Editing Puff, the Magic Dragon (section)

==Notable recordings and chart performance==
In 1961, Peter Yarrow joined Paul Stookey and [[Mary Travers (singer)|Mary Travers]] to form [[Peter, Paul and Mary]]. The group incorporated the song into their live performances before recording it in 1962. The trio's 1962 recording of "Puff the Magic Dragon" entered the top 40 of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] charts on March 30, 1963, and peaked at number two, kept out of the top spot by "[[I Will Follow Him]]" by [[Peggy March|Little Peggy March]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url = https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100 |title = Top 100 Songs &#124; Billboard Hot 100 Chart |magazine = Billboard }}</ref> It topped Billboard's [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary charts]].<ref>{{cite book |last1 = Whitburn |first1 = Joel |title = The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits |date = 2004 |publisher = Billboard Books |location = New York |isbn = 0-8230-7499-4 |page = 488 |edition = 8th }}</ref> It also reached number ten on Billboard's R&B chart.<ref>{{cite book |title = Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 |last = Whitburn |first = Joel |author-link = Joel Whitburn |year = 2004 |publisher = Record Research |page = 458 }}</ref> In Canada, the song reached number five in April 1963.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://hitsofalldecades.com/chart_hits/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1985&Itemid=52 |title = CANAda's (TED KENNEDY) WEEKLY SINGLES CHART FROM 1963 - hitsofalldecades.com |website = hitsofalldecades.com |access-date = January 17, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181017082223/http://hitsofalldecades.com/chart_hits/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1985&Itemid=52 |archive-date = October 17, 2018 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

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===Weekly charts===
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!Chart (1963)
!Peak<br />position
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|Australia 
| style="text-align:center;"|6
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|Canada ([[CHUM Chart]])<ref>{{cite web |url = http://chumtribute.com/63-04-22-chart.jpg |title = CHUM Hit Parade - April 22, 1963 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
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|New Zealand (''Lever Hit Parade'')<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search+lever&qsongid=684#n_view_location |title = flavour of new zealand - search lever |website = Flavourofnz.co.nz |access-date = April 26, 2021 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
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|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Middle-Road Singles]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
| style="text-align:center;"|10
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|U.S. [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/19630511.html |title = Cash Box Top 100 5/11/63 |website = Cashboxmagazine.com |access-date = April 26, 2021 }}</ref>
|align="center"|2
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===Year-end charts===
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!Chart (1963)
! style="text-align:center;"|Rank
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|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1963.htm |title = Top 100 Hits of 1963/Top 100 Songs of 1963 |website = Musicoutfitters.com |access-date = April 26, 2021 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|16
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|U.S. Easy Listening<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.musicvf.com/top_ac_songs_of_1963 |title = Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1963 • Music VF, US & UK hits charts |website = Musicvf.com |access-date = April 26, 2021 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|19
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|U.S. ''Cash Box''<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1963YESP.html |title = Cash Box YE Singles (Pop) 1963 |website = Tropicalglen.com |access-date = April 26, 2021 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|24
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