Songs · Billboard Hot 100
American Pie (Parts I & II)
Entered Nov 27, 1971 · peaked at #1 on Jan 15, 1972 · 19 weeks on the chart, last seen Apr 1, 1972
- Record Power
- 47.0
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
- Weeks at #1
- 4
- weeks on top
- Top-ten weeks
- 11
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on chart
- 19
- November 1971 – April 1972
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.
| Artist | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don McLean | primary | 100% | 47.1 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Jan 15, 1972 on the timeline →- #1American Pie (Parts I & II)Don McLean
- #2Brand New KeyMelanie
- #3Let's Stay TogetherAl Green
- #4SunshineJonathan Edwards
- #5Family AffairSly & The Family Stone
- #6ScorpioDennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
- #7I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)The New Seekers
- #8Got To Be ThereMichael Jackson
- #9Hey Girl/I Knew You WhenDonny Osmond
- #10Clean Up WomanBetty Wright
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