Lucky Me (Anne Murray song)

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"Lucky Me"
Single by Anne Murray
from the album Somebody's Waiting
B-side "Somebody's Waiting"
ReleasedMarch 1980
Genre Country
Length3:10
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jim Ed Norman
Anne Murray singles chronology
"Daydream Believer"
(1980)
"Lucky Me"
(1980)
"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
(1980)

"Lucky Me" is a song written by Charlie Black and Rory Bourke, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Anne Murray. It was released in March 1980 as the first single from her album Somebody's Waiting . The song reached number 1 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in May 1980. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks [2] 4
Canadian RPM Top Singles [3] 58
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks [1] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles [4] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] 42
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [6] 8

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  2. "RPM Country Tracks for June 14, 1980". RPM . Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  3. "RPM Top Singles for May 17, 1980". RPM . Retrieved February 3, 2012.
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  5. "Anne Murray Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  6. "Anne Murray Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.