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  • born 1941, Leighton
  • died 2015, Baton Rouge
  • 6 Dutch Top 40 hits

Percy Sledge is an artist, born on 25 November 1941 in Leighton and died on 14 April 2015 in Baton Rouge. There is no album of their own in the collection, but Percy Sledge does appear on one album by others: NOW Presents... Classic Soul. Six records reached the Dutch Top 40, one of them the top spot. The highest was My Special Prayer: number 1 in week 42 of 1969.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Discogs. Header photo: fanart.tv.

Appears on

Percy Sledge is on this site on one album by others: NOW Presents... Classic Soul. The album lists the track concerned.

NOW Presents... Classic Soul – Various · 1 track: When a Man Loves a WomanNOW Presents... Classic SoulVarious · 1 track: When a Man Loves a Woman

Biggest hits of Percy Sledge

Percy Sledge had six records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries.

1peak position
week 42, 196969weeks in the chart
with 6 records1966first entry
week 23, 19661976latest entry
week 1, 19767years with an entry
19661967196819691970197119721973197419751976
  1. 1969Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 42 of 1969, 32 weeks in the chart My Special Prayer
    Percy Sledge
     3:05
  2. 1968Dutch Top 40: peak position 9 in week 20 of 1968, 12 weeks in the chart Take Time to Know Her
    Percy Sledge
     3:05
  3. 1966Dutch Top 40: peak position 12 in week 26 of 1966, 11 weeks in the chart When a Man Loves a Woman
    Percy Sledge
     2:54
  4. 1969Dutch Top 40: peak position 12 in week 52 of 1969, 3 weeks in the chart Silent Night (Stille Nacht)
    Percy Sledge
     —
  5. 1970Dutch Top 40: peak position 21 in week 8 of 1970, 5 weeks in the chart True Love Travels On a Gravel Road
    Percy Sledge
     2:52

All Dutch Top 40 entries of Percy Sledge

Source: top40.nl

Awards and honours

Percy Sledge received one award or honour.

  • 2005Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Percy Sledge born?

Percy Sledge was born on 25 November 1941 in Leighton. Percy Sledge died on 14 April 2015 in Baton Rouge.

What was the biggest hit of Percy Sledge in the Dutch Top 40?

The best-charting record is My Special Prayer, which reached number 1 in week 42 of 1969. In total six records made the Dutch Top 40, one of them at number 1. The five biggest: My Special Prayer (number 1, 1969), Take Time to Know Her (number 9, 1968), When a Man Loves a Woman (number 12, 1966), Silent Night (Stille Nacht) (number 12, 1969) and True Love Travels On a Gravel Road (number 21, 1970). All entries, with the week-by-week run, are on the Dutch Top 40 page of Percy Sledge (the button below the list).

Which albums by other artists feature Percy Sledge?

On one album: NOW Presents... Classic Soul (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.

Which awards has Percy Sledge won?

Percy Sledge received one award or honour: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2005).

Where can you find Percy Sledge online?

Through Wikipedia, the official website, Deezer, Apple Music and Spotify. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Percy Sledge?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.

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If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.