Bobbie Sue (song)
| "Bobbie Sue" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by The Oak Ridge Boys | ||||
| from the album Bobbie Sue | ||||
| B-side | "Live in Love" | |||
| Released | January 18, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 1981 | |||
| Genre | Country, Pop, doo-wop, rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriters | Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller Wood Newton Dan Tyler Adele Tyler | |||
| Producer | Ron Chancey | |||
| The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Bobbie Sue" is a song written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Wood Newton, Dan Tyler, and Adele Tyler, and recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys.[1] It was released in January of 1982 as the first single from the group's album of the same name. The song became the Oaks' sixth No. 1 single on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart.[2] "Bobbie Sue" also fared well on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 12.[3] The single was certified RIAA Gold for sales of over 500,000 units.[4]
Background
The song is styled in the vein of a late 1950s/early 1960s rock-and-roll novelty song, as evidenced by its saxophone solo during the musical bridges.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 12 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 19 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Singles | 20 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Singles | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1982) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 43 |
References
- ↑ "Songview – Bobbie Sue". BMI/ASCAP. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 251.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 464.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum – Bobbie Sue". RIAA. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ↑ "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ↑ "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Talent in Acction" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-24. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
Works cited
- Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits." (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2)).