Alabama Songwriters #1 Songs Billboard Magazine's Charts

1920s

Year	Song Title	Songwriter	Recording Artist
1920	St. Louis Blues	Handy, W.C.	Harris, Marion
1928	T For Texas (Blue Yodel)	Rodgers, Jimmie	Rodgers, Jimmie

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1940s

Year	Song Title	Songwriter	Recording Artist
1940	Tuxedo Junction	Hawkins, Erskine	Miller, Glenn Band
1942	That Ain't Right	Cole, Nat "King"	Cole, Nat Trio
1944	Cow Cow Blues (Boogie)	Davenport, Cow Cow	Ink Spots & Fitzgerald, Ella
1944	Hamp's Boogie Woogie	Hampton, Lionel	Hampton , Lionel
1944	Smoke On The Water	Clements, Zeke Nunn, Earl	Foley, Red
1944	Straighten Up And Fly Right	Cole, Nat "King"	Cole, Nat Trio
1945	Smoke On The Water	Clements, Zeke Nunn, Earl	Wills, Bob
1946	Hey Ba Ba Re Bop	Hampton, Lionel	Hampton , Lionel
1948	Just A Little Lovin' Will Go A Long	Clements, Zeke	Arnold, Eddy

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1950s

Year	Song Title	Songwriter	Recording Artist
1950	Birmingham Bounce	Gunter, Sidney	Foley, Red
1950	Blues Stay Away From Me	Delmore, Alton Delmore, Rabon	Delmore Brothers
1950	Long Gone Lonesome Blues	Williams, Hank	Williams, Hank
1950	Mississippi	Williams, "Curly"	Foley, Red
1950	Moanin' The Blues	Williams, Hank	Williams, Hank
1950	Why Don't You Love Me	Williams, Hank	Williams, Hank
1951	Cold, Cold Heart	Williams, Hank	Williams, Hank
1951	Hey Good Lookin'	Williams, Hank	Williams, Hank
1952	Are You Teasing Me	Louvin, Charlie Louvin, Ira	Smith, Carl
1952	Back Street Affair	Wallace, Billy	Pierce, Webb
1952	Jambalaya	Williams, Hank	Williams, Hank
1953	Shake A Hand	Morris, Joseph	Adams, Faye
1953	Your Cheatin' Heart	Williams, Hank	Williams, Hank
1954	Work With Me Annie	Ballard, Hank	Midnighters
1955	In The Jailhouse Now	Rodgers, Jimmie	Pierce, Webb
1955	Loose Talk	Hart, Freddie	Smith, Carl
1955	Wallflower	Ballard, Hank	James, Etta
1956	I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby	Inman, Autry	Louvin Brothers

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Only Alabama songwriters are shown - co-writers from outside Alabama are not shown.

1960s

Year	Song Title	Songwriter	Recording Artist
1960	Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go	Ballard, Hank	Ballard, Hank
1964	You're The Only World I Know	James, Sonny	James, Sonny
1965	In The Midnight Hour	Pickett, Wilson	Pickett, Wilson
1966	634 5789	Floyd, Eddie	Pickett, Wilson
1966	Almost Persuaded	Sherrill, Billy	Houston, David
1966	Knock On Wood	Floyd, Eddie	Floyd, Eddie
1966	Open Up Your Heart	Killen, Buddy	Owens, Buck
1966	When A Man Loves A Woman	Lewis, Calvin Wright, Andrew	Sledge, Percy
1967	I Don't Wanna Play House	Sherrill, Billy	Wynette, Tammy
1967	My Elusive Dreams	Putman, Curly Sherrill, Billy	Houston, David & Wynette, Tammy
1967	With One Exception	Sherrill, Billy	Houston, David
1967	You Mean All The World To Me	Sherrill, Billy	Houston, David
1968	Already It's Heaven	Sherrill, Billy	Houston, David
1968	D-I-V-O-R-C-E	Putman, Curly	Wynette, Tammy
1968	Have A Little Faith	Sherrill, Billy	Houston, David
1968	Stand By Your Man	Sherrill, Billy Wynette, Tammy	Wynette, Tammy
1968	Take Me To Your World	Sherrill, Billy	Wynette, Tammy
1969	Singing My Song	Sherrill, Billy Wynette, Tammy	Wynette, Tammy
1969	Ways To Love A Man	Sherrill, Billy Wynette, Tammy	Wynette, Tammy

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Only Alabama songwriters are shown - co-writers from outside Alabama are not shown.

