Wynettes drittes Kind litt an Rückenmarkshautentzündung, was ihr viele teure Arztrechnungen bescherte. Um ein bisschen nebenher zu verdienen, begann sie, nachts in Clubs aufzutreten. 1965 wurde sie Stammgast bei der Fernsehsendung "The Country Boy Eddie Show", was zu Auftritten in der landesweit ausgestrahlten "Porter Wagoner Show" führte. Im folgenden Jahr zog sie nach Nashville, wo sie bei verschiedenen Labels vorsang, bis Produzent Billy Sherril sie bei Epic Records unter Vertrag nahm.
Wynettes erste Single, "Apartment No. 9" wurde 1966 veröffentlicht und stürmte Anfang des Jahres 1967 die Top 40. Darauf folgte "Your Good Girl´s Gonna Go Bad", was ein großer Hit wurde und Platz Nummer drei erreichte. Der Song war der Beginn einer regelrechten Welle von Top Ten Hits für Wynette, die bis Ende der 70er andauerte. In diesem Zeitraum kamen lediglich drei Lieder nicht unter die Top Ten. Nach dem Erfolg von "Your Good Girl´s Gonna Go Bad" wurde "My Elusive Dreams" 1967 ihr erster Nummer-1-Hit, auf den im selben Jahr "I Don´t Wanna Play House" folgte.
In den Jahren 1968 bis 1969 hatte Wynette fünf Nummer-1-Hits: "Take Me to Your World", "D-I-V-O-R-C-E", "Stand by Your Man" (alle 1968), "Singing My Song" und "The Ways to Love a Man" (beide 1969). 1968 begann sie eine Beziehung mit George Jones, die sich als extrem stürmisch erwies. Anfang 1971 nahmen Wynette und Jones eine Reihe von Duetten auf - das Erste war der Top Ten Hit "Take Me" - die ebenso erfolgreich waren wie ihre Solohits. Die Ehe war jedoch problematisch, und das Paar ließ sich 1975 scheiden. Dennoch nahmen sie in den nächsten zwei Jahrzehnten noch sporadisch gemeinsame Songs auf.
Während der 70er fuhr Wynette reihenweise Nummer-1-Hits ein. In den frühen 80ern begann ihre Karriere jedoch abzuflauen. Obwohl sie immer noch Hitsingles herausbrachte, erreichte sie die Top Ten nicht mehr so mühelos wie in den vorangegangenen Jahrzehnten. Dieser Trend hielt den Rest des Jahrzehnts und bis in die 90er an. Obwohl sie nicht mehr so viele Hits wie in der Vergangenheit hatte, blieb Wynette jedoch immer noch ein angesehener Star und ein Publikumsmagnet.
1991 hatte Tammy Wynette einen echten Überraschungserfolg, als sie sich mit den DJs der britischen Band KLF zusammen tat und für deren Album "White Room" die Single "Justified And Ancient" aufnahm. Der Song war überall in Europa ein Top10 Hit, in den USA erreichte er Platz 11.
In den 80ern begann Wynette, unter einer Vielzahl von Gesundheitsproblemen zu leiden, einschließlich Entzündungen der Gallenwege. Mitte der 90er wurde sie mehrmals ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert, bevor sie am 6. April 1998 verstarb.
