Songs · UK Singles Chart

Only the Lonely

Roy Orbison

Entered Jul 28, 1960 · peaked at #1 on Oct 20, 1960 · 24 weeks on the chart, last seen Jan 12, 1961

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Record Power
56.5
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
2
weeks on top
Top-ten weeks
10
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
24
July 1960 – January 1961

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.

ArtistCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Roy Orbisonprimary100%55.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Oct 20, 1960 on the timeline →
  1. #1Only the LonelyRoy Orbison
  2. #2Tell Laura I Love HerRicky Valance
  3. #3As Long as He Needs MeShirley Bassey
  4. #4Lucille/So SadThe Everly Brothers
  5. #5Nine Times Out of TenCliff Richard
  6. #6How About ThatAdam Faith
  7. #7Let's Think About LivingBob Luman
  8. #8A Mess of BluesElvis Presley
  9. #9ApacheThe Shadows
  10. #10Because They're YoungDuane Eddy

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