You Must Hear 7
classic country
Last updated:
100 chronological releases
| Place | Cover | Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 |  |
1959-09 | Marty Robbins | Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs |
| 72 | Charley Pride;The Nashville Edition | The Essential Charley Pride | ||
| 86 |  |
1957 | Marty Robbins | A Lifetime of Song 1951-1982 |
| 53 |  |
1959 | Marty Robbins | Marty Robbins' All-Time Greatest Hits |
| 27 | 1961 | Faron Young | Hello Walls | |
| 7 |  |
1962 | Kitty Wells | Country Music Hall Of Fame Series: Kitty Wells |
| 46 | 1963 | Ferlin Husky | The Hits of Ferlin Husky | |
| 92 |  |
1963 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Vintage Collections |
| 74 |  |
1964 | George Jones | Discover George Jones |
| 85 |  |
1965 | Frankie Laine | I Believe |
| 97 |  |
1965 | Roger Miller | Golden Hits |
| 18 | 1966-03-14 | Waylon Jennings | Folk-Country | |
| 82 | 1966-09-10 | Loretta Lynn | You Ain't Woman Enough | |
| 20 |  |
1967 | Bob Luman | 10 Years: 1968-1977 |
| 89 | 1968 | Bobbie Gentry | The Delta Sweete | |
| 50 | 1973 | Johnny Cash | Any Old Wind That Blows | |
| 95 |  |
1973 | Charlie Rich | Behind Closed Doors |
| 38 | 1974-02 | Merle Haggard | If We Make It through December | |
| 13 |  |
1974-05-13 | Loretta Lynn | Greatest Hits Volume II |
| 60 | 1976 | Hank Williams | 24 Greatest Hits | |
| 11 |  |
1977 | David Houston | K-tel Presents David Houston - After Closing Time |
| 43 | 1977 | Hank Williams Jr. | The New South | |
| 33 |  |
1980 | Johnny Cash | Classic Johnny Cash |
| 73 |  |
1980 | Jack Greene | K-tel Presents Jack Greene's Country Jukebox |
| 15 |  |
1982 | Conway Twitty | Number Ones |
| 36 |  |
1982 | Johnny Paycheck | Greatest Hits |
| 44 |  |
1982 | Mickey Gilley | Greatest Hits |
| 31 | 1985 | George Strait | Greatest Hits | |
| 2 | 1987 | Conway Twitty | 20 Greatest Hits | |
| 22 |  |
1987 | Conway Twitty | The Very Best Of |
| 51 |  |
1987 | Ronnie Milsap;Kenny Rogers | The Essential Ronnie Milsap |
| 87 |  |
1987 | Various Artists | Grammy Nominees 2002 |
| 81 | 1987-06-19 | Mel McDaniel | Greatest Hits | |
| 39 |  |
1989 | Kenny Rogers | All The Hits And All New Love Songs |
| 90 | 1989 | George Jones | Super Hits | |
| 1 |  |
1989-07-25 | Tanya Tucker | Tanya Tucker's Greatest Hits |
| 42 | 1990 | Johnny Cash | Gospel Glory | |
| 59 | 1990 | Don Gibson | 18 Greatest Hits | |
| 91 | 1990 | Bob Luman | Red Hot | |
| 26 | 1990-04-09 | Eddie Rabbitt | Jersey Boy | |
| 17 | 1990-08-27 | Sawyer Brown | Greatest Hits | |
| 98 |  |
1991-03-12 | Eddie Rabbitt | All Time Greatest Hits |
| 54 | 1992 | Johnny Cash | The Essential Johnny Cash (1955-1983) | |
| 62 | 1992 | Tex Ritter | High Noon | |
| 28 | 1993 | Don Williams | You're My Best Friend | |
| 55 | 1993-08-24 | Junior Brown | Guit With It | |
| 64 | Mary Chapin Carpenter;Sheryl Crow;Emmylou Harris | Kindred Spirits: A Tribute To The Songs Of Johnny Cash | ||
| 66 |  |
1978 | Tom T. Hall | Greatest Hits – Volumes 1 & 2 |
| 79 |  |
1992 | Patsy Cline | The Definitive Collection |
| 100 | 1992 | Loretta Lynn | Coal Miner's Daughter | |
| 93 |  |
