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| name         = 41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti
| type         = soundtrack
| longtype     = from [[American Graffiti]]
| artist       = Various Artists
| cover        = AmericanGraffitiOST.jpg
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| released     = August 1973 <small>(LP)</small><br>June 22, 1993 <small>(CD)</small>
| recorded     = 1953–1964, 1973
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| studio       =
| genre        = [[Rock and roll]], [[doo-wop]], [[R&B]]
| length       = 102:09
| label        = [[MCA Records|MCA]] 8001
| producer     = [[Gil Rodin]] (soundtrack producer)
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{{Album reviews
|rev1=[[AllMusic]]
|rev1score={{Rating|5|5}}<ref>Unterberger, Richie. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r84178|pure_url=yes}} American Graffiti Original Soundtrack review] allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-09.</ref>
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'''''41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti''''' is the official 1973 [[soundtrack album]] of the film ''[[American Graffiti]]''. It has been certified triple platinum in the U.S., where it peaked at #10 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart.
Included in the film, but not on the soundtrack, are "[[Gee (The Crows song)|Gee]]" by [[the Crows]], "[[Louie Louie]]" by [[Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids]], and [[Harrison Ford]]'s in-character ''[[a cappella]]'' rendition of "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]" (though the reason for the latter two's exclusion is due to the fact that those sequences weren't added to the film until the 1978 re-release, they were absent in the original 1973 released version)<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Graffiti - Original Cut Restoration (Mechanical Assistance/Telecine Experts Needed!) (* unfinished project *) - lots of information... - Original Trilogy |url=https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/american-graffiti-original-cut-restoration-mechanical-assistancetelecine-experts-needed-unfinished-project-lots-of-information/id/14889/page/1#608543 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=originaltrilogy.com}}</ref>
A second compilation, titled ''More American Graffiti'' (MCA 8007) (and not to be confused with the 1979 [[More American Graffiti|film sequel of that name]]) was issued by MCA in early 1975 with George Lucas's approval.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} It features more rock and doo-wop hits from the late 1950s and early 1960s (only one of which, the Crows' "Gee", ''was'' featured in the film), along with additional Wolfman Jack dialogue. A third and final oldies compilation, titled ''American Graffiti Vol. III'' (MCA 8008) was also issued by MCA in early 1976. All three albums were released as [[Double album|2-record sets]], or as a double-length tape and are now entirely out of print.
All songs on the soundtrack album are presented in the order they appeared in the film.
The UK version of the soundtrack album is slightly reordered and omits three tracks; both [[Beach Boys]] songs and "[[Teen Angel (song)|Teen Angel]]" by [[Mark Dinning]].  The album is thus retitled "38 Original Hits from the Sound Track of American Graffiti".
[[Wolfman Jack]] appears on seven tracks: "That'll Be The Day", "Fannie Mae", "Barbara Ann", "The Book of Love", "To the Aisle", "Green Onions", and "Only You (And You Alone)".
==Differences between vinyl and CD releases==
[[Fats Domino]]'s "[[Ain't That a Shame]]": On the original vinyl release of the soundtrack, an alternate version including an overdubbed female chorus (created for Domino's 1963 LP ''Let's Dance with Domino'') is used. The CD issue uses the original hit single recording.
"[[Love Potion No. 9 (song)|Love Potion No. 9]]" by [[the Clovers]]: The vinyl release features the LP version which concludes with the lyrics "I had so much fun that I'm going back again. I wonder what will happen with Love Potion No. 10." The CD features the single version of the song which concludes by repeating the verse "But when I kissed the cop at 34th and Vine, he broke my little bottle of Love Potion No. 9."
"[[Party Doll]]" by [[Buddy Knox]]: fades out earlier than the original version during the final chorus.
