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Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits
- Peak position
- #37
- Weeks on chart
- 22
Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits (1973) is a Janis Joplin album in the RetroVerse archive.
Why this album mattered
Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits (1973) is a Janis Joplin album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #37 and charted for 22 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Me And Bobby Mcgee".
The music
1 Piece of My Heart
- 2
Summertime
- 3
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
4 Cry Baby
5 Me and Bobby McGee
- 6
Down on Me (live)
7 Get It While You Can
- 8
Bye, Bye Baby
- 9
Move Over
- 10
Ball and Chain (live)
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
- Jul 14, 1973#168
- Jul 21#98
- Jul 28#68
- Aug 4#52
- Aug 11#41
- Aug 18#37
- Aug 25#40
- Sep 1#49
- Sep 8#57
- Sep 15#59
- Sep 22#71
- Sep 29#103
- Oct 6#107
- Oct 13#109
- Oct 20#103
- Oct 27#123
- Nov 3#126
- Nov 10#122
- Nov 17#142
- Nov 24#157
- Dec 1#160
- Dec 8#197
A rocket up the chart — jumping 70 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #168, exploded upward for 6 weeks to reach #37 and fell quickly across 22 weeks on the chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
- Me And Bobby McgeeJanis Joplin
- Hot 100 peak
- #1
- Weeks on chart
- 15
Highest peak · Longest-running single · First charting singleOpen song journey → - Cry BabyJanis Joplin
- Hot 100 peak
- #42
- Weeks on chart
- 6
Open song journey → - Get It While You CanJanis Joplin
- Hot 100 peak
- #78
- Weeks on chart
- 2
Final charting singleOpen song journey →
Similar chart journeys
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Album facts
- Singles"Me And Bobby Mcgee"
- ArtistJanis Joplin
- Year1973