1945 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1945.

Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

• February 3 - "I'm Losing My Mind Over You" - Al Dexter
• March 17 - "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" - Jimmie Davis
• March 31 - "Shame on You" - Spade Cooley
• April 14 - "Smoke on the Water" - (Bob Wills)
• May 19 - "At Mail Call Today" - Gene Autry
• July 7 - "Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
• July 28 - "Oklahoma Hills" - Jack Guthrie
• August 25 - "You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often" - Tex Ritter
• October 27 - "With Tears in My Eyes" - Wesley Tuttle
• November 17 - "Sioux City Sue" - Dick Thomas
• November 24 - "Shame on You" - Lawrence Welk Orchestra with Red Foley
• December 8 - "It's Been So Long Darling" - Ernest Tubb
• December 15 - "Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

Other Major Hits

• Careless Darlin' - Ernest Tubb
• Christmas Carols At The Old Corral - Tex Ritter
• Don't Fence Me In - Gene Autry
• Don't Hang Around Me Anymore - Gene Autry
• Each Minute Seems A Million Years - Eddy Arnold
• Each Night At Nine - Floyd Tillman
• Hang Your Head In Shame - Bob Wills
• Hang Your Head In Shame - Red Foley
• Headin' Down The Wrong Highway - Ted Daffan
• Hitler's Last Letter To Hirohito - Carson Robinson
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