Harper Valley PTA was the first female-created song to top the Hot 100 and U.S. Hot Country Singles charts until the 1980 song by whom?
Harper Valley PTA "Harper Valley PTA" is a country song written by Tom T. Hall that was a major international hit single for country singer Jeannie C. Riley in 1968. Riley's record sold over six million copies as a single. The song made Riley the first woman to top both the "Billboard" Hot 100 and the U.S. Hot Country Singles charts with the same song, a feat that would go unrepeated until Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" in 1981.
I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in April 1981 as lead single from the album "Barbara Mandrell Live". It featured a guest appearance by country artist George Jones who was not credited on the record charts. The song reached number one on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart in July 1981 and peaked at #14 on the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks chart. The song was nominated for 1981 Single of the Year by both the CMA and ACM Awards organizations.