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American Pie (Parts I & II)
Don McLean

Last week
1Weeks at no. 1
3Weeks on chart
10Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
Billboard Hot 100
Week of January 29, 1972
This Week
Award
Last Week
Peak Pos.
Wks on Chart
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American Pie (Parts I & II)
Don McLean - 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x3
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Brand New Key
Melanie - 2
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Neighborhood
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Let's Stay Together
Al Green - 3
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Hi
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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Sunshine
Jonathan Edwards - 4
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Capricorn
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Day After Day
Badfinger - 5
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Apple
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Clean Up Woman
Betty Wright - 8
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Alston
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Scorpio
Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band - 6
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Sussex
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8
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Never Been To Spain
Three Dog Night - 11
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Dunhill/ABC
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You Are Everything
The Stylistics - 9
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Avco
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Sugar Daddy
Jackson 5 - 10
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Motown
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Drowning In The Sea Of Love
Joe Simon - 12
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Spring
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I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
The New Seekers - 7
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Elektra
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Hurting Each Other
Carpenters - 38
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A&M
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Without You
Nilsson - 21
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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Joy
Apollo featuring Tom Parker - 35
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Mega
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Precious And Few
Climax - 34
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Carousel
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Anticipation
Carly Simon - 18
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Elektra
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Family Affair
Sly & The Family Stone - 14
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
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I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
The Hillside Singers - 13
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Metromedia
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It's One Of Those Nights (Yes Love)
The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones Featuring David Cassidy - 20
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Bell
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Stay With Me
Faces - 26
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner
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Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'
Charley Pride - 22
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RCA Victor
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Black Dog
Led Zeppelin - 27
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Atlantic
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The Witch Queen Of New Orleans
Redbone - 25
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Epic
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Levon
Elton John - 28
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Uni
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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Hey Girl/I Knew You When
Donny Osmond - 16
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MGM
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Fire And Water
Wilson Pickett - 32
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To
Gladys Knight And The Pips - 30
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Soul
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That's The Way I Feel About Cha
Bobby Womack & Peace - 29
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
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One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I
The Honey Cone - 17
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Hot Wax
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Got To Be There
Michael Jackson - 15
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Motown
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Down By The Lazy River
The Osmonds - 68
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MGM
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Don't Say You Don't Remember
Beverly Bremers - 37
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Scepter
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Hey Big Brother
Rare Earth - 19
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Rare Earth
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Once You Understand
Think - 23
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Producer(s):
Stallman & Susser, Not Listed
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Big Tree/Unknown
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Feeling Alright
Joe Cocker - 43
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Songwriter(s):
D.Mason
Producer(s):
D.Cordell
Imprint/Promotion Label:
A&M
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Bang A Gong (Get It On)
T. Rex - 50
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Reprise
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Robert John - 49
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Atlantic
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Together Let's Find Love
The 5th Dimension - 45
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Bell
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Floy Joy
The Supremes - 48
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Motown
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Ain't Understanding Mellow
Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager - 53
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Mercury
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Daisy Mae
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - 42
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