"Heartaches by the Number" is a popular and country song
written by Harlan Howard and published in 1959.
The biggest hit version was recorded by Guy Mitchell on
August 24, 1959. It reached the number-one spot on the
Billboard Hot 100 for the weeks of December 14 and December 21,
1959. The recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog
number 41476.
Earlier in the year, the song also made the country music
charts in a version by Ray Price. Price's version reached
number two and spent 40 weeks on the
BillboardHot C&W Sides chart.
Bing Crosby recorded the song for his 1965 album "Bing
Crosby Sings The Great Country Hits"
In 1979, it was one of the last songs to be recorded by Bill
Haley.