Claim: Bill Rice's  1971 single "Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" achieved the rank 33rd in the Hot US Country Song's peak chart position, whereas "Honky-Tonk Stardust Cowboy" followed at 51st.
Evidence: 1985 "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" 35 1971 1972 1977 1978 "Travelin' Minstrel Man" "Honky-Tonk Stardust Cowboy" "A Girl Like Her Is Hard to Find" "Something to Call Mine" "All the Love We Threw Away" (with Lois Johnson) "Beggars and Choosers" 33 51 74 63 97 100