Songs · UK Singles Chart
The Poor People of Paris
Entered Mar 16, 1956 · peaked at #1 on Apr 13, 1956 · 16 weeks on the chart, last seen Jun 29, 1956
- Record Power
- 47.2
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
- Weeks at #1
- 3
- weeks on top
- Top-ten weeks
- 11
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on chart
- 16
- March 1956 – June 1956
Ranked by Record Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a chart published by anyone else. How it works →
The run
Position by week; a gap is a spell off the chart.What it earned each artist
Record Power is the song's own figure. Power contributed is what the song earned each artist's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the artist had other songs charting is split between them.
| Artist | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winifred Atwell | primary | 100% | 48.0 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Apr 13, 1956 on the timeline →- #1The Poor People of ParisWinifred Atwell
- #2It's Almost TomorrowDreamweavers
- #3Rock and Roll WaltzKay Starr
- #4Only YouHilltoppers
- #5ZambesiLou Busch
- #6Memories Are Made of ThisDave King & the Keynotes
- #7Memories Are Made of ThisDean Martin
- #8See You Later AlligatorBill Haley And His Comets
- #9Theme from 'the Threepenny OperaDick Hyman Trio
- #10The Great PretenderJimmy Parkinson
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