(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song

Done Somebody Wrong January 2023 January 2023 (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song single B. J. Thomas Reunion City Boys January 1975 September 1974 American (Nashville, Tennessee) Countrypolitan Tom Breihan The Number Ones: B. J. Thomas' "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" Stereogum July 11, 2019 https://www.stereogum.com/2050706/the-number-ones-b-j-thomas-hey-wont-you-play-another-somebody-done-somebody-wrong-song/columns/the-number-ones/ But the arrangement mostly nails the Nashville countrypolitan sound, with its welled-up strings and its consoling pedal-steel murmurs. June 23, 2023 3:23 ABC 12054 Larry Butler, Chips Moman Chips Moman Rock and Roll Lullaby 1972 Help Me Make it (To My Rocking Chair) 1975 "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" is an American country song made famous by B. J. Thomas. It won the 1976 Grammy for Best Country Song, awarded to its songwriters Larry Butler and Chips Moman.https://www.allmusic.com/album/reunion-mw0000390825/awards Bj Thomas Reunion Awards AllMusic July 25, 2022 The song debuted at No. 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 1, 1975. The hit song became Thomas' second No. 1 single two months later, on April 26. At ten words, including the parenthetical part "Hey Won't You Play", it became the longest title of any single to top the Hot 100 up to that time. It would hold the record for six years until "Stars on 45" by Stars on 45, whose proper charting title is 41 words long due to a copyright agreement, climbed to the top in the summer of 1981. It also topped Billboard'''s Easy Listening chart, and was the last of his four Number Ones on that chart. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001 Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2002 Record Research 242 It also peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 343 Billboard ranked it as the number 17 song for 1975.https://kokefm.com/2020/09/15/10775 BJ Thomas Signature Songs Celebrates 45th Anniversary KOKE-FM September 15, 2020 July 25, 2022 Although Thomas would not have any major country hits for another eight years, this hit song spearheaded his future success as a mainstream artist in that genre. In 1976, the song was performed by the Muppets on The Muppet Show. In 1979, Larry Butler produced a cover version by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West, for their album Classics. Alvin and the Chipmunks and Butler covered the song for the 1981 album Urban Chipmunk. Butler produced the song again in 1981 on the Sammy Davis Jr. album Closest of Friends''.Closest of Friends SammyDavisJr.info http://sammydavisjr.info/music/releases/original-albums/closest-of-friends December 16, 2022 "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" was certified gold for sales of one million units by the Recording Industry Association of America.https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database# Searchable Database - Search: B.J. Thomas RIAA December 10, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130905082250/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database September 5, 2013 Chart performance Weekly charts Chart (1975) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report)10 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks1 Canadian RPM Country Tracks2 Canadian RPM Top Singles3 New Zealand Singles Chart3Billboardhot100 1 B.J. ThomasBillboardcountrysongs 1 B.J. ThomasBillboardadultcontemporary 1 B.J. Thomas Year-end charts Chart (1975) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report)https://imgur.com/a/8a2fnGs National Top 100 Singles for 1975 Kent Music Report 79 Imgur 29 December 1975 15 January 2022 74 Certifications United States B. J. Thomas Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song Gold single 1975 1975 July 11, 2024 true References Category:1974 songs Category:1975 singles Category:B. J. Thomas songs Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Category:Cashbox number-one singles Category:Songs written by Chips Moman Category:Song recordings produced by Chips Moman Category:ABC Records singles Category:Songs written by Larry Butler (producer) Category:Songs about music