"Heartaches by the Number" is a popular country song written by Harlan Howard,[3] and published in 1959.
Thirdly, the lover calls stating she plans to return but the narrator waits in vain for the knock on his door and suggests that she has lost her way.
The biggest hit version was recorded by Guy Mitchell on August 24, 1959.
Columbia first issued a mono recording by Mitchell as a 7" 45 rpm single, which became the hit.
In fact, the hit version has never appeared in stereo and only has appeared on a lone compact disc release (Hit Parade Records 12311, Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1959: Pop Gold.)