"Here Comes Honey Again" is a 1971 single by

Sonny James Jimmie Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, " Young Love", topping both of the early versions of today's ''Billboard'' ...

written by James and Carole Smith. "Here Comes Honey Again" was the last of sixteen, number one country hits in a row for Sonny James. His next release, his remake of "Only Love Can Break a Heart", would peak at number two on country charts. "Here Comes Honey Again" would stay at number one for a single week and spend a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.

No. 1 hits record

On the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, "Here Comes Honey Again" established James as the new record holder for most No. 1 songs in as many single releases with 16, surpassing

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(his labelmate at

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) who had 15 consecutive No. 1 songs without a miss from 1963-1967. James' streak had started in 1967 with " Need You," and save for non-charting Christmas singles released between 1967-1970, every one of his songs went to No. 1. The next single release, "

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," peaked at No. 2 – held out by

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's "

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," breaking the streak. James held the new record of 16 in a row without a miss until August 1985, when

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scored their 17th-straight No. 1 song in as many non-holiday single releases with "

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Chart performance

References

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