See also: 1934 in country music, 1935 in music, other events of 1935, 1936 in country music and the List of years in Country Music

Events

Top hits of the year

• "Can the Circle Be Unbroken (Bye and Bye)" - Carter Family
• "I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" - Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers
• "Just Because" - Shelton Brothers
• "Ole Faithful" - Gene Autry
• "St. Louis Blues" - Milton Brown and His Brownies
• "Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" - Gene Autry and Jimmy Long¹
• "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" - Gene Autry
• "Under the Double Eagle" - Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers
• "Nobody's Darling But Mine"-Jimmie Davis

¹ Originally recorded in 1931, but did not become a national hit until 1935.

Other major hits

Top new album releases

Births

Deaths

• August 15 - Will Rogers, 55, beloved humorist who had appeal with country and popular music audiences alike (plane crash).

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.