This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1935.
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sales remained approximately 14% of 1929 levels
The following songs were extracted from records included in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954,[1] record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.
| Rank | Artist | Title | Label | Recorded | Released | Chart Positions |
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| 1 | Carter Family | "Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)"[2] | Melotone 13432 | May 6, 1935 (1935-05-06) | August 1935 (1935-08) | US Hillbilly 1935 #1, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998 |
| 2 | Gene Autry and Jimmy Long | "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine"[3][4] | Vocalion 2991 | October 29, 1931 (1931-10-29) | February 1935 (1935-02) | US Hillbilly 1935 #2, 5,000,000 sold by 1940[5] |
| 3 | Patsy MontanaAcc. by Prairie Ramblers | "I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"[6] | Melotone 5-11-56 | August 16, 1935 (1935-08-16) | November 1935 (1935-11) | US Hillbilly 1935 #3, 1,000,000 sales,[7] National Recording Registry 2011, Grammy Hall of Fame 2007 |
| 4 | Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers | "Under the Double Eagle"[8][9] | Bluebird 5945 | January 27, 1935 (1935-01-27) | May 22, 1935 (1935-05-22) | US Hillbilly 1935 #4 |
| 5 | Gene Autry Trio | "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"[10] | Melotone 13315 | January 11, 1935 (1935-01-11) | January 30, 1935 (1935-01-30) | US Hillbilly 1935 #5 |
| 6 | Shelton Brothers | "Just Because"[11] | Decca 5100 | February 23, 1935 (1935-02-23) | May 1935 (1935-05) | US Hillbilly 1935 #6 |
| 7 | Jimmie Davis | "Nobody's Darling But Mine"[12] | Decca 5090 | September 21, 1934 (1934-09-21) | April 1935 (1935-04) | US Hillbilly 1935 #7 |
| 8 | The Westerners (Massey Family) | "When The White Azaleas Start Blooming"[13] | Perfect 13109 | March 20, 1934 (1934-03-20) | February 1935 (1935-02) | US Hillbilly 1935 #8, 1,000,000 sales (unverified)[14] |
| 9 | Shelton Brothers | "Deep Elem Blues"[15] | Decca 5099 | February 22, 1935 (1935-02-22) | May 1935 (1935-05) | US Hillbilly 1935 #9 |
| 10 | Gene Autry Trio | "Ole Faithful"[10] | Melotone 13354 | January 14, 1935 (1935-01-14) | January 30, 1935 (1935-01-30) | US Hillbilly 1935 #10 |
| 11 | Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies | "St. Louis Blues"[16] | Decca 46001 | January 1, 1935 (1935-01-01) | February 1935 (1935-02) | US Hillbilly 1935 #11 |
| 12 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Mexicali Rose"[17] | Vocalion 3086 | September 23, 1935 (1935-09-23) | November 1935 (1935-11) | US Hillbilly 1935 #12 |
| 13 | Gene Autry and Jimmy Long | "The Round-Up at Cheyenne"[10] | Melotone 13261 | April 1, 1934 (1934-04-01) | February 1935 (1935-02) | US Hillbilly 1935 #13 |
| 14 | The Westerners (Massey Family) | "Brown Skin Gal (Down The Lane)"[3] | Vocalion 2882 | November 8, 1934 (1934-11-08) | February 1935 (1935-02) | US Hillbilly 1935 #14 |
| 15 | Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies | "Beautiful Texas"[18] | Decca 5071 | January 28, 1935 (1935-01-28) | February 1935 (1935-02) | US Hillbilly 1935 #15 |
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