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"Why Not Me"
Single by The Judds
from the album Why Not Me
B-side
"Lazy Country Evening"
Released
September 21, 1984
Studio
Creative Workshop (Berry Hill, Tennessee)[1]
Genre
Country
Length
3:29
Label
RCA/Curb
Songwriters
Harlan HowardSonny ThrockmortonBrent Maher
Producer
Brent Maher
The Judds singles chronology
"Mama He's Crazy" (1984)
"Why Not Me" (1984)
"Girls Night Out" (1985)
"Why Not Me" is a song written by Harlan Howard, Sonny Throckmorton and Brent Maher, and recorded by American country music duo The Judds. It was released in September 1984 as the first single and title track from the album of the same name. The song was their second number one on the country chart. The song spent a total of fifteen weeks at the top of the country singles chart, peaking at number one for two weeks.[2]
Critical reception
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In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #84 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.[3]
Cover versions
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In 2007, Jill Johnson covered the song on the Music Row album.[4]
In 2015, Emily Ann Roberts, covered "Why Not Me" on The Voice U.S. season 9, charting to Number 10 in the iTunes charts
Chart performance
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Chart (1984–1985)
Peakposition
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]
1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks
3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6]
24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]
11
Chart (2022)
Peakposition
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8]
21
Certifications
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Region
Certification
Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]
Gold
500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
References
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^Hurt, Ed (2 July 2020). "Buzz Cason Looks Back at 50 Years of His Nashville Studio Creative Workshop". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 184.
^"The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. May 24, 2014.
^"Music Row" (in Swedish). Svensk dediedatabas. 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
^"The Judds Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^"The Judds – Why Not Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
^"The Judds – Why Not Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
^"The Judds Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
^"American single certifications – The Judds – Why Not Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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Songs
Wynonna & Naomi
"Had a Dream (For the Heart)"
"Mama He's Crazy"
Why Not Me
"Why Not Me"
"Girls' Night Out"
"Love Is Alive"
Rockin' with the Rhythm
"Have Mercy"
"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)"
"Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain"
"Cry Myself to Sleep"
Heartland
"Don't Be Cruel"
"I Know Where I'm Going"
"Maybe Your Baby's Got the Blues"
"Turn It Loose"
Greatest Hits
"Give a Little Love"
"Change of Heart"
Christmas Time with The Judds
"Silver Bells"
River of Time
"Young Love (Strong Love)"
"Water of Love"
"Let Me Tell You About Love"
"One Man Woman"
"Guardian Angels"
Love Can Build a Bridge
"Born to Be Blue"
"Love Can Build a Bridge"
"One Hundred and Two"
Greatest Hits Volume Two
"John Deere Tractor"
Big Bang Boogie
"Stuck in Love"
I Will Stand by You: The Essential Collection
"I Will Stand by You"
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CMA Single of the Year
1967−1970
"There Goes My Everything" (1967)
"Harper Valley PTA" (1968)
"A Boy Named Sue" (1969)
"Okie from Muskogee" (1970)
1971−1980
"Help Me Make It Through the Night" (1971)
"The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A." (1972)
"Behind Closed Doors" (1973)
"Country Bumpkin" (1974)
"Before the Next Teardrop Falls" (1975)
"Good Hearted Woman" (1976)
"Lucille" (1977)
"Heaven's Just a Sin Away" (1978)
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (1979)
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" (1980)
1981−1990
"Elvira" (1981)
"Always on My Mind" (1982)
"Swingin'" (1983)
"A Little Good News" (1984)
"Why Not Me" (1985)
"Bop" (1986)
"Forever and Ever, Amen" (1987)
"Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" (1988)
"I'm No Stranger to the Rain" (1989)
"When I Call Your Name" (1990)
1991−2000
"Friends in Low Places" (1991)
"Achy Breaky Heart" (1992)
"Chattahoochee" (1993)
"I Swear" (1994)
"When You Say Nothing at All" (1995)
"Check Yes or No" (1996)
"Strawberry Wine" (1997)
"Holes in the Floor of Heaven" (1998)
"Wide Open Spaces" (1999)
"I Hope You Dance" (2000)
2001−2010
"I am a Man Of Constant Sorrow" (2001)
"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" (2002)
"Hurt" (2003)
"Live Like You Were Dying" (2004)
"I May Hate Myself in the Morning" (2005)
"Believe" (2006)
"Before He Cheats" (2007)
"I Saw God Today" (2008)
"I Run to You" (2009)
"Need You Now" (2010)
2011−2020
"If I Die Young" (2011)
"Pontoon" (2012)
"Cruise" (2013)
"Automatic" (2014)
"Girl Crush" (2015)
"Die a Happy Man" (2016)
"Blue Ain't Your Color" (2017)
"Broken Halos" (2018)
"God's Country" (2019)
"The Bones" (2020)
2021−2030
"Starting Over" (2021)
"'Til You Can't" (2022)
"Fast Car" (2023)
"White Horse" (2024)
"You Look Like You Love Me" (2025)
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