‘You Don’t Mess Around with Jim’ by Jim Croce peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1972)

(Saturday, September 2, 1972) — “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim” by Jim Croce peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.

It was Croce’s first of five top ten hits on the chart.