Discografie
DVD
Charts (Album)
Charts (Single)
Film- und TV-Auftritte
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2007 | Favorites (KRB Music) | |
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2007 | Country Legends (Country Legends) | |
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2007 | Classic Hits (KRB Music) | |
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2006 | Ways To Love A Man / Tammys Touch (Raven) | |
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2006 | Singing My Songs (Musicrama) | |
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2005 | Making Love/Heart Songs (Platinum Disc) | |
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2005 | Great Tammy Wynette (Rajon) | |
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2004 | Sing Their Greatest Hits (Gusto) | |
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2004 | Queen of Country (Rajon) | |
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2004 | The Essential Tammy Wynette (Sony) | |
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2003 | Without Walls /Your Good Girls Gonna Go Bad (Epic) | |
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2003 | Some of the Best Live (Fabulous) | |
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2003 | Love Songs (Epic/Legacy) | |
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2002 | Winners (Version 2002) (Sony Special Products) | |
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2002 | Country Music Hall of Fame 1998 (King) | |
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2002 | Collection (Performax) | |
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2000 | Tammy Wynette / Tanya Tucker (Platinum Disc) | |
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1999 | Live (Goldies) | |
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1999 | Definitive Collection (Sony) | |
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1999 | DIVORCE / Your Good Girls Gonna Go Bad (Epic) | |
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1999 | Til I Get It Right (Platinum Disc) | |
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1998 | Super Hits, Vol. 2 (Sbme Special MKTS.) | |
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1998 | Inspirational Favorites (Ranwood) | |
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1998 | Greatest Hits: Live In Concert (Prism) | |
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1998 | Tammy Wynette: Collector's Edition (Sony) | |
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1998 | Best of Tammy Wynette (Prism) | |
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1998 | 16 Biggest Hits (Epic/Legacy) | |
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1998 | Christmas With Tammy (Sony) | |
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1998 | Back To Back: Tammy Wynette and George Jones (Excelior) | |
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1997 | Together Apart (BBC) | |
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1996 | Super Hits (Epic) | |
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1995 | George and Tammy Super Hits | |
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1995 | Winners (Sony) | |
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1995 | Always Gets It Right (Madacy) | |
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1995 | One (with George Jones) (MCA) | |
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1994 | Without Walls (Epic) | |
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1993 | Honky Tonk Angels (w/ Loretta Lynn & Dolly Parton) | |
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1992 | Tears of Fire: The 25th Anniversary Collection (Epic) | |
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1992 | Greatest Hits 2 with George Jones (Epic) | |
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1992 | 20 Greatest Hits (TeeVee) | |
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1991 | The White Room (von The KLF) (Arista) | Tammy sang bei der Single "Justified And Ancient" mit. |
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1991 | Christmas With Tammy (Sony Special Produkts) | |
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1990 | Best Loved Hits (Columbia) | |
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1990 | Heart Over Mind (Columbia) | |
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1989 | Next to You (Columbia) | |
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1988 | Country Store Collection (Country Store) | |
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1987 | Anniversary: 20 Years of Hits (12 Tracks) (Epic) | |
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1987 | Anniversary: 20 Years of Hits (21 Tracks) (Columbia) | |
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1987 | 20 Years of Hits (Epic) | |
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1987 | Higher Ground (Epic) | |
