Billboard's lists versus my lists

[onebuffalo]

As many of you know, I ranked hundreds of artists and thousands of hits between January, 2010 to December, 2011 in my weekly columns. I would like to compare what Billboard has to offer versus what I offered (for the record, my lists came out BEFORE Billboard's). Ready for the first four artists? Good. I will add more artists when Billboard does another list.

Alabama
Billboard's:
1. High Cotton-1989
2. Down Home-1991
3. Forever's As Far As I'll Go-1991
4. Jukebox In My Mind-1990
5. Dixieland Delight-1983
6. Love In The First Degree-1981
7. Feels So Right-1981
8. Fallin' Again-1988
9. If You're Gonna Play In Texas You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band-1984
10. Can't Keep A Good Man Down-1985
Mine:
1. Jukebox In My Mind-1990
2. Down Home-1991
3. I'm In A Hurry And Don't Know Why-1992
4. Old Alabama-with Brad Paisley-2011
5. Love In The First Degree-1981
6. Feels So Right-1981
7. Forever's As Far As I'll Go-1991
8. Southern Star-1990
9. Reckless-1993
10. Face To Face-1988

Garth Brooks
Billboard's:
1. Friends In Low Places-1990
2. Unanswered Prayers-1991
3. The Dance-1990
4. What She's Doing Now-1992
5. The Thunder Rolls-1991
6. Longneck Bottle-1997
7. Two Of A Kind, Workin' On A Full House-1991
8. Shameless-1991
9. She's Every Woman-1995
10. Ain't Going Down 'Til The Sun Comes Up-1993
Mine:
1. Friends In Low Places-1990
2. What She's Doing Now-1992
3. Longneck Bottle-1997
4. The Dance-1990
5. Shameless-1991
6. Unanswered Prayers-1991
7. Ain't Going Down Til The Sun Comes Up-1993
8. The Thunder Rolls-1991
9. Ask Me How I Know-2017
10. If Tomorrow Never Comes-1989

Glen Campbell
Billboard's:
1. Rhinestone Cowboy-1975
2. I Wanna Live-1968
3. Bonaparte's Retreat-1974
4. By The Time I Get To Phoenix-1968
5. Wichita Lineman-1968
6. Galveston-1969
7. A Lady Like You-1985
8. She's Gone, Gone, Gone-1989
9. Country Boy You Got Your Feet In L.A.-1975
10. Southern Nights-1977
Mine:
1. I Wanna Live-1968
2. Rhinestone Cowboy-1975
3. Galveston-1969
4. Wichita Lineman-1968
5. Southern Nights-1977
6. Honey Come Back-1970
7. By The Time I Get To Phoenix-1968
8. Try A Little Kindness-1969
9. Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife-1968
10. It's Only Make Believe-1970

Earl Thomas Conley
Billboard's:
1. Fire And Smoke-1981
2. Love Out Loud-1989
3. What I'd Say-1989
4. Love Don't Care Whose Heart It Breaks-1985
5. Your Love's On The Line-1983
6. Holding Her And Loving You-1983
7. Honor Bound-1985
8. Once In A Blue Moon-1986
9. I Have Loved You, Girl But Not Like This Before-1983
10. Nobody Falls Like A Fool-1985
Mine:
1. Nobody Falls Like A Fool-1985
2. Love Out Loud-1989
3. We Believe In Happy Endings-with Emmylou Harris-1988
4. Fire And Smoke-1981
5. Once In A Blue Moon-1986
6. What I'd Say-1989
7. Holding Her And Loving You-1983
8. Chance Of Lovin' You-1984
9. Right From The Start-1987
10. Angel In Disguise-1984

Joe Diffie
Billboard's:
1. Pickup Man-1994
2. Third Rock From The Sun-1994
3. Bigger Than The Beatles-1996
4. If The Devil Danced In Empty Pockets-1991
5. Home-1990
6. Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox If I Die-1993
7. New Way To Light Up An Old Flame-1991
8. John Deere Green-1994
9. Ships That Don't Come In-1992
10. If You Want Me To-1991
Mine:
1. Pickup Man-1994
2. Third Rock From The Sun-1994
3. Bigger Than The Beatles-1996
4. If The Devil Danced In Empty Pockets-1991
5. Home-1990
6. New Way To Light Up An Old Flame-1991
7. If You Want Me To-1991
8. So Help Me Girl-1995
9. Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox If I Die-1993
10. Texas Size Heartache-1998

