Artist · chart history
Roger Miller
Solo artist Fort Worth United States US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”
Roger Miller is an artist from Fort Worth. Roger Miller has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “King of the Road”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #33. The station that charted Roger Miller most often is WYEP (Pittsburgh, PA), with 2 appearances.
Roger Miller, born in Fort Worth in 1936, was a country singer and songwriter with a restless streak and a voice that did as much work as any instrument, though he also played fiddle, guitar and percussion. "King of the Road" is the one everybody knows, and it still gets rock radio listeners humming along.
The Grammys lined up for him in 1964 and 1965, handing him Best Country Song and Best Country & Western Recording in both years plus Best New Country & Western Artist, and his records came out on RCA and Columbia.
He never stopped reinventing himself. In 1985 he won a Tony for Best Original Score and a Drama Desk award for his lyrics, a country songwriter conquering the theater. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame took him in 1973, the Country Music Hall of Fame followed in 1995, three years after his death in 1992, and the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame added him in 2004.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Roger Miller on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King of the Road | 5 | #33 | – | – |
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 178 | King of the Road | KXT 917 Song Countdown |
| 2026 | 542 | King of the Road | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2023 | 616 | King of the Road | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 |
| 2010 | 33 | King of the Road | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) |
| 2001 | 1902 | King of the Road | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time |
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