ARTIST SPOTLIGHT = Tanya Tucker (9 songs)
This Seminole TX-native singer-songwriter also acted in the movies ‘Jeremiah Johnson’ & ‘Hard Country’. In 2005, she starred in her own reality series, “Tuckerville”. She won the 1991 CMA Female Vocalist award.
#1
This song, her 3rd release, debuted 03/24/1973, spent 17 weeks on the charts & claimed #1, her 1st chart topper. Her prior 2 releases had reached the Top 10: 1972’s “Delta Dawn” (#6) & 1972-3’s “Love’s The Answer” (#5). This single sparked a string of 3 straight chart toppers, including 1973’s “Blood Red & Goin’ Down” & 1974’s “Would You Lay With Me”. The last in the string of 6 straight Top 10s to start her singing career was 1974’s “The Man That Turned My Mama On” (#4).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnJHc6CkggA
#2
After her 1st 1975 release, “I Believe The South Is Gonna Rise Again”, stopped her streak of Top 10s when it peaked at #18, this song returned her to the top of the charts. It debuted 04/26/1975, spent 15 weeks on the charts & claimed #1. Of her next 3 releases (all in 1975), only 1 reached the Top 10: “San Antonio Stroll” (#1).
#3
Debuting 12/13/1975, this song spent 15 weeks on the charts & peaked at #4, sparking a string of 3 straight Top 10s, including 1976’s “You’ve Got Me To Hold On To” (#3, 2 weeks) & 1976’s “Here’s Some Love” (#1). Of 9 releases late 1976 to mid 1980, only 3 reached the Top 10: 1977’s “It’s A Cowboy Lovin’ Night” (#7), 1978-9’s “Texas” (#5) & 1980’s “Pecos Promenade” (#10; from the movie ‘Smokey & The Bandit II’ starring Burt Reynolds).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVQOOre0CXs
#4
This song hit the airwaves 12/20/1980, spent 15 weeks on the charts & peaked at #4 in early 1981. It was her only Top 5 hit of the early 1980s & 1 of 2 Top 10s during that time. The other Top 10 was 1982-3’s “Feel Right” (#10). Of 4 releases between the 2 Top 10s, none reached the Top 30. Of 3 more releases late 1982 to mid 1983, none reached the Top 20, with 1983’s “Baby I’m Yours” (#22) coming closest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCB2rP1XNnE
#5
After releasing no new music in 1984 or 1985, she mounted a career comeback in 1986. Her releases started in February with “1 Love At A Time”, which peaked at #3 (2 weeks), sparking a string of 10 straight Top 10s. After “Just Another Love” claimed #1, this song debuted 11/08/1986, spent 23 weeks on the charts & peaked at #2 in early 1987, the 3rd song in that Top 10 streak.
#6
This song debuted 04/02/1988, spent 20 weeks on the charts & claimed #1. It was the 2nd of 3 straight chart toppers, including 1987-8’s “I Won’t Take Less Than Your Love” (with Paul Davis & Paul Overstreet) & 1988’s “Strong Enough To Bend”. This single was also her 7th of 10 straight Top 10s. Prior to the 3 straight chart toppers, Top 10s included 1987’s “It’s Only Over For You” (#8) & 1987’s “Love Me Like You Used To” (#2, 2 weeks).
#7
Hitting the airwaves 12/03/1988, this song spent 19 weeks on the charts & peaked at #2 in early 1989, stopping the streak of chart toppers at 3. However, it kept the Top 10 streak alive at 9 straight. The 10th & final song in the Top 10 stretch was 1989’s “Call On Me” (#4). After 1989’s “Daddy & Home” (#27) stopped the Top 10s, 1989-90’s “My Arms Stay Open All Night” (#2, 2 weeks) sparked a new string of 4 straight Top 10s, including 1990’s “Walking Shoes” (#3), 1990’s “Don’t Go Out” (#6; duet with T Graham Brown) & 1990-1’s “It Won’t Be Me” (#6).
#8
With 1991’s “Oh What It Did To Me” (#12) stopping a short streak of 4 straight chart toppers, 1991’s “Down To My Last Teardrop” (#2) sparked a new string of Top 10s. This song, the 2nd in a streak of 8 straight Top 10s, debuted 10/12/1991, spent 20 weeks on the charts & notched at #2 in early 1992. 3 releases that peaked in 1992 kept the streak alive: “Some Kind Of Trouble” (#3), “If Your Heart Ain’t Busy Tonight” (#4) & “2 Sparrows In A Hurricane” (#2).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7ElWe3ccoE
#9
The streak of Top 10s continued in 1993 with “It’s A Little Too Late” (#2, 2 weeks) & “Tell Me About It” (#4; duet with Delbert McClinton), the 6th & 7th songs in the string. This song, the last in the stretch, debuted 10/09/1993, spent 20 weeks on the charts & peaked at #2. Of 8 releases late 1993 to mid 1997, only 2 songs reached the Top 10: 1994’s “Hangin’ In” (#4) & 1997’s “Little Things” (#9). She released 2 more songs (1 in 2002 & 1 in 2003), but neither reached the Top 30.