On 18 July 1966, sixty years before this article's publication, country star Buck Owens sat in the middle of a six-week run at number one on the Hot Country Singles chart with "Think of Me." The piece revisits the moment as part of a look back at Owens' remarkable chart dominance that year, underscoring his status as the era's leading country hitmaker and the enduring appeal of the "Bakersfield sound" he helped pioneer as an alternative to Nashville's polished production.

"Think of Me," written by Owens' guitarist and best friend Don Rich alongside Estrella Olson, spent 20 weeks on the country charts and reached number 74 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. It was one of four number-one country singles Owens achieved in 1966, following "Buckaroos" (six weeks at number one) and "Waitin' in Your Welfare Line" (seven weeks), and preceding "Open Up Your Heart" (four weeks) later that October. No other country artist spent more weeks at number one that year, and only two others managed multiple chart-topping singles in 1966.