who sang the song he stopped loving her today
He Stopped Loving Her Today "He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a song recorded by American country music artist George Jones. It has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time.[1] It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The song was Jones's first solo No. 1 single in six years. The melancholy song was written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman. The week after Jones' death the song re-entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 21. As of November 13, 2013, the single has sold 521,000 copies in the United States.[2] Since 2008 it has been preserved by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry.
Michelle McManus Following her win on the second season of Pop Idol, McManus was signed to the Sony BMG record label, and going under the single name Michelle, her debut single "All This Time" was released between late 2003 and early 2004. The song went straight to number one on the UK Singles Chart, and stayed there for three weeks;[13] it spent eleven weeks inside the UK Top 100.[14] McManus is the first Scottish female to debut at the top of the UK Singles Chart.[15] In Ireland, the song debuted at Number 5 before rising to 2.[16] Her debut album The Meaning of Love, was released on 16 February 2004 and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart,[17] number one on the Scottish Albums Chart,[18] and number 64 on the Irish Albums Chart.[19] It went on to receive a Gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 200,000 in the UK.[20] The title track of the album was released as the second single, however it stalled at number sixteen on the UK chart[21] and Number 29 in Ireland,[22] while reaching number seven on the Scottish Singles Chart.[23] As a result of disappointing record sales, McManus was dropped by her label.[24]