISS ME | Mary Chapin Carpenter | ||
| 47 | 11/24/2024 | SHUT UP AND KISS ME | Mary Chapin Carpenter | IF YOU’VE GOT LOVE | John Michael Montgomery |
| 48 | 12/1/2024 | IF I COULD MAKE A LIVING | Clay Walker | WHEN LOVE FINDS YOU | Vince Gill |
| 49 | 12/8/2024 | THE BIG ONE | George Strait | ||
| 50 | 12/15/2024 | IF YOU’VE GOT LOVE | John Michael Montgomery | TAKE ME AS I AM | Faith Hill |
| 51 | 12/22/2024 | PICKUP MAN | Joe Diffie | ||
| 52 | 12/29/2024 |
Artist Tribute Series
If a song is being added that is not from a Country Music Hall-of-Famer, it will be bolded.
| MONTH | SONG | ARTIST | WHY THIS MONTH | WHY THIS SONG |
| Jan. | SOLDIER’S LAST LETTER | Ernest Tubb | Needed a Song | First #1 |
| Feb. | I’LL FORGIVE YOU BUT I CAN’T FORGET | Roy Acuff | Needed a Song | Highest charting single |
| Mar. | THE SOLDIER’S SWEETHEART | Jimmie Rodgers | Needed a Song | One of his first recordings |
| Apr. | LOVESICK BLUES | Hank Williams | Needed a Song | First #1 |
| May | I TAKE THE CHANCE | The Browns | Needed a Song | Second highest airplay hit (did #1 at death) |
| Jun. | YAKETY AXE | Chet Akins | 100th birthday | Highest charting single |
| Jul. | THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT | Mac Wiseman | Needed a Song | Second highest airplay hit (did highest at death) |
| Aug. | LUCILLE | Kenny Rogers | Needed a Song | First #1 |
| Sep. | DRINKIN’ MY BABY GOODBYE | Charlie Daniels Band | Needed a Song | 2nd biggest hit according to Billboard |
| Oct. | (I’M SO) AFRAID OF LOSING YOU AGAIN | Charley Pride | Needed a Song | 2nd biggest hit according to Billboard |
| Nov. | FASTER HORSES (THE COWBOY AND THE POET) | Tom T. Hall | Needed a Song | Last #1 |
| Dec. | WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE | Everly Brothers | Needed a Song | 2nd Country #1 |
Future Artist Tribute Series Songs
The following songs will be added immediately upon the death of the artist listed. Hopefully, some of these songs have a long time to go before being added. When a song is added, I will note it in the last column and bold the entire row.
| Artist | Song | Notes | When Added | |
| Alabama | MY HOME’S IN TENNESSEE | First Top 20; first member [Jeff Cook, November 2022] | Added November 2022 | |
| Alabama | TAR TOP | Only song from the 80s not to go #1; 2nd member | ||
| Alabama | PASS IT ON DOWN | Top 5 to begin the 90s; 3rd member | ||
| Alabama | TAKE A LITTLE TRIP | Top 5 from the early 90s; yes, 4th member even though it was controversial (it’s an excuse to have more Alabama songs on my char). | ||
| Alabama | THE MAKER SAID TAKE HER | One of my favorite singles of their from my early days liking Country Music | ||
| Alan Jackson | MIDNIGHT IN MONTGOMERY | Not counting his unsuccessful debut single, first song not to go #1 on either chart | ||
| Barbara Mandrell | SLEEPING SINGLE IN A DOUBLE BED | First #1 | ||
| Bill Anderson | I GET THE FEVER | #1 song on his only #1 album | ||
| Bobby Bare | MARIE LAVEAU | Only #1 | ||
| Brenda Lee | I’M SORRY | First #1 | ||
| Brooks & Dunn | HARD WORKIN’ MAN | First non-#1 Ronnie-led single (for Ronnie) | ||
| Brooks & Dunn | LOST AND FOUND | First Kix-led hit single (for Kix) | ||
| Brooks & Dunn | ROCK MY WORLD (LITTLE COUNTRY GIRL) | Highest Charting non-#1 single prior to chart & 90s #1 tributes; add to regular rotation | ||
| Charley Pride | KISS AN ANGEL GOOD MORNIN’ | Iconic Hit | Added January 2021 | |
| Charlie Daniels | THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA | My favorite song of his | Added July 2020 | |
