The Magic Number
De La Soul
As of 2026-08-18, "The Magic Number" by De La Soul has charted in 2 markets across 1 platform, peaking at #91 (GB) on the Rotation chart.
- Markets
- 2
- First seen
- 2026-07-23
- Latest chart date
- 2026-08-18
- Peak
- #91 gb
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
The song samples Bob Dorough's "Three Is a Magic Number," plus drum breaks lifted from Double Dee and Steinski's "Lesson 3" (originally John Bonham's Led Zeppelin drumming) and a spoken line from Johnny Cash's "Five Feet High and Rising." [1] It gained renewed attention after being used in the end credits of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). [2] In the UK it remains De La Soul's highest-charting single, peaking at number 7. [3]
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.
- In the game MLB The Show 252025source
- In the film Spider-Man: No Way Home2021source
- Samples Schoolhouse Rock!1971source
- Written by Bob Doroughsource
- Written by Dave Jolicoeursource
- Written by James Brownsource
- Written by Johnny Cashsource
- Written by Maseosource
- Written by Posdnuossource
- Written by Prince Paulsource
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
- United Kingdomgb · shazam#91#91#91
- New Zealandnz · shazam#161#132#161
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Editions
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Identity
- ISRC
- Not known yet
- Slug
- de-la-soul__the-magic-number
- Sources
- shazam
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