1993 | Faron Young | The Classic Years 1952-62 |
| 68 | 1993-04-10 | Tanya Tucker | Greatest Hits | |
| 16 | 1994 | Don Williams | The Best of Don Williams | |
| 52 | 1994 | Leroy Van Dyke | Walk On By | |
| 88 | 1994 | Billie Jo Spears | Country Classics | |
| 3 | 1994-09-13 | Loretta Lynn | Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection | |
| 12 |  |
1995 | Buck Owens | Stars Over Bakersfield |
| 69 |  |
1995 | Hank Williams Jr. | Greatest Hits |
| 32 |  |
1996 | Patsy Cline | Crazy Dreams |
| 65 |  |
1996 | Marty Robbins | The Story Of My Life: The Best Of Marty Robbins 1952-1965 |
| 84 |  |
1996 | Merle Haggard | Live: The Hits And More |
| 63 | 1997 | Charley Pride | The Essential Charley Pride | |
| 76 |  |
1997-04-29 | Hank Snow | The Essential Hank Snow |
| 10 | 1998 | George Jones | 16 Biggest Hits | |
| 37 |  |
1998 | Gene Autry | The Ultimate Collection: Tumbling Tumbleweeds |
| 70 |  |
1998 | Hank Snow | Legends Of Bluegrass (Gold Collection) |
| 49 |  |
1998-05-18 | Tammy Wynette | Tears Of Fire: The 25th Anniversary Collection |
| 96 |  |
1999 | Roger Miller | The Best of Roger Miller - Volume Two: King Of The Road |
| 35 | 1999-08-10 | George Jones & Tammy Wynette | 16 Biggest Hits | |
| 99 |  |
2000 | John Denver | The John Denver Collection, Vol. 1: Take Me Home Country Roads |
| 19 | 2001 | Kenny Rogers | Greatest Hits | |
| 24 |  |
2001 | Jerry Reed | RCA Country Legends: Jerry Reed |
| 47 | 2002-05-21 | Loretta Lynn | All Time Greatest Hits | |
| 4 | 2003 | John Conlee | Classics | |
| 5 |  |
2003 | Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson | Pancho & Lefty |
| 41 | 2003-01-29 | Hank Snow | I'm Movin' On | |
| 58 |  |
2004 | Jimmy Dean | The Best Of Jimmy Dean |
| 29 | 2004-06-24 | Dwight Yoakam | Dwight's Used Records | |
| 34 | 2004-10-05 | George Strait | 50 Number Ones | |
| 83 | 2004-11-09 | George Jones | 50 Years of Hits | |
| 25 | 2005-01-11 | Gene Autry | The Essential Gene Autry | |
| 30 |  |
2005-03-01 | Patsy Cline | Gold |
| 8 |  |
2006 | Sonny James | Sonny James |
| 56 |  |
2006 | Tom T. Hall | Ultimate Collection |
| 6 | 2006-03-21 | Kenny Rogers | Water & Bridges | |
| 21 | 2006-03-28 | George Jones | The Essential George Jones | |
| 48 |  |
2006-06-06 | Ernest Tubb | The Definitive Collection |
| 80 |  |
2006-07-26 | Dottie West | The Essential Dottie West |
| 57 | 2006-08-01 | Ronnie Milsap | The Essential Ronnie Milsap | |
| 78 | 2006-09-01 | Buck Owens | 21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection | |
| 61 | 2006-09-26 | Jerry Lee Lewis | Last Man Standing | |
| 71 | 2006-10-31 | Willie Nelson | Songbird | |
| 14 | 2008-03-04 | Alan Jackson | Good Time | |
| 67 | 2008-10-28 | Joey + Rory | The Life Of A Song | |
| 77 | 2009 | Gretchen Wilson | Greatest Hits | |
| 94 | 2009-06-16 | Ray Charles | Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vols 1 & 2 | |
| 9 | 2010-03-29 | Alan Jackson | Freight Train | |
| 75 |  |
2012-01-12 | Kellie Pickler | 100 Proof |
| 23 |  |
2017-07-28 | Sam Hunt | Body Like A Back Road (15 In A 30 Tour Live) |
| 40 |  |
2023 | Various Artists | Nascar Hotter Than Asphalt |