"Love's Been a Little Bit Hard On Me," Juice Newton (1982)
A reminder that Juice ruled the radio for a solid 18 months
Peak: #7 on the Hot 100
Streams: 3.6 million
Nobody could touch Juice Newton in 1981 and 1982. At the height of the country-pop boom that also pushed Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Eddie Rabbit, and The Oak Ridge Boys into the top 10, she cranked out hit after hit. Do you need a sassy honky tonk number about being foolish in love? Here’s “Queen of Hearts.” D…