Song title 549 - Papa Was a Rolling Stone

This page lists the chart entries for songs called "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" in order of success. This list combines cover versions and distinct songs that happen to share the same title.

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	The Temptations	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	1972	US Billboard 1 - Oct 1972 (16 weeks), Canada 1 - Nov 1972 (15 weeks), France 1 - Dec 1972 (8 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1972), DDD 2 of 1972, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Oct 1999), Record World 3 - 1972, Holland 5 - Jan 1973 (11 weeks), Belgium 12 - Jan 1973 (7 weeks), UK 14 - Jan 1973 (8 weeks), Germany 16 - Feb 1973 (1 month), RYM 17 of 1972, US BB 20 of 1972, US Radio 29 of 1972 (peak 1 9 weeks), WABC NY 36 of 1972, POP 41 of 1972, US CashBox 53 of 1973, Italy 62 of 1973, Scrobulate 72 of soul, Acclaimed 106 (1972), Rolling Stone 168, Belgium 241 of all time, WXPN 820
2	Was (Not Was)	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	1990	Switzerland 6 - Jul 1990 (15 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 9 - Jul 1990 (8 weeks), UK 12 - May 1990 (7 weeks), Holland 13 - Jul 1990 (7 weeks), Germany 14 - Jul 1990 (3 months), Austria 19 - Aug 1990 (3 weeks), Belgium 28 - Aug 1990 (1 week), Switzerland 30 of 1990
3	George Michael	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	1993	France 3 - May 1993 (4 weeks), Poland 18 - Sep 1993 (7 weeks), US Billboard 69 - Jul 1993 (7 weeks)
4	Third World	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	1996	Belgium 17 - May 1996 (6 weeks)
5	Wolf	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	1982	US Billboard 55 - Dec 1982 (8 weeks)
6	The Undisputed Truth	Papa Was a Rolling Stone	1972	US Billboard 63 - Jun 1972 (5 weeks)