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#19 · 2000-05-06
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Dixie Chicks's "Goodbye Earl" reached #19 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Goodbye Earl" is a country murder ballad written by Dennis Linde. Initially recorded by the band Sons of the Desert for an unreleased album in the late 1990s, the song gained fame when it was recorded by Dixie Chicks on their fifth studio album, Fly. After charting from unsolicited airplay in late 1999, the song was released as that album's third single in 2000, peaking at No. The song peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 15 weeks on the chart.
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Chart Journey
- Mar 18, 2000#40
- Mar 25#29
- Apr 1#24
- Apr 8#24
- Apr 15#20
- Apr 22#20
- Apr 29#20
- May 6#19
- May 13#38
- May 20#61
- May 27#86
- Jun 3#88
- Jun 10#96
- Jun 17#96
- Jun 24#98
DEFINING MOMENT
The Story
It debuted at #40 on March 18, 2000. It reached a peak of #19 on May 6, 2000. After 15 weeks, its final appearance came on June 24, 2000.
Goodbye Earl: A Cultural Moment Captured on Record
Dixie Chicks's "Goodbye Earl" reached #19 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Goodbye Earl" is a country murder ballad written by Dennis Linde. Initially recorded by the band Sons of the Desert for an unreleased album in the late 1990s, the song gained fame when it was recorded by Dixie Chicks on their fifth studio album, Fly. After charting from unsolicited airplay in late 1999, the song was released as that album's third single in 2000, peaking at No. The song peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 15 weeks on the chart.
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