Misery Loves Company (Porter Wagoner song)

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"Misery Loves Company"
Song
B-side"I Cried Again"

"Misery Loves Company" is a 1962 song by Jerry Reed,[1] recorded first by Porter Wagoner. The single was the second number one country song of his career staying at the top spot for two weeks. "Misery Loves Company" spent twenty-nine weeks on the chart.[2]

It was covered in 1977 by Moe Bandy on his LP Cowboys Ain't Supposed to Cry. Another cover was recorded by Ronnie Milsap, and was credited as a B-side to his 1980 No. 1 country hit "Cowboys and Clowns."

Chart performance

Chart (1961–1962) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides 1

References

  1. ^ http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/125073
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 366.

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Preceded by
"Walk on By" by Leroy Van Dyke
"That's My Pa" by Sheb Wooley
Billboard Hot C&W Sides number-one single
March 10, 1962
March 24, 1962
Succeeded by