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"'''It's a Sin'''" is a [[country music|country]] song written by country guitarist [[Zeb Turner]] and music publisher [[Fred Rose (songwriter)|Fred Rose]]. The 1947 version by [[Eddy Arnold]] was his second number one on the Country & Western charts, spending five weeks at number one and a total of thirty-eight weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=29}}</ref> The B-side of "It's a Sin", a song entitled, "I Couldn't Believe it Was True" would peak at number four on the same chart .
"'''It's a Sin'''" is a [[country music|country]] song written by country guitarist [[Zeb Turner]] and music publisher [[Fred Rose (songwriter)|Fred Rose]]. The 1947 version by [[Eddy Arnold]] was his second number one on the Country & Western charts, spending five weeks at number one and a total of thirty-eight weeks on the chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=29}}</ref> The B-side of "It's a Sin", a song entitled, "I Couldn't Believe it Was True" would peak at number four on the same chart.


A cover by Marty Robbins peaked at number five on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart in 1969.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marty Robbins singles |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=marty-robbins-p1794/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |work=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=30 March 2011}}</ref>
A cover by Marty Robbins peaked at number five on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart in 1969.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marty Robbins singles |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=marty-robbins-p1794/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |work=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=30 March 2011}}</ref>

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"It's a Sin" is a country song written by country guitarist Zeb Turner and music publisher Fred Rose. The 1947 version by Eddy Arnold was his second number one on the Country & Western charts, spending five weeks at number one and a total of thirty-eight weeks on the chart.[1] The B-side of "It's a Sin", a song entitled, "I Couldn't Believe it Was True" would peak at number four on the same chart.

A cover by Marty Robbins peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1969.[2]

It has also been recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets (1957), Elvis Presley (1961), Don Gibson (1962), George Jones (1965), Dottie West (1969), Del Wood (1980), and Willie Nelson (1995).

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 29.
  2. ^ "Marty Robbins singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
Preceded by Most Played Juke Box Folk Records
number one single by Eddy Arnold
June 14, 1947 		Succeeded by
Preceded by RPM Country Tracks number-one single
(Marty Robbins version)
July 2, 1969 		Succeeded by
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