Album

Hell

1974

Peak position: #35
Weeks on chart: 19

Hell (1974) is a James Brown album in the RetroVerse archive.

Why this album mattered

Hell (1974) is a James Brown album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #35 and charted for 19 weeks. Major singles from the album include "My Thang".

The music

1
Coldblooded
2
Hell
3
My Thang
4
Sayin’ and Doin’ It
5
Please, Please, Please
6
When the Saints Go Marching In
7
These Foolish Things Remind Me of You
8
Stormy Monday
9
A Man Has to Go Back to the Crossroads
10
Sometime

One bar, one chart week

The chart journey

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Chart Journey

Jul 27, 1974#95

A long tail — 19 weeks on the chart, outlasting most peers without ever claiming the summit. Entered at #95, exploded upward for 7 weeks to reach #35 and fell quickly across 19 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.

My ThangJames Brown
Hot 100 peak
#29
Weeks on chart
13
Highest peak · Longest-running single · First charting singleOpen song journey →

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Album facts

Singles"My Thang"
ArtistJames Brown
Year1974

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