Songs · UK Singles Chart

American Pie

Don McLean

Entered Jan 16, 1972 · peaked at #2 on Feb 27, 1972 · 19 weeks on the chart, last seen Feb 26, 2012

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Record Power
38.4
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
8
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
19
January 1972 – February 2012

Ranked by Record Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a chart published by anyone else. How it works →

The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the chart.

What it earned each artist

Record Power is the song's own figure. Power contributed is what the song earned each artist's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the artist had other songs charting is split between them.

ArtistCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Don McLeanprimary100%38.8

The top ten the week it peaked

See Feb 27, 1972 on the timeline →
  1. #1Son of My FatherChicory Tip
  2. #2American PieDon McLean
  3. #3Without YouNilsson
  4. #4Look Wot You DunSlade
  5. #5Got To Be ThereMichael Jackson
  6. #6Have You Seen HerThe Chi-lites
  7. #7Mother And Child ReunionPaul Simon
  8. #8Storm in a TeacupThe Fortunes
  9. #9Blue Is the ColourChelsea Football Team
  10. #10Day After DayBadfinger

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