Mickey Gilley
Billboard's:
1. She's Pulling Me Back Again-1977
2. I Overlooked An Orchid-1974
3. Window Up Above-1975
4. Lonely Nights-1982
5. Paradise Tonight-with Charly McClain-1983
6. True Love Ways-1980
7. Tears Of The Lonely-1982
8. Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time-1976
9. Bring It On Home To Me-1976
10. That's All That Matters-1980
Mine:
1. I Overlooked An Orchid-1974
2. Lonely Nights-1982
3. Talk To Me-1983
4. Paradise Tonight-with Charly McClain-1983
5. She's Pulling Me Back Again-1977
6. Stand By Me-1980
7. True Love Ways-1980
8. Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time-1976
9. Put Your Dreams Away-1982
10. Fool For Your Love-1983

George Jones
Billboard's:
1. Tender Years-1961
2. She Thinks I Still Care-1962
3. White Lightning-1959
4. Walk Through This World With Me-1967
5. We're Gonna Hold On-with Tammy Wynette-1973
6. Near You-with Tammy Wynette-1977
7. He Stopped Loving Her Today-1980
8. I Always Get Lucky With You-1983
9. The Grand Tour-1974
10. Still Doin' Time-1981
Mine:
1. Tender Years-1961
2. She Thinks I Still Care-1962
3. White Lightning-1959
4. Walk Through This World With Me-1967
5. We're Gonna Hold On-with Tammy Wynette-1973
6. Near You-with Tammy Wynette-1977
7. The Grand Tour-1974
8. He Stopped Loving Her Today-1980
9. I Always Get Lucky With You-1983
10. Golden Ring-with Tammy Wynette-1976

The Judds
Billboard's:
1. Have Mercy-1985
2. Cry Myself To Sleep-1987
3. Why Not Me-1984
4. Change Of Heart-1989
5. Love Is Alive-1985
6. Let Me Tell You About Love-1989
7. Mama He's Crazy-1984
8. Grandpa Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days-1986
9. Give A Little Love-1988
10. Young Love Strong Love-1989
Mine:
1. Why Not Me-1984
2. Have Mercy-1985
3. Cry Myself To Sleep-1987
4. Grandpa Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days-1986
5. Change Of Heart-1989
6. Let Me Tell You About Love-1989
7. Mama He's Crazy-1984
8. Love Is Alive-1985
9. Girls Night Out-1985
10. Maybe Your Baby's Got The Blues-1987

Toby Keith
Billboard's:
1. How Do You Like Me Now-2000
2. As Good As I Once Was-2005
3. Beer For My Horses-with Willie Nelson-2003
4. I Love This Bar-2003
5. American Soldier-2004
6. I Wanna Talk About Me-2001
7. You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This-2001
8. My List-2002
9. She Never Cried In Front Of Me-2008
10. Who's Your Daddy-2002
Mine:
1. Beer For My Horses-with Willie Nelson-2003
2. As Good As I Once Was-2005
3. How Do You Like Me Now-2000
4. I Wanna Talk About Me-2001
5. My List-2002
6. I Love This Bar-2003
7. American Soldier-2004
8. You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This-2001
9. American Ride-2009
10. Should've Been A Cowboy-1993

