"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 10 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". In 2022, the Slovenian folk band Fehtarji covered it in Slovene under the title "Gospod, težko sem ponižen".
Chart history
Weekly charts Chart (1980)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)9Canada RPM Top Singles14Canada RPM Country4New Zealand3UK Singles Chart 27U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - 43U.S. Billboard Country10U.S. Cash Box Top 100 35 Chart (1981)PeakpositionSouth Africa (Springbok)8 T.R. Dallas cover Chart (1980)Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1980)RankAustralia (Kent Music Report)28Canada 87New Zealand 14U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)247
Certifications
References
External links