This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1946.
It includes rankings for the calendar year only, handicapping records at the beginning and end of the year such as "The Old Lamp-Lighter", which lost more than half of its points.
Each week, a score of 15 points is assigned for the no.
3, and so on, and the total of all weeks determined the final rank.
Additional information can also be found at List of Most Played Juke Box Folk Records number ones of 1946.