Me and Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin
- Key
- G major
- Camelot
- 9B
- BPM
- 92.5
Key confidence low · relative E minor (9A) · BPM confidence medium · double-time 185.1 · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13
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As of 2026-10-13, "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin has charted in 1 market across 1 platform, peaking at #86 (TH) on the Rotation chart.
- Markets
- 1
- First seen
- 2026-10-13
- Latest chart date
- 2026-10-13
- Peak
- #86 th
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
Janis Joplin's recording, made just nine days before her death, became the second posthumously released No. 1 single in U.S. chart history, after Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay". [1] The 1971 Joplin recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. [2] Rolling Stone ranked Joplin's version No. 148 on its 2004 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [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.
- Covered Bill Andersonsource
- Covered Charley Pridesource
- Written by Fred Fostersource
- Covered Grateful Deadsource
- Covered Jerry Jeff Walkersource
- Covered Jerry Lee Lewissource
- Covered Johnny Cashsource
- Written by Kris Kristoffersonsource
- Covered Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidgesource
- Covered Kris Kristofferson with Rita Coolidgesource
- Covered Kris Kristoffersonsource
- Covered Roger Millersource
- Covered Sam Samudiosource
- Covered Waylon Jenningssource
- Covered Willie Nelsonsource
Across markets · earliest pickup first
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- MarketFirst seenPeak
- Thailandth · deezer#86#86—
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Editions
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Identity
- ISRC
- USSM17000790
- Slug
- janis-joplin__me-and-bobby-mcgee
- Sources
- deezer
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