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Album
Flag
- Peak position
- #10
- Weeks on chart
- 23
Flag (1979) is a James Taylor album in the RetroVerse archive.
Why this album mattered
Flag (1979) is a James Taylor album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #10 and charted for 23 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Up On The Roof".
The music
- 1
Company Man
- 2
Johnnie Comes Back
- 3
Day Tripper
- 4
I Will Not Lie for You
- 5
Brother Trucker
- 6
Is That the Way You Look?
- 7
B.S.U.R.
- 8
Rainy Day Man
- 9
Millworker
10 Up on the Roof
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
A rocket up the chart — jumping 31 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #51, exploded upward for 6 weeks to reach #10 and fell quickly across 23 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.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
Album facts
- Singles"Up On The Roof"
- ArtistJames Taylor
- Year1979