dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə wˈiːk ʌv sɛptˈɛmbɚ θˈɜːtiːn ðə wˈiːk ðə sˈɔŋ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə nˈoʊ. wˈʌn ɔnðə bˈɪlboːɹd kˈʌntɹi tʃˈɑːɹt, ˈæftɚ hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn nˈʌdʒd ˈaʊt fɚɹə wˈiːk bˈaɪ "fˈiːlɪnz" baɪ kˈɑːnweɪ twˈɪɾi ænd loːɹˈɛɾə lˈɪn "ɹˈaɪnstoʊn kˈaʊbɔɪ" tˈɑːpt bˈoʊθ ðə kˈʌntɹi ænd hˈɑːt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tʃˈɑːɹts sˌaɪməltˈeɪniəsli.
During the week of September 13 – the week the song returned to No. 1 on the Billboard country chart, after having been nudged out for a week by "Feelins'" by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn – "Rhinestone Cowboy" topped both the country and Hot 100 charts simultaneously.