This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1945.
(As certified by Billboard magazine)
| US | Single | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Nov 17 | "Sioux City Sue" | Dick Thomas | |
| Nov 24 | "Shame on You" | Lawrence Welk Orchestra with Red Foley | |
| Dec 8 | "It's Been So Long Darling" | Ernest Tubb | |
| Dec 15 | "Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight" | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
"Shame On You" by Spade Cooley was easily the number one record with 292 points. Despite 11 weeks at no. 1, "You Two Timed Me One Time Too Often" finished second with 240 points, because "Shame On You" had 33 top ten weeks, to only 21 for the latter. "Sioux City Sue" had 30 top ten weeks, but only 4 at no. 1.
1945's year-end list of The Billboard's "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records" represented the first Country music (referred to at the time as "Hillbilly") chart in the lineage of today's "Hot Country Songs". Note that it was based on weekly reports supplied by a sampling of Juke Box operators nationwide; Billboard would not add Country Sales and Air Play charts until 1948 and 1950, respectively. Each week, a score of 15 points was assigned for the no. 1 record, 9 points for no. 2, 8 points for no. 3, and so on, and the total of all weeks determined the final rank. Records that entered the chart in December 1944, or remained on the chart after December 1945 received points for their full chart runs. Appearances on other Billboard charts had no effect on ranking, but are listed for reference. Additional information can be found at List of Most Played Juke Box Folk Records number ones of 1945.
| Rank | Artist | Title | Label | Recorded | Released | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Shame on You" | Okeh 6731 | US Hillbilly 1945 #1, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 9 weeks, 38 total weeks, 292 points | ||||
| 2 | "You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often"[2] | Capitol 206 | US Hillbilly 1945 #2, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 11 weeks, 22 total weeks, 240 points | ||||
| 3 | "At Mail Call Today" | Okeh 6737 | US Hillbilly 1945 #3, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 8 weeks, 30 total weeks, 235 points | ||||
| 4 | "Sioux City Sue"[3] | National 5007 | US Billboard 1945 #243, US Pop #21, US Hillbilly 1945 #4, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 4 weeks, 37 total weeks, 228 points | ||||
| 5 | "I'm Losing My Mind Over You"[4] | Okeh 6727 | US Hillbilly 1945 #5, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 7 weeks, 34 total weeks, 196 points | ||||
| 6 | "Oklahoma Hills" | Capitol 201 | US Hillbilly 1945 #6, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 6 weeks, 24 total weeks, 196 points | ||||
| 7 | Tex Ritter and His Texans | "Jealous Heart" | Capitol 179 | US Hillbilly 1945 #7, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #2 for 2 weeks, 31 total weeks, 150 points | |||
| 8 | "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder"[5] | Decca 6105 | US Hillbilly 1945 #8, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 1 week, 30 total weeks, 141 points | ||||
| 9 | "With Tears in My Eyes" | Capitol 216 | US Hillbilly 1945 #9, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 4 weeks, 18 total weeks, 138 points | ||||
| 10 | "Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight"[6] | Columbia 36841 | US Hillbilly 1945 #10, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 3 weeks, 22 total weeks, 137 points | ||||
| 11 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Smoke on the Water" | Okeh 6736 | US Hillbilly 1945 #11, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks, 136 points | |||
| 12 | "It's Been So Long Darling"[7] | Decca 6112 | US Hillbilly 1945 #12, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 3 weeks, 22 total weeks, 127 points | ||||
| 13 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Hang Your Head In Shame" | Okeh 6736 | US Hillbilly 1945 #13, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #3 for 3 weeks, 22 total weeks, 117 points | |||
| 14 | "Shame on You"[8] | Decca 18698 | US Billboard 1945 #212, US Pop #18, US Hillbilly 1945 #14, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 113 points | ||||
| 15 | "Headin' Down the Wrong Highway" | Okeh 6744 | US Hillbilly 1945 #15, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #2 for 2 weeks, 25 total weeks, 100 points | ||||
| 16 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima" | Okeh 6742 | US Hillbilly 1945 #16, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #1 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 88 points | |||
| 17 | Ernest Tubb | "Tomorrow Never Comes" | Decca 6106 | US Hillbilly 1945 #17, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #4 for 3 weeks, 21 total weeks, 80 points | |||
| 18 | Al Dexter and His Troopers | "Triflin' Gal" | Okeh 6740 | US Hillbilly 1945 #18, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #2 for 3 weeks, 20 total weeks, 76 points | |||
| 19 | Al Dexter and His Troopers | "I'll Wait For You Dear" | Okeh 6727 | US Hillbilly 1945 #19, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #2 for 1 week, 20 total weeks, 69 points | |||
| 20 | Ernest Tubb | "Careless Darlin'"[9] | Decca 6110 | US Hillbilly 1945 #20, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #3 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 63 points | |||
| 21 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Texas Playboy Rag" | Okeh 6736 | US Hillbilly 1945 #21, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #4 for 4 weeks, 18 total weeks, 53 points | |||
| 22 | "Gonna Build a Big Fence Around Texas" | Okeh 6728 | US Hillbilly 1945 #22, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #2 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 50 points | ||||
| 26 | Tex Ritter | "Christmas Carols By The Old Corral" | Capitol 223 | US Hillbilly 1945 #26, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #4 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks, 20 points | |||
| 28 | Gene Autry | "Don't Fence Me In" | Okeh 6728 | US Hillbilly 1945 #28, Most Played Juke Box Folk Records #5 for 1 week, 14 total weeks, 14 points |