1970s

Year	Song Title	Songwriter	Recording Artist
1970	Don't Keep Me Hangin' On	James, Sonny	James, Sonny
1970	He Loves Me All The Way	Sherrill, Billy Taylor, Carmol	Wynette, Tammy
1970	Watching Scotty Grow	Goldsboro, Bobby	Goldsboro, Bobby
1970	Wonder Of You	Knight, Baker	Presley, Elvis
1971	Don't Knock My Love	Pickett, Wilson	Pickett, Wilson
1971	Good Lovin' Makes It Right	Sherrill, Billy	Wynette, Tammy
1971	Here Comes Honey Again	James, Sonny	James, Sonny
1971	Hot Pants	Wesley, Fred	Brown, James
1972	Bedtime Story	Sherrill, Billy	Wynette, Tammy
1972	Bless Your Heart	Hart, Freddie	Hart, Freddie
1972	Easy Loving	Hart, Freddie	Hart, Freddie
1972	Eleven Roses	Morris, Lamar	Williams, Hank Jr.
1972	Get On The Good Foot	Wesley, Fred	Brown, James
1972	Got The All Overs For You (All Over	Hart, Freddie	Hart, Freddie
1972	My Hang Up Is You	Hart, Freddie	Hart, Freddie
1972	My Man	Sherrill, Billy Taylor, Carmol	Wynette, Tammy
1973	Blood Red And Going Down	Putman, Curly	Tucker, Tanya
1973	Kids Say The Darndest Things	Sherrill, Billy	Wynette, Tammy
1973	Most Beautiful Girl	Sherrill, Billy	Rich, Charlie
1973	Soul Song	Sherrill, Billy	Stampley, Joe
1973	Trip To Heaven	Hart, Freddie	Hart, Freddie
1973	We're Gonna Hold On	Montgomery, Earl	Jones, George & Wynette, Tammy
1973	What's Your Mama's Name Child	Montgomery, Earl	Tucker, Tanya
1974	Another Lonely Song	Sherrill, Billy Wynette, Tammy	Wynette, Tammy
1974	Grand Tour	Taylor, Carmol	Jones, George
1974	I Love My Friend	Sherrill, Billy	Rich, Charlie
1974	I Wouldn't Want To Live If You Didn	Turney, Al	Williams, Don
1974	Papa Don't Take No Mess	Wesley, Fred	Brown, James
1974	Payback	Wesley, Fred	Brown, James
1974	Very Special Love Song	Sherrill, Billy	Rich, Charlie
1975	Door, The	Sherrill, Billy	Jones, George
1975	Every Time You Touch Me I Get High	Sherrill, Billy	Rich, Charlie
1975	Slippery When Wet	Richie, Lionel	Commodores
1976	Don't The Girls All Get Prettier...	Knight, Baker	Gilley, Mickey
1976	I'm A Stand By My Woman Man	Sherrill, Billy Wynette, Tammy	Milsap, Ronnie
1976	Just To Be Close To You	Richie, Lionel	Commodores
1976	Til I Can Make It On My Own	Sherrill, Billy Wynette, Tammy	Wynette, Tammy
1976	You And Me	Sherrill, Billy	Wynette, Tammy
1977	Easy	Richie, Lionel	Richie, Lionel
1977	Handy Man	Jones, Jimmy	Taylor, James
1978	Three Times A Lady	Richie, Lionel	Commodores
1978	Too Hot Ta Trot	Richie, Lionel	Commodores
1979	Devil Went Down To Georgia	Hayward, Charles	Daniels, Charlie Band
1979	Do That To Me One More Time	Tennille, Toni	Captain & Tennille
1979	Every Which Way But Loose	Brown, Milton	Rabbitt, Eddie
1979	I May Never Get To Heaven	Killen, Buddy	Twitty, Conway
1979	Ring My Bell	Knight, Frederick	Ward, Anita
1979	Still	Richie, Lionel	Commodores
1979	Suspicions	McCormick, Randy	Rabbitt, Eddie

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Only Alabama songwriters are shown - co-writers from outside Alabama are not shown.

