It Couldn't Have Been Any Better

"It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" is a country music song written by Ray Griff, and made famous by Johnny Duncan.

"It Couldn't Have Been Any Better"
Single by Johnny Duncan
from the album Johnny Duncan
B-side	"Denver Woman"
Released	January 1977
Recorded	November 1976
Genre	Country
Length	3:04
Label	Columbia 10474
Songwriter(s)	Ray Griff
Producer(s)	Billy Sherrill and Larry Gatlin
Johnny Duncan singles chronology
"Thinkin' of a Rendezvous" (1976) "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" (1977) "A Song in the Night" (1977)

One of several Duncan singles to feature session vocalist Janie Fricke on harmony vocals, "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" was his second No. 1 song to top the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, doing so in April 1977. The single week atop the country chart was part of an 11-week run in the top 40.^[1]

Although the last Duncan-Fricke duet to top the charts — the previous song, "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous," went No. 1 just before Christmas 1976 — the two enjoyed several more duet hits, most notably "Come a Little Bit Closer" in January 1978 (a cover of the Jay and the Americans).

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	14

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 112.
2. "Johnny Duncan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2021.