Honky Tonk Crowd (John Anderson song)

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"Honky Tonk Crowd"
Single by John Anderson
from the album Countrified
B-side "If I Could Have My Way" [1]
ReleasedAugust 4, 1986
Genre Country
Length3:42
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
John Anderson singles chronology
"You Can't Keep a Good Memory Down"
(1986)
"Honky Tonk Crowd"
(1986)
"Countrified"
(1987)

"Honky Tonk Crowd" is a song written by Larry Cordle and Lionel Delmore, and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in August 1986 as the first single from the album Countrified . The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was his last Top 10 hit on that chart until "Straight Tequila Night" in late 1991-early 1992. [1]

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Chart performance

"Honky Tonk Crowd" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 16, 1986.

Chart (1986)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks7

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References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 26–27. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. "John Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.