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6 of the Best Country Songs Turning 60 This Year
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In celebration, we take a look at six of the best country songs from 1966, all of which turned the big 6-0 in 2026.
The 1966 single follows the classic country narrative of a man drinking away his sorrows over a lost love.
3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and has become a country standard in the years since.
“Think Of Me” spent a whopping five months on the country charts, cementing its status as a classic country song even sixty years later.
“I’m A People” by George JonesPlay videoClosing out this list of 1966 country songs turning 60 this year is a wacky novelty song from George Jones called “I’m A People”.