Loretta Lynn
Billboard's:
1. She's Got You-1977
2. One's On The Way-1972
3. Somebody Somewhere Don't Know What's He's Missin' Tonight-1976
4. Love Is The Foundation-1973
5. After The Fire Is Gone-with Conway Twitty-1971
6. Out Of My Head And Back In My Bed-1978
7. Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' With Lovin' On Your Mind-1967
8. Coal Miner's Daughter-1970
9. Lead Me On-with Conway Twitty-1971
10. Fist City-1968
Mine:
1. After The Fire Is Gone-with Conway Twitty-1971
2. One's On The Way-1972
3. Love Is The Foundation-1973
4. Somebody Somewhere Don't Know What's He's Missin' Tonight-1976
5. Out Of My Head And Back In My Bed-1978
6. Lead Me On-with Conway Twitty-1971
7. Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' With Lovin' On Your Mind-1967
8. Fist City-1968
9. Woman Of The World Leave My World Alone-1969
10. Coal Miner's Daughter-1970

Reba McEntire
Billboard's:
1. Consider Me Gone-2010
2. If You See Him/If You See Her-with Brooks & Dunn-1998
3. Is There Life Out There-1992
4. For My Broken Heart-1991
5. The Heart Won't Lie-with Vince Gill-1993
6. Somebody-2004
7. Turn On The Radio-2011
8. Whoever's In New England-1986
9. How Blue-1985
10. What Am I Gonna Do About You-1987
Mine:
1. Consider Me Gone-2011
2. If You See Him/If You See Her-with Brooks & Dunn-1998
3. Is There Life Out There-1992
4. For My Broken Heart-1991
5. The Heart Won't Lie-with Vince Gill-1993
6. Mind Your Own Business-with Hank Williams, Jr., Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, and Reverend Ike-1986
7. Somebody-2004
8. Turn On The Radio-2011
9. You Lie-1990
10. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter-1995

Willie Nelson
Billboard's:
1. Beer For My Horses-with Toby Keith-2003
2. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys-with Waylon Jennings-1978
3. Good Hearted Woman-with Waylon Jennings-1976
4. To All The Girls I've Loved Before-with Julio Iglesias-1984
5. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain-1975
6. Always On My Mind-1982
7. Just To Satisfy You-with Waylon Jennings-1982
8. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys-1980
9. Seven Spanish Angels-with Ray Charles-1985
10. City Of New Orleans-1984
Mine:
1. Beer For My Horses-with Toby Keith-2003
2. Luckenbach, Texas Back To The Basics Of Love-with Waylon Jennings-1977
3. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys-with Waylon Jennings-1978
4. Good Hearted Woman-with Waylon Jennings-1976
5. Always On My Mind-1982
6. Mind Your Own Business-with Hank Williams, Jr., Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, and Reverend Ike-1986
7. To All The Girls I've Loved Before-with Julio Iglesias-1984
8. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain-1975
9. Just To Satisfy You-with Waylon Jennings-1982
10. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys-1980

K.T. Oslin
Billboard's:
1. Hold Me-1989
2. Do Ya'-1987
3. I'll Always Come Back-1988
4. Hey Bobby-1989
5. Come Next Monday-1990
6. This Woman-1989
7. 80's Ladies-1987
8. Money-1988
9. Didn't Expect It To Go Down This Way-1989
10. Mary And Willie-1991
Mine:
1. Come Next Monday-1990
2. Do Ya'-1987
3. Hold Me-1989
4. I'll Always Come Back-1988
5. Hey Bobby-1989
6. This Woman-1989
7. 80's Ladies-1987
8. Money-1988
9. Didn't Expect It To Go Down This Way-1989
10. Mary And Willie-1991

Charley Pride
Billboard's:
1. Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'-1971
2. I'm So Afraid Of Losing You Again-1969
3. Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone-1970
4. Someone Loves You Honey-1978
5. Ev'ry Heart Should Have One-1984
6. Wonder Could I Live There Anymore-1970
7. Missin' You-1980
8. Never Been So Loved In All My Life-1981
9. Night Games-1983
10. Don't Fight The Feelings Of Love-1973
Mine:
1. Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'-1971
2. I'm Just Me-1971
3. I'm So Afraid Of Losing You Again-1969
4. It's Gonna Take A Little Bit Longer-1972
5. She's Too Good To Be True-1972
6. I'd Rather Love You-1971
7. Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone-1970
8. I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me-1970
9. Wonder Could I Live There Anymore-1970
10. Someone Loves You Honey-1978

