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On December 24, 1963, Buck Owens held the No. 1 spot on the country chart with "Love's Gonna Live Here." In 1980, Kenny Rogers had the No. 1 country album with Greatest Hits. It’s also Mike Curb’s birthday.
Buck Owens held the No. 1 spot on the country chart with "Love's Gonna Live Here." The song stayed on top for 16 weeks straight, a run that carried it into 1964.
Mike Curb was born in Savannah, Georgia. A record man from his teens, he built Curb Records, the label home of stars like Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Wynonna and Hank Williams Jr.
Kenny Rogers had the No. 1 country album with Greatest Hits. Along with his big hits, it gave fans new songs like "Lady," which Lionel Richie wrote and produced just for Kenny.
Doug Supernaw's "I Don't Call Him Daddy" was the No. 1 country song, and it closed out 1993 on top. Kenny Rogers cut it first in 1987, but Supernaw took it to the top from his debut album, Red and Rio Grande.
Rascal Flatts were No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart with "Why Wait." It gave the trio their 11th chart-topper.
"10,000 Hours" by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber was the No. 1 song on Hot Country Songs. It stayed on top for 21 weeks in all and was the chart's last No. 1 of 2019.
Mike Curb (1944) was born on this date.
It depends on the year. In 1963, Buck Owens held the No. 1 spot on the country chart with "Love's Gonna Live Here." In 1980, Kenny Rogers had the No. 1 country album with Greatest Hits.
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