Country music star Charley Pride began recording songs in 1966. And while his first two singles failed to hit the charts, the album on which they appeared reached No. 16 on the country albums chart.

The most reputable music charts in the United States are those compiled and issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Singles charts include 100 songs while album charts list 200 such products. A song or album is said to have reached a certain number if it peaks at that position at least once.

Anyway, it did not take Pride long before his singles and albums were making the Top 10 on the country charts w...