Kenny Rogers
Billboard's:
1. The Gambler-1978
2. Coward Of The County-1980
3. Islands In The Stream-with Dolly Parton-1983
4. Lucille-1977
5. Every Time Two Fools Collide-with Dottie West-1978
6. She Believes In Me-1978
7. I Don't Need You-1981
8. You Decorated My Life-1979
9. Buy Me A Rose-2000
10. Morning Desire-1986
Mine:
1. The Gambler-1978
2. Coward Of The County-1980
3. Islands In The Stream-with Dolly Parton-1983
4. Lucille-1977
5. She Believes In Me-1979
6. Every Time Two Fools Collide-with Dottie West-1978
7. I Don't Need You-1981
8. You Decorated My Life-1979
9. Buy Me A Rose-2000
10. Real Love-with Dolly Parton-1985

Statler Brothers
Billboard's:
1. Too Much On My Heart-1985
2. Elizabeth-1984
3. My Only Love-1985
4. Hello Mary Lou-1985
5. Do You Know You Are My Sunshine-1978
6. Oh Baby Mine I Get So Lonely-1985
7. Flowers On The Wall-1966
8. You'll Be Back Every Night In My Dreams-1982
9. Who Am I To Say-1978
10. Don't Wait On Me-1981
Mine:
1. Do You Know You Are My Sunshine-1978
2. Too Much On My Heart-1985
3. My Only Love-1985
4. Elizabeth-1984
5. Flowers On The Wall-1966
6. Do You Remember These-1972
7. Oh Baby Mine I Get So Lonely-1983
8. You'll Be Back Every Night In My Dreams-1982
9. Hello Mary Lou-1985
10. Atlanta Blue-1984

Don Williams
Billboard's:
1. Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good-1982
2. I Believe In You-1980
3. Say It Again-1976
4. Listen To The Radio-1982
5. You're My Best Friend-1975
6. Till The Rivers All Run Dry-1976
7. That's The Thing About Love-1984
8. Love Me Over Again-1980
9. It Must Be Love-1979
10. Nobody But You-1983
Mine:
1. I Believe In You-1980
2. Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good-1982
3. Heartbeat In The Darkness-1986
4. That's The Thing About Love-1984
5. If Hollywood Don't Need You-1983
6. Love Is On A Roll-1983
7. Stay Young-1984
8. Love Me Over Again-1980
9. I Wouldn't Want To Live If You Didn't Love Me-1974
10. Some Broken Hearts Never Mend-1977

[onebuffalo]

Added Garth Brooks as I see they ranked his top hits today (I wonder why).

[onebuffalo]

Added Loretta Lynn to the list.

[onebuffalo]

Added Glen Campbell to the list. R.I.P., Glen.

[onebuffalo]

Added Don Williams to the list. R.I.P., Don.

[onebuffalo]

I have amended my list of the top ten Garth Brooks hits to include Ask Me How I Know. Enjoy!

[CoJoFan]

Just looked at Don Williams on Billboard. They have "Heartbeat In The Darkness" as his biggest hit instead of "I Believe In You". It looks like they're basing it off weeks spent on the chart.

[onebuffalo]

Mar 6, 2018 20:14:00 GMT -5 CoJoFan said:

Just looked at Don Williams on Billboard. They have "Heartbeat In The Darkness" as his biggest hit instead of "I Believe In You". It looks like they're basing it off weeks spent on the chart.

This is where I got Don Williams' biggest hits. This was of course, posted shortly after his death last year:

Sept 9, 2017 10:07:27 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Don Williams' biggest hits:

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7957851/don-williams-biggest-hits-billboard-country-chart

[CoJoFan]

Mar 7, 2018 15:11:01 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Mar 6, 2018 20:14:00 GMT -5 CoJoFan said:

Just looked at Don Williams on Billboard. They have "Heartbeat In The Darkness" as his biggest hit instead of "I Believe In You". It looks like they're basing it off weeks spent on the chart.

