Heartaches by the Number

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"Heartaches by the Number" is a popular and country song written by Harlan Howard and published in 1959.

The biggest hit version was recorded by Guy Mitchell on August 24, 1959. It reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the weeks of December 14 and December 21 in 1959. The recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 41476.

Earlier in the year, the song also made the country music charts in a version by Ray Price. Price's version reached No. 2, but spent 40 weeks on the Billboard magazine Hot C&W Sides chart.

In 1979, it was one of the last songs to be recorded by Bill Haley.

Preceded by "Mr. Blue" by The Fleetwoods

Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (Guy Mitchell version) December 14, 1959 - December 27, 1959

Succeeded by "Why" by Frankie Avalon