‘I Got a Name’ by Jim Croce peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 17 1973)

(Saturday, November 17, 1973) — “I Got a Name” by Jim Croce peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.

Released the day after he died in a plane crash on Sept. 20, 1973, the song was Croce’s third of five top ten hits on the chart (1972-1974).