This is where I got Don Williams' biggest hits. This was of course, posted shortly after his death last year:

Sept 9, 2017 10:07:27 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Don Williams' biggest hits:

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7957851/don-williams-biggest-hits-billboard-country-chart

I don’t know which to believe now because it clearly states at the top based on chart performance in the link I sent you for George Strait and so does the one you sent me about Don Williams. They’re both totally different lists. I looked at Reba last night and they have “Somebody” as her biggest hit while you have “Consider Me Gone” on both yours and the Billboard one.

[CoJoFan]

So what they’re doing on the link I sent you onebuffalo is they are ranking all the #1’s by weeks on chart, then #2’s by weeks on then #3’s, etc. So I honestly don’t know if they’re considering it their biggest hits or not that way.

[onebuffalo]

Mar 7, 2018 18:49:37 GMT -5 CoJoFan said:

So what they’re doing on the link I sent you onebuffalo is they are ranking all the #1’s by weeks on chart, then #2’s by weeks on then #3’s, etc. So I honestly don’t know if they’re considering it their biggest hits or not that way.

This is what my rankings of Don Williams hits looked like back in March, 2010:

6. THEIR TEN BIGGEST: Congratulations to Don Williams for making it to the Country Music Hall of Fame! Here are his ten biggest hits. First, by weeks at #1, followed by weeks in the top 40.
1. I Believe In You-1980-2-12
2. Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good-1-14
3. Heartbeat In The Darkness-1986-1-13
4. That's The Thing About Love-1984-1-13
5. If Hollywood Don't Need You-1983-1-12
6. Love Is On A Roll-1983-1-12
7. Stay Young-1984-1-12
8. Love Me Over Again-1980-1-12
9. I Wouldn't Want To Live If You Didn't Love Me-1974-1-12
10. Some Broken Hearts Never Mend-1977-1-12

[onebuffalo]

Added Earl Thomas Conley to the list. R.I.P., Earl.

[onebuffalo]

Added Joe Diffie to the list. R.I.P., Joe.

Two things:

1. I ranked Joe Diffie's biggest hits in July, 2011.

2. I only did his eight top two hits, so I just added Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox If I Die (#3) and Texas Size Heartache (#4).

[onebuffalo]

Added the Statler Brothers to the list. R.I.P., Harold Reid. I never ranked the Statler Brothers' biggest hits as they only had four chart topping hits (the top four on my list). However, in one of my columns between 2010-2011, I declared Do You Know You Are My Sunshine as their biggest hit (two weeks at the top in 1978). Also, in my Their Biggest #2 Hit thread, I noted that Flowers On The Wall was their biggest runner up hit (#5 on my list).

[onebuffalo]

Added Charley Pride to the list. R.I.P. Charley.

[onebuffalo]

Added K.T. Oslin to the list. R.I.P. K.T..

Two things:

1. I ranked Oslin's biggest hits in May, 2010.

2. However, I only did her five top two hits, so I just added the rest of the top ten.

[onebuffalo]

Added The Judds' biggest hits to this list. I ranked The Judds' biggest hits in May, 2010. Rest in power, Naomi Judd. You'll be missed.

[onebuffalo]

Added Mickey Gilley to the list. I ranked Mickey Gilley's biggest hits in August, 2011. Rest in peace, Mickey.

[onebuffalo]

Apparently, Billboard ranked the top 40 hits of Alabama's career in November, 2022 shortly after the death of Jeff Cook (R.I.P.). I missed that. I ranked Alabama's top ten hits in August, 2010. I have also amended my list to include the duet they had with Brad Paisley on Old Alabama from 2011. Enjoy!

[onebuffalo]

I added Toby Keith to this list. I ranked his ten biggest hits in August, 2011. Rest in peace, Toby.

[CoJoFan]

Feb 8, 2024 11:59:13 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

I added Toby Keith to this list. I ranked his ten biggest hits in August, 2011. Rest in peace, Toby.

Joel Whitburn’s top 5 Toby Keith songs were as follows

1. As Good As I Once Was
2. Beer For My Horses with Willie Nelson
3. How Do You Like Me Now?!
4. I Love This Bar
5. My List