video, the first for Nelson and second for Haggard, the first being for "Are the Good Times Really Over?" a year prior (albeit as mostly a performance video). Reception The song reached No. 1 on Billboards Hot Country Songs chart dated July 23, 1983. The Willie Nelson release has sold 648,000 digital copies in the United States as of October 2019 since becoming available for download. Legacy "Pancho and Lefty" was covered by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson; it was the title track of their duet album Pancho & Lefty, and a number one country hit that entered the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2020. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as the 17th-greatest Western song of all time. In June 2004, Rolling Stone'' ranked "Pancho and Lefty" 41st on its list of the "100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". In 2021, the original version was listed at #498 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard Weekly charts Year-end charts Notes References External links Chords and lyrics from the Townes Van Zandt Blue Sky Homepage [ Song review] at Allmusic 1972 songs 1983 singles 2013 singles Townes Van Zandt songs Merle Haggard songs Willie Nelson songs George Canyon songs Male–female vocal duets Songs written by Townes Van Zandt Song recordings produced by Chips Moman Songs about Mexico Epic Records singles Universal Music Canada singles