==Track listing==
===LP===
{{Tracklist
| total_length = 24:48
| extra_column = Original Artist and year
| headline = Side one
| title1 = [[Rock Around the Clock]]
| extra1 = [[Bill Haley & His Comets|Bill Haley & the Comets]] 1954
| length1 = 2:13
| title2 = [[16 Candles (song)|16 Candles]]
| extra2 = [[The Crests]] 1958
| length2 = 2:55
| title3 = [[Runaway (Del Shannon song)|Runaway]]
| extra3 = [[Del Shannon]] 1961
| length3 = 2:22
| title4 = [[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)|Why Do Fools Fall in Love]]
| extra4 = [[The Teenagers|Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers]] 1956
| length4 = 2:22
| title5 = [[That'll Be the Day]]
| extra5 = [[Buddy Holly]] & [[The Crickets]] 1957
| length5 = 2:21
| title6 = [[Fannie Mae (song)|Fannie Mae]]
| extra6 = [[Buster Brown (musician)|Buster Brown]] 1959
| length6 = 2:59
| title7 = [[At the Hop]]
| extra7 = [[Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids]] 1973
| length7 = 2:31
| title8 = She's So Fine
| extra8 = [[Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids]] 1973
| length8 = 2:23
| title9 = [[The Stroll (song)|The Stroll]]
| extra9 = [[The Diamonds]] 1957
| length9 = 2:31
| title10 = [[See You in September]]
| extra10 = [[The Tempos]] 1959
| length10 = 2:11
}}
{{Tracklist
| total_length = 25:25
| extra_column = Original Artist and year
| headline = Side two
| title1 = [[Surfin' Safari (song)|Surfin' Safari]]
| extra1 = [[The Beach Boys]] 1962
| length1 = 2:09
| title2 = [[(He's) The Great Imposter]]
| extra2 = [[The Fleetwoods]] 1961
| length2 = 2:14
| title3 = [[Almost Grown (song)|Almost Grown]]
| extra3 = [[Chuck Berry]] 1959
| length3 = 2:22
| title4 = [[Smoke Gets in Your Eyes]]
| extra4 = [[The Platters]] 1958
| length4 = 2:40
| title5 = [[Little Darlin'|Little Darlin{{'-}}]]
| extra5 = [[The Diamonds]] 1957
| length5 = 2:09
| title6 = [[Peppermint Twist|Peppermint Twist – Part 1]]
| extra6 = [[Joey Dee and the Starliters|Joey Dee and the Starlighters]] 1961
| length6 = 2:02
| title7 = [[Barbara Ann]]
| extra7 = [[The Regents (doo-wop band)|The Regents]] 1961
| length7 = 2:15
| title8 = [[The Book of Love (The Monotones song)|The Book of Love]]
| extra8 = [[The Monotones]] 1958
| length8 = 2:22
| title9 = [[Maybe Baby (song)|Maybe Baby]]
| extra9 = [[Buddy Holly]] 1957
| length9 = 2:06
| title10 = [[Ya Ya (Lee Dorsey song)|Ya Ya]]
| extra10 = [[Lee Dorsey]] 1961
| length10 = 2:26
| title11 = [[The Great Pretender]]
| extra11 = [[The Platters]] 1955
| length11 = 2:40
}}
{{Tracklist
| total_length = 26:04
| extra_column = Original Artist and year
| headline = Side three
| title1 = [[Ain't That a Shame]]
| extra1 = [[Fats Domino]] 1955
| length1 = 2:32
| title2 = [[Johnny B. Goode]]
| extra2 = [[Chuck Berry]] 1958
| length2 = 2:43
| title3 = [[I Only Have Eyes for You]]
| extra3 = [[The Flamingos]] 1959
| length3 = 3:29
| title4 = [[Get a Job (song)|Get a Job]]
| extra4 = [[The Silhouettes]] 1958
| length4 = 2:48
| title5 = [[To the Aisle]]
| extra5 = [[The Five Satins]] 1957
| length5 = 2:46
| title6 = [[Do You Want to Dance]]
| extra6 = [[Bobby Freeman]] 1958
| length6 = 2:46
| title7 = [[Party Doll]]
| extra7 = [[Buddy Knox]] 1957
| length7 = 2:16
| title8 = [[Come Go with Me]]
