Music Video: "American Pie" by Don McLean / Ranked as #1 song on Billboard's Top 365 songs for the year in 1972. On 7 March 2001, "American Pie" was selected as the 5th out of 10 top "Songs of the Century" by The Recording Industry of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. With a running time of 8:36, it is also the longest song to reach No. 1.