| "The Girl Most Likely" | ||||
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| Single by Jeannie C. Riley | ||||
| from the album Yearbooks and Yesterdays | ||||
| B-side | "My Scrapbook" | |||
| Released | November 1968 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Plantation | |||
| Writer(s) | Margaret Lewis Mira Smith |
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| Jeannie C. Riley singles chronology | ||||
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"The Girl Most Likely" is a single by American country music artist Jeannie C. Riley. Released in November 1968, it was the first single from her album Yearbooks and Yesterdays. The song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]
The song was written by the songwriting team of Margaret Lewis and Mira Smith, who also wrote the hits "The Rib", "Country Girl", and "Oh Singer" for Riley.
| Chart (1968–1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 55 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 34 |
| Preceded by "Daddy Sang Bass" by Johnny Cash |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 10, 1969 |
Succeeded by "Mr. Brown" by Gary Buck |