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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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- 9
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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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10
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Sugar Daddy
Jackson 5 - 10
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Motown
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11
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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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Elektra
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Family Affair
Sly & The Family Stone - 14
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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
- 9
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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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29
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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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30
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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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31
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Got To Be There
Michael Jackson - 15
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Motown
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Down By The Lazy River
The Osmonds - 68
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MGM
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Don't Say You Don't Remember
Beverly Bremers - 37
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Scepter
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34
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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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Imprint/Promotion Label:
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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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury
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Daisy Mae
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - 42
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Dunhill/ABC
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Those Were The Days
Carroll O'Connor And Jean Stapleton (As The Bunkers) - 44
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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White Lies, Blue Eyes
Bullet - 40
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Big Tree
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Looking For A Love
The J. Geils Band - 39
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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My Boy
Richard Harris - 41
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Dunhill/ABC
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Do The Funky Penguin Part I
Rufus Thomas - 51
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Stax
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Footstompin' Music
Grand Funk Railroad - 64
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
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Tupelo Honey
Van Morrison - 62
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner
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You Want It, You Got It
Detroit Emeralds - 55
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Westbound
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The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get)
Free Movement - 56
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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Way Back Home
Jr. Walker & The All Stars - 52
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Soul
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Me And Bobby McGee
Jerry Lee Lewis - 47
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury
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What Am I Living For
Ray Charles - 61
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
ABC/TRC
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Son Of Shaft
The Bar-Kays - 57
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Volt
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Show Me How
The Emotions - 59
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Volt
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Jungle Fever
The Chakachas - 73
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Polydor
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Ain't Nobody Home
B.B. King - 46
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
ABC
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Under My Wheels
Alice Cooper - 63
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner
- 60 NEW
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Everything I Own
Bread - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Elektra
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Softly Whispering I Love You
The English Congregation - 77
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atco
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We've Got To Get It On Again
Addrisi Brothers - 78
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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63
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Everybody Knows About My Good Thing Pt. 1
Little Johnny Taylor - 60
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Ronn
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Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N Roll You
Ten Years After - 69
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
- 65 NEW
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My World
Bee Gees - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atco
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Pain (Part I)
Ohio Players - 67
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Westbound
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67
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Another Puff
Jerry Reed - 70
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- 67
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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68
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Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)
The Persuaders - 81
- 68
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- 68
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Win Or Lose
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69
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The Nickel Song
Melanie - 87
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- 69
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Buddah
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70
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Move 'Em Out
Delaney & Bonnie - 80
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atco
- 71 NEW
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I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
Donnie Elbert - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Avco
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72
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I Gotcha
Joe Tex - 90
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- 90
- 72
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Dial
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73
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Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)
Aretha Franklin - 75
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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Ajax Airlines
Hudson and Landry - 83
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Dore
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75
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Slippin' Into Darkness
War - 99
- 75
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- 99
- 75
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
- 76 NEW
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Country Wine
The Raiders - -
- 76
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
- 77 NEW
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Sweet Seasons
Carole King - -
- 77
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- 78 NEW
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Iron Man
Black Sabbath - -
- 78
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner
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79
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Five Hundred Miles
Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti - 82
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MGM
- 80 NEW
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Until It's Time For You To Go
Elvis Presley - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA Victor
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81
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Keep Playin' That Rock 'N' Roll
Edgar Winter's White Trash - 92
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- 92
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
- 82 NEW
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The Way Of Love
Cher - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Kapp
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83
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Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Roberta Flack - 84
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Atlantic
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84
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I Wrote A Simple Song
Billy Preston - 86
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
A&M
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85
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Music From Across The Way
James Last - 85
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Polydor
- 86 NEW
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Cry
Lynn Anderson - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia
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87
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If I Could See The Light
The 8th Day - 79
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Invictus
- 88 NEW
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Love Me, Love Me Love
Frank Mills - -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sunflower
- 89 NEW
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Ring The Living Bell
Melanie - -
- 89
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- 89
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Neighborhood
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90
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Open The Door (Song For Judith)
Judy Collins - 91
- 90
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- 90
- 7
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Elektra
- 91 NEW
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Crazy Mama
J.J. Cale - -
- 91
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- 91
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Shelter
- 92 NEW
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Brian's Song
Michel Legrand - -
- 92
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Bell
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93
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Gimme Some More
The JB's - 95
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- 93
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
People
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94
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Standing In For Jody
Johnnie Taylor (The Soul Philosopher) - 100
- 94
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- 100
- 94
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Stax
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95
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Sweet Baby
Donnie Elbert - 96
- 95
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- 95
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
All Platinum
- 96 NEW
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(Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz
Goose Creek Symphony - -
- 96
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- 96
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
- 97 NEW
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Bedtime Story
Tammy Wynette - -
- 97
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
- 98 NEW
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- NEW
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Every Day Of My Life
Bobby Vinton - -
- 98
- 1
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- -
- 98
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic
- 99 NEW
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Runaway/Happy Together
Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando - -
- 99
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- 99
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Bell
- 100 NEW
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Diamonds Are Forever
Shirley Bassey - -
- 100
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- 100
- 1
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
United Artists