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1985 | Sometimes When We Touch (Epic) | |
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1983 | Even the Strong Get Lonely (Epic) | |
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1982 | Good Love and Heartbreak (Epic) | |
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1982 | Biggest Hits (Collectalbes) | |
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1982 | Soft Touch (Epic) | |
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1981 | Encore. George Jones & Tammy Wynette (Epic) | |
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1981 | You Brought Me Back (Epic) | |
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1980 | Only Lonely Sometimes (Epic) | |
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1980 | Together Again (duet album w/ George Jones) | |
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1979 | Just Tammy (Epic) | |
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1978 | Greatest Hits Vol. 4 (Epic) | |
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1978 | Womanhood (Epic) | |
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1978 | From The Bottom of my Heart (Pair) | |
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1977 | One of a Kind (Epic) | |
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1977 | Let's Get Together (Epic) | |
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1977 | George Jones and Tammy Wynette's Greatest Hits | |
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1976 | Golden Ring (duet album w/ George Jones) | |
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1976 | Tammy (K-Tel) | |
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1976 | You and Me (Epic) | |
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1976 | 'Til I Can Make It on My Own (Epic) | |
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1975 | Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (Columbia) | |
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1975 | I Still Believe In Fairy Tales (Epic) | |
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1975 | George & Tammy & Tina (duet album w/ George Jones & daughter Tina) | |
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1974 | Woman to Woman (Epic) | |
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1974 | We're Gonna Hold On (w/ George Jones) | |
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1974 | Another Lonely Song (Epic) | |
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1973 | The First Songs of the First Lady (Epic) | |
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1973 | My Man (Epic) | |
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1973 | Let's Build a World Together (duet album w/ George Jones) | |
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1973 | Very Best of Tammy Wynette (5 LPs) (Columbia) | |
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1973 | Kids Say the Darndest Things (Epic) | |
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1972 | We Love To Sing About Jesus (w/ George Jones) (Epic) | |
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1972 | Me and the First Lady (duet album w/ George Jones) | |
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1972 | Bedtime Story (Epic) | |
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1971 | We Go Together (duet album w/ George Jones) | |
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1971 | Tammy's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (Epic) | |
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1971 | We Sure Can Love Each Other (Epic) | |
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1971 | Its Just A Matter of Time (Harmony) | |
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1971 | Five Easy Pieces (OST) (Epic) | |
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1970 | Christmas With Tammy (Epic) | |
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1970 | The World of Tammy Wynette (Epic) | |
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1970 | The Ways to Love a Man (Epic) | |
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1970 | The First Lady (Epic) | |
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1970 | Tammy Wynette (Country Gold) | |
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1970 | Tammy's Touch (Epic) | |
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1969 | Tammy's Greatest Hits (Epic) | |
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1969 | Stand by Your Man (Epic) | |
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1969 | Run, Angel, Run (OST) (Epic) | |
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1969 | Inspiration (Epic) | |
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1968 | Take Me to Your World/I Don't Wanna Play House (Koch) | |
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1968 | D-I-V-O-R-C-E (Epic) | |
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1967 | My Elusive Dreams (duet album w/ David Houston) | |
