Question: who sang you were always on my mind first elvis or willie
Answer: While Brenda Lee 's version had stalled at number 45 on the country charts in 1972 , other performers reached the top 20 in the United States and elsewhere with their own versions : Elvis Presley in 1972 ; John Wesley Ryles in 1979 ; Willie Nelson 's Grammy Award - winning version in 1982 ; Pet Shop Boys in 1987 .