How Many Of Merle Haggard’s 38 Number One Hits Can You Name?

If you know me you know that, in my humble opinion, Merle Haggard was and is the greatest country music singer. Ever.

And if you don't think so, well, you're just wrong.

Hag hasn't had the most Number One's, of course, that honor would belong to George Strait. But Mr. Merle had thirty-eight, and a lot of them were important number one hits. Songs that have become standards.

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I have a saying...Don't trust anyone that can't immediately name at least three Hag hits. With that in mind, here's the list of all of Merle's Number One hits. Which one is my favorite? Oh, that's easy.

All of 'em. And here's the thirty-eight in order.

1. "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive" (1966)
2. "Branded Man" (1967)
3. "Sing Me Back Home" (1968)
4. "The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde" (1968)
5. "Mama Tried" (1968)
6. "Hungry Eyes" (1969)
7. "Workin' Man Blues" (1969)
8. "Okie from Muskogee" (1969)
9. "The Fightin' Side of Me" (1970)
10. "Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)" (1971)
11. "Carolyn" (1971)
12. "Grandma Harp" (1972)
13. "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" (1972)
14. "I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me" (1972)
15. "Everybody's Had the Blues" (1973)
16. "If We Make It Through December" (1973)
17. "Things Aren't Funny Anymore" (1974)
18. "Old Man from the Mountain" (1974)
19. "Kentucky Gambler" (1974)
20. "Always Wanting You" (1975)
21. "Movin' On" (1975)
22. "It's All in the Movies" (1975)
23. "The Roots of My Raising" (1975)
24. "Cherokee Maiden" (1976)
25. "Bar Room Buddies" (with Clint Eastwood) (1980)
26. "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" (1980)
27. "My Favorite Memory" (1981)
28. "Big City" (1981)
29. "Yesterday's Wine" (with George Jones) (1982)
30. "Going Where the Lonely Go" (1982)
31. "You Take Me for Granted" (1982)
32. "Pancho and Lefty" (with Willie Nelson) (1983)
33. "That's the Way Love Goes" (1983)
34. "Someday When Things Are Good" (1984)
35. "Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room" (1984)
36. "A Place to Fall Apart" (with Janie Frickie) (1984)
37. "Natural High" (1985)
38. "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star" (1987)

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