DONAL2228 - He Stopped Loving Her Today
DONAL2228
Jun 19, 2025 12:00am
<p>GEORGE JONES....HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY.....TURN IT UP!</p><p><br></p><p>I THINK THIS IS THE SADDEST SONG THAT I'VE EVER HEARD...</p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>He Stopped Loving Her Today</strong>" is a song recorded by American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">country music</a> artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">George Jones</a>. It has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_What_I_Am_(George_Jones_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>I Am What I Am</em></a>. The song was Jones's first solo No. 1 single in six years. It was written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Braddock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Bobby Braddock</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curly_Putman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Curly Putman</a>. The week after Jones' death in 2013, the song re-entered the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Hot Country Songs</a> chart at No. 21. As of November 13, 2013, the single has sold 521,000 copies in the United States <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Stopped_Loving_Her_Today#cite_note-Roughstock_11-13-2013-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>]</sup></a> Since 2008 it has been preserved by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Library of Congress</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Recording_Registry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">National Recording Registry</a>. The song was ranked no. 142 on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Rolling Stone</a>'s 2021 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500_Greatest_Songs_of_All_Time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">500 Greatest Songs of All Time</a> ranking.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Jackson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Alan Jackson</a> sang the song during George Jones' funeral service on May 2, 2013. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Strait" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">George Strait</a> and Jackson sang the song as a tribute during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Music_Association_Awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">2013 CMA Awards</a> on November 6, 2013.</p>