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1967 | Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad (Epic) | |
(Deutschland)
| Cover | Jahr | Album | Anmerkung |
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2007 | Greatest Hits (Quantum Leap / MVD Visual) | |
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2007 | Stand By Your Man | |
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2006 | Stand By Your Man | |
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2006 | Country Store Collection (Total Home Entertainment) | |
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2006 | Performed at Church Street Station | |
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2005 | Queen of Country Music Hall of Fame | |
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2005 | Tammy Wynette (HHO Ltd.) | |
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2005 | #1 Country Hits: Tammy Wynette (St. Clair Vision) | |
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2001 | Tammy Wynette In Concert (Rhino) | |
| Jahr | Album | Chart | Höchste Platzierung |
| 2008 | Stand By Your Man-The Best Of | European Top 100 Albums | |
| 1990 | Heart Over Mind | Country Albums | 64 |
| 1989 | Next To You | Country Albums | 42 |
| 1987 | Higher Ground | Country Albums | 43 |
| 1985 | Sometimes When We Touch | Country Albums | 32 |
| 1983 | Biggest Hits | Country Albums | 64 |
| 1983 | Even The Strong Get Lonely | Country Albums | 66 |
| 1983 | Good Love & Heartbreak | Country Albums | 62 |
| 1981 | Encore | Country Albums | 44 |
| 1980 | Only Lonely Sometimes | Country Albums | 37 |
| 1980 | Together Again | Country Albums | 26 |
| 1979 | Just Tammy | Country Albums | 25 |
| 1978 | Greatest Hits-Vol. 4 | Country Albums | 37 |
| 1978 | Womanhood | Country Albums | 14 |
| 1977 | Greatest Hits | Country Albums | 23 |
| 1977 | Let's Get Together | Country Albums | 19 |
| 1977 | One Of A Kind | Country Albums | 32 |
| 1976 | 'Til I Can Make It On My Own | Country Albums | 3 |
| 1976 | Golden Ring | Country Albums | 1 |
| 1976 | You And Me | Country Albums | 4 |
| 1975 | George & Tammy & Tina | Country Albums | 37 |
| 1975 | I Still Believe In Fairytales | Country Albums | 24 |
| 1975 | Tammy Wynette's Greatest Hits Volume 3 | Country Albums | 28 |
| 1974 | Another Lonely Song | Country Albums | 8 |
| 1974 | We're Gonna Hold On | Country Albums | 3 |
| 1974 | Woman To Woman | Country Albums | 21 |
| 1973 | Kids Say The Darndest Things | Country Albums | 3 |
| 1973 | Let's Build A World Together | Country Albums | 12 |
| 1973 | My Man | Country Albums | 2 |
| 1973 | The First Songs Of The First Lady | Country Albums | 17 |
| 1972 | Bedtime Story | Country Albums | 7 |
| 1972 | Bedtime Story | The Billboard 200 | 133 |
| 1972 | Me And The First Lady | Country Albums | 6 |
| 1971 | Tammy's Greatest Hits, Volume II | Country Albums | 5 |
| 1971 | Tammy's Greatest Hits, Volume II | The Billboard 200 | 118 |
| 1971 | We Go Together | Country Albums | 3 |
| 1971 | We Go Together | The Billboard 200 | 169 |
| 1971 | We Sure Can Love Each Other | Country Albums | 8 |
| 1971 | We Sure Can Love Each Other | The Billboard 200 | 115 |
| 1970 | Christmas With Tammy | The Billboard 200 | 30 |
| 1970 | Tammy's Touch | Country Albums | 1 |
| 1970 | Tammy's Touch | The Billboard 200 | 85 |
| 1970 | The First Lady | Country Albums | 2 |
| 1970 | The First Lady | The Billboard 200 | 119 |
| 1970 | The Ways To Love A Man | Country Albums | 3 |
| 1970 | The Ways To Love A Man | The Billboard 200 | 83 |
| 1970 | The World Of Tammy Wynette | Country Albums | 8 |
| 1970 | The World Of Tammy Wynette | The Billboard 200 | 145 |
| 1969 | D-I-V-O-R-C-E | The Billboard 200 | 147 |
| 1969 | Inspiration | Country Albums | 19 |
| 1969 | Inspiration | The Billboard 200 | 189 |
| 1969 | Stand By Your Man | Country Albums | 2 |
| 1969 | Stand By Your Man | The Billboard 200 | 43 |
| 1969 | Tammy's Greatest Hits | Country Albums | 2 |
| 1969 | Tammy's Greatest Hits | The Billboard 200 | 37 |
| 1968 | D-I-V-O-R-C-E | Country Albums | 1 |
| 1968 | Take Me To Your World/I Don't Wanna Play House | Country Albums | 3 |
| 1967 | My Elusive Dreams | Country Albums | 11 |
| 1967 | Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad | Country Albums | 7 |
| Jahr | Single | Chart |
Höchste Platzierung
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| 1994 | Girl Thang | Country Singles | 67 |
| 1991 | We re Strangers Again | Country Singles | 49 |
| 1991 | What Goes With Blue | Country Singles | 56 |
| 1990 | Let s Call It A Day Today | Country Singles | 57 |
| 1989 | Next To You | Country Singles | 51 |
| 1989 | Thank The Cowboy For The Ride | Country Singles | 66 |
| 1988 | Beneath A Painted Sky | Country Singles | 25 |
| 1987 | Talkin To Myself Again | Country Singles | 16 |
| 1987 | Talkin' To Myself Again | Country Singles | 16 |
| 1987 | Your Love | Country Singles | 12 |
| 1986 | Alive And Well | Country Singles | 53 |
