This is a list of Billboard magazine's ranking of the top country singles of 1969. "Daddy Sang Bass" by Johnny Cash was ranked as the year's No. 1 country single. [1]
The ranking was based on performance on the Billboard Country Chart during the period from January 4, 1969, to August 30, 1969. [1] Accordingly, the list excludes songs like "Okie from Muskogee", which held the No. 1 spot for four consecutive weeks from November 15 to December 6. And "A Boy Named Sue" ranks No. 83 on the list even though it held the No. 1 spot for five consecutive weeks from August 23 to September 20
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This is a list of Billboard magazine's ranking of the top country singles of 1968.