1980s

Year	Song Title	Songwriter	Recording Artist
1980	Baby I'll Be Coming Back For More	Putman, Curly	Sheppard, T.G.
1980	Bar Room Buddies	Brown, Milton	Haggard, Merle & Eastwood, Clint
1980	Do You Want To Go To Heaven	Putman, Curly	Sheppard, T.G.
1980	He Stopped Loving Her Today	Putman, Curly	Jones, George
1980	Honky Tonk Blues	Williams, Hank	Pride, Charley
1980	One In A Million You	Dees, Sam	Graham, Larry
1980	Tennessee River	Owen, Randy	Alabama
1980	Why Lady Why	Gentry, Teddy	Alabama
1980	You Win Again	Williams, Hank	Pride, Charley
1981	All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled	Williams, Hank Jr.	Williams, Hank Jr.
1981	Bet Your Heart On Me	McBride, Jim	Lee, Johnny
1981	Dixie On My Mind	Williams, Hank Jr.	Williams, Hank Jr.
1981	Do You Love As Good As You Look	Gillespie, Jerry	Bellamy Brothers
1981	Endless Love	Richie, Lionel	Ross, Diana & Richie, Lionel
1981	Feels So Right	Owen, Randy	Alabama
1981	Holding Her And Loving You	Brasfield, Tommy	Conley, Earl Thomas
1981	Key Largo	Limbo, Sonny	Higgins, Bertie
1981	Old Flame	Lowery, Donnie McAnally, Mac	Alabama
1981	Southern Rains	Murrah, Roger	Tillis, Mel
1981	Texas Women	Williams, Hank Jr.	Williams, Hank Jr.
1981	There's No Gettin' Over Me	Aldridge, Walt Brasfield, Tommy	Milsap, Ronnie
1981	Touch Me When We're Dancing	Skinner, Terry Wallace, J.L."Jerry"	Carpenters
1982	Even The Nights Are Better	Skinner, Terry Wallace, J.L."Jerry" Bell, Ken	Air Supply
1982	Honky Tonkin'	Williams, Hank	Williams, Hank Jr.
1982	Lonely Nights	Harris, Stewart	Gilley, Mickey
1982	Mountain Music	Owen, Randy	Alabama
1982	Till You're Gone	Aldridge, Walt Brasfield, Tommy	Mandrell, Barbara
1982	Truly	Richie, Lionel	Richie, Lionel
1982	War Is Hell On The Homefront Too	Putman, Curly	Sheppard, T.G.
1983	All Night Long	Richie, Lionel	Richie, Lionel
1983	Holding Her And Loving You	Aldridge, Walt	Conley, Earl Thomas
1983	Lady Down On Love	Owen, Randy	Alabama
1983	My Love	Richie, Lionel	Richie, Lionel
1983	New Looks From An Old Lover	Hudson, Latham	Thomas, B.J.
1983	Save The Overtime For Me	Dees, Sam	Knight, Gladys & the Pips
1983	Swingin'	Delmore, Lionel	Anderson, John
1983	Tell Me A Lie	Buckins, Mickey Wyrick, Barbara	Fricke, Janie
1983	You Are	Richie, Lionel	Richie, Lionel
1984	Believe In Me	Skinner, Terry Wallace, J.L."Jerry"	Fogelberg, Dan
1984	Hello	Richie, Lionel	Richie, Lionel
1984	In My Eyes	Wyrick, Barbara	Conlee, John
1984	Penny Lover	Richie, Lionel	Richie, Lionel
1984	Stuck On You	Richie, Lionel	Richie, Lionel
1985	Broken Wings	Page, Richard	Mr. Mister
1985	Country Boy	McAnally, Mac	Skaggs, Ricky
1985	I'm For Love	Williams, Hank Jr.	Williams, Hank Jr.
1985	I'm In Tune	Hudson, Latham	?
1985	Kyrie	Page, Richard	Mr. Mister
1985	Real Love	McCormick, Randy	Rogers, Kenny & Parton, Dolly
1985	Say You Say Me	Richie, Lionel	Richie, Lionel
1985	We Are The World	Richie, Lionel	USA for Africa
1986	Ballerina Girl	Richie, Lionel	Richie, Lionel
1986	Hearts Aren't Made To Break	Murrah, Roger	Greenwood, Lee
1986	Life's Highway	Murrah, Roger	Wariner, Steve
1986	Love Will Conquer All	Richie, Lionel	Richie, Lionel
1986	Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes	Skinner, Terry Wallace, J.L."Jerry"	Forester Sisters
1986	Mind Your Own Business	Williams, Hank	Williams, Hank Jr.
1986	Once In A Blue Moon	Brasfield, Tommy Byrne, Robert	Conley, Earl Thomas
1986	Touch Me When We're Dancing	Skinner, Terry Wallace, J.L."Jerry"	Alabama
1987	Born To Boogie	Williams, Hank Jr.	Williams, Hank Jr.
1987	How Do I Turn You On	Byrne, Robert	Milsap, Ronnie
1987	I Can't Win For Losin' You	Byrne, Robert	Conley, Earl Thomas
1987	It Takes A Little Rain	Murrah, Roger	Oak Ridge Boys
1987	Rose In Paradise	Harris, Stewart McBride, Jim	Jennings, Waylon
1987	Shine, Shine, Shine	McGuire, Bud Bell, Ken	Raven, Eddy
1987	That Was A Close One	Byrne, Robert	Conley, Earl Thomas
1987	This Crazy Love	Murrah, Roger	Oak Ridge Boys
1987	Why Does It Have To Be	Lowery, Donnie	Restless Heart
1988	Addicted To You	Levert, Eddie	Levert
1988	Face To Face	Owen, Randy	Alabama
1988	Fallin' Again	Fowler, Greg Gentry, Teddy Owen, Randy	Alabama
1988	Just Got Paid	Griffin, Gene	Kemp, Johnny
1988	My Prerogative	Griffin, Gene	Brown, Bobby
1988	Set 'Em Up Joe	Gosdin, Vern	Gosdin, Vern
1988	Strong Enough To Bend	Chapman, Beth Nielse	Tucker, Tanya
1989	Girl I Got My Eyes On You	Griffin, Gene	Today
1989	High Cotton	Murrah, Roger	Alabama
1989	I'm Still Crazy	Gosdin, Vern	Gosdin, Vern
1989	If I Had You	Mayo, Danny	Alabama
1989	Is It Still Over	Bell, Ken	Travis, Randy
1989	My Fantasy	Griffin, Gene	Riley, Teddy featuring Guy
1989	Nothing I Can Do About It Now	Chapman, Beth Nielse	Nelson, Willie
1989	Two Dozen Roses	Byrne, Robert McAnally, Mac	Shenandoah
1989	What I'd Say	Byrne, Robert	Conley, Earl Thomas

