Songs · UK Singles Chart

Samantha

Lonnie Donegan & Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen

Entered Feb 23, 1961 · peaked at #13 on Mar 30, 1961 · 15 weeks on the chart, last seen Jun 1, 1961

Record Power
26.1
share-weeks: a #1 week is 3.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
0
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on chart
15
February 1961 – June 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
Lonnie Doneganprimary50%12.4
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmenprimary50%12.4

The top ten the week it peaked

See Mar 30, 1961 on the timeline →
  1. #1Wooden HeartElvis Presley
  2. #2Are You SureThe Allisons
  3. #3Theme for a DreamCliff Richard
  4. #4Walk Right Back/Ebony EyesThe Everly Brothers
  5. #5Will You Love Me TomorrowThe Shirelles
  6. #6My Kind Of GirlMatt Monro
  7. #7And the Heavens CriedAnthony Newley
  8. #8Theme from 'ExodusFerrante & Teicher
  9. #9Riders in the SkyRamrods
  10. #10Lazy RiverBobby Darin