Like a Sad Song

"Like a Sad Song"
Single by John Denver
from the album Spirit
B-side	"Pegasus"
Released	August 1976
Format	7" (45 rpm)
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:41
Label	RCA Records
Writer(s)	John Denver
Producer	Milton Okun
John Denver singles chronology
"It Makes Me Giggle" (1976) "Like a Sad Song" (1976) "Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight" (1976)

"Like a Sad Song" is the title of a song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter John Denver, released as a single from his 1976 album, Spirit. Although it only reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, "Like a Sad Song" became Denver's eighth single to reach number one on the easy listening chart within the span of three years.

Chart performance

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles	63
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	36
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	34

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)

References

• Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)