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Other music industry charts may have shown higher chart positions.
Only Alabama songwriters are shown - co-writers from outside Alabama are not shown.

1990s

Year	Song Title	Songwriter	Recording Artist
1990	Five Minutes	Chapman, Beth Nielse	Morgan, Lorrie
1990	Southern Star	Murrah, Roger	Alabama
1991	Don't Rock The Jukebox	Murrah, Roger	Jackson, Alan
1991	I Am A Simple Man	Aldridge, Walt	Shelton, Ricky Van
1991	When A Man Loves A Woman	Lewis, Calvin Wright, Andrew	Bolton, Michael
1992	Do It To Me	Richie, Lionel	Richie, Lionel
1992	I'm In A Hurry And I Don't Know Why	Murrah, Roger	Alabama
1992	No One Else On Earth	Harris, Stewart	Judd, Wynonna
1993	Can I Trust You With My Heart	Harris, Stewart	Tritt, Travis
1993	Chattahoochee	McBride, Jim	Jackson, Alan
1993	Nuthin' But A G Thang	Knight, Frederick	Dr. Dre & Snoop Doggy Dog
1993	Thank God For You	McAnally, Mac	Sawyer Brown
1993	That's The Way Love Goes	Wesley, Fred	Jackson, Janet
1993	You Know Me Better Than That	Graham, Anna Lisa	George Strait
1994	I Swear	Baker, Gary	All 4 One
1994	I Swear	Baker, Gary	Montgomery, John Michael
1994	If Bubba Can Dance I Can Too	McGuire, Mike Raybon, Marty	Shenandoah
1994	If I Could Make A Living	Murrah, Roger	Walker, Clay
1994	If The Good Die Young	Wiseman, Craig	Lawrence, Tracy
1994	My Love	Barnes, Tommy	Little Texas
1995	I Didn't Know My Own Strength	Byrne, Robert	Morgan, Lorrie
1995	I Like It, I Love It	Dukes, Steve Hall, Mark	McGraw, Tim
1995	It's What I Am	Calvert, John Sain, Aaron	Montgomery, John Michael
1995	My Kind Of Girl	Cochran, Debi	Raye, Collin
1996	Bigger Than The Beatles	Dukes, Steve	Diffe, Joe
1996	Guys Do It All The Time	Tribble, Kim	McCready, Mindy
1997	Everywhere	Wiseman, Craig	McGraw, Tim
1999	Amazed	Mayo, Aimee	Lonestar

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Only Alabama songwriters are shown - co-writers from outside Alabama are not shown.

2000s

Year	Song Title	Songwriter	Recording Artist
2000	My Best Friend	Aimee Mayo	Tim McGraw
2000	What About Now	Anthony Smith	Lonestar
2000	Just Another Day In Paradise	Craig Wiseman	Phil Vassar
2001	Tell Her	Craig Wiseman	Lonestar
2001	One More Day	S.D. Jones, B. Tomberlin	Diamond Rio
2001	I'm Already There	Gary Baker	Lonestar
2001	Angels In Waiting	Jim McBride, Stewart Harris	Tammy Cochran
2002	The Cowboy In Me	Craig Wiseman	Tim McGraw
2002	The Good Stuff	Craig Wiseman	Kenny Chesney

Chart position is based on Billboard Magazine Pop, Country, R&B, & A/C Charts.
Other music industry charts may have shown higher chart positions.
Only Alabama songwriters are shown - co-writers from outside Alabama are not shown.