The single was Conley's 16th charted song and was on the charts for 19 weeks. Earl Thomas Conley placed 40 songs on the country music charts between 1975 and 1992, including 18 No. 1s.

Country singer Earl Thomas Conley, who had 18 number one hits and influenced dozens of artists, has died.

Forty-one years ago today, Earl Thomas Conley set a chart record when "Angel in Disguise" topped the Billboard country chart.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Earl Thomas Conley, one of the most popular and prolific country singers of the 1980s, died here Wednesday. He was 77.