| extra8 = [[The Del-Vikings]] 1956
| length8 = 2:44
| title9 = [[You're Sixteen]]
| extra9 = [[Johnny Burnette]] 1960
| length9 = 2:04
| title10 = [[Love Potion No. 9 (song)|Love Potion No. 9]]
| extra10 = [[The Clovers]] 1959
| length10 = 1:56
}}
{{Tracklist
| total_length = 25:52
| extra_column = Original Artist and year
| headline = Side four
| title1 = [[Since I Don't Have You]]
| extra1 = [[The Skyliners]] 1958
| length1 = 2:41
| title2 = [[Chantilly Lace (song)|Chantilly Lace]]
| extra2 = [[The Big Bopper]] 1958
| length2 = 2:23
| title3 = [[Teen Angel (song)|Teen Angel]]
| extra3 = [[Mark Dinning]] 1959
| length3 = 2:48
| title4 = [[Crying in the Chapel]]
| extra4 = [[The Orioles|Sonny Till & the Orioles]] 1953
| length4 = 3:10
| title5 = [[A Thousand Miles Away]]
| extra5 = [[The Heartbeats]] 1957
| length5 = 2:28
| title6 = [[Heart and Soul (1961 song)|Heart and Soul]]
| extra6 = [[The Cleftones]] 1961
| length6 = 1:55
| title7 = [[Green Onions]]
| extra7 = [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]] 1962
| length7 = 2:32
| title8 = [[Only You (And You Alone)]]
| extra8 = [[The Platters]] 1955
| length8 = 2:47
| title9 = [[Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite|Goodnight, Well it's Time to Go]]
| extra9 = [[The Spaniels]] 1954
| length9 = 2:53
| title10 = [[All Summer Long (The Beach Boys song)|All Summer Long]]
| extra10 = [[The Beach Boys]] 1964
| length10 = 2:15
}}
===CD===
{{Tracklist
| total_length = 50:13
| extra_column = Original Artist and year
| headline = Disc One
| title1 = [[Rock Around the Clock]]
| extra1 = [[Bill Haley & His Comets]] 1954
| title2 = [[16 Candles (song)|16 Candles]]
| extra2 = [[The Crests]] 1958
| title3 = [[Runaway (Del Shannon song)|Runaway]]
| extra3 = [[Del Shannon]] 1961
| title4 = [[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)|Why Do Fools Fall in Love]]
| extra4 = [[The Teenagers|Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers]] 1956
| title5 = [[That'll Be the Day]]
| extra5 = [[Buddy Holly]] & [[The Crickets]] 1957
| title6 = [[Fannie Mae (song)|Fanny Mae]]
| extra6 = [[Buster Brown (musician)|Buster Brown]] 1959
| title7 = [[At the Hop]]
| extra7 = [[Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids]] 1973
| title8 = She's So Fine
| extra8 = [[Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids]] 1973
| title9 = [[The Stroll (song)|The Stroll]]
| extra9 = [[The Diamonds]] 1957
| title10 = [[See You in September]]
| extra10 = [[The Tempos]] 1959
| title11 = [[Surfin' Safari (song)|Surfin' Safari]]
| extra11 = [[The Beach Boys]] 1962
| title12 = [[(He's) The Great Imposter]]
| extra12 = [[The Fleetwoods]] 1961
| title13 = [[Almost Grown (song)|Almost Grown]]
| extra13 = [[Chuck Berry]] 1959
| title14 = [[Smoke Gets in Your Eyes]]
| extra14 = [[The Platters]] 1959
| title15 = [[Little Darlin'|Little Darlin{{'-}}]]
| extra15 = [[The Diamonds]] 1957
| title16 = [[Peppermint Twist|Peppermint Twist – Part 1]]
| extra16 = [[Joey Dee and the Starliters|Joey Dee and the Starlighters]] 1961
| title17 = [[Barbara Ann]]
| extra17 = [[The Regents (doo-wop band)|The Regents]] 1961
| title18 = [[The Book of Love (The Monotones song)|The Book of Love]]
| extra18 = [[The Monotones]] 1958
