Why Not Me (The Judds song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Why Not Me
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Judds
| album = Why Not Me
| B-side = Lazy Country Evening
| released = September 21, 1984
| format =
| recorded =
| studio = Creative Workshop (Berry Hill, Tennessee){{cite web|last=Hurt|first=Ed|title=Buzz Cason Looks Back at 50 Years of His Nashville Studio Creative Workshop|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/features/buzz-cason-looks-back-at-50-years-of-his-nashville-studio-creative-workshop/article_1222c50b-be2c-51ad-9405-31eb12227e4c.html|website=Nashville Scene|date=2 July 2020|access-date=18 October 2024}}
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:29
| writer = Harlan Howard
Sonny Throckmorton
Brent Maher
| producer = Brent Maher
| prev_title = Mama He's Crazy
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Girls Night Out
| next_year = 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.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=184}}
Critical reception
In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #84 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-country-songs-1234986540/the-judds-why-not-me-1235009075/|title =The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time|magazine = Rolling Stone|date =May 24, 2014}}
Cover versions
- In 2007, Jill Johnson covered the song on the Music Row album.{{cite web|url=http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/002206876|title=Music Row|publisher=Svensk dediedatabas|language=sv|date=2007|access-date=10 May 2013}}
- 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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!align="left"|Chart (1984) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=The Judds}} |
| align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks
|align="center"|3 |
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!scope="col"| Chart (2022) !scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"|US Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-judds/chart-history/HDS/|title=The Judds Chart History (Digital Song Sales)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 16, 2022}}
| 21 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=The Judds|title=Why Not Me|relyear=1984|certyear=2023|award=Gold|type=single|access-date=February 8, 2023}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{The Judds singles}}
{{CMA Single of the Year}}
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Category:Songs written by Harlan Howard
Category:Songs written by Sonny Throckmorton
Category:Songs written by Brent Maher