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The list was promoted by Giants2008 via FACBot (talk) 23:10:56 24 November 2019 (UTC).

List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1970

 * Nominator(s): ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:23, 2 November 2019 (UTC)

With the 1980s almost completed, it's time to start on the 1970s, beginning with a year when two of country's most legendary performers took their repective signature songs to number one...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:23, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Comments
 * Why are Rolling Stone etc. linked in the refs, but Billboard isn't?
 * Billboard now linked -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:55, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
 * AllMusic should use |publisher, since it's not a newspaper/book etc.
 * Sorted -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:44, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Is there a specific reason why Haggards picture includes a reference, but Twitty's and Lynn's don't?
 * The ref is there to support the fact that "The Fightin' Side of Me" is one of his best-known songs, which isn't mentioned elsewhere. The claims in Twitty and Lynn's captions are sourced in the lead -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:44, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Ref.
 * Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:44, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
 * According to the Hello Darlin' article, the song was the number-one country song of 1970. Is this wrong or is there a reason that this is not included?
 * That claim seems a bit vague. I can only find one reliable source  which mentions it, and it doesn't say who named it the number 1 song of the year or on what basis (it also doesn't say "number one country song", it just says "number one song").  I'd rather not include such a vague claim in the article...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:46, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
 * -- Lirim  |  Talk  14:15, 2 November 2019 (UTC)
 * So I digged a little bit deeper and it seems like that the magazine issue for December 26, 1970 is not available online where year end charts are listed. While the main issue is available, the Talent in Action version is sadly missing and I haven't found an archived version., but the issues are archived for the previous year and the following years; see for e.x.: page 36; Just a tipp for further lists; Billboard has year-end charts for Country charts since 1949 – see for e.x.: page 19
 * Thanks for that heads-up, but in the absence of a reliable source that specifically states that it was named number 1 country song of the year by Billboard, I would still prefer not to include it. The Boot says only "it was named number 1 song of the year", which in my opinion is far too vague to support the claim -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:02, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Why is Billboard's publisher not mentioned, but the Rolling Stones' is? This should be consistent.-- Lirim  |  Talk  01:23, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Where is Rolling Stone's publisher listed? I am not seeing that.  The only publisher I can see listed is Townsquare Media for The Boot and Taste of Country, and that's only because the publisher has a WP article but the specific websites do not.  I could always pipe it to Taste of Country if you think that would be better..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:02, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Support —  Lirim  |  Talk  23:22, 3 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Support: Wonderful work as always on the list. Everything seems to have already been addressed in the above review. Have a great rest of your week! Aoba47 (talk) 19:57, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Comments Support from Teratix

 * 23 different singles topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Country Singles This confused me on a first reading (I read it as "the songs topped the chart, then were published under this title"). I'm not suggesting this will seriously mislead readers, but it may trip them up, and replacing "then" with "at this time" somewhere in the phrase will solve the problem with only a couple of extra words.
 * Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:44, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * playlists submitted by country music radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores. I would avoid using "submitted" twice in close succession.
 * Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:44, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * legendary country singer Hank Williams "legendary" is a bit WP:PEACOCK-y. Attribution or a milder term might be appropriate.
 * Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:49, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * The final number one of the year was "Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson, which went to number one in the issue of Billboard dated December 26 to begin a run which would last until the issue dated January 30, 1971. Since its number-one status is already mentioned, just say "which began a run in the issue of Billboard dated December 26" etc.
 * Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:51, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Sonny James spent a total of 14 weeks at number one during the year. 1) "a total of" is unnecessary here 2) 14 is a numeral here but it's spelled out in the lead.
 * Done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:46, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * The claim that "Coal Miner's Daughter" is autobiographical is not mentioned in the lead so must be sourced in the caption.
 * Sorted -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:53, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Anything wrong with c:File:Sonny James.png or c:File:Loretta Lynn 1975 on tour.jpg as side images? What about the lead images in Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy Wynette, Charley Pride, to name a few?
 * Swapped the images of Sonny and Loretta. Not sure there's really room for any more images beside the table.... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:46, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * To clarify, I meant the images as potential replacements, not additions. But all the images look fine now, so there's no need. – Teratix ₵ 12:10, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * I've also made a couple of trivially tiny fixes myself
 * That should be all, great work. – Teratix ₵ 10:15, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * - many thanks for your comments, all of which I have addressed -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:53, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

Comments from Ojorojo
 * How to cite AllMusic came up here and here. FWIW, I add the publisher for books, because those published in other countries, in paperback, etc., may have different page numbers, etc. For magazines, websites, etc., it doesn't seem to make much difference (AllMusic has changed owners/publishers several times). —Ojorojo (talk) 16:43, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Apparently, this issue is a ways from being resolved. The rest looks fine, so I'll support. —Ojorojo (talk) 14:54, 8 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Support – All good for me. Great job as always. – zmbro (talk) 02:11, 10 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Support. Great effort . Cheers – Ianblair23 (talk) 09:13, 13 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Source review – One small formatting issue exists: the hyphen in the title of ref 2's year range should be an en dash for style purposes. Other than that, the formatting looks good. All of the references look reliable and the link-checker shows no issues, so there's just the one problem to fix. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 02:15, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
 * - done :-) -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:49, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

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