| title19 = [[Maybe Baby (song)|Maybe Baby]]
| extra19 = [[Buddy Holly]] 1958
| title20 = [[Ya Ya (Lee Dorsey song)|Ya Ya]]
| extra20 = [[Lee Dorsey]] 1961
| title21 = [[The Great Pretender]]
| extra21 = [[The Platters]] 1955
|all_writing=|length1=2:13|length2=2:55|length3=2:22|length4=2:22|length5=2:21|length6=2:59|length7=2:31|length8=2:23|length9=2:31|length10=2:11|length11=2:09|length12=2:14|length13=2:22|length14=2:40|length15=2:09|length16=2:02|length17=2:15|length18=2:22|length19=2:06|length20=2:26|length21=2:40}}
{{Tracklist
| total_length = 51:56
| extra_column = Original Artist and year
| headline = Disc Two
| title1 = [[Ain't That a Shame]]
| extra1 = [[Fats Domino]] 1955
| title2 = [[Johnny B. Goode]]
| extra2 = [[Chuck Berry]] 1958
| title3 = [[I Only Have Eyes for You]]
| extra3 = [[The Flamingos]] 1959
| title4 = [[Get a Job (song)|Get a Job]]
| extra4 = [[The Silhouettes]] 1958
| title5 = [[To the Aisle]]
| extra5 = [[The Five Satins]] 1957
| title6 = [[Do You Want to Dance]]
| extra6 = [[Bobby Freeman]] 1958
| title7 = [[Party Doll]]
| extra7 = [[Buddy Knox]] 1957
| title8 = [[Come Go with Me]]
| extra8 = [[The Del-Vikings]] 1957
| title9 = [[You're Sixteen]]
| extra9 = [[Johnny Burnette]] 1960
| note9 = written by [[Bob & Dick Sherman]]
| title10 = [[Love Potion No. 9 (song)|Love Potion No. 9]]
| extra10 = [[The Clovers]] 1959
| title11 = [[Since I Don't Have You]]
| extra11 = [[The Skyliners]] 1958
| title12 = [[Chantilly Lace (song)|Chantilly Lace]]
| extra12 = [[The Big Bopper]] 1958
| title13 = [[Teen Angel (song)|Teen Angel]]
| extra13 = [[Mark Dinning]] 1960
| title14 = [[Crying in the Chapel]]
| extra14 = [[The Orioles|Sonny Till & the Orioles]] 1953
| title15 = [[A Thousand Miles Away]]
| extra15 = [[The Heartbeats]] 1957
| title16 = [[Heart and Soul (1938 song)|Heart and Soul]]
| extra16 = [[The Cleftones]] 1961
| title17 = [[Green Onions]]
| extra17 = [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]] 1962
| title18 = [[Only You (And You Alone)]]
| extra18 = [[The Platters]] 1954
| title19 = [[Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite]]
| extra19 = [[The Spaniels]] 1953
| title20 = [[All Summer Long (The Beach Boys song)|All Summer Long]]
| extra20 = [[The Beach Boys]] 1964
|all_writing=|length1=2:32|length2=2:43|length3=3:29|length4=2:48|length5=2:46|length6=2:46|length7=2:16|length8=2:44|length9=2:04|length10=1:56|length11=2:41|length12=2:23|length13=2:48|length14=3:10|length15=2:28|length16=1:55|length17=2:32|length18=2:47|length19=2:53|length20=2:15}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Chart (1973)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=320}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|-
|US [[Billboard 200|Top LPs & Tape]] (''Billboard'')
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|}
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Soundtrack|title=American Graffiti|award=Silver|id=469-1140-2|relyear=1973|certyear=1975|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Soundtrack|title=American Graffiti|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=1973|certyear=1993|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==References==
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