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Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition
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331:"Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)"
924:His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...)
195:" is a song co-written and recorded by American
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1387:From Graceland to the Promised Land
1366:If We're Not Back in Love by Monday
1108:(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
994:The Epic Collection (Recorded Live)
350:"Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988"
1723:Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again
1171:I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am
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1060:Merle Haggard's Christmas Present
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1157:The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde
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574:The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde
320:. Record Research. p. 148.
2004:Songs written by Freddy Powers
1994:Songs written by Merle Haggard
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1282:The Emptiest Arms in the World
945:Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
654:If We Make It Through December
66:"I Don't Have Any Love Around"
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1027:Songs for the Mama That Tried
917:Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits
33:"Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star"
22:Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
18:Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
1937:. You can help Knowledge by
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1303:Things Aren't Funny Anymore
606:A Portrait of Merle Haggard
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2014:1987 country song stubs
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1617:A Better Love Next Time
1505:You Take Me for Granted
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1212:The Fightin' Side of Me
971:The Fightin' Side of Me
694:The Roots of My Raising
630:Someday We'll Look Back
550:I'm a Lonesome Fugitive
1933:-related article is a
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1806:" (with Willie Nelson)
1568:A Friend in California
1561:I Had a Beautiful Time
1338:It's All in the Movies
1122:The Bottle Let Me Down
910:Songs I'll Always Sing
878:The Bluegrass Sessions
794:A Friend in California
678:It's All in the Movies
286:US Hot Country Songs (
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1596:We Never Touch at All
1547:A Place to Fall Apart
1233:Soldier's Last Letter
1136:I Threw Away the Rose
1999:Epic Records singles
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717:My Farewell to Elvis
1989:Merle Haggard songs
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836:If I Could Only Fly
787:Out Among the Stars
1683:Pancho & Lefty
1477:My Favorite Memory
1422:My Own Kind of Hat
1324:Always Wanting You
1219:Jesus, Take a Hold
1192:Okie from Muskogee
1034:Cabin in the Hills
979:I Love Dixie Blues
963:Okie from Muskogee
590:Pride in What I Am
229:Chart (1987–1988)
148:singles chronology
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