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American Pie
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“American Pie” finished at #3 on Billboard’s 1972 Year-End Hot 100 — one of the biggest songs of the year.
- The day the music died — eight and a half minutes of it.
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The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add yours to American Pie.
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