| 1985 | You Can Lead A Heart To Love | Country Singles | 48 |
| 1984 | Lonely Heart | Country Singles | 40 |
| 1983 | A Good Night's Love | Country Singles | 19 |
| 1983 | I Just Heard A Heart Break (And I'm So Afraid It's Mine) | Country Singles | 46 |
| 1983 | Still In The Ring | Country Singles | 63 |
| 1983 | Unwed Fathers | Country Singles | 63 |
| 1982 | Another Chance | Country Singles | 8 |
| 1982 | You Still Get To Me In My Dreams | Country Singles | 16 |
| 1981 | Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight (Like They Used To) | Country Singles | 21 |
| 1981 | Crying In The Rain | Country Singles | 18 |
| 1980 | A Pair Of Old Sneakers | Country Singles | 19 |
| 1980 | He Was There (When I Needed You) | Country Singles | 17 |
| 1980 | Starting Over | Country Singles | 17 |
| 1980 | Two Story House | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1979 | No One Else In The World | Country Singles | 7 |
| 1979 | They Call It Making Love | Country Singles | 6 |
| 1978 | I'd Like To See Jesus (On The Midnight Special) | Country Singles | 26 |
| 1978 | Womanhood | Country Singles | 3 |
| 1977 | (Let's Get Together) One Last Time | Country Singles | 6 |
| 1977 | Near You | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1977 | One Of A Kind | Country Singles | 6 |
| 1977 | Southern California | Country Singles | 5 |
| 1976 | 'Til I Can Make It On My Own | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1976 | 'Til I Can Make It On My Own | The Billboard Hot 100 | 84 |
| 1976 | Golden Ring | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1976 | You And Me | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1975 | (You Make Me Want To Be) A Mother | Country Singles | 4 |
| 1975 | God's Gonna Get'cha (For That) | Country Singles | 25 |
| 1975 | I Still Believe In Fairy Tales | Country Singles | 13 |
| 1974 | (We're Not) The Jet Set | Country Singles | 15 |
| 1974 | Another Lonely Song | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1974 | We Loved It Away | Country Singles | 8 |
| 1974 | Woman To Woman | Country Singles | 4 |
| 1973 | 'Til I Get It Right | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1973 | Kids Say The Darndest Things | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1973 | Kids Say The Darndest Things | The Billboard Hot 100 | 72 |
| 1973 | Let's Build A World Together | Country Singles | 32 |
| 1973 | Old Fashioned Singing | Country Singles | 38 |
| 1973 | We're Gonna Hold On | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1972 | Bedtime Story | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1972 | Bedtime Story | The Billboard Hot 100 | 86 |
| 1972 | My Man | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1972 | Reach Out Your Hand | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1972 | Take Me | Country Singles | 9 |
| 1972 | The Ceremony | Country Singles | 6 |
| 1971 | Good Lovin' (Makes It Right) | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1971 | The Wonders You Perform | Country Singles | 5 |
| 1971 | We Sure Can Love Each Other | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1970 | He Loves Me All The Way | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1970 | He Loves Me All The Way | The Billboard Hot 100 | 97 |
| 1970 | I'll See Him Through | Country Singles | 2 |
| 1970 | I'll See Him Through | The Billboard Hot 100 | 100 |
| 1970 | Run, Woman, Run | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1970 | Run, Woman, Run | The Billboard Hot 100 | 92 |
| 1969 | Singing My Song | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1969 | Singing My Song | The Billboard Hot 100 | 75 |
| 1969 | Stand By Your Man | The Billboard Hot 100 | 19 |
| 1969 | The Ways To Love A Man | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1969 | The Ways To Love A Man | The Billboard Hot 100 | 81 |
| 1968 | D-I-V-O-R-C-E | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1968 | D-I-V-O-R-C-E | The Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
| 1968 | It's All Over | Country Singles | 11 |
| 1968 | Stand By Your Man | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1968 | Take Me To Your World | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1967 | Apartment #9 | Country Singles | 44 |
| 1967 | I Don't Wanna Play House | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1967 | My Elusive Dreams | Country Singles | 1 |
| 1967 | My Elusive Dreams | The Billboard Hot 100 | 89 |
| 1967 | Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad | Country Singles | 3 |
| Jahr | Rolle | Film/Serie |
| 1998 | Tilly Hill (Stimme) | King of the Hill, Episode "Peggys Turtle Song" |
| 1997 | Tilly Hill (Stimme) | King of the Hill, Episode "The Unbearable Blindness of Laying " |
| 1994 | - | Evening Shade, Episode "The Fabulous Frazier Girls" |
| 1986 | Darlene Stankowski | Capitol |
| 1981 | - | The Nashville Palace, Episode #1.4 |
| 1977 | Turley Bonner | Nashville 99, Episode "Joldy" |
| 1975 | - | The Musical Time Machine, Episode #1.4 |
