American Pie (track)
by Don McLean
Year: 1971
From the album American Pie (track #1)
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American Pie appears on the following album(s) by Don McLean:
- American Pie (track #1) (this album) (1971)
- American Pie: The Greatest Hits (track #1) (compilation) (2000)
- The Best Of Don McLean (track #1) (compilation) (1991)
- The Best Of Don McLean (EMI) (track #1) (compilation) (1988)
- Solo (track #17) (1976)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 01/04/2026 13:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,579 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 05:00 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2025 01:55 |  imacgill | 33,153 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2025 04:13 | Rivera | 272 | 87/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2025 06:14 | ootsp | 985 | 82/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 89.8/100, a mean average of 89.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.3.
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M42K0 03/21/2016 07:47 | #162282
If I understood what Romanelli wanted to say, then it's a pretty damn stupid statement. One great song? What about Vincent, Castels In The Air, And I Love You So..? Don McLean is an amazing songwriter and go far beyond only American Pie.
Easily the greatest song I've ever heard.
One of my favorite songs of all time. Too bad this was the only true great performed by Don Mclean. The lyrics are fantastic, the rhythm is so much fun, and this song can get stuck in your head easily.
Romanelli 07/27/2012 23:40 | #47349
If you're going to write one great song in your life, you can do a lot worse than American Pie.
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