In the Midnight Hour number one on the R&B chart in "Billboard" magazine dated August 7, 1965 and crossed over to the Top 40 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 reaching number 21: however according to Stax owner Jim Stewart the domestic sales total of the single in its original release was a moderate 300,000 units. However "In the Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett has become an iconic R&B track, placing at number 134 on "Rolling Stone"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time, Wilson Pickett's first of two entries on the list (the other being "Mustang Sally" at number 434). It is also
American Top 40 the Top 40; in each case, only one version was played each week alternately. Don McLean's 1971 hit "American Pie", which was 8:33 long, was split into two segments for the single release. When the song aired on AT40, each part was played alternately, with the entire song played when it reached #1. In early 2013, Justin Timberlake's single "Mirrors" had to be edited for time, as the song is over eight minutes long. On several occasions, the show would play remixed versions of charted songs. Notable examples included Enya's "Only Time", Mikaila's "So In Love With Two", Whitney Houston's