Why Not Me (The Judds song)

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"Why Not Me"
Single by The Judds
from the album Why Not Me
B-side "Lazy Country Evening"
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1984
Studio Creative Workshop (Berry Hill, Tennessee) [1]
Genre Country
Length3:29
Label RCA/Curb
Songwriter(s) Harlan Howard
Sonny Throckmorton
Brent Maher
Producer(s) Brent Maher
The Judds singles chronology
"Mama He's Crazy"
(1984)		"Why Not Me"
(1984)		"Girls Night Out"
(1985)

"Why Not Me" is a song written by Harlan Howard, Sonny Throckmorton and Brent Maher, and recorded by American country music duo The Judds. It was released in September 1984 as the first single and title track from the album of the same name. The song was their second number one on the country chart. The song spent a total of fifteen weeks at the top of the country singles chart, peaking at number one for two weeks. [2]

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Critical reception

In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #84 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking. [3]

Cover versions

Chart performance

Chart (1984–1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [6] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] 11
Chart (2022)Peak
position
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [8] 21

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Hurt, Ed (2 July 2020). "Buzz Cason Looks Back at 50 Years of His Nashville Studio Creative Workshop". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 184.
  3. ↑ "The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone . May 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Music Row" (in Swedish). Svensk dediedatabas. 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Judds Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "The Judds – Why Not Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Judds – Why Not Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "The Judds Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard . Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  9. ↑ "American single certifications – The Judds – Why Not Me". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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