He Stopped Loving Her Today

"He Stopped Loving Her Today"
Single by George Jones
from the album I Am What I Am
B-side"A Hard Act to Follow"
ReleasedApril 14, 1980
Recorded1979
StudioColumbia Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee)[1]
GenreCountry
Length3:15
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman
Producer(s)Billy Sherrill
George Jones singles chronology
"Someday My Day Will Come"
(1979) 		"He Stopped Loving Her Today"
(1980) 		"I'm Not Ready Yet"
(1980)

"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.[2] 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. It was written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman. The week after Jones' death in 2013, 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.[3] Since 2008 it has been preserved by the Library of Congress in the National Recording Registry. The song was ranked no. 142 on Rolling Stone's 2021 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ranking.[4]

Alan Jackson sang the song during George Jones' funeral service on May 2, 2013. George Strait and Jackson sang the song as a tribute during the 2013 CMA Awards on November 6, 2013.

  1. ^ Schultz, Barbara (August 9, 2024). "Classic Tracks: George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today"". Mix. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Song Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  3. ^ Matt Bjorke (November 13, 2013). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - November 13, 2013: CMA Awards Drive Sales; Eric Church "The Outsiders" #1; Taylor Swift "Red" #3". Roughstock. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "500 Greatest Songs of All Time, 2021 edition". Rolling Stone. July 20, 2022.