Shouldn't It Be Easier Than This

{{Infobox song

| name = Shouldn't It Be Easier Than This

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Charley Pride

| album = I'm Gonna Love Her on the Radio

| B-side = Look in Your Mirror

| released = October 1987

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:12

| label = 16th Avenue

| writer = Rick Giles
John Jarrard

| producer = Jerry Bradley
Charley Pride

| prev_title = If You Still Want a Fool Around

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = I'm Gonna Love Her on the Radio

| next_year = 1988

}}

"Shouldn't It Be Easier Than This" is a song written by John Jarrard and Rick Giles, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in October 1987 as the first single from his album I'm Gonna Love Her on the Radio. The song peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.{{cite web |title=Charley Pride singles |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=charley-pride-p1772/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |work=Allmusic |accessdate=November 25, 2011}} It was Pride's 52nd and final Top 10 hit on Billboard country music charts.

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable"

!align="left"|Chart (1987–1988)

!align="center"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|5|artist=Charley Pride}}
align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks

|align="center"|29

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable"

!Chart (1988)

!Position

US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 8, 2021}}

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