See also: 1945 in country music, 1946 in music, other events of 1946, 1947 in country music and the List of years in Country Music

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

• Chained To A Memory - Eddy Arnold
• Cincinnati Lou - Merle Travis
• Detour - Spade Cooley
• Drivin' Nails In My Coffin - Floyd Tillman
• Freight Train Boogie - Delmore Brothers
• Get Yourself A Red Head - Hank Penny
• Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Gene Autry
• I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine - Gene Autry
• Kentucky Waltz - Bill Monroe
• No Vacancy - Merle Travis
• "Roly Poly" - Bob Wills
• Sioux City Sue - Tiny Hill
• Sioux City Sue - Hoosier Hot Shots
• Sioux City Sue - Zeke Manners
• Someday - Hoosier Hot Shots
• Someday - Elton Britt
• Stay A Little Longer - Bob Wills
• That's How Much I Love You - Eddy Arnold
• Wave To Me My Lady - Elton Britt
• When You Leave Don't Slam The Door - Tex Ritter
• You Can't Break My Heart - Spade Cooley

Top new album releases

Births

• January 19 — Dolly Parton, major multi-faceted country star since the 1960s.
• November 5 — Gram Parsons, influential country rock and alt-country singer-songwriter-guitarist who was a member of such bands as The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, as well as a solo act (d. 1973).

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.