Dear Mama
- Key
- Eb minor
- Camelot
- 2A
- BPM
- 84.1
Key confidence low · relative F# major (2B) · BPM confidence medium · double-time 168.2 · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13
The recording is tuned near 451 Hz, not A440.
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As of 2026-10-19, "Dear Mama" by 2Pac has charted in 9 markets across 4 platforms, peaking at #4 (KE) on the Rotation chart. Measured from the full recording, it runs at 84.1 BPM.
- Markets
- 9
- First seen
- 2026-07-21
- Latest chart date
- 2026-10-19
- Peak
- #4 ke
Started in 1 market, now in 9.
Momentum
This song has not appeared on a Rotation chart, so it has no score and no receipts. The rank history below is the ledger; a score is only published once the momentum run puts it on a chart.
Why it's here
"Dear Mama" was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress in 2009, reflecting its enduring cultural significance. [1] The song has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA as of March 2021, underscoring its lasting popularity years after its 1995 release. [2]
In culture
Every place this record has lived. A solid chip states a fact and carries the citation that earns it; a dashed one is a connection somebody drew, and carries their name instead.
- Samples Ice Cube featuring Yo‐Yo, It’s a Man’s Worldsource
- Written by Richard Pryorsource
- Samples Richard Pryor, Jessesource
- Written by Tony Pizarrosource
- Written by Tupac Shakursource
Across markets · earliest pickup first
Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly.
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- Algeriadz · applemusic#91#91—
- Mexicomx · boomplay#51#11#51
- Solomon Islandssb · applemusic#35#35#35
- Kenyake · deezer#58#4#58
- Brazilbr · boomplay#52#52—
- Francefr · boomplay#100#97#100
- Guinea-Bissaugw · applemusic#31#11#31
- Colombiaco · boomplay#100#100—
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Editions
No published edition carries this song yet. Every edition it appears in will be listed here and stay listed: an edition is immutable, so a citation to one never rots.
Identity
- ISRC
- USIR19500009
- Slug
- 2pac__dear-mama
- Sources
- applemusic, boomplay, deezer, shazam
The cross-platform join key, via Deezer.
Crude v0 identity: slug(artist)__slug(title).
Every source whose chart has ever carried this song.
What moved this week, and why.
The records that climbed, what broke in one place first, what came back. One email on Friday, assembled from the week's charts, with a pressing when there is one.
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