1946 in country music
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See also: 1945 in country music, 1946 in music, other events of 1946, 1947 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music
Contents
Events
Top hits of the year
Number one hits
(As certified by Billboard magazine)
- January 5 - "You Will Have to Pay" - Tex Ritter
- January 5 - "White Cross on Okinawa" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
- February 2 - "Guitar Polka" - Al Dexter
- May 18 - "New Spanish Two Step" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
- September 14 - "Wine, Women and Song" - Al Dexter
- October 12 - "Divorce Me C.O.D." - Merle Travis
Other major hits
- "I Am a Pilgrim" - Merle Travis
Top new album releases
Births
- January 19 — Dolly Parton, major multi-faceted country star since the 1960s.
Deaths
Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel. "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
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