It's Hard to Be Humble

1980 single by Mac Davis

"It's Hard to be Humble"

Single by Mac Davis

from the album Hard To Be Humble

B-side

"The Greatest Gift of All"

Released

March 1980

Genre

Easy listening^[1]

Length

4:20

Label

Casablanca

Songwriter(s)

Mac Davis

Producer(s)

Larry Butler

Mac Davis singles chronology

"Every Now and Then"
(1976)

"It's Hard to be Humble"
(1980)

"Let's Keep It That Way"
(1980)

45 RPM side label

US release

"It's Hard to be Humble" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Mac Davis from his LP, Hard To Be Humble. It became an international hit in the spring of 1980.

A version by T.R. Dallas became a Top 20 hit in Ireland during the fall of the year. The song was covered by Rolf Harris in 1980 and Willie Nelson in 2019. The song was additionally covered in Dutch in 1981 by Peter Blanker under the name of "'t Is moeilijk bescheiden te blijven", which became a top 10 hit in the Netherlands, and in German (by Peter Petrel) under the title "Ich bin viel zu bescheiden".

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	9
Canada RPM Top Singles	14
Canada RPM Country	4
New Zealand^[3]	3
UK Singles Chart	27
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[4]	43
U.S. Billboard Country	10
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 ^[5]	35

Chart (1981)	Peak position
South Africa (Springbok)^[6]	8

T.R. Dallas cover

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	28
Canada ^[8]	87
New Zealand ^[9]	14
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[10]	247

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[12]	Gold	75,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[13]	Gold	10,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Simons, David (January 1, 1998). "Mac Davis". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 123.
^ ^a ^b "National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. January 5, 1981. Retrieved January 17, 2022 – via Imgur.
^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "Cash Box Top 100 5/31/80". Tropicalglen.com. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – It's Hard to be Humble". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
^ "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
^ "Scoring High" (PDF). Billboard. May 9, 1981. p. ANZ-23. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via World Radio History.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Mac Davis – It's Hard to Be Humble". Music Canada. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Mac Davis – It's Hard to Be Humble". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 9, 2021.