HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“American Pie” by Don McLean
“American Pie” by Don McLean finished No. 3 on the year-end Top 100 of 1972, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year, making it one of the ten biggest hits of the year.
Year-end peakNo. 31972
Year-end charts11972
ArtistDon Mclean3 year-end hits
Decade1970ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1972 was “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack. Don Mclean had 3 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “American Pie”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1972 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1972 chart
More hits by Don Mclean
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crying | Don Mclean | 1981 #40 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Vincent / Castles In The Air | Don Mclean | 1972 #94 | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.