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04-05-2014, 7:09pm
Hundreds of artists have reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart since it was introduced 70 years ago. Most have been top country stars, but some have come out of left field.
In preparation for this weekend's Academy of Country Music Awards, here are some artists you probably never would have guessed have a No. 1 country hit to their credit:
Julio Iglesia hardly spoke any English at the time, and he said that he had no idea what most of the lyrics in this song meant:
To All The Girls I've Loved Before - YouTube
Jimmy Buffett, the laid-back pop star, teamed with Alan Jackson for "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," which spent eight weeks at No. 1 in 2003 and was voted Single of the Year by the Academy of Country Music:
Alan Jackson;Jimmy Buffett - It's Five O' Clock Somewhere - YouTube
Tom Jones, the Welsh singing stud, hit No. 1 in February 1977 with the catchy "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow." Here's an oddity: Jones never had a No. 1 pop hit. His highest-charting pop hit, 1971's "She's a Lady," peaked at No. 2:
Tom Jones, Say you'll stay until tomorrow - YouTube
Clint Eastwood, the movie legend, teamed with Merle Haggard for "Bar Room Buddies," a song from the movie "Bronco Billy," which Eastwood directed and in which he starred. The lighthearted song hit No. 1 in July 1980:
Merle Haggard & Clint Eastwood Bar Room Buddies - YouTube
More: https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/our-country/acm-preview-country-music-oddest-chart-toppers-205555379.html
In preparation for this weekend's Academy of Country Music Awards, here are some artists you probably never would have guessed have a No. 1 country hit to their credit:
Julio Iglesia hardly spoke any English at the time, and he said that he had no idea what most of the lyrics in this song meant:
To All The Girls I've Loved Before - YouTube
Jimmy Buffett, the laid-back pop star, teamed with Alan Jackson for "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," which spent eight weeks at No. 1 in 2003 and was voted Single of the Year by the Academy of Country Music:
Alan Jackson;Jimmy Buffett - It's Five O' Clock Somewhere - YouTube
Tom Jones, the Welsh singing stud, hit No. 1 in February 1977 with the catchy "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow." Here's an oddity: Jones never had a No. 1 pop hit. His highest-charting pop hit, 1971's "She's a Lady," peaked at No. 2:
Tom Jones, Say you'll stay until tomorrow - YouTube
Clint Eastwood, the movie legend, teamed with Merle Haggard for "Bar Room Buddies," a song from the movie "Bronco Billy," which Eastwood directed and in which he starred. The lighthearted song hit No. 1 in July 1980:
Merle Haggard & Clint Eastwood Bar Room Buddies - YouTube
More: https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/our-country/acm-preview-country-music-oddest-chart-toppers-205555379.html