Country-Musik 1946: Übersicht über die Ereignisse in der Country-Musik im Jahre 1946

• Der KLRA Arkansas Jamboree Barndance geht in Little Rock, Arkansas, erstmals auf Sendung
• Der WRVA Old Dominion Barn Dance geht in Richmond, Virginia, erstmals auf Sendung

Nummer-1-Hits

• 5. Januar – You Will Have to Pay – Tex Ritter
• 5. Januar – White Cross on Okinawa – Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
• 2. Februar – Guitar Polka – Al Dexter
• 18. Mai – New Spanish Two Step – Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
• 14. September – Wine, Women and Song – Al Dexter
• 12. Oktober – Divorce Me C.O.D. – Merle Travis

Weitere Hits

• Chained To A Memory – Eddy Arnold
• Cincinnati Lou – Merle Travis
• Detour – Spade Cooley
• Drivin' Nails In My Coffin – Floyd Tillman
• Freight Train Boogie – The Delmore Brothers
• Get Yourself A Red Head – Hank Penny
• Have I Told You Lately That I Love You – Gene Autry
• I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine – Gene Autry
• Kentucky Waltz – Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys
• No Vacancy – Merle Travis
• Roly Poly – Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
• Sioux City Sue – Tiny Hill
• Sioux City Sue – The Hoosier Hot Shots
• Sioux City Sue – Zeke Manners
• Someday – The Hoosier Hot Shots
• Someday – Elton Britt
• Stay A Little Longer – Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
• That's How Much I Love You – Eddy Arnold
• Wave To Me My Lady – Elton Britt
• When You Leave Don't Slam The Door – Tex Ritter
• You Can't Break My Heart – Spade Cooley

• 19. Januar – Dolly Parton
• 3. Juli – Johnny Lee
• 15. Juli – Linda Ronstadt
• 10. Oktober – John Prine († 2020)
• 5. November – Gram Parsons († 1973)
• 13. November – Ray Wylie Hubbard
• 20. November – Bob Childers († 2008)

• 14. Juli – Riley Puckett