The Oak Ridge Boys Billboard Boys Top 10 Best Hits

Joe Bonsall, a member of The Oak Ridge Boys for 50 years, died on July 9 at the age of 73 of complications from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Bonsall joined the act in 1973 after leaving the gospel group The Keystones. He last toured with the Oak Ridge Boys last December before announcing his retirement earlier this year.

The Oak Ridge Boys won two Country Music Association Awards: Vocal Group of the Year in 1978 and Single of the Year in 1981 for “Elvira”—the track became their biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 5. The The Academy of Country Music likewise awarded the group with top vocal group awards in 1978.

The Oak Ridge Boys were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015. “For 50 years, Joe Bonsall was the spark plug of the Oak Ridge Boys,” Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, shared in a statement. after Bonsall's death. “He was as exciting a performer as anyone to ever take the gospel or country stage. The tenor's voice was high and clear, and his jovial spirit always provided a jolt of energy, immediately rousing the audience to enter and take off. He definitely lightened us up every time he sang.”

On Advertising signHot Country Songs chart, The Oak Ridge Boys first appeared in 1976. They followed with 1977's “Y'all Come Back Saloon,” which reached No. 3 in October, giving the act their first of 34 top 10. “I'll Be True to You” debuted in June 1978, becoming the band's first of 17 top 10s, a streak surpassed by “No Matter How High” in March 1990. The performance reached in the top 10 in 1991 with “Lucky Moon.”

The Oak Ridge Boys' collection of 17 No. 1s ranks third among duos/groups since Hot Country Songs became the genre's comprehensive singles survey in 1958. Alabama has 33 No. 1s and Brooks & Dunn, 20. (George Strait leads all acts with 44.)

On Top Country Albums, The Oak Ridge Boys scored three No. 1s among 14 top 10s.

Below, in celebration of the band's music and Bonsall's seminal contributions, count down The Oak Ridge Boys' greatest hits at Advertising signHot Country Songs Chart.

The Oak Ridge Boys' 10 Biggest Advertising sign Hit recap is based on actual performance Advertising signweekly Hot Country Songs chart. Songs are ranked on a reverse points system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the most value and weeks in the lower positions earning less. To ensure a fair representation of the greatest hits from each era, certain time frames were weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those years.