Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico
| "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Rodriguez | ||||
| from the album All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing | ||||
| B-side | "Release Me" | |||
| Released | August 1973 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Writer(s) | Johnny Rodriguez | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Kennedy | |||
| Johnny Rodriguez singles chronology | ||||
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"Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Rodriguez. It was released in August 1973 as the first single from the album All I Ever Meant to Do Is Sing. "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" was Rodriguez's second number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the charts.[1]
Chart performance
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 70 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 296.
External links
| Preceded by "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" by Ray Price |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single October 13-October 20, 1973 |
Succeeded by "We're Gonna Hold On" by George Jones and Tammy Wynette |
| Preceded by "Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer" by Johnny Russell |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 17, 1973 |
Succeeded by "Paper Roses" by Marie Osmond |
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