Somebody's Needin' Somebody

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"Somebody's Needin' Somebody"
Single by Conway Twitty
from the album By Heart
B-side "Linda on My Mind"
ReleasedMarch 1984
Genre Country
Length3:55
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Len Chera
Producer(s) Conway Twitty, Dee Henry
Conway Twitty singles chronology
"Three Times a Lady"
(1983)
"Somebody's Needin' Somebody"
(1984)
"I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)"
(1984)

"Somebody's Needin' Somebody" is a song written by Len Chera, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in March 1984 as the first single from the album By Heart . The song was Twitty's 31st number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks on the country chart. [1]

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks3

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 18

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References

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  2. "Conway Twitty Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2021.