1946 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1946.

1946 in music
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Events[edit]

Top hits of the year[edit]

Number one hits[edit]

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

US Single Artist
January 5 "You Will Have To Pay" Tex Ritter
January 5 "White Cross on Okinawa" Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
February 2 "Guitar Polka" Al Dexter
May 18 "New Spanish Two Step" Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Sept 14 "Wine, Women and Song" Al Dexter
October 12 "Divorce Me C.O.D." Merle Travis

Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings 1946[edit]

Billboard Most-Played Folk Records of 1946 is a year-end list compiled by The Billboard, printed in the January 4, 1947 issue. It includes rankings for the calendar year only, handicapping records at the beginning and end of the year such as "The Old Lamp-Lighter", which lost more than half of its points. For all year-end charts on these pages, records that enter the chart in December of the previous year, or remain on the chart after December of the current year, receive points for their full chart runs. Each week, a score of 15 points is assigned for the no. 1 record, 9 points for no. 2, 8 points for no. 3, and so on, and the total of all weeks determined the final rank. Additional information can also be found at List of Most Played Juke Box Folk Records number ones of 1946.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
1 Al Dexter and His Troopers "Guitar Polka"[1] Columbia 36898 March 21, 1942 (1942-03-21) January 1946 (1946-01) US BB 1946 #158, US #12, US Hillbilly 1946 #1, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 32 total weeks
2 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "New Spanish Two Step"[1] Columbia 36966 May 4, 1946 (1946-05-04) May 18, 1946 (1946-05-18) US BB 1946 #188, US #14, US Hillbilly 1946 #2, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 26 total weeks
3 Merle Travis "Divorce Me C.O.D."[2] Capitol 290 July 9, 1946 (1946-07-09) September 6, 1946 (1946-09-06) US BB 1946 #161, US #12, US Hillbilly 1946 #3, USHB #1 for 14 weeks, 26 total weeks
4 Ernest Tubb "Rainbow at Midnight"[3] Decca 46018 September 17, 1946 (1946-09-17) October 1946 (1946-10) US Hillbilly 1946 #4, USHB #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks
5 Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys "That's How Much I Love You"[4] RCA Victor 20-1948 March 20, 1946 (1946-03-20) September 1946 (1946-09) US Hillbilly 1946 #5, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 29 total weeks
6 Al Dexter and His Troopers "Wine Women and Song"[5] Columbia 37062 April 5, 1946 (1946-04-05) July 29, 1946 (1946-07-29) US Hillbilly 1946 #6, USHB #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks
7 Zeke Manners and His Band "Sioux City Sue"[4] RCA Victor 20-1797 January 1946 (1946-01) February 1946 (1946-02) US Hillbilly 1946 #7, USHB #2 for 9 weeks, 25 total weeks
8 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Roly Poly"[1] Columbia 36966 January 24, 1945 (1945-01-24) March 12, 1946 (1946-03-12) US Hillbilly 1946 #8, USHB #3 for 8 weeks, 24 total weeks
9 Elton Britt "Someday"[6] Bluebird 33-0521 November 22, 1944 (1944-11-22) January 29, 1945 (1945-01-29) US Hillbilly 1946 #9, USHB #2 for 5 weeks, 30 total weeks
10 Hoosier Hot Shots and Two Ton Baker "Sioux City Sue"[7] Decca 18745 November 13, 1945 (1945-11-13) January 1946 (1946-01) US BB 1946 #178, US #26, US Hillbilly 1946 #10, USHB #2 for 1 week, 22 total weeks
11 Ernest Tubb "Filipino Baby"[8] Decca 46019 September 17, 1946 (1946-09-17) October 9, 1946 (1946-10-09) US Hillbilly 1946 #11, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks
12 Tex Ritter and His Texans "You Will Have To Pay"[2] Capitol 223 September 27, 1944 (1944-09-27) November 24, 1945 (1945-11-24) US Hillbilly 1946 #12, USHB #1 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks
13 Merle Travis "Cincinnati Lou"[2] Capitol 258 March 18, 1946 (1946-03-18) May 12, 1946 (1946-05-12) US BB 1946 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1946 #13, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks
14 Gene Autry "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?"[5] Columbia 37079 October 1, 1945 (1945-10-01) September 2, 1946 (1946-09-02) US Hillbilly 1946 #14, USHB #5 for 1 week, 14 total weeks
15 Spade Cooley and His Western Band "Detour"[1] Columbia 36935 January 3, 1946 (1946-01-03) February 18, 1946 (1946-02-18) US Hillbilly 1946 #15, USHB #2 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks
16 Tex Ritter "When You Leave Don't Slam The Door"[2] Capitol 296 July 31, 1946 (1946-07-31) September 2, 1946 (1946-09-02) US Hillbilly 1946 #16, USHB #3 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks
17 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Stay A Little Longer"[5] Columbia 37097 January 24, 1946 (1946-01-24) October 14, 1946 (1946-10-14) US Hillbilly 1946 #17, USHB #2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
18 The Hoosier Hot Shots and Two Ton Baker "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)"[9] Decca 18738 November 13, 1945 (1945-11-13) December 1945 (1945-12) US BB 1946 #238, US #16, US Hillbilly 1946 #18, USHB #3 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks
19 Merle Travis "No Vacancy"[2] Capitol 258 March 18, 1946 (1946-03-18) May 12, 1946 (1946-05-12) US BB 1946 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1946 #19, USHB #3 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks
20 Spade Cooley and His Western Band "You Can't Break My Heart"[1] Columbia 36935 July 24, 1945 (1945-07-24) February 18, 1946 (1946-02-18) US Hillbilly 1946 #20, USHB #3 for 1 weeks, 22 total weeks

Top new album releases[edit]

Births[edit]

Deaths[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947–1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
  • Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
  • Whitburn, Joel. "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 36500 - 37000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  3. ^ "Decca matrix 73680. Rainbow at midnight / The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  4. ^ a b "RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-1500 - 20-2000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  5. ^ a b c "COLUMBIA (USA) 37000-37500 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  6. ^ "Victor matrix D4AB-0437. Someday / Elton Britt ; Skytoppers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  7. ^ "Decca matrix 73120. Sioux City Sue / Hoosier Hot Shots - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  8. ^ "Decca matrix 73678. Filipino baby / The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  9. ^ "Decca matrix 73121. Someday (you'll want me to want you) / Sally Foster - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
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