"The Sound of Goodbye" is a song written by Hugh Prestwood, and recorded by American country music artist Crystal Gayle. It was released in October 1983 as the first single from her album Cage the Songbird. The song was Gayle's thirteenth number one country single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1983–1984)PeakpositionCanadian RPM Country Tracks9

Year-end charts Chart (1984)PositionUS Hot Country Songs (Billboard)31

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