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My Favorite Memory

"My Favorite Memory" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard, his twenty-fifth number-one single. It was released in September 1981 as the first single from the album Big City. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.

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"My Favorite Memory"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album Big City
B-side"Texas Fiddle Song"
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1981
GenreCountry
Length3:06
LabelEpic
SongwriterMerle Haggard
ProducerMerle Haggard
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"Rainbow Stew"
(1981) 		"My Favorite Memory"
(1981) 		"Big City"
(1981)

"My Favorite Memory" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard, his twenty-fifth number-one single. It was released in September 1981 as the first single from the album Big City. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.1

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)2 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3
References

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.
  2. "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.