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369:Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses)
83:Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses)
218:It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
45:It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
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1063:. December 27, 1952. p. 19.
25:magazine ranking the year's top
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572:Red Foley, Ernest Tubb
1010:1952 in country music
445:The Gold Rush Is Over
140:The Wild Side of Life
37:The Wild Side of Life
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979:Crazy Heart
963:RCA Victor
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867:RCA Victor
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720:Eddy Arnold
672:Webb Pierce
651:RCA Victor
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524:Ernest Tubb
503:RCA Victor
500:Eddy Arnold
455:RCA Victor
429:RCA Victor
425:Eddy Arnold
301:Webb Pierce
254:RCA Victor
224:Kitty Wells
49:answer song
41:Kitty Wells
1302:Categories
1085:0823076326
1036:References
744:Carl Smith
641:Lady's Man
476:Carl Smith
326:Carl Smith
172:Carl Smith
121:Artist(s)
93:RCA Victor
69:Carl Smith
1235:1960–1969
1174:1950–1959
1143:1946–1949
1128:Billboard
960:Hank Snow
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888:Red Foley
843:Columbia
839:Ray Price
793:Columbia
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379:Columbia
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329:Columbia
296:Wonderin'
280:Imperial
244:Slow Poke
176:Columbia
112:year-end
107:year-end
22:Billboard
1132:Year-End
994:See also
551:Capitol
150:Capitol
110:Juke box
1137:singles
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915:M-G-M
891:Decca
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675:Decca
625:Decca
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403:M-G-M
345:Almost
305:Decca
228:Decca
202:M-G-M
124:Label
118:Title
105:Retail
1016:Notes
115:Peak
97:Decca
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