Thank God for the Radio

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"Thank God for the Radio"
Single by The Kendalls
from the album Movin' Train
B-side "Flaming Eyes"
ReleasedJanuary 1984
Genre Country
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Max D. Barnes
Robert Jones
Producer(s) Blake Mevis
The Kendalls singles chronology
"Movin' Train"
(1983)
"Thank God for the Radio"
(1984)
"My Baby's Gone"
(1984)

"Thank God for the Radio" is a 1984 single by The Kendalls. "Thank God for the Radio" was The Kendalls' third and last number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart. [1]

Contents

Cover versions

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks16

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 27

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