To us, these three hit country songs from the 1970s had the quality, popularity, and ability to hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100.

The year 1970 was a great year for country music, both in terms of well-known hits and since-forgotten tracks.

Fifty years ago, ace songwriter Kris Kristofferson, former rock ‘n’ roller Conway Twitty and gifted vocalists Lynn Anderson and Susan Raye joined such established stars as Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, ...