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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1922.
Overview of the events of 1922 in country music
Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings
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The following songs were extracted from records included in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954,[1] record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate.
Rank
|
Artist
|
Title
|
Label
|
Recorded
|
Released
|
Chart Positions
|
1 |
Vernon Dalhart and the Criterion Trio |
"Tuck Me to Sleep (In My Old 'Tucky Home)"[2] |
Victor 18807 |
September 1, 1921 (1921-09-01) |
November 1921 (1921-11) |
US BB 1922 #18, US #2 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, 1,040,811 sales[3]
|
2 |
Vernon Dalhart |
"Weep No More, My Mammy"[4] |
Columbia 3500 |
October 11, 1921 (1921-10-11) |
January 1922 (1922-01) |
US BB 1922 #59, US #5 for 1 week, 3 total weeks
|
3 |
Vernon Dalhart |
"Dear Old Southland"[5] |
Edison 50905 |
December 23, 1921 (1921-12-23) |
May 1922 (1922-05) |
US BB 1922 #140, US #12 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
|
4 |
Al Bernard and Vernon Dalhart |
"I Want My Mammy"[6] |
Columbia 3520 |
November 19, 1921 (1921-11-19) |
February 1922 (1922-02) |
US BB 1922 #114, US #10 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
|
5 |
California Ramblers |
"My Honey's Lovin' Arms" |
Vocalion 14329 |
April 6, 1922 (1922-04-06) |
May 1922 (1922-05) |
US BB 1922 #115, US #10 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
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- July 26 – Jim Foglesong, Music Row executive who helped lay foundation for country music's boom period in the 1970s through early 1990s. (died 2013)
- December 20 — Geoff Mack, Australian singer-songwriter (died 2017)
- 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.