This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1923.

List of years in country music (table)
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Events

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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, they are only used as a frame of reference.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
1 A.C. (Eck) Robertson "Sally Gooden"[2] Victor 18956 July 1, 1922 (1922-07-01) April 1923 (1923-04) National Recording Registry 2002
2 Fiddlin' John Carson "The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane"[3] Okeh 4890 June 14, 1923 (1923-06-14) September 21, 1923 (1923-09-21) US BB 1923 #97, US #9 for 1 week, 2 total weeks
3 Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland "Arkansaw Traveler"[4] Victor 18956 June 30, 1922 (1922-06-30) April 1923 (1923-04) National Recording Registry 2002
4 Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland "Turkey in the Straw"[5] Victor 19149 June 30, 1922 (1922-06-30) November 1923 (1923-11)
5 Fiddlin' John Carson "Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster's Going to Crow"[6] Okeh 4890 June 14, 1923 (1923-06-14) September 1923 (1923-09)

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Deaths

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See also

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Further reading

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  • 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.

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