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Why this album mattered
The Point! (1971) is a Nilsson album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #25 and charted for 32 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Me And My Arrow".
The music
- 1
Everything's Got 'Em
- 2
The Town
3 Me and My Arrow
- 4
The Game
- 5
Poli High
- 6
The Trial & Banishment
- 7
Think About Your Troubles
- 8
The Pointed Man
- 9
Life Line
- 10
The Birds
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
- Mar 6, 1971#86
- Mar 13#61
- Mar 20#49
- Mar 27#48
- Apr 3#44
- Apr 10#36
- Apr 17#34
- Apr 24#29
- May 1#28
- May 8#25
- May 15#37
- May 22#34
- May 29#35
- Jun 5#45
- Jun 12#53
- Jun 19#67
- Jun 26#64
- Jul 3#77
- Jul 10#81
- Jul 17#93
- Jul 24#90
- Jul 31#100
- Aug 7#129
- Aug 14#144
- 1974
- Dec 28, 1974#187
- 1975
- Jan 4, 1975#176
- Jan 11#139
- Jan 18#129
- Jan 25#129
- Feb 1#124
- Feb 8#120
- Feb 15#115
A Christmas return — the song came back during the late-year season when familiar hits reclaim the chart. Entered at #86, exploded upward for 10 weeks to reach #25 and fell quickly across 24 weeks on the chart. Returned after 175 weeks off the chart at #187, reaching #115 over 8 more weeks. 32 total weeks on chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
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