Richest Man on Earth

{{Infobox song

| name = Richest Man on Earth

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Paul Overstreet

| album = Sowin' Love

| B-side = Neath the Light of Your Love

| released = April 1990

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:11

| label = RCA Nashville

| writer = Paul Overstreet
Don Schlitz

| producer = James Stroud

| prev_title = Seein' My Father in Me

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Daddy's Come Around

| next_year = 1990

}}

"Richest Man on Earth" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Paul Overstreet. It was released in April 1990 as the fifth single from his 1989 album Sowin' Love. The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 1990.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=paul overstreet|chart=Country Songs}} Paul Overstreet Hot Country Songs Chart History] It was written by Overstreet and Don Schlitz, with A.R. Danes.

Chart performance

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! Chart (1990)

! Peak
position

{{singlechart|Canadacountry|4|chartid=7997|publishdate=August 18, 1990|accessdate=August 23, 2013}}
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|3|artist=Paul Overstreet}}

=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1990)

!scope="col"|Position

Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9172&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990|work=RPM|date=December 22, 1990|accessdate=August 23, 2013}}

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US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1990: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1990| accessdate=August 23, 2013}}

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