| Charlie McCoy | TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN | Highest charting single | ||
| Connie Smith | ONCE A DAY | Only #1 | ||
| Dolly Parton | I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU | Iconic Hit | ||
| Emmylou Harris | TOGETHER AGAIN | First #1 | ||
| Garth Brooks | MUCH TOO YOUNG (TO FEEL THIS DAMN OLD) | First Hit | ||
| George Strait | UNWOUND | First Hit | ||
| Hank Williams, Jr. | ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS ARE COMING OVER TONIGHT | Iconic Hit | ||
| Jerry Lee Lewis | TO MAKE LOVE SWEETER FOR YOU | First #1 after switch to fulltime Country Music | Added November 2022 | |
| Kenny Rogers | THE GAMBLER | Iconic Hit | Added March 2020 | |
| Kris Kristofferson | WHY ME | Only #1 | ||
| Loretta Lynn | COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER | Iconic Hit | Added October 2022 | |
| Mac Wiseman | JIMMY BROWN THE NEWSBOY | Highest charting single | Added February 2019 | |
| Marty Stuart | TEMPTED | Highest charting single | ||
| Patty Loveless | A LITTLE BIT IN LOVE | First Top 5 | ||
| Randy Travis | 1982 | First Top 10 | ||
| Ray Stevens | THE STREAK | Highest charting Country single (tied with “Misty”) | ||
| Reba McEntire | FANCY | Iconic non-#1 | ||
| Ricky Skaggs | YOU MAY SEE ME WALKIN’ | First Top 10 | ||
| Ronnie Milsap | PURE LOVE | First #1 | ||
| Tanya Tucker | DELTA DAWN | Iconic Debut Single | ||
| The Browns | THE THREE BELLS | Only #1 | Added March 2019 | |
| The Everly Brothers | BYE BYE LOVE | First Country #1 | Added August 2021 | |
| The Judds | GIVE A LITTLE LOVE | Billboard #2; first Judd’s death (Naomi) | Added May 2022 | |
| The Judds | BORN TO BE BLUE | Next Highest Billboard peak; Wynonna’s death | ||
| The Judds | ONE HUNDRED AND TWO | Last Top 10; add to regular schedule when Wynonna passes | ||
| The Oak Ridge Boys | I’LL BE TRUE TO YOU | First #1; add when 1st member passes | ||
| The Oak Ridge Boys | YA’LL COME BACK SALOON | 1st Top 5 Hit from 1979; add when 2nd member passes | ||
| The Oak Ridge Boys | YOU’RE THE ONE | 2nd Top 5 Hit; add when 3rd member passes | ||
| The Oak Ridge Boys | LUCKY MOON | Last Top 10; add when last member passes | ||
| The Oak Ridge Boys | AN AMERICAN FAMILY | Next-to-last Top 10 non-#1; add to regular cycle after last member’s death | ||
| The Statler Brothers | DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE | First #1; add upon 1st member’s death | Added in 2020 | |
| The Statler Brothers | FLOWERS ON THE WALL | Iconic Hit; add after 2nd member’s death | ||
| The Statler Brothers | ELIZABETH | A #1; add after 3rd member’s death | ||
| The Statler Brothers | MY ONLY LOVE | A #1; add after 4th member’s death | ||
| The Statler Brothers | TOO MUCH ON MY HEART | Last #1, Billboard’s biggest hit; add to regular cycle after last member’s death | ||
| Tom T. Hall | A WEEK IN A COUNTRY JAIL | First #1 | Added August 2021 | |
| Vince Gill | CINDERELLA | First Top 5 | ||
| Willie Nelson | BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN | First #1 |
Please note: I have pre-determined the songs to be added to my monthly series after an entire group/duo has passed away; when a solo artist passes away, I will determine that song then.
Also note: due to the 80s #1 and 90s #1 series, some of the artists listed here have popular songs that are not a part of the Artist Tribute Series because they are in one of the other two.
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